GOLDEN GOPHER BASKETBALL

Gopher Basketball 1999-2000 Season

1999-2000 Schedule

Date Opponent W/L Score
11/14/1999 Exhibition
Cimeba Mexican All-Stars		 W 82-58
11/17/1999 Exhibition
Ural Great		 W 84-69
11/20/1999 Texas-Arlington W 90-62
11/23/1999 Marquette W 66-57
11/27/1999 Morehead State W 86-67
11/30/1999 Big Ten/ACC Challenge
Virginia		 W 74-62
12/04/1999 Valparaiso W 57-44
12/11/1999 Maine W 91-77
12/18/1999 @ Oregon L 75-82
12/23/1999 Furman W 71-56
12/28/1999 @ Georgia W 66-65
12/31/1999 @ Nebraska L 78-90
01/05/2000 Michigan W 85-68
01/09/2000 @ Ohio State L 63-71
01/12/2000 Iowa W 85-82
01/15/2000 @ Indiana L 61-86
01/19/2000 Purdue L 69-74
01/22/2000 @ Wisconsin L 53-85
01/26/2000 @ Penn State L 72-80
01/29/2000 Northwestern W 69-60
02/02/2000 @ Illinois L 59-73
02/05/2000 Wisconsin L 64-66
02/09/2000 Indiana W 77-75
02/17/2000 Illinois L 80-89
02/19/2000 @ Purdue L 67-91
02/23/2000 @ Seton Hall L 61-64
02/27/2000 @ Iowa L 59-71
03/02/2000 @ Michigan State L 43-79
03/04/2000 Ohio State L 72-82
03/09/2000 Big Ten 1st Round
vs. Iowa		 L 78-81

1999-2000 Big Ten Standings

Team Conference Overall
W L PCT W L PCT
Ohio State 13 3 .813 23 7 .767
Michigan State 13 3 .813 32 7 .821
Purdue 12 4 .750 24 10 .706
Illinois 11 5 .688 21 9 .700
Indiana 10 6 .625 20 9 .690
Wisconsin 8 8 .500 22 14 .611
Michigan 6 10 .375 15 14 .517
Iowa 6 10 .375 14 16 .467
Penn State 5 11 .313 19 16 .543
Minnesota 4 12 .250 12 16 .429
Northwestern 0 16 .000 5 25 .167

Season notes:

Coached by Dan Monson (1st season).

Team Roster:

By Name By Number By Position By Eligibility

1999-2000 Poll Results

Associated Press USA Today
1. Duke (58) 27-4 1,729
2. Michigan State (6) 26-7 1,628
3. Stanford (3) 26-3 1,522
4. Arizona (2) 26-6 1,510
5. Temple 26-5 1,482
6. Iowa State 29-4 1,441
7. Cincinnati (1) 28-3 1,414
8. Ohio State 22-6 1,192
9. St. John's (NY) 24-7 1,050
10. Louisiana State 26-5 1,035
11. Tennessee 24-6 986
12. Oklahoma 26-6 919
13. Florida 24-7 853
14. Oklahoma State 24-6 748
15. Texas 23-8 729
16. Syracuse 24-5 701
17. Maryland 24-9 670
18. Tulsa 29-4 550
19. Kentucky 22-9 496
20. Connecticut 24-9 452
21. Illinois 21-9 444
22. Indiana 20-8 394
23. Miami (FL) 21-10 181
24. Auburn 23-9 166
25. Purdue 21-9 100
1. Michigan State
2. Florida
3. Iowa State
4. Duke
5. Stanford
5. Oklahoma State
7. Cincinnati
8. Arizona
9. Tulsa
10. Temple
11. North Carolina
12. Syracuse
12. Louisiana State
14. Tennessee
15. Purdue
16. Wisconsin
17. Ohio State
18. St. John's (NY)
19. Oklahoma
20. Miami (FL)
21. Texas
22. Kentucky
23. UCLA
24. Gonzaga
25. Maryland


1999-2000 Big Ten/ACC Challenge


ACC wins 5-4
November 30 December 1
Wake Forest 67, Wisconsin 48
Maryland 83, Iowa 65
Duke 72, Illinois 69
Minnesota 74, Virginia 62 		Michigan 80, Georgia Tech 77
North Carolina State 61, Purdue 59
Penn State 85, Clemson 75
Michigan State 86, North Carolina 76
Florida State 60, Northwestern 46


1999-2000 Big Ten Tournament

First Round Second Round
#6 Wisconsin 51, #11 Northwestern 41
#7 Iowa 81, #10 Minnesota 78
#9 Penn State 76, #8 Michigan 66 		#9 Penn State 71, #1 Ohio State 66
#2 Michigan State 75, #7 Iowa 65
#6 Wisconsin 78, #3 Purdue 66
#4 Illinois 72, #5 Indiana 69
Semifinals Finals
#2 Michigan State 55, #6 Wisconsin 46
#4 Illinois 94, #9 Penn State 84 		#2 Michigan State 76, #4 Illinois 61


