1999–2000 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball
WCC Tournament champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference West Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 24
Record26–9 (11–3 WCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arena Charlotte Y. Martin Centre
Seasons
  1998–99
2000–01  
1999–2000 West Coast Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Pepperdine 122 .857259  .735
Gonzaga113 .786269  .743
San Diego 104 .714209  .690
Santa Clara 95 .6431912  .613
San Francisco 77 .500199  .679
Portland 410 .2861018  .357
Saint Mary's 311 .214820  .286
Loyola Marymount 014 .000226  .071
2000 WCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999-2000 Gonzaga men's basketball team represented Gonzaga University as a member of the West Coast Conference during the 1999-2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by first-year coach Mark Few and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

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Roster

1999–2000 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 13 Matt Santangelo 6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)173 lb(78 kg)RS Sr Portland, OR
G 15Ryan Floyd6 ft 1 in(1.85 m)185 lb(84 kg)RS Sr Harrington, WA
G 25Mike Nilson6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)216 lb(98 kg)RS Sr Seattle, WA
G 24 Richie Frahm 6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)203 lb(92 kg)Sr Battle Ground, WA
F/C 30Axel Dench6 ft 11 in(2.11 m)243 lb(110 kg)Sr Melbourne, Australia
F 23Mark Spink6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)200 lb(91 kg)RS Jr Bellingham, WA
F 31 Casey Calvary 6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)215 lb(98 kg)Jr Tacoma, WA
F 32Zach Gourde6 ft 8 in(2.03 m)245 lb(111 kg)So Vancouver, WA
F 21Damany Hendrix6 ft 5 in(1.96 m)215 lb(98 kg)So Vallejo, CA
C 33Eric Chilton7 ft 1 in(2.16 m)245 lb(111 kg)So Kelso, WA
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: March 28, 2019

Source: [1]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1999*
No. 25 at  Montana W 76–61 1–0
Dahlberg Arena  (6,561)
Missoula, MT
Nov 26, 1999*
No. 25 Eastern Washington W 81–47 2–0
The Kennel  (4,004)
Spokane, WA
Nov 29, 1999*
No. 25 vs.  Washington State W 73–63 3–0
Spokane Arena  (11,048)
Spokane, WA
Dec 1, 1999*
No. 25 Boise State W 71–55 4–0
The Kennel (3,871)
Spokane, WA
Dec 4, 1999*
No. 25 vs. No. 1  Cincinnati
Rock 'N' Roll Shootout
L 68–75 4–1
Gund Arena  (11,392)
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*
No. 24 vs. No. 19  Temple
Great Eight
L 48–64 4–2
United Center  (13,463)
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*
No. 24 at No. 11  UCLA W 59–43 5–2
Pauley Pavilion  (9,951)
Los Angeles, CA
Dec 13, 1999*
No. 24 at  Washington W 76–66 6–2
Bank of America Arena  (8,637)
Seattle, WA
Dec 19, 1999*
No. 22 Montana W 88–70 7–2
The Kennel (4,088)
Spokane, WA
Dec 21, 1999*
No. 22 vs.  California
Pete Newell Challenge
L 64–72 7–3
Oakland Arena  (9,174)
Oakland, CA
Dec 28, 1999*
vs.  Ohio
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
W 83–55 8–3
Stan Sheriff Center  (8,004)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 29, 1999*
vs.  Oregon
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
L 64–70 8–4
Stan Sheriff Center (8,349)
Honolulu, HI
Dec 30, 1999*
vs.  Colorado
Outrigger Hotels Rainbow Classic
L 77–81 8–5
Stan Sheriff Center (8,645)
Honolulu, HI
Jan 4, 2000*
Idaho W 60–49 9–5
Cowan Spectrum  (2,916)
Moscow, ID
Jan 8, 2000*
Texas Pan-American W 111–71 10–5
The Kennel (3,811)
Spokane, WA
Jan 13, 2000
San Francisco W 96–73 11–5
(1–0)
The Kennel (4,097)
Seattle, WA
Jan 15, 2000
Santa Clara W 97–67 12–5
(2–0)
The Kennel (4,097)
Seattle, WA
Jan 20, 2000
at  Saint Mary's W 90–60 13–5
(3–0)
McKeon Pavilion  (3,061)
Moraga, CA
Jan 22, 2000
at  San Diego W 84–79 OT14–5
(4–0)
USD Sports Center (2,500)
San Diego, CA
Jan 26, 2000
Portland W 84–66 15–5
(5–0)
The Kennel (4,018)
Seattle, WA
Jan 29, 2000
at PortlandW 81–57 16–5
(6–0)
Chiles Center  (4,890)
Portland, OR
Feb 3, 2000
Pepperdine W 62–57 17–5
(7–0)
The Kennel (4,062)
Seattle, WA
Feb 5, 2000
Loyola Marymount W 103–56 18–5
(8–0)
The Kennel (4,020)
Seattle, WA
Feb 11, 2000
at Loyola MarymountW 101–77 19–5
(9–0)
Gersten Pavilion  (1,203)
Los Angeles, CA
Feb 12, 2000
at PepperdineL 69–80 19–6
(9–1)
Firestone Fieldhouse  (3,314)
Malibu, CA
Feb 17, 2000
San DiegoL 70–82 19–7
(9–2)
The Kennel (3,912)
Seattle, WA
Feb 19, 2000
Saint Mary'sW 93–66 20–7
(10–2)
The Kennel (4,093)
Seattle, WA
Feb 25, 2000
at Santa ClaraL 70–81 20–8
(10–3)
Leavey Center  (4,536)
Santa Clara, CA
Feb 27, 2000
at San FranciscoW 70–64 21–8
(11–3)
War Memorial Gymnasium  (5,304)
San Francisco, CA
WCC Tournament
Mar 4, 2000*
vs. Saint Mary's
WCC Quarterfinal
W 76–49 22–8
Leavey Center (2,461)
Santa Clara, CA
Mar 5, 2000*
vs. San Diego
WCC Semifinal
W 80–70 23–8
Leavey Center (NA)
Santa Clara, CA
Mar 6, 2000*
vs. Pepperdine
WCC Championship
W 69–65 OT24–8
Leavey Center (3,481)
Santa Clara, CA
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
(10 W) vs. (7 W)  Louisville
First Round
W 77–66 25–8
McKale Center  (13,624)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 18, 2000*
(10 W) vs. (2 W) No. 9  St. John's
Second Round
W 82–76 26–8
McKale Center (13,818)
Tucson, AZ
Mar 23, 2000*
(10 W) vs. (6 W) No. 25  Purdue
Sweet Sixteen
L 66–75 26–9
The Pit  (16,004)
Albuquerque, NM
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West Regional.
All times are in Pacific time.
Source: [2] [3] [4]

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References

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  2. 2016-17 Gonzaga Bulldogs men's basketball record book Archived 2018-03-21 at the Wayback Machine . Retrieved 2019-Mar-28.
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  4. "1999-2000 Gonzaga Bulldogs Basketball Stats" (PDF). Go Zags.