1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

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

1999–2000 UNLV Rebels men's basketball
1999–2000 UNLV Rebels men's basketball
MWC Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mountain West Conference
1999–2000 record	23–8 (10–4 Mountain West)
Head coach	Bill Bayno;
Home arena	Thomas & Mack Center
	Seasons ← →

The 1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 23–8, 10–4 in MWC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference Men's Basketball Tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament, earning a No. 10 seed in the South Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 7 seed Tulsa in the opening round.^[2]

Roster[]

1999–2000 UNLV Rebels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	11	Mark Dickel	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Logan Park	Dunedin, New Zealand
C	34	Kaspars Kambala	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Homestead

Head coach

Bill Bayno

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[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		Mississippi Valley State	W 99–73	1–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 21, 1999*		Fairfield	W 92–68	2–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 24, 1999*		Nevada	W 98–79	3–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Nov 28, 1999*		Georgetown	W 85–69	4–0	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 3, 1999*		vs. Princeton	W 76–66	5–0	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1999*		vs. No. 2 North Carolina	L 78–102	5–1	Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina
Dec 15, 1999*		Austin Peay	W 87–66	6–1	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 18, 1999*		No. 14 Oklahoma State	L 75–89	6–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 21, 1999*		Cal Poly	W 104–82	7–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Dec 28, 1999*		Eastern Kentucky	W 87–80	8–2	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 2, 2000*		at No. 3 Cincinnati	L 66–106	8–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
Jan 4, 2000*		High Point	W 72–53	9–3	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
MWC regular season
Jan 10, 2000		BYU	L 75–77	9–4 (0–1)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 15, 2000		at Air Force	W 98–73	10–4 (1–1)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 17, 2000		at New Mexico	W 85–73	11–4 (2–1)	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 22, 2000		San Diego State	W 83–55	12–4 (3–1)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Jan 29, 2000		at Colorado State	W 78–75	13–4 (4–1)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Jan 31, 2000		at Wyoming	L 98–109	13–5 (4–2)	Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming
Feb 5, 2000		No. 19 Utah	W 72–66	14–5 (5–2)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 10, 2000		at Colorado State	W 74–63	15–5 (6–2)	Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 12, 2000*		Wyoming	W 87–60	16–5 (7–2)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 19, 2000		at BYU	L 82–83	16–6 (7–3)	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
Feb 21, 2000		at No. 25 Utah	L 52–96	16–7 (7–4)	Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 22, 2000*		Florida Atlantic	W 81–60	17–7	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Feb 26, 2000		at Air Force	W 84–61	18–7 (8–4)	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Mar 2, 2000		at San Diego State	W 85–64	19–7 (9–4)	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
Mar 5, 2000		New Mexico	W 80–67	20–7 (10–4)	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
MWC Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*		San Diego State Quarterfinals	W 77–72	21–7	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Mar 10, 2000*		Wyoming Semifinals	W 97–92	22–7	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
Mar 11, 2000*		BYU Championship Game	W 79–56	23–7	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(10 S)	vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa First Round	L 62–89	23–8	Bridgestone Arena Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References[]

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
^ "Tulsa Blows Away Rebels". CBS News. March 24, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "1999–00 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
^ "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

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

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

[3] "1999–00 UNLV Rebels Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

[4] "2020-21 UNLV Men's Basketball Media Guide". UNLV Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.

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Venues	(1958–1960) NSU Gym (1960–1967) Las Vegas Convention Center (1967–1983) Thomas & Mack Center (1983–present)
Culture & lore	Hey Reb! 1991 Duke game
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1976–77 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1999–2000 2006–07 2007–08 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22
NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

1999–2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
UNLV †	10	–	4	.714	23	–	8	.742
Utah	10	–	4	.714	23	–	9	.719
New Mexico	9	–	5	.643	18	–	14	.563
Colorado State	8	–	6	.571	18	–	12	.600
Wyoming	8	–	6	.571	19	–	12	.613
BYU	7	–	7	.500	22	–	11	.667
Air Force	4	–	10	.286	8	–	20	.286
San Diego State	0	–	14	.000	5	–	23	.179

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