1999-2000 National Invitation Tournament


First Round
Wake Forest 83, Vanderbilt 68
New Mexico 64, South Florida 58
California 70, Long Beach State 66
Georgetown 115, Virginia 111
North Carolina State 64, Tulane 60
Arizona State 83, New Mexico State 77
Mississippi 62, Charlotte 45
SW Missouri State 77, Southern Methodist 64 		Notre Dame 75, Michigan 65
Xavier (OH) 67, Marquette 63
Brigham Young 81, Bowling Green 54
Southern Illinois 94, Colorado 92
Penn State 55, Princeton 41
Siena 66, Massachusetts 65
Kent State 73, Rutgers 62
Villanova 72, Delaware 63


Second Round
Wake Forest 72, New Mexico 65
California 60, Georgetown 49
North Carolina State 60, Arizona State 57
Mississippi 70, SW Missouri State 48 		Notre Dame 76, Xavier (OH) 64
Brigham Young 82, Southern Illinois 57
Penn State 105, Siena 103
Kent State 81, Villanova 67


Quarterfinals
Wake Forest 76, California 59
North Carolina State 77, Mississippi 54 		Notre Dame 64, Brigham Young 52
Penn State 81, Kent State 74


NIT Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Wake Forest 62, North Carolina State 59
Notre Dame 73, Penn State 52 		Wake Forest 71, Notre Dame 61


1999-2000 NCAA Tournament


First Round
West Midwest
#1 Arizona 71, #16 Jackson State 47
#8 Wisconsin 66, #8 Fresno State 56
#5 Texas 77, #12 Indiana State 61
#4 Louisiana State 64, #13 SE Missouri State 61
#6 Purdue 62, #11 Dayton 61
#3 Oklahoma 74, #14 Winthrop 50
#10 Gonzaga 77, #7 Louisville 66
#2 St. John's (NY) 61, #15 Northern Arizona 56 		#1 Michigan State 65, #16 Valparaiso 38
#8 Utah 48, #9 St. Louis 45
#5 Kentucky 85, #12 St. Bonaventure 80 (2OT)
#4 Syracuse 79, #13 Samford 65
#6 UCLA 65, #11 Ball State 57
#3 Maryland 74, #14 Iona 59
#7 Auburn 72, #10 Creighton 69
#2 Iowa State 88, #15 Central Connecticut 78
East South
#1 Duke 82, #16 Lamar 55
#8 Kansas 81, #9 DePaul 77 (OT)
#5 Florida 69, #12 Butler 68 (OT)
#4 Illinois 69, #13 Pennsylvania 58
#11 Pepperdine 77, #6 Indiana
#3 Oklahoma State 86, #14 Hofstra 66
#10 Seton Hall 72, #7 Oregon 71 (OT)
#2 Temple 73, #15 Lafayette 47 		#1 Stanford 84, #16 South Carolina State 65
#8 North Carolina 84, #9 Missouri 70
#5 Connecticut 75, #12 Utah State 67
#4 Tennessee 63, #13 Louisiana-Lafayette 58
#6 Miami (FL) 75, #11 Arkansas 71
#3 Ohio State 87, #14 Appalachian State 61
#7 Tulsa 89, #10 UNLV 62
#2 Cincinnati 64, #15 North Carolina-Wilmington 47


Second Round
West Midwest
#8 Wisconsin 66, #1 Arizona 59
#4 Louisiana State 72, #5 Texas 67
#6 Purdue 66, #3 Oklahoma 62
#10 Gonzaga 82, #2 St. John's (NY) 76 		#1 Michigan State 73, #8 Utah 61
#4 Syracuse 52, #5 Kentucky 50
#6 UCLA 105, #3 Maryland 70
#2 Iowa State 79, #7 Auburn 60
East South
#1 Duke 69, #8 Kansas 64
#5 Florida 93, #4 Illinois 76
#3 Oklahoma State 75, #11 Pepperdine 67
#10 Seton Hall 67, #2 Temple 65 (OT) 		#8 North Carolina 60, #1 Stanford 53
#4 Tennessee 65, #5 Connecticut 51
#6 Miami (FL) 75, #3 Ohio State 62
#7 Tulsa 69, #2 Cincinnati 61


Sweet Sixteen
West Midwest
#6 Purdue 75, #10 Gonzaga 66
#8 Wisconsin 61, #4 Louisiana State 48 		#1 Michigan State 75, #4 Syracuse 58
#2 Iowa State 80, #6 UCLA 56
East South
#5 Florida 87, #1 Duke 78
#3 Oklahoma State 68, #10 Seton Hall 66 		#7 Tulsa 80, #6 Miami (FL) 71
#8 North Carolina 74, #4 Tennessee 69


Elite Eight
West Midwest
#1 Michigan State 75, #2 Iowa State 64 #8 Wisconsin 64, #6 Purdue 60
East South
#5 Florida 77, #3 Oklahoma State 65 #8 North Carolina 59, #7 Tulsa 55


Final Four
Semifinals Finals
Michigan State 53, Wisconsin 41
Florida 71, North Carolina 59 		Michigan State 89, Florida 76

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