1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NIT, First Round
Conference Big Ten Conference
1999–2000 record 15-14 (6-10, T-7th Big Ten)
Head coach Brian Ellerbe
Assistant coach Scott Trost
Assistant coach Kurtis Townsend
Assistant coach Lorenzo Neely
MVP LaVell Blanchard
MVP Kevin Gaines
Captain Josh Asselin
Captain Darius Taylor
Captain Peter Vignier
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#2 Michigan State 13 3   .813     32 7   .821
#25 Purdue 12 4   .750     24 10   .706
#21 Illinois 11 5   .688     22 10   .688
#22 Indiana 10 6   .625     20 9   .690
Wisconsin 8 8   .500     22 14   .611
Iowa 6 10   .375     14 16   .467
Michigan 6 10   .375     15 14   .517
Penn State 5 11   .313     19 16   .543
Minnesota 4 12   .250     12 16   .429
Northwestern 0 16   .000     5 25   .167
#8 Ohio State* 5 1   .833     11 3   .786
2000 Big Ten Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program
Disputed record: Ohio State-(23-7)(13-3)

The 1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Brian Ellerbe, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.[1] The team earned an eight seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2000 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament.[2] The team earned an invitation to the 2000 National Invitation Tournament, where it was eliminated in the first round.[3] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,[4] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.[5] The team posted a 17 record against ranked opponents. Its lone victory occurred on January 7, 2000 against Illinois by a 9591 margin in overtime at Crisler Arena.[6]

Josh Asselin, Darius Taylor and Peter Vignier served as team captains, and LaVell Blanchard and Kevin Gaines shared team MVP honors.[7] The team's leading scorers were LaVell Blanchard (404 points), Kevin Gaines (339 points) and Jamal Crawford (283 points). The leading rebounders were Blanchard (224), John Asselin (155) and Pete Vignier (114).[8]

The team twice surpassed the school single-game record total of 34 free throws made set on December 9, 1998 when they totaled 37 against Illinois on January 16, 2000 and then with 38 against Iowa on March 1, 2000. The single-game total of 38 continues to be the school record.[9]

In the 2000 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament at the United Center from March 912, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round they lost to number 9 Penn State 7666.[10]

On March 15, 2000, Michigan lost to Notre Dame 7565 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana in the first round of the 2000 National Invitation Tournament.[3][6]

Team players drafted into the NBA

Year Round Pick Player NBA Club
2000 1 8 Jamal Crawford Cleveland Cavaliers

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See also

References

  1. "Big Ten Basketball 2009-10 Media Guide". CBS Interactive. p. 69. Retrieved 2010-09-14.
  2. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  3. 1 2 "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  4. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 6883. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  5. "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved 2010-09-18.
  6. 1 2 "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 48. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  7. "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 910. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
  8. "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  9. "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 14. Retrieved 2010-09-19.
  10. "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Retrieved 2010-09-22.
  11. "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved 2014-04-25.
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