1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Tommy Amaker, the team played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over Oregon in overtime, Seton Hall upset No. 2 seed Temple to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run would come to an end in the Regional semifinal as No. 3 seed Oklahoma State eliminated the Pirates, 68–66. The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (10–6 Big East).

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (3rd season)
Home arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 23 Miami (FL)	13	–	3		.813			23	–	11		.676
No. 9 St. John's†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 20 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8		.500			22	–	15		.595
West Virginia	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000^[1] Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ty Shine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So C 1 Samuel Dalembert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr G 10 Shaheen Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr G 15 Gary Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr C 20 Al Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr G 21 Rimas Kaukenas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G 30 Darius Lane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F 31 Charles Manga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So F 32 Reggie Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 41 Brian Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F 42 Kevin Wilkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F 50 Greg Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr	Head coach Tommy Amaker Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Mar-02

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Feb 9, 2000		at Rutgers	W 65–63 ^OT	17–4 (9–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, New Jersey
Feb 12, 2000		Boston College	W 77–66	18–4 (10–2)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, New Jersey
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2000*		vs. Providence	W 85–65	20–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
Mar 9, 2000*		vs. No. 21 Connecticut	L 64–79	20–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, New York
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Oregon First round	W 72–71 ^OT[2]	21–9	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple Second Round	W 67–65 ^OT[3]	22–9	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 24, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–68^[4]	22–10	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

Rankings

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

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References

1. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/conferences/big-east/2000.html
2. "Holloway's Full-Court Zip Lifts Seton Hall". The New York Times. March 18, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
3. "Seton Hall beats long odds, second-seeded Temple in OT". The Baltimore Sun. March 19, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
4. "Scrappy to the End, Seton Hall Finally Tumbles". The New York Times. March 25, 2000. Retrieved July 4, 2022.
5. *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1084–1085. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

External links

• . shupirates.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2001. Retrieved April 5, 2020.