1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.

1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Ranking
APNo. 21
1999–2000 record22–10 (11–5 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPCory Bradford
CaptainVictor Chukwudebe
Home arenaAssembly Hall
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 2 Michigan State133 .813  327  .821
No. 25 Purdue124 .750  2410  .706
No. 21 Illinois115 .688  2210  .688
No. 22 Indiana106 .625  209  .690
Wisconsin88 .500  2214  .611
Iowa610 .375  1416  .467
Michigan610 .375  1514  .517
Penn State511 .313  1916  .543
Minnesota412 .250  1216  .429
Northwestern016 .000  525  .167
No. 8 Ohio State*51 .833  113  .786
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)

Regular season

In 2000, for the third time in four seasons, Illinois advanced to the NCAA Tournament, this time as a #4 seed. After defeating Penn in the opening round, the Illini season ended with a defeat to eventual national runner-up Florida. The Fighting Illini spent much of the season ranked in the Top 25, climbing as high as No. 15 in late December. An early three-game losing streak in Big Ten play put the Illini in a hole to start league play at 1-3. But, Illinois went on to win 10 of the last 12 league games before finishing second in the Big Ten Tournament. During the February 19th game vs. Northwestern, the Illini would set an NCAA record fewest points allowed in the first half of a game by giving up only 6 points.[1] Cory Bradford earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after leading Illinois in scoring and the Big Ten in three-point field goals. Forward Brian Cook was named Co-Freshman of the Year in the conference and earned All-Tournament honors with strong play in the Big Ten Tournament.

Roster

1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 00 Victor Chukwudebe (C) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrLanphier High School Springfield, Illinois
G 3 Gareth Breunlin  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrLyons Township High School La Grange, Illinois
G 5 Nate Mast 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)160 lb (73 kg) JrChampaign Central High School Champaign, Illinois
G 12 Joe Cross 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg) JrCarbondale Community High School Carbondale, Illinois
G 13 Cory Bradford 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS SoRaleigh Egypt High School Memphis, Tennessee
F/C 21 Robert Archibald 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoLafayette High School Ballwin, Missouri
F 22 Lucas Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoMaine West High School Des Plaines, Illinois
G 24 Sean Harrington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrElgin High School Bartlett, Illinois
G 25 Jerrance Howard  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrPeoria High School Peoria, Illinois
G 30 Frank Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) RS FrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 32 Cleotis Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrRussell County High School Pittsview, Alabama
F 33 Damir Krupalija 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) SoRockford Boylan High School Rockford, Illinois
F 34 Brian Cook 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrLincoln Community High School Lincoln, Illinois
F 40 Sergio McClain (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrManual High School Peoria, Illinois
F 42 Clayton Thomas (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrLarkin High School Elgin, Illinois
F 52 Marcus Griffin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrManual High School/Lincoln College Peoria, Illinois
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

All-Time Illini Rosters Roster

Source[2]

