1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	22–14 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Brad Soderberg Shawn Hood Brian Hecker
Home arena	Kohl Center

1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	13	–	3		.813			32	–	7		.821
No. 25 Purdue	12	–	4		.750			24	–	10		.706
No. 21 Illinois	11	–	5		.688			22	–	10		.688
No. 22 Indiana	10	–	6		.625			20	–	9		.690
Wisconsin	8	–	8		.500			22	–	14		.611
Iowa	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
Michigan	6	–	10		.375			15	–	14		.517
Penn State	5	–	11		.313			19	–	16		.543
Minnesota	4	–	12		.250			12	–	16		.429
Northwestern	0	–	16		.000			5	–	25		.167
No. 8 Ohio State*	11	–	3		.786			5	–	1		.833
† 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)[1]

The 1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished the season 22–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated Fresno State, Arizona, Louisiana State and Purdue en route to the Final Four before losing to Michigan State, 53–41, in Indianapolis.

Roster

1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 2 Travon Davis 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Summit, IL F 5 Maurice Linton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Calumet City, IL G 10 Jon Bryant 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Plymouth, MN G 13 Duany Duany 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr Bloomington, IN F 15 Andy Kowske 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Brookfield, WI G 20 Kirk Penney 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Auckland F 21 Robert Smith (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Madison, WI G 22 Mike Kelley 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Menomonee Falls, WI G 24 Freddie Owens 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Milwaukee, WI F/C 30 Dave Mader  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Appleton, WI G 32 Roy Boone 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Madison, WI F 40 Charlie Wills 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS So Angola, IN F 42 Julian Swartz 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Waukesha, WI F 44 Eric Faust (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Arlington Heights, IL F 50 Mark Vershaw 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr East Peoria, IL	Head coach Dick Bennett (Ripon) Assistant coach(es) Brad Soderberg (Ripon) Shawn Hood Brian Hecker Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2014-1-13

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/12/1999*		vs. No. 9 Missouri NABC Classic	W 66–55	1–0	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
11/13/1999*		at No. 17 Syracuse NABC Classic	L 49–68	1–1	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
11/20/1999*		Ball State	W 60–50	2–1	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
11/23/1999*		at UW–Milwaukee	W 69–49	3–1	Klotsche Center  Milwaukee, WI
11/30/1999*		at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 48–67	3–2	LJVM Coliseum  Winston-Salem, NC
12/03/1999*		Rhode Island	W 66–43	4–2	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/07/1999*		No. 10 Texas	W 61–45	5–2	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/08/1999*		UW–Green Bay	W 55–34	6–2	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/11/1999*		at South Florida	L 63–66	6–3	USF Sun Dome  Tampa, FL
12/14/1999*		at Northern Illinois	L 51–55	6–4	Chick Evans Field House  DeKalb, IL
12/23/1999*		Marquette	W 86–74	7–4	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
12/29/1999*		No. 17 Temple	W 62–44	8–4	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/05/2000		at No. 10 Indiana	L 67–71	8–5 (1–0)	Assembly Hall  Bloomington, IN
1/08/2000		No. 19 Illinois	W 63–59	9–5 (1–1)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/13/2000		No. 17 Ohio State	L 51–53	9–6 (1–2)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/15/2000		at Purdue	L 52–63	9–7 (1–3)	Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
1/19/2000		at Penn State	L 61–76	9–8 (1–4)	Bryce Jordan Center  University Park, PA
1/22/2000		Minnesota	W 85–53	10–8 (2–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/26/2000		Purdue	W 55–45	11–8 (3–4)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
1/29/2000		Iowa	L 55–61	11–9 (3–5)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/02/2000		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 48–51	11–10 (3–6)	Value City Arena  Columbus, OH
2/05/2000		at Minnesota	W 66–64	12–10 (4–6)	Williams Arena  Minneapolis, MN
2/12/2000		No. 6 Michigan State	L 44–61	12–11 (4–7)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/16/2000		Michigan	W 75–59	13–11 (5–7)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
2/19/2000		at No. 6 Michigan State	L 54–59	13–12 (5–8)	Breslin Student Events Center  East Lansing, MI
2/23/2000		at Iowa	W 54–45	14–12 (6–8)	Carver–Hawkeye Arena  Iowa City, IA
3/01/2000		at Northwestern	W 62–46	15–12 (7–8)	Welsh-Ryan Arena  Evanston, IL
3/05/2000 4:00 pm, CBS		No. 14 Indiana	W 56–53	16–12 (8–8)	Kohl Center  Madison, WI
Big Ten tournament
3/09/2000	(6)	vs. (11) Northwestern Opening Round	W 51–41	17–12	United Center  Chicago, IL
3/10/2000	(6)	vs. (3) No. 22 Purdue Quarterfinals	W 78-66	18–12	United Center  Chicago, IL
3/11/2000 5:00 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (2) No. 5 Michigan State Semifinals	L 46–55	18–13	United Center  Chicago, IL
NCAA tournament
3/16/2000*  CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Fresno State First Round	W 66–56	19–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
3/18/2000*  CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona Second Round	W 66–59	20–13	Jon M. Huntsman Center  Salt Lake City, UT
3/23/2000*  CBS	(8 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 10 LSU Sweet Sixteen	W 61–48	21–13	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
3/25/2000*  CBS	(8 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue Elite Eight	W 64–60	22–13	The Pit  Albuquerque, NM
4/01/2000*  CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Michigan State Final Four	L 41–53	22–14	RCA Dome  Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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Records & trivia

Tony Bennett was a member of the support staff, officially listed as a team manager in the team's media guide.[3]

References

1. "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
2. "Badgers 1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014.
3. "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2020.