# 1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Princeton Tigers men's basketball team represented the Princeton University in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bill Carmody and the team co-captains were Mason Rocca and Chris Young. The team played its home games in the Jadwin Gymnasium on the University campus in Princeton, New Jersey, and was the runner-up of the Ivy League. The team earned an invitation to the 32-team 2000 National Invitation Tournament.
Using the Princeton offense, the team recovered from a 1–4 start and posted a 19–11 overall record and an 11–3 conference record. On December 18, 1999, against UAB Blazers, Spencer Gloger made 10 three-point field goals in a single game to tie Matt Maloney's current Ivy League record with a total that continues to stand as the highest total by an Ivy League player against a non-league foe. In the National Invitation Tournament the team lost its first round contest against the Penn State Nittany Lions at Bryce Jordan Center State College, Pennsylvania, on March 15 by a 55–41 score.
The team was led by All-Ivy League first team selection Chris Young. The team won the twelfth of twelve consecutive national statistical championships in scoring defense with a 54.6 points allowed average. Young led the Ivy League in field goal percentage with a 55.3% average in conference games. He also led the conference in blocked shots with 90, which continues to be the second highest single-season total in league history.
This was the last season as coach for Carmody who gave way to John Thompson III the following year. Carmody helped Princeton achieve a 76.1% (210–66) winning percentage for the decade of the 1990s, which was the eighth best in the nation. Carmody retired with the Ivy League's all-time highest winning percentage in all games (78.6%, 92–25), surpassing Butch van Breda Kolff's 76.9% mark, and in conference games (89.3%, 50–6), surpassing Chuck Daly's 88.1% mark.

## Schedule and results

The team posted a 19–11 (11-3 Ivy League) record.
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 1999* | at No. 17 Syracuse NABC Classic | L 43–60 | 0–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 13, 1999* | vs. Missouri NABC Classic | L 48–51 | 0–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 20, 1999* | Monmouth | W 37–35 | 1–2 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Nov 26, 1999* | vs. Ohio | L 60–68 | 1–3 | Halifax Metro Center Halifax, Nova Scotia |
| Dec 3, 1999* | vs. UNLV Food Lion MVP Classic | L 66–76 | 1–4 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1999* | vs. College of Charleston Food Lion MVP Classic | W 62–44 | 2–4 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 7, 1999* | at Bucknell | W 50–48 | 3–4 | Davis Gym Lewisburg, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 9, 1999* | TCU | W 77–72 $^{OT}$ | 4–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dec 12, 1999* | at Rutgers | W 66–60 $^{OT}$ | 5–4 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Dec 18, 1999* | UAB | W 64–41 | 6–4 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Dec 22, 1999* | at No. 12 Kansas | L 67–82 | 6–5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Dec 27, 1999* | at Xavier | L 54–58 | 6–6 | Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Dec 31, 1999* | Holy Cross | W 51–41 | 7–6 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Jan 8, 2000* | Lafayette | L 69–70 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Jan 24, 2000* | Catholic | W 90–49 | 8–7 | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Jan 28, 2000 | at Cornell | W 59–44 | 9–7 (1–0) | Newman Arena Ithaca, New York |
| Jan 29, 2000 | at Columbia | W 53–46 | 10–7 (2–0) | Levien Gymnasium New York, New York |
| Feb 4, 2000 | at Brown | W 76–60 | 11–7 (3–0) | Pizzitola Sports Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 5, 2000 | at Yale | L 42–44 | 11–8 (3–1) | John J. Lee Amphitheater New Haven, Connecticut |
| Feb 11, 2000 | Dartmouth | W 72–47 | 12–8 (4–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 12, 2000 | Harvard | W 73–55 | 13–8 (5–1) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 15, 2000 | Penn | L 46–55 | 13–9 (5–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 18, 2000 | Columbia | W 81–52 | 14–9 (6–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 19, 2000 | Cornell | W 79–43 | 15–9 (7–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Feb 25, 2000 | at Harvard | W 63–48 | 16–9 (8–2) | Lavietes Pavilion Cambridge, Massachusetts |
| Feb 26, 2000 | at Dartmouth | W 68–57 | 17–9 (9–2) | Leede Arena Hanover, New Hampshire |
| Mar 3, 2000 | Yale | W 56–46 | 18–9 (10–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Mar 4, 2000 | Brown | W 85–57 | 19–9 (11–2) | Jadwin Gymnasium Princeton, New Jersey |
| Mar 7, 2000 | at Penn | L 52–73 | 19–10 (11–3) | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 2000* | at Penn State | L 41–55 | 19–11 | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||