1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
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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
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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 .
Venues Rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics