# 1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Purdue Boilermakers men's basketball team represented Purdue University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by Gene Keady and played its home games at Mackey Arena.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 3, 1999* 8:00 PM | No. 23 | Athletes in Action | W 105–90 | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Nov 14, 1999* 4:00 PM | No. 23 | CIMEBA All-Stars | W 80–61 | – | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1999* 2:00 PM | No. 22 | at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament | W 96–78 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 23, 1999* 5:00 PM | No. 22 | vs. No. 6 Florida Maui Invitational Tournament | W 79–68 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 24, 1999* | No. 22 | vs. No. 4 North Carolina Maui Invitational Tournament | L 75–90 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Dec 1, 1999* 7:30 PM | No. 19 | NC State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 59–61 | 2–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1999* 6:00 PM | No. 19 | Akron | W 75–66 | 3–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 7, 1999* 8:00 PM | No. 25 | at Illinois State | W 86–75 | 4–2 | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| Dec 9, 1999* 8:00 PM | No. 25 | Western Illinois | W 83–48 | 5–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 11, 1999* 4:00 PM | No. 25 | Coppin State | W 86–65 | 6–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 18, 1999* 7:00 PM | No. 24 | vs. Ball State Boilermaker Blockbuster | L 52–72 | 6–3 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1999* 8:00 PM | | Central Michigan | W 92–61 | 7–3 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1999* 10:30 PM | | at Santa Clara | W 70–55 | 8–3 | Toso Pavilion Santa Clara, California |
| Dec 30, 1999* 10:30 PM | | at UCLA | L 53–55 | 8–4 | Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, California |
| Jan 3, 2000* 8:00 PM | | Murray State | W 95–67 | 9–4 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 8, 2000 2:31 PM | | Michigan | L 86–88 $^{2OT}$ | 9–5 (0–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 12, 2000 8:00 PM | | at No. 22 Illinois | W 69–66 | 10–5 (1–1) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 15, 2000 2:31 PM | | Wisconsin | W 63–52 | 11–5 (2–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 19, 2000 8:00 PM | | at Minnesota | W 74–69 | 12–5 (3–1) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 22, 2000 2:00 PM | | No. 11 Indiana Rivalry | W 83–77 | 13–5 (4–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 26, 2000 8:00 PM | | at Wisconsin | L 45–55 | 13–6 (4–2) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Jan 29, 2000 8:00 PM | | at No. 8 Ohio State | L 59–68 | 13–7 (4–3) | Value City Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 2, 2000 6:00 PM | | Northwestern | W 70–51 | 14–7 (5–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 5, 2000 8:00 PM | | at Iowa | W 84–58 | 15–7 (6–3) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 8, 2000 7:00 PM | | No. 6 Michigan State | W 70–67 | 16–7 (7–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 12, 2000 2:31 PM | | at Northwestern | W 77–58 | 17–7 (8–3) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 16, 2000 8:00 PM | No. 25 | Iowa | W 67–59 | 18–7 (9–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 19, 2000 2:31 PM | No. 25 | Minnesota | W 97–61 | 19–7 (10–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 24, 2000 7:00 PM | No. 21 | at Michigan | W 78–75 | 20–7 (11–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Feb 27, 2000 12:07 PM | No. 21 | Penn State | W 88–71 | 21–7 (12–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 29, 2000 7:00 PM | No. 20 | at No. 14 Indiana Rivalry | L 65–79 | 21–8 (12–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Big Ten Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* 9:00 PM | (3) No. 22 | vs. (6) Wisconsin Quarterfinals | L 66–78 | 21–9 | United Center Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* 3:00 PM | (6 W) No. 22 | vs. (11 W) Dayton First Round | W 62–61 | 22–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 18, 2000* 5:30 PM | (6 W) No. 22 | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Oklahoma Second Round | W 66–62 | 23–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 23, 2000* 7:55 PM | (6 W) No. 22 | vs. (10 W) Gonzaga West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 75–66 | 24–9 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Mar 25, 2000* 4:40 PM | (6 W) No. 22 | vs. (8 W) Wisconsin West Regional Final – Elite Eight | L 60–64 | 24–10 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern. ||||||

### NCAA basketball tournament

During the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, Purdue qualified for the Elite Eight, where they lost to the Wisconsin Badgers.
* West
** Purdue (#6 seed) 62, Dayton (#11 seed) 61
** Purdue 66, Oklahoma (#3 seed) 62
** Purdue 75, Gonzaga (#10 seed) 66
** Wisconsin (#8 seed) 64, Purdue 60

## Team players drafted into the NBA

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Club |
| 2 | 44 | Brian Cardinal | Detroit Pistons |