1999–2000 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1999–2000 Fresno State Bulldogs Basketball Fresno State wordmark.png 200 Western Athletic Conference WAC 24–10 11–3 Jerry Tarkanian 5th Selland Arena WAC tournament champions NCAA tournament first round The 1999–2000 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Jerry Tarkanian's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in second place. They defeated No. 14 Tulsa to win the WAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs lost in the first round to eventual Final Four participant Wisconsin. Roster 1999 Fresno State Bulldogs y yes Demetrius Porter 5 G 6 0 180 JR Noel Felix 12 F 6 9 215 FR Inglewood, California Inglewood y Larry Abney 21 F 6 8 230 SR Nyack, New York Fresno CC y Travis Demanby 22 G 6 4 175 FR Medford, Oregon Courtney Alexander 32 G 6 5 200 SR y Bridgeport, Connecticut Virginia y Melvin Ely 33 C 6 10 255 SO Harvey, Illinois Thornton Township y Terrance Roberson 44 F 6 7 215 SR Saginaw, Michigan Buena Vista y Jerry Tarkanian (Fresno State) https://gobulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 Schedule and results Sourcehttps://gobulldogs.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/1999-00 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule Fresno State University Athletics August 31, 2021 yes |- !colspan=9 style=Fresno State Bulldogs| Non-conference regular season Nov 19, 1999 yes yes 1999 men Georgia State Panthers Georgia State GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia 74–64 3,763 1–0 Nov 23, 1999 yes Pepperdine Selland Arena Fresno, California 68–70 10,220 1–1 Nov 26, 1999 yes yes 1999 men FIU Panthers Florida International Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament 90–75 500 2–1 Nov 27, 1999 yes yes 1999 men Missouri State Bears Missouri State Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament 100–90 500 3–1 Nov 28, 1999 yes yes 1999 men LSU Tigers LSU Neal S. Blaisdell Center Honolulu, Hawaii Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament 85–95 500 3–2 Nov 30, 1999 yes 1999 men Cal State Northridge Matadors Cal State Northridge Selland Arena Fresno, California 66–69 10,220 3–3 Dec 4, 1999 yes Northern Arizona Selland Arena Fresno, California 74–68 10,220 4–3 Dec 8, 1999 yes 1999 men San Francisco Dons San Francisco Selland Arena Fresno, California 59–69 10,220 4–4 Dec 11, 1999 yes yes 1999 men UAB Blazers UAB Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama Hardwood Classic 99–103 OT 13,141 4–5 Dec 14, 1999 yes 1999 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Selland Arena Fresno, California 95–67 10,220 5–5 Dec 16, 1999 yes 1999 men Florida Atlantic Owls Florida Atlantic Selland Arena Fresno, California 98–80 10,220 6–5 Dec 18, 1999 yes yes 1999 men Pacific Tigers Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, California 69–63 OT 4,230 7–5 Dec 21, 1999 yes 1999 men Wagner Seahawks Wagner Selland Arena Fresno, California 95–73 10,220 8–5 Dec 22, 1999 yes 1999 men Cornell Big Red Cornell Selland Arena Fresno, California 105–86 10,220 9–5 Jan 4, 2000 yes yes Utah State Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah 66–83 5,619 9–6 Jan 7, 2000 yes 1999 men High Point Panthers High Point Selland Arena Fresno, California 96–65 10,220 10–6 |- !colspan=9 style=Fresno State Bulldogs| WAC regular season Jan 15, 2000 1999 men UTEP Miners UTEP Selland Arena Fresno, California 91–79 10,220 11–6 1–0 Jan 20, 2000 yes 1999 men TCU Horned Frogs TCU Daniel-Meyer Coliseum Fort Worth, Texas 101–96 4,951 12–6 2–0 Jan 22, 2000 yes 1999 men SMU Mustangs SMU Moody Coliseum Dallas, Texas 78–85 6,265 12–7 2–1 Jan 27, 2000 1999 men Rice Owls Rice Selland Arena Fresno, California 86–53 10,220 13–7 3–1 Jan 29, 2000 Tulsa 13 Selland Arena Fresno, California 75–73 10,220 14–7 4–1 Feb 3, 2000 yes 1999 men San Jose State Spartans San Jose State The Event Center San Jose, California 82–76 OT 4,033 15–7 5–1 Feb 6, 2000 yes 1999 men Hawaii Rainbow Warriors Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii 85–77 7,904 16–7 6–1 Feb 12, 2000 yes UTEP Don Haskins Center El Paso, Texas 78–92 8,092 16–8 6–2 Feb 17, 2000 SMU Selland Arena Fresno, California 75–85 10,220 16–9 6–3 Feb 20, 2000 TCU Selland Arena Fresno, California 98–93 10,220 17–9 7–3 Feb 24, 2000 yes Tulsa 12 Donald W. Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 73–72 8,355 18–9 8–3 Feb 26, 2000 yes Rice Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, Texas 69–57 1,914 19–9 9–3 Mar 1, 2000 San Jose State Selland Arena Fresno, California 77–74 10,220 20–9 10–3 Mar 4, 2000 Hawaii Selland Arena Fresno, California 79–69 10,220 21–9 11–3 |- !colspan=9 style=Fresno State Bulldogs| WAC tournament Mar 9, 2000 yes UTEP Selland Arena Fresno, California Quarterfinals 79–70 9,757 22–9 Mar 10, 2000 yes Hawaii Selland Arena Fresno, California Semifinals 103–100 2OT 9,668 23–9 Mar 11, 2000 yes Tulsa 14 Selland Arena Fresno, California Championship Game 75–72 10,021 24–9 |- !colspan=9 style=Fresno State Bulldogs| NCAA tournament Mar 16, 2000 CBS yes yes 9 W Wisconsin 8 W Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah First Round 56–66 13,464 24–10 AP Poll W West Region Pacific Time https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2000_96_California%20State%20University,%20Fresno.pdf 1999-2000 Fresno State Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Awards and honors Courtney Alexander – WAC Player of the Year References Fresno State Category:Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball seasons Fresno State Bulldogs men's bask Fresno State Bulldogs men's bask Fresno State