1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in A-10 play. They fell in the semifinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Flyers were beaten by No. 6 seed and eventual regional runner-up Purdue.

1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 West champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	22–9 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Oliver Purnell (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Ron Jirsa Frank Smith Josh Postorino
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena

1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
No. 5 Temple †	14	–	2		.875			27	–	6		.818
St. Bonaventure	11	–	5		.688			21	–	10		.677
UMass	9	–	7		.563			17	–	16		.515
Fordham	7	–	9		.438			14	–	15		.483
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9		.438			13	–	16		.448
Rhode Island	2	–	14		.125			5	–	25		.167
West
Dayton	11	–	5		.688			22	–	9		.710
Xavier	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
George Washington	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Virginia Tech	8	–	8		.500			16	–	15		.516
La Salle	5	–	11		.313			11	–	17		.393
Duquesne	4	–	12		.250			9	–	20		.310
† 2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 12 Tony Stanley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Jr     F 23 Yuanta Holland 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr   Dayton, Ohio C 34 Mark Ashman 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — Jr	Head coach Oliver Purnell (Old Dominion) Assistant coach(es) Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg) Frank Smith (Old Dominion) Josh Postorino (Dayton) 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 (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		at New Mexico	W 70–57	1–0	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. Samford	W 65–63	2–0	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 26, 1999*		Mount St. Mary's	W 73–51	3–0	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Nov 29, 1999*		vs. No. 13 Kentucky	W 68–66	4–0	Riverfront Coliseum  Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 1999*		UMBC	W 83–60	5–0	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 4, 1999*		Winthrop	W 76–49	6–0	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 7, 1999*		at Marquette	W 63–60	7–0	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 11, 1999*		Coastal Carolina	W 104–79	8–0	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 18, 1999*		at Cleveland State	L 60–75	8–1	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 21, 1999*		Texas A&M	W 81–68	9–1	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 23, 1999*		Saint Louis	L 74–83	9–2	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 29, 1999*		Miami (OH)	W 78–70	10–2	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 9, 2000		Virginia Tech	W 62–50	11–2 (1–0)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 11, 2000		Xavier	W 76–72	12–2 (2–0)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 15, 2000		at Fordham	L 61–70	12–3 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gym  Bronx, New York
Jan 20, 2000		at UMass	W 57–52	13–3 (3–1)	Mullins Center  Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2000		George Washington	W 83–76	14–3 (4–1)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 25, 2000		La Salle	W 69–60	15–3 (5–1)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 2000		at Saint Joseph's	W 66–62	16–3 (6–1)	Hagan Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 2000		at Xavier	L 64–65 OT	16–4 (6–2)	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 2000		Duquesne	W 93–77	17–4 (7–2)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 9, 2000		at George Washington	L 90–95	17–5 (7–3)	Charles E. Smith Center  Washington, D.C.
Feb 12, 2000		St. Bonaventure	W 68–64	18–5 (8–3)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 17, 2000		No. 15 Temple	L 58–64	18–6 (8–4)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Feb 23, 2000		at La Salle	W 71–64	19–6 (9–4)	Tom Gola Arena  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2000		Rhode Island	W 77–51	20–6 (10–4)	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Mar 2, 2000		at Duquesne	W 94–64	21–6 (11–4)	A.J. Palumbo Center  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2000		at Virginia Tech	L 52–64	21–7 (11–5)	Cassell Coliseum  Blacksburg, Virginia
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 9, 2000*		at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 67–64	22–7	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals	L 50–56	22–8	The Spectrum  Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue First Round	L 61–62	22–9	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.