# 1999–2000 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 14–16 overall and 6–10 in Big Ten play.

## Schedule/Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular Season ||||||
| 11/11/1999* ESPN2 | | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | W 70-68 | 1-0 | Madison Square Garden (19,548) New York, NY |
| 11/12/1999* | | vs. No. 13 Stanford Coaches vs. Cancer Classic | L 58-72 | 1-1 | Madison Square Garden New York, NY |
| 11/21/1999* | No. 22 | Eastern Illinois | W 95-79 | 2-1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 11/27/1999* | No. 23 | at Creighton | L 76-85 | 2-2 | Omaha Civic Auditorium Omaha, NE |
| 11/30/1999* ESPN2 | | at No. 24 Maryland ACC – Big Ten Challenge | L 65-83 | 2-3 | Baltimore Arena (12,310) Baltimore, MD |
| 12/3/1999* | | Texas Southern Hawkeye Challenge | W 73-51 | 3-3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/4/1999* | | Ohio Hawkeye Challenge | W 86-66 | 4-3 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 12/7/1999* | | at Northern Iowa Iowa Big Four | W 67-59 | 5-3 | UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA |
| 12/11/1999* | | at Iowa State Rivalry | L 66-79 | 5-4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 12/18/1999* | | at Missouri | L 61-72 | 5-5 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 12/28/1999* | | Drake Iowa Big Four | W 83-76 $^{2OT}$ | 6-5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten Regular Season ||||||
| 1/5/2000 | | Northwestern | W 58-52 | 7-5 (1–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/8/2000 ESPN Plus | | No. 11 Michigan State | L 53-75 | 7-6 (1–1) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/12/2000 | | at Minnesota | L 82-85 | 7-7 (1–2) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 1/15/2000 | | at Penn State | L 61-73 | 7-8 (1–3) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 1/18/2000 | | at No. 11 Indiana | L 71-74 | 7-9 (1–4) | Assembly Hall (17,348) Bloomington, IN |
| 1/22/2000 | | Michigan | W 83-78 | 8-9 (2–4) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/26/2000 | | Illinois | L 58-69 | 8-10 (2–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 1/29/2000 | | at Wisconsin | W 61-55 | 9-10 (3–5) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/3/2000* | | No. 15 Kansas | W 77-69 | 10-10 (3–5) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/5/2000 | | Purdue | L 58-84 | 10-11 (3–6) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/9/2000 | | at No. 5 Ohio State | W 67-64 | 11-11 (4–6) | Value City Arena (19,100) Columbus, OH |
| 2/12/2000 | | at Illinois | L 50-78 | 11-12 (4–7) | Assembly Hall Champaign, IL |
| 2/16/2000 | | at No. 25 Purdue | L 59-67 | 11-13 (4–8) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 2/23/2000 | | Wisconsin | L 45-54 | 11-14 (4–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/27/2000 | | Minnesota | W 71-59 | 12-14 (5–9) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/29/2000 | | at Michigan | L 78-87 | 12-15 (5–10) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, MI |
| 3/4/2000 | | Penn State | W 86-83 | 13-15 (6–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2000 | | vs. Minnesota First Round | W 81-78 | 14-15 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/10/2000 | | vs. No. 5 Michigan State Quarterfinals | L 65-75 | 14-16 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||