1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals basketball team

The 1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals basketball team represented Lamar University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Cardinals, led by first year head coach Mike Deane, played their home games at the Montagne Center as members of the East Division of the Southland Conference. The Cardinals finished the season 15–16, 8–10 in Southland play. They won the Southland Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2000 NCAA Tournament as No. 16 seed in the East region. In the opening round, the Lamar was beaten by No. 1 seed Duke, 82–55.[2]

1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball
Southland Tournament Champions
ConferenceSouthland Conference
1999–2000 record15–16 (8–10 Southland)
Head coach
Home arenaMontagne Center
1999–2000 Southland Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Sam Houston State15–3 .83322–7  .759
Louisiana-Monroe13–5 .72219–9  .679
Texas-San Antonio12–6 .66715–13  .536
Northwestern State11–7 .61117–13  .567
Texas-Arlington11–7 .61115–12  .556
Lamar †8–10 .44415–16  .484
Texas State8–10 .44412–17  .414
Nicholls State8–10 .44411–17  .393
Southeastern Louisiana5–13 .27810–17  .370
McNeese State5–13 .2786–21  .222
Stephen F. Austin3–15 .1676–21  .222
† 2000 Southland Conference Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster
1999–2000 Lamar Cardinals men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F Landon Rowe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 Sr
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    [3]

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Schedule[4]
    Regular Season
    Nov 20, 1999*
    		 Texas Southern W 78–62  1–0
    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Nov 23, 1999*
    		 at Southern Methodist L 56–67  1–1
    		 Moody Coliseum 
    Dallas, Texas
    Nov 27, 1999*
    		 Drake W 62–44  2–1
    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Nov 30, 1999*
    		 at San Francisco L 43–69  2–2
    		 War Memorial Gymnasium 
    San Francisco, California
    Dec 11, 1999*
    		 Tulane L 45–51  2–3
    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Dec 14, 1999*
    		 at Louisiana–Lafayette L 79–81  2–4
    		 Cajundome 
    Lafayette, Louisiana
    Dec 22, 1999*
    		 at Rice W 51–40  4–4
    		 Tudor Fieldhouse 
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 28, 1999
    		 Louisiana–Monroe W 94–92 3OT 5–4
    (1–0)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Dec 30, 1999
    		 Northwestern State W 70–58  6–4
    (2–0)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 3, 2000*
    		 at No. 20 Oklahoma L 63–67  6–5
    		 Lloyd Noble Center 
    Norman, Oklahoma
    Jan 6, 2000
    		 at Stephen F. Austin W 58–56  7–5
    (3–0)    		 William R. Johnson Coliseum 
    Nacogdoches, Texas
    Jan 8, 2000
    		 McNeese State W 74–49  8–5
    (4–0)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 13, 2000
    		 at Texas State L 73–74 OT 8–6
    (4–1)    		 Strahan Coliseum 
    San Marcos, Texas
    Jan 15, 2000
    		 at Texas–San Antonio L 58–82  8–7
    (4–2)    		 Convocation Center 
    San Antonio, Texas
    Jan 20, 2000
    		 Southeastern Louisiana W 61–55  9–7
    (5–2)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 22, 2000
    		 Nicholls State W 70–63  10–7
    (6–2)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Jan 27, 2000
    		 at Sam Houston State L 51–69  10–8
    (6–3)    		 Johnson Coliseum 
    Huntsville, Texas
    Jan 29, 2000
    		 at Texas–Arlington L 69–81  10–9
    (6–4)    		 Texas Hall 
    Arlington, Texas
    Feb 3, 2000
    		 at Louisiana-Monroe L 58–95  10–10
    (6–5)    		 Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Feb 5, 2000
    		 at Northwestern State L 63–65  10–11
    (6–6)    		 Prather Coliseum 
    Natchitoches, Louisiana
    Feb 10, 2000
    		 Stephen F. Austin W 82–75  11–11
    (7–6)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 17, 2000
    		 at Sam Houston State L 53–68  11–12
    (7–7)    		 Johnson Coliseum 
    Huntsville, Texas
    Feb 19, 2000
    		 Texas-Arlington L 54–55  11–13
    (7–8)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Feb 26, 2000
    		 Texas State W 71–61  12–13
    (8–8)    		 Montagne Center 
    Beaumont, Texas
    Mar 2, 2000
    		 at McNeese State L 52–64  12–14
    (8–9)    		 Burton Coliseum 
    Lake Charles, Louisiana
    Mar 4, 2000
    		 at Southeastern Louisiana L 49–60  12–15
    (8–10)    		 University Center 
    Hammond, Louisiana
    Southland Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
    Mar 7, 2000*
    		 at Louisiana-Monroe
    Quarterfinals    		 W 66–62  13–15
    		 Fant-Ewing Coliseum 
    Monroe, Louisiana
    Mar 9, 2000*
    		 vs. Texas State
    Semifinals    		 W 53–50  14–15
    		 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 
    Shreveport, Louisiana
    Mar 11, 2000*
    		 vs. Northwestern State
    Championship game    		 W 62–55  15–15
    		 Hirsch Memorial Coliseum 
    Shreveport, Louisiana
    NCAA Tournament
    Mar 17, 2000*
    		 (1 E) vs. (16 E) No. 1 Duke
    First Round    		 L 55–82  15–16
    		 Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
    Winston-Salem, North Carolina
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.
    All times are in Central Time.

    References
    1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Southland Conference Season Summary
    2. "Duke shows Lamar why it's No. 1". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
    3. "Lamar Cardinals Roster". Lamar University Athletics. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
    4. "1999-00 Lamar Cardinals Schedule". ESPN Enterprises. Retrieved September 18, 2021.
    This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.