# 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 2nd season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 16–0 to capture the regular season championship. They also won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the South Region. Entering play on a 19-game winning streak, the Aggies lost to No. 5 seed and AP #20 Connecticut in the first round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 13, 1999* | | Simon Fraser | W 78–57 | 1–0 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Nov 22, 1999* | | vs. No. 6 Florida Maui Invitational tournament | L 58–60 | 1–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament | W 70–48 | 2–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 24, 1999* | | vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament | W 52–50 | 3–1 | Lahaina Civic Center Lahaina, Hawaii |
| Nov 30, 1999* | | at Northern Arizona | L 52–64 | 3–2 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | UC San Diego | W 82–58 | 4–2 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | at Utah | L 42–77 | 4–3 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Dec 9, 1999* | | Northern Arizona | W 80–58 | 5–3 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | Western Colorado | W 93–51 | 6–3 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | at Weber State | L 73–86 | 6–4 | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| Dec 28, 1999* | | Mercer | W 74–55 | 7–4 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Dec 29, 1999* | | San Diego | W 68–65 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 4, 2000* | | Fresno State | W 83–66 | 9–4 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 8, 2000* | | BYU | L 73–82 | 9–5 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Big West Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 13, 2000 | | Cal State Fullerton | W 82–70 | 10–5 (1–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | UC Irvine | W 81–46 | 11–5 (2–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Jan 20, 2000 | | at UC Santa Barbara | W 61–57 | 12–5 (3–0) | The Thunderdome Santa Barbara, California |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at Cal Poly | W 74–62 | 13–5 (4–0) | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, California |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | at Boise State | W 75–68 | 14–5 (5–0) | BSU Pavilion Boise, Idaho |
| Jan 30, 2000 | | at Idaho | W 67–60 | 15–5 (6–0) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho |
| Feb 3, 2000* | | North Texas | W 83–70 | 16–5 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | New Mexico State | W 66–51 | 17–5 (7–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | Nevada | W 69–54 | 18–5 (8–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | at Long Beach State | W 71–63 | 19–5 (9–0) | The Walter Pyramid Long Beach, California |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | at Nevada | W 62–53 | 20–5 (10–0) | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 4, 2000 | | Boise State | W 74–62 | 25–5 (16–0) | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, Utah |
| Big West tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | | vs. Pacific Quarterfinals | W 64–41 | 26–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 10, 2000* | | at Nevada Semifinals | W 69–64 | 27–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| Mar 11, 2000* | | vs. New Mexico State Championship game | W 71–66 | 28–5 | Lawlor Events Center Reno, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (12 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 20 Connecticut First Round | L 67–75 | 28–6 | Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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