# 1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 27–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cowboys lost to Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State reached the Elite Eight after wins over Hofstra, Pepperdine, and Seton Hall, but lost in the regional final to Florida.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | No. 23 | Appalachian State America’s Youth Classic | W 87–75 | 1–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 20, 1999* | No. 23 | Idaho America’s Youth Classic | W 81–50 | 2–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Nov 23, 1999* | No. 21 | at Arkansas–Little Rock | W 93–64 | 3–0 | Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas |
| Nov 27, 1999* | No. 21 | North Texas | W 103–65 | 4–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 1, 1999* | No. 21 | Wichita State | W 68–56 | 5–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 4, 1999* | No. 21 | UTSA | W 87–66 | 6–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 12, 1999* | No. 17 | San Diego State | W 97–63 | 7–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 15, 1999* | No. 14 | Alcorn State | W 79–53 | 8–0 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Dec 18, 1999* | No. 14 | at UNLV | W 89–75 | 9–0 | Thomas & Mack Center Las Vegas, Nevada |
| Dec 21, 1999* | No. 13 | vs. Washington | W 84–72 | 10–0 | KeyArena Seattle, Washington |
| Dec 30, 1999* | No. 11 | vs. LSU | L 53–63 | 10–1 | New Orleans Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 5, 2000 | No. 16 | Langston | W 125–65 | 11–1 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 8, 2000 | No. 16 | Texas Tech | W 55–47 | 12–1 (1–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 15, 2000 | No. 14 | at Baylor | W 56–41 | 13–1 (2–0) | Ferrell Center Waco, Texas |
| Jan 19, 2000* | No. 12 | No. 14 Texas | W 73–65 | 14–1 (3–0) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Jan 22, 2000 | No. 12 | at Texas A&M | L 59–64 | 14–2 (3–1) | Reed Arena College Station, Texas |
| Jan 26, 2000 | No. 15 | at Kansas State | W 71–56 | 15–2 (4–1) | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas |
| Jan 30, 2000 | No. 15 | Baylor | W 67–51 | 16–2 (5–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 2, 2000 | No. 13 | Texas Tech | W 63–59 | 17–2 (6–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 5, 2000 | No. 13 | Texas A&M | W 87–55 | 18–2 (7–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 7, 2000 | No. 14 | No. 20 Kansas | W 86–53 | 19–2 (8–1) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 12, 2000 | No. 14 | at No. 16 Oklahoma | W 74–71 | 20–2 (9–1) | Lloyd Noble Center Norman, Oklahoma |
| Feb 16, 2000 | No. 8 | at No. 17 Texas | L 57–68 | 20–3 (9–2) | Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas |
| Feb 19, 2000 | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 94–55 | 21–3 (10–2) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Feb 21, 2000 | No. 10 | at Missouri | W 84–72 | 22–3 (11–2) | Hearnes Center Columbia, Missouri |
| Feb 26, 2000 | No. 10 | at No. 17 Iowa State | L 61–72 | 22–4 (11–3) | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Mar 1, 2000 | No. 13 | Colorado | W 96–60 | 23–4 (12–3) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Mar 4, 2000 | No. 13 | No. 21 Oklahoma | L 56–59 | 23–5 (12–4) | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* | (4) No. 17 | vs. (5) No. 24 Kansas Quarterfinals | W 77–58 | 24–5 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Mar 11, 2000* | (4) No. 17 | vs. (1) No. 7 Iowa State Semifinals | L 64–68 | 24–6 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (14 E) Hofstra First round | W 86–66 | 25–6 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 19, 2000* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (11 E) Pepperdine Second Round | W 75–67 | 26–6 | HSBC Arena Buffalo, New York |
| Mar 24, 2000* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (10 E) Seton Hall East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 68–66 | 27–6 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Mar 26, 2000* | (3 E) No. 14 | vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida East Regional final – Elite Eight | L 65–77 | 27–7 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||

## 2000 NBA draft

| Round | Pick | Player | NBA Team |
| 1 | 17 | Desmond Mason | Seattle SuperSonics |