# 1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team

The 1999–2000 UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team represented the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The team was coached by Bill Bayno and played their home games at the Thomas & Mack Center on UNLV's main campus in Paradise, Nevada as a member of the Mountain West Conference. The Runnin' Rebels finished the season 23–8, 10–4 in MWC play. They won the 2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball tournament to receive an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, earning a No. 10 seed in the South Region. The Runnin' Rebels lost to No. 7 seed Tulsa in the opening round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | Mississippi Valley State | W 99–73 | 1–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,247) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 21, 1999* | | Fairfield | W 92–68 | 2–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,670) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 24, 1999* | | Nevada | W 98–79 | 3–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,729) Paradise, Nevada |
| Nov 28, 1999* | | Georgetown | W 85–69 | 4–0 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,426) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 3, 1999* | | vs. Princeton | W 76–66 | 5–0 | Charlotte Coliseum (8,000) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | vs. No. 2 North Carolina | L 78–102 | 5–1 | Charlotte Coliseum (12,289) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 15, 1999* | | Austin Peay | W 87–66 | 6–1 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,778) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | No. 14 Oklahoma State | L 75–89 | 6–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,693) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | Cal Poly | W 104–82 | 7–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,786) Paradise, Nevada |
| Dec 28, 1999* | | Eastern Kentucky | W 87–80 | 8–2 | Thomas & Mack Center (11,740) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 2, 2000* | | at No. 3 Cincinnati | L 66–106 | 8–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 2000* | | High Point | W 72–53 | 9–3 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,563) Paradise, Nevada |
| MWC regular season ||||||
| Jan 10, 2000 | | BYU | L 75–77 | 9–4 (0–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,597) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 15, 2000 | | at Air Force | W 98–73 | 10–4 (1–1) | Clune Arena (1,237) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Jan 17, 2000 | | at New Mexico | W 85–73 | 11–4 (2–1) | The Pit (16,771) Albuquerque, New Mexico |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | San Diego State | W 83–55 | 12–4 (3–1) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,924) Paradise, Nevada |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | at Colorado State | W 78–75 | 13–4 (4–1) | Moby Arena (5,208) Fort Collins, Colorado |
| Jan 31, 2000 | | at Wyoming | L 98–109 | 13–5 (4–2) | Arena-Auditorium (7,114) Laramie, Wyoming |
| Feb 5, 2000 | | No. 19 Utah | W 72–66 | 14–5 (5–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (16,629) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 10, 2000 | | at Colorado State | W 74–63 | 15–5 (6–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,455) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 12, 2000* | | Wyoming | W 87–60 | 16–5 (7–2) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,851) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 19, 2000 | | at BYU | L 82–83 | 16–6 (7–3) | Marriott Center (17,432) Provo, Utah |
| Feb 21, 2000 | | at No. 25 Utah | L 52–96 | 16–7 (7–4) | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,821) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Feb 22, 2000* | | Florida Atlantic | W 81–60 | 17–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (10,614) Paradise, Nevada |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Air Force | W 84–61 | 18–7 (8–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (11,847) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 2, 2000 | | at San Diego State | W 85–64 | 19–7 (9–4) | Viejas Arena (2,764) San Diego, California |
| Mar 5, 2000 | | New Mexico | W 80–67 | 20–7 (10–4) | Thomas & Mack Center (12,223) Paradise, Nevada |
| MWC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | | San Diego State Quarterfinals | W 77–72 | 21–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (7,124) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 10, 2000* | | Wyoming Semifinals | W 97–92 | 22–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (12,437) Paradise, Nevada |
| Mar 11, 2000* | | BYU Championship Game | W 79–56 | 23–7 | Thomas & Mack Center (14,237) Paradise, Nevada |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* | (10 S) | vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa First Round | L 62–89 | 23–8 | Bridgestone Arena (17,230) Nashville, Tennessee |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll/Coaches' Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||