1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats Conference USA C-USA 7 7 29–4 16–0 Bob Huggins 11th Mick Cronin 4th Myrl Shoemaker Center Conference USA regular season champions NCAA tournament second round The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA). Roster Sourcehttps://web.archive.org/web/20000620205829/http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/basketball/college/players/cin_index.htm http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/basketball/college/players/cin_index.htm Cincinnati Bearcats June 20, 2000 cbs.sportsline.com February 16, 2020 1999 Cincinnati Bearcats y DerMarr Johnson 3 GF 6 9 210 Fr y Washington, D.C. Kenyon Martin 4 C 6 9 230 Sr y Saginaw, Michigan Jermaine Tate 5 F 6 9 235 Sr Toledo, Ohio Kenny Satterfield 11 G 6 2 175 Fr y New York City, New York Leonard Stokes 13 G 6 6 200 Fr Buffalo, New York David Dissinger 14 G 6 4 185 Jr n Cincinnati, Ohio Brad Ruppel 22 G 5 8 195 fr link=y Jackson, Missouri Ryan Fletcher 24 F 6 9 245 Sr n Franklin, Ohio Pete Mickeal 32 F 6 6.5 230 Sr y Rock Island, Illinois Chris Taflinger 34 G 6 2 180 Fr n Lima, Ohio B. J. Grove 44 C 6 11 255 Fr n Cincinnati, Ohio Steven London 42 G 6 1 180 Jr n Louisville, KY Donald Little 50 C 6 10 215 Fr n Augusta, Georgia Bob Huggins Mick Cronin Schedule and results |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Regular Season Nov 20, 1999 yes 1 1999 men Youngstown State Penguins Youngstown State Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH 94–67 13,176 1–0 Nov 26, 1999 yes yes 1 1999 men Cleveland State Vikings Cleveland State Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational Fox Sports Net Ohio 91–56 1,003 2–0 Nov 27, 1999 yes yes 1 1999 men Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational Fox Sports Net Ohio 88–67 1,200 3–0 Nov 28, 1999 yes yes 1 Iowa State Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium Hilo, HI Big Island Invitational Fox Sports Net Ohio 75–60 2,500 4–0 Dec 4, 1999 yes yes 1 Gonzaga 25 Gund Arena Cleveland, OH Rock-N-Roll Shootout 75–68No. 1 Cincinnati gets by gritty Gonzaga ESPN.com https://assets.espn.go.com/ncb/2000/991204/recap/gajcbc.html December 4, 1999 Associated Press March 17, 2019 ESPN Plus 11,132 5–0 Dec 8, 1999 yes yes 1 North Carolina 7 United Center Chicago, IL Great Eight ESPN 77–68 13,463 6–0 Dec 11, 1999 yes 1 1999 men Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils Mississippi Valley State Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH 74–48 13,176 7–0 Dec 16, 1999 yes 1 Saint Louis Scottrade Center St. Louis, MO ESPN 79–64 15,103 8–0 1–0 Dec 18, 1999 yes yes 1 1999 men Xavier Musketeers Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH Crosstown Shootout ESPN 64–66 10,100 8–1 Dec 22, 1999 yes yes 4 Oklahoma 21 Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK ESPN 72–57 13,023 9–1 Dec 27, 1999 yes 4 1999 men Milwaukee Panthers Milwaukee Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH WXIX 93–60 13,176 10–1 Dec 30, 1999 yes yes 3 1999 men Boise State Broncos Boise State Taco Bell Arena Boise, ID WXIX 78–46 11,518 11–1 Jan 2, 2000 yes 3 UNLV Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH 106–66 13,176 12–1 Jan 5, 2000 3 1999 men Charlotte 49ers Charlotte Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH WXIX 81–54 13,176 13–1 2–0 Jan 8, 2000 3 Marquette Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH WXIX 67–48 13,176 14–1 3–0 Jan 12, 2000 yes 1 1999 men Tulane Green Wave Tulane New Orleans Arena New Orleans, LA WXIX 72–59 9,363 15–1 4–0 Jan 14, 2000 yes 1 Ohio Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH ESPN 73–59 13,176 16–1 Jan 19, 2000 1 1999 men Memphis Tigers Memphis Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH 75–55 13,176 17–1 5–0 Jan 23, 2000 yes 1 Marquette Bradley Center Milwaukee, WI ESPN2 72–60 14,123 18–1 6–0 Jan 27, 2000 yes 1 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Rivalry ESPN 75–65 19,886 19–1 7–0 Jan 29, 2000 1 1999 men South Florida Bulls South Florida Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH ESPN Plus 89–72 13,176 20–1 8–0 Feb 3, 2000 yes 1 Charlotte Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC ESPN 70–62 9,105 21–1 9–0 Feb 5, 2000 yes 1 1999 men UAB Blazers UAB Bartow Arena Birmingham, AL ESPN Plus 93–80 9,279 22–1 10–0 Feb 13, 2000 1 DePaul Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH ABC 87–64 13,176 23–1 11–0 Feb 17, 2000 yes 1 1999 men Houston Cougars Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX ESPN 77–65 8,917 24–1 12–0 Feb 20, 2000 yes 1 Temple 15 Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH ABC 69–77 13,176 24–2 Feb 23, 2000 3 1999 men Southern Miss Golden Eagles Southern Miss Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH WXIX 95–69 13,176 25–2 13–0 Feb 27, 2000 3 Louisville Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH Rivalry ESPN2 68–59 13,176 26–2 14–0 Mar 2, 2000 yes 2 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, IL ESPN 64–62 18,253 27–2 15–0 Mar 4, 2000 2 Saint Louis Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH WXIX 84–41 13,176 28–2 16–0 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|Conference USA Tournament Mar 9, 2000 yes yes 1 1 Saint Louis 9 The Pyramid Memphis, TN Conference USA Quarterfinal ESPN Plus 58–68MARTIN'S INJURY FELLS CINCINNATI Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-03-10-0003100282-story.html March 10, 2000 March 17, 2019 9,834 28–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Cincinnati Bearcats|NCAA Tournament Mar 17, 2000 yes yes 7 2 S UNC Wilmington 15 S Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN First Round 64–47 17,230 29–3 Mar 19, 2000 yes yes 7 2 S Tulsa 18 7 S Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, TN Second Round 61–69Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy https://lasvegassun.com/news/2000/mar/20/tulsa-wins-intimidation-battle-against-short-hande/ Las Vegas Sun March 20, 2000 February 15, 2020 17,297 29–4 S South https://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000 RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB1/A/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20I_2000_140_University%20of%20Cincinnati.pdf 1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball stats NCAA Career Statistics Rankings 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings AP 0 18 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 Coaches 0 19 3 – 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 6 7 ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings Awards and honors Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophyhttp://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm About Us 2009-04-17 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm 2009-01-07 Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Yearhttp://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy 2013-10-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx 2009-03-02 Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Yearhttp://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners 2008-06-11 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ 2008-06-11 Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Awardhttp://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html Wooden Award - Athletics 2009-04-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html 2009-04-13 dead Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year NBA draft selections 2000 NBA draft Year Round Pick Overall Player NBA Club 2000 1 1 1 Kenyon Martin New Jersey Nets 2000 1 6 6 DerMarr Johnson Atlanta Hawks 2000 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC References External links 1999-00 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com 1999-00 Cincinnati Bearcats on ESPN.com Category:Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball seasons Cincinnati Cincinnati Cincin Cincin