1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Billikens were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar who was in his first season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Scottrade Center . They were a member of Conference USA . The Billikens finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish 5th in the conference standings. They won the C-USA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Utah in the opening round.
Guard Justin Love (18.2) and forward Justin Tatum (8.3) led the team in scoring.[ 2] [ 3]
Roster
1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
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Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
Nov 13, 1999 *
Air Force Earth Grains Classic W 78–70 1–0
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 14, 1999 *
Alabama Earth Grains Classic W 78–70 2–0
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 21, 1999 *
UNC Asheville W 84–72 3–0
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999 *
Louisiana Tech L 60–68 3–1
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1999 *
at Kansas State
L 68–69 3–2
Bramlage Coliseum Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1999 *
Texas State W 76–52 4–2
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 12, 1999 *
Missouri W 75–72 5–2
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 16, 1999
No. 1 Cincinnati
L 64–79 5–3
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 19, 1999 *
UMKC W 66–64 6–3
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 23, 1999 *
at Dayton
W 83–74 7–3
University of Dayton Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1999 *
vs. No. 10 Kansas Sprint Shootout L 60–71 7–4
Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 2, 2000 *
at Southwest Missouri State
L 62–71 7–5
Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 2000
at Marquette
L 38–56 7–6
Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 2000
Memphis W 75–67 8–6
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 2000 *
Southern Illinois W 76–64 9–6
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 15, 2000
at Charlotte
L 51–72 9–7
Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2000
at No. 23 DePaul
W 75–69 OT
10–7
Allstate Arena Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 26, 2000
Marquette W 67–52 11–7
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 29, 2000
Louisville W 52–48 12–7
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 5, 2000
at South Florida
L 55–58 12–8
Sun Dome Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 2000
UAB W 78–61 13–8
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 12, 2000
Houston W 82–70 14–8
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 16, 2000
at Southern Miss
L 48–71 14–9
Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000
at Tulane
L 58–62 14–10
Avron B. Fogelman Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2000
at Louisville
L 56–68 14–11
Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 26, 2000
DePaul L 54–55 14–12
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 2000
Charlotte W 72–63 15–12
Scottrade Center Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2000
at No. 2 Cincinnati
L 41–84 15–13
Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, Ohio
C-USA tournament
Mar 8, 2000 *(9)
vs. (8) Southern Miss First Round W 59–51 16–13
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 9, 2000 *(9)
vs. (1) No. 1 Cincinnati Quarterfinals W 68–58[ 5] 17–13
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2000 *(9)
vs. (4) Tulane Semifinals W 64–46 18–13
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2000 *(9)
vs. (3) DePaul Championship Game W 56–49 19–13
The Pyramid Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000 *(9 MW)
vs. (8 MW) Utah First Round L 45–48 19–14
CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time . (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.
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References
