1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1999–2000 Basketball Florida Gators Florida Gators script logo.svg 150 Southeastern Conference East SEC 2 13 29–8 12–4 Billy Donovan 4th John PelphreyAnthony GrantDonnie Jones O'Connell Center NCAA tournament, Runner-upSEC Regular Season Co-Championsand Eastern Division champions National Championship Game L Lost 76–89 vs. Michigan State The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus. The Gators were the SEC regular season champions, winning a share of the title with a 12–4 conference record. They earned a five seed in the 2000 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and then made the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA championship game where they lost to Michigan State, 89–76.Gators Fail to Press On https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/sports/2000/04/04/gators-fail-to-press-on/fc083e94-a9e7-4c9b-9a1e-65f4aac9ffad/ The Washington Post April 4, 2000 September 4, 2021 Florida ended the season No. 2 in the final USA Today/ESPN Rankings and were ranked wire-to-wire for the first time in school history. Roster 1999 Florida Gators y yes Matt Bonner y 15 F 6 10 237 Freshman Concord, New Hampshire Concord H.S. Adriel Davis 33 F 6 5 221 Freshman W Tallahassee, Florida James Rickards Teddy Dupay y 5 G 5 11 178 Sophomore Fort Myers, Florida Mariner LaDarius Halton y yes 23 F 6 4 200 Sophomore New Smyrna Beach, Florida New Smyrna Beach H.S. Justin Hamilton y basketball, born 1980 12 G 6 3 207 Freshman Sarasota, Florida Booker H.S. Donnell Harvey y 4 F 6 8 216 Freshman Shellman, Georgia Randolph-Clay Udonis Haslem y 50 C 6 7 240 Sophomore Miami, Florida Miami Senior High Ronnie King W 2 G 5 11 170 Sophomore Brandon, Florida Armwood David Kliewer W 20 G 6 2 175 Sophomore Tarpon Springs, Florida Tarpon Springs H.S. Mike Miller y basketball, born 1980 13 G/F 6 8 210 Sophomore Mitchell, South Dakota Mitchell H.S. Brett Nelson y basketball 10 G 6 4 182 Freshman St. Albans, West Virginia St. Albans H.S. Major Parker C 25 F 6 4 218 Junior Fort Lauderdale, Florida Cardinal Gibbons Kenyan Weaks C y 52 G 6 4 198 Senior Concord, North Carolina Fork Union Brent Wright C y 00 F 6 9 235 Junior Miami, Florida Miami Senior High https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 Billy Donovan (Providence) John Pelphrey (Kentucky) Anthony Grant (Dayton) Donnie Jones (Pikeville) https://floridagators.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/1999-00 1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster University of Florida Athletics September 4, 2021 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style='Florida Gators|Non–Conference Regular Season November 19, 1999 yes 7 Florida State Sunshine Showdown Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Haslem 18 Haslem 10 Miller 5 12,487 96–61 1–0 November 22, 1999 yes yes 6 Utah State Maui Invitational – First Round Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Weaks 19 Harvey 6 Miller 5 2,400 60–58 2–0 November 23, 1999 yes yes 7:00 pm ESPN 6 Purdue 22 Maui Invitational – Semifinals Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Miller 16 Harvey 9 Weaks 4 2,400 68–79 2–1 November 24, 1999 yes yes 6 Georgetown Maui Invitational – 3rd Place Game Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Miller 18 Tied Bonner, Harvey 9 Weaks 4 2,400 72–62 3–1 November 29, 1999 yes 11 New Hampshire Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Miller 19 Miller 12 Harvey 6 8,114 131–72 4–1 December 4, 1999 yes 11 Florida A&M Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Weaks 23 Harvey 9 Nelson 5 7,476 96–44 5–1 December 11, 1999 yes 9 Bethune–Cookman Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Weaks 18 Tied Haslem, Miller, Wright 10 Tied Dupay, Weaks 4 7,312 93–77 6–1 December 19, 1999 yes 9 High Point Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Miller 20 Harvey 15 Tied Dupay, Nelson 8 109–60 7–1 December 21, 1999 9:00 pm ESPN yes yes 8 Rutgers Jimmy V Classic Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Tied Miller, Weaks 16 Wright 7 Weaks 6 15,608 85–65 8–1 December 23, 1999 yes 8 UNC Wilmington Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Tied Miller, Weaks 20 Harvey 7 Tied Dupay, Wright 5 7,776 80–53 9–1 December 28, 1999 yes 6 VMI Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Harvey 22 Harvey 10 Tied Dupay, Nelson 5 7,122 113–68 10–1 December 30, 1999 yes 6 South Alabama Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Weaks 17 Harvey 9 Weaks 5 7,157 82–61 11–1 |- !colspan=9 style='Florida Gators | SEC Regular Season January 5, 2000 yes 6 Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee Miller 18 Miller 7 Tied Dupay, Weaks 3 12,490 77–87 11–2 0–1 January 8, 2000 yes 6 Ole Miss Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, Mississippi Haslem 21 Haslem 8 Miller 5 7,691 75–71 12–2 1–1 January 12, 2000 10 LSU 24 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Nelson 14 Harvey 7 Dupay 6 12,002 82–57 13–2 2–1 January 18, 2000 9:00 pm ESPN 9 Tennessee 16 