1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1999–2000 men's college basketball season. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas.

1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
MVC Champions
NCAA tournament, first round, L 61–77 vs. Texas
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–10 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Southwest Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Bradley 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Evansville 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Wichita State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Drake 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
2000 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Royce Waltman was MVC coach of the year award and Nate Green was the conference player of the year award.[2]

Roster

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1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Djibril Kante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Bloomington, Indiana
F 4 Nate Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Des Moines, Iowa
G 5 Michael Menser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
F 32 Matt Renn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 19*
vs. George Washington L 74–80  0–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 20*
vs. Montana State W 81–64  1–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 21*
vs. TCU W 89–77  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 27*
at Ball State L 55–64  2–2
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
December 1*
at Butler L 55–77  2–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 4*
at Austin Peay L 68–82  2–4
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
December 7*
Western Illinois W 53–51  3–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 10*
vs. North Texas W 77–63  4–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 11*
at Indiana W 63–60  5–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 19*
Eastern Illinois W 102–91 2OT 6–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 22*
Tennessee State W 89–62  7–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 30
Wichita State W 58–53  8–4
(1–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 6
Creighton W 56–46  9–4
(2–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 8
at Bradley L 51–62  9–5
(2–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
January 12
at Illinois State W 56–54  10–5
(3–1)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
January 15
Missouri State W 62–60  11–5
(4–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 19
Southern Illinois W 91–56  12–5
(5–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 22
Drake W 73–56  13–5
(6–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 27
at Wichita State W 72–65  14–5
(7–1)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
January 29
at Drake W 73–56  15–5
(8–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
February 2
Illinois State W 77–57  16–5
(9–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 6
at Missouri State L 48–64  16–6
(9–2)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
February 9
at Northern Iowa W 67–61  17–6
(10–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
February 12
Evansville W 69–60  18–6
(11–2)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 16
at Creighton L 58–64  18–7
(11–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 19
Northern Iowa W 66–55  19–7
(12–3)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 23
at Southern Illinois L 61–80  19–8
(12–4)
The SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
February 26
at Evansville W 55–52  20–8
(13–4)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
February 28
Bradley W 56–54  21–8
(14–4)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley tournament
March 4
vs. Wichita State W 57–50  22–8
(14–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 5
vs. Creighton L 69–71  22–9
(14–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
2000 NCAA tournament
March 16
vs. Texas
First Round
L 61–77  22–10
(14–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Bennett, Mark (March 1, 2000). "Best of the best: Nate Green picks off rare double-double, conference MVP and top defensive player". Tribune-Star. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.