1999–2000 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team represented the University of Iowa as members of the Big Ten Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was led by first-year head coach Steve Alford and played their home games at Carver–Hawkeye Arena. They finished the season 14–16 overall and 6–10 in Big Ten play.

1999–00 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball
Hawkeye Challenge Champions
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record14–16 (6–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPJacob Jaacks
Dean Oliver
Home arenaCarver–Hawkeye Arena
(Capacity: 15,500)
Seasons
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 2 Michigan State 13 3   .813 32 7   .821
No. 25 Purdue 12 4   .750 24 10   .706
No. 21 Illinois 11 5   .688 22 10   .688
No. 22 Indiana 10 6   .625 20 9   .690
Wisconsin 8 8   .500 22 14   .611
Iowa 6 10   .375 14 16   .467
Michigan 6 10   .375 15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313 19 16   .543
Minnesota 4 12   .250 12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 16   .000 5 25   .167
No. 8 Ohio State* 11 3   .786 5 1   .833
2000 Big Ten tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 1 Rob Griffin 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Belleville, Michigan
G 11 Jason Price 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 13 Joe Fermino 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Essex, Maryland
C 14 Jacob Jaacks 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
G 20 Dean Oliver 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Jr Mason City, Iowa
F 23 Duez Henderson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Ryan Luehrsmann 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Sr Cedar Rapids, Iowa
F 25 Rod Thompson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
So Galesburg, Illinois
G 30 Kyle Galloway 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS So Sioux City, Iowa
C 45 John Carl Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS So Wauwatosa, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule/Results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
11/11/1999*
 ESPN2
vs. No. 1 Connecticut
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
W 70-68[2]  1-0
Madison Square Garden (19,548)
New York, NY
11/12/1999*
vs. No. 13 Stanford
Coaches vs. Cancer Classic
L 58-72[3]  1-1
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
11/21/1999*
No. 22 Eastern Illinois W 95-79[4]  2-1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
11/27/1999*
No. 23 at Creighton L 76-85  2-2
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, NE
11/30/1999*
 ESPN2
at No. 24 Maryland
ACC – Big Ten Challenge
L 65-83[5]  2-3
Baltimore Arena (12,310)
Baltimore, MD
12/3/1999*
Texas Southern
Hawkeye Challenge
W 73-51  3-3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/4/1999*
Ohio
Hawkeye Challenge
W 86-66[6]  4-3
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
12/7/1999*
at Northern Iowa
Iowa Big Four
W 67-59  5-3
UNI-Dome 
Cedar Falls, IA
12/11/1999*
at Iowa State
Rivalry
L 66-79[7]  5-4
Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, IA
12/18/1999*
at Missouri L 61-72  5-5
Hearnes Center 
Columbia, MO
12/28/1999*
Drake
Iowa Big Four
W 83-76 2OT 6-5
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten Regular Season
1/5/2000
Northwestern W 58-52  7-5
(1–0)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/8/2000
 ESPN Plus
No. 11 Michigan State L 53-75[8]  7-6
(1–1)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/12/2000
at Minnesota L 82-85  7-7
(1–2)
Williams Arena 
Minneapolis, MN
1/15/2000
at Penn State L 61-73  7-8
(1–3)
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA
1/18/2000
at No. 11 Indiana L 71-74[9]  7-9
(1–4)
Assembly Hall (17,348)
Bloomington, IN
1/22/2000
Michigan W 83-78  8-9
(2–4)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/26/2000
Illinois L 58-69  8-10
(2–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
1/29/2000
at Wisconsin W 61-55  9-10
(3–5)
Kohl Center 
Madison, WI
2/3/2000*
No. 15 Kansas W 77-69[10][11]  10-10
(3–5)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/5/2000
Purdue L 58-84  10-11
(3–6)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/9/2000
at No. 5 Ohio State W 67-64[12]  11-11
(4–6)
Value City Arena (19,100)
Columbus, OH
2/12/2000
at Illinois L 50-78  11-12
(4–7)
Assembly Hall 
Champaign, IL
2/16/2000
at No. 25 Purdue L 59-67  11-13
(4–8)
Mackey Arena 
West Lafayette, IN
2/23/2000
Wisconsin L 45-54  11-14
(4–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/27/2000
Minnesota W 71-59  12-14
(5–9)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
2/29/2000
at Michigan L 78-87  12-15
(5–10)
Crisler Arena 
Ann Arbor, MI
3/4/2000
Penn State W 86-83  13-15
(6–10)
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, IA
Big Ten tournament
3/9/2000
vs. Minnesota
First Round
W 81-78  14-15
United Center 
Chicago, IL
3/10/2000
vs. No. 5 Michigan State
Quarterfinals
L 65-75[13]  14-16
United Center 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Rankings

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References

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  1. ^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
  2. ^ "Iowa Shocks No. 1 UConn". CBS News. November 12, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  3. ^ "Stanford Tops Iowa In Classic". CBS News. November 13, 1999. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "Dynamic duo dazzles" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. November 22, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  5. ^ "Poor shooting hampers Hawkeyes" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 1, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  6. ^ "Defense carries Hawks to title" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 6, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "All signs point towards Cyclone dominance" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. December 13, 1999. p. 1B. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Spartans pound Hawks". The Des Moines Register. January 9, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  9. ^ "Iowa vs. Indiana". USA Today. January 18, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  10. ^ "Iowa Downs No. 15 Kansas". CBS News. February 3, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  11. ^ "TOTO DOMINATION" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 4, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  12. ^ "GIANT KILLERS" (PDF). The Daily Iowan. February 10, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.
  13. ^ "Whew! Spartans survive scare in opener". Detroit Free Press. March 11, 2000. p. 1B. Retrieved September 3, 2017.