1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
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MAC Tournament champions
MAC West champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1999–2000 record22–9 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaWorthen Arena
Seasons
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1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green 14 – 4   .778 22 – 8   .733
Kent State 13 – 5   .722 23 – 8   .742
Akron 11 – 7   .611 17 – 11   .607
Marshall 11 – 7   .611 21 – 9   .700
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 20 – 13   .606
Miami 8 – 10   .444 15 – 15   .500
Buffalo 3 – 15   .167 5 – 23   .179
West
Ball State† 11 – 7   .611 22 – 9   .710
Toledo 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 13   .536
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 13 – 15   .464
Western Michigan 6 – 12   .333 10 – 18   .357
Central Michigan 2 – 16   .111 6 – 23   .207
† 2000 MAC Tournament winner
As of [1]; Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ray McCallum, Ball State played their home games at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals finished atop the MAC West Division regular season standings. Ball State won the MAC Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Cardinals were beaten by No. 6 seed UCLA[2] and finished the season with a 22–9 record (11–7 MAC).

Roster[]

1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 12 Duane Clemens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
 Sr    
F 21 Theron Smith 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Auburndale Auburndale, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999*
 at Wisconsin L 50–60  0–1
 Kohl Center 
Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 24, 1999*
 Southern Illinois W 79–74  1–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Nov 27, 1999*
 Indiana State W 64–55  2–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 3, 1999*
 Cornell W 73–65  3–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 4, 1999*
 Wisconsin–Milwaukee W 71–58  4–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999*
 Butler W 80–70  5–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 18, 1999*
 vs. No. 24 Purdue W 72–52  6–1
 Conseco Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 21, 1999*
 Chaminade W 101–79  7–1
 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Dec 27, 1999*
 at San Diego State W 82–65  8–1
 Viejas Arena 
San Diego, California
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2000
 at Northern Illinois W 75–67  9–1
(1–0) 		Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 5, 2000
 Toledo W 88–85 OT 10–1
(2–0) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000
 at Eastern Michigan L 93–98 3OT 10–2
(2–1) 		Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 12, 2000
 at Miami (OH) L 84–86 3OT 10–3
(2–2) 		Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
Jan 15, 2000
 Northern Illinois L 64–76  10–4
(2–3) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 19, 2000
 at Kent State L 55–77  10–5
(2–4) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center 
Kent, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000
 Central Michigan W 88–69  11–5
(3–4) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Jan 24, 2000
 at Marshall L 73–85  11–6
(3–5) 		Henderson Center 
Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 26, 2000
 at Ohio L 53–64  11–7
(3–6) 		Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 2000
 Buffalo W 82–68  12–7
(4–6) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 2, 2000
 Bowling Green W 71–61  13–7
(5–6) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 5, 2000
 Eastern Michigan W 78–58  14–7
(6–6) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 9, 2000
 Western Michigan W 80–60  15–7
(7–6) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 14, 2000
 Akron W 89–68  16–7
(8–6) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 16, 2000
 at Toledo L 61–66  16–8
(8–7) 		John F. Savage Hall 
Toledo, Ohio
Feb 19, 2000
 Miami (OH) W 60–57 OT 17–8
(9–7) 		Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000
 at Central Michigan W 91–80  18–8
(10–7) 		Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 26, 2000
 at Western Michigan W 91–82  19–8
(11–7) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC Tournament
Mar 5, 2000*
 vs. Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 64–63 OT 20–8
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 6, 2000*
 vs. Ohio
Semifinals 		W 70–67  21–8
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 8, 2000*
 vs. Miami (OH)
Championship game 		W 61–58  22–8
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
 (11 MW) vs. (6 MW) UCLA
First Round 		L 57–65[2]  22–9
 Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome 
Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. 2009-11-11. pp. 75–78. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
  2. ^ a b "Bruins Bounce Ball". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
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