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1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record19–14 (7–9 C-USA)
Head coach
Home arenaScottrade Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
American
No. 7 Cincinnati 16 0   1.000 29 4   .879
Louisville 10 6   .625 19 12   .613
DePaul 9 7   .563 21 12   .636
Marquette 8 8   .500 15 14   .517
Saint Louis 7 9   .438 19 14   .576
Charlotte 7 9   .438 17 16   .515
National
Tulane 8 8   .500 20 11   .645
South Florida 8 8   .500 17 14   .548
Southern Miss 7 9   .438 17 12   .586
UAB 7 9   .438 14 14   .500
Memphis 7 9   .438 15 16   .484
Houston 2 14   .125 9 22   .290
2000 Conference USA Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team represented Saint Louis University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Billikens were led by head coach Lorenzo Romar who was in his first season at Saint Louis. The team played their home games at Scottrade Center. They were a member of Conference USA. The Billikens finished the season 19–14, 7–9 in C-USA play to finish 5th in the conference standings. They won the C-USA tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they were defeated by Utah in the opening round.

Guard Justin Love (18.2) and forward Justin Tatum (8.3) led the team in scoring.[2][3]

Roster

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1999–2000 Saint Louis Billikens men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 3 Justin Love 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Sr   San Francisco, California
F 30 Matt Baniak 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Jr    
F 40 Justin Tatum 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
So CBC HS St. Louis, Missouri
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 13, 1999*
Air Force
Earth Grains Classic
W 78–70  1–0
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 14, 1999*
Alabama
Earth Grains Classic
W 78–70  2–0
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 21, 1999*
UNC Asheville W 84–72  3–0
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999*
Louisiana Tech L 60–68  3–1
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 1, 1999*
at Kansas State L 68–69  3–2
Bramlage Coliseum 
Manhattan, Kansas
Dec 4, 1999*
Texas State W 76–52  4–2
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 12, 1999*
Missouri W 75–72  5–2
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 16, 1999
No. 1 Cincinnati L 64–79  5–3
(0–1)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 19, 1999*
UMKC W 66–64  6–3
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Dec 23, 1999*
at Dayton W 83–74  7–3
University of Dayton Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 30, 1999*
vs. No. 10 Kansas
Sprint Shootout
L 60–71  7–4
Kemper Arena 
Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 2, 2000*
at Southwest Missouri State L 62–71  7–5
Hammons Student Center 
Springfield, Missouri
Jan 5, 2000
at Marquette L 38–56  7–6
(0–2)
Bradley Center 
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Jan 8, 2000
Memphis W 75–67  8–6
(1–2)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 11, 2000*
Southern Illinois W 76–64  9–6
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 15, 2000
at Charlotte L 51–72  9–7
(1–3)
Dale F. Halton Arena 
Charlotte, North Carolina
Jan 22, 2000
at No. 23 DePaul W 75–69 OT 10–7
(2–3)
Allstate Arena 
Rosemont, Illinois
Jan 26, 2000
Marquette W 67–52  11–7
(3–3)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Jan 29, 2000
Louisville W 52–48  12–7
(4–3)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 5, 2000
at South Florida L 55–58  12–8
(4–4)
Sun Dome 
Tampa, Florida
Feb 9, 2000
UAB W 78–61  13–8
(5–4)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 12, 2000
Houston W 82–70  14–8
(6–4)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Feb 16, 2000
at Southern Miss L 48–71  14–9
(6–5)
Reed Green Coliseum 
Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Feb 19, 2000
at Tulane L 58–62  14–10
(6–6)
Avron B. Fogelman Arena 
New Orleans, Louisiana
Feb 23, 2000
at Louisville L 56–68  14–11
(6–6)
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 26, 2000
DePaul L 54–55  14–12
(6–8)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 1, 2000
Charlotte W 72–63  15–12
(7–8)
Scottrade Center 
Saint Louis, Missouri
Mar 4, 2000
at No. 2 Cincinnati L 41–84  15–13
(7–9)
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, Ohio
C-USA tournament
Mar 8, 2000*
(9) vs. (8) Southern Miss
First Round
W 59–51  16–13
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 9, 2000*
(9) vs. (1) No. 1 Cincinnati
Quarterfinals
W 68–58[5]  17–13
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 10, 2000*
(9) vs. (4) Tulane
Semifinals
W 64–46  18–13
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
Mar 11, 2000*
(9) vs. (3) DePaul
Championship Game
W 56–49  19–13
The Pyramid 
Memphis, Tennessee
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
(9 MW) vs. (8 MW) Utah
First Round
L 45–48  19–14
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region MW=Midwest.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Conference USA Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999–2000 Stats" (PDF). Saint Louis Billikens. Archived (PDF) from the original on December 22, 2023.
  3. ^ DeCourcy, Mike (February 9, 2022). "Do you know the name Harry Statham? If you are a college basketball fan, you should know the McKendree legend". The Sporting News. Retrieved December 22, 2023. Tatum had been the second-leading scorer for the Billikens' Conference USA championship team in 2000.
  4. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  5. ^ "Martin's Injury Fells Cincinnati". Chicago Tribune. March 10, 2000. Retrieved September 3, 2021.
  6. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". Saint Louis University Athletics. Retrieved September 3, 2021.