# 1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 12th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 1 seed an eventual National champion Michigan State, 65–38, to finish with a record of 19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 21, 1999* | | Trinity International (IL) | W 100–49 | 1–0 | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,739) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Nov 26, 1999* | | vs. Mississippi State | W 68–59 | 2–0 | Family Arena (3,982) St. Charles, Missouri |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | vs. Murray State | L 58–78 | 2–1 | Family Arena (2,090) St. Charles, Missouri |
| Nov 28, 1999* | | vs. Evansville | L 66–71 | 2–2 | Family Arena (2,765) St. Charles, Missouri |
| Dec 2, 1999 | | at Oral Roberts | L 55–61 | 2–3 (0–1) | Mabee Center (4,701) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | at Minnesota | L 44–57 | 2–4 | Williams Arena (13,872) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Dec 8, 1999* | | at Notre Dame | L 42–65 | 2–5 | Joyce Center (10,382) Notre Dame, Indiana |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at Houston | L 72–90 | 2–6 | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,642) Houston, Texas |
| Dec 12, 1999* | | at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | W 75–67 | 3–6 | Circle K Court (2,297) Corpus Christi, Texas |
| Dec 19, 1999* | | Wisconsin Lutheran | W 82–43 | 4–6 | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,755) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Dec 29, 1999* | | vs. Arkansas State | L 56–64 | 4–7 | Myriad Convention Center (8,098) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | vs. Mount St. Mary's | W 68–48 | 5–7 | Myriad Convention Center (8,265) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 2000 | | at UMKC | L 49–63 | 5–8 (0–2) | Municipal Auditorium (2,207) Kansas City, Missouri |
| Jan 6, 2000 | | at Southern Utah | L 79–86 | 5–9 (0–3) | America First Event Center (2,287) Cedar City, Utah |
| Jan 10, 2000* | | Belmont | W 89–86 $^{OT}$ | 6–9 | Athletics-Recreation Center (3,728) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 13, 2000 | | Oakland | W 58–56 | 7–9 (1–3) | Athletics-Recreation Center (3,963) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Youngstown State | L 49–55 | 7–10 (1–4) | Beeghly Center (3,550) Youngstown, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Western Illinois | L 50–64 | 7–11 (1–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,517) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | Chicago State | W 84–59 | 8–11 (2–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,037) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at IUPUI | W 65–49 | 9–11 (3–5) | The Jungle (1,429) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | at Oakland | W 65–62 | 10–11 (4–5) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,105) Auburn Hills, Michigan |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | Southern Utah | W 76–62 | 11–11 (5–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,579) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 7, 2000* | | at Belmont | W 86–60 | 12–11 | Striplin Gymnasium (1,109) Nashville, Tennessee |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | UMKC | W 92–76 | 13–11 (6–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,371) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Oral Roberts | W 60–59 | 14–11 (7–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,314) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | at Western Illinois | W 80–67 | 15–11 (8–5) | Western Hall (2,143) Macomb, Illinois |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | Youngstown State | W 65–57 | 16–11 (9–5) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,611) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at Chicago State | L 47–69 | 16–12 (9–6) | Dickens Athletic Center (1,105) Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | IUPUI | W 68–41 | 17–12 (10–6) | Athletics-Recreation Center (4,814) Valparaiso, Indiana |
| Mid-Con tournament ||||||
| Mar 6, 2000* | | vs. Oral Roberts Semifinals | W 71–56 | 18–12 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,143) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Mar 7, 2000* | | vs. Southern Utah Championship game | W 71–62 | 19–12 | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (3,043) Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* CBS | (16 MW) | vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State First Round | L 38–65 | 19–13 | CSU Convocation Center (13,374) Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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