1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 23–8, 10–4 in MWC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 10 seed in the South Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 7 seed Tulsa in the opening round.[2]

1999–2000 UNLV Rebels men's basketball
MWC tournament champions
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–8 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaThomas & Mack Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Utah 10 4   .714 23 9   .719
New Mexico 9 5   .643 18 14   .563
Colorado State 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Wyoming 8 6   .571 19 12   .613
BYU 7 7   .500 22 11   .667
Air Force 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
San Diego State 0 14   .000 5 23   .179
2000 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Mark Dickel 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Logan Park Dunedin, New Zealand
C 34 Kaspars Kambala 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Homestead  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*
Mississippi Valley State W 99–73  1–0
Thomas & Mack Center (11,247)
Paradise, Nevada
Nov 21, 1999*
Fairfield W 92–68  2–0
Thomas & Mack Center (10,670)
Paradise, Nevada
Nov 24, 1999*
Nevada W 98–79  3–0
Thomas & Mack Center (11,729)
Paradise, Nevada
Nov 28, 1999*
Georgetown W 85–69  4–0
Thomas & Mack Center (12,426)
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 3, 1999*
vs. Princeton W 76–66  5–0
Charlotte Coliseum (8,000)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1999*
vs. No. 2 North Carolina L 78–102  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum (12,289)
Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1999*
Austin Peay W 87–66  6–1
Thomas & Mack Center (10,778)
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 18, 1999*
No. 14 Oklahoma State L 75–89  6–2
Thomas & Mack Center (12,693)
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 21, 1999*
Cal Poly W 104–82  7–2
Thomas & Mack Center (10,786)
Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 1999*
Eastern Kentucky W 87–80  8–2
Thomas & Mack Center (11,740)
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 2, 2000*
at No. 3 Cincinnati L 66–106  8–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176)
Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 2000*
High Point W 72–53  9–3
Thomas & Mack Center (10,563)
Paradise, Nevada
MWC regular season
Jan 10, 2000
BYU L 75–77  9–4
(0–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,597)
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 15, 2000
at Air Force W 98–73  10–4
(1–1)
Clune Arena (1,237)
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 17, 2000
at New Mexico W 85–73  11–4
(2–1)
The Pit (16,771)
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 22, 2000
San Diego State W 83–55  12–4
(3–1)
Thomas & Mack Center (11,924)
Paradise, Nevada
Jan 29, 2000
at Colorado State W 78–75  13–4
(4–1)
Moby Arena (5,208)
Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 31, 2000
at Wyoming L 98–109  13–5
(4–2)
Arena-Auditorium (7,114)
Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 5, 2000
No. 19 Utah W 72–66  14–5
(5–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (16,629)
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 10, 2000
at Colorado State W 74–63  15–5
(6–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (11,455)
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 12, 2000*
Wyoming W 87–60  16–5
(7–2)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,851)
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 19, 2000
at BYU L 82–83  16–6
(7–3)
Marriott Center (17,432)
Provo, Utah
Feb 21, 2000
at No. 25 Utah L 52–96  16–7
(7–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,821)
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 22, 2000*
Florida Atlantic W 81–60  17–7
Thomas & Mack Center (10,614)
Paradise, Nevada
Feb 26, 2000
at Air Force W 84–61  18–7
(8–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (11,847)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar 2, 2000
at San Diego State W 85–64  19–7
(9–4)
Viejas Arena (2,764)
San Diego, California
Mar 5, 2000
New Mexico W 80–67  20–7
(10–4)
Thomas & Mack Center (12,223)
Paradise, Nevada
MWC tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
San Diego State
Quarterfinals
W 77–72  21–7
Thomas & Mack Center (7,124)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar 10, 2000*
Wyoming
Semifinals
W 97–92  22–7
Thomas & Mack Center (12,437)
Paradise, Nevada
Mar 11, 2000*
BYU
Championship Game
W 79–56  23–7
Thomas & Mack Center (14,237)
Paradise, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(10 S) vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa
First Round
L 62–89  23–8
Bridgestone Arena (17,230)
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Tulsa Blows Away Rebels". CBS News. March 24, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999–00 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.