Schedule

Source[3]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/19/1999*
no, ESPN+
No. 17 vs. Western Illinois W 76–53  1–0
Assembly Hall (14,421)
Champaign, IL
11/22/1999*
no, MVCN
No. 15 @ Bradley W 72–62  2–0
Carver Arena (11,430)
Peoria, IL
11/30/1999*
no, ESPN
No. 16 vs. #17 Duke
Big Ten-ACC Challenge
L 69–72  2–1
United Center (20,143)
Chicago, IL
12/4/1999*
no, MASN
No. 16 vs. Maryland
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament
L 67–69  2–2
Verizon Center (13,536)
Washington, D.C.
12/5/1999*
no, no
No. 16 vs. Seton Hall
BB&T Classic Basketball Tournament
W 72–61  3–2
Verizon Center (13,703)
Washington, D.C.
12/8/1999*
no, no
No. NR vs. Texas-Pan American W 98–61  4–2
Assembly Hall (11,705)
Champaign, IL
12/11/1999*
no, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Kansas State W 81–48  5–2
Assembly Hall (14,022)
Champaign, IL
12/18/1999*
no, ESPN
No. 20 vs. #8 Kansas W 84–70  6–2
United Center (16,714)
Chicago, IL
12/21/1999*
no, ESPN+
No. 15 vs. Missouri
Braggin' Rights
L 72–78  6–3
Scottrade Center (22,484)
St. Louis, MO
12/28/1999*
no, no
No. 20 vs. Bethune-Cookman W 97–47  7–3
Assembly Hall (12,070)
Champaign, IL
12/30/1999*
no, no
No. 20 vs. Loyola (Chicago) W 107–71  8–3
Assembly Hall (12,462)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten regular season
1/6/2000
no, ESPN
No. 19 vs. #13 Ohio State W 80–77  9–3 (1–0)
Assembly Hall (13,756)
Champaign, IL
1/8/2000
no, Raycom
No. 19 @ Wisconsin L 59–63  9–4 (1–1)
Kohl Center (17,142)
Madison, WI
1/12/2000
no, ESPN2
No. 22 vs. Purdue L 66–69  9–5 (1–2)
Assembly Hall (15,473)
Champaign, IL
1/16/2000
no, CBS
No. 22 @ Michigan L 91–95 ot 9–6 (1–3)
Crisler Arena (11,367)
Ann Arbor, MI
1/22/2000
no, ESPN+
No. NR vs. Penn State W 87–76  10–6 (2–3)
Assembly Hall (16,038)
Champaign, IL
1/26/2000
no, ESPN+
No. NR @ Iowa
Rivalry
W 69–58  11–6 (3–3)
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500)
Iowa City, IA
1/30/2000
no, CBS
No. NR @ #9 Michigan State L 66–91  11–7 (3–4)
Breslin Student Events Center (14,659)
East Lansing, MI
2/2/2000
no, ESPN+
No. NR vs. Minnesota W 73–59  12–7 (4–4)
Assembly Hall (12,977)
Champaign, IL
2/6/2000
no, ESPN+
No. NR @ Penn State W 51–50  13–7 (5–4)
Bryce Jordan Center (13,001)
University Park, PA
2/9/2000
no, no
No. NR vs. Michigan W 75–59  14–7 (6–4)
Assembly Hall (15,539)
Champaign, IL
2/12/2000
no, IowaSports
No. NR vs. Iowa
Rivalry
W 78–50  15–7 (7–4)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/17/2000
no, ESPN
No. NR @ Minnesota W 89–80  16–7 (8–4)
Williams Arena (13,795)
Minneapolis, MN
2/19/2000
no, ESPN+
No. NR @ Northwestern W 63–30  17–7 (9–4)
Welsh-Ryan Arena (8,117)
Evanston, IL
2/22/2000
no, ESPN
No. NR vs. #16 Indiana
Rivalry
W 87–63  18–7 (10–4)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
2/27/2000
4:00 pm, CBS
No. NR @ #6 Ohio State L 51–64  18–8 (10–5)
Value City Arena (19,100)
Columbus, OH
3/4/2000
no, ESPN+
No. 25 vs. Northwestern W 73–44  19–8 (11–5)
Assembly Hall (16,450)
Champaign, IL
Big Ten Tournament
3/10/2000*
no, ESPN2
No. 21 vs. #13 Indiana
Quarterfinals
W 72–69  20–8
United Center (21,141)
Chicago, IL
3/11/2000*
2:30 pm, CBS
No. 21 vs. Penn State
Semifinals
W 94–84  21–8
United Center (22,011)
Chicago, IL
3/12/2000*
4:00 pm, CBS
No. 21 vs. #5 Michigan State
Championship
L 61–76  21–9
United Center (19,663)
Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament[4]
3/17/2000*
no, CBS
No. 21 vs. Penn
First Round
W 68–58  22–9
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, NC
3/19/2000*
no, CBS
No. 21 vs. Florida
Second Round
L 76–93  22–10
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Player stats

Player Games Played 2 pt. Field Goals 3 pt. Field Goals Free Throws Rebounds Assists Blocks Steals Points
Cory Bradford[5]326096828063131490
Frank Williams[6]32834270135204116366
Marcus Griffin[7]27110070135204116290
Brian Cook[8]321001251143242822287
Cleotis Brown[9]3260214011333424223
Sergio McClain[10]296745110971553197
Lucas Johnson[11]3221296710662725196
Damir Krupalija[12]273851611228620107
Robert Archibald[13]30350319715712101
Sean Harrington[14]306202015291992
Victor Chukwedebe23180154579351
Nate Mast212188161615
Joe Cross1031030029

NCAA basketball tournament

  • East regional
    • Illinois 68, Pennsylvania 58
    • Florida 93, Illinois 76

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Awards and honors

Rankings

References

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