1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 23–7 (13–3 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.[2] However, the NCAA adjusted the team's record to 11-3 due to sanctions resulting from the Jim O’Brien scandal.[3][4]

1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
ConferenceBig Ten
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 8
Record11-3 (23–7 unadjusted) (5-1 (13–3 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach
Home arenaValue City Arena
Seasons
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 13 3   .813 32 7   .821
No. 25 Purdue 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 21 Illinois 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 22 Indiana 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Wisconsin 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Iowa 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Michigan 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Minnesota 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 16   .000 5 25   .167
No. 8 Ohio State* 11 3   .786 5 1   .833
2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 12 Scoonie Penn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Salem, Massachusetts
C 32 Ken Johnson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 35 Michael Redd 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1999*
No. 4 Notre Dame L 57–59  0–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Nov 29, 1999*
No. 15 Vermont W 74–51  1–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1999*
No. 15 Duquesne W 87–55  2–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 11, 1999*
No. 13 Florida A&M W 99–47  3–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 13, 1999*
No. 12 Coastal Carolina W 83–75  4–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 16, 1999*
No. 12 at No. 8 Kansas L 67–80  4–2
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 19, 1999*
No. 12 Eastern Kentucky W 72–40  5–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 1999*
No. 16 Toledo W 64–61  6–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 27, 1999*
No. 15 Oakland W 76–50  7–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Dec 29, 1999*
No. 15 American W 79–43  8–2
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 6, 2000
No. 13 at No. 19 Illinois L 77–80  8–3
(0–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 9, 2000
No. 13 Minnesota W 71–63  9–3
(1–1)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 13, 2000
No. 17 at Wisconsin W 53–51  10–3
(2–1)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 15, 2000
No. 17 at Northwestern W 58–44  11–3
(3–1)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Jan 20, 2000
No. 13 No. 10 Michigan State W 78–67  12–3
(4–1)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000*
 CBS
No. 13 at No. 19 St. John's W 65–64  13–3
Madison Square Garden 
New York, New York
Jan 29, 2000
No. 8 Purdue W 68–59  14–3
(5–1)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 2, 2000
No. 5 Wisconsin W 51–48  15–3
(6–1)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 6, 2000
 CBS
No. 5 at Michigan W 88–67  16–3
(7–1)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 9, 2000
No. 5 Iowa L 64–67  16–4
(7–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 12, 2000
No. 5 Penn State W 88–75  17–4
(8–2)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 15, 2000
No. 7 at No. 6 Michigan State L 72–83  17–5
(8–3)
Breslin Student Events Center 
East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 19, 2000
No. 7 at No. 10 Indiana W 82–71  18–5
(9–3)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 2000
No. 6 Northwestern W 69–49  19–5
(10–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 27, 2000
No. 6 Illinois W 64–51  20–5
(11–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Mar 1, 2000
No. 6 at Penn State W 79–73  21–5
(12–3)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2000
No. 6 at Minnesota W 82–72  22–5
(13–3)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*
No. 4 vs. Penn State
Quarterfinals
L 66–71  22–6
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(3 S) No. 8 vs. (14 S) Appalachian State
First Round
W 87–61[6]  23–6
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 19, 2000*
(3 S) No. 8 vs. (6 S) No. 23 Miami (FL)
Second Round
L 62–75  23–7
Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

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NBA draft selections

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Round Overall Player NBA Club
2 43 Michael Redd Milwaukee Bucks
2 57 Scoonie Penn Atlanta Hawks

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hemsley, Tyler power Hurricanes". ESPN. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  5. ^ "1999-00 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  6. ^ "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  7. ^ "1999–00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  8. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.