# 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach Guthridge.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 22, 1999* | No. 4 | vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament | W 82–65 | 1–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Nov 23, 1999* | No. 4 | vs. Georgetown Maui Invitational Tournament | W 85–79 | 2–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Nov 24, 1999* | No. 4 | vs. No. 22 Purdue Maui Invitational Tournament | W 90–75 | 3–0 | Lahaina Civic Center Maui, HI |
| Dec 1, 1999* | No. 2 | No. 8 Michigan State ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 76–86 | 3–1 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 3, 1999* | No. 2 | vs. College of Charleston | W 72–54 | 4–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 4, 1999* | No. 2 | vs. UNLV | W 102–78 | 5–1 | Charlotte Coliseum Charlotte, NC |
| Dec 7, 1999* | No. 7 | at Buffalo | W 91–67 | 6–1 | Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY |
| Dec 8, 1999* | No. 7 | vs. No. 1 Cincinnati | L 68–77 | 6–2 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| Dec 12, 1999* | No. 7 | Tennessee Tech | W 85–59 | 7–2 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Dec 18, 1999* | No. 7 | vs. Miami (FL) Orange Bowl Classic | W 78–68 | 8–2 | National Car Rental Center Sunrise, FL |
| Dec 21, 1999* | No. 6 | vs. No. 20 Indiana Jimmy V Classic | L 73–82 | 8–3 | Continental Airlines Arena East Rutherford, NJ |
| Dec 23, 1999* | No. 6 | at Louisville | L 80–97 | 8–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 2, 2000* | No. 14 | Howard | W 86–53 | 9–4 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 6, 2000 | No. 14 | Clemson | W 65–45 | 10–4 (1–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 14 | NC State | W 83–75 | 11–4 (2–0) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 12, 2000 | No. 13 | at Wake Forest | L 57–66 | 11–5 (2–1) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Jan 15, 2000* | No. 13 | UCLA | L 68–71 | 11–6 | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 18, 2000 | No. 21 | at Virginia | L 85–87 | 11–7 (2–2) | University Hall Charlottesville, VA |
| Jan 22, 2000 | No. 21 | Florida State | L 71–76 | 11–8 (2–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | No. 22 Maryland | W 75–63 | 12–8 (3–3) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at Georgia Tech | W 70–53 | 13–8 (4–3) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, GA |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | No. 3 Duke | L 86–90 $^{OT}$ | 13–9 (4–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 6, 2000 | | at Clemson | W 73–60 | 14–9 (5–4) | Littlejohn Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| Feb 9, 2000 | | at NC State | W 70–62 | 15–9 (6–4) | Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena Raleigh, NC |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Wake Forest | W 87–64 | 16–9 (7–4) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 20, 2000 | | Virginia | L 76–90 | 16–10 (7–5) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Feb 23, 2000 | | at Florida State | W 70–67 | 17–10 (8–5) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, FL |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at No. 19 Maryland | L 73–81 | 17–11 (8–6) | Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD |
| Mar 1, 2000 | | Georgia Tech | W 74–72 $^{OT}$ | 18–11 (9–6) | Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC |
| Mar 4, 2000 | | at No. 4 Duke | L 76–90 | 18–12 (9–7) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* | (4) | vs. (5) Wake Forest Quarterfinals | L 52–58 | 18–13 | Independence Arena Charlotte, NC |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (8 S) | vs. (9 S) Missouri First Round | W 84–70 | 19–13 | BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (8 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 3 Stanford Second Round | W 60–53 | 20–13 | BJCC Arena Birmingham, AL |
| Mar 24, 2000* | (8 S) | vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee Sweet Sixteen | W 74–69 | 21–13 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| Mar 26, 2000* | (8 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Elite Eight | W 59–55 | 22–13 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| Apr 1, 2000* | (8 S) | vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida Final Four | L 59–71 | 22–14 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||