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1999–2000 Utah Utes men's basketball team

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1999–2000 Utah Utes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
ConferenceMountain West Conference
Record23–9 (10–4 MWC)
Head coach
Home arenaJon M. Huntsman Center
Seasons
2000–01 →
1999–2000 Mountain West Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
UNLV 10 4   .714 23 8   .742
Utah 10 4   .714 23 9   .719
New Mexico 9 5   .643 18 14   .563
Colorado State 8 6   .571 18 12   .600
Wyoming 8 6   .571 19 12   .613
BYU 7 7   .500 22 11   .667
Air Force 4 10   .286 8 20   .286
San Diego State 0 14   .000 5 23   .179
2000 Mountain West tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

The 1999–2000 Utah Utes men's basketball team represented the University of Utah as a member of the Mountain West Conference during the 1999–2000 men's basketball season. Led by head coach Rick Majerus, the Utes finished with an overall record of 23–9 (10–4 WAC) and advanced to the second round of the NCAA tournament.

Roster

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1999–2000 Utah Utes men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
PG 4 Isaac Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Arlington, Texas
F/C 13 Hanno Möttölä 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr Helsinki, Finland
PG 14 Gary Colbert 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Etiwanda, California
SG 15 Nick Jacobson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Fr Fargo, North Dakota
SG 21 Trace Caton 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) Jr Alamosa, Colorado
F 31 Britton Johnsen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Murray, Utah
G 35 Jeff Johnsen 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Murray, Utah
F/C 40 Phil Cullen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Chelan, Washington
PG 41 Trent Whiting 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Jr Kuna, Idaho
F 50 Alex Jensen 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Bountiful, Utah
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 16, 1999*
No. 16 Arkansas State W 76–43  1–0
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Nov 19, 1999*
No. 16 at No. 14 Kentucky L 48–56  1–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Nov 29, 1999*
No. 16 Stony Brook W 74–45  2–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 1, 1999*
No. 20 at Weber State L 72–84  2–2
Dee Events Center 
Ogden, Utah
Dec 3, 1999*
No. 20 Augusta State W 69–56  3–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 7, 1999*
Utah State W 77–42  4–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 11, 1999*
at Washington State W 78–66  5–2
Friel Court 
Pullman, Washington
Dec 17, 1999*
Sioux Falls W 72–48  6–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 18, 1999*
Chicago State W 84–58  7–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 22, 1999*
No. 14 Texas W 79–73  8–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 28, 1999*
No. 21 Oregon State W 87–77  9–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Dec 30, 1999*
No. 21 Milwaukee W 71–57  10–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 1, 2000*
No. 21 Southern Utah W 73–56  11–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 6, 2000*
No. 18 at Louisville L 55–75  11–3
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
MWC Regular Season
Jan 10, 2000
at San Diego State W 70–55  12–3
(1–0)
Viejas Arena 
San Diego, California
Jan 15, 2000
No. 22 at BYU W 56–49  13–3
(2–0)
Marriott Center 
Provo, Utah
Jan 22, 2000
No. 19 Wyoming W 69–61  14–3
(3–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 24, 2000
No. 19 Colorado State W 76–70  15–3
(4–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Jan 29, 2000
No. 19 at Air Force W 64–63  16–3
(5–0)
Clune Arena 
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Jan 31, 2000
No. 19 New Mexico W 82–70  17–3
(6–0)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 5, 2000
No. 19 at UNLV L 66–72  17–4
(6–1)
Thomas & Mack Center 
Las Vegas, Nevada
Feb 10, 2000
No. 21 San Diego State W 83–65  18–4
(7–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 12, 2000
No. 21 BYU W 77–62  19–4
(8–1)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 19, 2000
No. 21 at New Mexico L 65–72  19–5
(8–2)
The Pit 
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Feb 21, 2000
No. 25 UNLV W 96–52  20–5
(9–2)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
Feb 26, 2000
No. 25 at Colorado State L 49–60  20–6
(9–3)
Moby Arena 
Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 28, 2000
at Wyoming L 61–88  20–7
(9–4)
Arena-Auditorium 
Laramie, Wyoming
Mar 4, 2000
Air Force W 86–63  21–7
(10–4)
Jon M. Huntsman Center 
Salt Lake City, Utah
MWC Tournament
Mar 9, 2000*
(2) vs. (7) Air Force
Quarterfinals
W 74–65  22–7
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
Mar 10, 2000*
(2) vs. (6) BYU
Semifinals
L 54–58  22–8
Thomas & Mack Center 
Paradise, Nevada
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*
(8 MW) vs. (9 MW) Saint Louis
First Round
W 48–45  23–8
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 18, 2000*
(8 MW) vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State
Second Round
L 61–73  23–9
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Rankings

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Team players in the 2000 NBA draft

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Round Pick Player NBA Club
2 40 Hanno Möttölä Atlanta Hawks

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mountain West Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ 2014-15 Utah Utes men's basketball media guide Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2021-Aug-29.
  3. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved August 29, 2021.