1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2000 Southland Conference Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll

1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament
Conference	Southland Conference
1999–2000 record	15–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach	Mike Deane (1st season);
Home arena	Montagne Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Mike Deane, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in Southland play. They won the Southland Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2000 NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Lamar was beaten by No. 1 seed Duke, 82–55.^[2]

Roster[]

1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F		Landon Rowe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Mike Deane

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results[]

**Schedule**^[4]
Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*		Texas Southern	W 78–62	1–0	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Nov 23, 1999*		at Southern Methodist	L 56–67	1–1	Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas
Nov 27, 1999*		Drake	W 62–44	2–1	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Nov 30, 1999*		at San Francisco	L 43–69	2–2	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Dec 11, 1999*		Tulane	L 45–51	2–3	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 14, 1999*		at Louisiana–Lafayette	L 79–81	2–4	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 22, 1999*		at Rice	W 51–40	4–4	Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas
Dec 28, 1999		Louisiana–Monroe	W 94–92 ^3OT	5–4 (1–0)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Dec 30, 1999		Northwestern State	W 70–58	6–4 (2–0)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Jan 3, 2000*		at No. 20 Oklahoma	L 63–67	6–5	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 6, 2000		at Stephen F. Austin	W 58–56	7–5 (3–0)	William R. Johnson Coliseum Nacogdoches, Texas
Jan 8, 2000		McNeese State	W 74–49	8–5 (4–0)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Jan 13, 2000		at Texas State	L 73–74 ^OT	8–6 (4–1)	Strahan Coliseum San Marcos, Texas
Jan 15, 2000		at Texas–San Antonio	L 58–82	8–7 (4–2)	Convocation Center San Antonio, Texas
Jan 20, 2000		Southeastern Louisiana	W 61–55	9–7 (5–2)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Jan 22, 2000		Nicholls State	W 70–63	10–7 (6–2)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Jan 27, 2000		at Sam Houston State	L 51–69	10–8 (6–3)	Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas
Jan 29, 2000		at Texas–Arlington	L 69–81	10–9 (6–4)	Texas Hall Arlington, Texas
Feb 3, 2000		at Louisiana-Monroe	L 58–95	10–10 (6–5)	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Feb 5, 2000		at Northwestern State	L 63–65	10–11 (6–6)	Prather Coliseum Natchitoches, Louisiana
Feb 10, 2000		Stephen F. Austin	W 82–75	11–11 (7–6)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Feb 17, 2000		at Sam Houston State	L 53–68	11–12 (7–7)	Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, Texas
Feb 19, 2000		Texas-Arlington	L 54–55	11–13 (7–8)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Feb 26, 2000		Texas State	W 71–61	12–13 (8–8)	Montagne Center Beaumont, Texas
Mar 2, 2000		at McNeese State	L 52–64	12–14 (8–9)	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
Mar 4, 2000		at Southeastern Louisiana	L 49–60	12–15 (8–10)	University Center Hammond, Louisiana
Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
Mar 7, 2000*		at Louisiana-Monroe Quarterfinals	W 66–62	13–15	Fant-Ewing Coliseum Monroe, Louisiana
Mar 9, 2000*		vs. Texas State Semifinals	W 53–50	14–15	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
Mar 11, 2000*		vs. Northwestern State Championship game	W 62–55	15–15	Hirsch Memorial Coliseum Shreveport, Louisiana
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(1 E)	vs. (16 E) No. 1 Duke First Round	L 55–82	15–16	Lawrence Joel Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Central Time.

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Southland Conference Season Summary
^ "Duke shows Lamar why it's No. 1". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "Lamar Cardinals Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". ESPN Enterprises. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Southland Conference Season Summary

[2] "Duke shows Lamar why it's No. 1". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[3] "Lamar Cardinals Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

[4] "1999-00 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". ESPN Enterprises. Retrieved September 18, 2021.

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1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston State	15	–	3	.833	22	–	7	.759
Louisiana-Monroe	13	–	5	.722	19	–	9	.679
Texas-San Antonio	12	–	6	.667	15	–	13	.536
Northwestern State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	13	.567
Texas-Arlington	11	–	7	.611	15	–	12	.556
Lamar †	8	–	10	.444	15	–	16	.484
Texas State	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Nicholls State	8	–	10	.444	11	–	17	.393
Southeastern Louisiana	5	–	13	.278	10	–	17	.370
McNeese State	5	–	13	.278	6	–	21	.222
Stephen F. Austin	3	–	15	.167	6	–	21	.222

† 2000 Southland Conference Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]