1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
SoCon tournament champions SoCon North champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
Division	North Division
Record	23–9 (13–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Buzz Peterson (4th season)
Home arena	Varsity Gymnasium

1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
North
Appalachian State†	13	–	3		.813			23	–	9		.719
Davidson	10	–	6		.625			15	–	13		.536
UNC Greensboro	9	–	7		.563			15	–	13		.536
East Tennessee State	8	–	8		.500			14	–	15		.483
Western Carolina	7	–	9		.438			14	–	14		.500
VMI	1	–	15		.063			6	–	23		.207
South
College of Charleston	13	–	3		.813			24	–	6		.800
Georgia Southern	10	–	6		.625			16	–	12		.571
Wofford	8	–	8		.500			14	–	16		.467
Chattanooga	6	–	10		.375			10	–	19		.345
The Citadel	5	–	10		.333			9	–	20		.310
Furman	5	–	10		.333			14	–	18		.438
† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2000 Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Peterson, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–9 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 3 seed Ohio State in the opening round.[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 5 Rufus Leach 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr G Tyson Patterson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Winston-Salem, North Carolina	Head coach Buzz Peterson (North Carolina) Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		at No. 23 Oklahoma State America’s Youth Classic	L 75–87	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. Oral Roberts America’s Youth Classic	L 68–78	0–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1999*		Lees-McRae	W 117–74	1–2	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1999*		Belmont Abbey	W 104–90	2–2	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1999*		vs. Toledo	W 68–65	3–2	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 4, 1999*		at Marquette	L 51–57	3–3	Bradley Center  Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1999*		East Carolina	W 82–73	4–3	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999*		at Pittsburgh	L 64–67	4–4	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1999*		at Robert Morris	W 76–64	5–4	Charles L. Sewall Center  Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1999*		at Green Bay	L 47–64	5–5	Brown County Arena  Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1999*		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 112–48	6–5	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Conference Regular season
Jan 3, 2000		at The Citadel	W 82–48	7–5 (1–0)	McAlister Field House  Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 8, 2000		Georgia Southern	W 88–74	8–5 (2–0)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Jan 10, 2000		East Tennessee State	W 85–64	9–5 (3–0)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2000		at East Tennessee State	W 89–76	10–5 (4–0)	Memorial Center  Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2000		VMI	W 97–72	11–5 (5–0)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000*		at Clemson	W 72–60	12–5	Littlejohn Coliseum  Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 22, 2000		at Furman	W 73–63	13–5 (6–0)	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 24, 2000		at Western Carolina	W 102–82	14–5 (7–0)	Ramsey Center  Cullowhee, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2000		Chattanooga	W 93–90 ^OT	15–5 (8–0)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Jan 31, 2000		at Davidson	W 77–72	16–5 (9–0)	Belk Arena  Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000		at College of Charleston	L 64–69	16–6 (9–1)	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena  Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 9, 2000		UNC Greensboro	W 81–66	17–6 (10–1)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000		Wofford	W 84–61	18–6 (11–1)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
Feb 14, 2000		at VMI	L 69–78	18–7 (11–2)	Cameron Hall  Lexington, Virginia
Feb 19, 2000		at Davidson	L 54–69	18–8 (11–3)	Belk Arena  Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2000		at UNC Greensboro	W 78–69	19–8 (12–3)	Fleming Gymnasium  Greensboro, North Carolina
Feb 26, 2000		Western Carolina	W 101–83	20–8 (13–3)	Varsity Gym  Boone, North Carolina
SoCon tournament
Mar 3, 2000*		vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 88–66	21–8	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 4, 2000*		at Furman Semifinals	W 60–56	22–8	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. College of Charleston Championship game	W 68–56	23–8	Timmons Arena  Greenville, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 8 Ohio State First Round	L 61–87	23–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Source[3]

References

1. "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
2. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
3. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.