# 1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

The 1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Jimmy Tillette, played their home games at the Siebert Hall in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing third in the TAAC regular season standings, Samford won the TAAC tournament for the second straight season to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 4 seed Syracuse in the opening round.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | vs. No. 15 St. John's CoSIDA Classic | W 68–60 | 1–0 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 20, 1999* | | vs. Dayton CoSIDA Classic | L 63–65 | 1–1 | The Pit Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | Louisiana-Monroe | L 60–67 | 1–2 | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | Texas-Arlington | W 91–63 | 2–2 | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1999* | | at Alabama | W 79–67 $^{OT}$ | 3–2 | Coleman Coliseum Tuscaloosa, Alabama |
| Dec 4, 1999 | | at Jacksonville | L 71–73 | 3–3 (0–1) | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Dec 6, 1999 | | Campbell | W 71–39 | 4–3 (1–1) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at Belmont | W 81–65 | 5–3 | Striplin Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | North Georgia | W 92–35 | 6–3 | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi The Tribune Holiday Classic | L 74–76 | 6–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | vs. Idaho State The Tribune Holiday Classic | W 86–67 | 7–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, Iowa |
| Dec 30, 1999* | | at Wyoming | L 73–80 | 7–5 | Arena-Auditorium Laramie, Wyoming |
| Jan 4, 2000 | | at Stetson | W 73–57 | 8–5 (2–1) | Edmunds Center DeLand, Florida |
| Jan 8, 2000 | | Central Florida | W 75–67 | 9–5 (3–1) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 10, 2000 | | Florida Atlantic | W 90–46 | 10–5 (4–1) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 13, 2000 | | at Troy | L 65–77 | 10–6 (4–2) | Trojan Arena Troy, Alabama |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Mercer | W 63–51 | 11–6 (5–2) | Porter Gym Macon, Georgia |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at Jacksonville State | L 65–69 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (5–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Georgia |
| Jan 25, 2000 | | Georgia State | L 51–69 | 11–8 (5–4) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | Jacksonville State | W 68–53 | 12–8 (6–4) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | at Campbell | L 55–58 | 12–9 (6–5) | Carter Gymnasium Buies Creek, North Carolina |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | at Georgia State | W 58–57 | 13–9 (7–5) | GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | Stetson | W 92–57 | 14–9 (8–5) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | Jacksonville | W 79–58 | 15–9 (9–5) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | at Florida Atlantic | W 75–56 | 16–9 (10–5) | FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at Central Florida | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 16–10 (10–6) | UCF Arena Orlando, Florida |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | Mercer | W 61–57 | 17–10 (11–6) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | Troy | W 70–49 | 18–10 (12–6) | Seibert Hall Rock Hill, South Carolina |
| TAAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 2, 2000* | | vs. Campbell | W 80–61 | 19–10 | Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Mar 3, 2000* | | vs. Georgia State Semifinals | W 83–80 | 20–10 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| Mar 4, 2000* | | vs. Central Florida Championship game | W 78–69 | 21–10 | Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* | (13 MW) | vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Syracuse First Round | L 65–79 | 21–11 | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central. ||||||
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