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1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

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1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig East Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 4
APNo. 8
Record26–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLouis Brown Athletic Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Connecticut 16 0   1.000 36 1   .973
No. 9 Notre Dame 15 1   .938 27 5   .844
No. 8 Rutgers 12 4   .750 26 8   .765
No. 17 Boston College 12 4   .750 26 9   .743
Georgetown 9 7   .563 17 13   .567
Pittsburgh 7 9   .438 16 13   .552
Villanova 7 9   .438 15 15   .500
Miami (FL) 7 9   .438 14 15   .483
Seton Hall 5 11   .313 11 16   .407
St. John's 5 11   .313 11 18   .379
Providence 5 11   .313 10 17   .370
Syracuse 3 13   .188 10 18   .357
West Virginia 1 15   .063 6 22   .214
2000 Big East Tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 5th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big East Conference.

They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Big East play to finish tied for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to No. 1 UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as No. 2 seed in the West region, and they would reach the first Final Four in program history. Rutgers became the third school that Coach Stringer would lead to the Final Four (Cheyney State, Iowa).

Roster

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1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 3 Usha Gilmore 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Sr
G/F 34 Shawnetta Stewart 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) Sr University City Philadelphia, PA
F 40 Linda Miles 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) Jr Hughes Cincinnati, OH
G 43 Tasha Pointer 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m) Jr Whitney Young Chicago, IL
C 55 Tammy Sutton-Brown 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Jr Markham District Markham, ON
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1999*
No. 4 vs. No. 20 NC State
State Farm Tip-Off Classic
L 55–68  0–1
Thompson–Boling Arena 
Knoxville, TN
Nov 26, 1999*
No. 8 Northeastern
Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic
W 61–39  1–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Nov 27, 1999*
No. 8 Wisconsin
Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic
W 63–61  2–1
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 1, 1999*
No. 7 at Ohio State W 46–35  3–1
Value City Arena 
Columbus, OH
Dec 4, 1999*
No. 7 at George Washington L 58–63  3–2
Charles E. Smith Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 8, 1999
No. 13 Pittsburgh W 58–52  4–2
(1–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 18, 1999*
No. 16 Texas W 68–64  5–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 1999*
No. 15 UCLA W 72–46  6–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Dec 30, 1999*
No. 12 USC W 76–59  7–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 2, 2000*
No. 12 UMass W 66–52  8–2
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 5, 2000
No. 11 Miami (FL) W 65–45  9–2
(2–0)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 8, 2000
No. 11 at Seton Hall W 65–45  10–2
(3–0)
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Jan 12, 2000
No. 9 at Georgetown W 60–48  11–2
(4–0)
McDonough Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 15, 2000
No. 9 Villanova L 65–66 OT 11–3
(4–1)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Jan 17, 2000
No. 11 at No. 1 Connecticut
Rivalry
L 50–65  11–4
(4–2)
Hartford Civic Center (16,294)
Hartford, CT
Jan 22, 2000
No. 13 at West Virginia W 55–49  12–4
(5–2)
WVU Coliseum 
Morgantown, WV
Jan 26, 2000
No. 13 Seton Hall W 62–46  13–4
(6–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 1, 2000*
No. 11 Old Dominion W 58–50  14–4
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 6, 2000
No. 11 Syracuse W 77–41  15–4
(7–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 9, 2000
No. 11 at Providence W 81–68  16–4
(8–2)
Alumni Hall 
Providence, RI
Feb 12, 2000
No. 11 No. 1 Connecticut
Rivalry
L 45–49  16–5
(8–3)
Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,579)
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 15, 2000
No. 8 at Syracuse W 56–51  17–5
(9–3)
Manley Field House 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 19, 2000
No. 8 No. 5 Notre Dame L 74–78 OT 17–6
(9–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 23, 2000
No. 8 Boston College W 73–51  18–6
(10–4)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 26, 2000
No. 8 at St. John's W 70–47  19–6
(11–4)
Alumni Hall 
New York, New York
Feb 29, 2000
No. 8 at Villanova W 76–60  20–6
(12–4)
Palestra 
Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
Mar 5, 2000*
No. 8 vs. Villanova
Quarterfinals
W 61–32  21–6
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
Mar 6, 2000*
No. 8 vs. No. 9 Notre Dame
Semifinals
W 81–72 OT 22–6
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
Mar 7, 2000*
No. 8 No. 1 Connecticut
Championship game/Rivalry
L 59–79[1]  22–7
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2000*
(2 W) No. 8 (15 W) Holy Cross
First round
W 91–70  23–7
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Mar 20, 2000*
(2 W) No. 8 (10 W) Saint Joseph's
Second round
W 59–39  24–7
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Mar 25, 2000*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (11 W) UAB
Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
W 60–45  25–7
Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
Mar 27, 2000*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgia
Regional Final – Elite Eight
W 59–51[2]  26–7
Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Portland, OR
Mar 31, 2000*
(2 W) No. 8 vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee
National Semifinal – Final Four
L 54–64[3]  26–8
First Union Center (20,060)
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.
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Rankings

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See also

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1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights men's basketball team

References

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  1. ^ "U-Conn. Wins 7th Straight Big East Crown". The Washington Post. March 7, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  2. ^ "Rutgers Gives Stringer 3rd Trip to Final Four". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  3. ^ "No What-Ifs as Vols Surge to the Title Game". The New York Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
  4. ^ "1999-2000 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.