1999–2000 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1999–00 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
1999–00 UMass Minutemen men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
1999–00 record	17-16 (9-7 A-10)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Geoff Arnold; Tony Barbee; Mike Connors;
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1999–00 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17-16, 9-7 in A-10 play to finish in third place.

Roster[]

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Anthony Oates	Center	6–10	285	Senior	Phoenix, Arizona
1	Jonathan DePina	Guard	5–9	185	Junior	South Boston, Massachusetts
3	Ronnell Blizzard	Forward	6–8	205	Sophomore	Waterbury, Connecticut
4	JoVann Johnson	Guard/Forward	6-3	205	Junior	Johnson City, Tennessee
5	Monty Mack	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	South Boston, Massachusetts
11	Darryl Denson	Guard	6–0	194	Junior	Springfield, Massachusetts
20	Winston Smith	Forward	6–5	228	Junior	Summit, New Jersey
22	Chris Kirkland	Forward	6–6	230	Senior	Timmonsville, South Carolina
23	Mike Babul	Forward	6–6	230	Senior	North Attleboro, Massachusetts
30	Shannon Crooks	Guard	6-2	222	Sophomore	Everett, Massachusetts
33	Kitwana Rhymer	Center/Forward	6–10	256	Junior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
40	Micah Brand	Forward/Center	6–11	243	Freshman	Middletown, New York

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/03/1999* 7:00 pm	California All-Stars	W 103-97		Mullins Center (????) Amherst, Massachusetts
11/10/1999* 7:00 pm	Converse All-Stars	W 97-88 ^OT		Mullins Center (3,718) Amherst, MA
Regular Season
11/20/1999* 7:30 pm	at	W 85-77	1–0	Mulcahy Center (3,025) New Rochelle, New York
11/22/1999* 7:00 pm	at No. 7 UConn U-Game	L 65-79	1–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut
11/29/1999* 6:30 pm		L 55-65	1–2	Mullins Center (5,682) Amherst, MA
12/02/1999* 7:00 pm		W 70–51	2–2	Mullins Center (5,847) Amherst, MA
12/04/1999* 1:00 pm	at Commonwealth Classic	W 74-67	3-2	Conte Forum (6,475) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
12/06/1999* ????		W 52-51	4-2	Mullins Center (6,643) Amherst, MA
12/11/1999* ????	at	L 59-63	4-3	Calihan Hall (6,152) Detroit, Michigan
12/18/1999* ????	vs. Orange Bowl Classic	W 69-60	5-3	National Car Rental Center (????) Sunrise, Florida
12/21/1999* ????	vs. Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 63-65	5-4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico
12/22/1999* ????	vs. Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	W 102-65	6-4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico
12/23/1999* ????	vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Holiday Classic	L 59-83	6-5	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico
12/30/1999* ????	at	L 60-61 ^OT	6-6	Providence Civic Center (9,796) Providence, Rhode Island
01/06/2000 ????		L 60-70	6-7 (0-1)	Mullins Center (5,136) Amherst, MA
01/08/2000 7:00 pm		W 82-52	7-7 (1-1)	Mullins Center (5,092) Amherst, MA
01/16/2000 4:00 pm	at	W 79-71	8-7 (2-1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
01/20/2000 ????		L 52-57	8-8 (2-2)	Mullins Center (4,835) Amherst, MA
01/22/2000 ????		W 89-50	9-8 (3–2)	Mullins Center (5,050) Amherst, MA
01/27/2000 ????	at	W 84-75	10-8 (4–2)	Palumbo Center (5,565) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
01/29/2000 ????	at	W 49-41	11-8 (5–2)	Cassell Coliseum (4,661) Blacksburg, Virginia
02/01/2000 ????	No. 21	L 48-75	11-9 (5-3)	Mullins Center (8,048) Amherst, MA
02/05/2000* ????	No. 16	L 57-68	11-10	Mullins Center (8,145) Amherst, MA
02/09/2000 ????		W 82-48	12-10 (6-3)	Mullins Center (4,772) Amherst, MA
02/12/2000 ????	at	L 77-87	12-11 (6-4)	Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnati, Ohio
2/16/2000 ????	at Fordham	W 81-72	13-11 (7–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,018) Bronx, New York
02/19/2000 ????	St. Joseph's	W 76-65	14-11 (8-4)	Mullins Center (5,356) Amherst, MA
02/22/2000 ????	at Rhode Island	W 57-37	15-11 (9-4)	Providence Civic Center (5,335) Providence, Rhode Island
02/26/2000 ????	at No. 8 Temple	L 54-72	15-12 (9-5)	Liacouras Center (9,714) Philadelphia, PA
02/29/2000 ????		L 86-87	15-13 (9-6)	Mullins Center (5,430) Amherst, MA
03/04/2000 ????	at St. Bonaventure	L 69-86	15-14 (9-7)	Reilly Center (6,000) St. Bonaventure, New York
2000 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2000 ????	vs. Duquesne 1st Round	W 77-52	16-14	First Union Spectrum (5,528) Philadelphia, PA
03/09/2000 ????	vs. George Washington Quarterfinal	W 86-68	17-14	First Union Spectrum (7,002) Philadelphia, PA
03/10/2000 ????	vs. No. 6 Temple Semifinal	L 47-54	17-15	First Union Spectrum (????) Philadelphia, PA
2000 NIT
03/16/2000* ????	at First Round	L 65-66	17-16	Pepsi Arena (9,649) Albany, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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1999–2000 UMass Minutemen basketball team

Roster[]

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