1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 2nd season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 16–0 to capture the regular season championship. They also won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the South Region. Entering play on a 19-game winning streak, the Aggies lost to No. 5 seed and AP #20 Connecticut in the first round.[2]

1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball
Big West tournament champions
Big West Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceBig West Conference
DivisionEast
Record28–6 (16–0 Big West)
Head coach
Assistant coachRandy Rahe (2nd season)
Home arenaSmith Spectrum
Seasons
1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East Division
Utah State 16 0   1.000 28 6   .824
New Mexico State 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
Nevada 6 10   .375 9 20   .310
Idaho 6 10   .375 12 17   .414
Boise State 6 10   .375 12 15   .444
North Texas 5 11   .313 7 20   .259
West Division
Long Beach State 15 1   .938 24 6   .800
UC Santa Barbara 10 6   .625 14 14   .500
UC Irvine 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Pacific 6 10   .375 11 18   .379
Cal Poly 5 11   .313 10 18   .357
Cal State Fullerton 3 13   .188 8 19   .296
2000 Big West tournament winner
As of April 10, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 5 Shawn Daniels 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Bakersfield, California
G 22 Troy Rolle 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr
G 31 Tony Brown 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 13, 1999*
Simon Fraser W 78–57  1–0
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Nov 22, 1999*
vs. No. 6 Florida
Maui Invitational tournament
L 58–60  1–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 23, 1999*
at Chaminade
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 70–48  2–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 24, 1999*
vs. USC
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 52–50  3–1
Lahaina Civic Center 
Lahaina, Hawaii
Nov 30, 1999*
at Northern Arizona L 52–64  3–2
Walkup Skydome 
Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 4, 1999*
UC San Diego W 82–58  4–2
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 7, 1999*
at Utah L 42–77  4–3
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 9, 1999*
Northern Arizona W 80–58  5–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 18, 1999*
Western Colorado W 93–51  6–3
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 21, 1999*
at Weber State L 73–86  6–4
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Dec 28, 1999*
Mercer W 74–55  7–4
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Dec 29, 1999*
San Diego W 68–65 OT 8–4
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 4, 2000*
Fresno State W 83–66  9–4
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 8, 2000*
BYU L 73–82  9–5
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Big West Regular Season
Jan 13, 2000
Cal State Fullerton W 82–70  10–5
(1–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 15, 2000
UC Irvine W 81–46  11–5
(2–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Jan 20, 2000
at UC Santa Barbara W 61–57  12–5
(3–0)
The Thunderdome 
Santa Barbara, California
Jan 22, 2000
at Cal Poly W 74–62  13–5
(4–0)
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center 
San Luis Obispo, California
Jan 27, 2000
at Boise State W 75–68  14–5
(5–0)
BSU Pavilion 
Boise, Idaho
Jan 30, 2000
at Idaho W 67–60  15–5
(6–0)
Cowan Spectrum 
Moscow, Idaho
Feb 3, 2000*
North Texas W 83–70  16–5
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 5, 2000
New Mexico State W 66–51  17–5
(7–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 10, 2000
Nevada W 69–54  18–5
(8–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Feb 12, 2000
at Long Beach State W 71–63  19–5
(9–0)
The Walter Pyramid 
Long Beach, California
Feb 17, 2000
at Nevada W 62–53  20–5
(10–0)
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Mar 4, 2000
Boise State W 74–62  25–5
(16–0)
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 
Logan, Utah
Big West tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
vs. Pacific
Quarterfinals
W 64–41  26–5
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Mar 10, 2000*
at Nevada
Semifinals
W 69–64  27–5
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
Mar 11, 2000*
vs. New Mexico State
Championship game
W 71–66  28–5
Lawlor Events Center 
Reno, Nevada
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(12 S) vs. (5 S) No. 20 Connecticut
First Round
L 67–75  28–6
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center 
Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ Big West MBB Record Book
  2. ^ "El-Amin Injured as U-Conn. Downs Utah State". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  4. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.