1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers Wisconsin Badgers logo.svg Big Ten Conference Big Ten 16 22–14 8–8 Dick Bennett 5th Brad Soderberg Shawn Hood Brian Hecker Kohl Center NCAA tournament Final Four The 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished the season 22–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated Fresno State, Arizona, Louisiana State and Purdue en route to the Final Four before losing to Michigan State, 53–41, in Indianapolis. Roster 1999 Wisconsin Badgers yes y Travon Davis 2 G 5 10 180 Sophomore Summit, Illinois Nazareth Academy Maurice Linton 5 F 6 8 215 Junior Calumet City, Illinois Thornwood Jon Bryant 10 G 6 2 185 Senior Plymouth, Minnesota Armstrong St. Cloud State Duany Duany 13 G 6 5 180 Senior y Bloomington, Indiana Bloomington North Andy Kowske 15 F 6 8 230 Junior Brookfield, Wisconsin Dominican Kirk Penney 20 G 6 5 205 Freshman Auckland, New Zealand Westlake Boys H.S. y Robert Smith 21 F 6 8 215 Junior y Madison, Wisconsin La Follette UW–Whitewater W Mike Kelley 22 G 6 3 185 Junior Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin Pius XI Dave Mader 30 F/C 6 11 240 Freshman Appleton, Wisconsin Appleton East yes Roy Boone 32 G 6 3 190 Junior Madison, Wisconsin Madison East Coffeyville C.C. Charlie Wills 40 F 6 8 230 Sophomore y Angola, Indiana Angola H.S. Julian Swartz 42 F 6 6 215 Freshman Waukesha, Wisconsin Waukesha South Eric Faust 44 F 6 7 215 Sophomore y Arlington Heights, Illinois Prospect W Mark Vershaw 50 F 6 9 235 Junior East Peoria H.S. East Peoria, Illinois Dick Bennett (Ripon) Brad Soderberg (Ripon) Shawn Hood (Cleveland State) Brian Hecker (Indiana) https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A2DFPVZCJM5P7A8O/full/A5ACGBUR2MNHQG8X April 24, 2025 Schedule and results yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Non-Conference Regular Season November 12, 1999 yes yes Missouri NABC Classic Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 16,756 Vershaw 19 Tied Boone, Bryant, Kowske, Vershaw 5 Vershaw 7 66–55 1–0 November 13, 1999 yes yes Syracuse 17 NABC Classic Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York 16,394 Vershaw 13 Vershaw 5 Tied Kelley, Vershaw 5 49–68 1–1 November 20, 1999 yes Ball State Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 14,686 Bryant 15 Vershaw 8 Kelley 4 60–50 2–1 November 23, 1999 yes yes UW–Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin 4,323 Vershaw 12 Linton 10 Boone 4 69–49 3–1 November 30, 1999 7:00 pm ESPN yes yes Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina 11,245 Vershaw 14 Kowske 5 Vershaw 3 48–67 3–2 December 3, 1999 yes Rhode Island Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 15,313 Vershaw 18 Kowske 11 Vershaw 4 66–43 4–2 December 7, 2000 yes Texas 10 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 14,712 Bryant 16 Kowske 9 Kelley 5 61–45 5–2 December 8, 1999 yes UW–Green Bay Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 15,735 Bryant 13 Tied Bryant, Duany 4 Vershaw 8 55–34 6–2 December 11, 1999 7:00 pm ESPN2 yes yes South Florida Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 5,003 Bryant 14 Tied Boone, Bryant, Vershaw 4 Kelley 6 63–66 6–3 December 14, 1999 yes yes Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois 5,249 Bryant 19 Tied Boone, Vershaw 7 Bryant 2 51–55 6–4 December 23, 1999 yes Marquette Rivalry Game Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Kowske 20 Kowske 12 Vershaw 5 86–74 7–4 December 29, 1999 yes Temple 17 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 16,179 Bryant 12 Vershaw 8 Vershaw 5 62–44 8–4 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Big Ten Regular Season |- January 5, 2000 yes Indiana 10 Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana 15,197 Duany 17 Kowske 10 Boone 5 67–71 8–5 0–1 January 8, 2000 Illinois 19 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Duany 15 Kowske 8 Kelley 6 63–59 9–5 1–1 January 13, 2000 9:00 pm ESPN Ohio State 17 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 15,743 Vershaw 