# 1999–2000 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Central Connecticut Blue Devils men's basketball team represented Central Connecticut State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Blue Devils were led by fourth-year head coach Howie Dickenman, and played their home games at the William H. Detrick Gymnasium in New Britain, Connecticut as members of the Northeast Conference. After finishing atop the conference regular season standings, the Blue Devils also won the Northeast Conference tournament to receive the school's first-ever bid to the NCAA Division I men's tournament. An No. 15 seed in the Midwest region, Central Connecticut fell to No. 2 seed Iowa State, 88–78, to finish the season with a record of 25–6 (15–3 NEC).

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | Albany | W 70–56 | 1–0 | Detrick Gymnasium (1,410) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Nov 20, 1999* | | Dartmouth | W 63–61 | 2–0 | Detrick Gymnasium (1,810) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | at La Salle | L 60–70 | 2–1 | Tom Gola Arena (1,449) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 2, 1999* | | vs. Yale | W 59–45 | 3–1 | Hartford Civic Center (3,291) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 3, 1999* | | vs. Hartford | W 64–61 | 4–1 | Hartford Civic Center (7,124) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | Fairfield | L 82–85 | 4–2 | Detrick Gymnasium (2,065) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | New Hampshire | W 87–65 | 5–2 | Detrick Gymnasium (940) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | at Providence | W 54–50 | 6–2 | Dunkin' Donuts Center (6,565) Providence, Rhode Island |
| Dec 28, 1999* | | Air Force | W 83–63 | 7–2 | Detrick Gymnasium (2,875) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | Sacred Heart | W 86–55 | 8–2 (1–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (2,585) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 10, 2000 | | Wagner | W 73–71 | 9–2 (2–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (1,115) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 13, 2000 | | at St. Francis (NY) | W 81–79 | 10–2 (3–0) | Pope Physical Education Center (349) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Long Island | W 88–58 | 11–2 (4–0) | Schwartz Athletic Center (875) Brooklyn, New York |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | Robert Morris | W 73–52 | 12–2 (5–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (1,760) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 24, 2000 | | Saint Francis (PA) | W 67–64 | 13–2 (6–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (1,910) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | at Quinnipiac | W 84–63 | 14–2 (7–0) | Burt Kahn Court (1,500) Hamden, Connecticut |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Fairleigh Dickinson | W 88–84 $^{OT}$ | 15–2 (8–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (3,025) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Jan 31, 2000 | | at Monmouth | W 76–58 | 16–2 (9–0) | Boylan Gymnasium (1,614) West Long Branch, New Jersey |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 73–61 | 17–2 (10–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (2,740) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | UMBC | W 63–57 | 18–2 (11–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (3,045) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | Monmouth | W 64–51 | 19–2 (12–0) | Detrick Gymnasium (2,935) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 58–69 | 19–3 (12–1) | Rothman Center (3,096) Hackensack, New Jersey |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | at Robert Morris | L 64–71 $^{OT}$ | 19–4 (12–2) | Charles L. Sewall Center (1,293) Moon Township, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 65–57 | 20–4 (13–2) | DeGol Arena (1,863) Loretto, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 22, 2000 | | Quinnipiac | W 94–60 | 21–4 (14–2) | Detrick Gymnasium (3,275) New Britain, Connecticut |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at Wagner | L 77–88 | 21–5 (14–3) | Spiro Sports Center (1,132) Staten Island, New York |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Sacred Heart | W 99–57 | 22–5 (15–3) | William H. Pitt Center (1,750) Fairfield, Connecticut |
| NEC Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2000* | | vs. UMBC Quarterfinals | W 63–55 | 23–5 | Sovereign Bank Arena (NA) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Mar 4, 2000* | | vs. St. Francis (NY) Semifinals | W 83–73 | 24–5 | Sovereign Bank Arena (NA) Trenton, New Jersey |
| Mar 5, 2000* | | vs. Robert Morris Championship game | W 63–46 | 25–5 | Sovereign Bank Arena (2,014) Trenton, New Jersey |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* CBS | (15 MW) | vs. (2 MW) No. 6 Iowa State First Round | L 78–88 | 25–6 | Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (22,013) Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=MW. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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