1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball
Atlantic 10 West champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	22–9 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Oliver Purnell (6th season);
Assistant coaches	Ron Jirsa; Frank Smith; Josh Postorino;
Home arena	University of Dayton Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
No. 5 Temple †	14	–	2	.875	27	–	6	.818
St. Bonaventure	11	–	5	.688	21	–	10	.677
UMass	9	–	7	.563	17	–	16	.515
Fordham	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Saint Joseph's	7	–	9	.438	13	–	16	.448
Rhode Island	2	–	14	.125	5	–	25	.167
West
Dayton	11	–	5	.688	22	–	9	.710
Xavier	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
George Washington	9	–	7	.563	15	–	15	.500
Virginia Tech	8	–	8	.500	16	–	15	.516
La Salle	5	–	11	.313	11	–	17	.393
Duquesne	4	–	12	.250	9	–	20	.310

† 2000 Atlantic 10 Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in A-10 play. They fell in the semifinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Flyers were beaten by No. 6 seed and eventual regional runner-up Purdue.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Tony Stanley	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr
F	23	Yuanta Holland	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Dayton, Ohio
C	34	Mark Ashman	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Oliver Purnell (Old Dominion)

Assistant coach(es)

Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg)
Frank Smith (Old Dominion)
Josh Postorino (Dayton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		at New Mexico	W 70–57	1–0	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. Samford	W 65–63	2–0	The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 26, 1999*		Mount St. Mary's	W 73–51	3–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Nov 29, 1999*		vs. No. 13 Kentucky	W 68–66	4–0	Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 1, 1999*		UMBC	W 83–60	5–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 4, 1999*		Winthrop	W 76–49	6–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 7, 1999*		at Marquette	W 63–60	7–0	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 11, 1999*		Coastal Carolina	W 104–79	8–0	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 18, 1999*		at Cleveland State	L 60–75	8–1	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
Dec 21, 1999*		Texas A&M	W 81–68	9–1	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 23, 1999*		Saint Louis	L 74–83	9–2	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 29, 1999*		Miami (OH)	W 78–70	10–2	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Atlantic 10 regular season
Jan 9, 2000		Virginia Tech	W 62–50	11–2 (1–0)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 11, 2000		Xavier	W 76–72	12–2 (2–0)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 15, 2000		at Fordham	L 61–70	12–3 (2–1)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Jan 20, 2000		at UMass	W 57–52	13–3 (3–1)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2000		George Washington	W 83–76	14–3 (4–1)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 25, 2000		La Salle	W 69–60	15–3 (5–1)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 2000		at Saint Joseph's	W 66–62	16–3 (6–1)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 2, 2000		at Xavier	L 64–65 ^OT	16–4 (6–2)	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio
Feb 6, 2000		Duquesne	W 93–77	17–4 (7–2)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 9, 2000		at George Washington	L 90–95	17–5 (7–3)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Feb 12, 2000		St. Bonaventure	W 68–64	18–5 (8–3)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 17, 2000		No. 15 Temple	L 58–64	18–6 (8–4)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 23, 2000		at La Salle	W 71–64	19–6 (9–4)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2000		Rhode Island	W 77–51	20–6 (10–4)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Mar 2, 2000		at Duquesne	W 94–64	21–6 (11–4)	A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2000		at Virginia Tech	L 52–64	21–7 (11–5)	Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Atlantic 10 tournament
Mar 9, 2000*		at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals	W 67–64	22–7	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals	L 50–56	22–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(11 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue First Round	L 61–62	22–9	McKale Center Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ "Purdue Sneaks By In 1st Round". CBS News. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Dayton Flyers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary

[2] "Purdue Sneaks By In 1st Round". CBS News. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[3] "1999-00 Dayton Flyers Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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