1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 1 Duke 15 1   .938 29 5   .853
No. 17 Maryland 11 5   .688 25 10   .714
Virginia 9 7   .563 19 12   .613
North Carolina 9 7   .563 22 14   .611
Wake Forest 7 9   .438 22 14   .611
NC State 6 10   .375 20 14   .588
Florida State 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Georgia Tech 5 11   .313 13 17   .433
Clemson 4 12   .250 10 20   .333
2000 ACC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach Guthridge.

Roster

1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 00 Brendan Haywood 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Dudley Greensboro, North Carolina
G 5 Ed Cota (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr St. Thomas More Academy Brooklyn, New York
G/F 11 Michael Brooker 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Brentwood Academy Sandersville, Georgia
G 14 Jonathan Holmes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bloomington South Bloomington, Indiana
G 15 Kenny White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Jr Oak Hill Academy Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 21 Terrence Newby 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Jordan-Matthews Siler City, North Carolina
G 22 Ronald Curry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Hampton Hampton, Virginia
G 24 Max Owens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Jr Mount Zion Academy Macon, Georgia
G/F 25 Jason Capel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So St. John's Prospect Hall Fayetteville, North Carolina
F 32 Orlando Meléndez 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So McDowell Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
F 35 Jim Everett (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Providence Charlotte, North Carolina
G 40 Joseph Forte 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr DeMatha Greenbelt, Maryland
F/C 42 Kris Lang 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) So Hunter Huss Gastonia, North Carolina
F 43 Matt Laczkowski 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Westminster Westminster, Maryland
F 44 Will Johnson (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Fr Hickory Hickory, North Carolina
F 45 Julius Peppers 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Fr Southern Nash Bailey, North Carolina
F/C 50 Brian Bersticker 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 232 lb (105 kg) So Kempsville Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

[3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 22, 1999*
No. 4 vs. USC
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 82–65  1–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 23, 1999*
No. 4 vs. Georgetown
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 85–79  2–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Nov 24, 1999*
No. 4 vs. No. 22 Purdue
Maui Invitational Tournament
W 90–75  3–0
Lahaina Civic Center 
Maui, HI
Dec 1, 1999*
No. 2 No. 8 Michigan State
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 76–86  3–1
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 3, 1999*
No. 2 vs. College of Charleston W 72–54  4–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 4, 1999*
No. 2 vs. UNLV W 102–78  5–1
Charlotte Coliseum 
Charlotte, NC
Dec 7, 1999*
No. 7 at Buffalo W 91–67  6–1
Alumni Arena 
Buffalo, NY
Dec 8, 1999*
No. 7 vs. No. 1 Cincinnati L 68–77  6–2
United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 12, 1999*
No. 7 Tennessee Tech W 85–59  7–2
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Dec 18, 1999*
No. 7 vs. Miami (FL)
Orange Bowl Classic
W 78–68  8–2
National Car Rental Center 
Sunrise, FL
Dec 21, 1999*
No. 6 vs. No. 20 Indiana
Jimmy V Classic
L 73–82  8–3
Continental Airlines Arena 
East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 23, 1999*
No. 6 at Louisville L 80–97  8–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 2, 2000*
No. 13 Howard W 86–53  9–4
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 6, 2000
No. 14 Clemson W 65–45  10–4
(1–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 8, 2000
No. 14 NC State W 83–75  11–4
(2–0)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 12, 2000
No. 13 at Wake Forest L 57–66  11–5
(2–1)
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum 
Winston Salem, NC
Jan 15, 2000*
No. 13 UCLA L 68–71  11–6
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 18, 2000
No. 21 at Virginia L 85–87  11–7
(2–2)
University Hall 
Charlottesville, VA
Jan 22, 2000
No. 21 Florida State L 71–76  11–8
(2–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 27, 2000
No. 22 Maryland W 75–63  12–8
(3–3)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Jan 29, 2000
at Georgia Tech W 70–53  13–8
(4–3)
Alexander Memorial Coliseum 
Atlanta, GA
Feb 3, 2000
No. 3 Duke L 86–90 OT 13–9
(4–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 6, 2000
at Clemson W 73–60  14–9
(5–4)
Littlejohn Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
Feb 9, 2000
at NC State W 70–62  15–9
(6–4)
Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena 
Raleigh, NC
Feb 12, 2000
Wake Forest W 87–64  16–9
(7–4)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 20, 2000
Virginia L 76–90  16–10
(7–5)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 23, 2000
at Florida State W 70–67  17–10
(8–5)
Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center 
Tallahassee, FL
Feb 26, 2000
at No. 19 Maryland L 73–81  17–11
(8–6)
Cole Fieldhouse 
College Park, MD
Mar 1, 2000
Georgia Tech W 74–72 OT 18–11
(9–6)
Dean Smith Center 
Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 2000
at No. 4 Duke L 76–90  18–12
(9–7)
Cameron Indoor Stadium 
Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*
(4) vs. (5) Wake Forest
Quarterfinals
L 52–58  18–13
Independence Arena 
Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(8 S) vs. (9 S) Missouri
First Round
W 84–70  19–13
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 19, 2000*
(8 S) vs. (1 S) No. 3 Stanford
Second Round
W 60–53  20–13
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 2000*
(8 S) vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee
Sweet Sixteen
W 74–69  21–13
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*
(8 S) vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa
Elite Eight
W 59–55[4]  22–13
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Apr 1, 2000*
(8 S) vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida
Final Four
L 59–71[5]  22–14
RCA Dome 
Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

References

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