# 1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by third-year head coach Jessie Evans, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* | | at No. 21 Texas | L 48–82 | 0–1 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | East Carolina | W 70–64 | 1–1 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Nov 30, 1999 | | at Denver | W 81–68 | 2–1 (1–0) | Magness Arena Denver, Colorado |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | at Texas Tech | L 54–67 | 2–2 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| Dec 6, 1999* | | at North Texas | W 74–59 | 3–2 | Super Pit Denton, Texas |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | Southern Miss | L 47–65 | 3–3 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 14, 1999* | | Lamar | W 81–79 | 4–3 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Dec 16, 1999* | | at McNeese State | W 74–61 | 5–3 | Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana |
| Dec 20, 1999* | | vs. Miami (FL) San Juan Shootout | W 66–60 | 6–3 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | vs. Pepperdine San Juan Shootout | L 53–99 | 6–4 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | vs. Virginia Tech San Juan Shootout | L 56–59 | 6–5 | Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico |
| Dec 28, 1999 | | Texas A&M | W 85–77 | 7–5 (1–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 2, 2000* | | Siena | W 71–54 | 8–5 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 6, 2000 | | Denver | W 76–60 | 9–5 (2–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 10, 2000* | | at Texas–Pan American | W 84–71 | 10–5 | UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | Louisiana Tech | W 84–72 | 11–5 (3–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 17, 2000* | | Texas–Pan American | W 101–88 | 12–5 | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 20, 2000 | | Arkansas State | W 87–73 | 13–5 (4–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Arkansas–Little Rock | W 89–75 | 14–5 (5–0) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | at Florida International | W 64–60 | 15–5 (6–0) | U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at Western Kentucky | W 86–77 | 16–5 (7–0) | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | South Alabama | L 65–69 | 16–6 (7–1) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | New Orleans | W 66–58 | 17–6 (8–1) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 88–62 | 18–6 (9–1) | Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | at Arkansas State | W 79–75 | 19–6 (10–1) | Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | Western Kentucky | W 72–64 | 20–6 (11–1) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | Florida International | W 75–69 | 21–6 (12–1) | Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Feb 21, 2000 | | at Louisiana Tech | L 75–80 | 21–7 (12–2) | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at South Alabama | L 58–71 | 21–8 (12–3) | Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at New Orleans | W 93–77 | 22–8 (13–3) | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Sun Belt tournament ||||||
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. New Orleans Quarterfinals | W 55–35 | 23–8 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Mar 6, 2000* | | vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals | W 73–58 | 24–8 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Mar 7, 2000* | | vs. South Alabama Championship game | W 51–50 | 25–8 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (13 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee First Round | L 58–63 | 25–9 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time. ||||||