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.

1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 16
Record22–14 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaKohl Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 13 3   .813 32 7   .821
No. 25 Purdue 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 21 Illinois 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 22 Indiana 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Wisconsin 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Iowa 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Michigan 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Minnesota 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 16   .000 5 25   .167
No. 8 Ohio State* 11 3   .786 5 1   .833
2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Summit, IL
F 5 Maurice Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Calumet City, IL
G 10 Jon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Plymouth, MN
G 13 Duany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Bloomington, IN
F 15 Andy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brookfield, WI
G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Auckland
F 21 Robert Smith (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Madison, WI
G 22 Mike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Menomonee Falls, WI
G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI
F/C 30 Dave Mader   6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Appleton, WI
G 32 Roy Boone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Madison, WI
F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Angola, IN
F 42 Julian Swartz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Waukesha, WI
F 44 Eric Faust (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Arlington Heights, IL
F 50 Mark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr East Peoria, IL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-1-13

Schedule

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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.

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Records & trivia

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Tony Bennett was a member of the support staff, officially listed as a team manager in the team's media guide.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
  3. ^ "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2020.