1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball
WAC Regular Season Champions
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceWestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 9
APNo. 18
Record32–5 (12–2 WAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReynolds Center
1999–2000 WAC men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 18 Tulsa122 .857325  .865
Fresno State113 .7862410  .706
SMU95 .643219  .700
TCU86 .5711814  .563
San Jose State68 .4291515  .500
Hawaii59 .3571712  .586
UTEP410 .2861315  .464
Rice113 .071522  .185
2000 WAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team represented the University of Tulsa as a member of the Western Athletic Conference in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Golden Hurricane played their home games at the Reynolds Center. Led by head coach Bill Self, they finished the season 32–5 overall and 12–2 in conference play to finish atop the WAC standings. After losing in the championship game of the 2000 WAC men's basketball tournament, the team defeated UNLV, #7 Cincinnati, and #23 Miami (FL) to reach the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament, before falling to North Carolina in the South Regional Final.

Roster

1999–2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 02 Charlie Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
G 10 Greg Harrington 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
So
F 11 Eric Coley 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr
G 12 Dante Swanson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
C 13 Brandon Kurtz 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Sr
G 14 Antonio Reed 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Fr
F 22 DeMario Hooper 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Fr
G 31 Marcus Hill 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr
G 32 Tony Heard 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr
F 33 David Shelton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr
F 34 Kevin Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Fr
C 55 DeAngelo McDaniel 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
So
Head coach

Bill Self

Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 21, 1999*
at Rhode Island W 91–66  1–0
Keaney Gymnasium (4,317)
Kingston, RI
Nov 24, 1999*
Georgia State W 100–73  2–0
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 27, 1999*
Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 97–45  3–0
Reynolds Center (7,563)
Tulsa, OK
Nov 29, 1999*
at Saint Joseph's W 79–73  4–0
Hagan Arena (2,911)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 1, 1999*
Texas–San Antonio W 76–59  5–0
Reynolds Center (7,597)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 4, 1999*
UAB W 88–73  6–0
Reynolds Center (7,839)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 7, 1999*
Southwest Missouri State W 69–60  7–0
Reynolds Center[3] (8,355)
Tulsa, OK[4]
Dec 11, 1999*
at Oral Roberts L 59–60  7–1
Mabee Center (8,475)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 18, 1999*
Delaware State W 72–52  8–1
Reynolds Center (7,850)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 21, 1999*
vs. Boston College
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 80–66  9–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (435)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1999*
vs. UNC Charlotte
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 76–61  10–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (100)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1999*
vs. No. 11 Tennessee
Puerto Rico Holiday Classic
W 88–68  11–1
Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (765)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1999*
No. 25 UMKC W 81–60  12–1
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Dec 30, 1999*
No. 25 at North Texas W 113–77  13–1
Super Pit (2,090)
Denton, TX
Jan 6, 2000
No. 22 at TCU W 94–73  14–1
(1–0)
Daniel-Meyer Coliseum (5,260)
Fort Worth, TX
Jan 12, 2000*
No. 19 at Creighton W 75–67  15–1
Omaha Civic Auditorium (5,516)
Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000*
No. 19 at Rice W 67–49  16–1
(2–0)
Rice Gymnasium (3,441)
Houston, TX
Jan 20, 2000*
No. 15 San Jose State W 67–41  17–1
(3–0)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 22, 2000*
No. 15 Hawaii W 100–78  18–1
(4–0)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 24, 2000*
No. 15 Centenary W 84–44  19–1
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 27, 2000*
No. 13 at UTEP W 89–71  20–1
(5–0)
Don Haskins Center (9,506)
El Paso, TX
Jan 29, 2000*
No. 13 at Fresno State L 73–75  20–2
(5–1)
Selland Arena (10,220)
Fresno, CA
Feb 3, 2000*
No. 17 SMU W 70–59  21–2
(6–1)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 5, 2000*
No. 17 TCU W 103–70  22–2
(7–1)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 12, 2000*
No. 15 Rice W 75–33  23–2
(8–1)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 18, 2000*
No. 13 at Hawaii W 75–61  24–2
(9–1)
Stan Sheriff Center (6,791)
Honolulu, Hawaii
Feb 19, 2000*
No. 13 at San Jose State W 64–56  25–2
(10–1)
The Event Center (1,568)
San Jose, CA
Feb 24, 2000
No. 12 Fresno State L 72–73  25–3
(10–2)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Feb 26, 2000
No. 12 UTEP W 85–55  26–3
(11–2)
Reynolds Center (8,355)
Tulsa, OK
Mar 4, 2000
No. 15 at SMU W 83–78 2OT 27–3
(12–2)
Moody Coliseum (8,998)
Dallas, TX
WAC Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
(1) No. 14 vs. (8) Rice
Quarterfinals
W 71–51  28–3
Selland Arena (2,960)
Fresno, CA
Mar 10, 2000*
(1) No. 14 vs. (4) TCU
Semifinals
W 93–71  29–3
Selland Arena (9,668)
Fresno, CA
Mar 11, 2000*
(1) No. 14 at (2) Fresno State
Championship
L 72–75  29–4
Selland Arena (10,021)
Fresno, CA
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(7 S) No. 18 vs. (10 S) UNLV
First Round
W 89–62[5]  30–4
Bridgestone Arena (17,230)
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
(7 S) No. 18 vs. (2 S) No. 7 Cincinnati
Second Round
W 69–61[6]  31–4
Bridgestone Arena (17,297)
Nashville, TN
Mar 24, 2000*
(7 S) No. 18 vs. (6 S) No. 23 Miami (FL)
Sweet Sixteen
W 80–71[7]  32–4
Frank Erwin Center (16,731)
Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*
(7 S) No. 18 vs. (8 S) North Carolina
Elite Eight
L 55–59[8]  32–5
Frank Erwin Center (16,731)
Austin, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
S=South.
All times are in Central.

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Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked.
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415161718Final
AP252219151317151312151418Not released
Coaches25221715161513131717199

^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

References

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  2. "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  3. "Tulsa 69, Sw Missouri St 60". ESPN.
  4. "Tulsa 69, Sw Missouri St 60". ESPN.
  5. "Tulsa Blows Away Rebels". CBS News. March 24, 2007. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
  7. "Golden Opportunity / Unheralded Tulsa reaches Elite Eight for first time". Newsday. March 24, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  8. "Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  9. "1999-00 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
  10. "1999-2000 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
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