# 1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team

1999–2000 Indiana State Sycamores men's basketball team represented Indiana State University during the 1999–2000 men's college basketball season. They earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the first round to Texas.
Royce Waltman was MVC coach of the year award and Nate Green was the conference player of the year award.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| November 19* | vs. George Washington | L 74–80 | 0–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 20* | vs. Montana State | W 81–64 | 1–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 21* | vs. TCU | W 89–77 | 2–1 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| November 27* | at Ball State | L 55–64 | 2–2 | Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana |
| December 1* | at Butler | L 55–77 | 2–3 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana |
| December 4* | at Austin Peay | L 68–82 | 2–4 | Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee |
| December 7* | Western Illinois | W 53–51 | 3–4 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 10* | vs. North Texas | W 77–63 | 4–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 11* | at Indiana | W 63–60 | 5–4 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| December 19* | Eastern Illinois | W 102–91 $^{2OT}$ | 6–4 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 22* | Tennessee State | W 89–62 | 7–4 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 30 | Wichita State | W 58–53 | 8–4 (1–0) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 6 | Creighton | W 56–46 | 9–4 (2–0) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 8 | at Bradley | L 51–62 | 9–5 (2–1) | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| January 12 | at Illinois State | W 56–54 | 10–5 (3–1) | Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois |
| January 15 | Missouri State | W 62–60 | 11–5 (4–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 19 | Southern Illinois | W 91–56 | 12–5 (5–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 22 | Drake | W 73–56 | 13–5 (6–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| January 27 | at Wichita State | W 72–65 | 14–5 (7–1) | Levitt Arena Wichita, Kansas |
| January 29 | at Drake | W 73–56 | 15–5 (8–1) | Knapp Center Des Moines, Iowa |
| February 2 | Illinois State | W 77–57 | 16–5 (9–1) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 6 | at Missouri State | L 48–64 | 16–6 (9–2) | Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri |
| February 9 | at Northern Iowa | W 67–61 | 17–6 (10–2) | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, Iowa |
| February 12 | Evansville | W 69–60 | 18–6 (11–2) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 16 | at Creighton | L 58–64 | 18–7 (11–3) | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, Nebraska |
| February 19 | Northern Iowa | W 66–55 | 19–7 (12–3) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| February 23 | at Southern Illinois | L 61–80 | 19–8 (12–4) | The SIU Arena Carbondale, Illinois |
| February 26 | at Evansville | W 55–52 | 20–8 (13–4) | Roberts Stadium Evansville, Indiana |
| February 28 | Bradley | W 56–54 | 21–8 (14–4) | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Missouri Valley tournament ||||||
| March 4 | vs. Wichita State | W 57–50 | 22–8 (14–4) | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| March 5 | vs. Creighton | L 69–71 | 22–9 (14–4) | Kiel Center St. Louis, Missouri |
| 2000 NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 16 | vs. Texas First Round | L 61–77 | 22–10 (14–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||