1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
American college basketball team season
The 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Led by seventh-year head coach Ray McCallum , Ball State played their home games at Worthen Arena . The Cardinals finished atop the MAC West Division regular season standings. Ball State won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Cardinals were beaten by No. 6 seed UCLA[ 2] and finished the season with a 22–9 record (11–7 MAC).
Roster
1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999 *
at Wisconsin
L 50–60
0–1
Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 24, 1999 *
Southern Illinois
W 79–74
1–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Nov 27, 1999 *
Indiana State
W 64–55
2–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 3, 1999 *
Cornell
W 73–65
3–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 4, 1999 *
Wisconsin–Milwaukee
W 71–58
4–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999 *
Butler
W 80–70
5–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 18, 1999 *
vs. No. 24 Purdue
W 72–52
6–1
Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 21, 1999 *
Chaminade
W 101–79
7–1
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 27, 1999 *
at San Diego State
W 82–65
8–1
Viejas Arena San Diego, California
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2000
at Northern Illinois
W 75–67
9–1 (1–0)
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 5, 2000
Toledo
W 88–85 OT
10–1 (2–0)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000
at Eastern Michigan
L 93–98 3OT
10–2 (2–1)
Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 12, 2000
at Miami (OH)
L 84–86 3OT
10–3 (2–2)
Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 15, 2000
Northern Illinois
L 64–76
10–4 (2–3)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 19, 2000
at Kent State
L 55–77
10–5 (2–4)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000
Central Michigan
W 88–69
11–5 (3–4)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 24, 2000
at Marshall
L 73–85
11–6 (3–5)
Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 26, 2000
at Ohio
L 53–64
11–7 (3–6)
Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 2000
Buffalo
W 82–68
12–7 (4–6)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 2, 2000
Bowling Green
W 71–61
13–7 (5–6)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 5, 2000
Eastern Michigan
W 78–58
14–7 (6–6)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 9, 2000
Western Michigan
W 80–60
15–7 (7–6)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 14, 2000
Akron
W 89–68
16–7 (8–6)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 16, 2000
at Toledo
L 61–66
16–8 (8–7)
John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 19, 2000
Miami (OH)
W 60–57 OT
17–8 (9–7)
Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000
at Central Michigan
W 91–80
18–8 (10–7)
Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 26, 2000
at Western Michigan
W 91–82
19–8 (11–7)
University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 2000 *
vs. Toledo Quarterfinals
W 64–63 OT
20–8
Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 6, 2000 *
vs. Ohio Semifinals
W 70–67
21–8
Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 8, 2000 *
vs. Miami (OH) Championship game
W 61–58
22–8
Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000 *
(11 MW)
vs. (6 MW) UCLA First Round
L 57–65[ 2]
22–9
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
Source [ 3]
References