1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Dave Odom, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons finished in fifth in the ACC regular season standings.

1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NIT champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (11th season)
Assistant coach	Frank Haith (3rd season)
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings

v t e	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]

Roster

1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 5 Josh Howard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Winston-Salem, North Carolina F 25 Darius Songaila 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) So	Head coach Dave Odom Assistant coach(es) Frank Haith Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999* 8:00 p.m.		Campbell	W 87–45	1–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 22, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		at Navy	W 90–55	2–0	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium  Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 27, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 85–60	3–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 30, 1999* 7:00 p.m.		Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 67–48	4–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1999* 12:00 p.m.		No. 10 Temple	W 77–72	5–0	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 11, 1999* 2:30 p.m.		at Georgia Scottish Rite Classic	L 67–68	5–1	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1999* 8:00 p.m.		UNC Greensboro	W 85–60	6–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		High Point	W 79–35	7–1	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1999* 7:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	W 70–64	8–1	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1999* 12:30 a.m.	No. 19	vs. Oregon Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	L 66–67	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1999* 6:30 p.m.	No. 19	vs. Ohio Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	W 84–78 2OT	9–2	Stan Sheriff Center (839) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1999* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Villanova Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	L 57–70	9–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 2000 6:00 p.m.		Florida State	L 64–66	9–4 (0–1)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 9, 2000		at Clemson	W 67–53	10–4 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 12, 2000 9:00 p.m.		North Carolina	W 66–57	11–4 (2–1)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2000 1:30 p.m.		NC State	L 51–60	11–5 (2–2)	Entertainment and Sports Arena  Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000 9:00 p.m.		at No. 24 Maryland	L 51–73	11–6 (2–3)	Cole Field House (14,319) College Park, Maryland
Jan 22, 2000 12:00 p.m.		No. 5 Duke	L 61–75	11–7 (2–4)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 2000 8:00 p.m.		at Georgia Tech	W 60–46	12–7 (3–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum  Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 2000 1:00 p.m., Raycom		Virginia	L 67–76	12–8 (3–5)	LJVM Coliseum (4,800) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2000* 7:00 p.m.		at Davidson	L 49–54	12–9	John M. Belk Arena  Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000 1:00 p.m.		at Florida State	L 61–66	12–10 (3–6)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 8, 2000 7:00 p.m.		Clemson	W 79–63	13–10 (4–6)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000 1:30 p.m.		at North Carolina	L 64–87	13–11 (4–7)	Dean Smith Center  Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 15, 2000 8:00 p.m.		NC State	W 71–53	14–11 (5–7)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 19, 2000 4:00 p.m.		No. 22 Maryland	L 67–73	14–12 (5–8)	LJVM Coliseum (12,425) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2000 8:00 p.m.		at No. 2 Duke	L 78–96	14–13 (5–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium  Durham, North Carolina
Feb 27, 2000 2:00 p.m.		Georgia Tech	L 67–73	14–13 (5–9)	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 2, 2000 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at Virginia	W 80–75	15–13 (6–9)	University Hall (8,176) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000* 12:00 p.m.	(5)	vs. (4) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 58–52	16–13	Independence Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2000*	(5)	vs. (1) No. 3 Duke Semifinals	L 73–82	16–14	Independence Arena  Charlotte, North Carolina
NIT Tournament
Mar 14, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		at Vanderbilt First round	W 83–68	17–14	Memorial Gymnasium  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		New Mexico Second round	W 72–65	18–14	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 24, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		vs. California Third round	W 76–59	19–14	Fleming Gymnasium  Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 28, 2000*		vs. NC State Final Four	W 62–59	20–14	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 30, 2000* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Notre Dame Championship game	W 71–61	21–14	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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

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