1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team
| 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball | |
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Big West tournament champions Big West Regular Season Champions | |
NCAA tournament, first round | |
| Conference | Big West Conference |
| East | |
| Record | 28–6 (16–0 Big West) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Randy Rahe (2nd season) |
| Home arena | Smith Spectrum |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah State† | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 28 | – | 6 | .824 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Mexico State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nevada | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 20 | .310 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 17 | .414 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boise State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Long Beach State | 15 | – | 1 | .938 | 24 | – | 6 | .800 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Santa Barbara | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UC Irvine | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 14 | – | 14 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal Poly | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cal State Fullerton | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2000 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2000[1] Rankings from AP poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team represented Utah State University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. This was head coach Stew Morrill's 2nd season at Utah State. The Aggies played their home games at the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum and were members of the Big West Conference. They finished the season 28–6, 16–0 to capture the regular season championship. They also won the Big West tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as No. 12 seed in the South Region. Entering play on a 19-game winning streak, the Aggies lost to No. 5 seed and AP #20 Connecticut in the first round.[2]
Roster
| 1999–2000 Utah State Aggies men's basketball team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 13, 1999* |
Simon Fraser | W 78–57 | 1–0 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,928) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Nov 22, 1999* |
vs. No. 6 Florida Maui Invitational tournament |
L 58–60 | 1–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
| Nov 23, 1999* |
at Chaminade Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 70–48 | 2–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
| Nov 24, 1999* |
vs. USC Maui Invitational Tournament |
W 52–50 | 3–1 |
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400) Lahaina, Hawaii | |||||||
| Nov 30, 1999* |
at Northern Arizona | L 52–64 | 3–2 |
J.C. Rolle Activity Center (946) Flagstaff, Arizona | |||||||
| Dec 4, 1999* |
UC San Diego | W 82–58 | 4–2 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,464) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 7, 1999* |
at Utah | L 42–77 | 4–3 |
Jon M. Huntsman Center (12,759) Salt Lake City, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 9, 1999* |
Northern Arizona | W 80–58 | 5–3 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,249) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 18, 1999* |
Western Colorado | W 93–51 | 6–3 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (4,302) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 21, 1999* |
at Weber State | L 73–86 | 6–4 |
Dee Events Center (7,658) Ogden, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 28, 1999* |
Mercer | W 74–55 | 7–4 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,214) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Dec 29, 1999* |
San Diego | W 68–65 OT | 8–4 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,409) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Jan 4, 2000* |
Fresno State | W 83–66 | 9–4 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,619) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Jan 8, 2000* |
BYU | L 73–82 | 9–5 |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Big West Regular Season | |||||||||||
| Jan 13, 2000 |
Cal State Fullerton | W 82–70 | 10–5 (1–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,644) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Jan 15, 2000 |
UC Irvine | W 81–46 | 11–5 (2–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,383) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Jan 20, 2000 |
at UC Santa Barbara | W 61–57 | 12–5 (3–0) |
The Thunderdome (1,050) Santa Barbara, California | |||||||
| Jan 22, 2000 |
at Cal Poly | W 74–62 | 13–5 (4–0) |
Robert A. Mott Athletics Center (3,032) San Luis Obispo, California | |||||||
| Jan 27, 2000 |
at Boise State | W 75–68 | 14–5 (5–0) |
BSU Pavilion (8,774) Boise, Idaho | |||||||
| Jan 30, 2000 |
at Idaho | W 67–60 | 15–5 (6–0) |
Cowan Spectrum (2,191) Moscow, Idaho | |||||||
| Feb 3, 2000* |
North Texas | W 83–70 | 16–5 (7–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (5,933) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Feb 5, 2000 |
New Mexico State | W 66–51 | 17–5 (8–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (9,264) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Feb 10, 2000 |
Nevada | W 69–54 | 18–5 (9–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (6,456) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Feb 12, 2000 |
at Long Beach State | W 71–63 | 19–5 (10–0) |
The Walter Pyramid (4,805) Long Beach, California | |||||||
| Feb 17, 2000 |
at Nevada | W 62–53 | 20–5 (11–0) |
Lawlor Events Center (5,893) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| Feb 19, 2000 |
Pacific Tigers | W 64–55 | 21–5 (12–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (7,162) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Feb 24, 2000 |
at New Mexico State | W 70–66 | 22–5 (13–0) |
Pan American Center (7,245) Las Cruces, New Mexico | |||||||
| Feb 26, 2000 |
at North Texas | W 76–68 | 23–5 (14–0) |
The Super Pit (2,762) Denton, Texas | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2000 |
Idaho | W 73–52 | 24–5 (15–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (8,859) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Mar 4, 2000 |
Boise State | W 74–62 | 25–5 (16–0) |
Dee Glen Smith Spectrum (10,270) Logan, Utah | |||||||
| Big West tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 9, 2000* |
vs. Pacific Quarterfinals |
W 64–41 | 26–5 |
Lawlor Events Center (5,189) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| Mar 10, 2000* |
at Nevada Semifinals |
W 69–64 | 27–5 |
Lawlor Events Center (5,753) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| Mar 11, 2000* |
vs. New Mexico State Championship game |
W 71–66 | 28–5 |
Lawlor Events Center (3,159) Reno, Nevada | |||||||
| NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 17, 2000* |
(12 S) | vs. (5 S) No. 20 Connecticut First Round |
L 67–75 | 28–6 |
Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center (11,061) Birmingham, Alabama | ||||||
Source[4]
References
- ^ Big West MBB Record Book
- ^ "El-Amin Injured as U-Conn. Downs Utah State". The Washington Post. March 18, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
- ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Utah State University Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
