1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	19–12 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Pete Gillen (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Walt Fuller (2nd season); Scot Shepherd (2nd season); Tom Herrion (2nd season);
Home arena	University Hall
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke †	15	–	1	.938	29	–	5	.853
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	22	–	14	.611
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	22	–	14	.611
NC State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Florida State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Georgia Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333

† 2000 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Last season[edit]

The Cavaliers had a record of 19–12.

Roster[edit]

1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	4	Stephane Dondon	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	239 lb (108 kg)	Jr	Lycée Robert Schuman	Toulouse
G	5	Jason Dowling	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	191 lb (87 kg)	So	Xaverian HS	Brooklyn, New York
G	10	Chesley Watson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	Jr	East Hall HS	Gainesville, Georgia
G	11	Majestic Mapp	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	St. Raymond HS	Harlem, New York
G	12	Keith Friel	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Oyster River HS	Durham, New Hampshire
G	13	Donald Hand (C)	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	Jr	Paterson Catholic HS	Paterson, New Jersey
G	21	Roger Mason, Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Good Counsel HS	Silver Spring, Maryland
G	22	Josh Hare	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Rockville HS	Vernon, Connecticut
G/F	24	Willie Dersch (C)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross HS	Floral Park, New York
F/C	30	Jason Rogers	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Robert E. Lee HS	Staunton, Virginia
G/F	31	Adam Hall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Katy HS	Katy, Texas
F	32	Cade Lemcke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	So	McQuaid Jesuit HS	Hilton, New York
F	33	Chris Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Minor HS	Birmingham, Alabama
F/C	35	Travis Watson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Oak Hill	Brookneal, Virginia
F/C	52	Colin Ducharme (C)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	RS Jr	Douglas S. Freeman HS	Richmond, Virginia

Head coach

Pete Gillen (Fairfield)

Assistant coach(es)

Tom Herrion (Merrimack)
Walt Fuller (Drexel)
Scott Shepherd (Robert Morris)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition games
Nov. 4* 7:30 pm	Down Under Bandits	W 97–67		University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 10* 7:30 pm	Nantucket Nectars Naturals	W 94–70		University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia
Regular season
Nov. 19* 7:30 pm	Elon	W 97–66	1–0	University Hall (7,938) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 21* 7:00 pm	VMI	W 98–57	2–0	University Hall (7,468) Charlottesville, Virginia
Nov. 25* 2:00 pm	vs. South Carolina Puerto Rico Shootout	L 71–73	2–1	Eugenio Guerra Arena Bayamón, PR
Nov. 26* 11:30 am	vs. Providence Puerto Rico Shootout	W 80–64	3–1	Eugenio Guerra Arena (101) Bayamón, PR
Nov. 27* 1:30 pm	vs. Arizona State Puerto Rico Shootout	W 70–64	4–1	Eugenio Guerra Arena Bayamón, PR
Nov. 30* 9:30 pm, ESPN2	at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 62–74	4–2	Williams Arena (13,485) Minneapolis
Dec. 4* Noon, RSN	at St. John's	L 63–85	4–3	Madison Square Garden (10,649) New York City
Dec. 8* 7:30 pm	Loyola (Maryland)	W 98–67	5–3	University Hall (6,990) Charlottesville, Virginia
Dec. 10* 6:00 pm, ESPN2	at Hampton	W 102–56	6–3	Hampton Convocation Center (4,420) Hampton, Virginia
Dec. 21* 7:30 pm	at Richmond	W 69–65	7–3	Robins Center (9,054) Richmond, Virginia
Dec. 28* 7:30 pm	Belmont	W 94–74	8–3	University Hall (7,532) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 2* 3:00 pm	No. 7 Dartmouth	W 89–50	9–3	University Hall (6,609) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 5 9:00 pm, ESPN	Duke	L 100–109 ^OT	9–4 (0–1)	University Hall (7,960) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 8 1:30 pm, Raycom	Georgia Tech	W 83–65	10–4 (1–1)	University Hall (7,247) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 12 7:30 pm	at NC State	L 62–65	10–5 (1–2)	Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (19,027) Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan. 15 Noon, RSN	at No. 21 Clemson	W 98–91	11–5 (2–2)	Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000) Clemson, South Carolina
Jan. 18 8:00 pm, Raycom	North Carolina	W 87–85	12–5 (3–2)	University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 24* 7:30 pm	vs. Virginia Tech	W 71–66 ^OT	13–5 (3–2)	Richmond Coliseum (7,221) Richmond, Virginia
Jan. 26 9:00 pm, Raycom	Florida State	W 86–81	14–5 (4–2)	University Hall (8,205) Charlottesville, Virginia
Jan. 30 1:00 pm, Raycom	at Wake Forest	W 76–67	15–5 (5–2)	LJVM Coliseum (4,800) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb. 2 8:00 pm, Raycom	at No. 3 Maryland	L 79–91	15–6 (5–3)	Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland
Feb. 5 3:00 pm, ABC	at Duke	L 86–106	15–7 (5–4)	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina
Feb. 9 7:30 pm	at Georgia Tech	L 47–68	15–8 (5–5)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,171) Atlanta, Georgia
Feb. 12 7:00 pm, ESPN	NC State	W 88–82	16–8 (6–5)	University Hall (8,175) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 15 8:00 pm, Raycom	Clemson	W 76–62	17–8 (7–5)	University Hall (7,318) Charlottesville, Virginia
Feb. 20 4:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2	at North Carolina	W 90–76	18–8 (8–5)	Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb. 26 Noon, RSN	at Florida State	L 64–71	18–9 (8–6)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,643) Tallahassee, Florida
Mar. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN2	No. 17 Wake Forest	L 75–80	18–10 (8–7)	University Hall (8,176) Charlottesville, Virginia
Mar. 4 7:00 pm, ESPN	Maryland	W 89–87 ^OT	19–10 (9–7)	University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar. 10 7:00 pm	vs. NC State ACC Quarterfinal	L 65–76	19–11	Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina
National Invitation Tournament
Mar. 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN	Georgetown NIT First Round	L 111–115 ^3OT	19–12	University Hall (8,351) Charlottesville, Virginia
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "1999–2000 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[UVaSchedule-2] "1999–2000 Schedule". VIRGINIASPORTS.COM – The University of Virginia Official Athletic Site. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved May 18, 2015.

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