1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Tommy Amaker, the team played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over Oregon in overtime, Seton Hall upset No. 2 seed Temple to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run would come to an end in the Regional semifinal as No. 3 seed Oklahoma State eliminated the Pirates, 68–66. The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (10–6 Big East).

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record22–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach
Home arenaContinental Airlines Arena
Seasons
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Syracuse 13 3   .813 26 6   .813
No. 23 Miami (FL) 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
No. 9 St. John's 12 4   .750 25 8   .758
No. 20 Connecticut 10 6   .625 25 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 6   .625 22 10   .688
Villanova 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Notre Dame 8 8   .500 22 15   .595
West Virginia 6 10   .375 14 14   .500
Georgetown 6 10   .375 19 15   .559
Rutgers 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 11   .313 13 15   .464
Providence 4 12   .250 11 19   .367
Boston College 3 13   .188 11 19   .367
2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Ty Shine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
So
C 1 Samuel Dalembert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Fr
G 10 Shaheen Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr
G 15 Gary Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
C 20 Al Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr
G 21 Rimas Kaukenas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
G 30 Darius Lane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
So
F 31 Charles Manga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
So
F 32 Reggie Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 41 Brian Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Sr
F 42 Kevin Wilkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Jr
F 50 Greg Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-02

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*
Quinnipiac W 91–55  1–0
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Nov 27, 1999*
Drexel W 69–65  2–0
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Nov 29, 1999*
Saint Peter's W 79–65  3–0
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 4, 1999*
vs. George Washington
BB&T Classic
L 63–72  3–1
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 1999*
vs. No. 16 Illinois
BB&T Classic
L 61–72  3–2
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Dec 11, 1999*
at Florida State W 79–56  4–2
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Dec 13, 1998*
Columbia W 60–58  5–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 20, 1999*
Army W 77–56  6–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 23, 1999*
Stony Brook W 70–50  7–2
Walsh Gymnasium 
South Orange, NJ
Dec 30, 1999
Wagner W 92–77  8–2
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 4, 2000
Villanova W 71–64  9–2
(1–0)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 8, 2000
at Georgetown W 65–62 OT 10–2
(2–0)
MCI Center 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2000
Miami (FL) L 64–71  10–3
(2–1)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 16, 2000
at Pittsburgh W 80–68  11–3
(3–1)
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2000
No. 19 St. John's W 78–70  12–3
(4–1)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 26, 2000
at Boston College W 74–65  13–3
(5–1)
Conte Forum 
Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 30, 2000
at No. 6 Connecticut L 56–66  13–4
(5–2)
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion 
Storrs, CT
Feb 1, 2000
Providence W 82–67  14–4
(6–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 5, 2000
West Virginia W 97–66  15–4
(7–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 7, 2000
at No. 4 Syracuse W 69–67  16–4
(8–2)
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
Feb 9, 2000
at Rutgers W 65–63 OT 17–4
(9–2)
Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12, 2000
Boston College W 77–66  18–4
(10–2)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 14, 2000
No. 23 No. 18 Connecticut L 50–59  18–5
(10–3)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 19, 2000
No. 23 Notre Dame L 74–76  18–6
(10–4)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 23, 2000*
Minnesota W 64–61  19–6
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 26, 2000
Villanova L 74–87  19–7
(10–5)
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 29, 2000
at St. John's L 60–66  19–8
(10–6)
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2000*
vs. Providence W 85–65  20–8
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
Mar 9, 2000*
vs. No. 21 Connecticut L 64–79  20–9
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (7 E) Oregon
First round
W 72–71 OT[2] 21–9
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple
Second Round
W 67–65 OT[3] 22–9
HSBC Arena 
Buffalo, New York
Mar 24, 2000*
(10 E) vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State
East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen
L 66–68[4]  22–10
Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
E=East.

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Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
  2. ^ "Holloway's Full-Court Zip Lifts Seton Hall". The New York Times. March 18, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  3. ^ "Seton Hall beats long odds, second-seeded Temple in OT". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  4. ^ "Scrappy to the End, Seton Hall Finally Tumbles". The New York Times. March 25, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "1999-00 Seton Hall Pirates Men's Schedule and Results". sports-reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  6. ^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1084–1085. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
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