1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball team

1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs basketball
TAAC tournament champions
ConferenceTrans America Athletic Conference
Record21–11 (12–6 TAAC)
Head coach
Home arenaSeibert Hall
Seasons
1999–2000 Trans America Athletic Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Troy State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 11   .607
Georgia State 13 – 5   .722 17 – 12   .586
Samford † 12 – 6   .667 21 – 11   .656
Jacksonville State 12 – 6   .667 17 – 11   .607
UCF 10 – 8   .556 14 – 18   .438
Campbell 10 – 8   .556 12 – 16   .429
Stetson 8 – 10   .444 13 – 15   .464
Mercer 7 – 11   .389 12 – 21   .364
Jacksonville 5 – 13   .278 8 – 19   .296
Florida Atlantic 0 – 18   .000 2 – 28   .067
† 2000 TAAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team represented Samford University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by third-year head coach Jimmy Tillette, played their home games at the Siebert Hall in Homewood, Alabama as members of the Trans America Athletic Conference. After finishing third in the TAAC regular season standings, Samford won the TAAC tournament for the second straight season to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 13 seed in the Midwest region, the Bulldogs were defeated by No. 4 seed Syracuse in the opening round.[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Samford Bulldogs men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
F Marc Salyers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
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 Jr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*
 vs. No. 15 St. John's
CoSIDA Classic 		W 68–60  1–0
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 20, 1999*
 vs. Dayton
CoSIDA Classic 		L 63–65  1–1
 The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nov 23, 1999*
 Louisiana-Monroe L 60–67  1–2
 Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*
 Texas-Arlington W 91–63  2–2
 Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 2, 1999*
 at Alabama W 79–67 OT 3–2
 Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Dec 4, 1999
 at Jacksonville L 71–73  3–3
(0–1) 		Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 6, 1999
 Campbell W 71–39  4–3
(1–1) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 11, 1999*
 at Belmont W 81–65  5–3
 Striplin Gymnasium 
Nashville, Tennessee
Dec 18, 1999*
 North Georgia W 92–35  6–3
 Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Dec 21, 1999*
 vs. Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
The Tribune Holiday Classic 		L 74–76  6–4
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 22, 1999*
 vs. Idaho State
The Tribune Holiday Classic 		W 86–67  7–4
 Hilton Coliseum 
Ames, Iowa
Dec 30, 1999*
 at Wyoming L 73–80  7–5
 Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Jan 4, 2000
 at Stetson W 73–57  8–5
(2–1) 		Edmunds Center 
DeLand, Florida
Jan 8, 2000
 Central Florida W 75–67  9–5
(3–1) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 10, 2000
 Florida Atlantic W 90–46  10–5
(4–1) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 13, 2000
 at Troy L 65–77  10–6
(4–2) 		Trojan Arena 
Troy, Alabama
Jan 15, 2000
 at Mercer W 63–51  11–6
(5–2) 		Porter Gym 
Macon, Georgia
Jan 22, 2000
 at Jacksonville State L 65–69 OT 11–7
(5–3) 		Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Georgia
Jan 25, 2000
 Georgia State L 51–69  11–8
(5–4) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Jan 29, 2000
 Jacksonville State W 68–53  12–8
(6–4) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 3, 2000
 at Campbell L 55–58  12–9
(6–5) 		Carter Gymnasium 
Buies Creek, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000
 at Georgia State W 58–57  13–9
(7–5) 		GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, Georgia
Feb 10, 2000
 Stetson W 92–57  14–9
(8–5) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 12, 2000
 Jacksonville W 79–58  15–9
(9–5) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 17, 2000
 at Florida Atlantic W 75–56  16–9
(10–5) 		FAU Arena 
Boca Raton, Florida
Feb 19, 2000
 at Central Florida L 68–71 OT 16–10
(10–6) 		UCF Arena 
Orlando, Florida
Feb 24, 2000
 Mercer W 61–57  17–10
(11–6) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
Feb 26, 2000
 Troy W 70–49  18–10
(12–6) 		Seibert Hall 
Rock Hill, South Carolina
TAAC tournament
Mar 2, 2000*
 vs. Campbell W 80–61  19–10
 Pete Mathews Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Alabama
Mar 3, 2000*
 vs. Georgia State
Semifinals 		W 83–80  20–10
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Mar 4, 2000*
 vs. Central Florida
Championship game 		W 78–69  21–10
 Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
 (13 MW) vs. (4 MW) No. 16 Syracuse
First Round 		L 65–79  21–11
 CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

  1. ^ "Syracuse Rolls To Round Two". CBS News. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. ^ "1999–00 Men's Basketball Roster". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999–00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Samford University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.