1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tar Heels interlocking blue logo.png 100px Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 11 22–14 9–7 Bill Guthridge 3rd Phil Ford 12th Dave Hanners 10th Pat Sullivan 3rd Dean Smith Center Maui Invitational Tournament champions NCAA tournament Final Four The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/north-carolina/2000-schedule.html 1999-00 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com sports-reference.com May 25, 2019 Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach Guthridge. Roster 1999 North Carolina Tar Heels y y Brendan Haywood 00 C 7 0 255 Jr y Greensboro, North Carolina Dudley Ed Cota 5 G 6 1 195 Sr y Brooklyn, New York St. Thomas More Academy C Michael Brooker 11 G/F 6 6 220 JR Sandersville, Georgia Brentwood Academy Jonathan Holmes 14 G 6 0 175 FR Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington South Kenny White 15 G 6 0 174 JR Chattanooga, Tennessee Oak Hill Academy Terrence Newby 21 G 6 2 208 SR Siler City, North Carolina Jordan-Matthews Ronald Curry y 22 G 6 2 200 SO Hampton, Virginia Hampton Max Owens 24 G 6 5 198 JR Macon, Georgia Mount Zion Academy Jason Capel y 25 F/G 6 8 220 SO Fayetteville, North Carolina St. John's Prospect Hall Orlando Meléndez y 32 F 6 8 200 SO Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico McDowell Jim Everett 35 F 6 8 240 JR Charlotte, North Carolina Providence W Joseph Forte 40 G 6 4 185 Fr y Greenbelt, Maryland DeMatha Kris Lang y 42 F/C 6 11 243 SO Gastonia, North Carolina Hunter Huss Matt Laczkowski 43 F 6 9 210 SR Westminster, Maryland Westminster Will Johnson 44 F 6 8 211 FR Hickory, North Carolina Hickory W Julius Peppers 45 F 6 7 250 Fr y Bailey, North Carolina Southern Nash Brian Bersticker 50 F/C 6 10 232 SO Virginia Beach, Virginia Kempsville Bill Guthridge (Kansas State) Phil Ford (North Carolina) http://m.tarheeltimes.com/rosterbasketball-1999.aspx North Carolina Tar Heels 1999-2000 Basketball Roster Tar Heel Times May 25, 2019 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style='North Carolina Tar Heels | Non-conference regular season November 22, 1999 9:00 pm ESPN yes yes 4 USC Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Maui Invitational Tournament – First Round Forte 24 Tied Bersticker, Lang 7 Cota 10 82–65 2,400 1–0 November 23, 1999 yes yes 10:00 pm ESPN 4 Georgetown Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Maui Invitational Tournament – Semifinals Tied Cota, Haywood 20 Tied Capel, Forte 8 Cota 7 85–79 2,400 2–0 November 24, 1999 yes yes 10:30 pm ESPN 4 Purdue 22 Lahaina Civic Center Maui, Hawai'i Maui Invitational Tournament – Championship Game Forte 21 Tied Forte, Lang 6 Cota 7 90–75 2,400 3–0 December 1, 1999 yes 9:00 pm ESPN 2 Michigan State 8 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina ACC–Big Ten Challenge Forte 19 Capel 9 Cota 11 76–86 21,572 3–1 December 3, 1999 yes yes 9:00 pm Raycom Sports 2 College of Charleston Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Food Lion MVP Classic Capel 16 Tied Forte, Haywood 6 Cota 7 72–54 12,706 4–1 December 4, 1999 yes yes 9:00 pm Raycom Sports 2 UNLV Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina Food Lion MVP Classic Owens 23 Capel 9 Cota 17 102–78 12,289 5–1 December 7, 1999 yes yes 7 Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York Forte 19 Capel 12 Cota 7 91–67 8,926 6–1 December 8, 1999 yes yes 9:00 pm ESPN 7 Cincinnati 1 United Center Chicago, Illinois Great Eight Owens 18 Capel 6 Cota 7 68–77 13,463 6–2 December 12, 1999 yes 7 1:30 pm Raycom Sports Tennessee Tech Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Capel 21 Tied Capel, Haywood 6 Cota 7 85–59 17,512 7–2 December 18, 1999 yes yes 7:00 pm ESPN 7 Miami (FL) National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic Capel 20 Capel 14 Cota 9 78–68 7,000 8–2 December 21, 1999 yes yes 7:00 pm ESPN 6 Indiana 20 Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, New Jersey Jimmy V Classic Haywood 20 Capel 8 Cota 11 73–82 15,000 8–3 December 23, 1999 yes yes 9:00 pm ESPN 6 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky Owens 22 Haywood 10 Cota 9 80–97 19,820 8–4 January 2, 2000 yes 14 Howard Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Haywood 21 Haywood 10 Cota 12 86–53 17,783 9–4 |- !colspan = 9 style='North Carolina Tar Heels| ACC Regular Season January 6, 2000 14 