1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

The 1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team represented Oklahoma State University as a member of the Big 12 Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. They were led by 10th-year head coach Eddie Sutton and played their home games at Gallagher-Iba Arena in Stillwater, Oklahoma. They finished the season 27–7, 12–4 in Big 12 play to finish in a tie for third place. The Cowboys lost to Iowa State in the semifinals of the Big 12 tournament. The team received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 3 seed in the East region. Oklahoma State reached the Elite Eight after wins over Hofstra, Pepperdine, and Seton Hall, but lost in the regional final to Florida.

1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Big 12 Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 6
AP	No. 14
Record	27–7 (12–4 Big 12)
Head coach	Eddie Sutton (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Sean Sutton Paul Graham
Home arena	Gallagher-Iba Arena (Capacity: 6,381)
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]

Roster

1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 34 Desmond Mason 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Waxahachie Waxahachie, Texas G 44 Doug Gottlieb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) — Sr Notre Dame Milwaukee, Wisconsin	Head coach Eddie Sutton Assistant coach(es) Sean Sutton Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*	No. 23	Appalachian State America’s Youth Classic	W 87–75	1–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 20, 1999*	No. 23	Idaho America’s Youth Classic	W 81–50	2–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Nov 23, 1999*	No. 21	at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 93–64	3–0	Alltel Arena  North Little Rock, Arkansas
Nov 27, 1999*	No. 21	North Texas	W 103–65	4–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 1, 1999*	No. 21	Wichita State	W 68–56	5–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 21	UTSA	W 87–66	6–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 12, 1999*	No. 17	San Diego State	W 97–63	7–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1999*	No. 14	Alcorn State	W 79–53	8–0	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 14	at UNLV	W 89–75	9–0	Thomas & Mack Center  Las Vegas, Nevada
Dec 21, 1999*	No. 13	vs. Washington	W 84–72	10–0	KeyArena  Seattle, Washington
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 11	vs. LSU	L 53–63	10–1	New Orleans Arena  New Orleans, Louisiana
Jan 5, 2000	No. 16	Langston	W 125–65	11–1	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 8, 2000	No. 16	Texas Tech	W 55–47	12–1 (1–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 2000	No. 14	at Baylor	W 56–41	13–1 (2–0)	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Jan 19, 2000*	No. 12	No. 14 Texas	W 73–65	14–1 (3–0)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Jan 22, 2000	No. 12	at Texas A&M	L 59–64	14–2 (3–1)	Reed Arena  College Station, Texas
Jan 26, 2000	No. 15	at Kansas State	W 71–56	15–2 (4–1)	Bramlage Coliseum  Manhattan, Kansas
Jan 30, 2000	No. 15	Baylor	W 67–51	16–2 (5–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 2000	No. 13	Texas Tech	W 63–59	17–2 (6–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 5, 2000	No. 13	Texas A&M	W 87–55	18–2 (7–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 7, 2000	No. 14	No. 20 Kansas	W 86–53	19–2 (8–1)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 12, 2000	No. 14	at No. 16 Oklahoma	W 74–71	20–2 (9–1)	Lloyd Noble Center  Norman, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 2000	No. 8	at No. 17 Texas	L 57–68	20–3 (9–2)	Frank Erwin Center  Austin, Texas
Feb 19, 2000	No. 8	Nebraska	W 94–55	21–3 (10–2)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Feb 21, 2000	No. 10	at Missouri	W 84–72	22–3 (11–2)	Hearnes Center  Columbia, Missouri
Feb 26, 2000	No. 10	at No. 17 Iowa State	L 61–72	22–4 (11–3)	Hilton Coliseum  Ames, Iowa
Mar 1, 2000	No. 13	Colorado	W 96–60	23–4 (12–3)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 2000	No. 13	No. 21 Oklahoma	L 56–59	23–5 (12–4)	Gallagher-Iba Arena  Stillwater, Oklahoma
Big 12 Tournament
Mar 10, 2000*	(4) No. 17	vs. (5) No. 24 Kansas Quarterfinals	W 77–58	24–5	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
Mar 11, 2000*	(4) No. 17	vs. (1) No. 7 Iowa State Semifinals	L 64–68	24–6	Kemper Arena  Kansas City, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (14 E) Hofstra First round	W 86–66	25–6	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (11 E) Pepperdine Second Round	W 75–67	26–6	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 24, 2000*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (10 E) Seton Hall East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 68–66^[3]	27–6	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
Mar 26, 2000*	(3 E) No. 14	vs. (5 E) No. 13 Florida East Regional final – Elite Eight	L 65–77^[4]	27–7	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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

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2000 NBA draft

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Team
1	17	Desmond Mason	Seattle SuperSonics

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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. "1999–00 Oklahoma State Cowboys Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
3. "Scrappy to the End, Seton Hall Finally Tumbles". The New York Times. March 25, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
4. "Gators and Heels Step Forward". The Washington Post. March 27, 2000. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
5. "2019–20 Oklahoma State Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). Oklahoma State University Athletics. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
6. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1084–1085. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.
7. "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.