1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings
	† 2000 ACC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, Final Four
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
1999–2000 record	22–14 (9–7 ACC)
Head coach	Bill Guthridge (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Phil Ford (11th season); Dave Hanners (10th season); Pat Sullivan (3rd season);
Home arena	Dean Smith Center

The 1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team represented the University of North Carolina from Chapel Hill, North Carolina.[2]

Led by head coach Bill Guthridge, the Tar Heels reached the Final Four of the NCAA Tournament. It marked the 15th Final Four appearance in program history, and the second in three years for Coach Guthridge.

Roster

1999–2000 North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	00	Brendan Haywood	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Jr	Dudley	Greensboro, North Carolina
G	5	Ed Cota (C)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	St. Thomas More Academy	Brooklyn, New York
G/F	11	Michael Brooker	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Brentwood Academy	Sandersville, Georgia
G	14	Jonathan Holmes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bloomington South	Bloomington, Indiana
G	15	Kenny White	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Oak Hill Academy	Chattanooga, Tennessee
G	21	Terrence Newby	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Jordan-Matthews	Siler City, North Carolina
G	22	Ronald Curry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Hampton	Hampton, Virginia
G	24	Max Owens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Mount Zion Academy	Macon, Georgia
G/F	25	Jason Capel	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	St. John's Prospect Hall	Fayetteville, North Carolina
F	32	Orlando Meléndez	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	McDowell	Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico
F	35	Jim Everett (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Providence	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	40	Joseph Forte	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	DeMatha	Greenbelt, Maryland
F/C	42	Kris Lang	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	243 lb (110 kg)	So	Hunter Huss	Gastonia, North Carolina
F	43	Matt Laczkowski	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Westminster	Westminster, Maryland
F	44	Will Johnson (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	Fr	Hickory	Hickory, North Carolina
F	45	Julius Peppers	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Fr	Southern Nash	Bailey, North Carolina
F/C	50	Brian Bersticker	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	232 lb (105 kg)	So	Kempsville	Virginia Beach, Virginia

Head coach

Bill Guthridge (Kansas State)

Assistant coach(es)

Phil Ford (North Carolina)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Feb 26, 2000		at No. 19 Maryland	L 73–81	17–11 (8–6)	Cole Fieldhouse College Park, MD
Mar 1, 2000		Georgia Tech	W 74–72 ^OT	18–11 (9–6)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, NC
Mar 4, 2000		at No. 4 Duke	L 76–90	18–12 (9–7)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, NC
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. Wake Forest ACC Tournament Quarterfinal	L 52–58	18–13	Independence Arena Charlotte, NC
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (9 S) Missouri First Round	W 84–70	19–13	Birmingham, AL
Mar 19, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 3 Stanford Second Round	W 60–53	20–13	Birmingham, AL
Mar 24, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee Sweet Sixteen	W 74–69	21–13	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Mar 26, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (7 S) No. 18 Tulsa Elite Eight	W 59–55[4]	22–13	Frank Erwin Center Austin, TX
Apr 1, 2000*	(8 S)	vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida Final Four	L 59–71	22–14	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

Rankings

References

sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
"1999-00 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
"North Carolina Tar Heels 1999-2000 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved May 25, 2019.
"Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

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[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[sports-reference-2] "1999-00 UNC Tar Heels Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[tarheeltimes-3] "North Carolina Tar Heels 1999-2000 Basketball Roster". Tar Heel Times. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

[4] "Forte Leads North Carolina Into Final Four". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved May 25, 2019.

North Carolina Tar Heels men's basketball
Venues	Bynum Gymnasium (1910–1924) Tin Can (1924–1938) Woollen Gymnasium (1938–1965) Carmichael Auditorium (1965–1986) Dean Smith Center (1986–present)
Rivalries	Duke (Carlyle Cup) Kentucky NC State Wake Forest
Culture & lore	Rameses The Marching Tar Heels Junior varsity team Inside Carolina Four corners offense Dixie Classic/Big Four Tobacco Road Scandal
People	Head coaches Honorees Honored players NBA draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21
Helms and Premo-Porretta national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics; NCAA championships in bolded italics

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke †	15	–	1	.938	29	–	5	.853
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	22	–	14	.611
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	22	–	14	.611
NC State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Florida State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Georgia Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333

† 2000 ACC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]