1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA Tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball
Conference USA Regular Season Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceConference USA
Ranking
CoachesNo. 7
APNo. 7
1999–00 record29–4 (16–0 C-USA)
Head coachBob Huggins (11th season)
Assistant coachMick Cronin (4th season)
Home arenaFifth Third Arena
1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
American
No. No. 7 Cincinnati16–0 1.000  29–4  .879
Louisville10–6 .625  19–12  .613
DePaul9–7 .563  21–12  .636
Marquette8–8 .500  15–14  .517
Saint Louis †7–9 .438  19–14  .576
Charlotte7–9 .438  17–16  .515
National
Tulane8–8 .500  20–11  .645
South Florida8–8 .500  17–14  .548
Southern Miss7–9 .438  17–12  .586
UAB7–9 .438  14–14  .500
Memphis7–9 .438  15–16  .484
Houston2–14 .125  9–22  .290
† 2000 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

Source[2]

1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G/F 3 DerMarr Johnson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg) Fr Washington, D.C.
C 4 Kenyon Martin 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Saginaw, Michigan
F 5 Jermaine Tate 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Toledo, Ohio
G 11 Kenny Satterfield 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr New York City, New York
G 13 Leonard Stokes 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Buffalo, New York
G 14 David Dissinger 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 22 Steve Logan 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)195 lb (88 kg) So Cleveland, Ohio
F 24 Ryan Fletcher 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)245 lb (111 kg) Sr Franklin, Ohio
F 32 Pete Mickeal 6 ft 6.5 in (1.99 m)230 lb (104 kg) Sr Rock Island, Illinois
G 34 Chris Taflinger 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Lima, Ohio
C 44 B. J. Grove 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)255 lb (116 kg) Fr Cincinnati, Ohio
C 50 Donald Little 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)215 lb (98 kg) Fr Augusta, Georgia
Head coach

Bob Huggins

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

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999*
 No. 1 Youngstown State W 94–67  1–0
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 26, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Cleveland State
Big Island Invitational		 W 91–56  2–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Nov 27, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Santa Clara
Big Island Invitational		 W 88–67  3–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Nov 28, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. Iowa State
Big Island Invitational		 W 75–60  4–0
 Afook-Chinen Civic Auditorium 
Hilo, HI
Dec 4, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 25 Gonzaga
Rock-N-Roll Shootout		 W 75–68[3]  5–0
 Gund Arena 
Cleveland, OH
Dec 8, 1999*
 No. 1 vs. No. 7 North Carolina W 77–68  6–0
 United Center 
Chicago, IL
Dec 11, 1999*
 No. 1 Mississippi Valley State W 74–48  7–0
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 16, 1999
 No. 1 at Saint Louis W 79–64  8–0
(1–0)		 Scottrade Center 
St. Louis, MO
Dec 18, 1999*
 No. 1 at Xavier
Crosstown Shootout		 L 64–66  8–1
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnai, OH
Dec 22, 1999*
 No. 4 at No. 21 Oklahoma W 72–57  9–1
 Lloyd Noble Center 
Norman, OK
Dec 27, 1999*
 No. 4 Milwaukee W 93–60  10–1
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 30, 1999*
 No. 3 at Boise State W 78–46  11–1
 Taco Bell Arena 
Boise, ID
Jan 2, 2000*
 No. 3 UNLV W 106–66  12–1
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 5, 2000
 No. 3 Charlotte W 81–54  13–1
(2–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 8, 2000
 No. 3 Marquette W 67–48  14–1
(3–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 12, 2000
 No. 1 at Tulane W 72–59  15–1
(4–0)		 Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, LA
Jan 14, 2000*
 No. 1 Ohio W 73–59  16–1
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 19, 2000
 No. 1 Memphis W 75–55  17–1
(5–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Jan 23, 2000
 No. 1 at Marquette W 72–60  18–1
(6–0)		 Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 27, 2000
 No. 1 at Louisville
Rivalry		 W 75–65  19–1
(7–0)		 Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
Jan 29, 2000
 No. 1 South Florida W 89–72  20–1
(8–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 3, 2000
 No. 1 at Charlotte W 70–62  21–1
(9–0)		 Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, NC
Feb 5, 2000
 No. 1 at UAB W 93–80  22–1
(10–0)		 Bartow Arena 
Birmingham, AL
Feb 13, 2000
 No. 1 DePaul W 87–64  23–1
(11–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 17, 2000
 No. 1 at Houston W 77–65  24–1
(12–0)		 Hofheinz Pavilion 
Houston, TX
Feb 20, 2000*
 No. 1 No. 15 Temple L 69–77  24–2
 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 23, 2000
 No. 3 Southern Miss W 95–69  25–2
(13–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 27, 2000
 No. 3 Louisville
Rivalry		 W 68–59  26–2
(14–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Mar 2, 2000
 No. 2 at DePaul W 64–62  27–2
(15–0)		 Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, IL
Mar 4, 2000
 No. 2 Saint Louis W 84–41  28–2
(16–0)		 Fifth Third Arena 
Cincinnati, OH
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
 No. 1 vs. Saint Louis
Conference USA Quarterfinal		 L 58–68[4]  28–3
 The Pyramid 
Memphis, TN
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
 (S 2) No. 7 vs. (S 15) UNC Wilmington
First Round		 W 64–47  29–3
 Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
Mar 19, 2000*
 (S 2) No. 7 vs. (S 7) No. 18 Tulsa
Second Round		 L 61–69[5]  29–4
 Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South.

NCAA Tournament
  • South Region
    • Cincinnati 64, North Carolina-Wilmington 47
    • Tulsa 69, Cincinnati 61

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Rankings
Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Final 
AP 2 1 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 7 Not released 
Coaches 3 – 1 1 1 1 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 3 2 1 6 7

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

Awards and honors

NBA draft selections
YearRoundPickOverallPlayerNBA Club
2000111Kenyon MartinNew Jersey Nets
2000166DerMarr JohnsonAtlanta Hawks

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  5. "Tulsa wins intimidation battle against short-handed Cincy". Las Vegas Sun. March 20, 2000. Retrieved February 15, 2020.
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