The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999–2000 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 25–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.[2][3]
| 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, Round of 32 | |
| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 20 |
| Record | 25–10 (10–6 Big East) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coaches | |
| Home arena | Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Syracuse | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 23 Miami (FL) | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 St. John's† | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 25 | – | 8 | .758 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Connecticut | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 25 | – | 10 | .714 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seton Hall | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Virginia | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 13 | – | 15 | .464 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Providence | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boston College | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000[1] Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.[4]
| Name | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Beau Archibald | G | JR |
| Justin Brown | C | FR |
| Marcus Cox | G | FR |
| Ajou Deng | F | SO |
| Khalid El-Amin | G | JR |
| Kevin Freeman | F | SR |
| Albert Mouring | G | JR |
| Stanley Ocitti | F | SO |
| Tony Robertson | G | FR |
| Edmund Saunders | F | JR |
| Jake Voskuhl | C | SR |
| Souleymane Wane | C | SR |
| Brett Watson | G | FR |
| Mike Woodward | F | FR |
| Doug Wrenn | F | FR |
Schedule
| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| 11/11/1999* ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. Iowa Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | L 68–70 | 0–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY | ||||||
| 11/12/1999* ESPN | No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 71–66 | 1–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY | ||||||
| 11/19/1999* WTXX | No. 8 | Vermont | W 89–52 | 2–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 11/22/1999* ESPN2 | No. 8 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame | W 79–65 | 3–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 11/29/1999* WTXX | No. 7 | Coppin State | W 89–44 | 4–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,150) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 12/4/1999* WTXX | No. 5 | UNC Asheville | W 98–68 | 5–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 12/7/1999* ESPN | No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Arizona Great Eight Basketball Classic | W 78–69 | 6–1 | United Center (16,294) Chicago, IL | ||||||
| 12/12/1999* WTXX | No. 6 | Fordham | W 94–75 | 7–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,917) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 12/23/1999* WTXX | No. 2 | Fairfield | W 84–60 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 12/30/1999* WTXX | No. 2 | at Houston | W 82–76 | 9–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX | ||||||
| 1/3/2000* WTXX | No. 2 | Sacred Heart | W 83–56 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 1/5/2000 WTXX | No. 2 | Notre Dame | L 70–75 | 10–2 (0–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 1/8/2000 WTXX | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 73–51 | 11–2 (1–1) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA | ||||||
| 1/10/2000* ESPN | No. 2 | No. 15 Texas | W 76–67 | 12–2 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 1/16/2000 CBS | No. 5 | St. John's | L 77–82 | 12–3 (1–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 1/22/2000 CBS | No. 8 | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 92–71 | 13–3 (2–2) | MCI Center (16,989) Washington, D.C. | ||||||
| 1/24/2000 ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | L 74–88 | 13–4 (2–3) | Carrier Dome (26,474) Syracuse, NY | ||||||
| 1/27/2000 WTXX | No. 6 | Providence | W 64–50 | 14–4 (3–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 1/30/2000 WTXX | No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 66–56 | 15–4 (4–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 2/2/2000 ESPN | No. 7 | at Villanova | W 74–60 | 16–4 (5–3) | Wells Fargo Center (15,541) Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| 2/5/2000* CBS | No. 7 | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 66–85 | 16–5 | Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, MI | ||||||
| 2/9/2000 WTXX | No. 13 | Boston College | W 87–58 | 17–5 (6–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| 2/12/2000 WTXX | No. 13 | at Notre Dame | L 66–68 | 17–6 (6–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN | ||||||
| 2/14/2000 ESPN2 | No. 13 | at No. 23 Seton Hall | W 59–50 | 18–6 (7–4) | Continental Airlines Arena (12,369) East Rutherford, NJ | ||||||
| 2/19/2000 ABC | No. 18 | Miami | L 57–63 | 18–7 (7–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 2/21/2000 ESPN | No. 18 | at St. John's | L 64–79 | 18–8 (7–6) | Madison Square Garden (19,410) New York, NY | ||||||
| 2/26/2000 WTXX | No. 22 | West Virginia | W 72–71 | 19–8 (8–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT | ||||||
| 2/28/2000 ESPN | No. 22 | at Rutgers | W 74–69 | 20–8 (9–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,504) Piscataway, NJ | ||||||
| 3/4/2000 CBS | No. 24 | No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry | W 79–64 | 21–8 (10–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT | ||||||
| Big East tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/8/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Boston College First round | W 70–55 | 22–8 | Madison Square Garden (17,729) New York, NY | ||||||
| 3/9/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 79–64 | 23–8 | Madison Square Garden (18,406) New York, NY | ||||||
| 3/10/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry | W 70–55 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY | ||||||
| 3/11/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. No. 19 St. John's Championship | L 70–80 | 24–9 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY | ||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/17/2000* CBS | No. 20 (5) | vs. No. (12) Utah State First Round | W 75–67 | 25–9 | BJCC (11,061) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
| 3/19/2000* CBS | No. 20 (5) | vs. No. 11 (4) Tennessee Second Round | L 51–65 | 25–10 | BJCC (16,108) Birmingham, AL | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
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