# 1999–2000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Arizona Wildcats men's basketball team represented the University of Arizona in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Lute Olson. The team played its home games in the McKale Center in Tucson, Arizona, and was a member of the Pacific-10 Conference. The Wildcats finished the season in first place in the Pacific-10 conference with a 15–3 record. Arizona reached the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to Wisconsin 59-66 and finishing the season with a 27–7 record.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov. 16, 1999* | No. 10 | Kansas State | W 88–69 | 1–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Nov. 19, 1999* | No. 10 | New Mexico State | W 84–60 | 2–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Nov. 24, 1999* | No. 8 | vs. Notre Dame NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal | W 76–60 | 3–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Nov. 26, 1999* | No. 8 | vs. No. 11 Kentucky NIT Season Tip-Off Championship | W 63–51 | 4–0 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Dec. 1, 1999* | No. 4 | Brigham Young | W 86–62 | 5–0 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 4, 1999* | No. 4 | at No. 9 Texas | W 88–81 | 6–0 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Dec. 7, 1999* | No. 2 | vs. No. 6 Connecticut Great Eight Basketball Classic | L 69–78 | 6–1 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| Dec. 11, 1999* CBS | No. 2 | No. 4 Michigan State | W 79–68 | 7–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 13, 1999* | No. 2 | IUPUI | W 70–41 | 8–1 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 18, 1999* | No. 4 | vs. Nebraska | W 80–59 | 9–1 | Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec. 21, 1999* | No. 3 | New Mexico | L 68–70 | 9–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 28, 1999* | No. 5 | North Carolina-Wilmington | W 66–51 | 10–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Dec. 30, 1999* | No. 5 | Delaware | W 89–77 | 11–2 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 6, 2000 | No. 5 | at California | W 65–61 | 12–2 (1–0) | Haas Pavilion Berkeley, California |
| Jan. 8, 2000 | No. 5 | at No. 1 Stanford | W 68–65 | 13–2 (2–0) | Maples Pavilion Stanford, California |
| Jan. 13, 2000 | No. 2 | Washington State | W 80–75 | 14–2 (3–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 15, 2000 | No. 2 | Washington | W 69–62 | 15–2 (4–0) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Jan. 20, 2000 | No. 2 | at No. 25 UCLA Rivalry | W 76–61 | 16–2 (5–0) | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan. 22, 2000 | No. 2 | at Southern California | L 72–80 | 16–3 (5–1) | Los Angeles Memorial Sports Arena Los Angeles, California |
| Jan. 26, 2000 | No. 5 | at Arizona State Rivalry | W 82–55 | 17–3 (6–1) | Wells Fargo Arena Tempe, Arizona |
| Jan. 29, 2000* | No. 5 | at Louisiana State | L 60–86 | 17–4 | Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Feb. 3, 2000 | No. 9 | No. 23 Oregon | W 77–71 | 18–4 (7–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 5, 2000 | No. 9 | at Oregon State | W 90–73 | 19–4 (8–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 10, 2000 | No. 7 | at Washington | W 65–56 | 20–4 (9–1) | KeyArena Seattle, Washington |
| Feb. 12, 2000 | No. 7 | Washington State | W 73–50 | 21–4 (10–1) | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, Washington |
| Feb. 17, 2000 | No. 4 | Southern California | W 92–85 | 22–4 (11–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 19, 2000 | No. 4 | UCLA Rivalry | W 99–84 | 23–4 (12–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Feb. 26, 2000 | No. 4 | Arizona State Rivalry | W 89–82 | 24–4 (13–1) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar. 2, 2000 | No. 3 | at Oregon State | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 24–5 (13–2) | Gill Coliseum Corvallis, Oregon |
| Mar. 4, 2000 | No. 3 | at Oregon | L 81–86 | 24–6 (13–3) | McArthur Court Eugene, Oregon |
| Mar. 9, 2000 | No. 9 | No. 2 Stanford | W 86–81 | 25–6 (14–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar. 11, 2000 | No. 9 | California | W 70–61 | 26–6 (15–3) | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar. 16, 2000* CBS | (1 W) | vs. (16 W) Jackson State First Round | W 71–47 | 27–6 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar. 18, 2000* CBS | (1 W) | vs. (8 W) Wisconsin Second Round | L 59–66 | 27–7 | John M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time. ||||||

### NCAA Division I tournament

* West
** Arizona (#1 seed) 71, Jackson State 47
** Arizona 59, Wisconsin 66