1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular season champions
Mid-Con tournament champions
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
Record19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
Seasons
← 1998–99
2000–01 →
1999–2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oakland 11 – 5   .688 13 – 17   .433
Valparaiso † 10 – 6   .625 19 – 13   .594
Southern Utah 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Missouri-Kansas City 10 – 6   .625 16 – 13   .552
Youngstown State 9 – 7   .563 12 – 16   .429
Oral Roberts 8 – 8   .500 13 – 17   .433
Chicago State 7 – 9   .438 10 – 18   .357
IUPUI 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
Western Illinois 3 – 13   .188 8 – 22   .267
† 2000 Mid-Con Tournament[1] winner

The 1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 12th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 1 seed an eventual National champion Michigan State, 65–38,[2] to finish with a record of 19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con).

Roster

1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Luboš Bartoň 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 So  
G 11 Milo Stovall 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 So  
C 14 Ivan Vujic 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
 Sr  
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1999*
 Trinity International (IL) W 100–49  1–0
 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,739)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 26, 1999*
 vs. Mississippi State W 68–59  2–0
 Family Arena (3,982)
St. Charles, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999*
 vs. Murray State L 58–78  2–1
 Family Arena (2,090)
St. Charles, Missouri
Nov 28, 1999*
 vs. Evansville L 66–71  2–2
 Family Arena (2,765)
St. Charles, Missouri
Dec 2, 1999
 at Oral Roberts L 55–61  2–3
(0–1) 		Mabee Center (4,701)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1999*
 at Minnesota L 44–57  2–4
 Williams Arena (13,872)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 8, 1999*
 at Notre Dame L 42–65  2–5
 Joyce Center (10,382)
Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999*
 at Houston L 72–90  2–6
 Hofheinz Pavilion (8,642)
Houston, Texas
Dec 12, 1999*
 at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 75–67  3–6
 Circle K Court (2,297)
Corpus Christi, Texas
Dec 19, 1999*
 Wisconsin Lutheran W 82–43  4–6
 Athletics-Recreation Center (2,755)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 29, 1999*
 vs. Arkansas State L 56–64  4–7
 Myriad Convention Center (8,098)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1999*
 vs. Mount St. Mary's W 68–48  5–7
 Myriad Convention Center (8,265)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 2000
 at UMKC L 49–63  5–8
(0–2) 		Municipal Auditorium (2,207)
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 2000
 at Southern Utah L 79–86  5–9
(0–3) 		America First Event Center (2,287)
Cedar City, Utah
Jan 10, 2000*
 Belmont W 89–86 OT 6–9
 Athletics-Recreation Center (3,728)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 13, 2000
 Oakland W 58–56  7–9
(1–3) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (3,963)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 15, 2000
 at Youngstown State L 49–55  7–10
(1–4) 		Beeghly Center (3,550)
Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000
 Western Illinois L 50–64  7–11
(1–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,517)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 27, 2000
 Chicago State W 84–59  8–11
(2–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,037)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 29, 2000
 at IUPUI W 65–49  9–11
(3–5) 		The Jungle (1,429)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 3, 2000
 at Oakland W 65–62  10–11
(4–5) 		Athletics Center O'rena (3,105)
Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 5, 2000
 Southern Utah W 76–62  11–11
(5–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,579)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 7, 2000*
 at Belmont W 86–60  12–11
 Striplin Gymnasium (1,109)
Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 2000
 UMKC W 92–76  13–11
(6–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,371)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 12, 2000
 Oral Roberts W 60–59  14–11
(7–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,314)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 17, 2000
 at Western Illinois W 80–67  15–11
(8–5) 		Western Hall (2,143)
Macomb, Illinois
Feb 19, 2000
 Youngstown State W 65–57  16–11
(9–5) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,611)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000
 at Chicago State L 47–69  16–12
(9–6) 		Dickens Athletic Center (1,105)
Chicago, Illinois
Feb 26, 2000
 IUPUI W 68–41  17–12
(10–6) 		Athletics-Recreation Center (4,814)
Valparaiso, Indiana
Mid-Con tournament
Mar 6, 2000*
 vs. Oral Roberts
Semifinals 		W 71–56  18–12
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,143)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 7, 2000*
 vs. Southern Utah
Championship game 		W 71–62  19–12
 Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (3,043)
Fort Wayne, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
 CBS 		(16 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State
First Round 		L 38–65  19–13
 CSU Convocation Center (13,374)
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3][4]

References

  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "Spartans overwhelm Valparaiso". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "1999-2000 Valparaiso Crusaders Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.