1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
Conference Big Ten Conference
Ranking
AP #21
1999–2000 record 22–10 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach Lon Kruger
Assistant coach Robert McCullum
Assistant coach Rob Judson
Assistant coach Steve Henson
MVP Cory Bradford
Captain Victor Chukwudebe
Home arena Assembly Hall
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 13 3   .813     32 7   .821
#25 Purdue 12 4   .750     24 10   .706
#21 Illinois 11 5   .688     22 10   .688
#22 Indiana 10 6   .625     20 9   .690
Wisconsin 8 8   .500     22 14   .611
Iowa 6 10   .375     14 16   .467
Michigan 6 10   .375     15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313     19 16   .543
Minnesota 4 12   .250     12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 16   .000     5 25   .167
#8 Ohio State* 5 1   .833     11 3   .786
2000 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(23-7)(13-3)

The 1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

Regular season

In 2000, for the third time in four seasons, Illinois advanced to the NCAA Tournament, this time as a #4 seed. After defeating Penn in the opening round, the Illini season ended with a defeat to eventual national runner-up Florida. The Fighting Illini spent much of the season ranked in the Top 25, climbing as high as No. 15 in late December. An early three-game losing streak in Big Ten play put the Illini in a hole to start league play at 1-3. But, Illinois went on to win 10 of the last 12 league games before finishing second in the Big Ten Tournament. During the February 19th game vs. Northwestern, the Illini would set an NCAA record fewest points allowed in the first half of a game by giving up only 6 points.[1] Cory Bradford earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after leading Illinois in scoring and the Big Ten in three-point field goals. Forward Brian Cook was named Co-Freshman of the Year in the conference and earned All-Tournament honors with strong play in the Big Ten Tournament.

Team

No. Player Hometown High School Class Position
00 Victor Chukwudebe (captain) Springfield, Illinois Lanphier High School Sr. Forward
5 Nate Mast Champaign, Illinois Champaign Central High School Jr. Guard
12 Joe Cross Carbondale, Illinois Carbondale High School Jr. Guard
13 Cory Bradford Memphis, Tennessee Raleigh Egypt High School So. Guard
21 Robert Archibald Ballwin, Missouri Lafayette High School So. Forward/Center
22 Lucas Johnson Des Plaines, Illinois Maine West High School So. Forward
24 Sean Harrington Bartlett, Illinois Elgin High School Fr. Guard
25 Jerrance Howard Peoria, Illinois Peoria High School Fr. Guard
30 Frank Williams Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Fr. Guard
32 Cleotis Brown Pittsview, Alabama Russell County High School Sr. Forward
33 Damir Krupalija Rockford, Illinois Rockford Boylan High School So. Forward
34 Brian Cook Lincoln, Illinois Lincoln Community High School Fr. Forward
40 Sergio McClain Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Jr. Guard/Forward
52 Marcus Griffin Peoria, Illinois Manual High School Jr. Forward

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/19/1999*
no, ESPN+
#17 vs. Western Illinois W 76-53  1-0
Assembly Hall (14,421)
Champaign, IL

11/22/1999*
no, MVCN
#15 @ Bradley W 72-62  2-0
Carver Arena (11,430)
Peoria, IL

11/30/1999*
no, ESPN
#16 vs. #17 Duke
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
L 69-72  2-1
United Center (20,143)
Chicago, IL

12/4/1999*
no, MASN
#16 vs. Maryland
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament
L 67-69  2-2
Verizon Center (13,536)
Washington, D.C.

12/5/1999*
no, no
#16 vs. Seton Hall
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament
W 72-61  3-2
Verizon Center (13,703)
Washington, D.C.