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Harvey 19 Harvey 12 Miller 4 11,872 79–81 2OT 13–3 2–2 January 22, 2000 yes 9 Alabama Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama Miller 25 Miller 9 Dupay 6 9,507 77–73 14–3 3–2 January 26, 2000 yes yes 9:00 pm ESPN 10 DePaul Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois Miller 22 Haslem 9 Nelson 4 10,515 69–71 14–4 January 29, 2000 10 Vanderbilt 20 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Miller 13 Miller 9 Weaks 5 11,329 89–63 15–4 4–2 February 2, 2000 yes 12 South Carolina Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina Weaks 22 Miller 8 Miller 6 8,804 86–82 16–4 5–2 February 5, 2000 12 Georgia Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Nelson 17 Haslem 10 Tied Nelson, Hamilton, Parker 3 11,105 85–66 17–4 6–2 February 8, 2000 9:00 pm ESPN2 12 Kentucky 11 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Dupay 14 Miller 18 Harvey 4 11,818 90–73 18–4 7–2 February 12, 2000 yes 12 Tennessee 8 Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, Tennessee Haslem 24 Harvey 9 Tied Dupay, Hamilton, Miller, Wright 3 22,141 OT 73–76 18–5 7–3 February 15, 2000 yes 9:00 pm ESPN 11 Arkansas Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas Miller 19 Miller 8 Tied Hamilton, Nelson 5 19,134 80–71 19–5 8–3 February 19, 2000 11 Mississippi State Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Dupay 21 Miller 8 Nelson 4 11,156 88–58 20–5 9–3 February 23, 2000 yes 9 Georgia Stegeman Coliseum Athens, Georgia Miller 25 Tied Miller, Wright 5 Nelson 4 8,015 90–68 21–5 10–3 February 27, 2000 9 12:00 pm CBS Auburn 11 Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Harvey 15 Harvey 12 Nelson 6 12,457 88–59 22–5 11–3 March 1, 2000 8 South Carolina Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida Miller 15 Harvey 6 Miller 6 11,005 87–67 23–5 12–3 March 4, 2000 yes 12:00 pm CBS 8 Kentucky 22 Rupp Arena Lexington, Kentucky Miller 20 Bonner 8 Dupay 3 23,916 70–85 23–6 12–4 |- !colspan=9 style='Florida Gators | SEC Tournament March 9, 2000 yes yes 7:30 pm JP Sports 11 3 E Ole Miss 6 W Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Weaks 18 Harvey 12 Nelson 5 89–67 24–6 March 10, 2000 yes yes 7:30 pm JP Sports 11 3 E Auburn 2 W Georgia Dome Atlanta, Georgia Harvey 15 Miller 11 Weaks 5 70–78 24–7 |- !colspan=9 style='Florida Gators | NCAA Tournament March 17, 2000 2:37 pm CBS yes yes 13 5 E Butler 12 E First Round Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Miller 16 Miller 13 Wright 3 14,252 OTAfter Butler Loses Its Poise, A Wary Florida Advances https://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/18/sports/college-basketball-ncaa-tournament-east-after-butler-loses-its-poise-wary.html The New York Times March 18, 2000 September 5, 2021 69–68 25–7 March 19, 2000 2:30 pm CBS yes yes 13 5 E Illinois 21 4 E Second Round Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Miller 19 Miller 9 Nelson 4 14,252 93–76Florida 93, Illinois 76 https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2000/03/20/florida-93-illinois-76-gators-take-sweet-step/ The Tampa Bay Times March 20, 2000 March 30, 2025 26–7 March 24, 2000 7:28 pm CBS yes yes 13 5 E Duke 1 1 E Sweet Sixteen Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Nelson 15 Miller 9 Tied Haslem, Miller, Nelson, Weaks 4 30,163 87–78Florida's Win Is a Slam Duke https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-mar-25-sp-12527-story.html The Los Angeles Times March 25, 2000 March 30, 2025 27–7 March 26, 2000 5:00 PM CBS yes yes 13 5 E Oklahoma State 14 3 E Elite Eight Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York Miller 14 Harvey 6 Nelson 4 30,388 77–65Florida advances to second Final Four https://www.espn.com/ncb/2000/20000326/recap/fakoag.html ESPN March 26, 2000 September 4, 2021 28–7 April 1, 2000 8:18 pm CBS yes yes 13 5 E North Carolina 8 S Final Four RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Nelson 13 Tied Miller, Wright 7 Nelson 4 43,116 71–59North Carolina Falls To Florida's Waves https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/02/sports/ncaa-basketball-tournament-north-carolina-falls-to-florida-s-waves.html The New York Times April 2, 2000 September 4, 2021 29–7 April 3, 2000 9:18 pm CBS yes yes 13 5 E Michigan State 2 1 MW National Championship Game RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Haslem 27 Wright 10 Wright 4 43,116 76–89 29–8 Eastern Time. E = East, W = West, S = South, MW = Mid-West AP Poll. Rankings 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game Random House 1086–1087 2009 978-0-345-51392-2 NBA draft 2000 NBA draft Florida Gators Round Overall Player NBA club 1 5 Mike Miller Orlando Magic 1 22 Donnell Harvey New York Knicks 2000 NBA Draft https://www.basketball-reference.com/draft/NBA_2000.html Basketball Reference Sports Reference LLC References 2 Category:Florida Gators men's basketball seasons Florida Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Florida Florida Gators men's basketball team Florida Gators men's basketball team