# 1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.
The team posted a 27–7 overall record (12–4 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region. After an opening round win over Winthrop, the Sooners lost to No. 6 seed Purdue, 66–62.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | vs. Montana State | W 91–76 | 1–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 20, 1999* | | vs. George Washington | W 73–54 | 2–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 21, 1999* | | vs. California | W 75–58 | 3–0 | Carlson Center Fairbanks, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 1999* | | San Diego Sooner Holiday Classic | W 68–61 | 4–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | UC Irvine Sooner Holiday Classic | W 80–68 | 5–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Ole Miss | W 81–73 | 6–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 7, 1999* | | at Arkansas | W 66–52 | 7–0 | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 80–56 | 8–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 18, 1999* | No. 23 | Georgia Southern | W 102–63 | 9–0 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 22, 1999* | No. 21 | No. 4 Cincinnati | L 57–72 | 9–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Dec 29, 1999* | No. 22 | vs. Mount St. Mary's All-College Tournament | W 94–41 | 10–1 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Dec 30, 1999* | No. 22 | vs. Arkansas State All-College Tournament | W 64–51 | 11–1 | Myriad Convention Center Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |
| Jan 3, 2000* | No. 20 | Lamar | W 67–63 | 12–1 | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Regular Season ||||||
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 20 | Texas A&M | W 78–53 | 13–1 (1–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 11, 2000 | No. 16 | Baylor | W 76–43 | 14–1 (2–0) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 2000 | No. 16 | at No. 15 Texas | L 66–79 | 14–2 (2–1) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Jan 19, 2000 | No. 17 | at Colorado | L 80–88 | 14–3 (2–2) | Coors Events/Conference Center Boulder, Colorado |
| Jan 22, 2000 | No. 17 | Iowa State | W 80–75 $^{2OT}$ | 15–3 (3–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Jan 29, 2000 | No. 18 | at Texas Tech | W 78–61 | 16–3 (4–2) | United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas |
| Jan 31, 2000 | No. 18 | No. 16 Texas | W 83–59 | 17–3 (5–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 2000 | No. 18 | at Baylor | W 68–59 | 18–3 (6–2) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Feb 8, 2000 | No. 16 | Kansas State | W 85–64 | 19–3 (7–2) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 2000 | No. 16 | No. 14 Oklahoma State | L 71–74 | 19–4 (7–3) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 14, 2000 | No. 20 | at Nebraska | W 62–54 | 20–4 (8–3) | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| Feb 20, 2000 | No. 20 | at No. 24 Kansas | L 50–53 | 20–5 (8–4) | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, Kansas |
| Feb 23, 2000 | No. 20 | Texas Tech | W 93–65 | 21–5 (9–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 26, 2000 | No. 20 | Missouri | W 83–56 | 22–5 (10–4) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Mar 1, 2000 | No. 21 | at Texas A&M | W 77–59 | 23–5 (11–4) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Mar 4, 2000 | No. 21 | at No. 13 Oklahoma State | W 59–56 | 24–5 (12–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* | No. 15 | vs. Missouri Quarterfinals | W 84–80 $^{OT}$ | 25–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 11, 2000* | No. 15 | vs. No. 13 Texas Semifinals | W 81–65 | 26–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 12, 2000* | No. 15 | vs. No. 7 Iowa State Championship Game | L 58–70 | 26–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (14 W) Winthrop First Round | W 74–50 | 27–6 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| Mar 18, 2000* | (3 W) No. 12 | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue Second Round | L 62–66 | 27–7 | McKale Center Tucson, Arizona |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West. ||||||

## NBA draft selections

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA club |
| 2 | 38 | Eduardo Nájera | Dallas Mavericks |