1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Tommy Amaker, the team played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over Oregon in overtime, Seton Hall upset No. 2 seed Temple to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run would come to an end in the Regional semifinal as No. 3 seed Oklahoma State eliminated the Pirates, 68–66. The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (10–6 Big East).

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaContinental Airlines Arena
Seasons
← 1998–99
2000–01 →
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 16 Syracuse133 .813266 .813
No. 23 Miami (FL)133 .8132311 .676
No. 9 St. John's124 .750258 .758
No. 20 Connecticut106 .6252510 .714
Seton Hall106 .6252210 .688
Villanova88 .5002013 .606
Notre Dame88 .5002215 .595
West Virginia610 .3751414 .500
Georgetown610 .3751915 .559
Rutgers610 .3751516 .484
Pittsburgh511 .3131315 .464
Providence412 .2501119 .367
Boston College313 .1881119 .367
2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G0Ty Shine6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
C1Samuel Dalembert6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr
G10Shaheen Holloway5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)174 lb (79 kg)Sr
G15Gary Saunders6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C20Al Harris6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G21Rimas Kaukenas6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G30Darius Lane6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F31Charles Manga6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So
F32Reggie Garrett6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G41Brian Campbell6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F42Kevin Wilkins6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F50Greg Morton6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-02

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*
QuinnipiacW 91–55 1–0
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Nov 27, 1999*
DrexelW 69–65 2–0
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Nov 29, 1999*
Saint Peter'sW 79–65 3–0
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 4, 1999*
vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
L 63–72 3–1
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 1999*
vs. No. 16 Illinois
BB&T Classic
L 61–72 3–2
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 11, 1999*
at Florida StateW 79–56 4–2
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 13, 1998*
ColumbiaW 60–58 5–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 20, 1999*
ArmyW 77–56 6–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 23, 1999*
Stony BrookW 70–50 7–2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Dec 30, 1999
WagnerW 92–77 8–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 4, 2000
VillanovaW 71–64 9–2
(1–0)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 8, 2000
at GeorgetownW 65–62 OT10–2
(2–0)
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2000
Miami (FL)L 64–71 10–3
(2–1)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 16, 2000
at PittsburghW 80–68 11–3
(3–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2000
No. 19 St. John'sW 78–70 12–3
(4–1)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 26, 2000
at Boston CollegeW 74–65 13–3
(5–1)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 30, 2000
at No. 6 ConnecticutL 56–66 13–4
(5–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Feb 1, 2000
ProvidenceW 82–67 14–4
(6–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 5, 2000
West VirginiaW 97–66 15–4
(7–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 7, 2000
at No. 4 SyracuseW 69–67 16–4
(8–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 9, 2000
at RutgersW 65–63 OT17–4
(9–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12, 2000
Boston CollegeW 77–66 18–4
(10–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 14, 2000
No. 23 No. 18 ConnecticutL 50–59 18–5
(10–3)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 19, 2000
No. 23 Notre DameL 74–76 18–6
(10–4)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 23, 2000*
MinnesotaW 64–61 19–6
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 26, 2000
VillanovaL 74–87 19–7
(10–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 29, 2000
at St. John'sL 60–66 19–8
(10–6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2000*
vs. ProvidenceW 85–65 20–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 9, 2000*
vs. No. 21 ConnecticutL 64–79 20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (7 E) Oregon
First round
W 72–71 OT[2]21–9
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple
Second Round
W 67–65 OT[3]22–9
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Mar 24, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 66–68[4] 22–10
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References