1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32–5 overall and 12–2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. After losing in the championship game of the 2000 WAC Men's Basketball Tournament, the team defeated UNLV, #7 Cincinnati, and #23 Miami (FL) to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA Tournament, before falling to North Carolina in the South Regional Final.

1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 18
1999–2000 record32–5 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
1999–2000 WAC men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
No. 18 Tulsa122 .857  325  .865
Fresno State113 .786  2410  .706
SMU95 .643  219  .700
TCU86 .571  1814  .563
San Jose State68 .429  1515  .500
Hawaii59 .357  1712  .586
UTEP410 .286  1315  .464
Rice113 .071  522  .185
2000 WAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 02 Charlie Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
G 10 Greg Harrington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 11 Eric Coley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G 12 Dante Swanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
C 13 Brandon Kurtz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
G 14 Antonio Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
F 22 DeMario Hooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
G 31 Marcus Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 32 Tony Heard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F 33 David Shelton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F 34 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
C 55 DeAngelo McDaniel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 1999*
at Rhode Island W 91–66  1–0
Keaney Gymnasium 
Kingston, RI
Nov 24, 1999*
Georgia State W 100–73  2–0
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Nov 27, 1999*
Arkansas-Pine Bluff W 97–45  3–0
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Nov 29, 1999*
at Saint Joseph's W 79–73  4–0
Hagan Arena 
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 1999*
Texas-San Antonio W 76–59  5–0
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 4, 1999*
UAB W 88–73  6–0
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 1999*
at Missouri State W 69–60  7–0
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, MO
Dec 11, 1999*
at Oral Roberts L 59–60  7–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 1999*
Delaware State W 72–52  8–1
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 1999*
vs. Boston College
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 80–66  9–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1999*
vs. Charlotte
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 76–61  10–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1999*
vs. No. 11 Tennessee
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 88–68  11–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex 
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1999*
No. 25 UMKC W 81–60  12–1
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Dec 30, 1999*
No. 25 at North Texas W 113–77  13–1
Super Pit 
Denton, TX
Jan 6, 2000
No. 22 at TCU W 94–73  14–1
(1–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum 
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 12, 2000*
No. 19 at Creighton W 75–67  15–1
Omaha Civic Auditorium 
Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000*
No. 19 at Rice W 67–49  16–1
(2–0)
Rice Gymnasium 
Houston, TX
Jan 20, 2000*
No. 15 San Jose State W 67–41  17–1
(3–0)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Jan 22, 2000*
No. 15 Hawaii W 100–78  18–1
(4–0)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Jan 24, 2000*
No. 15 Centenary W 84–44  19–1
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Jan 27, 2000*
No. 13 at UTEP W 89–71  20–1
(5–0)
Don Haskins Center 
El Paso, TX
Jan 29, 2000*
No. 13 at Fresno State L 73–75  20–2
(5–1)
Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
Feb 3, 2000*
No. 17 SMU W 70–59  21–2
(6–1)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 5, 2000*
No. 17 TCU W 103–70  22–2
(7–1)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 12, 2000*
No. 15 Rice W 75–33  23–2
(8–1)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 18, 2000*
No. 13 at Hawaii W 75–61  24–2
(9–1)
Stan Sheriff Center 
 
Feb 19, 2000*
No. 13 at San Jose State W 64–56  25–2
(10–1)
The Event Center 
San Jose, CA
Feb 24, 2000
No. 12 Fresno State L 72–73  25–3
(10–2)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Feb 26, 2000
No. 12 UTEP W 85–55  26–3
(11–2)
Reynolds Center 
Tulsa, OK
Mar 4, 2000
No. 15 at SMU W 83–78 2OT 27–3
(12–2)
Moody Coliseum 
Dallas, TX
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
No. 14 vs. Rice
WAC Tournament Quarterfinal
W 71–51  28–3
Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
Mar 10, 2000*
No. 14 vs. TCU
WAC Tournament Semifinal
W 93–71  29–3
Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
Mar 11, 2000*
No. 14 at Fresno State
WAC Tournament Championship
L 72–75  29–4
Selland Arena 
Fresno, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(7) No. 18 vs. (10) UNLV
First Round
W 89–62  30–4
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
(7) No. 18 vs. (2) No. 7 Cincinnati
Second Round
W 69–61[3]  31–4
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
Mar 24, 2000*
(7) No. 18 vs. (6) No. 23 Miami (FL)
Sweet Sixteen
W 80–71[4]  32–4
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*
(7) No. 18 vs. (8) North Carolina
Elite Eight
L 55–59[5]  32–5
Frank Erwin Center 
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 22 19 15 13 17 15 13 12 15 14 18 Not released 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25 22 17 15 16 15 13 13 17 17 19 9

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

References

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