1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team

The 1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions SEC West champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Southeastern Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 10
Record	28–6 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach	John Brady (3rd season)
Home arena	Pete Maravich Assembly Center

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

Roster

1999–2000 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 4 Stromile Swift 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Shreveport, Louisiana C 52 Jabari Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia	Head coach John Brady (Belhaven) Assistant coach(es) Kermit Davis (Mississippi State) Butch Pierre (Mississippi State) Donnie Tyndall (Morehead State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		Grambling	W 112–37	1–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 22, 1999*		Southeastern Louisiana	W 75–36	2–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 26, 1999*		vs. Oakland Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 87–80	3–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Wyoming Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 103–86	4–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1999*		vs. Fresno State Hawaii Pacific Classic	W 95–85	5–0	Neal S. Blaisdell Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 11, 1999*		Alcorn State	W 71–64	6–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1999*		Tennessee-Martin	W 73–45	7–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1999*		Sam Houston State	W 85–67	8–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Centenary	W 80–52	9–0	Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1999*		Nicholls State	W 91–74	10–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1999*		Howard	W 81–55	11–0	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State	W 63–53	12–0	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 2000	No. 21	Alabama	W 78–66	13–0 (1–0)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 8, 2000	No. 21	No. 15 Tennessee	L 59–64	13–1 (1–1)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 12, 2000	No. 24	at No. 10 Florida	L 57–82	13–2 (1–2)	Stephen C. O'Connell Center  Gainesville, Florida
Jan 15, 2000	No. 24	at Vanderbilt	L 62–65	13–3 (1–3)	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 19, 2000		Georgia	W 61–57	14–3 (2–3)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 26, 2000		Arkansas	W 96–75	15–3 (3–3)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 29, 2000*		No. 5 Arizona	W 86–60	16–3	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 2000	No. 22	at Mississippi State	L 66–68	16–4 (3–4)	Humphrey Coliseum  Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 5, 2000	No. 22	at Alabama	W 93–60	17–4 (4–4)	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 9, 2000	No. 25	No. 9 Auburn	W 83–68	18–4 (5–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2000	No. 25	No. 11 Kentucky	W 70–57	19–4 (6–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 16, 2000	No. 16	at Ole Miss	W 97–53	20–4 (7–4)	Tad Smith Coliseum  Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000	No. 16	at Arkansas	W 78–67	21–4 (8–4)	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 23, 2000	No. 15	at South Carolina	W 64–59	22–4 (9–4)	Carolina Coliseum  Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000	No. 15	Mississippi State	W 71–66	23–4 (10–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 1, 2000	No. 12	at No. 19 Auburn	W 55–53	24–4 (11–4)	Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum  Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 2000	No. 12	Ole Miss	W 64–60	25–4 (12–4)	Maravich Assembly Center  Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	No. 10	vs. Vanderbilt	W 71–60	26–4	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 2000*	No. 10	vs. Arkansas	L 67–69	26–5	Georgia Dome  Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (13 W) Southeast Missouri State First round	W 64–61	27–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (5 W) No. 15 Texas Second Round	W 72–67	28–5	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 2000*	(4 W) No. 10	vs. (8 W) Wisconsin West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 48–61	28–6	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central Standard Time.

Rankings

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

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21	24	—	—	22	25	16	15	12	10	10	Not released
Coaches	—	—^	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	25	23	17	16	11	9	13

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

Main article: 2006 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
1	2	Stromile Swift	Vancouver Grizzlies
2	45	Jabari Smith	Sacramento Kings