1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 88th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 13–16, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the first round of the 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament.

1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Division	Western Division
Record	13–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach	Mark Gottfried (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Philip Pearson Tom Kelsey Robert Scott
Home arena	Coleman Coliseum

1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 13 Florida	12	–	4		.750			29	–	8		.784
No. 11 Tennessee	12	–	4		.750			26	–	7		.788
No. 19 Kentucky	12	–	4		.750			23	–	10		.697
Vanderbilt	8	–	8		.500			19	–	11		.633
South Carolina	5	–	11		.313			15	–	17		.469
Georgia	3	–	13		.188			10	–	20		.333
West
No. 10 LSU	12	–	4		.750			28	–	6		.824
No. 24 Auburn	9	–	7		.563			24	–	10		.706
Arkansas †	7	–	9		.438			19	–	15		.559
Alabama	6	–	10		.375			13	–	16		.448
Ole Miss	5	–	11		.313			19	–	14		.576
Mississippi State	5	–	11		.313			14	–	16		.467
† 2000 SEC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 1999*		vs. Northern Iowa Earth Grains Classic	L 73–74	0–1	Kiel Center  St. Louis, MO
November 14, 1999*		at Saint Louis Earth Grains Classic	L 70–78	0–2	Kiel Center  St. Louis, MO
November 19, 1999*		Weber State	W 81–61	1–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 1999*		Tennessee Tech	W 91–72	2–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
November 26, 1999*		Centenary	W 94–72	3–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
November 27, 1999*		La Salle	W 85–70	4–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 2, 1999*		Samford	L 67–79	4–3	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 11, 1999*		at Louisville	L 72–87	4–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
December 18, 1999*		vs. Chattanooga	W 75–51	5–4	Von Braun Center  Huntsville, AL
December 21, 1999*		Alabama A&M	W 97–74	6–4	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 28, 1999*		vs. Delaware Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	L 66–76	6–5	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
December 30, 1999*		vs. UNC Wilmington Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic	W 62–45	7–5	McKale Center  Tucson, AZ
SEC regular season
January 5, 2000		at LSU	L 66–78	7–6 (0–1)	Pete Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2000		Mississippi State	W 77–74 OT	8–6 (1–1)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 15, 2000		at Georgia	L 59–75	8–7 (1–2)	Stegeman Coliseum  Athens, GA
January 19, 2000		Arkansas	W 73–64	9–7 (2–2)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2000		No. 9 Florida	L 73–77	9–8 (2–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2000		Ole Miss	W 96–67	10–8 (3–3)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2000		at No. 10 Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball	L 63–77	10–9 (3–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, AL
February 5, 2000		No. 22 LSU	L 60–93	10–10 (3–5)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 9, 2000		at Arkansas	L 66–81	10–11 (3–6)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 12, 2000		Vanderbilt	W 77–63	11–11 (4–6)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2000		at No. 19 Kentucky	L 54–66	11–12 (4–7)	Rupp Arena  Lexington, KY
February 19, 2000		at South Carolina	L 61–82	11–13 (4–8)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, SC
February 22, 2000		No. 11 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball	W 68–64	12–13 (5–8)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
February 26, 2000		No. 7 Tennessee	W 80–75	13–13 (6–8)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2000		at Ole Miss	L 59–63	13–14 (6–9)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, MS
March 4, 2000		at Mississippi State	L 70–92	13–15 (6–10)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 9, 2000	(W4)	vs. (E5) South Carolina First Round	L 59–69	13–16	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

See also

• 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season
• 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings