1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team
1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball | |
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Patriot League Tournament champions | |
Conference | Patriot League |
1999–2000 record | 24–7 (11–1 Patriot) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Kirby Sports Center |
1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 23 | – | 6 | .793 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lafayette † | 11 | – | 1 | .917 | 24 | – | 7 | .774 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bucknell | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | 17 | – | 11 | .607 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Colgate | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | 13 | – | 16 | .448 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Holy Cross | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Lehigh | 3 | – | 9 | .250 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 2 | – | 10 | .167 | 5 | – | 23 | .179 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 Patriot League Tournament winner |
The 1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 5th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24–7, 11–1 in Patriot League play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Army, Lehigh, and Navy to win the Patriot League Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Temple.[1]
Roster[]
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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 20, 1999* |
at Columbia | W 59–52 | 1–0 |
Levien Gymnasium New York, New York | |||||||
Nov 23, 1999* |
at Villanova | L 70–74 | 1–1 |
Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Nov 29, 1999* |
Cornell | W 65–54 | 2–1 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 1, 1999* |
at Howard | W 64–55 | 3–1 |
Burr Gymnasium Washington, D.C. | |||||||
Dec 6, 1999* |
Towson | L 57–59 | 3–2 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 11, 1999* |
Saint Peter's | W 81–69 | 4–2 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 21, 1999* |
Gettysburg | W 82–52 | 5–2 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Dec 29, 1999* |
vs. Saint Joseph's | L 81–83 2OT | 5–3 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Dec 30, 1999* |
vs. Alabama State | W 88–54 | 6–3 |
The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico | |||||||
Jan 2, 2000* |
at Georgia Tech | L 64–75 | 6–4 |
Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | |||||||
Jan 5, 2000* |
Delaware Valley | W 76–58 | 7–4 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 8, 2000* |
at Princeton | W 70–69 OT | 8–4 |
Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey | |||||||
Jan 11, 2000* |
at Penn | L 76–80 | 8–5 |
The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 16, 2000 |
Navy | W 80–74 | 9–5 (1–0) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 19, 2000 |
at Holy Cross | W 77–70 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Hart Center Worcester, Massachusetts | |||||||
Jan 22, 2000 |
at Army | W 77–55 | 11–5 (3–0) |
Christl Arena West Point, New York | |||||||
Jan 26, 2000 |
Lehigh | W 87–68 | 12–5 (4–0) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Jan 29, 2000 |
at Colgate | W 64–58 | 13–5 (5–0) |
Cotterell Court Hamilton, New York | |||||||
Feb 2, 2000 |
Bucknell | W 75–73 | 14–5 (6–0) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 7, 2000* |
Albany | W 90–70 | 15–5 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 9, 2000 |
at Navy | L 66–94 | 15–6 (6–1) |
Alumni Hall Annapolis, Maryland | |||||||
Feb 12, 2000 |
Holy Cross | W 77–66 | 16–6 (7–1) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 14, 2000* |
at Stony Brook | W 71–69 | 17–6 |
Stony Brook University Arena Stony Brook, New York | |||||||
Feb 16, 2000 |
Army | W 69–43 | 18–6 (8–1) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 19, 2000 |
at Lehigh | W 77–63 | 19–6 (9–1) |
Stabler Arena Bethlehem, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 23, 2000 |
Colgate | W 92–51 | 20–6 (10–1) |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Feb 27, 2000 |
at Bucknell | W 74–59 | 21–6 (11–1) |
Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Patriot League Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 4, 2000* |
Army Quarterfinals |
W 71–45 | 22–6 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 5, 2000* |
Lehigh Semifinals |
W 66���60 | 23–6 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
Mar 10, 2000* |
Navy Championship game |
W 87–61 | 24–6 |
Kirby Sports Center Easton, Pennsylvania | |||||||
NCAA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 17, 2000* |
(15 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple First Round |
L 47–73 | 24–7 |
HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
All times are in Eastern Time. |
Awards and honors[]
References[]
- ^ "Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "1999 Men's Basketball Roster". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
- ^ "1999 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
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