# 1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball team represented the University of Virginia during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Pete Gillen, and played their home games at University Hall in Charlottesville, Virginia as members of the Atlantic Coast Conference.

## Last season

The Cavaliers had a record of 19–12.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition games |||||
| Nov. 4* 7:30 pm | Down Under Bandits | W 97–67 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 10* 7:30 pm | Nantucket Nectars Naturals | W 94–70 | | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Regular season |||||
| Nov. 19* 7:30 pm | Elon | W 97–66 | 1–0 | University Hall (7,938) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 21* 7:00 pm | VMI | W 98–57 | 2–0 | University Hall (7,468) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Nov. 25* 2:00 pm | vs. South Carolina Puerto Rico Shootout | L 71–73 | 2–1 | Eugenio Guerra Arena Bayamón, PR |
| Nov. 26* 11:30 am | vs. Providence Puerto Rico Shootout | W 80–64 | 3–1 | Eugenio Guerra Arena (101) Bayamón, PR |
| Nov. 27* 1:30 pm | vs. Arizona State Puerto Rico Shootout | W 70–64 | 4–1 | Eugenio Guerra Arena Bayamón, PR |
| Nov. 30* 9:30 pm, ESPN2 | at Minnesota ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 62–74 | 4–2 | Williams Arena (13,485) Minneapolis |
| Dec. 4* Noon, RSN | at St. John's | L 63–85 | 4–3 | Madison Square Garden (10,649) New York City |
| Dec. 8* 7:30 pm | Loyola (Maryland) | W 98–67 | 5–3 | University Hall (6,990) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Dec. 10* 6:00 pm, ESPN2 | at Hampton | W 102–56 | 6–3 | Hampton Convocation Center (4,420) Hampton, Virginia |
| Dec. 21* 7:30 pm | at Richmond | W 69–65 | 7–3 | Robins Center (9,054) Richmond, Virginia |
| Dec. 28* 7:30 pm | Belmont | W 94–74 | 8–3 | University Hall (7,532) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 2* 3:00 pm | No. 7 Dartmouth | W 89–50 | 9–3 | University Hall (6,609) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 5 9:00 pm, ESPN | Duke | L 100–109 $^{OT}$ | 9–4 (0–1) | University Hall (7,960) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 8 1:30 pm, Raycom | Georgia Tech | W 83–65 | 10–4 (1–1) | University Hall (7,247) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 12 7:30 pm | at NC State | L 62–65 | 10–5 (1–2) | Raleigh Entertainment & Sports Arena (19,027) Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Jan. 15 Noon, RSN | at No. 21 Clemson | W 98–91 | 11–5 (2–2) | Littlejohn Coliseum (8,000) Clemson, South Carolina |
| Jan. 18 8:00 pm, Raycom | North Carolina | W 87–85 | 12–5 (3–2) | University Hall (8,394) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 24* 7:30 pm | vs. Virginia Tech | W 71–66 $^{OT}$ | 13–5 (3–2) | Richmond Coliseum (7,221) Richmond, Virginia |
| Jan. 26 9:00 pm, Raycom | Florida State | W 86–81 | 14–5 (4–2) | University Hall (8,205) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Jan. 30 1:00 pm, Raycom | at Wake Forest | W 76–67 | 15–5 (5–2) | LJVM Coliseum (4,800) Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Feb. 2 8:00 pm, Raycom | at No. 3 Maryland | L 79–91 | 15–6 (5–3) | Cole Field House (14,500) College Park, Maryland |
| Feb. 5 3:00 pm, ABC | at Duke | L 86–106 | 15–7 (5–4) | Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) Durham, North Carolina |
| Feb. 9 7:30 pm | at Georgia Tech | L 47–68 | 15–8 (5–5) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum (6,171) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Feb. 12 7:00 pm, ESPN | NC State | W 88–82 | 16–8 (6–5) | University Hall (8,175) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 15 8:00 pm, Raycom | Clemson | W 76–62 | 17–8 (7–5) | University Hall (7,318) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Feb. 20 4:00 pm, Raycom/ESPN2 | at North Carolina | W 90–76 | 18–8 (8–5) | Dean Smith Center (21,572) Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| Feb. 26 Noon, RSN | at Florida State | L 64–71 | 18–9 (8–6) | Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center (6,643) Tallahassee, Florida |
| Mar. 2 7:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 17 Wake Forest | L 75–80 | 18–10 (8–7) | University Hall (8,176) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| Mar. 4 7:00 pm, ESPN | Maryland | W 89–87 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (9–7) | University Hall (8,457) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| ACC Tournament |||||
| Mar. 10 7:00 pm | vs. NC State ACC Quarterfinal | L 65–76 | 19–11 | Charlotte Coliseum (23,895) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| National Invitation Tournament |||||
| Mar. 15* 7:00 pm, ESPN | Georgetown NIT First Round | L 111–115 $^{3OT}$ | 19–12 | University Hall (8,351) Charlottesville, Virginia |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||