1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball
SoCon tournament champions; SoCon North champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Southern Conference
	North Division
Record	23–9 (13–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Buzz Peterson (4th season);
Home arena	Varsity Gymnasium

1999–2000 Southern Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North
Appalachian State†	13	–	3	.813	23	–	9	.719
Davidson	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
UNC Greensboro	9	–	7	.563	15	–	13	.536
East Tennessee State	8	–	8	.500	14	–	15	.483
Western Carolina	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
VMI	1	–	15	.063	6	–	23	.207
South
College of Charleston	13	–	3	.813	24	–	6	.800
Georgia Southern	10	–	6	.625	16	–	12	.571
Wofford	8	–	8	.500	14	–	16	.467
Chattanooga	6	–	10	.375	10	–	19	.345
The Citadel	5	–	10	.333	9	–	20	.310
Furman	5	–	10	.333	14	–	18	.438

† SoCon Tournament winner As of April 30, 2000 Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Appalachian State Mountaineers men's basketball team represented Appalachian State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Mountaineers, led by fourth-year head coach Buzz Peterson, played their home games for the final season at the Varsity Gymnasium in Boone, North Carolina as members of the Southern Conference. The team finished the season with a record of 23–9 and 13–3 in SoCon play. They won the SoCon tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 14 seed in the South region, they lost to No. 3 seed Ohio State in the opening round.^[1]

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Rufus Leach	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr
G		Tyson Patterson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Sr	Winston-Salem, North Carolina

Head coach

Buzz Peterson (North Carolina)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		at No. 23 Oklahoma State America’s Youth Classic	L 75–87	0–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. Oral Roberts America’s Youth Classic	L 68–78	0–2	Gallagher-Iba Arena Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1999*		Lees-McRae	W 117–74	1–2	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Nov 29, 1999*		Belmont Abbey	W 104–90	2–2	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Dec 3, 1999*		vs. Toledo	W 68–65	3–2	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 4, 1999*		at Marquette	L 51–57	3–3	Bradley Center Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 8, 1999*		East Carolina	W 82–73	4–3	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Dec 18, 1999*		at Pittsburgh	L 64–67	4–4	Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Dec 20, 1999*		at Robert Morris	W 76–64	5–4	Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Dec 23, 1999*		at Green Bay	L 47–64	5–5	Brown County Arena Ashwaubenon, Wisconsin
Dec 30, 1999*		Tennessee Wesleyan	W 112–48	6–5	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Conference Regular season
Jan 3, 2000		at The Citadel	W 82–48	7–5 (1–0)	McAlister Field House Charleston, South Carolina
Jan 8, 2000		Georgia Southern	W 88–74	8–5 (2–0)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Jan 10, 2000		East Tennessee State	W 85–64	9–5 (3–0)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Jan 15, 2000		at East Tennessee State	W 89–76	10–5 (4–0)	Memorial Center Johnson City, Tennessee
Jan 17, 2000		VMI	W 97–72	11–5 (5–0)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000*		at Clemson	W 72–60	12–5	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 22, 2000		at Furman	W 73–63	13–5 (6–0)	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
Jan 24, 2000		at Western Carolina	W 102–82	14–5 (7–0)	Ramsey Center Cullowhee, North Carolina
Jan 29, 2000		Chattanooga	W 93–90 ^OT	15–5 (8–0)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Jan 31, 2000		at Davidson	W 77–72	16–5 (9–0)	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000		at College of Charleston	L 64–69	16–6 (9–1)	F. Mitchell Johnson Arena Charleston, South Carolina
Feb 9, 2000		UNC Greensboro	W 81–66	17–6 (10–1)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000		Wofford	W 84–61	18–6 (11–1)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
Feb 14, 2000		at VMI	L 69–78	18–7 (11–2)	Cameron Hall Lexington, Virginia
Feb 19, 2000		at Davidson	L 54–69	18–8 (11–3)	Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2000		at UNC Greensboro	W 78–69	19–8 (12–3)	Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina
Feb 26, 2000		Western Carolina	W 101–83	20–8 (13–3)	Varsity Gym Boone, North Carolina
SoCon tournament
Mar 3, 2000*		vs. Chattanooga Quarterfinals	W 88–66	21–8	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 4, 2000*		at Furman Semifinals	W 60–56	22–8	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. College of Charleston Championship game	W 68–56	23–8	Timmons Arena Greenville, South Carolina
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 8 Ohio State First Round	L 61–87	23–9	Gaylord Entertainment Center Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[3]

References

↑ "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
↑ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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[1] "Penn, Redd school Appalachian State". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[2] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

[3] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Appalachian State University Athletics. Retrieved September 11, 2021.

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