1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

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

1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Western Athletic Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 9
AP	No. 18
1999–2000 record	32–5 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach	Bill Self (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Norm Roberts (3rd season); Billy Gillispie (3rd season); John Phillips (3rd season);
Home arena	Reynolds Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32–5 overall and 12–2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. After losing in the championship game of the 2000 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, the team defeated UNLV, #7 Cincinnati, and #23 Miami (FL) to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to North Carolina in the South Regional Final.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	02	Charlie Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
G	10	Greg Harrington	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So
F	11	Eric Coley	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Sr
G	12	Dante Swanson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr
C	13	Brandon Kurtz	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr
G	14	Antonio Reed	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	—	Fr
F	22	DeMario Hooper	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Fr
G	31	Marcus Hill	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Jr
G	32	Tony Heard	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
F	33	David Shelton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr
F	34	Kevin Johnson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr
C	55	DeAngelo McDaniel	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	—	So

Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 1999*		at Rhode Island	W 91–66	1–0	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, RI
Nov 24, 1999*		Georgia State	W 100–73	2–0	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Nov 27, 1999*		Arkansas-Pine Bluff	W 97–45	3–0	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Nov 29, 1999*		at Saint Joseph's	W 79–73	4–0	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 1999*		Texas-San Antonio	W 76–59	5–0	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 4, 1999*		UAB	W 88–73	6–0	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 1999*		at Missouri State	W 69–60	7–0	Hammons Student Center Springfield, MO
Dec 11, 1999*		at Oral Roberts	L 59–60	7–1	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 1999*		Delaware State	W 72–52	8–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 80–66	9–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1999*		vs. Charlotte Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 76–61	10–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1999*		vs. No. 11 Tennessee Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 88–68	11–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1999*	No. 25	UMKC	W 81–60	12–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 25	at North Texas	W 113–77	13–1	Super Pit Denton, TX
Jan 6, 2000	No. 22	at TCU	W 94–73	14–1 (1–0)	Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, TX
Jan 12, 2000*	No. 19	at Creighton	W 75–67	15–1	Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000*	No. 19	at Rice	W 67–49	16–1 (2–0)	Rice Gymnasium Houston, TX
Jan 20, 2000*	No. 15	San Jose State	W 67–41	17–1 (3–0)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 22, 2000*	No. 15	Hawaii	W 100–78	18–1 (4–0)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 24, 2000*	No. 15	Centenary	W 84–44	19–1	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Jan 27, 2000*	No. 13	at UTEP	W 89–71	20–1 (5–0)	Don Haskins Center El Paso, TX
Jan 29, 2000*	No. 13	at Fresno State	L 73–75	20–2 (5–1)	Selland Arena Fresno, CA
Feb 3, 2000*	No. 17	SMU	W 70–59	21–2 (6–1)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 5, 2000*	No. 17	TCU	W 103–70	22–2 (7–1)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 12, 2000*	No. 15	Rice	W 75–33	23–2 (8–1)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 18, 2000*	No. 13	at Hawaii	W 75–61	24–2 (9–1)	Stan Sheriff Center
Feb 19, 2000*	No. 13	at San Jose State	W 64–56	25–2 (10–1)	The Event Center San Jose, CA
Feb 24, 2000	No. 12	Fresno State	L 72–73	25–3 (10–2)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 26, 2000	No. 12	UTEP	W 85–55	26–3 (11–2)	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
Mar 4, 2000	No. 15	at SMU	W 83–78 ^2OT	27–3 (12–2)	Moody Coliseum Dallas, TX
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*	No. 14	vs. Rice WAC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 71–51	28–3	Selland Arena Fresno, CA
Mar 10, 2000*	No. 14	vs. TCU WAC Tournament Semifinal	W 93–71	29–3	Selland Arena Fresno, CA
Mar 11, 2000*	No. 14	at Fresno State WAC Tournament Championship	L 72–75	29–4	Selland Arena Fresno, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(7) No. 18	vs. (10) UNLV First Round	W 89–62^[3]	30–4	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*	(7) No. 18	vs. (2) No. 7 Cincinnati Second Round	W 69–61^[4]	31–4	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN
Mar 24, 2000*	(7) No. 18	vs. (6) No. 23 Miami (FL) Sweet Sixteen	W 80–71^[5]	32–4	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*	(7) No. 18	vs. (8) North Carolina Elite Eight	L 55–59^[6]	32–5	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central.

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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	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	22	19	15	13	17	15	13	12	15	14	18	Not released
Coaches	NR	–	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	25	22	17	15	16	15	13	13	17	17	19	9

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

Awards and honors[]

Bill Self – WAC Coach of the Year

References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Western Athletic Conference Season Summary
^ "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "Tulsa Blows Away Rebels". CBS News. March 24, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
^ "Golden Opportunity / Unheralded Tulsa reaches Elite Eight for first time". Newsday. March 24, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
^ "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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

[2] "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[3] "Tulsa Blows Away Rebels". CBS News. March 24, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

[4] "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.

[5] "Golden Opportunity / Unheralded Tulsa reaches Elite Eight for first time". Newsday. March 24, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[6] "Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

[7] "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.

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v t Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
Venues	Various high schools (1907–1947) Expo Square Pavilion (1947–1976) Tulsa Convention Center (1976–1998) Reynolds Center (1998–present)
Rivalries	Oral Roberts Wichita State
Culture & lore	"" The Sound of the Golden Hurricane Marching Band
People	Statistical leaders
Seasons	1909–13 1993–94 1994–95 1999–2000 2002–03 2007–08 2009–10 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

1999–2000 WAC men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Tulsa	12	–	2	.857	32	–	5	.865
Fresno State †	11	–	3	.786	24	–	10	.706
SMU	9	–	5	.643	21	–	9	.700
TCU	8	–	6	.571	18	–	14	.563
San Jose State	6	–	8	.429	15	–	15	.500
Hawaii	5	–	9	.357	17	–	12	.586
UTEP	4	–	10	.286	13	–	15	.464
Rice	1	–	13	.071	5	–	22	.185

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