8:00 pm Raycom Sports Clemson Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Forte 15 Peppers 13 Cota 7 65–45 19,566 10–4 1–0 January 8, 2000 14 8:00 pm Raycom Sports NC State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Rivalry Game Cota 23 Haywood 7 Tied Capel, Cota 4 83–75 21,572 11–4 2–0 January 12, 2000 yes 9:00 pm ESPN 13 Wake Forest Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina Rivalry Game Lang 14 Lang 11 Cota 5 57–66 14,377 11–5 2–1 January 15, 2000 yes 4:00 pm CBS 13 UCLA Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Capel 21 Lang 7 Cota 8 68–71 21,572 11–6 January 18, 2000 yes 8:00 pm Raycom Sports 21 Virginia University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia Forte 27 Haywood 12 Cota 10 85–87 8,394 11–7 2–2 January 22, 2000 21 1:00 pm ABC Florida State Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Tied Forte, Haywood 15 Haywood 9 Holmes 6 71–76 21,572 11–8 2–3 January 27, 2000 Maryland 7:00 pm ESPN 22 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Haywood 24 Capel 12 Cota 8 75–63 15,455 12–8 3–3 January 29, 2000 yes 12:00 pm ESPN Georgia Tech Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia Capel 20 Haywood 8 Cota 6 70–53 10,000 13–8 4–3 February 3, 2000 Duke 9:00 pm ESPN2 3 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Rivalry Game Forte 20 Haywood 10 Cota 8 86–90 OT 21,750 13–9 4–4 February 6, 2000 yes 1:30 pm Raycom Sports Clemson Littlejohn Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina Cota 17 Haywood 8 Cota 7 73–60 10,300 14–9 5–4 February 9, 2000 yes 7:00 pm ESPN NC State Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina Rivalry Game Haywood 19 Haywood 10 Cota 11 70–62 19,722 15–9 6–4 February 12, 2000 Wake Forest 1:30 pm ABC Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Rivalry Game Haywood 20 Capel 13 Cota 13 87–64 21,572 16–9 7–4 February 20, 2000 Virginia 4:00 pm ESPN2 Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Capel 17 Capel 9 Tied Cota, Forte 4 76–90 21,572 16–10 7–5 February 23, 2000 yes 7:00 pm ESPN Florida State Tallahassee–Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida Haywood 19 Haywood 6 Capel 7 70–67 6,815 17–10 8–5 February 26, 2000 yes 1:30 pm Raycom Sports Maryland 19 Cole Fieldhouse College Park, Maryland Forte 26 Haywood 17 Cota 6 73–81 14,500 17–11 8–6 March 1, 2000 Georgia Tech 9:00 pm Raycom Sports Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina Forte 19 Haywood 8 Cota 11 74–72 OT 20,455 18–11 9–6 March 4, 2000 yes 3:30 pm ABC Duke 4 Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina Rivalry Game Forte 24 Cota 7 Cota 13 76–90 9,314 18–12 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style='North Carolina Tar Heels|ACC Tournament |- March 10, 2000 yes yes 12:00 pm ESPN 4 Wake Forest 5 Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina Quarterfinals / Rivalry Game Capel 14 Tied Capel, Forte 7 Capel 5 52–58 23,895 18–13 |- !colspan=9 style='North Carolina Tar Heels | NCAA Tournament |- March 17, 2000 CBS 7:55 pm yes yes 8 S Missouri 9 S BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama First Round Haywood 28 Haywood 15 Cota 10 84–70 14,146 19–13 March 19, 2000 yes yes 2:20 pm CBS 8 S Stanford 3 1 S BJCC Arena Birmingham, Alabama Second Round Forte 17 Haywood 8 Cota 10 60–53 14,000 20–13 March 24, 2000 yes yes 9:30 pm CBS 8 S Tennessee 11 4 S Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Sweet Sixteen Forte 22 Cota 7 Tied Capel, Cota 5 74–69 16,731 21–13 March 26, 2000 yes yes 2:40 pm CBS 8 S Tulsa 18 7 S Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas Elite Eight Forte 28 Tied Forte, Haywood, Peppers 8 Cota 4 59–55Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four The Washington Post http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/sports/colbask/longterm/2000/men/stories/carolina27.htm March 27, 2000 May 25, 2019 16,731 22–13 April 1, 2000 8:17 pm CBS yes yes 8 S Florida 13 5 E RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana Final Four Haywood 20 Haywood 12 Cota 8 59–71North 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 43,116 22–14 AP Eastern Time. S = South, E = East 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 References Category:North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball seasons Tar Tar North Carolina Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons North Carolina