# 1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Dayton Flyers men's basketball team represented the University of Dayton during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Flyers, led by sixth year head coach Oliver Purnell, played their home games at the University of Dayton Arena and were members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 22–9, 11–5 in A-10 play. They fell in the semifinal round of the Atlantic 10 tournament, but received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 11 seed in the West region, the Flyers were beaten by No. 6 seed and eventual regional runner-up Purdue.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | at New Mexico | W 70–57 | 1–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 20, 1999* | | vs. Samford | W 65–63 | 2–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 26, 1999* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 73–51 | 3–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Nov 29, 1999* | | vs. No. 13 Kentucky | W 68–66 | 4–0 | Riverfront Coliseum Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 1999* | | UMBC | W 83–60 | 5–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Winthrop | W 76–49 | 6–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | at Marquette | W 63–60 | 7–0 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | Coastal Carolina | W 104–79 | 8–0 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | at Cleveland State | L 60–75 | 8–1 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | Texas A&M | W 81–68 | 9–1 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 23, 1999* | | Saint Louis | L 74–83 | 9–2 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1999* | | Miami (OH) | W 78–70 | 10–2 | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Atlantic 10 regular season ||||||
| Jan 9, 2000 | | Virginia Tech | W 62–50 | 11–2 (1–0) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 11, 2000 | | Xavier | W 76–72 | 12–2 (2–0) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Fordham | L 61–70 | 12–3 (2–1) | Rose Hill Gym Bronx, New York |
| Jan 20, 2000 | | at UMass | W 57–52 | 13–3 (3–1) | Mullins Center Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | George Washington | W 83–76 | 14–3 (4–1) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 25, 2000 | | La Salle | W 69–60 | 15–3 (5–1) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at Saint Joseph's | W 66–62 | 16–3 (6–1) | Hagan Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 2000 | | at Xavier | L 64–65 $^{OT}$ | 16–4 (6–2) | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 2000 | | Duquesne | W 93–77 | 17–4 (7–2) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 9, 2000 | | at George Washington | L 90–95 | 17–5 (7–3) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | St. Bonaventure | W 68–64 | 18–5 (8–3) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | No. 15 Temple | L 58–64 | 18–6 (8–4) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 23, 2000 | | at La Salle | W 71–64 | 19–6 (9–4) | Tom Gola Arena Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | Rhode Island | W 77–51 | 20–6 (10–4) | University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Mar 2, 2000 | | at Duquesne | W 94–64 | 21–6 (11–4) | A.J. Palumbo Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 4, 2000 | | at Virginia Tech | L 52–64 | 21–7 (11–5) | Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia |
| Atlantic 10 tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | | at Saint Joseph's Quarterfinals | W 67–64 | 22–7 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 10, 2000* | | vs. St. Bonaventure Semifinals | L 50–56 | 22–8 | The Spectrum Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (11 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue First Round | L 61–62 | 22–9 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||