1999–2000_Cincinnati_Bearcats_men's_basketball_team
1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).
Quick Facts Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball, Conference USA regular season champions ...
| 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball | |
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Conference USA regular season champions | |
NCAA tournament, second round | |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 7 |
| AP | No. 7 |
| Record | 29–4 (16–0 C-USA) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Mick Cronin (4th season) |
| Home arena | Myrl Shoemaker Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| American | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Cincinnati | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 4 | .879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Louisville | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| DePaul | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Marquette | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 14 | .517 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saint Louis † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Charlotte | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Florida | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Miss | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UAB | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* |
No. 1 | Youngstown State | W 94–67 | 1–0 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Nov 26, 1999* |
No. 1 | vs. Cleveland State Big Island Invitational |
W 91–56 | 2–0 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,003) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| Nov 27, 1999* |
No. 1 | vs. Santa Clara Big Island Invitational |
W 88–67 | 3–0 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,200) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| Nov 28, 1999* |
No. 1 | vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational |
W 75–60 | 4–0 |
Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,500) Hilo, HI | ||||||
| Dec 4, 1999* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 25 Gonzaga Rock-N-Roll Shootout |
W 75–68[3] | 5–0 |
Gund Arena (11,132) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
| Dec 8, 1999* |
No. 1 | vs. No. 7 North Carolina | W 77–68 | 6–0 |
United Center (13,463) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| Dec 11, 1999* |
No. 1 | Mississippi Valley State | W 74–48 | 7–0 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Dec 16, 1999 |
No. 1 | at Saint Louis | W 79–64 | 8–0 (1–0) |
Scottrade Center (15,103) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
| Dec 18, 1999* |
No. 1 | at Xavier Crosstown Shootout |
L 64–66 | 8–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnai, OH | ||||||
| Dec 22, 1999* |
No. 4 | at No. 21 Oklahoma | W 72–57 | 9–1 |
Lloyd Noble Center (13,023) Norman, OK | ||||||
| Dec 27, 1999* |
No. 4 | Milwaukee | W 93–60 | 10–1 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Dec 30, 1999* |
No. 3 | at Boise State | W 78–46 | 11–1 |
Taco Bell Arena (11,518) Boise, ID | ||||||
| Jan 2, 2000* |
No. 3 | UNLV | W 106–66 | 12–1 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Jan 5, 2000 |
No. 3 | Charlotte | W 81–54 | 13–1 (2–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Jan 8, 2000 |
No. 3 | Marquette | W 67–48 | 14–1 (3–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Jan 12, 2000 |
No. 1 | at Tulane | W 72–59 | 15–1 (4–0) |
New Orleans Arena (9,363) New Orleans, LA | ||||||
| Jan 14, 2000* |
No. 1 | Ohio | W 73–59 | 16–1 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Jan 19, 2000 |
No. 1 | Memphis | W 75–55 | 17–1 (5–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Jan 23, 2000 |
No. 1 | at Marquette | W 72–60 | 18–1 (6–0) |
Bradley Center (14,123) Milwaukee, WI | ||||||
| Jan 27, 2000 |
No. 1 | at Louisville Rivalry |
W 75–65 | 19–1 (7–0) |
Freedom Hall (19,886) Louisville, KY | ||||||
| Jan 29, 2000 |
No. 1 | South Florida | W 89–72 | 20–1 (8–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Feb 3, 2000 |
No. 1 | at Charlotte | W 70–62 | 21–1 (9–0) |
Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC | ||||||
| Feb 5, 2000 |
No. 1 | at UAB | W 93–80 | 22–1 (10–0) |
Bartow Arena (9,279) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| Feb 13, 2000 |
No. 1 | DePaul | W 87–64 | 23–1 (11–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Feb 17, 2000 |
No. 1 | at Houston | W 77–65 | 24–1 (12–0) |
Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX | ||||||
| Feb 20, 2000* |
No. 1 | No. 15 Temple | L 69–77 | 24–2 |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Feb 23, 2000 |
No. 3 | Southern Miss | W 95–69 | 25–2 (13–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Feb 27, 2000 |
No. 3 | Louisville Rivalry |
W 68–59 | 26–2 (14–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Mar 2, 2000 |
No. 2 | at DePaul | W 64–62 | 27–2 (15–0) |
Allstate Arena (18,253) Rosemont, IL | ||||||
| Mar 4, 2000 |
No. 2 | Saint Louis | W 84–41 | 28–2 (16–0) |
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
| Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* |
(1) No. 1 | vs. (9) Saint Louis Conference USA Quarterfinal |
L 58–68[4] | 28–3 |
The Pyramid (9,834) Memphis, TN | ||||||
| NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* |
(2 S) No. 7 | vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington First Round |
W 64–47 | 29–3 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,230) Nashville, TN | ||||||
| Mar 19, 2000* |
(2 S) No. 7 | vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Second Round |
L 61–69[5] | 29–4 |
Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297) Nashville, TN | ||||||
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Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
More information Week, Poll ...
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
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^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
- Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy[8]
- Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year[9]
- Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year[10]
- Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award[11]
- Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
- Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
- Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year
NBA draft selections
Main article: 2000 NBA draft
| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kenyon Martin | New Jersey Nets |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 6 | DerMarr Johnson | Atlanta Hawks |
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