1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team

1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Conference USA
	American
Record	21–12 (9-7 CUSA)
Head coach	Pat Kennedy (3rd season);
Home arena	Allstate Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	4	.879
Louisville	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Saint Louis †	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	7	–	9	.438	17	–	16	.515
National
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
UAB	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Memphis	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Houston	2	–	14	.125	9	–	22	.290

† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball team represented DePaul University during the 1999–2000 men's college basketball season. They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Kansas.

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 20*	Howard	W 105–61	1–0	Allstate Arena (5,224) Rosemont, Illinois
November 25*	vs. American-Puerto Rico	W 114–69	2–0	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (500) San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 26*	vs. Texas	L 64–68	2–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (500) San Juan, Puerto Rico
November 27*	vs. South Carolina	W 58–46	3–1	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (500) San Juan, Puerto Rico
December 1*	Chicago State	W 104–57	4–1	Allstate Arena (7,281) Rosemont, Illinois
December 4*	at Duke	L 83–84 ^OT	4–2	Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, NC
December 6*	Monmouth	W 69–62	5–2	Allstate Arena (7,306) Rosemont, Illinois
December 9*	Nicholls State	W 67–43	6–2	Allstate Arena (7,130) Rosemont, Illinois
December 14*	St. John’s	W 71–65	7–2	Allstate Arena (10,199) Rosemont, Illinois
December 18*	at UCLA	L 58–76	7–3	Pauley Pavilion (10,024) Los Angeles, California
December 23*	Northern Illinois	W 82–61	8–3	Allstate Arena (10,693) Rosemont, Illinois
December 28	at Memphis	W 71–65	9–3 (1–0)	The Pyramid (15,176) Memphis, Tennessee
December 30*	Elon	W 80–56	10–3 (1–0)	Allstate Arena (7,412) Rosemont, Illinois
January 8	Charlotte	W 77–75	11–3 (2–0)	Allstate Arena (9,347) Rosemont, Illinois
January 12	Marquette	L 60–69	11–4 (2–1)	Allstate Arena (10,431) Rosemont, Illinois
January 16	at Houston	W 77–68	12–4 (3–1)	Hofheinz Pavilion (5,306) Houston, Texas
January 20	at Louisville	L 59–72	12–5 (3–2)	Freedom Hall (19,484) Louisville, Kentucky
January 22	St. Louis	L 69–75 ^OT	12–6 (3–3)	Allstate Arena (12,174) Rosemont, Illinois
January 26*	Florida	W 71–69	13–6 (3–3)	Allstate Arena (10,515) Rosemont, Illinois
January 29	at UAB	L 68–69	13–7 (3–4)	Bartow Arena (7,345) Birmingham, Alabama
February 2	Tulane	W 85–54	14–7 (4–4)	Allstate Arena (8,112) Rosemont, Illinois
February 6	at UNC Charlotte	W 80–66	15–7 (5–4)	Dale F. Halton Arena (7,208) Charlotte, NC
February 9	South Florida	W 81–69	16–7 (6–4)	Allstate Arena (8,803) Rosemont, Illinois
February 13	at No. 1 Cincinnati	L 64–87	16–8 (6–5)	Fifth Third Arena (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio
February 16	at Marquette	W 55–35	17–8 (7–5)	Bradley Center (12,216) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
February 19	Louisville	L 54–71	17–9 (7–6)	Allstate Arena (13,036) Rosemont, Illinois
February 26	at St. Louis	W 55–54	18–9 (8–6)	Scottrade Center (9,711) St. Louis, Missouri
March 2	No. 2 Cincinnati	L 62–64	18–10 (8–7)	Allstate Arena (18,253) Rosemont, Illinois
March 4	Southern Mississippi	W 82–51	19–10 (9–7)	Allstate Arena (9,816) Rosemont, Illinois
Conference USA tournament
March 9	at Memphis	W 80–76	20–10 (9–7)	The Pyramid (12,004) Memphis, Tennessee
March 10	vs. Charlotte	W 56–49	21–10 (9–7)	The Pyramid (9,832) Memphis, Tennessee
March 11	vs. St. Louis	L 49–56	21–11 (9–7)	The Pyramid (9,711) Memphis, Tennessee
2000 NCAA tournament
March 17	vs. Kansas First round	L 77–81 ^OT	21–12 (9–7)	Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,252) Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
^ "1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.
^ "1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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

[2] "1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com.

[3] "1999–2000 DePaul Blue Demons men's basketball stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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