# 1999–2000 UMass Minutemen basketball team

The 1999–00 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 9–7 in A-10 play to finish in third place.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Anthony Oates | Center | 6–10 | 285 | Senior | Phoenix, Arizona |
| 1 | Jonathan DePina | Guard | 5–9 | 185 | Junior | South Boston, Massachusetts |
| 3 | Ronnell Blizzard | Forward | 6–8 | 205 | Sophomore | Waterbury, Connecticut |
| 4 | JoVann Johnson | Guard/Forward | 6-3 | 205 | Junior | Johnson City, Tennessee |
| 5 | Monty Mack | Guard | 6–3 | 200 | Senior | South Boston, Massachusetts |
| 11 | Darryl Denson | Guard | 6–0 | 194 | Junior | Springfield, Massachusetts |
| 20 | Winston Smith | Forward | 6–5 | 228 | Junior | Summit, New Jersey |
| 22 | Chris Kirkland | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | Senior | Timmonsville, South Carolina |
| 23 | Mike Babul | Forward | 6–6 | 230 | Senior | North Attleboro, Massachusetts |
| 30 | Shannon Crooks | Guard | 6-2 | 222 | Sophomore | Everett, Massachusetts |
| 33 | Kitwana Rhymer | Center/Forward | 6–10 | 256 | Junior | Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| 40 | Micah Brand | Forward/Center | 6–11 | 243 | Freshman | Middletown, New York |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/1999* 7:00 pm | California All-Stars | W 103-97 | | Mullins Center (????) Amherst, Massachusetts |
| 11/10/1999* 7:00 pm | Converse All-Stars | W 97-88 $^{OT}$ | | Mullins Center (3,718) Amherst, MA |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/20/1999* 7:30 pm | at Iona | W 85-77 | 1–0 | Mulcahy Center (3,025) New Rochelle, New York |
| 11/22/1999* 7:00 pm | at No. 7 UConn U-Game | L 65-79 | 1–1 | Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, Connecticut |
| 11/29/1999* 6:30 pm | Marshall | L 55-65 | 1–2 | Mullins Center (5,682) Amherst, MA |
| 12/02/1999* 7:00 pm | Boston University | W 70–51 | 2–2 | Mullins Center (5,847) Amherst, MA |
| 12/04/1999* 1:00 pm | at Boston College Commonwealth Classic | W 74-67 | 3-2 | Conte Forum (6,475) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts |
| 12/06/1999* ???? | Villanova | W 52-51 | 4-2 | Mullins Center (6,643) Amherst, MA |
| 12/11/1999* ???? | at Detroit | L 59-63 | 4-3 | Calihan Hall (6,152) Detroit, Michigan |
| 12/18/1999* ???? | vs. Florida State Orange Bowl Classic | W 69-60 | 5-3 | National Car Rental Center (????) Sunrise, Florida |
| 12/21/1999* ???? | vs. Southern Illinois Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 63-65 | 5-4 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 12/22/1999* ???? | vs. American (Puerto Rico) Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | W 102-65 | 6-4 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 12/23/1999* ???? | vs. Boston College Puerto Rico Holiday Classic | L 59-83 | 6-5 | Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????) Bayamon, Puerto Rico |
| 12/30/1999* ???? | at Providence | L 60-61 $^{OT}$ | 6-6 | Providence Civic Center (9,796) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 01/06/2000 ???? | St. Bonaventure | L 60-70 | 6-7 (0-1) | Mullins Center (5,136) Amherst, MA |
| 01/08/2000 7:00 pm | Fordham | W 82-52 | 7-7 (1-1) | Mullins Center (5,092) Amherst, MA |
| 01/16/2000 4:00 pm | at St. Joseph's | W 79-71 | 8-7 (2-1) | Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 01/20/2000 ???? | Dayton | L 52-57 | 8-8 (2-2) | Mullins Center (4,835) Amherst, MA |
| 01/22/2000 ???? | Rhode Island | W 89-50 | 9-8 (3–2) | Mullins Center (5,050) Amherst, MA |
| 01/27/2000 ???? | at Duquesne | W 84-75 | 10-8 (4–2) | Palumbo Center (5,565) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| 01/29/2000 ???? | at Virginia Tech | W 49-41 | 11-8 (5–2) | Cassell Coliseum (4,661) Blacksburg, Virginia |
| 02/01/2000 ???? | No. 21 Temple | L 48-75 | 11-9 (5-3) | Mullins Center (8,048) Amherst, MA |
| 02/05/2000* 3:00 pm | No. 16 Texas | L 57-68 | 11-10 | Mullins Center (8,145) Amherst, MA |
| 02/09/2000 ???? | La Salle | W 82-48 | 12-10 (6-3) | Mullins Center (4,772) Amherst, MA |
| 02/12/2000 ???? | at Xavier | L 77-87 | 12-11 (6-4) | Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 2/16/2000 ???? | at Fordham | W 81-72 | 13-11 (7–4) | Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,018) Bronx, New York |
| 02/19/2000 ???? | St. Joseph's | W 76-65 | 14-11 (8-4) | Mullins Center (5,356) Amherst, MA |
| 02/22/2000 ???? | at Rhode Island | W 57-37 | 15-11 (9-4) | Providence Civic Center (5,335) Providence, Rhode Island |
| 02/26/2000 ???? | at No. 8 Temple | L 54-72 | 15-12 (9-5) | Liacouras Center (9,714) Philadelphia, PA |
| 02/29/2000 ???? | George Washington | L 86-87 | 15-13 (9-6) | Mullins Center (5,430) Amherst, MA |
| 03/04/2000 ???? | at St. Bonaventure | L 69-86 | 15-14 (9-7) | Reilly Center (6,000) St. Bonaventure, New York |
| 2000 Atlantic 10 men's basketball tournament ||||||
| 03/08/2000 ???? | vs. Duquesne 1st Round | W 77-52 | 16-14 | First Union Spectrum (5,528) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/09/2000 ???? | vs. George Washington Quarterfinal | W 86-68 | 17-14 | First Union Spectrum (7,002) Philadelphia, PA |
| 03/10/2000 ???? | vs. No. 6 Temple Semifinal | L 47-54 | 17-15 | First Union Spectrum (????) Philadelphia, PA |
| 2000 NIT ||||||
| 03/16/2000* ???? | at Siena First Round | L 65-66 | 17-16 | Pepsi Arena (9,649) Albany, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||