# 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished the season 22–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated Fresno State, Arizona, Louisiana State and Purdue en route to the Final Four before losing to Michigan State, 53–41, in Indianapolis.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/12/1999* | | vs. No. 9 Missouri NABC Classic | W 66–55 | 1–0 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 11/13/1999* | | at No. 17 Syracuse NABC Classic | L 49–68 | 1–1 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| 11/20/1999* | | Ball State | W 60–50 | 2–1 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 11/23/1999* | | at UW–Milwaukee | W 69–49 | 3–1 | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| 11/30/1999* | | at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge | L 48–67 | 3–2 | LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 12/03/1999* | | Rhode Island | W 66–43 | 4–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/07/1999* | | No. 10 Texas | W 61–45 | 5–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/08/1999* | | UW–Green Bay | W 55–34 | 6–2 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/11/1999* | | at South Florida | L 63–66 | 6–3 | USF Sun Dome Tampa, FL |
| 12/14/1999* | | at Northern Illinois | L 51–55 | 6–4 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL |
| 12/23/1999* | | Marquette | W 86–74 | 7–4 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 12/29/1999* | | No. 17 Temple | W 62–44 | 8–4 | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/05/2000 | | at No. 10 Indiana | L 67–71 | 8–5 (1–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN |
| 1/08/2000 | | No. 19 Illinois | W 63–59 | 9–5 (1–1) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/13/2000 | | No. 17 Ohio State | L 51–53 | 9–6 (1–2) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/15/2000 | | at Purdue | L 52–63 | 9–7 (1–3) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, IN |
| 1/19/2000 | | at Penn State | L 61–76 | 9–8 (1–4) | Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA |
| 1/22/2000 | | Minnesota | W 85–53 | 10–8 (2–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/26/2000 | | Purdue | W 55–45 | 11–8 (3–4) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 1/29/2000 | | Iowa | L 55–61 | 11–9 (3–5) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/02/2000 | | at No. 5 Ohio State | L 48–51 | 11–10 (3–6) | Value City Arena Columbus, OH |
| 2/05/2000 | | at Minnesota | W 66–64 | 12–10 (4–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, MN |
| 2/12/2000 | | No. 6 Michigan State | L 44–61 | 12–11 (4–7) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/16/2000 | | Michigan | W 75–59 | 13–11 (5–7) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| 2/19/2000 | | at No. 6 Michigan State | L 54–59 | 13–12 (5–8) | Breslin Student Events Center East Lansing, MI |
| 2/23/2000 | | at Iowa | W 54–45 | 14–12 (6–8) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 3/01/2000 | | at Northwestern | W 62–46 | 15–12 (7–8) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL |
| 3/05/2000 4:00 pm, CBS | | No. 14 Indiana | W 56–53 | 16–12 (8–8) | Kohl Center Madison, WI |
| Big Ten tournament ||||||
| 3/09/2000 | (6) | vs. (11) Northwestern Opening Round | W 51–41 | 17–12 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/10/2000 | (6) | vs. (3) No. 22 Purdue Quarterfinals | W 78-66 | 18–12 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 3/11/2000 5:00 pm, CBS | (6) | vs. (2) No. 5 Michigan State Semifinals | L 46–55 | 18–13 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/16/2000* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Fresno State First Round | W 66–56 | 19–13 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 3/18/2000* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona Second Round | W 66–59 | 20–13 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, UT |
| 3/23/2000* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (4 W) No. 10 LSU Sweet Sixteen | W 61–48 | 21–13 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 3/25/2000* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue Elite Eight | W 64–60 | 22–13 | The Pit Albuquerque, NM |
| 4/01/2000* CBS | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 Michigan State Final Four | L 41–53 | 22–14 | RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||

## Records & trivia

Tony Bennett was a member of the support staff, officially listed as a team manager in the team's media guide.