12/8/1999*
no, no
#NR vs. Texas-Pan American W 98-61  4-2
Assembly Hall (11,705)
Champaign, IL

12/11/1999*
no, ESPN2
#22 vs. Kansas State W 81-48  5-2
Assembly Hall (14,022)
Champaign, IL

12/18/1999*
no, ESPN
#20 vs. #8 Kansas W 84-70  6-2
United Center (16,714)
Chicago, IL

12/21/1999*
no, ESPN+
#15 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 72-78  6-3
Scottrade Center (22,484)
St. Louis, MO

12/28/1999*
no, no
#20 vs. Bethune-Cookman W 97-47  7-3
Assembly Hall (12,070)
Champaign, IL

12/30/1999*
no, no
#20 vs. Loyola (Chicago) W 107-71  8-3
Assembly Hall (12,462)
Champaign, IL

1/6/2000
no, ESPN
#19 vs. #13 Ohio State W 80-77  9-3 (1-0)
Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL

1/8/2000
no, Raycom
#19 @ Wisconsin L 59-63  9-4 (1-1)
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI

1/12/2000
no, ESPN2
#22 vs. Purdue L 66-69  9-5 (1-2)
Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL

1/16/2000
no, no
#22 @ Michigan L 91-95 ot 9-6 (1-3)
Crisler Arena (11,367)
Ann Arbor, MI

1/22/2000
no, ESPN
#NR vs. Penn State W 87-76  10-6 (2-3)
Assembly Hall (16,038)
Champaign, IL

1/26/2000
no, ESPN
#NR @ Iowa W 69-58  11-6 (3-3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA

1/30/2000
no, FSN
#NR @ #9 Michigan State L 66-91  11-7 (3-4)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI

2/2/2000
no, CSN/WGN
#NR vs. Minnesota W 73-59  12-7 (4-4)
Assembly Hall (12,977)
Champaign, IL

2/6/2000
no, no
#NR @ Penn State W 51-50  13-7 (5-4)
Bryce Jordan Center (13,001)
University Park, PA

2/9/2000
no, no
#NR vs. Michigan W 75-59  14-7 (6-4)
Assembly Hall (15,539)
Champaign, IL

2/12/2000
no, IowaSports
#NR vs. Iowa W 78-50  15-7 (7-4)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL

2/17/2000
no, FSNW
#NR @ Minnesota W 89-80  16-7 (8-4)
Williams Arena (13,795)
Minneapolis, MN

2/19/2000
no, no
#NR @ Northwestern W 63-30  17-7 (9-4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL

2/22/2000
no, StudentU
#NR vs. #16 Indiana W 87-63  18-7 (10-4)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL

2/27/2000
no, PBS
#NR @ #6 Ohio State L 51-64  18-8 (10-5)
Value City Arena (19,100)
Columbus, OH

3/4/2000
no, ROOT
#25 vs. Northwestern W 73-44  19-8 (11-5)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament

3/10/2000*
no, CBS
#21 vs. #13 Indiana
Big Ten Tournament
W 72-69  20-8
United Center (21,141)
Chicago, IL

3/11/2000*
no, ESPN+
#21 vs. Penn State
Big Ten Tournament
W 94-84  21-8
United Center (22,011)
Chicago, IL

3/12/2000*
no, no
#21 vs. #5 Michigan State
Big Ten Tournament Championship
L 61-76  21-9
United Center (19,663)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament

3/17/2000*
no, Turner Sports
#21 vs. Penn
NCAA Tournament
W 68-58  22-9
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, NC

3/19/2000*
no, CBS

Contents [hide] 1 Pre-season 1.1 Departures 1.2 Recruits 2 Coaching 3 Roster 4 Rankings 5 Schedule and results 6 References

#21 vs. Florida
NCAA Tournament
L 76-93  22-10
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played Field Goals Three Pointers Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[4] 3215696828063131490
Frank Williams[5]321254270135204116366
Marcus Griffin[6]27110070135204116290
Brian Cook[7]321121251143242822287
Cleotis Brown[8]3281214011333424223
Sergio McClain[9]297145110971553197
Lucas Johnson[10] 3250296710662725196
Damir Krupalija[11] 274351611228620107
Robert Archibald[12]30350319715712101
Sean Harrington[13] 3026202015291992

NCAA basketball tournament

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Awards and honors

Rankings

References

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