1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (3rd season);
Home arena	Continental Airlines Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

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 Big East men's basketball standings
v t e	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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
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

Tommy Amaker

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2016-Mar-02

Schedule and results

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

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

External links

"1999-00 Seton Hall Basketball SEASON BOX SCORE - as of 03/24/00". shupirates.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2020.

[1] ttps://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.

[ESPN-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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