1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team represented the University of Oklahoma in competitive college basketball during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team played its home games in the Lloyd Noble Center and was a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Big 12 Conference.

1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball
NCAA tournament, second round
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 19
AP	No. 12
Record	27–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Kelvin Sampson (6th season)
Home arena	Lloyd Noble Center (Capacity: 10,871)
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big 12 men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 6 Iowa State †	14	–	2		.875			32	–	5		.865
No. 15 Texas	13	–	3		.813			24	–	9		.727
No. 12 Oklahoma	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
No. 14 Oklahoma State	12	–	4		.750			27	–	7		.794
Kansas	11	–	5		.688			24	–	10		.706
Missouri	10	–	6		.625			18	–	13		.581
Colorado	7	–	9		.438			18	–	14		.563
Nebraska	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Baylor	4	–	12		.250			14	–	15		.483
Texas A&M	4	–	12		.250			8	–	20		.286
Texas Tech	3	–	13		.188			12	–	16		.429
Kansas State	2	–	14		.125			9	–	19		.321
† 2000 Big 12 Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll^[1]

The team posted a 27–7 overall record (12–4 Big 12). The Sooners received a bid to the 2000 NCAA tournament as No. 3 seed in the West region. After an opening round win over Winthrop,^[2] the Sooners lost to No. 6 seed Purdue, 66–62.^[3]

Roster

1999–2000 Oklahoma Sooners men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 10 Hollis Price 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr St. Augustine New Orleans, Louisiana G 11 J. R. Raymond 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr   Gastonia, North Carolina G 21 Eduardo Nájera 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Cornerstone Christian Academy	Head coach Kelvin Sampson Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		vs. Montana State	W 91–76	1–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 20, 1999*		vs. George Washington	W 73–54	2–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 21, 1999*		vs. California	W 75–58	3–0	Carlson Center  Fairbanks, Alaska
Nov 26, 1999*		San Diego Sooner Holiday Classic	W 68–61	4–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Nov 27, 1999*		UC Irvine Sooner Holiday Classic	W 80–68	5–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1999*		Ole Miss	W 81–73	6–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 7, 1999*		at Arkansas	W 66–52	7–0	Bud Walton Arena  Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 11, 1999*		Arkansas-Little Rock	W 80–56	8–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 23	Georgia Southern	W 102–63	9–0	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1999*	No. 21	No. 4 Cincinnati	L 57–72	9–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Dec 29, 1999*	No. 22	vs. Mount St. Mary's	W 94–41	10–1	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 22	vs. Arkansas State	W 64–51	11–1	Cox Center  Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 2000*	No. 20	Lamar	W 67–63	12–1	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Big 12 Regular Season
Jan 8, 2000	No. 20	Texas A&M	W 78–53	13–1 (1–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 11, 2000	No. 16	Baylor	W 76–43	14–1 (2–0)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 2000	No. 16	at No. 15 Texas	L 66–79	14–2 (2–1)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Jan 19, 2000	No. 17	at Colorado	L 80–88	14–3 (2–2)	Coors Events/Conference Center  Boulder, Colorado
Jan 22, 2000	No. 17	Iowa State	W 80–75 ^2OT	15–3 (3–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Jan 29, 2000	No. 18	at Texas Tech	W 78–61	16–3 (4–2)	United Spirit Arena  Lubbock, Texas
Jan 31, 2000	No. 18	No. 16 Texas	W 83–59	17–3 (5–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 2000	No. 18	at Baylor	W 68–59	18–3 (6–2)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Feb 8, 2000	No. 16	Kansas State	W 85–64	19–3 (7–2)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 2000	No. 16	No. 14 Oklahoma State	L 71–74	19–4 (7–3)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 2000	No. 20	at Nebraska	W 62–54	20–4 (8–3)	Bob Devaney Sports Center  Lincoln, Nebraska
Feb 20, 2000	No. 20	at No. 24 Kansas	L 50–53	20–5 (8–4)	Allen Fieldhouse  Lawrence, Kansas
Feb 23, 2000	No. 20	Texas Tech	W 93–65	21–5 (9–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 26, 2000	No. 20	Missouri	W 83–56	22–5 (10–4)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Mar 1, 2000	No. 21	at Texas A&M	W 77–59	23–5 (11–4)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Mar 4, 2000	No. 21	at No. 13 Oklahoma State	W 59–56	24–5 (12–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	No. 15	vs. Missouri Quarterfinals	W 84–80 ^OT	25–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 2000*	No. 15	vs. No. 13 Texas Semifinals	W 81–65	26–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 12, 2000*	No. 15	vs. No. 7 Iowa State Championship Game	L 58–70	26–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (14 W) Winthrop First Round	W 74–50	27–6	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
Mar 18, 2000*	(3 W) No. 12	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue Second Round	L 62–66	27–7	McKale Center  Tucson, Arizona
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed within region W=West.

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Rankings

Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings

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NBA draft selections

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2	38	Eduardo Nájera	Dallas Mavericks

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References

1. 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. 2019. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
2. "Oklahoma wins a 3-for-all". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
3. "Pur-doomed Cold shooting haunts OU in loss to Boilermakers". The Oklahoman. March 19, 2000. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
4. "1999-00 Oklahoma Sooners Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
5. "2019-20 Oklahoma Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Oklahoma Athletics. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
6. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1075–1076. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
7. "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball Reference. Sports Reference. Retrieved August 29, 2021.