# 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Connecticut Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Connecticut in the 1999–2000 collegiate men's basketball season. The Huskies completed the season with a 25–10 overall record. The Huskies were members of the Big East Conference where they finished with a 10–6 record. They made it to the Second Round in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. The Huskies played their home games at Harry A. Gampel Pavilion in Storrs, Connecticut and the Hartford Civic Center in Hartford, Connecticut, and they were led by fourteenth-year head coach Jim Calhoun.

## Roster

Listed are the student athletes who were members of the 1999–2000 team.
| Name | Position | Year |
| Beau Archibald | G | JR |
| Justin Brown | C | FR |
| Marcus Cox | G | FR |
| Ajou Deng | F | SO |
| Khalid El-Amin | G | JR |
| Kevin Freeman | F | SR |
| Albert Mouring | G | JR |
| Stanley Ocitti | F | SO |
| Tony Robertson | G | FR |
| Edmund Saunders | F | JR |
| Jake Voskuhl | C | SR |
| Souleymane Wane | C | SR |
| Brett Watson | G | FR |
| Mike Woodward | F | FR |
| Doug Wrenn | F | FR |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/1999* ESPN2 | No. 1 | vs. Iowa Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | L 68–70 | 0–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY |
| 11/12/1999* ESPN | No. 1 | vs. No. 10 Duke Coaches vs. Cancer IKON Classic | W 71–66 | 1–1 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY |
| 11/19/1999* WTXX | No. 8 | Vermont | W 89–52 | 2–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 11/22/1999* ESPN2 | No. 8 | Massachusetts MassMutual UGame | W 79–65 | 3–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 11/29/1999* WTXX | No. 7 | Coppin State | W 89–44 | 4–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,150) Hartford, CT |
| 12/4/1999* WTXX | No. 5 | UNC Asheville | W 98–68 | 5–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 12/7/1999* ESPN | No. 6 | vs. No. 2 Arizona Great Eight Basketball Classic | W 78–69 | 6–1 | United Center (16,294) Chicago, IL |
| 12/12/1999* WTXX | No. 6 | Fordham | W 94–75 | 7–1 | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (8,917) Storrs, CT |
| 12/23/1999* WTXX | No. 2 | Fairfield | W 84–60 | 8–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 12/30/1999* WTXX | No. 2 | at Houston | W 82–76 | 9–1 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX |
| 1/3/2000* WTXX | No. 2 | Sacred Heart | W 83–56 | 10–1 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/5/2000 WTXX | No. 2 | Notre Dame | L 70–75 | 10–2 (0–1) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/8/2000 WTXX | No. 2 | at Pittsburgh | W 73–51 | 11–2 (1–1) | Civic Arena (6,798) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 1/10/2000* ESPN | No. 2 | No. 15 Texas | W 76–67 | 12–2 | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/16/2000 CBS | No. 5 | St. John's | L 77–82 | 12–3 (1–2) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 1/22/2000 CBS | No. 8 | at Georgetown Rivalry | W 92–71 | 13–3 (2–2) | MCI Center (16,989) Washington, D.C. |
| 1/24/2000 ESPN | No. 8 | at No. 6 Syracuse Rivalry | L 74–88 | 13–4 (2–3) | Carrier Dome (26,474) Syracuse, NY |
| 1/27/2000 WTXX | No. 6 | Providence | W 64–50 | 14–4 (3–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 1/30/2000 WTXX | No. 6 | Seton Hall | W 66–56 | 15–4 (4–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 2/2/2000 ESPN | No. 7 | at Villanova | W 74–60 | 16–4 (5–3) | Wells Fargo Center (15,541) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2/5/2000* CBS | No. 7 | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 66–85 | 16–5 | Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, MI |
| 2/9/2000 WTXX | No. 13 | Boston College | W 87–58 | 17–5 (6–3) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| 2/12/2000 WTXX | No. 13 | at Notre Dame | L 66–68 | 17–6 (6–4) | Edmund P. Joyce Center (11,418) Notre Dame, IN |
| 2/14/2000 ESPN2 | No. 13 | at No. 23 Seton Hall | W 59–50 | 18–6 (7–4) | Continental Airlines Arena (12,369) East Rutherford, NJ |
| 2/19/2000 ABC | No. 18 | Miami | L 57–63 | 18–7 (7–5) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 2/21/2000 ESPN | No. 18 | at St. John's | L 64–79 | 18–8 (7–6) | Madison Square Garden (19,410) New York, NY |
| 2/26/2000 WTXX | No. 22 | West Virginia | W 72–71 | 19–8 (8–6) | Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT |
| 2/28/2000 ESPN | No. 22 | at Rutgers | W 74–69 | 20–8 (9–6) | Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,504) Piscataway, NJ |
| 3/4/2000 CBS | No. 24 | No. 9 Syracuse Rivalry | W 79–64 | 21–8 (10–6) | Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT |
| Big East tournament ||||||
| 3/8/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Boston College First round | W 70–55 | 22–8 | Madison Square Garden (17,729) New York, NY |
| 3/9/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Seton Hall Quarterfinals | W 79–64 | 23–8 | Madison Square Garden (18,406) New York, NY |
| 3/10/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. Georgetown Semifinals/Rivalry | W 70–55 | 24–8 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| 3/11/2000 ESPN | No. 21 | vs. No. 19 St. John's Championship | L 70–80 | 24–9 | Madison Square Garden (19,528) New York, NY |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/2000* CBS | No. 20 (5) | vs. No. (12) Utah State First Round | W 75–67 | 25–9 | BJCC (11,061) Birmingham, AL |
| 3/19/2000* CBS | No. 20 (5) | vs. No. 11 (4) Tennessee Second Round | L 51–65 | 25–10 | BJCC (16,108) Birmingham, AL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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