1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (11th season)
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (4th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati	16	–	0		1.000			29	–	4		.879
Louisville	10	–	6		.625			19	–	12		.613
DePaul	9	–	7		.563			21	–	12		.636
Marquette	8	–	8		.500			15	–	14		.517
Saint Louis †	7	–	9		.438			19	–	14		.576
Charlotte	7	–	9		.438			17	–	16		.515
National
Tulane	8	–	8		.500			20	–	11		.645
South Florida	8	–	8		.500			17	–	14		.548
Southern Miss	7	–	9		.438			17	–	12		.586
UAB	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
Memphis	7	–	9		.438			15	–	16		.484
Houston	2	–	14		.125			9	–	22		.290
† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G/F 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D.C. C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saginaw, Michigan F 5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio G 11 Kenny Satterfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr New York City, New York G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Buffalo, New York G 14 David Dissinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio G 22 Brad Ruppel 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jackson, Missouri F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Franklin, Ohio F 32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rock Island, Illinois G 34 Chris Taflinger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio G 42 Steven London 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Louisville, KY C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia	Head coach Bob Huggins Assistant coach(es) Mick Cronin Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*	No. 1	Youngstown State	W 94–67	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio	No. 1	vs. Cleveland State Big Island Invitational	W 91–56	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,003) Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio	No. 1	vs. Santa Clara Big Island Invitational	W 88–67	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,200) Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999* Fox Sports Net Ohio	No. 1	vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational	W 75–60	4–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,500) Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999* ESPN Plus	No. 1	vs. No. 25 Gonzaga Rock-N-Roll Shootout	W 75–68[3]	5–0	Gund Arena (11,132) Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999* ESPN	No. 1	vs. No. 7 North Carolina Great Eight	W 77–68	6–0	United Center (13,463) Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*	No. 1	Mississippi Valley State	W 74–48	7–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999 ESPN	No. 1	at Saint Louis	W 79–64	8–0 (1–0)	Scottrade Center (15,103) St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999* ESPN	No. 1	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 64–66	8–1	Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999* ESPN	No. 4	at No. 21 Oklahoma	W 72–57	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center (13,023) Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999* WXIX	No. 4	Milwaukee	W 93–60	10–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999* WXIX	No. 3	at Boise State	W 78–46	11–1	Taco Bell Arena (11,518) Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*	No. 3	UNLV	W 106–66	12–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000 WXIX	No. 3	Charlotte	W 81–54	13–1 (2–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000 WXIX	No. 3	Marquette	W 67–48	14–1 (3–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000 WXIX	No. 1	at Tulane	W 72–59	15–1 (4–0)	New Orleans Arena (9,363) New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000* ESPN	No. 1	Ohio	W 73–59	16–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000	No. 1	Memphis	W 75–55	17–1 (5–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000 ESPN2	No. 1	at Marquette	W 72–60	18–1 (6–0)	Bradley Center (14,123) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000 ESPN	No. 1	at Louisville Rivalry	W 75–65	19–1 (7–0)	Freedom Hall (19,886) Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000 ESPN Plus	No. 1	South Florida	W 89–72	20–1 (8–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000 ESPN	No. 1	at Charlotte	W 70–62	21–1 (9–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000 ESPN Plus	No. 1	at UAB	W 93–80	22–1 (10–0)	Bartow Arena (9,279) Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000 ABC	No. 1	DePaul	W 87–64	23–1 (11–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000 ESPN	No. 1	at Houston	W 77–65	24–1 (12–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000* ABC	No. 1	No. 15 Temple	L 69–77	24–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000 WXIX	No. 3	Southern Miss	W 95–69	25–2 (13–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000 ESPN2	No. 3	Louisville Rivalry	W 68–59	26–2 (14–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000 ESPN	No. 2	at DePaul	W 64–62	27–2 (15–0)	Allstate Arena (18,253) Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000 WXIX	No. 2	Saint Louis	W 84–41	28–2 (16–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000* ESPN Plus	(1) No. 1	vs. (9) Saint Louis Conference USA Quarterfinal	L 58–68[4]	28–3	The Pyramid (9,834) Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(2 S) No. 7	vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington First Round	W 64–47	29–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,230) Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*	(2 S) No. 7	vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Second Round	L 61–69[5]	29–4	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

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Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	Final
AP	2	1	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	7	Not released
Coaches	3	—	1	1	1	1	4	3	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	2	1	6	7

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

• Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[8]
• Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year^[9]
• Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year^[10]
• Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award^[11]
• Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
• Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
• Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year

NBA draft selections

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2000	1	1	1	Kenyon Martin	New Jersey Nets
2000	1	6	6	DerMarr Johnson	Atlanta Hawks

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