1999–2000 UMass Minutemen basketball team

1999-00 UMass Minutemen men's basketball

NIT, First Round
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
1999-00 record	17-16 (9-7 A-10)
Head coach	Bruiser Flint (4th year)
Assistant coach	Geoff Arnold
Assistant coach	Tony Barbee
Assistant coach	Mike Connors
Home arena	William D. Mullins Memorial Center

The 1999–00 UMass Minutemen basketball team represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Minutemen, led by fourth year head coach Bruiser Flint, played their home games at William D. Mullins Memorial Center and are members of the Atlantic 10 Conference. They finished the season 17-16, 9-7 in A-10 play to finish in third place.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
0	Anthony Oates	Center	6–10	285	Senior	Phoenix, Arizona
1	Jonathan DePina	Guard	5–9	185	Junior	South Boston, Massachusetts
3	Ronnell Blizzard	Forward	6–8	205	Sophomore	Waterbury, Connecticut
4	JoVann Johnson	Guard/Forward	6-3	205	Junior	Johnson City, Tennessee
5	Monty Mack	Guard	6–3	200	Senior	South Boston, Massachusetts
11	Darryl Denson	Guard	6–0	194	Junior	Springfield, Massachusetts
20	Winston Smith	Forward	6–5	228	Junior	Summit, New Jersey
22	Chris Kirkland	Forward	6–6	230	Senior	Timmonsville, South Carolina
23	Mike Babul	Forward	6–6	230	Senior	North Attleboro, Massachusetts
30	Shannon Crooks	Guard	6-2	222	Sophomore	Everett, Massachusetts
33	Kitwana Rhymer	Center/Forward	6–10	256	Junior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
40	Micah Brand	Forward/Center	6–11	243	Freshman	Middletown, New York

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/03/1999*	California All-Stars	W 103-97		Mullins Center (????)
11/10/1999*	Converse All-Stars	W 97-88 ^OT		Mullins Center (3,718)
Regular Season
11/20/1999*	at Iona	W 85-77	1–0	Mulcahy Center (3,025)
11/22/1999*	at #7 UConn (U-Game)	L 65-79	1–1	Gampel Pavilion (10,027)
11/29/1999*	Marshall	L 55-65	1–2	Mullins Center (5,682)
12/02/1999*	Boston University	W 70–51	2–2	Mullins Center (5,847)
12/04/1999*	at Boston College (Commonwealth Classic)	W 74-67	3-2	Conte Forum (6,475)
12/06/1999*	Villanova	W 52-51	4-2	Mullins Center (6,643)
12/11/1999*	at Detroit	L 59-63	4-3	Calihan Hall (6,152)
12/18/1999*	vs. Florida State (Orange Bowl Classic)	W 69-60	5-3	National Car Rental Center (????)
12/21/1999*	vs. Southern Illinois (Puerto Rico Holiday Classic)	L 63-65	5-4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????)
12/22/1999*	vs. American (Puerto Rico) (Puerto Rico Holiday Classic)	W 102-65	6-4	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????)
12/23/1999*	vs. Boston College (Puerto Rico Holiday Classic)	L 59-83	6-5	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex (????)
12/30/1999*	at Providence	L 60-61 ^OT	6-6	Providence Civic Center (9,796)
01/06/2000	St. Bonaventure	L 60-70	6-7 (0-1)	Mullins Center (5,136)
01/08/2000	Fordham	W 82-52	7-7 (1-1)	Mullins Center (5,092)
01/16/2000	at St. Joseph's	W 79-71	8-7 (2-1)	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse (3,200)
01/20/2000	Dayton	L 52-57	8-8 (2-2)	Mullins Center (4,835)
01/22/2000	Rhode Island	W 89-50	9-8 (3–2)	Mullins Center (5,050)
01/27/2000	at Duquesne	W 84-75	10-8 (4–2)	Palumbo Center (5,565)
01/29/2000	at Virginia Tech	W 49-41	11-8 (5–2)	Cassell Coliseum (4,661)
02/01/2000	#21 Temple	L 48-75	11-9 (5-3)	Mullins Center (8,048)
02/05/2000*	#16 Texas	L 57-68	11-10	Mullins Center (8,145)
02/09/2000	La Salle	W 82-48	12-10 (6-3)	Mullins Center (4,772)
02/12/2000	at Xavier	L 77-87	12-11 (6-4)	Cincinnati Gardens (10,100)
2/16/2000	at Fordham	W 81-72	13-11 (7–4)	Rose Hill Gymnasium (3,018)
02/19/2000	St. Joseph's	W 76-65	14-11 (8-4)	Mullins Center (5,356)
02/22/2000	at Rhode Island	W 57-37	15-11 (9-4)	Providence Civic Center (5,335)
02/26/2000	at #8 Temple	L 54-72	15-12 (9-5)	Liacouras Center (9,714)
02/29/2000	George Washington	L 86-87	15-13 (9-6)	Mullins Center (5,430)
03/04/2000	at St. Bonaventure	L 69-86	15-14 (9-7)	Reilly Center (6,000)
2000 Atlantic 10 Men's Basketball Tournament
03/08/2000	vs. Duquesne (1st Round)	W 77-52	16-14	First Union Spectrum (5,528)
03/09/2000	vs. George Washington (Quarterfinal)	W 86-68	17-14	First Union Spectrum (7,002)
03/10/2000	vs. #6 Temple (Semifinal)	L 47-54	17-15	First Union Spectrum (????)
2000 NIT
03/16/2000*	at Siena (First Round)	L 65-66	17-16	Pepsi Arena (9,649)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

UMass Minutemen basketball

Venues	Drill Hall (1899–1931) Curry Hicks Cage (1931–1993) William D. Mullins Memorial Center (1993–present)

Rivalries	Boston College

Culture & lore	Sam the Minuteman "Fight Mass"

People	Head coaches Retired numbers

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NCAA Final Four appearances in italics