1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball
NCAA Men's Division I Tournament, Second Round
Conference	Big East Conference
1999–2000 record	25–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Calhoun (14th year)
Home arena	Hartford Civic Center Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
#16 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
#23 Miami	12	–	2	.857	23	–	11	.676
#9 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
#20 Connecticut	10	–	6	.625	25	–	10	.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6	.625	22	–	10	.688
Villanova	8	–	8	.500	20	–	13	.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8	.500	22	–	15	.595
West Virginia	6	–	10	.375	14	–	14	.500
Georgetown	6	–	10	.375	19	–	15	.559
Rutgers	6	–	10	.375	15	–	16	.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11	.313	13	–	15	.464
Providence	4	–	12	.250	11	–	19	.367
Boston College	3	–	13	.188	11	–	19	.367

† 2000 Big East Tournament winner As of April 3, 2000^[1]; Rankings from AP Poll

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. They made it to the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. 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.^[2]^[3]

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Regular Season
11/11/1999* ESPN2	#1	vs. Iowa Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	L 68–70	0–1	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY
11/12/1999* ESPN	#1	vs. #10 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic	W 71–66	1–1	Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY
11/19/1999* WTXX	#8	Vermont	W 89–52	2–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
11/22/1999* ESPN2	#8	Massachusetts MassMutual UGame	W 79–65	3–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
11/29/1999* WTXX	#7	Coppin State	W 89–44	4–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,150) Hartford, CT
12/4/1999* WTXX	#5	UNC Asheville	W 98–68	5–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
12/7/1999* ESPN	#6	vs. #2 Arizona Great Eight Basketball Classic	W 78–69	6–1	United Center (16,294) Chicago, IL
12/12/1999* WTXX	#6	Fordham	W 94–75	7–1	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,917) Storrs, CT
12/23/1999* WTXX	#2	Fairfield	W 84–60	8–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
12/30/1999* WTXX	#2	at Houston	W 82–76	9–1	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX
1/3/2000* WTXX	#2	Sacred Heart	W 83–56	10–1	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/5/2000 WTXX	#2	Notre Dame	L 70–75	10–2 (0–1)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/8/2000 WTXX	#2	at Pittsburgh	W 73–51	11–2 (1–1)	Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA
1/10/2000* ESPN	#2	#15 Texas	W 76–67	12–2	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/16/2000 CBS	#5	St. John's	L 77–82	12–3 (1–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
1/22/2000 CBS	#8	at Georgetown Rivalry	W 92–71	13–3 (2–2)	MCI Center (16,989) Washington, D.C.
1/24/2000 ESPN	#8	at #4 Syracuse Rivalry	L 74–88	13–4 (2–3)	Carrier Dome (26,474) Syracuse, NY
1/27/2000 WTXX	#6	Providence	W 64–50	14–4 (3–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
1/30/2000 WTXX	#6	Seton Hall	W 66–56	15–4 (4–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/2/2000 ESPN	#7	at Villanova	W 74–60	16–4 (5–3)	Wells Fargo Center (15,541) Philadelphia, PA
2/5/2000* CBS	#7	at #6 Michigan State	L 66–85	16–5	Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, MI
2/9/2000 WTXX	#13	Boston College	W 87–58	17–5 (6–3)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
2/12/2000 WTXX	#13	at Notre Dame	L 66–68	17–6 (6–4)	Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN
2/14/2000 ESPN2	#13	at #23 Seton Hall	W 59–50	18–6 (7–4)	Continental Airlines Arena (12,369) East Rutherford, NJ
2/19/2000 ABC	#18	Miami	L 57–63	18–7 (7–5)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
2/21/2000 ESPN	#18	at St. John's	L 64–79	18–8 (7–6)	Madison Square Garden (19,410) New York, NY
2/26/2000 WTXX	#22	West Virginia	W 72–71	19–8 (8–6)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
2/28/2000 ESPN	#22	at Rutgers	W 74–69	20–8 (9–6)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,504) Piscataway, NJ
3/4/2000 CBS	#24	Syracuse Rivalry	W 79–64	21–8 (10–6)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
Big East Tournament
3/8/2000 ESPN	#21	vs. Boston College First round	W 70–55	22–8	Madison Square Garden (17,729) New York, NY
3/9/2000 ESPN	#21	vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals	W 79–64	23–8	Madison Square Garden (18,406) New York, NY
3/10/2000 ESPN	#21	vs. Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry	W 70–55	24–8	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
3/11/2000 ESPN	#21	vs. #19 St. John's Championship	L 70–80	24–9	Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
3/17/2000* CBS	#20 (5)	vs. #(12) Utah State First Round	W 75–67	25–9	BJCC (11,061) Birmingham, AL
3/19/2000* CBS	#20 (5)	vs. #10 (4) Tennessee Second Round	L 51–65	25–10	BJCC (16,108) Birmingham, AL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[2]^[4]

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
1 2 2015-16 Connecticut Basketball History (PDF). UConn Huskies. Retrieved 13 March 2016.
↑ Davis, Ken (September 30, 2010). The University of Connecticut Basketball Vault: The History of the Huskies. Atlanta, GA: Whitman LLC. ISBN 0794828035.
↑ "Connecticut Men's Basketball Archive Schedule". UConn Huskies. Retrieved 15 March 2016.

Connecticut Huskies men's basketball

Venues	Hawley Armory (1914–1954) Hugh S. Greer Field House (1954–1989) XL Center (1975–present) New Haven Coliseum (1978–1987) Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (1990–present)

Rivalries	Georgetown Syracuse

Culture & lore	Jonathan the Husky "UConn Husky" 6-overtime game 2011 Miracle Run

People	Head coaches Huskies of Honor

Seasons	1900–01 1901–02 1902–03 1903–04 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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