1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA tournament.

1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC tournament champion
NCAA tournament, first round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Record	23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (6th year)
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing (6th year) Len Gordy (6th year) Darian DeVries (2nd year)
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Indiana State	14	–	4		.778			22	–	10		.688
Southwest Missouri State	13	–	5		.722			23	–	11		.676
Southern Illinois	12	–	6		.667			20	–	13		.606
Creighton †	11	–	7		.611			23	–	10		.697
Bradley	10	–	8		.556			14	–	16		.467
Evansville	9	–	9		.500			18	–	12		.600
Northern Iowa	7	–	11		.389			14	–	15		.483
Illinois State	5	–	13		.278			10	–	20		.333
Wichita State	5	–	13		.278			12	–	17		.414
Drake	4	–	14		.222			11	–	18		.379
† 2000 MVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 3 Matt West 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Westside HS Omaha, NE G 4 Ben Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr   Oak Creek, WI G 5 Ryan Sears 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ankeny HS Ankeny, IA G 23 Terrell Taylor 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr   Bridgeport, CT F 25 Kyle Korver 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Pella HS Pella, IA F 55 Nerijus Karlikanovas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr   Raseiniai, Lithuania	Head coach Dana Altman (Eastern New Mexico) Assistant coach(es) Greg Grensing Len Gordy Darian DeVries (Northern Iowa) 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 (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 22, 1999*		Mississippi Valley State	W 70–62	1–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Nov 27, 1999*		No. 23 Iowa	W 85–76	2–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE
Dec 1, 1999*		at Georgia State	W 58–54	3–0	GSU Sports Arena  Statesboro, Georgia
Dec 4, 1999*		at Baylor	W 77–76 ^OT	4–0	Ferrell Center  Waco, Texas
Dec 6, 1999*		Grambling State	W 91–52	5–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 9, 1999*		Nebraska	W 89–72	6–0	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 12, 1999		Illinois State	W 82–43	7–0 (1–0)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Dec 20, 1999*		vs. Western Illinois	W 76–72	8–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Florida Atlantic	W 66–46	9–0	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 22, 1999*		at Hawaii	L 53–73	9–1	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1999		Southwest Missouri State	L 58–59	9–2 (1–1)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 2, 2000		at Northern Iowa	L 75–77	9–3 (1–2)	UNI-Dome  Cedar Falls, Iowa
Jan 6, 2000		at Indiana State	L 46–56	9–4 (1–3)	Hulman Center  Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000		at Southern Illinois	W 72–66	10–4 (2–3)	SIU Arena  Carbondale, Illinois
Jan 12, 2000*		No. 19 Tulsa	L 67–75	10–5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (–) Omaha, NE
Jan 15, 2000		Drake	W 70–66	11–5 (3–3)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 19, 2000		at Southwest Missouri State	W 63–49	12–5 (4–3)	Hammons Student Center  Springfield, Missouri
Jan 23, 2000		at Evansville	L 83–88	12–6 (4–4)	Roberts Municipal Stadium  Evansville, Indiana
Jan 26, 2000		Northern Iowa	W 77–73 ^OT	13–6 (5–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Jan 29, 2000		Wichita State	W 88–72	14–6 (6–4)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 1, 2000		at Drake	L 70–74 ^OT	14–7 (6–5)	Knapp Center  Des Moines, Iowa
Feb 5, 2000		at Illinois State	W 86–83	15–7 (7–5)	Redbird Arena  Normal, Illinois
Feb 7, 2000*		at Colorado State	W 78–67	16–7	Moby Arena  Fort Collins, Colorado
Feb 13, 2000		Bradley	W 73–56	17–7 (8–5)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 16, 2000		Indiana State	W 64–58	18–7 (9–5)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 19, 2000		Southern Illinois	L 83–92	18–8 (9–6)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Omaha, Nebraska
Feb 23, 2000		at Bradley	L 65–73	18–9 (9–7)	Carver Arena  Peoria, Illinois
Feb 26, 2000		at Wichita State	W 75–64	19–9 (10–7)	Levitt Arena  Wichita, Kansas
Feb 28, 2000		Evansville	W 102–69	20–9 (11–7)	Omaha Civic Auditorium  Hampton, Virginia
Missouri Valley Conference tournament
03/4/2000*	(4)	vs. (5) Bradley MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 71-62	21–9	Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO
03/5/2000*	(4)	vs. (1) Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 71–69	22–9	Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO
03/6/2000*	(4)	vs. (2) Missouri State MVC Championship	W 57–45	23–9	Savvis Center (–) St. Louis, MO
2000 NCAA tournament
03/16/2000*  CBS	(10 MW)	vs. (7 MW) No. 24 Auburn First Round	L 69–72^[3]	23–10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (–) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

References

1. sports-reference.com 1999-00 Missouri Valley Conference Season Summary
2. "1999-00 Creighton Bluejays Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved March 24, 2019.
3. "Now That He's a Player, Auburn's Tolbert Can't Quite Manage". The Washington Post. March 17, 2000. Retrieved March 26, 2019.