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1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA regular season champions
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Conference USA
Ranking
Coaches	No. 7
AP	No. 7
Record	29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Bob Huggins (11th season);
Assistant coach	Mick Cronin (4th season)
Home arena	Myrl Shoemaker Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati	16	–	0	1.000	29	–	4	.879
Louisville	10	–	6	.625	19	–	12	.613
DePaul	9	–	7	.563	21	–	12	.636
Marquette	8	–	8	.500	15	–	14	.517
Saint Louis †	7	–	9	.438	19	–	14	.576
Charlotte	7	–	9	.438	17	–	16	.515
National
Tulane	8	–	8	.500	20	–	11	.645
South Florida	8	–	8	.500	17	–	14	.548
Southern Miss	7	–	9	.438	17	–	12	.586
UAB	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Memphis	7	–	9	.438	15	–	16	.484
Houston	2	–	14	.125	9	–	22	.290

† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

Roster

Source^[2]

1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G/F	3	DerMarr Johnson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Washington, D.C.
C	4	Kenyon Martin	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Saginaw, Michigan
F	5	Jermaine Tate	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Toledo, Ohio
G	11	Kenny Satterfield	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	New York City, New York
G	13	Leonard Stokes	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Buffalo, New York
G	14	David Dissinger	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	22	Brad Ruppel	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	195 lb (88 kg)		Jackson, Missouri
F	24	Ryan Fletcher	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Sr	Franklin, Ohio
F	32	Pete Mickeal	6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Rock Island, Illinois
G	34	Chris Taflinger	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Lima, Ohio
C	44	B. J. Grove	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	42	Steven London	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Louisville, KY
C	50	Donald Little	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Augusta, Georgia

Head coach

Bob Huggins

Assistant coach(es)

Mick Cronin

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*	No. 1	Youngstown State	W 94–67	1–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Cleveland State Big Island Invitational	W 91–56	2–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,003) Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Santa Clara Big Island Invitational	W 88–67	3–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (1,200) Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999*	No. 1	vs. Iowa State Big Island Invitational	W 75–60	4–0	Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium (2,500) Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 25 Gonzaga Rock-N-Roll Shootout	W 75–68^[3]	5–0	Gund Arena (11,132) Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*	No. 1	vs. No. 7 North Carolina	W 77–68	6–0	United Center (13,463) Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*	No. 1	Mississippi Valley State	W 74–48	7–0	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999	No. 1	at Saint Louis	W 79–64	8–0 (1–0)	Scottrade Center (15,103) St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 1	at Xavier Crosstown Shootout	L 64–66	8–1	Cincinnati Gardens (10,100) Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999*	No. 4	at No. 21 Oklahoma	W 72–57	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center (13,023) Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999*	No. 4	Milwaukee	W 93–60	10–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 3	at Boise State	W 78–46	11–1	Taco Bell Arena (11,518) Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*	No. 3	UNLV	W 106–66	12–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000	No. 3	Charlotte	W 81–54	13–1 (2–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000	No. 3	Marquette	W 67–48	14–1 (3–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000	No. 1	at Tulane	W 72–59	15–1 (4–0)	New Orleans Arena (9,363) New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000*	No. 1	Ohio	W 73–59	16–1	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000	No. 1	Memphis	W 75–55	17–1 (5–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000	No. 1	at Marquette	W 72–60	18–1 (6–0)	Bradley Center (14,123) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000	No. 1	at Louisville Rivalry	W 75–65	19–1 (7–0)	Freedom Hall (19,886) Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000	No. 1	South Florida	W 89–72	20–1 (8–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000	No. 1	at Charlotte	W 70–62	21–1 (9–0)	Dale F. Halton Arena (9,105) Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000	No. 1	at UAB	W 93–80	22–1 (10–0)	Bartow Arena (9,279) Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000	No. 1	DePaul	W 87–64	23–1 (11–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000	No. 1	at Houston	W 77–65	24–1 (12–0)	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,917) Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000*	No. 1	No. 15 Temple	L 69–77	24–2	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000	No. 3	Southern Miss	W 95–69	25–2 (13–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000	No. 3	Louisville Rivalry	W 68–59	26–2 (14–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000	No. 2	at DePaul	W 64–62	27–2 (15–0)	Allstate Arena (18,253) Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000	No. 2	Saint Louis	W 84–41	28–2 (16–0)	Myrl Shoemaker Center (13,176) Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*	(1) No. 1	vs. (9) Saint Louis Conference USA Quarterfinal	L 58–68^[4]	28–3	The Pyramid (9,834) Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(2 S) No. 7	vs. (15 S) UNC Wilmington First Round	W 64–47	29–3	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,230) Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*	(2 S) No. 7	vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Second Round	L 61–69^[5]	29–4	Gaylord Entertainment Center (17,297) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.