1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
ConferenceMissouri Valley Conference
Record23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Greg Grensing (6th year)
  • Len Gordy (6th year)
  • Darian DeVries (2nd year)
Home arenaOmaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons
1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Indiana State 14 4   .778 22 10   .688
Southwest Missouri State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southern Illinois 12 6   .667 20 13   .606
Creighton 11 7   .611 23 10   .697
Bradley 10 8   .556 14 16   .467
Evansville 9 9   .500 18 12   .600
Northern Iowa 7 11   .389 14 15   .483
Illinois State 5 13   .278 10 20   .333
Wichita State 5 13   .278 12 17   .414
Drake 4 14   .222 11 18   .379
2000 MVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Matt West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westside HS Omaha, NE
G 4 Ben Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr   Oak Creek, WI
G 5 Ryan Sears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ankeny HS Ankeny, IA
G 23 Terrell Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr   Bridgeport, CT
F 25 Kyle Korver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pella HS Pella, IA
F 55 Nerijus Karlikanovas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Raseiniai, Lithuania
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1999*
Mississippi Valley State W 70–62  1–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 27, 1999*
No. 23 Iowa W 85–76  2–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium (–)
Omaha, NE
Dec 1, 1999*
at Georgia State W 58–54  3–0
GSU Sports Arena 
Statesboro, Georgia
Dec 4, 1999*
at Baylor W 77–76 OT 4–0
Ferrell Center 
Waco, Texas
Dec 6, 1999*
Grambling State W 91–52  5–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 9, 1999*
Nebraska W 89–72  6–0
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 12, 1999
Illinois State W 82–43  7–0
(1–0)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 20, 1999*
vs. Western Illinois W 76–72  8–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 1999*
vs. Florida Atlantic W 66–46  9–0
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1999*
at Hawaii L 53–73  9–1
Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1999
Southwest Missouri State L 58–59  9–2
(1–1)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 2, 2000
at Northern Iowa L 75–77  9–3
(1–2)
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 6, 2000
at Indiana State L 46–56  9–4
(1–3)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000
at Southern Illinois W 72–66  10–4
(2–3)
SIU Arena 
Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 12, 2000*
No. 19 Tulsa L 67–75  10–5
Omaha Civic Auditorium (–)
Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000
Drake W 70–66  11–5
(3–3)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 2000
at Southwest Missouri State W 63–49  12–5
(4–3)
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 23, 2000
at Evansville L 83–88  12–6
(4–4)
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 26, 2000
Northern Iowa W 77–73 OT 13–6
(5–4)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 29, 2000
Wichita State W 88–72  14–6
(6–4)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 1, 2000
at Drake L 70–74 OT 14–7
(6–5)
Knapp Center 
Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 5, 2000
at Illinois State W 86–83  15–7
(7–5)
Redbird Arena 
Normal, Illinois
Feb 7, 2000*
at Colorado State W 78–67  16–7
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 13, 2000
Bradley W 73–56  17–7
(8–5)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 2000
Indiana State W 64–58  18–7
(9–5)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19, 2000
Southern Illinois L 83–92  18–8
(9–6)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 2000
at Bradley L 65–73  18–9
(9–7)
Carver Arena 
Peoria, Illinois
Feb 26, 2000
at Wichita State W 75–64  19–9
(10–7)
Levitt Arena 
Wichita, Kansas
Feb 28, 2000
Evansville W 102–69  20–9
(11–7)
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Hampton, Virginia
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/4/2000*
(4) vs. (5) Bradley
MVC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 71-62  21–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
03/5/2000*
(4) vs. (1) Indiana State
MVC Tournament Semifinal
W 71–69  22–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
03/6/2000*
(4) vs. (2) Missouri State
MVC Championship
W 57–45  23–9
Savvis Center (–)
St. Louis, MO
2000 NCAA tournament
03/16/2000*
 CBS
(10 MW) vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Auburn
First Round
L 69–72[3]  23–10
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (–)
Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999-00 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
  3. ^ "Now That He's a Player, Auburn's Tolbert Can't Quite Manage". The Washington Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2019.