1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team

1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball
NIT, Finals
ConferenceBig East Conference (1979–2013)
Record22–15 (8–8 Big East)
Head coach
Captains
Home arenaJoyce Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 16 Syracuse 13 – 3   .813 26 – 6   .813
No. 23 Miami (FL) 13 – 3   .813 23 – 11   .676
No. 9 St. John's† 12 – 4   .750 25 – 8   .758
No. 20 Connecticut 10 – 6   .625 25 – 10   .714
Seton Hall 10 – 6   .625 22 – 10   .688
Villanova 8 – 8   .500 20 – 13   .606
Notre Dame 8 – 8   .500 22 – 15   .595
West Virginia 6 – 10   .375 14 – 14   .500
Georgetown 6 – 10   .375 19 – 15   .559
Rutgers 6 – 10   .375 15 – 16   .484
Pittsburgh 5 – 11   .313 13 – 15   .464
Providence 4 – 12   .250 11 – 19   .367
Boston College 3 – 13   .188 11 – 19   .367
† 2000 Big East tournament winner
As of April 3, 2000[1]
Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's basketball team represented the University of Notre Dame during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They finished the regular season with a record of 22–15, 8-8. The team's sole loss was by a 61–75 score against Wake Forest in the NIT Tournament. The team was coached by Matt Doherty in his first year at the school.

Forward Troy Murphy was the team's captain and leading scorer, averaging 22.7 points per game.

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 16*
 at No. 4 Ohio State W 59–57  1–0
 Value City Arena 
Columbus, Ohio
November 18*
 Siena W 107–96  2–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
November 21*
 Saint Francis (PA) W 73–60  3–0
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
November 24*
 vs. No. 8 Arizona
NIT Season Tip-Off Semifinal 		L 60–76  3–1
 Madison Square Garden 
New York
November 26*
 vs. No. 24 Maryland
NIT Season Tip-Off Consolation 		L 67–72  3–2
 Madison Square Garden 
New York
November 30*
 at Indiana L 64–81 OT 3–3
 Assembly Hall 
Bloomington, Indiana
December 4*
 Vanderbilt L 85–87 OT 3–4
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 8*
 Valparaiso W 65–42  4–4
 Joyce Center (10,382)
Notre Dame, IN
December 11*
 at Miami (OH) L 55–71  4–5
 Millett Hall 
Oxford, Ohio
December 18*
 Virginia Military Institute W 79–66  5–5
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 22*
 Rider W 75–62  6–5
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 28*
 Elon W 97–71  7–5
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
December 31*
 Saint Peter's W 85–67  8–5
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 2*
 Loyola Marymount W 75–57  9–5
 Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 5
 WTXX 		at No. 2 Connecticut W 75–70  10–5
(1—0) 		Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (16,294)
Mansfield, Connecticut
January 12
 Boston College W 86–77  11–5
(2—0) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 16
 at No. 7 Syracuse L 57–80  11–6
(2—1) 		Carrier Dome 
Syracuse, NY
January 18
 at Rutgers L 51–76  11–7
(2—2) 		Louis Brown Athletic Center 
Piscataway, NJ
January 22
 Pittsburgh W 81–66  12–7
(3—2) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
January 25
7:30 pm 		Miami (FL) L 49–63  12–8
(3—3) 		Joyce Center (8,834)
Notre Dame, IN
January 29
 No. 25 St. John's W 73–60  13–8
(4—3) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 2
 West Virginia W 79–65  14–8
(5—3) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 6
 at Pittsburgh L 66–72  14–9
(5—4) 		Fitzgerald Field House 
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
February 8
 at Villanova L 69–86  14–10
(5—5) 		Wells Fargo Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
February 12
 WTXX 		No. 13 Connecticut W 68–66  15–10
(6—5) 		Joyce Center (11,418)
Notre Dame, IN
February 19
 at Seton Hall W 76–74  16–10
(7—5) 		Izod Center 
East Rutherford, NJ
February 23
 Providence L 79–89  16–11
(7—6) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
February 26
7:00 pm 		at Miami (FL) L 52–55  16–12
(7—7) 		Miami Arena (6,189)
Miami, Florida
March 1
 No. 9 Syracuse L 71–73  16–13
(7—8) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 4
 at Georgetown W 77–54  17–13
(8—8) 		MCI Center (14,304)
Washington, D.C.
Big East tournament
March 8
 (7) vs. (10) Rutgers
First Round 		W 74–62  18–13
(9–8) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
March 9
7:00 pm 		(7) vs. (2) No. 23 Miami (FL)
Quarterfinals 		L 58–61  18–14
(9–9) 		Madison Square Garden (19,472)
New York
NIT
March 15
 Michigan
First Round 		W 75–65  19–14
(9–9) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 20
 Xavier
Second Round 		W 76–64  20–14
(9–9) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 22
 BYU
Quarterfinal 		W 64–52  21–14
(9–9) 		Joyce Center 
Notre Dame, IN
March 28
 vs. Penn State
Semifinals 		W 73–52  22–14
(9–9) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
March 30
 vs. Wake Forest
Finals 		L 61–71  23–15
(9–9) 		Madison Square Garden 
New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Players selected in NBA drafts

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2001 1 14 Troy Murphy Golden State Warriors

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References

  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
  2. ^ "1999-2000 Notre Dame Fighting Irish Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "2018_19_MBB_Media_Guide_season" (PDF). Notre Dame Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2019.
  4. ^ "Notre Dame draft history at basketball-reference.com". Retrieved March 3, 2019.