# 1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team

The 1999–2000 Syracuse Orangemen basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's basketball season. The head coach was Jim Boeheim, serving for his 24th year. The team played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. The team finished with a 26–6 (13–3 Big East) record, while making it to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 12, 1999* | No. 17 | Princeton | W 60–43 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 13, 1999* | No. 17 | Wisconsin | W 68–49 | 2–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 22, 1999* | No. 14 | Florida Atlantic | W 105–79 | 3–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Nov 29, 1999* | No. 14 | Colgate | W 83–49 | 4–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 3, 1999* | No. 14 | Richmond | W 74–60 | 5–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 4, 1999* | No. 14 | Saint Joseph's | W 82–60 | 6–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 7, 1999* | No. 12 | Albany | W 86–46 | 7–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 22, 1999* | No. 10 | La Salle | W 68–52 | 8–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 29, 1999* | No. 9 | Hartford | W 90–69 | 9–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 5, 2000 | No. 7 | Rutgers | W 93–74 | 10–0 (1–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 7 | at Miami (FL) | W 67–55 | 11–0 (2–0) | Miami Arena Miami, Florida |
| Jan 11, 2000 | No. 7 | at West Virginia | W 76–63 | 12–0 (3–0) | Charleston Civic Center Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 13, 2000* | No. 7 | at South Carolina | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 13–0 | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, South Carolina |
| Jan 16, 2000 | No. 7 | Notre Dame | W 80–57 | 14–0 (4–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 19, 2000 | No. 6 | at Pittsburgh | W 82–72 | 15–0 (5–0) | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 24, 2000 | No. 4 | No. 6 Connecticut | W 88–74 | 16–0 (6–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Jan 29, 2000 | No. 4 | at Boston College | W 73–65 | 17–0 (7–0) | Silvio O. Conte Forum Boston, Massachusetts |
| Jan 31, 2000 | No. 4 | St. John's | W 63–57 | 18–0 (8–0) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 5, 2000 | No. 4 | at Providence | W 74–58 | 19–0 (9–0) | Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island |
| Feb 7, 2000 | No. 4 | Seton Hall | L 67–69 | 19–1 (9–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 10, 2000* | No. 4 | at Louisville | L 69–82 | 19–2 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 13, 2000* | No. 4 | UCLA | W 71–67 | 20–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 16, 2000 | No. 9 | Pittsburgh | W 83–62 | 21–2 (10–1) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 19, 2000 | No. 9 | at St. John's | L 75–76 | 21–3 (10–2) | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| Feb 23, 2000 | No. 13 | Villanova | W 91–63 | 22–3 (11–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Feb 27, 2000 | No. 13 | Georgetown | W 67–52 | 23–3 (12–2) | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 1, 2000 | No. 9 | at Notre Dame | W 73–71 | 24–3 (13–2) | Joyce Center Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Mar 4, 2000 | No. 9 | at No. 24 Connecticut | L 54–69 | 24–4 (13–3) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion Storrs, Connecticut |
| Big East Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | (1) No. 12 | vs. (9) Georgetown Quarterfinals | L 72–76 | 24–5 | Madison Square Garden New York, New York |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (4 MW) No. 16 | vs. (13 MW) Samford First round | W 79–65 | 25–5 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 18, 2000* | (4 MW) No. 16 | vs. (5 MW) No. 19 Kentucky Second Round | W 52–50 | 26–5 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| Mar 23, 2000* | (4 MW) No. 16 | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 58–75 | 26–6 | The Palace of Auburn Hills (21,214) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||