1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

The 1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Jimmy Tillette, played their home games at the Siebert Hall in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing third in the TAAC regular season standings, Samford won the TAAC tournament for the second straight season to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 4 seed Syracuse in the opening round.^[1]

1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball
TAAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Trans America Athletic Conference
Record	21–11 (12–6 TAAC)
Head coach	Jimmy Tillette (3rd season)
Home arena	Seibert Hall
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Troy State	13	–	5		.722			17	–	11		.607
Georgia State	13	–	5		.722			17	–	12		.586
Samford †	12	–	6		.667			21	–	11		.656
Jacksonville State	12	–	6		.667			17	–	11		.607
UCF	10	–	8		.556			14	–	18		.438
Campbell	10	–	8		.556			12	–	16		.429
Stetson	8	–	10		.444			13	–	15		.464
Mercer	7	–	11		.389			12	–	21		.364
Jacksonville	5	–	13		.278			8	–	19		.296
Florida Atlantic	0	–	18		.000			2	–	28		.067
† 2000 TAAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Marc Salyers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) — Jr	Head coach Jimmy Tillette (Birmingham–Southern) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		vs. No. 15 St. John's CoSIDA Classic	W 68–60	1–0	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. Dayton CoSIDA Classic	L 63–65	1–1	The Pit  Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 23, 1999*		Louisiana-Monroe	L 60–67	1–2	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*		Texas-Arlington	W 91–63	2–2	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 2, 1999*		at Alabama	W 79–67 OT	3–2	Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 4, 1999		at Jacksonville	L 71–73	3–3 (0–1)	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 6, 1999		Campbell	W 71–39	4–3 (1–1)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 11, 1999*		at Belmont	W 81–65	5–3	Striplin Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1999*		North Georgia	W 92–35	6–3	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi The Tribune Holiday Classic	L 74–76	6–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Dec 22, 1999*		vs. Idaho State The Tribune Holiday Classic	W 86–67	7–4	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Dec 30, 1999*		at Wyoming	L 73–80	7–5	Arena-Auditorium  Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 4, 2000		at Stetson	W 73–57	8–5 (2–1)	Edmunds Center  DeLand, Florida
Jan 8, 2000		Central Florida	W 75–67	9–5 (3–1)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2000		Florida Atlantic	W 90–46	10–5 (4–1)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 13, 2000		at Troy	L 65–77	10–6 (4–2)	Trojan Arena  Troy, Alabama
Jan 15, 2000		at Mercer	W 63–51	11–6 (5–2)	Porter Gym  Macon, Georgia
Jan 22, 2000		at Jacksonville State	L 65–69 OT	11–7 (5–3)	Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, Georgia
Jan 25, 2000		Georgia State	L 51–69	11–8 (5–4)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 29, 2000		Jacksonville State	W 68–53	12–8 (6–4)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 3, 2000		at Campbell	L 55–58	12–9 (6–5)	Carter Gymnasium  Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000		at Georgia State	W 58–57	13–9 (7–5)	GSU Sports Arena  Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 2000		Stetson	W 92–57	14–9 (8–5)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 12, 2000		Jacksonville	W 79–58	15–9 (9–5)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 17, 2000		at Florida Atlantic	W 75–56	16–9 (10–5)	FAU Arena  Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 19, 2000		at Central Florida	L 68–71 OT	16–10 (10–6)	UCF Arena  Orlando, Florida
Feb 24, 2000		Mercer	W 61–57	17–10 (11–6)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000		Troy	W 70–49	18–10 (12–6)	Seibert Hall  Rock Hill, South Carolina
TAAC tournament
Mar 2, 2000*		vs. Campbell	W 80–61	19–10	Pete Mathews Coliseum  Jacksonville, Alabama
Mar 3, 2000*		vs. Georgia State Semifinals	W 83–80	20–10	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 4, 2000*		vs. Central Florida Championship game	W 78–69	21–10	Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum  Jacksonville, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(13 MW)	vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Syracuse First Round	L 65–79	21–11	CSU Convocation Center  Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

Source^[3]

References

1. "Syracuse Rolls To Round Two". CBS News. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
2. "1999–00 Men's Basketball Roster". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
3. "1999–00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.