1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 12
AP	No. 16
Record	26–6 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach	Jim Boeheim (24th season);
Assistant coaches	Bernie Fine (24th season); Mike Hopkins (5th season);
Home arena	Carrier Dome
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 24th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (13–3 Big East) record, while making it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 16 Syracuse	13	–	3	.813	26	–	6	.813
No. 23 Miami (FL)	13	–	3	.813	23	–	11	.676
No. 9 St. John's†	12	–	4	.750	25	–	8	.758
No. 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

Roster

1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	Preston Shumpert	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Fort Walton Beach, Florida
G	5	Jason Hart	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Westchester, California
G	13	Kueth Duany	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Bloomington, Indiana
F	25	Damone Brown	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	202 lb (92 kg)	Jr	Buffalo, New York
F	32	Ryan Blackwell	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Pittsford, New York
C	33	Etan Thomas	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Tulsa, Oklahoma

Head coach

Jim Boeheim (Syracuse)

Assistant coach(es)

Bernie Fine (Syracuse)
Mike Hopkins (Syracuse)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 12, 1999*	No. 17	Princeton	W 60–43	1–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Nov 13, 1999*	No. 17	Wisconsin	W 68–49	2–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Nov 22, 1999*	No. 14	Florida Atlantic	W 105–79	3–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Nov 29, 1999*	No. 14	Colgate	W 83–49	4–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 3, 1999*	No. 14	Richmond	W 74–60	5–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 14	Saint Joseph's	W 82–60	6–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 7, 1999*	No. 12	Albany	W 86–46	7–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 22, 1999*	No. 10	La Salle	W 68–52	8–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Dec 29, 1999*	No. 9	Hartford	W 90–69	9–0	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 5, 2000	No. 7	Rutgers	W 93–74	10–0 (1–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 8, 2000	No. 7	at Miami (FL)	W 67–55	11–0 (2–0)	Miami Arena Miami, Florida
Jan 11, 2000	No. 7	at West Virginia	W 76–63	12–0 (3–0)	Charleston Civic Center Morgantown, West Virginia
Jan 13, 2000*	No. 7	at South Carolina	W 77–74 ^OT	13–0	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina
Jan 16, 2000	No. 7	Notre Dame	W 80–57	14–0 (4–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 19, 2000	No. 6	at Pittsburgh	W 82–72	15–0 (5–0)	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Jan 24, 2000	No. 4	No. 6 Connecticut	W 88–74	16–0 (6–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Jan 29, 2000	No. 4	at Boston College	W 73–65	17–0 (7–0)	Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts
Jan 31, 2000	No. 4	St. John's	W 63–57	18–0 (8–0)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 5, 2000	No. 4	at Providence	W 74–58	19–0 (9–0)	Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 7, 2000	No. 4	Seton Hall	L 67–69	19–1 (9–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 10, 2000*	No. 4	at Louisville	L 69–82	19–2	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 13, 2000*	No. 4	UCLA	W 71–67	20–2	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 16, 2000	No. 9	Pittsburgh	W 83–62	21–2 (10–1)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 19, 2000	No. 9	at St. John's	L 75–76	21–3 (10–2)	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Feb 23, 2000	No. 13	Villanova	W 91–63	22–3 (11–2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Feb 27, 2000	No. 13	Georgetown	W 67–52	23–3 (12–2)	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Mar 1, 2000	No. 9	at Notre Dame	W 73–71	24–3 (13–2)	Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana
Mar 4, 2000	No. 9	at No. 24 Connecticut	L 54–69	24–4 (13–3)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut
Big East Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*	(1) No. 12	vs. (9) Georgetown Quarterfinals	L 72–76	24–5	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(4 MW) No. 16	vs. (13 MW) Samford First round	W 79–65^[2]	25–5	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 18, 2000*	(4 MW) No. 16	vs. (5 MW) No. 19 Kentucky Second Round	W 52–50^[3]	26–5	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 23, 2000*	(4 MW) No. 16	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 58–75^[4]	26–6	The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,214) Auburn Hills, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

References

^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
^ "Orangemen Prove Their Point". New York Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Syracuse Edges Past Wildcats". The Washington Post. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "Spartans Rally Past Orangemen". The New York Times. March 24, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. pp. 126–127. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[1] ttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html

[2] "Orangemen Prove Their Point". New York Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[3] "Syracuse Edges Past Wildcats". The Washington Post. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[4] "Spartans Rally Past Orangemen". The New York Times. March 24, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

[5] "2020-21 Syracuse Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Syracuse University Athletics. pp. 126–127. Retrieved August 15, 2021.

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