16 Boone 7 Vershaw 4 51–53 9–6 1–2 January 15, 2000 yes Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana 14,123 Penney 17 Kowske 9 Davis 3 52–63 9–7 1–3 January 19, 2000 yes Penn State Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania 8,621 Vershaw 14 Tied Bryant, Wills 5 Tied Bryant, Penney 4 61–76 9–8 1–4 January 22, 2000 Minnesota Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Kelley 16 Kowske 7 Penney 5 85–53 10–8 2–4 January 26, 2000 Purdue Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 15,381 Vershaw 13 Kowske 8 Tied Davis, Kelley 3 55–45 11–8 3–4 January 29, 2000 Iowa Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Vershaw 18 Penney 5 Tied Boone, Davis, Penney, Vershaw 2 55–61 11–9 3–5 February 2, 2000 yes Ohio State 5 Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio 19,100 Kowske 14 Kowske 11 Tied Bryant, Vershaw 3 48–51 11–10 3–6 February 5, 2000 yes Minnesota Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota 14,563 Tied Boone, Vershaw 16 Tied Boone, Penney, Vershaw 4 Tied Boone, Kelley, Vershaw 3 66–64 12–10 4–6 February 12, 2000 9:00 pm ESPN Michigan State 6 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Linton 10 Kowske 7 Boone 3 44–61 12–11 4–7 February 16, 2000 Michigan Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 15,680 Tied Boone, Duany 17 Kowske 6 Tied Boone, Davis, Linton 3 75–59 13–11 5–7 February 19, 2000 4:30 pm ESPN Plus yes Michigan State 6 Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan 14,659 Kowske 11 Kowske 7 Tied Kowske, Linton 2 54–59 13–12 5–8 February 23, 2000 yes Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa 15,500 Vershaw 13 Linton 7 Vershaw 5 54–45 14–12 6–8 March 1, 2000 yes Northwestern Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois 3,867 Vershaw 23 Linton 8 Kelley 7 62–46 15–12 7–8 March 5, 2000 4:00 pm CBS Indiana 14 Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin 17,142 Linton 16 Linton 10 Vershaw 5 56–53 16–12 8–8 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|Big Ten Tournament March 9, 2000 7:10 pm ESPN Plus yes yes 6 Northwestern 11 Opening Round United Center Chicago, Illinois 17,741 Vershaw 17 Kowske 9 Vershaw 5 51–41 17–12 March 10, 2000 10:30 pm ESPN2 yes yes 6 Purdue 22 3 Quarterfinals United Center Chicago, Illinois 19,627 Vershaw 22 Kowske 8 Vershaw 6 78–66 18–12 March 11, 2000 5:00 pm CBS yes yes 6 Michigan State 5 2 Semifinals United Center Chicago, Illinois 22,011 Vershaw 11 Vershaw 7 Kelley 6 46–55 18–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Wisconsin Badgers|NCAA Tournament March 16, 2000 10:15 pm CBS yes yes 8 W Fresno State 9 W First Round Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 13,464 Bryant 21 Kowske 14 Kelley 6 66–56 19–13 March 18, 2000 5:45 pm CBS yes yes 8 W Arizona 4 1 W Second Round Hunstman Center Salt Lake City, Utah 13,857 Vershaw 15 Kowske 12 Tied Kelly, Vershaw 4 66–59 20–13 March 23, 2000 10:30 pm CBS yes yes 8 W LSU 10 4 W Sweet Sixteen University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 16,004 Bryant 16 Vershaw 5 Kelley 5 61–48 21–13 March 25, 2000 4:30 pm CBS yes yes 8 W Purdue 25 6 W Elite Eight University Arena Albuquerque, New Mexico 16,004 Bryant 18 Kowske 8 Kelley 6 64–60 22–13 April 1, 2000 5:42 pm CBS yes yes 8 W Michigan State 2 1 MW RCA Dome Indianapolis, Indiana 43,116 Boone 18 Kelley 7 Kelley 3 41–53 22–14 AP Poll. W = West, MW = Mid-West Source:Wisconsin (Men's Basketball) 2000-01 [Media Guide] https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/A5CVKZDD3AQZRM8Q library.wisc.edu UW-Madison Libraries May 11, 2025 Records & trivia Tony Bennett was a member of the support staff, officially listed as a team manager in the team's media guide.The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/UW/UW-idx?type=goto&id=UW.BBall1999&isize=M&submit=Go+to+page&page=80 2020-06-09 digicoll.library.wisc.edu References Category:Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball seasons Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament Final Four seasons Badge Badge