# 1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 20, 1999* | No. 1 | Youngstown State | W 94–67 | 1–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Nov 26, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio | No. 1 | vs. Cleveland State Big Island Invitational | W 91–56 | 2–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,003) Hilo, HI |
| Nov 27, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio | No. 1 | vs. Santa Clara Big Island Invitational | W 88–67 | 3–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,200) Hilo, HI |
| Nov 28, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio | No. 1 | vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational | W 75–60 | 4–0 | Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,500) Hilo, HI |
| Dec 4, 1999* ESPN Plus | No. 1 | vs. No. 25 Gonzaga Rock-N-Roll Shootout | W 75–68 | 5–0 | Gund Arena (11,132) Cleveland, OH |
| Dec 8, 1999* ESPN | No. 1 | vs. No. 7 North Carolina Great Eight | W 77–68 | 6–0 | United Center (13,463) Chicago, IL |
| Dec 11, 1999* | No. 1 | Mississippi Valley State | W 74–48 | 7–0 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 16, 1999 ESPN | No. 1 | at Saint Louis | W 79–64 | 8–0 (1–0) | Scottrade Center (15,103) St. Louis, MO |
| Dec 18, 1999* ESPN | No. 1 | at Xavier Crosstown Shootout | L 64–66 | 8–1 | Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnai, OH |
| Dec 22, 1999* ESPN | No. 4 | at No. 21 Oklahoma | W 72–57 | 9–1 | Lloyd Noble Center (13,023) Norman, OK |
| Dec 27, 1999* WXIX | No. 4 | Milwaukee | W 93–60 | 10–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 30, 1999* WXIX | No. 3 | at Boise State | W 78–46 | 11–1 | Taco Bell Arena (11,518) Boise, ID |
| Jan 2, 2000* | No. 3 | UNLV | W 106–66 | 12–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 5, 2000 WXIX | No. 3 | Charlotte | W 81–54 | 13–1 (2–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 8, 2000 WXIX | No. 3 | Marquette | W 67–48 | 14–1 (3–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 12, 2000 WXIX | No. 1 | at Tulane | W 72–59 | 15–1 (4–0) | New Orleans Arena (9,363) New Orleans, LA |
| Jan 14, 2000* ESPN | No. 1 | Ohio | W 73–59 | 16–1 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 19, 2000 | No. 1 | Memphis | W 75–55 | 17–1 (5–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Jan 23, 2000 ESPN2 | No. 1 | at Marquette | W 72–60 | 18–1 (6–0) | Bradley Center (14,123) Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 27, 2000 ESPN | No. 1 | at Louisville Rivalry | W 75–65 | 19–1 (7–0) | Freedom Hall (19,886) Louisville, KY |
| Jan 29, 2000 ESPN Plus | No. 1 | South Florida | W 89–72 | 20–1 (8–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 3, 2000 ESPN | No. 1 | at Charlotte | W 70–62 | 21–1 (9–0) | Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC |
| Feb 5, 2000 ESPN Plus | No. 1 | at UAB | W 93–80 | 22–1 (10–0) | Bartow Arena (9,279) Birmingham, AL |
| Feb 13, 2000 ABC | No. 1 | DePaul | W 87–64 | 23–1 (11–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 17, 2000 ESPN | No. 1 | at Houston | W 77–65 | 24–1 (12–0) | Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX |
| Feb 20, 2000* ABC | No. 1 | No. 15 Temple | L 69–77 | 24–2 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 23, 2000 WXIX | No. 3 | Southern Miss | W 95–69 | 25–2 (13–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Feb 27, 2000 ESPN2 | No. 3 | Louisville Rivalry | W 68–59 | 26–2 (14–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Mar 2, 2000 ESPN | No. 2 | at DePaul | W 64–62 | 27–2 (15–0) | Allstate Arena (18,253) Rosemont, IL |
| Mar 4, 2000 WXIX | No. 2 | Saint Louis | W 84–41 | 28–2 (16–0) | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* ESPN Plus | (1) No. 1 | vs. (9) Saint Louis Conference USA Quarterfinal | L 58–68 | 28–3 | The Pyramid (9,834) Memphis, TN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (2 S) No. 7 | vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington First Round | W 64–47 | 29–3 | Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,230) Nashville, TN |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (2 S) No. 7 | vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Second Round | L 61–69 | 29–4 | Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. ||||||

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | Final |
| AP | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | Not released |
| Coaches | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll. *AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

## Awards and honors

* Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy
* Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year
* Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year
* Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award
* Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
* Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
* Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year

### NBA draft selections

| Year | Round | Pick | Overall | Player | NBA Club |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Kenyon Martin | New Jersey Nets |
| 2000 | 1 | 6 | 6 | DerMarr Johnson | Atlanta Hawks |