1999–2000 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team represented the University of Miami during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season.

1999–2000 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball
Big East Regular season co-champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 20
APNo. 23
Record23–11 (13–3 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaMiami Arena
Seasons
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
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

The University of Miami men's basketball team, led by head coach Leonard Hamilton, played their home games at the Miami Arena as members of the Big East Conference. They finished the season 23–11, 13–3 in Big East play to finish in a tie for first place. They lost in the semifinals of the Big East tournament to St. John's, but received an at-large invitation to the NCAA tournament as No. 6 seed in the South region. Miami defeated Arkansas and No. 3 seed Ohio State to reach the first Sweet Sixteen in program history. In the regional semifinal round, the Hurricanes lost to the Golden Hurricane of Tulsa, 80–71.[2]

Roster

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1999–2000 Miami Hurricanes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 00 Leroy Hurd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Moss Point, MS
G/F 3 Michael Simmons 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Los Angeles, CA
F 11 Jerry Schlie 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Holbrook, NY
G 13 Paulo Coelho 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Figueira da Foz, Portugal
F 25 Elton Tyler 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Dorchester, MA
G/F 30 Vernon Jennings 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Sr Baltimore, MD
G/F 31 Johnny Hemsley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr College Park, GA
F 33 James Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Hialeah, FL
F 34 Dwayne Wimbley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Fort Lauderdale, FL
G 45 John Salmons 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Philadelphia, PA
F 51 Mario Bland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Sr Jackson, MS
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*
7:50 pm
No. 24 at Central Florida W 81–54  1–0
 17  Hemsley   7  Bland   6  Jennings  UCF Arena (3,449)
Orlando, FL
Nov 23, 1999*
7:30 pm
No. 25 Monmouth W 67–46  2–0
 24  Hemsley   9  Bland   7  Coelho  Miami Arena (2,088)
Miami, FL
Nov 30, 1999*
7:30 pm
Bethune-Cookman W 102–75  3–0
 27  Tyler   10  Tyler   12  Jennings  Miami Arena (2,064)
Miami, FL
Dec 4, 1999*
3:00 pm
at Memphis L 72–82  3–1
 22  Bland   12  Bland   6  Coelho  The Pyramid (10,353)
Memphis, TN
Dec 7, 1999*
7:30 pm
Charlotte L 65–75  3–2
 13  Bland   12  Bland   2  Tied  Miami Arena (2,445)
Miami, FL
Dec 11, 1999*
2:00 pm
Hartford W 97–61  4–2
 20  Hemsley   12  Bland   7  Jennings  Miami Arena (2,041)
Miami, FL
Dec 18, 1999*
7:00 pm
vs. No. 7 North Carolina
Orange Bowl Classic
L 68–78  4–3
 21  Hemsley   8  Tyler   5  Salmons  National Car Rental Center (10,140)
Sunrise, FL
Dec 20, 1999*
3:30 pm
vs. Louisiana–Lafayette
San Juan Shootout First Round
L 60–66  4–4
 19  Hemsley   6  Jones   3  Jennings  Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (569)
Mayagüez, PR
Dec 21, 1999*
2:30 pm
vs. Detroit Mercy
San Juan Shootout Consolation round
W 68–64  5–4
 18  Bland   7  Tied   6  Jennings  Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (155)
Mayagüez, PR
Dec 22, 1999*
2:30 pm
vs. Illinois State
San Juan Shootout 5th place
L 78–87  5–5
 18  Bland   5  Salmons   10  Jennings  Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum (123)
Mayagüez, PR
Dec 27, 1999*
7:30 pm
Florida Atlantic W 89–52  6–5
 17  Salmons   8  Bland   8  Jennings  Miami Arena (1,202)
