1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball team

American college basketball season

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
* Kyle Keller (1st season)

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]

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.

## Roster

[edit]

1999–2000 Oklahoma State Cowboys men's basketball team

Players | Coaches
| Pos. | # | Name | Height | Weight | Year | Previous school | Hometown

|
|
|
|
|
|
|

G | 4  | Glendon Alexander | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |

| Sr | Arkansas | Dallas,Texas
F | 12  | Fredrik Jonzen | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |

| So |  Katedralskolan | Uppsala, Sweden
F | 30  | Brian Montonati | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |

| Sr | Fullerton College | Muskegon, Michigan
F | 34  | Desmond Mason | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Sr | Waxahachie | Waxahachie, Texas
G | 35  | Joe Adkins | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |

| Sr | John Marshall | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
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
* Kyle Keller

* * *

Legend

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

* Injured
* Current redshirt

Source:[2]

## Schedule and results

[edit]

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.

[5]

## Rankings

[edit]

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

[6]

## 2000 NBA draft

[edit]

Main article: 2000 NBA draft

Round  | Pick  | Player  | NBA Team

|
|
|

1 | 17 | Desmond Mason | Seattle SuperSonics

[7]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ 2019-20 Big 12 Men's Basketball Record Book (PDF). Big 12 Conference. 2019. pp. 26–30. Retrieved June 18, 2020.26-30&rft.pub=Big+12+Conference&rft.date=2019&rft_id=https://s3.amazonaws.com/big12sports.com/documents/2019/9/25/19_20_MBB_Record_Book_small_file_.pdf&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1999–2000+Oklahoma+State+Cowboys+basketball+team" class="Z3988">
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 978-0-345-51392-2.1084-1085&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=2009&rft.isbn=978-0-345-51392-2&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1999–2000+Oklahoma+State+Cowboys+basketball+team" class="Z3988">
7. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved June 27, 2021.

* v
* t
* e

Oklahoma State Cowboys basketball

Venues|

* Armory–Gymnasium (1919–1938)
* Gallagher-Iba Arena (1938–present)

Rivalries|

* Oklahoma

Culture & lore|

* Bullet
* Pistol Pete
* 2001 team plane crash
* 2017–18 corruption scandal

People|

* Head coaches
* NBA players
* Statistical leaders

Seasons|

* List of seasons
* 1907–08
* 1908–09
* 1909–10
* 1910–11
* 1911–12
* 1912–13
* 1913–14
* 1914–15
* 1915–16
* 1916–17
* 1917–18
* 1918–19
* 1919–20
* 1920–21
* 1921–22
* 1922–23
* 1923–24
* 1924–25
* 1925–26
* 1926–27
* 1927–28
* 1928–29
* 1929–30
* 1930–31
* 1931–32
* 1932–33
* 1933–34
* 1934–35
* 1935–36
* 1936–37
* 1937–38
* 1938–39
* 1939–40
* 1940–41
* 1941–42
* 1942–43
* 1943–44
* 1944–45
* 1945–46
* 1946–47
* 1947–48
* 1948–49
* 1949–50
* 1950–51
* 1951–52
* 1952–53
* 1953–54
* 1954–55
* 1955–56
* 1956–57
* 1957–58
* 1958–59
* 1959–60
* 1960–61
* 1961–62
* 1962–63
* 1963–64
* 1964–65
* 1965–66
* 1966–67
* 1967–68
* 1968–69
* 1969–70
* 1970–71
* 1971–72
* 1972–73
* 1973–74
* 1974–75
* 1975–76
* 1976–77
* 1977–78
* 1978–79
* 1979–80
* 1980–81
* 1981–82
* 1982–83
* 1983–84
* 1984–85
* 1985–86
* 1986–87
* 1987–88
* 1988–89
* 1989–90
* 1990–91
* 1991–92
* 1992–93
* 1993–94
* 1994–95
* 1995–96
* 1996–97
* 1997–98
* 1998–99
* 1999–2000
* 2000–01
* 2001–02
* 2002–03
* 2003–04
* 2004–05
* 2005–06
* 2006–07
* 2007–08
* 2008–09
* 2009–10
* 2010–11
* 2011–12
* 2012–13
* 2013–14
* 2014–15
* 2015–16
* 2016–17
* 2017–18
* 2018–19
* 2019–20
* 2020–21
* 2021–22
* 2022–23
* 2023–24
* 2024–25

NCAA national championships in bold; NCAA Final Four appearances in italics
*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[PCT]: Winning percentage
*[No.]: Number