1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

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1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1999–00 record29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coachMick Cronin (4th season)
Home arenaMyrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons
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1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati 16 – 0   1.000 29 – 4   .879
Louisville 10 – 6   .625 19 – 12   .613
DePaul 9 – 7   .563 21 – 12   .636
Marquette 8 – 8   .500 15 – 14   .517
Saint Louis † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 14   .576
Charlotte 7 – 9   .438 17 – 16   .515
National
Tulane 8 – 8   .500 20 – 11   .645
South Florida 8 – 8   .500 17 – 14   .548
Southern Miss 7 – 9   .438 17 – 12   .586
UAB 7 – 9   .438 14 – 14   .500
Memphis 7 – 9   .438 15 – 16   .484
Houston 2 – 14   .125 9 – 22   .290
† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA Tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

Roster[]

Source[2]

1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G/F 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saginaw, Michigan
F 5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
G 11 Kenny Satterfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New York City, New York
G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Buffalo, New York
G 14 David Dissinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Franklin, Ohio
F 32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rock Island, Illinois
G 34 Chris Taflinger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach

Bob Huggins

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

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*
 No. 1 Youngstown State W 94–67  1–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Cleveland State
Big Island Invitational 		W 91–56  2–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Santa Clara
Big Island Invitational 		W 88–67  3–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Iowa State
Big Island Invitational 		W 75–60  4–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga
Rock-N-Roll Shootout 		W 75–68[3]  5–0
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 7 North Carolina W 77–68  6–0
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*
 No. 1 Mississippi Valley State W 74–48  7–0
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999
 No. 1 at Saint Louis W 79–64  8–0
(1–0) 		Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999*
 No. 1 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout 		L 64–66  8–1
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999*
 No. 4 at No. 21 Oklahoma W 72–57  9–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999*
 No. 4 Milwaukee W 93–60  10–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999*
 No. 3 at Boise State W 78–46  11–1
 Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*
 No. 3 UNLV W 106–66  12–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000
 No. 3 Charlotte W 81–54  13–1
(2–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000
 No. 3 Marquette W 67–48  14–1
(3–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000
 No. 1 at Tulane W 72–59  15–1
(4–0) 		Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000*
 No. 1 Ohio W 73–59  16–1
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000
 No. 1 Memphis W 75–55  17–1
(5–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000
 No. 1 at Marquette W 72–60  18–1
(6–0) 		Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000
 No. 1 at Louisville
Rivalry 		W 75–65  19–1
(7–0) 		Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000
 No. 1 South Florida W 89–72  20–1
(8–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000
 No. 1 at Charlotte W 70–62  21–1
(9–0) 		Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000
 No. 1 at UAB W 93–80  22–1
(10–0) 		Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000
 No. 1 DePaul W 87–64  23–1
(11–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000
 No. 1 at Houston W 77–65  24–1
(12–0) 		Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000*
 No. 1 No. 15 Temple L 69–77  24–2
 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000
 No. 3 Southern Miss W 95–69  25–2
(13–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000
 No. 3 Louisville
Rivalry 		W 68–59  26–2
(14–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000
 No. 2 at DePaul W 64–62  27–2
(15–0) 		Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000
 No. 2 Saint Louis W 84–41  28–2
(16–0) 		Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
 (1) No. 1 vs. (9) Saint Louis
Conference USA Quarterfinal 		L 58–68[4]  28–3
 The Pyramid 
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
 (2 S) No. 7 vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington
First Round 		W 64–47  29–3
 Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
 (2 S) No. 7 vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa
Second Round 		L 61–69[5]  29–4
 Gaylord Entertainment Center 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings[]

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 Not released 
Coaches 3 – 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 6 7

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors[]

NBA draft selections[]

Main article: 2000 NBA Draft
Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club
2000 1 1 1 Kenyon Martin New Jersey Nets
2000 1 6 6 DerMarr Johnson Atlanta Hawks

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References[]

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  3. ^ "No. 1 Cincinnati gets by gritty Gonzaga". ESPN.com. Associated Press. December 4, 1999. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  4. ^ "MARTIN'S INJURY FELLS CINCINNATI". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  5. ^ "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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