# 1999–2000 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Butler University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Their head coach was Barry Collier, serving in his 11th and final season at the school. The Bulldogs played their home games at Hinkle Fieldhouse as members of the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. Butler finished first in the MCC regular season standings by three games and won the MCC tournament to receive the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament – the school’s third NCAA Tournament appearance in four years. As No. 12 seed in the East region, and entering play with a 15-game win streak, the Bulldogs were beaten at the buzzer by No. 5 seed Florida, 69–68 in OT, in a game the Gators used as a springboard to an eventual National runner-up finish. Butler finished the season with a record of 23–8 (12–2 MCC).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1999* | | at UNC Wilmington | L 54–56 | 0–1 | Trask Coliseum (4,423) Wilmington, North Carolina |
| Nov 28, 1999* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 82–55 | 1–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,112) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 1, 1999* | | Indiana State | W 77–55 | 2–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,367) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Evansville | W 73–45 | 3–1 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,724) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | at Eastern Illinois | L 60–69 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Lantz Arena (2,682) Charleston, Illinois |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at Ball State | L 70–80 | 3–3 | Worthen Arena (5,936) Muncie, Indiana |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | Belmont | W 79–35 | 4–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,503) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | Nevada | W 66–45 | 5–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,815) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Dec 27, 1999* | | at TCU | W 86–78 | 6–3 | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,027) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Dec 29, 1999* | | vs. La Salle | W 43–36 | 7–3 | Leavey Center (2,588) Santa Clara, California |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | at Santa Clara | L 56–57 | 7–4 | Leavey Center (2,970) Santa Clara, California |
| Jan 3, 2000* | | at UT Martin | L 62–64 | 7–5 | Skyhawk Arena (1,267) Martin, Tennessee |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | Wright State | W 71–47 | 8–5 (1–0) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (5,727) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 13, 2000 | | at Cleveland State | L 45–53 | 8–6 (1–1) | CSU Convocation Center (2,789) Cleveland, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Detroit | L 65–75 | 8–7 (1–2) | Calihan Hall (2,880) Detroit, Michigan |
| Jan 20, 2000 | | Green Bay | W 60–44 | 9–7 (2–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,385) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Milwaukee | W 72–64 | 10–7 (3–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,058) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 24, 2000* | | IUPUI | W 70–59 | 11–7 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (3,845) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | at UIC | W 75–46 | 12–7 (4–2) | UIC Pavilion (2,232) Chicago, Illinois |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at Loyola Chicago | W 68–48 | 13–7 (5–2) | Joseph J. Gentile Center (3,142) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | at Wright State | W 79–55 | 14–7 (6–2) | Ervin J. Nutter Center (6,580) Fairborn, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | Detroit | W 68–62 | 15–7 (7–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,453) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Cleveland State | W 81–54 | 16–7 (8–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,611) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | at Milwaukee | W 84–72 | 17–7 (9–2) | Klotsche Center (2,448) Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at Green Bay | W 62–50 | 18–7 (10–2) | Brown County Arena (4,549) Green Bay, Wisconsin |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | Loyola Chicago | W 59–44 | 19–7 (11–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,755) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | UIC | W 84–60 | 20–7 (12–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,561) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| MCC tournament ||||||
| Mar 4, 2000* | | vs. Loyola Chicago Quarterfinals | W 61–57 | 21–7 | UIC Pavilion (3,522) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. UW–Milwaukee Semifinals | W 65–51 | 22–7 | UIC Pavilion (4,172) Chicago, Illinois |
| Mar 6, 2000* | | vs. Detroit Championship game | W 62–43 | 23–7 | UIC Pavilion (3,062) Chicago, Illinois |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (12 E) | vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida First Round | L 68–69 | 23–8 | Lawrence Joel Coliseum (14,252) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||