1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball
MAC tournament champions; MAC West champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	22–9 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ray McCallum (7th season);
Home arena	Worthen Arena
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team represented Ball State University as a member of the Mid-American Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Ray McCallum, Ball State played their home games at Worthen Arena. The Cardinals finished atop the MAC West Division regular season standings. Ball State won the MAC tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 11 seed in the Midwest region. In the opening round, the Cardinals were beaten by No. 6 seed UCLA^[2] and finished the season with a 22–9 record (11–7 MAC).

1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Bowling Green	14	–	4	.778	22	–	8	.733
Kent State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	8	.742
Akron	11	–	7	.611	17	–	11	.607
Marshall	11	–	7	.611	21	–	9	.700
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	20	–	13	.606
Miami	8	–	10	.444	15	–	15	.500
Buffalo	3	–	15	.167	5	–	23	.179
West
Ball State†	11	–	7	.611	22	–	9	.710
Toledo	11	–	7	.611	18	–	13	.581
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9	.500	15	–	13	.536
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	13	–	15	.464
Western Michigan	6	–	12	.333	10	–	18	.357
Central Michigan	2	–	16	.111	6	–	23	.207

† 2000 MAC tournament winner As of ^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	12	Duane Clemens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr
F	21	Theron Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Auburndale	Auburndale, Florida

Head coach

Ray McCallum (Ball State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		at Wisconsin	L 50–60	0–1	Kohl Center Madison, Wisconsin
Nov 24, 1999*		Southern Illinois	W 79–74	1–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Nov 27, 1999*		Indiana State	W 64–55	2–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 3, 1999*		Cornell	W 73–65	3–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 4, 1999*		Wisconsin–Milwaukee	W 71–58	4–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999*		Butler	W 80–70	5–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 18, 1999*		vs. No. 24 Purdue	W 72–52	6–1	Conseco Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Indiana
Dec 21, 1999*		Chaminade	W 101–79	7–1	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Dec 27, 1999*		at San Diego State	W 82–65	8–1	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
MAC regular season
Jan 2, 2000		at Northern Illinois	W 75–67	9–1 (1–0)	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois
Jan 5, 2000		Toledo	W 88–85 ^OT	10–1 (2–0)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 8, 2000		at Eastern Michigan	L 93–98 ^3OT	10–2 (2–1)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan
Jan 12, 2000		at Miami (OH)	L 84–86 ^3OT	10–3 (2–2)	Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio
Jan 15, 2000		Northern Illinois	L 64–76	10–4 (2–3)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 19, 2000		at Kent State	L 55–77	10–5 (2–4)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000		Central Michigan	W 88–69	11–5 (3–4)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Jan 24, 2000		at Marshall	L 73–85	11–6 (3–5)	Henderson Center Huntington, West Virginia
Jan 26, 2000		at Ohio	L 53–64	11–7 (3–6)	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
Jan 29, 2000		Buffalo	W 82–68	12–7 (4–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 2, 2000		Bowling Green	W 71–61	13–7 (5–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 5, 2000		Eastern Michigan	W 78–58	14–7 (6–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 9, 2000		Western Michigan	W 80–60	15–7 (7–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 14, 2000		Akron	W 89–68	16–7 (8–6)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 16, 2000		at Toledo	L 61–66	16–8 (8–7)	John F. Savage Hall Toledo, Ohio
Feb 19, 2000		Miami (OH)	W 60–57 ^OT	17–8 (9–7)	Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000		at Central Michigan	W 91–80	18–8 (10–7)	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Feb 26, 2000		at Western Michigan	W 91–82	19–8 (11–7)	University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan
MAC tournament
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. Toledo Quarterfinals	W 64–63 ^OT	20–8	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 6, 2000*		vs. Ohio Semifinals	W 70–67	21–8	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
Mar 8, 2000*		vs. Miami (OH) Championship game	W 61–58	22–8	Gund Arena Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000*	(11 MW)	vs. (6 MW) UCLA First Round	L 57–65^[2]	22–9	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[3]

References

^ "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. pp. 75–78. Retrieved November 21, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Bruins Bounce Ball". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
^ "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[1] "Year-By-Year Standings" (PDF). 2009-10 MAC Men’s Basketball Record Book. Mid-American Conference. November 11, 2009. pp. 75–78. Retrieved November 21, 2009.

[ncaa-2] "Bruins Bounce Ball". The Los Angeles Times. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

[3] "Record Book" (PDF). Ball State Sports. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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1999–2000 Ball State Cardinals men's basketball

MAC tournament champions MAC West champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	22–9 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Ray McCallum (7th season)
Home arena	Worthen Arena
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →