# 1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 88th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 13–16, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the first round of the 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 13, 1999* | | vs. Northern Iowa Earth Grains Classic | L 73–74 | 0–1 | Kiel Center St. Louis, MO |
| November 14, 1999* | | at Saint Louis Earth Grains Classic | L 70–78 | 0–2 | Kiel Center St. Louis, MO |
| November 19, 1999* | | Weber State | W 81–61 | 1–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 22, 1999* | | Tennessee Tech | W 91–72 | 2–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 26, 1999* | | Centenary | W 94–72 | 3–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| November 27, 1999* | | La Salle | W 85–70 | 4–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 2, 1999* | | Samford | L 67–79 | 4–3 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 11, 1999* | | at Louisville | L 72–87 | 4–4 | Freedom Hall Louisville, KY |
| December 18, 1999* | | vs. Chattanooga | W 75–51 | 5–4 | Von Braun Center Huntsville, AL |
| December 21, 1999* | | Alabama A&M | W 97–74 | 6–4 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 28, 1999* | | vs. Delaware Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic | L 66–76 | 6–5 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 30, 1999* | | vs. UNC Wilmington Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic | W 62–45 | 7–5 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| SEC regular season ||||||
| January 5, 2000 | | at LSU | L 66–78 | 7–6 (0–1) | Pete Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA |
| January 8, 2000 | | Mississippi State | W 77–74 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–1) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 15, 2000 | | at Georgia | L 59–75 | 8–7 (1–2) | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| January 19, 2000 | | Arkansas | W 73–64 | 9–7 (2–2) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 22, 2000 | | No. 9 Florida | L 73–77 | 9–8 (2–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| January 29, 2000 | | Ole Miss | W 96–67 | 10–8 (3–3) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 2, 2000 | | at No. 10 Auburn Iron Bowl of basketball | L 63–77 | 10–9 (3–4) | Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum Auburn, AL |
| February 5, 2000 | | No. 22 LSU | L 60–93 | 10–10 (3–5) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 9, 2000 | | at Arkansas | L 66–81 | 10–11 (3–6) | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| February 12, 2000 | | Vanderbilt | W 77–63 | 11–11 (4–6) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 16, 2000 | | at No. 19 Kentucky | L 54–66 | 11–12 (4–7) | Rupp Arena Lexington, KY |
| February 19, 2000 | | at South Carolina | L 61–82 | 11–13 (4–8) | Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC |
| February 22, 2000 | | No. 11 Auburn Iron Bowl of Basketball | W 68–64 | 12–13 (5–8) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| February 26, 2000 | | No. 7 Tennessee | W 80–75 | 13–13 (6–8) | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, AL |
| March 1, 2000 | | at Ole Miss | L 59–63 | 13–14 (6–9) | Tad Smith Coliseum Oxford, MS |
| March 4, 2000 | | at Mississippi State | L 70–92 | 13–15 (6–10) | Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, MS |
| SEC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2000 | (W4) | vs. (E5) South Carolina First Round | L 59–69 | 13–16 | Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||