1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Maui Invitational Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
Record	22–14 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Guthridge (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Phil Ford (12th season) Dave Hanners (10th season) Pat Sullivan (3rd season)
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 1 Duke †	15	–	1		.938			29	–	5		.853
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5		.688			25	–	10		.714
Virginia	9	–	7		.563			19	–	12		.613
North Carolina	9	–	7		.563			22	–	14		.611
Wake Forest	7	–	9		.438			22	–	14		.611
NC State	6	–	10		.375			20	–	14		.588
Florida State	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Georgia Tech	5	–	11		.313			13	–	17		.433
Clemson	4	–	12		.250			10	–	20		.333
† 2000 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach Guthridge.

Roster

1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 00 Brendan Haywood 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina G 5 Ed Cota (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Thomas More Academy Brooklyn, New York G/F 11 Michael Brooker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brentwood Academy Sandersville, Georgia G 14 Jonathan Holmes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana G 15 Kenny White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Chattanooga, Tennessee G 21 Terrence Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jordan-Matthews Siler City, North Carolina G 22 Ronald Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hampton Hampton, Virginia G 24 Max Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Mount Zion Academy Macon, Georgia G/F 25 Jason Capel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. John's Prospect Hall Fayetteville, North Carolina F 32 Orlando Meléndez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McDowell Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico F 35 Jim Everett (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Providence Charlotte, North Carolina G 40 Joseph Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr DeMatha Greenbelt, Maryland F/C 42 Kris Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Hunter Huss Gastonia, North Carolina F 43 Matt Laczkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Westminster Westminster, Maryland F 44 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Hickory Hickory, North Carolina F 45 Julius Peppers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Southern Nash Bailey, North Carolina F/C 50 Brian Bersticker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Kempsville Virginia Beach, Virginia	Head coach Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Assistant coach(es) Phil Ford (North Carolina) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1999*	No. 4	vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament	W 82–65	1–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Nov 23, 1999*	No. 4	vs. Georgetown Maui Invitational Tournament	W 85–79	2–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Nov 24, 1999*	No. 4	vs. No. 22 Purdue Maui Invitational Tournament	W 90–75	3–0	Lahaina Civic Center  Maui, Hawaii
Dec 1, 1999*	No. 2	No. 8 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 76–86	3–1	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1999*	No. 2	vs. College of Charleston	W 72–54	4–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 2	vs. UNLV	W 102–78	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum  Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 7, 1999*	No. 7	at Buffalo	W 91–67	6–1	Alumni Arena  Buffalo, New York
Dec 8, 1999*	No. 7	vs. No. 1 Cincinnati	L 68–77	6–2	United Center  Chicago, Illinois
Dec 12, 1999*	No. 7	Tennessee Tech	W 85–59	7–2	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 7	vs. Miami (FL) Orange Bowl Classic	W 78–68	8–2	National Car Rental Center  Sunrise, Florida
Dec 21, 1999*	No. 6	vs. No. 20 Indiana Jimmy V Classic	L 73–82	8–3	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Dec 23, 1999*	No. 6	at Louisville	L 80–97	8–4	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 2, 2000*	No. 13	Howard	W 86–53	9–4	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Jan 6, 2000	No. 13	Clemson	W 65–45	10–4 (1–0)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 26, 2000		at No. 19 Maryland	L 73–81	17–11 (8–6)	Cole Fieldhouse  College Park, MD
Mar 1, 2000		Georgia Tech	W 74–72 OT	18–11 (9–6)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 2000		at No. 4 Duke	L 76–90	18–12 (9–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	(4)	vs. (5) Wake Forest Quarterfinals	L 52–58	18–13	Independence Arena  Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (9 S) Missouri First Round	W 84–70	19–13	Birmingham, AL
Mar 19, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 3 Stanford Second Round	W 60–53	20–13	Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee Sweet Sixteen	W 74–69	21–13	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Elite Eight	W 59–55	22–13	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, TX
Apr 1, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida Final Four	L 59–71	22–14	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings