# 1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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. However, the NCAA adjusted the team's record to 11-3 due to sanctions resulting from the Jim O’Brien scandal.

## 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 | 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. ||||||

## NBA draft selections

| Round | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 43 | Michael Redd | Milwaukee Bucks |
| 2 | 57 | Scoonie Penn | Atlanta Hawks |