1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball | |
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MVC tournament champion | |
Conference | Missouri Valley Conference |
Record | 23–10 (11–7 MVC) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Omaha Civic Auditorium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indiana State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southwest Missouri State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Illinois | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Creighton † | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bradley | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Evansville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Iowa | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 15 | .483 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Illinois State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wichita State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Drake | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1] |
The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 22, 1999* | Mississippi Valley State | W 70–62 | 1–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Nov 27, 1999* | No. 23 Iowa | W 85–76 | 2–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Dec 1, 1999* | at Georgia State | W 58–54 | 3–0 | GSU Sports Arena Statesboro, Georgia | |||||||
Dec 4, 1999* | at Baylor | W 77–76 OT | 4–0 | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas | |||||||
Dec 6, 1999* | Grambling State | W 91–52 | 5–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 9, 1999* | Nebraska | W 89–72 | 6–0 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 12, 1999 | Illinois State | W 82–43 | 7–0 (1–0) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Dec 20, 1999* | vs. Western Illinois | W 76–72 | 8–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 21, 1999* | vs. Florida Atlantic | W 66–46 | 9–0 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 22, 1999* | at Hawaii | L 53–73 | 9–1 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii | |||||||
Dec 29, 1999 | Southwest Missouri State | L 58–59 | 9–2 (1–1) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 2, 2000 | at Northern Iowa | L 75–77 | 9–3 (1–2) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa | |||||||
Jan 6, 2000 | at Indiana State | L 46–56 | 9–4 (1–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 8, 2000 | at Southern Illinois | W 72–66 | 10–4 (2–3) | SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois | |||||||
Jan 12, 2000* | No. 19 Tulsa | L 67–75 | 10–5 | Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE | |||||||
Jan 15, 2000 | Drake | W 70–66 | 11–5 (3–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 19, 2000 | at Southwest Missouri State | W 63–49 | 12–5 (4–3) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
Jan 23, 2000 | at Evansville | L 83–88 | 12–6 (4–4) | Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 26, 2000 | Northern Iowa | W 77–73 OT | 13–6 (5–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Jan 29, 2000 | Wichita State | W 88–72 | 14–6 (6–4) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 1, 2000 | at Drake | L 70–74 OT | 14–7 (6–5) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa | |||||||
Feb 5, 2000 | at Illinois State | W 86–83 | 15–7 (7–5) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 7, 2000* | at Colorado State | W 78–67 | 16–7 | Moby Arena Fort Collins, Colorado | |||||||
Feb 13, 2000 | Bradley | W 73–56 | 17–7 (8–5) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 16, 2000 | Indiana State | W 64–58 | 18–7 (9–5) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 19, 2000 | Southern Illinois | L 83–92 | 18–8 (9–6) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
Feb 23, 2000 | at Bradley | L 65–73 | 18–9 (9–7) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 26, 2000 | at Wichita State | W 75–64 | 19–9 (10–7) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas | |||||||
Feb 28, 2000 | Evansville | W 102–69 | 20–9 (11–7) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Hampton, Virginia | |||||||
Missouri Valley Conference tournament | |||||||||||
03/4/2000* | (4) | vs. (5) Bradley MVC Tournament Quarterfinal | W 71-62 | 21–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
03/5/2000* | (4) | vs. (1) Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal | W 71–69 | 22–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
03/6/2000* | (4) | vs. (2) Missouri State MVC Championship | W 57–45 | 23–9 | Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO | ||||||
2000 NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
03/16/2000* CBS | (10 MW) | vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Auburn First Round | L 69–72[3] | 23–10 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (–) Minneapolis, MN | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. |
References
- ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
- ^ "1999-00 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
- ^ "Now That He's a Player, Auburn's Tolbert Can't Quite Manage". The Washington Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2019.