# 1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Peterson, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–9 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 3 seed Ohio State in the opening 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 19, 1999* | | at No. 23 Oklahoma State America’s Youth Classic | L 75–87 | 0–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 20, 1999* | | vs. Oral Roberts America’s Youth Classic | L 68–78 | 0–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Lees-McRae | W 117–74 | 1–2 | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Nov 29, 1999* | | Belmont Abbey | W 104–90 | 2–2 | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Dec 3, 1999* | | vs. Toledo | W 68–65 | 3–2 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | at Marquette | L 51–57 | 3–3 | Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Dec 8, 1999* | | East Carolina | W 82–73 | 4–3 | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | at Pittsburgh | L 64–67 | 4–4 | Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 20, 1999* | | at Robert Morris | W 76–64 | 5–4 | Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 23, 1999* | | at Green Bay | L 47–64 | 5–5 | Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | Tennessee Wesleyan | W 112–48 | 6–5 | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Conference Regular season ||||||
| Jan 3, 2000 | | at The Citadel | W 82–48 | 7–5 (1–0) | McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | Georgia Southern | W 88–74 | 8–5 (2–0) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Jan 10, 2000 | | East Tennessee State | W 85–64 | 9–5 (3–0) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at East Tennessee State | W 89–76 | 10–5 (4–0) | Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee |
| Jan 17, 2000 | | VMI | W 97–72 | 11–5 (5–0) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Jan 19, 2000* | | at Clemson | W 72–60 | 12–5 | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at Furman | W 73–63 | 13–5 (6–0) | Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina |
| Jan 24, 2000 | | at Western Carolina | W 102–82 | 14–5 (7–0) | Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Chattanooga | W 93–90 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (8–0) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Jan 31, 2000 | | at Davidson | W 77–72 | 16–5 (9–0) | Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | at College of Charleston | L 64–69 | 16–6 (9–1) | F. Mitchell Johnson Arena Charleston, South Carolina |
| Feb 9, 2000 | | UNC Greensboro | W 81–66 | 17–6 (10–1) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Wofford | W 84–61 | 18–6 (11–1) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| Feb 14, 2000 | | at VMI | L 69–78 | 18–7 (11–2) | Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at Davidson | L 54–69 | 18–8 (11–3) | Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina |
| Feb 22, 2000 | | at UNC Greensboro | W 78–69 | 19–8 (12–3) | Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | Western Carolina | W 101–83 | 20–8 (13–3) | Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina |
| SoCon tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2000* | | vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals | W 88–66 | 21–8 | Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina |
| Mar 4, 2000* | | at Furman Semifinals | W 60–56 | 22–8 | Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina |
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. College of Charleston Championship game | W 68–56 | 23–8 | Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (14 S) | vs. (3 S) No. 8 Ohio State First Round | L 61–87 | 23–9 | Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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