1999–2000 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team

1999–2000 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
1999–2000 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball
2000 NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Record	21–10 (11–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jim Baron (8th season);
Home arena	Reilly Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2001–01 →

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 St. Bonaventure Bonnies men's basketball team represented St. Bonaventure University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bonnies, led by 8th-year head coach Jim Baron, played their home games at the Reilly Center and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 21–10, 11–5 in A-10 to finish in second place. They lost to Temple in the championship game of the A-10 Basketball tournament, but did earn an at-large bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament where they lost in the opening round to Kentucky, 85–80 in 2OT.^[2]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	J. R. Bremer	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Cleveland, Ohio
G	4	Tim Winn	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Niagara Falls, New York
C	21	Caswell Cyrus	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Jim Baron

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 19, 1999*		Northeastern	W 65–61	1–0	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Nov 23, 1999*		at Charlotte	L 56–66	1–1	Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Colorado State	W 64–54	2–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Nov 28, 1999*		vs. Charlotte	W 75–66	3–1	Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Dec 4, 1999*		USC	W 80–67	4–1	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 11, 1999*		at Canisius	W 88–60	5–1	Koessler Athletic Center Buffalo, New York
Dec 18, 1999*		at Florida International	W 78–70 ^OT	6–1	U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida
Dec 21, 1999*		Kent State	L 60–73	6–2	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Dec 30, 1999*		Cleveland State	W 71–69	7–2	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 2, 2000*		Niagara	W 84–71	8–2	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 6, 2000		at UMass	W 70–60	9–2 (1–0)	Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts
Jan 9, 2000		at La Salle	W 66–51	10–2 (2–0)	Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 12, 2000		Saint Joseph's	W 76–71	11–2 (3–0)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 15, 2000		No. 23 Temple	W 57–56	12–2 (4–0)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 22, 2000		at Fordham	L 60–66	12–3 (4–1)	Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York
Jan 26, 2000		at George Washington	L 72–75	12–4 (4–2)	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Jan 29, 2000		Rhode Island	W 84–44	13–4 (5–2)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Jan 31, 2000*		at Green Bay	L 58–65	13–5	Brown County Arena Green Bay, Wisconsin
Feb 6, 2000		Fordham	L 68–73	13–6 (5–3)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 10, 2000		Virginia Tech	W 61–54	14–6 (6–3)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 12, 2000		at Dayton	L 64–68	14–7 (6–4)	University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 2000		at Rhode Island	W 64–54	15–7 (7–4)	Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island
Feb 19, 2000		Duquesne	W 71–62	16–7 (8–4)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Feb 24, 2000		at No. 8 Temple	L 58–75	16–8 (8–5)	Liacouras Center Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 26, 2000		at Saint Joseph's	W 83–74	17–8 (9–5)	Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 1, 2000		Xavier	W 65–64	18–8 (10–5)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
Mar 4, 2000		UMass	W 86–69	19–8 (11–5)	Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York
A-10 tournament
Mar 9, 2000*		vs. Xavier Championship game	W 72–69	20–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. Dayton Championship game	W 56–50	21–8	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 11, 2000*		at No. 6 Temple Championship game	L 44–65	21–9	The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(12 MW)	vs. (5 MW) No. 19 Kentucky First Round	L 80–85 ^{2OT^[2]}	21–10	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Atlantic 10 Conference Season Summary
^ ^a ^b "The Bonnies Put a Double-Overtime Scare Into Kentucky". The New York Times. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "1999–00 St. Bonaventure Bonnies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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

[ncaa-2] "The Bonnies Put a Double-Overtime Scare Into Kentucky". The New York Times. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[3] "1999–00 St. Bonaventure Bonnies Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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