1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 15
APNo. 25
Record24–10 (12–4 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Todd Foster
  • Jay Price
  • Jim Thrash
Home arenaMackey Arena
Seasons
2000–01 →
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 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Chad Kerkhof 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr   Greenfield, Indiana
G 12 Maynard Lewis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So   Terre Haute, Indiana
G 20 Kenny Lowe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Fr   Gary, Indiana
C 21 Adam Wetzel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr   Keokuk, Iowa
G 22 Jaraan Cornell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Clay South Bend, Indiana
F 23 Mike Robinson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Richwoods Peoria, Illinois
G 31 Rodney Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 231 lb (105 kg) So   Indianapolis, Indiana
C 32 Greg McQuay 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr   Gary, Indiana
F 35 Brian Cardinal 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Unity Tolono, Illinois
G 43 Carson Cunningham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Oregon State Ogden Dunes, Indiana
C 54 John Allison 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 242 lb (110 kg) So   New Palestine, Indiana
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
Exhibition
Nov 3, 1999*
8:00 PM
No. 23 Athletes in Action W 105–90 
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Nov 14, 1999*
4:00 PM
No. 23 CIMEBA All-Stars W 80–61 
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Regular season
Nov 22, 1999*
2:00 PM
No. 22 at Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 96–78  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 23, 1999*
5:00 PM
No. 22 vs. No. 6 Florida
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 79–68  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 24, 1999*
No. 22 vs. No. 4 North Carolina
Maui Invitational Tournament
L 75–90  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Dec 1, 1999*
7:30 PM
No. 19 NC State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 59–61  2–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 4, 1999*
6:00 PM
No. 19 Akron W 75–66  3–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 7, 1999*
8:00 PM
No. 25 at Illinois State W 86–75  4–2
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Dec 9, 1999*
8:00 PM
No. 25 Western Illinois W 83–48  5–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999*
4:00 PM
No. 25 Coppin State W 86–65  6–2
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 18, 1999*
7:00 PM
No. 24 vs. Ball State
Boilermaker Blockbuster
L 52–72  6–3
Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 22, 1999*
8:00 PM
Central Michigan W 92–61  7–3
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Dec 27, 1999*
10:30 PM
at Santa Clara W 70–55  8–3
Toso Pavilion 
Santa Clara, California
Dec 30, 1999*
10:30 PM
at UCLA L 53–55  8–4
Pauley Pavilion 
Los Angeles, California
Jan 3, 2000*
8:00 PM
Murray State W 95–67  9–4
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000
2:31 PM
Michigan L 86–88 2OT 9–5
(0–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 12, 2000
8:00 PM
at No. 22 Illinois W 69–66  10–5
(1–1)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, Illinois
Jan 15, 2000
2:31 PM
Wisconsin W 63–52  11–5
(2–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 19, 2000
8:00 PM
at Minnesota W 74–69  12–5
(3–1)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Jan 22, 2000
2:00 PM
No. 11 Indiana
Rivalry
W 83–77  13–5
(4–1)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Jan 26, 2000
8:00 PM
at Wisconsin L 45–55  13–6
(4–2)
Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 29, 2000
8:00 PM
at No. 8 Ohio State L 59–68  13–7
(4–3)
Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
Feb 2, 2000
6:00 PM
Northwestern W 70–51  14–7
(5–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 5, 2000
8:00 PM
at Iowa W 84–58  15–7
(6–3)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
Feb 8, 2000
7:00 PM
No. 6 Michigan State W 70–67  16–7
(7–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 12, 2000
2:31 PM
at Northwestern W 77–58  17–7
(8–3)
Welsh-Ryan Arena 
Evanston, Illinois
Feb 16, 2000
8:00 PM
No. 25 Iowa W 67–59  18–7
(9–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 19, 2000
2:31 PM
No. 25 Minnesota W 97–61  19–7
(10–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000
7:00 PM
No. 21 at Michigan W 78–75  20–7
(11–3)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 27, 2000
12:07 PM
No. 21 Penn State W 88–71  21–7
(12–3)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, Indiana
Feb 29, 2000
7:00 PM
No. 20 at No. 14 Indiana
Rivalry
L 65–79  21–8
(12–4)
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*
9:00 PM
(3) No. 22 vs. (6) Wisconsin
Quarterfinals
L 66–78  21–9
United Center 
Chicago, Illinois
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
3:00 PM
(6 W) No. 22 vs. (11 W) Dayton
First Round
W 62–61[3]  22–9
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 18, 2000*
5:30 PM
(6 W) No. 22 vs. (3 W) No. 12 Oklahoma
Second Round
W 66–62[4]  23–9
McKale Center 
Tucson, Arizona
Mar 23, 2000*
7:55 PM
(6 W) No. 22 vs. (10 W) Gonzaga
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 75–66  24–9
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mar 25, 2000*
4:40 PM
(6 W) No. 22 vs. (8 W) Wisconsin
West Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 60–64  24–10
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Eastern.

NCAA basketball tournament

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During the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Elite Eight, where they lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.

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Rankings

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Team players drafted into the NBA

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 44 Brian Cardinal Detroit Pistons

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "1999–00 Purdue Boilermakers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Purdue Sneaks By In 1st Round". CBS News. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "Pur-doomed Cold shooting haunts OU in loss to Boilermakers". The Oklahoman. March 19, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  5. ^ "RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More".
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
  7. ^ "2000 NBA Draft on Basketballreference.com". Archived from the original on March 18, 2010. Retrieved May 7, 2009.