# 1999–2000 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Kansas Jayhawks men's basketball team represented the University of Kansas in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season, which was the Jayhawks' 102nd basketball season. The head coach was Roy Williams, who served his 12th year at KU. The team played its home games in Allen Fieldhouse in Lawrence, Kansas.

## Roster

| Luke Axtell | 33 | Guard/Forward | 6–10 | 220 | Sophomore | Austin, Texas |
| Jeff Boschee | 13 | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Valley City, North Dakota |
| Nick Bradford | 21 | Forward | 6-7 | 200 | Senior | Fayetteville, Arkansas |
| Jeff Carey | 22 | Center | 6–11 | 250 | Sophomore | Camdenton, Missouri |
| Eric Chenowith | 44 | Center | 7–1 | 270 | Junior | Orange, California |
| Nick Collison | 4 | Forward | 6–9 | 255 | Freshman | Iowa Falls, Iowa |
| Chris Baker | 12 | Guard | 6-0 | 180 | Senior, 5th year transfer | Council Grove, Kansas |
| Lester Earl | 3 | Forward | 6-8 | 235 | Senior | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Drew Gooden | 0 | Forward | 6–10 | 230 | Freshman | Richmond, California |
| Kenny Gregory | 20 | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 208 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| Kirk Hinrich | 10 | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Sioux City, Iowa |
| Ashante Johnson | 31 | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Senior | San Diego, California |
| Marlon London | 24 | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Sophomore | Broadview, Illinois | Terry Nooner | 5 | Guard | 6-1 | 191 | Senior | Raytown, Missouri |

## Big 12 Conference standings

| # | Team | Conference | Pct. | Overall | Pct. |
| 1 | Iowa State | 14–2 | .875 | 32–5 | .865 |
| 2 | Texas | 13–3 | .813 | 24–9 | .727 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 12–4 | .750 | 27–7 | .794 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 12–4 | .750 | 27–7 | .794 |
| 5 | Kansas | 11–5 | .688 | 24–10 | .706 |
| 6 | Missouri | 10–6 | .625 | 18–13 | .581 |
| 7 | Colorado | 7–9 | .438 | 18–14 | .563 |
| 8 | Nebraska | 4–12 | .250 | 11–19 | .367 |
| 9 | Baylor | 4–12 | .250 | 14–15 | .483 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | 4–12 | .250 | 8–20 | .286 |
| 11 | Texas Tech | 3–13 | .188 | 12–16 | .429 |
| 12 | Kansas State | 2–14 | .125 | 9–19 | .321 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| 11/19/1999* 8:05PM | No. 11 | Fairfield | W 97–71 | 1–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 11/26/1999* | No. 10 | vs. Georgia Great Alaska Shootout | W 88–78 | 2–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/27/1999* | No. 10 | vs. Xavier Great Alaska Shootout | W 111–70 | 3–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 11/28/1999* | No. 10 | vs. Georgia Tech Great Alaska Shootout | W 84–70 | 4–0 | Sullivan Arena Anchorage, AK |
| 12/02/1999* 8:05PM | No. 6 | Pepperdine | W 76–61 | 5–0 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/05/1999* 2:00PM | No. 6 | at Middle Tennessee State | W 97–77 | 6–0 | Murphy Center Murfressboro, TN |
| 12/07/1999* 7:00PM | No. 5 | vs. No. 4 Michigan State Great Eight | L 54–66 | 6–1 | United Center (13,127) Chicago, IL |
| 12/11/1999* 8:05PM | No. 5 | Pittsburg | W 96–71 | 7–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawnrence, KS |
| 12/16/1999* 9:00PM | No. 8 | No. 12 Ohio State | W 80–67 | 8–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/18/1999* 12:00PM | No. 8 | vs. No. 20 Illinois | L 70–84 | 8–2 | United Center Chicago, IL |
| 12/22/1999* 8:05PM | No. 12 | at Princeton | W 82–67 | 9–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/30/1999* 9:05PM | No. 10 | Saint Louis Sprint Shootout | W 71–60 | 10–2 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 1/4/2000 8:05PM | No. 9 | Penn | W 105–59 | 11–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/8/2000 9:00PM | No. 9 | at Colorado | W 84–69 | 12–2 | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO |
| 1/12/2000 9:05PM | No. 8 | Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 87–79 | 13–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/15/2000 9:05PM | No. 8 | Nebraska | W 97–82 | 14–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/17/2000 9:0rPM | No. 7 | at Texas A&M | W 78–57 | 15–2 | Reed Arena College Station, TX |
| 1/22/2000 1:00PM | No. 7 | at Missouri Border War (Kansas-Missouri rivalry) | L 59–81 | 15–3 | Hearnes Center Columbia, MO |
| 1/24/2000 9:05PM | No. 7 | Colorado | W 89–74 | 16–3 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/29/2000 4:00PM | No. 12 | at Iowa State | L 66–74 | 16–4 | Hilton Coliseum Ames, IA |
| 2/3/2000* 7:00PM | No. 15 | at Iowa | L 69–77 | 16–5 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA |
| 2/5/2000 4:00PM | No. 15 | Texas Tech | W 87–62 | 17–5 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/7/2000 9:00PM | No. 15 | at No. 14 Oklahoma State | L 53–86 | 17–6 | Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, OK |
| 2/12/2000 4:00PM | No. 20 | at Kansas State Sunflower Showdown | W 94–65 | 18–6 | Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, KS |
| 2/15/2000 9:05PM | No. 24 | No. 14 Iowa State | L 62–64 | 18–7 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/20/2000 1:30PM | No. 24 | No. 20 Oklahoma | W 53–50 | 19–7 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/23/2000 9:05PM | No. 23 | at Nebraska | W 83–58 | 20–7 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, NE |
| 2/26/2000 8:05PM | No. 23 | Baylor | W 80–70 | 21–7 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 2/28/2000 9:00PM | No. 23 | at No. 16 Texas | L 54–68 | 21–8 | Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX |
| 3/5/2000 2:00PM | No. 23 | Missouri Border War | W 83–82 | 22–8 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| Big 12 Tournament ||||||
| 3/9/2000 3:20PM | No. 24 | vs. Kansas State First Round Sunflower Showdown | W 84–60 | 23–8 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| 3/10/2000 3:20PM | No. 24 | vs. No. 17 Oklahoma State Quarterfinals | L 58–77 | 23–9 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, MO |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| 3/17/2000* 7:40PM | No. (8) | vs. (9) DePaul First Round | W 81–77 $^{OT}$ | 24–9 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| 3/19/2000* 5:00PM | No. (8) | vs. No. 1 (1) Duke Second Round | L 64–69 | 24–10 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Standard Time. ||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Pre | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 | Wk 9 | Wk 10 | Wk 11 | Wk 12 | Wk 13 | Wk 14 | Wk 15 | Wk 16 | Wk 17 | Wk 18 |
| AP | 11 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 20 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | |
| Coaches | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
*There was no coaches poll in week 1.