1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team

1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	20–11 (11–5 Big Sky)
Head coach	Mike Adras (1st season)
Home arena	Walkup Skydome

1999–2000 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana	12	–	4		.750			17	–	11		.607
Eastern Washington	12	–	4		.750			15	–	12		.556
Northern Arizona †	11	–	5		.688			20	–	11		.645
Cal State Northridge	10	–	6		.625			20	–	10		.667
Weber State	10	–	6		.625			18	–	10		.643
Portland State	7	–	9		.438			15	–	14		.517
Montana State	4	–	12		.250			12	–	17		.414
Sacramento State	3	–	13		.188			9	–	18		.333
Idaho State	3	–	13		.188			8	–	19		.296
† 2000 Big Sky tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team represented Northern Arizona University in the 1999-2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Lumberjacks were led by head coach Mike Adras, and played their home games at the Walkup Skydome as members of the Big Sky Conference. After finishing third during the conference regular season, Northern Arizona won the Big Sky tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 15 seed in the West region, the Lumberjacks lost to No. 2 seed St. John's in the opening round, 61–56.[2]

Roster

1999–2000 Northern Arizona Lumberjacks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown C 50 Dan McClintock 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Sr Visalia Visalia, California	Head coach Mike Adras Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Source[3]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		Boise State	W 60–53	1–0	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Nov 23, 1999*		at Cal Poly	W 76–72	2–0	Robert A. Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, California
Nov 27, 1999*		San Jose State	L 46–49	2–1	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Nov 30, 1999*		Utah State	W 64–52	3–1	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 4, 1999*		at Fresno State	L 68–74	3–2	Selland Arena  Fresno, California
Dec 9, 1999*		at Utah State	L 58–80	3–3	Dee Glen Smith Spectrum  Logan, Utah
Dec 11, 1999*		at Boise State	L 48–58	3–4	BSU Pavilion  Boise, Idaho
Dec 18, 1999*		Cal Poly	W 97–68	4–4	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 22, 1999*		at Oregon	L 54–91	4–5	McArthur Court  Eugene, Oregon
Dec 28, 1999*		Bethany	W 116–63	5–5	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Dec 30, 1999*		Jamestown	W 74–67	6–5	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Big Sky regular season
Jan 4, 2000		at Sacramento State	L 62–65	6–6 (0–1)	Hornets Nest  Sacramento, California
Jan 6, 2000		at Cal State Northridge	L 66–69	6–7 (0–2)	Matadome  Northridge, California
Jan 13, 2000		at Eastern Washington	L 65–74	6–8 (0–3)	Reese Court  Cheney, Washington
Jan 15, 2000		at Portland State	L 75–101	6–9 (0–4)	Peter W. Stott Center  Portland, Oregon
Jan 20, 2000		Montana	W 85–72	7–9 (1–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 22, 2000		Montana State	W 89–80	8–9 (2–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Jan 26, 2000		at Idaho State	W 67–50	9–9 (3–4)	Holt Arena  Pocatello, Idaho
Jan 28, 2000		at Weber State	W 76–66	10–9 (4–4)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, Utah
Feb 5, 2000		Idaho State	W 82–68	11–9 (5–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 12, 2000		Cal State Northridge	W 83–73	12–9 (6–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 17, 2000		Montana State	W 76–74	13–9 (7–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 19, 2000		Montana	W 85–59	14–9 (8–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 24, 2000		Portland State	W 71–57	15–9 (9–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Feb 26, 2000		Eastern Washington	W 76–68	16–9 (10–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Mar 1, 2000		Sacramento State	W 88–65	17–9 (11–4)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Mar 3, 2000		Weber State	L 73–84	17–10 (11–5)	Walkup Skydome  Flagstaff, Arizona
Big Sky tournament
Mar 8, 2000*		vs. Portland State Quarterfinals	W 77–75	18–10	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. Eastern Washington Semifinals	W 82–65	19–10	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Mar 11, 2000*		vs. Cal State Northridge Championship game	W 85–81 ^OT	20–10	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(15 W)	vs. (2 W) No. 9 St. John's First Round	L 56–61	20–11	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain.

Source[4]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Big Sky Conference Season Summary
2. "St. John's survives late scare from Northern Arizona, 61-56". Baltimore Sun. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
3. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
4. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Northern Arizona University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.