# 1999–2000 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team represented Indiana University. Their head coach was Bobby Knight, and it would ultimately be his last full season coaching the Hoosiers. The team played its home games in Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference.
The Hoosiers finished the regular season with an overall record of 20–9 and a conference record of 10–6, finishing 4th in the Big Ten Conference. After losing to the Fighting Illini in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament, the Hoosiers were invited to play in the 2000 NCAA tournament. IU lost in the first round to Pepperdine.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Position | Ht. | Year | Hometown |
| 3 | Tom Coverdale | G | 6–2 | Fr. | Noblesville, Indiana |
| 5 | George Leach | F/C | 6–11 | RS Fr. | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| 11 | Dane Fife | G | 6–4 | So. | Clarkston, Michigan |
| 12 | Luke Jimenez | G | 6–3 | Sr. | Redwood Falls, Minnesota |
| 24 | Michael Lewis | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Jasper, Indiana |
| 25 | A.J. Guyton | G | 6–1 | Sr. | Peoria, Illinois |
| 32 | Kyle Hornsby | G/F | 6–5 | Fr. | Anacoco, Louisiana |
| 33 | Larry Richardson | G | 6–8 | Sr. | Orange Park, Florida |
| 35 | Kirk Haston | F/C | 6–10 | So. | Lobelville, Tennessee |
| 43 | Jarrad Odle | F | 6–8 | So. | Swayzee, Indiana |
| 44 | Lynn Washington | F | 6–8 | Sr. | San Jose, California |
| 50 | Jeff Newton | F | 6–9 | Fr. | Atlanta |
| 53 | Tom Geyer | F | 6–8 | So. | Indianapolis, Indiana |

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/19/1999* | | at Texas Tech | W 68–60 | 1–0 | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| 11/26/1999* | | Temple Hall of Fame Tip Off | W 67–59 | 2–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 11/30/1999* | | Notre Dame | W 81–64 | 3–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/4/1999* 3:30 pm, CBS | No. 23 | vs. Kentucky Indiana–Kentucky rivalry | W 83–75 | 4–0 | RCA Dome Indianapolis |
| 12/7/1999* | No. 15 | at Missouri | W 73–68 | 5–0 | Mizzou Arena Columbia, Missouri |
| 12/10/1999* | No. 15 | Buffalo Indiana Classic | W 106–55 | 6–0 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/11/1999* | No. 15 | Indiana State Indiana Classic | L 60–63 | 6–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/18/1999* | No. 21 | Wyoming | W 99–80 | 7–1 | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 12/21/1999* | No. 20 | vs. North Carolina Jimmy V Classic | W 82–73 | 8–1 | Meadowlands Sports Complex East Rutherford, New Jersey |
| 12/27/1999* | No. 20 | vs. Canisius Union Federal Hoosier Classic | W 95–53 | 9–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 12/28/1999* | No. 12 | vs. Holy Cross Union Federal Hoosier Classic | W 79–44 | 10–1 | Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| 1/5/2000 | No. 10 | Wisconsin | W 71–67 | 11–1 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/8/2000 | No. 10 | at Penn State | W 85–78 | 12–1 (2–0) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, Pennsylvania |
| 1/11/2000 | No. 9 | at Michigan State | L 71–77 | 12–2 (2–1) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| 1/15/2000 | No. 9 | Minnesota | W 86–61 | 13–2 (3–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/18/2000 | No. 11 | Iowa | W 74–71 | 14–2 (4–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 1/22/2000 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 11 | at Purdue Rivalry | L 77–83 | 14–3 (4–2) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| 1/25/2000 | No. 14 | Michigan | W 85–50 | 15–3 (5–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/2/2000 | No. 11 | Penn State | W 87–77 | 16–3 (6–2) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/5/2000 | No. 11 | at Northwestern | W 89–67 | 17–3 (7–2) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| 2/9/2000 | No. 10 | at Minnesota | L 75–77 | 17–4 (7–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis |
| 2/13/2000 1:00 pm, CBS | No. 10 | at Michigan | W 86–65 | 18–4 (8–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| 2/19/2000 | No. 10 | Ohio State | L 71–82 | 18–5 (8–4) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/22/2000 | No. 16 | at Illinois Rivalry | L 63–87 | 18–6 (8–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| 2/26/2000 2:00 pm, CBS | No. 16 | Michigan State | W 81–79 | 19–6 (9–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 2/29/2000 | No. 14 | No. 20 Purdue Rivalry | W 79–65 | 20–6 (10–5) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| 3/5/2000 4:00, CBS | No. 14 | at Wisconsin | L 53–56 | 20–7 (10–6) | Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/10/2000 | (5) No. 18 | vs. (4) No. 21 Illinois Quarterfinals | L 69–72 | 20–8 | United Center Chicago |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/2000* CBS | (6 E) No. 22 | vs. (11 E) Pepperdine First Round | L 57–77 | 20–9 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||