1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 basketball 1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish logo.svg 150 Big East Conference (1979–2013) Big East 22–15 8–8 Matt Doherty 1st Troy Murphy Todd Palmer Skylard Owens Joyce Center NIT Finals The 1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–15, 8–8. The team was invited to participate in the 2000 National Invitation Tournament. Notre Dame won games over Michigan, Xavier, BYU and Penn St. They would advance to the championship game before losing to Wake Forest 71–61. The team was coached by Matt Doherty in his first year at the school. Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 22.7 points per game. Schedule |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| Regular season November 16 yes yes 4 Ohio State 59–57 1–0 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio November 18 yes Siena 107–96 2–0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN November 21 yes Saint Francis (PA) 73–60 3–0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN November 24 yes yes 8 Arizona NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal 60–76 3–1 Madison Square Garden New York November 26 yes yes 24 Maryland NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation 67–72 3–2 Madison Square Garden New York November 30 yes yes Indiana 64–81 OT 3–3 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana December 4 yes Vanderbilt 85–87 OT 3–4 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 8 yes Valparaiso 65–42 4–4 Joyce Center 10,382 Notre Dame, IN December 11 yes yes Miami (OH) 55–71 4–5 Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio December 18 yes Virginia Military Institute 79–66 5–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 22 yes Rider 75–62 6–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 28 yes Elon 97–71 7–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN December 31 yes Saint Peter's 85–67 8–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 2 yes Loyola Marymount 75–57 9–5 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 5 WTXX yes 2 Connecticut 75–70 10–5 1—0 Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 16,294 Mansfield, Connecticut January 12 Boston College 86–77 11–5 2—0 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 16 yes 7 Syracuse 57–80 11–6 2—1 Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY January 18 yes Rutgers 51–76 11–7 2—2 Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ January 22 Pittsburgh 81–66 12–7 3—2 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN January 25 7:30 pm Miami (FL) 49–63 12–8 3—3 Joyce Center 8,834 Notre Dame, IN January 29 25 St. John's 73–60 13–8 4—3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 2 West Virginia 79–65 14–8 5—3 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 6 yes Pittsburgh 66–72 14–9 5—4 Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania February 8 yes Villanova 69–86 14–10 5—5 Wells Fargo Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania February 12 WTXX 13 Connecticut 68–66 15–10 6—5 Joyce Center 11,418 Notre Dame, IN February 19 yes Seton Hall 76–74 16–10 7—5 Izod Center East Rutherford, NJ February 23 Providence 79–89 16–11 7—6 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN February 26 7:00 pm yes Miami (FL) 52–55 16–12 7—7 Miami Arena 6,189 Miami, Florida March 1 9 Syracuse 71–73 16–13 7—8 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 4 yes Georgetown 77–54 17–13 8—8 MCI Center 14,304 Washington, D.C. |- !colspan=12 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| Big East tournament March 8 7 yes 10 Rutgers First Round 74–62 18–13 9–8 Madison Square Garden New York March 9 7:00 pm 7 yes 2 23 Miami (FL) Quarterfinals 58–61 18–14 9–9 Madison Square Garden 19,472 New York |- !colspan=9 style=Notre Dame Fighting Irish| NIT March 15 Michigan First Round 75–65 19–14 9–9 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 20 Xavier Second Round 76–64 20–14 9–9 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 22 BYU Quarterfinal 64–52 21–14 9–9 Joyce Center Notre Dame, IN March 28 yes Penn State Semifinals 73–52 22–14 9–9 Madison Square Garden New York March 30 yes Wake Forest Finals 61–71 23–15 9–9 Madison Square Garden New York AP Poll Eastern Time 1999-2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/notre-dame/2000-schedule.html sports-reference.com September 5, 20192018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season https://und.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_Season_By_Season_Results-1.pdf Notre Dame Athletics September 5, 2019 Players selected in NBA drafts Year Round Pick Player NBA club 2001 1 14 Troy Murphy Golden State Warriorshttps://www.basketball-reference.com/friv/draft.fcgi?college=notredame Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com March 3, 2019 References Notre Dame Fighting Irish Notre Dame Fighting Irish Category:Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball seasons Notre Dame Notre Dame