# 1999–2000 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Fresno State Bulldogs men's basketball team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was head coach Jerry Tarkanian's fifth season at Fresno State. The Bulldogs played their home games at Selland Arena and were members of the Western Athletic Conference. They finished the season 24–10, 11–3 in WAC play to finish in second place. They defeated No. 14 Tulsa to win the WAC tournament and earn the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Bulldogs lost in the first round to eventual Final Four participant Wisconsin.

## Schedule and results

Source
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 19, 1999* | | at Georgia State | W 74–64 | 1–0 | GSU Sports Arena (3,763) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nov 23, 1999* | | Pepperdine | L 68–70 | 1–1 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Nov 26, 1999* | | vs. Florida International Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament | W 90–75 | 2–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 27, 1999* | | vs. Missouri State Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament | W 100–90 | 3–1 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 28, 1999* | | vs. LSU Hawai'i Thanksgiving Tournament | L 85–95 | 3–2 | Neal S. Blaisdell Center (500) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Nov 30, 1999* | | Cal State Northridge | L 66–69 | 3–3 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 4, 1999* | | Northern Arizona | W 74–68 | 4–3 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 8, 1999* | | San Francisco | L 59–69 | 4–4 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 11, 1999* | | at UAB Hardwood Classic | L 99–103 $^{OT}$ | 4–5 | Birmingham–Jefferson Civic Center (13,141) Birmingham, Alabama |
| Dec 14, 1999* | | Santa Clara | W 95–67 | 5–5 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 16, 1999* | | Florida Atlantic | W 98–80 | 6–5 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 18, 1999* | | at Pacific | W 69–63 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 | Alex G. Spanos Center (4,230) Stockton, California |
| Dec 21, 1999* | | Wagner | W 95–73 | 8–5 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Dec 22, 1999* | | Cornell | W 105–86 | 9–5 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Jan 4, 2000* | | at Utah State | L 66–83 | 9–6 | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,619) Logan, Utah |
| Jan 7, 2000* | | High Point | W 96–65 | 10–6 | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| WAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 15, 2000 | | UTEP | W 91–79 | 11–6 (1–0) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Jan 20, 2000 | | at TCU | W 101–96 | 12–6 (2–0) | Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (4,951) Fort Worth, Texas |
| Jan 22, 2000 | | at SMU | L 78–85 | 12–7 (2–1) | Moody Coliseum (6,265) Dallas, Texas |
| Jan 27, 2000 | | Rice | W 86–53 | 13–7 (3–1) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Jan 29, 2000 | | No. 13 Tulsa | W 75–73 | 14–7 (4–1) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Feb 3, 2000 | | at San Jose State | W 82–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–7 (5–1) | The Event Center (4,033) San Jose, California |
| Feb 6, 2000 | | at Hawaii | W 85–77 | 16–7 (6–1) | Stan Sheriff Center (7,904) Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Feb 12, 2000 | | at UTEP | L 78–92 | 16–8 (6–2) | Don Haskins Center (8,092) El Paso, Texas |
| Feb 17, 2000 | | SMU | L 75–85 | 16–9 (6–3) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Feb 20, 2000 | | TCU | W 98–93 | 17–9 (7–3) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Feb 24, 2000 | | at No. 12 Tulsa | W 73–72 | 18–9 (8–3) | Donald W. Reynolds Center (8,355) Tulsa, Oklahoma |
| Feb 26, 2000 | | at Rice | W 69–57 | 19–9 (9–3) | Tudor Fieldhouse (1,914) Houston, Texas |
| Mar 1, 2000 | | San Jose State | W 77–74 | 20–9 (10–3) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| Mar 4, 2000 | | Hawaii | W 79–69 | 21–9 (11–3) | Selland Arena (10,220) Fresno, California |
| WAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* | | UTEP Quarterfinals | W 79–70 | 22–9 | Selland Arena (9,757) Fresno, California |
| Mar 10, 2000* | | Hawaii Semifinals | W 103–100 $^{2OT}$ | 23–9 | Selland Arena (9,668) Fresno, California |
| Mar 11, 2000* | | No. 14 Tulsa Championship Game | W 75–72 | 24–9 | Selland Arena (10,021) Fresno, California |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 16, 2000* CBS | (9 W) | vs. (8 W) Wisconsin First Round | L 56–66 | 24–10 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,464) Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West Region. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Courtney Alexander – WAC Player of the Year