1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team

1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
MEAC Regular season champions; MEAC tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Record	20–14 (14–5 MEAC)
Head coach	Cy Alexander (13th season);
Home arena	SHM Memorial Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 MEAC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Carolina State †	14	–	5	.737	20	–	14	.588
Hampton	13	–	5	.722	17	–	12	.586
Coppin State	13	–	5	.722	15	–	15	.500
Bethune–Cookman	12	–	6	.667	14	–	15	.483
Norfolk State	11	–	7	.611	12	–	16	.429
North Carolina A&T	11	–	8	.579	14	–	15	.483
Maryland Eastern Shore	8	–	10	.444	12	–	17	.414
Florida A&M	7	–	11	.389	9	–	22	.290
Delaware State	5	–	13	.278	6	–	22	.214
Morgan State	5	–	13	.278	5	–	24	.172
Howard	1	–	17	.056	1	–	27	.036

† 2000 MEAC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball team represented South Carolina State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bulldogs, led by head coach Cy Alexander, played their home games at the SHM Memorial Center and were members of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference. The team won the MEAC regular season and conference tournament titles, and received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

As No. 16 seed in the South region, the team lost to Stanford in the opening round,^[2] and finished with a record of 20–14 (14–5 MEAC).

Roster[edit]

1999–2000 South Carolina State Bulldogs men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	5	Mike Wiatre	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	—	Sr

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1999*		vs. Oregon State	L 57–92	0–1	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Nov 27, 1999*		at Furman	L 58–77	0–2	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Nov 28, 1999*		vs. Central Florida	W 71–70	1–2	BI-LO Center Greenville, South Carolina
Dec 4, 1999*		Coppin State	L 53–68	1–3	SHM Memorial Center Orangeburg, South Carolina
Dec 7, 1999*		at Mississippi State	L 58–88	1–4	Humphrey Coliseum Starkville, Mississippi
Dec 11, 1999*		at Clemson	W 71–68	2–4	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Dec 14, 1999*		at Air Force	L 72–90	2–5	Clune Arena Colorado Springs, Colorado
Dec 16, 1999*		at San Diego State	L 57–72	2–6	Viejas Arena San Diego, California
Dec 18, 1999*		at BYU	L 43–76	2–7	Marriott Center Provo, Utah
MEAC tournament
Mar 8, 2000*		vs. Florida A&M Quarterfinals	W 61–51	18–13	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 10, 2000*		vs. Bethune–Cookman Semifinals	W 88–66	19–13	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
Mar 11, 2000*		vs. Coppin State Championship game	W 70–53	20–13	Arthur Ashe Athletic Center Richmond, Virginia
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(16 S)	vs. (1 S) No. 3 Stanford First Round	L 65–84	20–14	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Time.

v t e South Carolina State Bulldogs basketball
Venues	Dukes Gymnasium (1931–1968) SHM Memorial Center (1968–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons Records lost pre-1955 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