1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball team

1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball
OVC tournament champions
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	24–7 (14–4 OVC)
Head coach	Gary Garner
Home arena	Show Me Center

1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Murray State	14	–	4		.778			23	–	9		.719
Southeast Missouri State †	14	–	4		.778			24	–	7		.774
Tennessee Tech	11	–	7		.611			16	–	12		.571
Eastern Illinois	11	–	7		.611			17	–	12		.586
Austin Peay	11	–	7		.611			18	–	10		.643
Middle Tennessee	10	–	8		.556			15	–	13		.536
UT Martin	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
Tennessee State	6	–	12		.333			7	–	22		.241
Morehead State	4	–	14		.222			9	–	18		.333
Eastern Kentucky	2	–	16		.111			6	–	21		.222
† 2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball team represented Southeast Missouri State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Indians, led by fifth-year head coach Gary Garner, played their home games at the Show Me Center in Cape Girardeau, Missouri as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 24–7, 14–4 in OVC play to finish in second place. They won the OVC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. Southeast Missouri State was the No. 13 seed in the West region and they lost to LSU in the opening round.[2] This was the only time the Indians had participated in the Men’s Division I NCAA Tournament until the 2022–23 season.

Roster

1999–2000 Southeast Missouri State Indians men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F Roderick Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G 12 Michael Stokes 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Emporia, VA F Mike Branson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) — Sr G 5 Antonio Short 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) — Jr Louisville, KY G 3 Amory Sanders Stokes 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Memphis, TN C 54 Nyah Jones 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Montreal, Canada G 15 Emmanuel McCuthison Stokes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Chattanooga, TN G 11 John Miller Jr 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, IN C Brian Bunche 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Sr F 33 Drew Demond 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Rockton, IL	Head coach Rick Ray (Grand View) Assistant coach(es) Keith Pickens (Missouri State) Tarrance Crump (Purdue) Jason Owens (Siena Heights) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 3, 2019

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		Western Carolina	W 93–69	1–0	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Nov 22, 1999*		Rockhurst	W 67–58	2–0	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999*		Montana	W 66–61	3–0	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 2, 1999		at Tennessee Tech	W 84–79	4–0 (1–0)	Eblen Center  Cookeville, Tennessee
Dec 4, 1999*		Oakland City	W 79–45	5–0	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 10, 1999*		at Montana	L 48–60	5–1	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 11, 1999*		vs. Robert Morris	W 55–44	6–1	Dahlberg Arena  Missoula, Montana
Dec 18, 1999*		Arkansas State	W 74–71	7–1	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dec 22, 1999*		at Bradley	W 65–60	8–1	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Jan 2, 2000*		at Southern Illinois	L 51–62	8–2	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 6, 2000		Tennessee State	W 79–46	9–2 (2–0)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jan 8, 2000		Austin Peay	W 62–60	10–2 (3–0)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jan 10, 2000		at Middle Tennessee	W 61–48	11–2 (4–0)	Murphy Center  Murfreesboro, Tennessee
Jan 13, 2000		at UT Martin	L 66–75	11–3 (4–1)	Skyhawk Arena  Martin, Tennessee
Jan 15, 2000		at Murray State	W 84–78	12–3 (5–1)	Regional Special Events Center  Murray, Kentucky
Jan 18, 2000		Tennessee Tech	W 61–50	13–3 (6–1)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jan 22, 2000		Eastern Illinois	W 77–66	14–3 (7–1)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Jan 27, 2000		Morehead State	W 80–59	15–3 (8–1)	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Feb 26, 2000		at Eastern Kentucky	W 65–48	21–6 (14–4)	McBrayer Arena  Richmond, Kentucky
OVC Tournament
Feb 29, 2000*		UT Martin Quarterfinals	W 76–74	22–6	Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Mar 4, 2000*		vs. Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 78–60	23–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. Murray State Championship game	W 67–56	24–6	Gaylord Entertainment Center  Nashville, Tennessee
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(13 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 10 LSU First Round	L 61–64	24–7	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, Utah
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "LSU Breathes Easy After Opening Win". The Chicago Tribune. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
3. "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Southeast Missouri State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.