1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
| sport = basketball
| year = 1999–2000
| team = Notre Dame Fighting Irish
| logo = Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg
| logo_size = 150
| conference = Big East Conference (1979–2013)
| division =
| short_conf = Big East
| CoachRank =
| APRank =
| record = 22–15
| conf_record = 8–8
| wins_vacated =
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| head_coach = Matt Doherty
| hc_year = 1st
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| captain = Troy Murphy
| captain_year =
| captain2 = Todd Palmer
| captain2_year =
| captain3 = Skylard Owens
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| arena = Joyce Center
| champion =
| tourney = NIT
| tourney_result = Finals
}}
{{1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings}}
The 1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–15, 8-8. The team's sole loss was by a 75–61 score against Wake Forest in the NIT Tournament. The team was coached by Matt Doherty in his first year at the school.
Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 22.7 points per game.
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| Regular season
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| date = November 16
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| opprank = 4
| opponent = Ohio State
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| score = 59–57
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| record = 1–0
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| site_stadium = Value City Arena
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| site_cityst = Columbus, Ohio
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| date = November 18
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| score = 107–96
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| record = 2–0
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 21
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| opponent = Saint Francis (PA)
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| score = 73–60
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| record = 3–0
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| date = November 24
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| opprank = 8
| opponent = Arizona
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal
| score = 60–76
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| record = 3–1
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York
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| date = November 26
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| opprank = 24
| opponent = Maryland
| gamename = NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation
| score = 67–72
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| record = 3–2
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 30
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| opponent = Indiana
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| score = 64–81
| overtime = OT
| record = 3–3
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| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
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| site_cityst = Bloomington, Indiana
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 4
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| opponent = Vanderbilt
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| score = 85–87
| overtime = OT
| record = 3–4
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 8
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| opponent = Valparaiso
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| score = 65–42
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| record = 4–4
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| attend = 10,382
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 11
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| opponent = Miami (OH)
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| score = 55–71
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| record = 4–5
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| site_stadium = Millett Hall
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| site_cityst = Oxford, Ohio
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 18
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| opponent = Virginia Military Institute
| gamename =
| score = 79–66
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| record = 5–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22
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| opponent = Rider
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| score = 75–62
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| record = 6–5
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 28
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| opponent = Elon
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| score = 97–71
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| record = 7–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31
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| score = 85–67
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| record = 8–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2
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| opponent = Loyola Marymount
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| score = 75–57
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| record = 9–5
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5
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| away = yes
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| opprank = 2
| opponent = Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 75–70
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| record = 10–5
| conference = 1—0
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| site_stadium = Harry A. Gampel Pavilion
| attend = 16,294
| site_cityst = Mansfield, Connecticut
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12
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| opponent = Boston College
| gamename =
| score = 86–77
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| record = 11–5
| conference = 2—0
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 16
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| opprank = 7
| opponent = Syracuse
| gamename =
| score = 57–80
| overtime =
| record = 11–6
| conference = 2—1
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| site_stadium = Carrier Dome
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| site_cityst = Syracuse, NY
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 18
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| opponent = Rutgers
| gamename =
| score = 51–76
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| record = 11–7
| conference = 2—2
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| site_stadium = Louis Brown Athletic Center
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| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 22
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| gamename =
| score = 81–66
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| record = 12–7
| conference = 3—2
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 25
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| time = 7:30 pm
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| opponent = Miami (FL)
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| score = 49–63
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| record = 12–8
| conference = 3—3
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| attend = 8,834
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 29
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| opprank = 25
| opponent = St. John's
| gamename =
| score = 73–60
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| record = 13–8
| conference = 4—3
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2
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| opponent = West Virginia
| gamename =
| score = 79–65
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| record = 14–8
| conference = 5—3
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 6
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| opponent = Pittsburgh
| gamename =
| score = 66–72
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| record = 14–9
| conference = 5—4
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| site_stadium = Fitzgerald Field House
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| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 8
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| opponent = Villanova
| gamename =
| score = 69–86
| overtime =
| record = 14–10
| conference = 5—5
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| site_stadium = Wells Fargo Center
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| site_cityst = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 12
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| tv = WTXX
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| opprank = 13
| opponent = Connecticut
| gamename =
| score = 68–66
| overtime =
| record = 15–10
| conference = 6—5
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
| attend = 11,418
| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 19
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| opponent = Seton Hall
| gamename =
| score = 76–74
| overtime =
| record = 16–10
| conference = 7—5
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| site_stadium = Izod Center
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| site_cityst = East Rutherford, NJ
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 23
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| opponent = Providence
| gamename =
| score = 79–89
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| record = 16–11
| conference = 7—6
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 26
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 pm
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| away = yes
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| opponent = Miami (FL)
| gamename =
| score = 52–55
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| record = 16–12
| conference = 7—7
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| site_stadium = Miami Arena
| attend = 6,189
| site_cityst = Miami, Florida
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 1
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| opprank = 9
| opponent = Syracuse
| gamename =
| score = 71–73
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| record = 16–13
| conference = 7—8
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 4
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| opponent = Georgetown
| gamename =
| score = 77–54
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| record = 17–13
| conference = 8—8
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| site_stadium = MCI Center
| attend = 14,304
| site_cityst = Washington, D.C.
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| 2000 Big East men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 8
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| seed = 7
| rank =
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| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 10
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| opponent = Rutgers
| gamename = First Round
| score = 74–62
| overtime =
| record = 18–13
| conference = 9–8
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 9
| nonconf =
| time = 7:00 pm
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| seed = 7
| rank =
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| neutral = yes
| oppseed = 2
| opprank = 23
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 58–61
| overtime =
| record = 18–14
| conference = 9–9
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| attend = 19,472
| site_cityst = New York
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|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Notre Dame Fighting Irish}}| 2000 National Invitation Tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 15
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| opponent = Michigan
| gamename = First Round
| score = 75–65
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| record = 19–14
| conference = 9–9
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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| site_cityst = Notre Dame, IN
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20
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| opponent = Xavier
| gamename = Second Round
| score = 76–64
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| record = 20–14
| conference = 9–9
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| site_stadium = Joyce Center
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22
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| opponent = BYU
| gamename = Quarterfinal
| score = 64–52
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| record = 21–14
| conference = 9–9
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 28
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| opponent = Penn State
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 73–52
| overtime =
| record = 22–14
| conference = 9–9
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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| site_cityst = New York
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{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 30
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| opponent = Wake Forest
| gamename = Finals
| score = 61–71
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| record = 23–15
| conference = 9–9
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| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
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{{CBB schedule end
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| notes =
}}{{cite web |title=1999-2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/notre-dame/2000-schedule.html|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=September 5, 2019}}{{cite web |title=2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season|url=https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_Season_By_Season_Results-1.pdf|publisher=Notre Dame Athletics|accessdate=September 5, 2019}}
Players selected in NBA drafts
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| Year | Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
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| 2001 | 1 | 14 | Troy Murphy | Golden State Warriors |
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References
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