1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round (vacated)
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 8
Record	11-3 (23–7 unadjusted) (5-1 (13–3 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (3rd season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	13	–	3	.813	32	–	7	.821
No. 25 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 21 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
No. 22 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Wisconsin	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Iowa	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Michigan	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	19	–	16	.543
Minnesota	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	0	–	16	.000	5	–	25	.167
No. 8 Ohio State*	11	–	3	.786	5	–	1	.833

† 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)^[1]

The 1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 23–7 (13–3 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the NCAA tournament.^[2] However, the NCAA adjusted the team's record to 11-3 due to sanctions resulting from the Jim O’Brien scandal.^[3]^[4]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	12	Scoonie Penn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Salem, Massachusetts
C	32	Ken Johnson	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	35	Michael Redd	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Columbus, Ohio

Head coach

Jim O'Brien (Boston College)

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 city, state
Regular Season
Nov 16, 1999*	No. 4	Notre Dame	L 57–59	0–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Nov 29, 1999*	No. 15	Vermont	W 74–51	1–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 15	Duquesne	W 87–55	2–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 11, 1999*	No. 13	Florida A&M	W 99–47	3–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 13, 1999*	No. 12	Coastal Carolina	W 83–75	4–1	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 16, 1999*	No. 12	at No. 8 Kansas	L 67–80	4–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 19, 1999*	No. 12	Eastern Kentucky	W 72–40	5–2	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 22, 1999*	No. 16	Toledo	W 64–61	6–2	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 27, 1999*	No. 15	Oakland	W 76–50	7–2	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Dec 29, 1999*	No. 15	American	W 79–43	8–2	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 6, 2000	No. 13	at No. 19 Illinois	L 77–80	8–3 (0–1)	Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois
Jan 9, 2000	No. 13	Minnesota	W 71–63	9–3 (1–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 13, 2000	No. 17	at Wisconsin	W 53–51	10–3 (2–1)	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Jan 15, 2000	No. 17	at Northwestern	W 58–44	11–3 (3–1)	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
Jan 20, 2000	No. 13	No. 10 Michigan State	W 78–67	12–3 (4–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000* CBS	No. 13	at No. 19 St. John's	W 65–64	13–3	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Jan 29, 2000	No. 8	Purdue	W 68–59	14–3 (5–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 2, 2000	No. 5	Wisconsin	W 51–48	15–3 (6–1)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 6, 2000 CBS	No. 5	at Michigan	W 88–67	16–3 (7–1)	Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan
Feb 9, 2000	No. 5	Iowa	L 64–67	16–4 (7–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 12, 2000	No. 5	Penn State	W 88–75	17–4 (8–2)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 15, 2000	No. 7	at No. 6 Michigan State	L 72–83	17–5 (8–3)	Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, Michigan
Feb 19, 2000	No. 7	at No. 10 Indiana	W 82–71	18–5 (9–3)	Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana
Feb 23, 2000	No. 6	Northwestern	W 69–49	19–5 (10–3)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Feb 27, 2000	No. 6	Illinois	W 64–51	20–5 (11–3)	Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio
Mar 1, 2000	No. 6	at Penn State	W 79–73	21–5 (12–3)	Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2000	No. 6	at Minnesota	W 82–72	22–5 (13–3)	Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	No. 4	vs. Penn State Quarterfinals	L 66–71	22–6	United Center Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(3 S) No. 8	vs. (14 S) Appalachian State First Round	W 87–61^[6]	23–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 19, 2000*	(3 S) No. 8	vs. (6 S) No. 23 Miami (FL) Second Round	L 62–75	23–7	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

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Rankings

NBA draft selections

Round	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2	43	Michael Redd	Milwaukee Bucks
2	57	Scoonie Penn	Atlanta Hawks

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References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Hemsley, Tyler power Hurricanes". ESPN. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "1999-00 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
^ "1999–00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "Hemsley, Tyler power Hurricanes". ESPN. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[3] "OSU gets probation". ESPN.com. March 10, 2006. Retrieved June 5, 2017.

[4] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[5] "1999-00 Ohio State Buckeyes Roster and Stats". Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[6] "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[7] "1999–00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio State University Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

[8] "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.

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