1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (6th year);
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing (6th year); Len Gordy (6th year); Darian DeVries (2nd year);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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

Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico)

Assistant coach(es)

Greg Grensing
Len Gordy
Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

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

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

[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.

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