1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team

1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball
Patriot League tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Patriot League
Record	24–7 (11–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Fran O'Hanlon (5th season);
Home arena	Kirby Sports Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Patriot League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy	11	–	1	.917	23	–	6	.793
Lafayette †	11	–	1	.917	24	–	7	.774
Bucknell	8	–	4	.667	17	–	11	.607
Colgate	4	–	8	.333	13	–	16	.448
Holy Cross	3	–	9	.250	10	–	18	.357
Lehigh	3	–	9	.250	8	–	21	.276
Army	2	–	10	.167	5	–	23	.179


† 2000 Patriot League tournament winner

The 1999–2000 Lafayette Leopards men's basketball team represented Lafayette College during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leopards, led by 5th year head coach Fran O'Hanlon, played their home games at the Kirby Sports Center and were members of the Patriot League. They finished the season 24–7, 11–1 in Patriot League play to finish tied for first place. They defeated Army, Lehigh, and Navy to win the Patriot League tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the East region, they lost in the opening round to No. 2 seed Temple.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	32	Brian Ehlers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Bay Shore, New York
C	34	Stefan Ciosici	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Fran O'Hanlon

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*		at Columbia	W 59–52	1–0	Levien Gymnasium (1,300) New York, New York
Nov 23, 1999*		at Villanova	L 70–74	1–1	The Pavilion (6,500) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Nov 29, 1999*		Cornell	W 65–54	2–1	Kirby Sports Center (2,287) Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 1, 1999*		at Howard	W 64–55	3–1	Burr Gymnasium (507) Washington, D.C.
Dec 6, 1999*		Towson	L 57–59	3–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,931) Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1999*		Saint Peter's	W 81–69	4–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,859) Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 21, 1999*		Gettysburg	W 82–52	5–2	Kirby Sports Center (1,012) Easton, Pennsylvania
Dec 29, 1999*		vs. Saint Joseph's	L 81–83 ^2OT	5–3	The Pit (16,533) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. Alabama State	W 88–54	6–3	The Pit (16,861) Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jan 2, 2000*		at Georgia Tech	L 64–75	6–4	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (4,120) Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 5, 2000*		Delaware Valley	W 76–58	7–4	Kirby Sports Center (551) Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 8, 2000*		at Princeton	W 70–69 ^OT	8–4	Jadwin Gymnasium (6,432) Princeton, New Jersey
Jan 11, 2000*		at Penn	L 76–80	8–5	The Palestra (3,852) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 16, 2000		Navy	W 80–74	9–5 (1–0)	Kirby Sports Center (2,882) Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 19, 2000		at Holy Cross	W 77–70	10–5 (2–0)	Hart Center (714) Worcester, Massachusetts
Jan 22, 2000		at Army	W 77–55	11–5 (3–0)	Christl Arena (1,150) West Point, New York
Jan 26, 2000		Lehigh	W 87–68	12–5 (4–0)	Kirby Sports Center (3,171) Easton, Pennsylvania
Jan 29, 2000		at Colgate	W 64–58	13–5 (5–0)	Cotterell Court (925) Hamilton, New York
Feb 2, 2000		Bucknell	W 75–73	14–5 (6–0)	Kirby Sports Center (3,211) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 7, 2000*		Albany	W 90–70	15–5	Kirby Sports Center (1,911) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 9, 2000		at Navy	L 66–94	15–6 (6–1)	Alumni Hall (3,871) Annapolis, Maryland
Feb 12, 2000		Holy Cross	W 77–66	16–6 (7–1)	Kirby Sports Center (3,218) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 2000*		at Stony Brook	W 71–69	17–6	Stony Brook University Arena (1,293) Stony Brook, New York
Feb 16, 2000		Army	W 69–43	18–6 (8–1)	Kirby Sports Center (1,541) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 19, 2000		at Lehigh	W 77–63	19–6 (9–1)	Stabler Arena (3,221) Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Feb 23, 2000		Colgate	W 92–51	20–6 (10–1)	Kirby Sports Center (2,814) Easton, Pennsylvania
Feb 27, 2000		at Bucknell	W 74–59	21–6 (11–1)	Davis Gym (2,413) Lewisburg, Pennsylvania
Patriot League Tournament
Mar 4, 2000*		Army Quarterfinals	W 71–45	22–6	Kirby Sports Center (3,055) Easton, Pennsylvania
Mar 5, 2000*		Lehigh Semifinals	W 66–60	23–6	Kirby Sports Center (3,648) Easton, Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2000*		Navy Championship game	W 87–61	24–6	Kirby Sports Center (4,021) Easton, Pennsylvania
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(15 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple First Round	L 47–73	24–7	HSBC Arena (19,357) Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

Brian Ehlers – Patriot League Player of the Year (2x)

References

^ "Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "1999 Men's Basketball Roster". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "1999 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.
^ "1999 Men's Basketball Stats". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

[1] "Sanchez directs Temple past Lafayette". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[2] "1999 Men's Basketball Roster". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[3] "1999 Men's Basketball Schedule". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved September 13, 2021.

[4] "1999 Men's Basketball Stats". Lafayette University Athletics. Retrieved January 24, 2023.

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