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1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Grensing (6th year)
  • Len Gordy (6th year)
  • Darian DeVries (2nd year)
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Southwest Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Bradley 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Evansville 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Wichita State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Drake 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
2000 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

Roster

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1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Matt West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westside HS Omaha, NE
G 4 Ben Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr   Oak Creek, WI
G 5 Ryan Sears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ankeny HS Ankeny, IA
G 23 Terrell Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr   Bridgeport, CT
F 25 Kyle Korver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pella HS Pella, IA
F 55 Nerijus Karlikanovas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Raseiniai, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1999*
Mississippi Valley State W 70–62  1–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 27, 1999*
No. 23 Iowa W 85–76  2–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (–)
Omaha, NE
Dec 1, 1999*
at Georgia State W 58–54  3–0
GSU Sports Arena 
Statesboro, Georgia
Dec 4, 1999*
at Baylor W 77–76 OT 4–0
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 6, 1999*
Grambling State W 91–52  5–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 9, 1999*
Nebraska W 89–72  6–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 12, 1999
Illinois State W 82–43  7–0
(1–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 20, 1999*
vs. Western Illinois W 76–72  8–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 1999*
vs. Florida Atlantic W 66–46  9–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1999*
at Hawaii L 53–73  9–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1999
Southwest Missouri State L 58–59  9–2
(1–1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 2, 2000
at Northern Iowa L 75–77  9–3
(1–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 6, 2000
at Indiana State L 46–56  9–4
(1–3)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000
at Southern Illinois W 72–66  10–4
(2–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 12, 2000*
No. 19 Tulsa L 67–75  10–5
Omaha Civic Auditorium (–)
Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000
Drake W 70–66  11–5
(3–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 2000
at Southwest Missouri State W 63–49  12–5
(4–3)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 23, 2000
at Evansville L 83–88  12–6
(4–4)
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 26, 2000
Northern Iowa W 77–73 OT 13–6
(5–4)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 29, 2000
Wichita State W 88–72  14–6
(6–4)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 1, 2000
at Drake L 70–74 OT 14–7
(6–5)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 5, 2000
at Illinois State W 86–83  15–7
(7–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Feb 7, 2000*
at Colorado State W 78–67  16–7
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 13, 2000
Bradley W 73–56  17–7
(8–5)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 2000
Indiana State W 64–58  18–7
(9–5)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19, 2000
Southern Illinois L 83–92  18–8
(9–6)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 2000
at Bradley L 65–73  18–9
(9–7)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 26, 2000
at Wichita State W 75–64  19–9
(10–7)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 28, 2000
Evansville W 102–69  20–9
(11–7)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Hampton, Virginia
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/4/2000*
(4) vs. (5) Bradley
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 71-62  21–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
03/5/2000*
(4) vs. (1) Indiana State
MVC Tournament Semifinal
W 71–69  22–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
03/6/2000*
(4) vs. (2) Missouri State
MVC Championship
W 57–45  23–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
2000 NCAA tournament
03/16/2000*
 CBS
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Auburn
First Round
L 69–72[3]  23–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (–)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999-00 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Now That He's a Player, Auburn's Tolbert Can't Quite Manage". The Washington Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2019.