# 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Tommy Amaker, the team played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over Oregon in overtime, Seton Hall upset No. 2 seed Temple to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run would come to an end in the Regional semifinal as No. 3 seed Oklahoma State eliminated the Pirates, 68–66. The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (10–6 Big East).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | Quinnipiac | W 91–55 | 1–0 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Drexel | W 69–65 | 2–0 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Nov 29, 1999* | | Saint Peter's | W 79–65 | 3–0 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | vs. George Washington BB&T Classic | L 63–72 | 3–1 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 5, 1999* | | vs. No. 16 Illinois BB&T Classic | L 61–72 | 3–2 | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at Florida State | W 79–56 | 4–2 | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Dec 13, 1998* | | Columbia | W 60–58 | 5–2 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 20, 1999* | | Army | W 77–56 | 6–2 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 23, 1999* | | Stony Brook | W 70–50 | 7–2 | Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ |
| Dec 30, 1999 | | Wagner | W 92–77 | 8–2 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 4, 2000 | | Villanova | W 71–64 | 9–2 (1–0) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | at Georgetown | W 65–62 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (2–0) | MCI Center Washington, D.C. |
| Jan 11, 2000 | | Miami (FL) | L 64–71 | 10–3 (2–1) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 16, 2000 | | at Pittsburgh | W 80–68 | 11–3 (3–1) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, PA |
| Jan 18, 2000 | | No. 19 St. John's | W 78–70 | 12–3 (4–1) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Jan 26, 2000 | | at Boston College | W 74–65 | 13–3 (5–1) | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Jan 30, 2000 | | at No. 6 Connecticut | L 56–66 | 13–4 (5–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, CT |
| Feb 1, 2000 | | Providence | W 82–67 | 14–4 (6–2) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | West Virginia | W 97–66 | 15–4 (7–2) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 7, 2000 | | at No. 4 Syracuse | W 69–67 | 16–4 (8–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| Feb 9, 2000 | | at Rutgers | W 65–63 $^{OT}$ | 17–4 (9–2) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Boston College | W 77–66 | 18–4 (10–2) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 14, 2000 | No. 23 | No. 18 Connecticut | L 50–59 | 18–5 (10–3) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 19, 2000 | No. 23 | Notre Dame | L 74–76 | 18–6 (10–4) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 23, 2000* | | Minnesota | W 64–61 | 19–6 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | Villanova | L 74–87 | 19–7 (10–5) | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Feb 29, 2000 | | at St. John's | L 60–66 | 19–8 (10–6) | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 8, 2000* | | vs. Providence | W 85–65 | 20–8 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| Mar 9, 2000* | | vs. No. 21 Connecticut | L 64–79 | 20–9 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (10 E) | vs. (7 E) Oregon First round | W 72–71 | 21–9 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (10 E) | vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple Second Round | W 67–65 | 22–9 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 24, 2000* | (10 E) | vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 66–68 | 22–10 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||