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1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball
MVC Champions
NCAA tournament, first round, L 61–77 vs. Texas
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record22–10 (14–4 MVC)
Head coach
Home arenaHulman Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Southwest Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Bradley 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Evansville 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Wichita State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Drake 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
2000 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1999–2000 men's college basketball season. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas.

Royce Waltman was MVC coach of the year award and Nate Green was the conference player of the year award.[2]

Roster

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1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 3 Djibril Kante 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
So Bloomington, Indiana
F 4 Nate Green 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Des Moines, Iowa
G 5 Michael Menser 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr
F 32 Matt Renn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 19*
vs. George Washington L 74–80  0–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 20*
vs. Montana State W 81–64  1–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 21*
vs. TCU W 89–77  2–1
Carlson Center 
Fairbanks, Alaska
November 27*
at Ball State L 55–64  2–2
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, Indiana
December 1*
at Butler L 55–77  2–3
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, Indiana
December 4*
at Austin Peay L 68–82  2–4
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, Tennessee
December 7*
Western Illinois W 53–51  3–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 10*
vs. North Texas W 77–63  4–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 11*
at Indiana W 63–60  5–4
Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 19*
Eastern Illinois W 102–91 2OT 6–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 22*
Tennessee State W 89–62  7–4
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 30
Wichita State W 58–53  8–4
(1–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 6
Creighton W 56–46  9–4
(2–0)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 8
at Bradley L 51–62  9–5
(2–1)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
January 12
at Illinois State W 56–54  10–5
(3–1)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
January 15
Missouri State W 62–60  11–5
(4–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 19
Southern Illinois W 91–56  12–5
(5–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 22
Drake W 73–56  13–5
(6–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
January 27
at Wichita State W 72–65  14–5
(7–1)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
January 29
at Drake W 73–56  15–5
(8–1)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
February 2
Illinois State W 77–57  16–5
(9–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 6
at Missouri State L 48–64  16–6
(9–2)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
February 9
at Northern Iowa W 67–61  17–6
(10–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
February 12
Evansville W 69–60  18–6
(11–2)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 16
at Creighton L 58–64  18–7
(11–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
February 19
Northern Iowa W 66–55  19–7
(12–3)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
February 23
at Southern Illinois L 61–80  19–8
(12–4)
The SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
February 26
at Evansville W 55–52  20–8
(13–4)
Roberts Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
February 28
Bradley W 56–54  21–8
(14–4)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Missouri Valley tournament
March 4
vs. Wichita State W 57–50  22–8
(14–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
March 5
vs. Creighton L 69–71  22–9
(14–4)
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, Missouri
2000 NCAA tournament
March 16
vs. Texas
First Round
L 61–77  22–10
(14–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ Bennett, Mark (March 1, 2000). "Best of the best: Nate Green picks off rare double-double, conference MVP and top defensive player". Tribune-Star. Retrieved January 21, 2013.
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Indiana State Sycamores Schedule". sports-reference.com.