1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode=Basketball
| year=1999–2000
| team=Connecticut Huskies
| logo = Connecticut Huskies wordmark.svg
| logo_size = 250
| conference= Big East Conference
| division=
|short_conf= Big East
|CoachRank=
|APRank =20
|record= 25–10
|conf_record= 10–6
|head_coach= Jim Calhoun
|hc_year= 14th
|asst_coach1=Karl Hobbs
|asst_coach2=Dave Leitao
|asst_coach3=Tom Moore
|stadium= Hartford Civic Center
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
|champion=
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = Round of 32
}}
{{1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings}}
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. UConn advanced to the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament before losing to Tennessee 65–51.
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.{{cite book|url=http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf|publisher=UConn Huskies|title=2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History|access-date=13 March 2016|archive-date=22 December 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222104823/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/conn/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/2015-16/misc_non_event/1516MediaGuide.pdf|url-status=dead}}{{cite book |last=Davis |first=Ken |date=September 30, 2010 |title=The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies|location=Atlanta, GA |publisher=Whitman LLC |isbn=978-0794828035}}
Roster
Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/connecticut/2000.html|title=1999-00 UConn Huskies Roster and Stats}}
| class="wikitable" border="1" | ||
| 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
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Iowa
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 68–70
| overtime =
| attend = 19,548
| record = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/12/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 1
| opponent = Duke
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic
| tv = ESPN
| score = 71–66
| overtime =
| attend = 19,548
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Vermont
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 89–52
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Massachusetts
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename = MassMutual UGame
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 79–65
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/29/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Coppin State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 89–44
| overtime =
| attend = 16,150
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/4/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 98–68
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/7/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 6
| opponent = Arizona
| opprank = 2
| site_stadium = United Center
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| gamename = Great Eight Basketball Classic
| tv = ESPN
| score = 78–69
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Fordham
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 94–75
| overtime =
| attend = 8,917
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/23/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Fairfield
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 84–60
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/1999
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Houston
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hofheinz Pavilion
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 82–76
| overtime =
| attend = 8,917
| record = 9–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/3/2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Sacred Heart
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 83–56
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 10–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/5/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 70–75
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 10–2 (0–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/8/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Pittsburgh
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Civic Arena
| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 73–51
| overtime =
| attend = 6,798
| record = 11–2 (1–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/10/2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 2
| opponent = Texas
| opprank = 15
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 76–67
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 12–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/16/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 5
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = CBS
| score = 77–82
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 12–3 (1–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/22/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = MCI Center
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 92–71
| overtime =
| attend = 16,989
| record = 13–3 (2–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/24/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 8
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–88
| overtime =
| attend = 26,474
| record = 13–4 (2–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/27/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Providence
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 64–50
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 14–4 (3–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/30/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 6
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 66–56
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 15–4 (4–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/2/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Villanova
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Center
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–60
| overtime =
| attend = 15,541
| record = 16–4 (5–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/5/2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 7
| opponent = Michigan State
| opprank = 6
| site_stadium = Breslin Center
| site_cityst = East Lansing, MI
| gamename =
| tv = CBS
| score = 66–85
| overtime =
| attend = 14,659
| record = 16–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/9/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 87–58
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 17–5 (6–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/12/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Notre Dame
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Edmund P. Joyce Center
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 66–68
| overtime =
| attend = 11,418
| record = 17–6 (6–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/14/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 13
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank = 23
| site_stadium = Continental Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = East Rutherford, NJ
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 59–50
| overtime =
| attend = 12,369
| record = 18–6 (7–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/19/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Miami
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = ABC
| score = 57–63
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 18–7 (7–5)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/21/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 64–79
| overtime =
| attend = 19,410
| record = 18–8 (7–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/26/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = West Virginia
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| site_cityst = Storrs, CT
| gamename =
| tv = WTXX
| score = 72–71
| overtime =
| attend = 10,027
| record = 19–8 (8–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/28/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 22
| opponent = Rutgers
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
| gamename =
| tv = ESPN
| score = 74–69
| overtime =
| attend = 8,504
| record = 20–8 (9–6)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/4/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 24
| opponent = Syracuse
| opprank = 9
| site_stadium = Hartford Civic Center
| site_cityst = Hartford, CT
| gamename = Rivalry
| tv = CBS
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| attend = 16,294
| record = 21–8 (10–6)
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| Big East tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/8/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = Boston College
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = First round
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–55
| overtime =
| attend = 17,729
| record = 22–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/9/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| tv = ESPN
| score = 79–64
| overtime =
| attend = 18,406
| record = 23–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/10/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Semifinals/Rivalry
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–55
| overtime =
| attend = 19,528
| record = 24–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/11/2000
| time =
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 21
| opponent = St. John's
| opprank = 19
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename = Championship
| tv = ESPN
| score = 70–80
| overtime =
| attend = 19,528
| record = 24–9
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style="{{NCAA color cell|Connecticut Huskies}}"| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/17/2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20 (5)
| opponent = Utah State
| opprank = (12)
| site_stadium = BJCC
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = First Round
| tv = CBS
| score = 75–67
| overtime =
| attend = 11,061
| record = 25–9
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/19/2000
| time =
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank = 20 (5)
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 11 (4)
| site_stadium = BJCC
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Second Round
| tv = CBS
| score = 51–65
| overtime =
| attend = 16,108
| record = 25–10
}}
{{CBB schedule end
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Schedule Source:{{cite web|title=Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule|url=http://www.uconnhuskies.com/sports/m-baskbl/archive/conn-m-baskbl-sched-1999.html|website=UConn Huskies|access-date=15 March 2016}}
References
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