1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

American college basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals Basketball Ball State Athletics wordmark.png 200 Mid-American Conference MAC 22–9 11–7 Ray McCallum 7th Worthen Arena MAC tournament championsMAC West champions NCAA tournament The 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ray McCallum, Ball State played their home games at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals finished atop the MAC West Division regular season standings. Ball State won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Cardinals were beaten by No. 6 seed UCLABruins Bounce Ball https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-17-sp-9948-story.html?_amp=true The Los Angeles Times March 17, 2000 September 5, 2021 and finished the season with a 22–9 record (11–7 MAC). Roster 1999 Ball State Cardinals y yes Duane Clemens 12 G 6 0 SR Theron Smith 21 F 6 8 235 FR Auburndale, Florida Auburndale y Ray McCallum (Ball State) https://ballstatesports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 Schedule and results 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1999 yes |- !colspan=9 style=Ball State Cardinals| Non-conference regular season Nov 20, 1999 yes yes Wisconsin Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 50–60 0–1 Nov 24, 1999 yes 1999 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 79–74 1–1 Nov 27, 1999 yes Indiana State Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 64–55 2–1 Dec 3, 1999 yes 1999 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 73–65 3–1 Dec 4, 1999 yes 1999 men Milwaukee Panthers Wisconsin–Milwaukee Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 71–58 4–1 Dec 11, 1999 yes Butler Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 80–70 5–1 Dec 18, 1999 yes yes Purdue 24 Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana 72–52 6–1 Dec 21, 1999 yes 1999 men Chaminade Silverswords Chaminade Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 101–79 7–1 Dec 27, 1999 yes yes 1999 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State Viejas Arena San Diego, California 82–65 8–1 |- !colspan=9 style=Ball State Cardinals| MAC regular season Jan 2, 2000 yes 1999 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois 75–67 9–1 1–0 Jan 5, 2000 1999 men Toledo Rockets Toledo Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 88–85 OT 10–1 2–0 Jan 8, 2000 yes 1999 men Eastern Michigan Eagles Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan 93–98 3OT 10–2 2–1 Jan 12, 2000 yes 1999 men Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 84–86 3OT 10–3 2–2 Jan 15, 2000 Northern Illinois Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 64–76 10–4 2–3 Jan 19, 2000 yes 1999 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio 55–77 10–5 2–4 Jan 22, 2000 1999 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 88–69 11–5 3–4 Jan 24, 2000 yes 1999 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia 73–85 11–6 3–5 Jan 26, 2000 yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 53–64 11–7 3–6 Jan 29, 2000 1999 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 82–68 12–7 4–6 Feb 2, 2000 1999 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 71–61 13–7 5–6 Feb 5, 2000 Eastern Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 78–58 14–7 6–6 Feb 9, 2000 1999 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 80–60 15–7 7–6 Feb 14, 2000 1999 men Akron Zips Akron Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 89–68 16–7 8–6 Feb 16, 2000 yes Toledo John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio 61–66 16–8 8–7 Feb 19, 2000 Miami (OH) Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 60–57 OT 17–8 9–7 Feb 24, 2000 yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan 91–80 18–8 10–7 Feb 26, 2000 yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 91–82 19–8 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Ball State Cardinals| MAC tournament Mar 5, 2000 yes yes Toledo Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Quarterfinals 64–63 OT 20–8 Mar 6, 2000 yes yes Ohio Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Semifinals 70–67 21–8 Mar 8, 2000 yes yes Miami (OH) Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio Championship game 61–58 22–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Ball State Cardinals| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2000 yes yes 11 MW UCLA 6 MW Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota First Round 57–65 22–9 yes AP poll Eastern Time MW Midwest SourceRecord Book http://static.ballstatesports.com/custompages/mbb/pdfs/record-book.pdf Ball State Sports September 5, 2021 References Category:1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season 1999-2000 Category:1999 in sports in Indiana Category:2000 in sports in Indiana Category:2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants