1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team

1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball
WCC regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	West Coast Conference
Record	25–9 (12–2 WCC)
Head coach	Jan van Breda Kolff (1st season);
Home arena	Firestone Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Pepperdine	12	–	2	.857	25	–	9	.735
Gonzaga †	11	–	3	.786	26	–	9	.743
San Diego	10	–	4	.714	20	–	9	.690
Santa Clara	9	–	5	.643	19	–	12	.613
San Francisco	7	–	7	.500	19	–	9	.679
Portland	4	–	10	.286	10	–	18	.357
Saint Mary's	3	–	11	.214	8	–	20	.286
Loyola Marymount	0	–	14	.000	2	–	26	.071


† 2000 WCC tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Pepperdine Waves men's basketball team represented Pepperdine University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Jan van Breda Kolff. The Waves played their home games at the Firestone Fieldhouse and were members of the West Coast Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 12–2 in WCC play to win the regular season conference title. Pepperdine lost in the championship game of the West Coast Conference tournament, but did receive an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Waves surprised No. 6 seed Indiana^[1] – in what would be head coach Bobby Knight’s final game at the school – before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round, 75–67.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Brandon Armstrong	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Vallejo	Vallejo, California

Head coach

Jan van Breda Kolff

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		Long Beach State	W 76–74	1–0	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 23, 1999*		at Fresno State	W 70–68	2–0	Selland Arena Fresno, California
Nov 27, 1999*		UNC Charlotte	L 74–80	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 28, 1999*		Colorado State	W 67–57	3–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 2, 1999*		at No. 6 Kansas	L 61–76	3–2	Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas
Dec 4, 1999*		at Wichita State	W 74–69	4–2	Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas
Dec 7, 1999*		Cal State Fullerton	W 96–63	5–2	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 11, 1999*		at UC Santa Barbara	W 68–64	6–2	The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California
Dec 20, 1999*		vs. Detroit San Juan Shootout	W 73–51	7–2	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Louisiana–Lafayette San Juan Shootout	W 99–53	8–2	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1999*		vs. No. 7 Auburn San Juan Shootout	L 76–87	8–3	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1999*		at No. 23 UCLA	L 66–68	8–4	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Dec 30, 1999*		Pacific	L 58–64	8–5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 3, 2000*		Lehigh	W 83–38	9–5	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 8, 2000*		at Northwestern	W 57–56	10–5	Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois
WCC Regular Season
Jan 14, 2000		Saint Mary's	W 77–49	11–5 (1–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 15, 2000		San Diego	W 76–68	12–5 (2–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 21, 2000		at Santa Clara	W 71–60	13–5 (3–0)	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Jan 22, 2000		at San Francisco	W 76–70	14–5 (4–0)	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, California
Jan 28, 2000		San Francisco	W 69–58	15–5 (5–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 29, 2000		Santa Clara	W 67–59	16–5 (6–0)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 3, 2000		at Gonzaga	L 57–62	16–6 (6–1)	The Kennel Spokane, Washington
Feb 5, 2000		at Portland	W 75–68	17–6 (7–1)	Chiles Center Portland, Oregon
Feb 11, 2000		Portland	W 80–60	18–6 (8–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 12, 2000		Gonzaga	W 80–69	19–6 (9–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 16, 2000		Loyola Marymount	W 95–73	20–6 (10–1)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Feb 19, 2000		at Loyola Marymount	W 77–65	21–6 (11–1)	Gersten Pavilion Los Angeles, California
Feb 24, 2000		at San Diego	L 62–73	21–7 (11–2)	USD Sports Center San Diego, California
Feb 26, 2000		Saint Mary's	W 71–42	22–7 (12–2)	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
WCC tournament
Mar 4, 2000*	(1)	vs. (8) Loyola Marymount Quarterfinals	W 83–49	23–7	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Mar 5, 2000*	(1)	at (6) Santa Clara Semifinals	W 58–55	24–7	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
Mar 6, 2000*	(1)	vs. (2) Gonzaga Championship Game	L 65–69 ^OT	24–8	Leavey Center Santa Clara, California
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(11 E)	vs. (6 E) No. 22 Indiana First Round	W 77–57	25–8	HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*	(11 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State Second Round	L 67–75	25–9	HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Source^[4]^[5]

References

^ "Indiana Is Routed". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "Cowboys Ride Off Waves". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^ "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[1] "Indiana Is Routed". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[2] "Cowboys Ride Off Waves". The Los Angeles Times. March 20, 2000. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[roster-3] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[schedule-4] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

[5] "2019-20 PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY MEN'S BASKETBALL RECORD BOOK" (PDF). Pepperdine University Athletics. Retrieved September 4, 2021.

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