1999–2000 UMass Minutemen basketball team

American college basketball season May 2026 March 2026 August 2023 1999–00 UMass Minutemen Basketball UMass logo.gif 150 Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 17–16 9–7 Bruiser Flint 4th Geoff Arnold Tony Barbee Mike Connors William D. Mullins Memorial Center Orange Bowl Classic Champion NIT First Round The 1999–00 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Minutemen finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in third place. In the 2000 A-10 tournament, they defeated Duquesne and George Washington before being eliminated by Temple 54-47. In the 2000 NIT, they were eliminated in the first round by Siena 66-65. Roster Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 0 Anthony Oates Center 6–10 285 Senior Phoenix, Arizona 1 Jonathan DePina Guard 5–9 185 Junior South Boston, Massachusetts 3 Ronnell Blizzard Forward 6–8 205 Sophomore Waterbury, Connecticut 4 JoVann Johnson Guard/Forward 6-3 205 Junior Johnson City, Tennessee 5 Monty Mack Guard 6–3 200 Senior South Boston, Massachusetts 11 Darryl Denson Guard 6–0 194 Junior Springfield, Massachusetts 20 Winston Smith Forward 6–5 228 Junior Summit, New Jersey 22 Chris Kirkland Forward 6–6 230 Senior Timmonsville, South Carolina 23 Mike Babul Forward 6–6 230 Senior North Attleboro, Massachusetts 30 Shannon Crooks Guard 6-2 222 Sophomore Everett, Massachusetts 33 Kitwana Rhymer Center/Forward 6–10 256 Junior Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands 40 Micah Brand Forward/Center 6–11 243 Freshman Middletown, New York Schedule 2009-10 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2009 yes yes |- !colspan=9| Exhibition 11/03/1999 7:00 pm yes California All-Stars Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts ???? 103-97 11/10/1999 7:00 pm yes Converse All-Stars Mullins Center Amherst, MA 3,718 97-88 OT |- !colspan=9| Regular Season 11/20/1999 7:30 pm yes yes Iona Mulcahy Center New Rochelle, New York 3,025 85-77 1–0 11/22/1999 7:00 pm yes yes UConn 7 Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut U-Game 10,027 65-79 1–1 11/29/1999 6:30 pm yes Marshall Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,682 55-65 1–2 12/02/1999 7:00 pm yes Boston University Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,847 70–51 2–2 12/04/1999 1:00 pm yes yes Boston College Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts Commonwealth Classic 6,475 74-67 3-2 12/06/1999 ???? yes Villanova Mullins Center Amherst, MA 6,643 52-51 4-2 12/11/1999 ???? yes yes Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 6,152 59-63 4-3 12/18/1999 ???? yes yes Florida State National Car Rental Center Sunrise, Florida Orange Bowl Basketball Classic ???? 69-60 5-3 12/21/1999 ???? yes yes Southern Illinois Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamon, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic ???? 63-65 5-4 12/22/1999 ???? yes yes American (Puerto Rico) Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamon, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic ???? 102-65 6-4 12/23/1999 ???? yes yes Boston College Eugene Guerra Sports Complex Bayamon, Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Holiday Classic ???? 59-83 6-5 12/30/1999 ???? yes yes Providence Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 9,796 60-61 OT 6-6 01/06/2000 ???? no St. Bonaventure Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,136 60-70 6-7 (0-1) 01/08/2000 7:00 pm no Fordham Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,092 82-52 7-7 (1-1) 01/16/2000 4:00 pm no yes St. Joseph's Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 3,200 79-71 8-7 (2-1) 01/20/2000 ???? no Dayton Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,835 52-57 8-8 (2-2) 01/22/2000 ???? no Rhode Island Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,050 89-50 9-8 (3–2) 01/27/2000 ???? no yes Duquesne Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 5,565 84-75 10-8 (4–2) 01/29/2000 ???? no yes Virginia Tech Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia 4,661 49-41 11-8 (5–2) 02/01/2000 ???? no Temple 21 Mullins Center Amherst, MA 8,048 48-75 11-9 (5-3) 02/05/2000 3:00 pm yes Texas 16 Mullins Center Amherst, MA 8,145 57-68 11-10 02/09/2000 ???? no La Salle Mullins Center Amherst, MA 4,772 82-48 12-10 (6-3) 02/12/2000 ???? no yes Xavier Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio 10,100 77-87 12-11 (6-4) 2/16/2000 ???? no yes Fordham Rose Hill Gymnasium Bronx, New York 3,018 81-72 13-11 (7–4) 02/19/2000 ???? no St. Joseph's Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,356 76-65 14-11 (8-4) 02/22/2000 ???? no yes Rhode Island Providence Civic Center Providence, Rhode Island 5,335 57-37 15-11 (9-4) 02/26/2000 ???? no yes Temple 8 Liacouras Center Philadelphia, PA 9,714 54-72 15-12 (9-5) 02/29/2000 ???? no George Washington Mullins Center Amherst, MA 5,430 86-87 15-13 (9-6) 03/04/2000 ???? no yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York 6,000 69-86 15-14 (9-7) |- !colspan=9| 2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament 03/08/2000 ???? no yes Duquesne First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, PA 1st Round 5,528 77-52 16-14 03/09/2000 ???? no yes George Washington First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Quarterfinal 7,002 86-68 17-14 03/10/2000 ???? no yes Temple 6 First Union Spectrum Philadelphia, PA Semifinal ???? 47-54 17-15 |- !colspan=9| 2000 NIT 03/16/2000 ???? yes yes Siena Pepsi Arena Albany, New York First Round 9,649 65-66 17-16 AP Poll Eastern Time References Category:UMass Minutemen basketball seasons UMass UMass UMass Minutemen basketball UMass Minutemen basketball