# 1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 1999-2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Mike Adras, and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome in Flagstaff, Arizona as members of the Big Sky Conference. After finishing third during the conference regular season, the Lumberjacks won the Big Sky tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, they lost to No. 2 seed St. John's in the opening round, 61–56.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 20, 1999* | | Boise State | W 60–53 | 1–0 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 23, 1999* | | at Cal Poly | W 76–72 | 2–0 | Robert A. Mott Athletics Center San Luis Obispo, CA |
| November 27, 1999* | | San Jose State | L 46–49 | 2–1 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| November 30, 1999* | | Utah State | W 64–52 | 3–1 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 4, 1999* | | at Fresno State | L 68–74 | 3–2 | Selland Arena Fresno, CA |
| December 9, 1999* | | at Utah State | L 58–80 | 3–3 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum Logan, UT |
| December 11, 1999* | | at Boise State | L 48–58 | 3–4 | BSU Pavilion Boise, ID |
| December 18, 1999* | | Cal Poly | W 97–68 | 4–4 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 22, 1999* | | at Oregon | L 54–91 | 4–5 | McArthur Court Eugene, OR |
| December 28, 1999* | | Bethany | W 116–63 | 5–5 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| December 30, 1999* | | Jamestown | W 74–67 | 6–5 | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2000 | | at Sacramento State | L 62–65 | 6–6 (0–1) | Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA |
| January 6, 2000 | | at Cal State Northridge | L 66–69 | 6–7 (0–2) | Matadome Northridge, CA |
| January 13, 2000 | | at Eastern Washington | L 65–74 | 6–8 (0–3) | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| January 15, 2000 | | at Portland State | L 75–101 | 6–9 (0–4) | Peter W. Stott Center Portland, OR |
| January 20, 2000 | | Montana | W 85–72 | 7–9 (1–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 22, 2000 | | Montana State | W 89–80 | 8–9 (2–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 26, 2000 | | at Idaho State | W 67–50 | 9–9 (3–4) | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID |
| January 28, 2000 | | at Weber State | W 76–66 | 10–9 (4–4) | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| February 5, 2000 | | Idaho State | W 82–68 | 11–9 (5–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 12, 2000 | | Cal State Northridge | W 83–73 | 12–9 (6–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 17, 2000 | | Montana State | W 76–74 | 13–9 (7–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 19, 2000 | | Montana | W 85–59 | 14–9 (8–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 24, 2000 | | Portland State | W 71–57 | 15–9 (9–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 26, 2000 | | Eastern Washington | W 76–68 | 16–9 (10–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 1, 2000 | | Sacramento State | W 88–65 | 17–9 (11–4) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| March 3, 2000 | | Weber State | L 73–84 | 17–10 (11–5) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 8, 2000* | | vs. Portland State Quarterfinals | W 77–75 | 18–10 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| March 10, 2000* | | vs. Eastern Washington Semifinals | W 82–65 | 19–10 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| March 11, 2000* | | vs. Cal State Northridge Championship game | W 85–81 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2000* | (15 W) | vs. (2 W) No. 9 St. John's First round | L 56–61 | 20–11 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain. ||||||
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