1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

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).

1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular season champions
Mid-Con Tournament champions
ConferenceMid-Continent Conference
1999–2000 record19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con)
Head coach
Home arenaAthletics–Recreation Center
1999–2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland115 .6881317  .433
Valparaiso106 .6251913  .594
Southern Utah106 .6251613  .552
Missouri-Kansas City106 .6251613  .552
Youngstown State97 .5631216  .429
Oral Roberts88 .5001317  .433
Chicago State79 .4381018  .357
IUPUI412 .250721  .250
Western Illinois313 .188822  .267
2000 Mid-Con Tournament[1] winner

Roster

1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 1 Luboš Bartoň 6 ft 8 in (2.03 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 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Nov 26, 1999*
    vs. Mississippi State W 68–59  2–0
    Family Arena 
    St. Charles, Missouri
    Nov 27, 1999*
    vs. Murray State L 58–78  2–1
    Family Arena 
    St. Charles, Missouri
    Nov 28, 1999*
    vs. Evansville L 66–71  2–2
    Family Arena 
    St. Charles, Missouri
    Dec 2, 1999
    at Oral Roberts L 55–61  2–3
    (0–1)
    Mabee Center 
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Dec 4, 1999*
    at Minnesota L 44–57  2–4
    Williams Arena 
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Dec 8, 1999*
    at Notre Dame L 42–65  2–5
    Joyce Center 
    Notre Dame, Indiana
    Dec 11, 1999*
    at Houston L 72–90  2–6
    Hofheinz Pavilion 
    Houston, Texas
    Dec 12, 1999*
    at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi W 75–67  3–6
    Circle K Court 
    Corpus Christi, Texas
    Dec 19, 1999*
    Wisconsin Lutheran W 82–43  4–6
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Dec 29, 1999*
    vs. Arkansas State L 56–64  4–7
    Myriad Convention Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Dec 30, 1999*
    vs. Mount St. Mary's W 68–48  5–7
    Myriad Convention Center 
    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Jan 3, 2000
    at UMKC L 49–63  5–8
    (0–2)
    Municipal Auditorium 
    Kansas City, Missouri
    Jan 6, 2000
    at Southern Utah L 79–86  5–9
    (0–3)
    America First Event Center 
    Cedar City, Utah
    Jan 10, 2000*
    Belmont W 89–86 OT 6–9
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Jan 13, 2000
    Oakland W 58–56  7–9
    (1–3)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Jan 15, 2000
    at Youngstown State L 49–55  7–10
    (1–4)
    Beeghly Center 
    Youngstown, Ohio
    Jan 22, 2000
    Western Illinois L 50–64  7–11
    (1–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Jan 27, 2000
    Chicago State W 84–59  8–11
    (2–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Jan 29, 2000
    at IUPUI W 65–49  9–11
    (3–5)
    The Jungle 
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    Feb 3, 2000
    Oakland W 65–62  10–11
    (4–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Feb 5, 2000
    Southern Utah W 76–62  11–11
    (5–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Feb 7, 2000*
    at Belmont W 86–60  12–11
    Striplin Gymnasium 
    Nashville, Tennessee
    Feb 10, 2000
    UMKC W 92–76  13–11
    (6–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Feb 12, 2000
    Oral Roberts W 60–59  14–11
    (7–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Feb 17, 2000
    at Western Illinois W 80–67  15–11
    (8–5)
    Western Hall 
    Macomb, Illinois
    Feb 19, 2000
    Youngstown State W 65–57  16–11
    (9–5)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Feb 24, 2000
    at Chicago State L 47–69  16–12
    (9–6)
    Dickens Athletic Center 
    Chicago, Illinois
    Feb 26, 2000
    IUPUI W 68–41  17–12
    (10–6)
    Athletics-Recreation Center 
    Valparaiso, Indiana
    Mid-Con Tournament
    Mar 6, 2000*
    vs. Oral Roberts
    Semifinals
    W 71–56  18–12
    Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
    Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Mar 7, 2000*
    vs. Southern Utah
    Championship game
    W 71–62  19–12
    Allen County War Memorial Coliseum 
    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 
    Cleveland, Ohio
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Central Time.

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