1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team

1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball
SEC regular season champions
SEC West champions
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 10
Record28–6 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Home arenaPete Maravich Assembly Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 13 Florida 12 – 4   .750 29 – 8   .784
No. 11 Tennessee 12 – 4   .750 26 – 7   .788
No. 19 Kentucky 12 – 4   .750 23 – 10   .697
Vanderbilt 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
South Carolina 5 – 11   .313 15 – 17   .469
Georgia 3 – 13   .188 10 – 20   .333
West
No. 10 LSU 12 – 4   .750 28 – 6   .824
No. 24 Auburn 9 – 7   .563 24 – 10   .706
Arkansas † 7 – 9   .438 19 – 15   .559
Alabama 6 – 10   .375 13 – 16   .448
Ole Miss 5 – 11   .313 19 – 14   .576
Mississippi State 5 – 11   .313 14 – 16   .467
† 2000 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 LSU Tigers basketball team represented Louisiana State University in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team was coached by John Brady and played their home games at Pete Maravich Assembly Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Roster

1999–2000 LSU Tigers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F 4 Stromile Swift 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Shreveport, Louisiana
C 52 Jabari Smith 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Atlanta, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*
 Grambling W 112–37  1–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 22, 1999*
 Southeastern Louisiana W 75–36  2–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Nov 26, 1999*
 vs. Oakland
Hawaii Pacific Classic 		W 87–80  3–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 27, 1999*
 vs. Wyoming
Hawaii Pacific Classic 		W 103–86  4–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Nov 28, 1999*
 vs. Fresno State
Hawaii Pacific Classic 		W 95–85  5–0
 Neal S. Blaisdell Center 
Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 11, 1999*
 Alcorn State W 71–64  6–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1999*
 Tennessee-Martin W 73–45  7–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 18, 1999*
 Sam Houston State W 85–67  8–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 21, 1999*
 vs. Centenary W 80–52  9–0
  
Shreveport, Louisiana
Dec 23, 1999*
 Nicholls State W 91–74  10–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 27, 1999*
 Howard W 81–55  11–0
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 30, 1999*
 vs. No. 11 Oklahoma State W 63–53  12–0
 New Orleans Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 2000
 No. 21 Alabama W 78–66  13–0
(1–0) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 8, 2000
 No. 21 No. 15 Tennessee L 59–64  13–1
(1–1) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 12, 2000
 No. 24 at No. 10 Florida L 57–82  13–2
(1–2) 		Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
Jan 15, 2000
 No. 24 at Vanderbilt L 62–65  13–3
(1–3) 		Memorial Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 19, 2000
 Georgia W 61–57  14–3
(2–3) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 26, 2000
 Arkansas W 96–75  15–3
(3–3) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Jan 29, 2000*
 No. 5 Arizona W 86–60  16–3
 Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 2, 2000
 No. 22 at Mississippi State L 66–68  16–4
(3–4) 		Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, Mississippi
Feb 5, 2000
 No. 22 at Alabama W 93–60  17–4
(4–4) 		Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Feb 9, 2000
 No. 25 No. 9 Auburn W 83–68  18–4
(5–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 13, 2000
 No. 25 No. 11 Kentucky W 70–57  19–4
(6–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Feb 16, 2000
 No. 16 at Ole Miss W 97–53  20–4
(7–4) 		Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000
 No. 16 at Arkansas W 78–67  21–4
(8–4) 		Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Feb 23, 2000
 No. 15 at South Carolina W 64–59  22–4
(9–4) 		Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000
 No. 15 Mississippi State W 71–66  23–4
(10–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Mar 1, 2000
 No. 12 at No. 19 Auburn W 55–53  24–4
(11–4) 		Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, Alabama
Mar 4, 2000
 No. 12 Ole Miss W 64–60  25–4
(12–4) 		Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
SEC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*
 No. 10 vs. Vanderbilt W 71–60  26–4
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
Mar 11, 2000*
 No. 10 vs. Arkansas L 67–69  26–5
 Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
 (4 W) No. 10 vs. (13 W) Southeast Missouri State
First round 		W 64–61  27–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 18, 2000*
 (4 W) No. 10 vs. (5 W) No. 15 Texas
Second Round 		W 72–67  28–5
 Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mar 23, 2000*
 (4 W) No. 10 vs. (8 W) Wisconsin
West Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen 		L 48–61  28–6
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll, NCAA tournament seeds shown in parentheses. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in Central Standard Time.

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Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP————————2124——22251615121010Not released
Coaches——^——————————252523171611913

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings
^Coaches did not release a Week 2 poll.

NBA draft

Main article: 2006 NBA draft
Round Pick Player NBA Club
1 2 Stromile Swift Vancouver Grizzlies
2 45 Jabari Smith Sacramento Kings

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References

  1. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "2020-21 LSU Men's Basketball Record Book". Louisiana State University Athletics. Retrieved August 15, 2021.
  3. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 15, 2021.