Miami, FL
Dec 29, 1999*
7:30 pm
Quinnipiac W 80–66  7–5
 24  Hemsley   8  Salmons   6  Tied  Miami Arena (1,396)
Miami, FL
Jan 5, 2000
8:00 pm
West Virginia W 66–58  8–5
(1–0)
 25  Hemsley   5  Tyler   8  Jennings  Miami Arena (2,732)
Miami, FL
Jan 8, 2000
12:00 pm
No. 7 Syracuse L 55–67  8–6
(1–1)
 14  Hemsley   9  Tyler   7  Jennings  Miami Arena (3,511)
Miami, FL
Jan 11, 2000
7:30 pm
at Seton Hall W 71–64  9–6
(2–1)
 23  Hemsley   9  Hurd   6  Jennings  Continental Airlines Arena (8,959)
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 15, 2000
12:00 pm
at Georgetown L 61–65  9–7
(2–2)
 18  Tyler   7  Tyler   4  Jennings  Verizon Center (7,189)
Washington, D.C.
Jan 17, 2000
7:05 pm
at Villanova W 67–66  10–7
(3–2)
 21  Hemsley   10  Salmons   6  Jennings  The Pavilion (6,500)
Philadelphia, PA
Jan 22, 2000
7:30 pm
Boston College W 62–54  11–7
(4–2)
 24  Bland   9  Bland   3  Tied  Miami Arena (5,210)
Miami, FL
Jan 25, 2000
7:30 pm
at Notre Dame W 63–49  12–7
(5–2)
 18  Hemsley   9  Wimbley   11  Jennings  Edmund P. Joyce Center (8,834)
Notre Dame, IN
Jan 29, 2000*
1:00 pm
No. 16 Kentucky L 57–60  12–8
 18  Hemsley   7  Bland   5  Jennings  Miami Arena (9,276)
Miami, FL
Feb 1, 2000
7:30 pm
Pittsburgh W 64–60  13–8
(6–2)
 14  Jennings   9  Wimbley   4  Jennings  Miami Arena (2,424)
Miami, FL
Feb 5, 2000
3:00 pm
at Rutgers W 58–52  14–8
(7–2)
 21  Hemsley   10  Salmons   10  Jennings  Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,515)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 7, 2000
7:00 pm
Georgetown W 77–55  15–8
(8–2)
 17  Hemsley   8  Tied   7  Jennings  Miami Arena (3,466)
Miami, FL
Feb 16, 2000
7:30 pm
Providence L 45–47  15–9
(8–3)
 11  Salmons   11  Salmons   4  Jennings  Miami Arena (2,578)
Miami, FL
Feb 19, 2000
3:30 pm
at No. 18 Connecticut W 63–57  16–9
(9–3)
 22  Tyler   8  Salmons   8  Jennings  Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
Feb 22, 2000
7:00 pm
at West Virginia W 68–50  17–9
(10–3)
 24  Hemsley   7  Tied   9  Jennings  Charleston Civic Center (6,281)
Charleston, WV
Feb 26, 2000
7:00 pm
Notre Dame W 55–52  18–9
(11–3)
 14  Bland   8  Jennings   6  Jennings  Miami Arena (6,189)
Miami, FL
Feb 29, 2000
7:30 pm
at Pittsburgh W 74–66  19–9
(12–3)
 21  Hemsley   10  Bland   10  Jennings  Fitzgerald Field House (5,225)
Pittsburgh, PA
Mar 5, 2000
12:00 pm
No. 18 St. John's W 74–70 OT 20–9
(13–3)
 20  Tyler   11  Salmons   8  Jennings  Miami Arena (7,158)
Miami, FL
Big East tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
7:00 pm
(2) No. 23 vs. (7) Notre Dame
Quarterfinals
W 61–58  21–9
 17  Hemsley   7  Tied   11  Jennings  Madison Square Garden (19,472)
New York, NY
Mar 10, 2000*
9:30 pm
(2) No. 23 vs. (3) No. 19 St. John's
Semifinals
L 57–58  21–10
 15  Tyler   8  Tyler   8  Jennings  Madison Square Garden (19,528)
New York, NY
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
10:20 pm, CBS
(6 S) No. 23 vs. (11 S) Arkansas
First Round
W 75–71  22–10
 20  Hemsley   8  Tyler   8  Jennings  Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297)
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
4:40 pm, CBS
(6 S) No. 23 vs. (3 S) No. 8 Ohio State
Second Round
W 75–62  23–10
 24  Hemsley   11  Bland   6  Tied  Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297)
Nashville, TN
Mar 24, 2000*
7:55 pm, CBS
(6 S) No. 23 vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa
Sweet Sixteen
L 71–80  23–11
 17  Tied   9  Bland   7  Jennings  Frank Erwin Center (16,000)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
  2. ^ "Strong Start and Finish Leads Tulsa Past Miami". The New York Times. March 25, 2000. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Miami Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  4. ^ "Miami Hurricanes 2020-21 Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Miami Hurricanes. Retrieved August 15, 2021.