1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar who was in his first season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Scottrade Center. They were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish 5th in the conference standings. They won the C-USA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Utah in the opening round.

1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
Conference USA tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Conference USA
Record	19–14 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach	Lorenzo Romar (1st season)
Home arena	Scottrade 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]

Guard Justin Love (18.2) and forward Justin Tatum (8.3) led the team in scoring.^[2][3]

Roster

1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Justin Love 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Sr   San Francisco, California F 30 Matt Baniak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr     F 40 Justin Tatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — So CBC HS St. Louis, Missouri	Head coach Lorenzo Romar (Washington) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1999*		Air Force Earth Grains Classic	W 78–70	1–0	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 14, 1999*		Alabama Earth Grains Classic	W 78–70	2–0	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 21, 1999*		UNC Asheville	W 84–72	3–0	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999*		Louisiana Tech	L 60–68	3–1	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1999*		at Kansas State	L 68–69	3–2	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1999*		Texas State	W 76–52	4–2	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 12, 1999*		Missouri	W 75–72	5–2	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 16, 1999		No. 1 Cincinnati	L 64–79	5–3 (0–1)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 19, 1999*		UMKC	W 66–64	6–3	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 23, 1999*		at Dayton	W 83–74	7–3	University of Dayton Arena  Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. No. 10 Kansas Sprint Shootout	L 60–71	7–4	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 2, 2000*		at Southwest Missouri State	L 62–71	7–5	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 2000		at Marquette	L 38–56	7–6 (0–2)	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 2000		Memphis	W 75–67	8–6 (1–2)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 2000*		Southern Illinois	W 76–64	9–6	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 15, 2000		at Charlotte	L 51–72	9–7 (1–3)	Dale F. Halton Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2000		at No. 23 DePaul	W 75–69 OT	10–7 (2–3)	Allstate Arena  Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 26, 2000		Marquette	W 67–52	11–7 (3–3)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 29, 2000		Louisville	W 52–48	12–7 (4–3)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 5, 2000		at South Florida	L 55–58	12–8 (4–4)	Sun Dome  Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 2000		UAB	W 78–61	13–8 (5–4)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 12, 2000		Houston	W 82–70	14–8 (6–4)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 16, 2000		at Southern Miss	L 48–71	14–9 (6–5)	Reed Green Coliseum  Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000		at Tulane	L 58–62	14–10 (6–6)	Avron B. Fogelman Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2000		at Louisville	L 56–68	14–11 (6–6)	Freedom Hall  Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 26, 2000		DePaul	L 54–55	14–12 (6–8)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 2000		Charlotte	W 72–63	15–12 (7–8)	Scottrade Center  Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2000		at No. 2 Cincinnati	L 41–84	15–13 (7–9)	Myrl Shoemaker Center  Cincinnati, Ohio
C-USA tournament
Mar 8, 2000*	(9)	vs. (8) Southern Miss First Round	W 59–51	16–13	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 9, 2000*	(9)	vs. (1) No. 1 Cincinnati Quarterfinals	W 68–58[5]	17–13	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2000*	(9)	vs. (4) Tulane Semifinals	W 64–46	18–13	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2000*	(9)	vs. (3) DePaul Championship Game	W 56–49	19–13	The Pyramid  Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(9 MW)	vs. (8 MW) Utah First Round	L 45–48	19–14	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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References

1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
2. "1999–2000 Stats" (PDF). Saint Louis Billikens. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2023.
3. DeCourcy, Mike (February 9, 2022). "Do you know the name Harry Statham? If you are a college basketball fan, you should know the McKendree legend". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Tatum had been the second-leading scorer for the Billikens' Conference USA championship team in 2000.
4. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
5. "Martin's Injury Fells Cincinnati". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
6. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.