1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team

1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball
Mid-Con Regular season champions; Mid-Con tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con)
Head coach	Homer Drew (12th season);
Home arena	Athletics–Recreation Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Mid-Continent Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	11	–	5	.688	13	–	17	.433
Valparaiso †	10	–	6	.625	19	–	13	.594
Southern Utah	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Missouri-Kansas City	10	–	6	.625	16	–	13	.552
Youngstown State	9	–	7	.563	12	–	16	.429
Oral Roberts	8	–	8	.500	13	–	17	.433
Chicago State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	18	.357
IUPUI	4	–	12	.250	7	–	21	.250
Western Illinois	3	–	13	.188	8	–	22	.267

† 2000 Mid-Con Tournament^[1] winner

The 1999–2000 Valparaiso Crusaders men's basketball team represented Valparaiso University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Crusaders, led by 12th-year head coach Homer Drew, played their home games at the Athletics–Recreation Center as members of the Mid-Continent Conference. Valpo finished second in the Mid-Con regular season standings, but went on to win the Mid-Con tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 16 seed in the Midwest region, the Crusaders lost to No. 1 seed an eventual National champion Michigan State, 65–38,^[2] to finish with a record of 19–13 (10–6 Mid-Con).

Roster[edit]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year
F	1	Luboš Bartoň	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So
G	11	Milo Stovall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	So
C	14	Ivan Vujic	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	—	Sr

Head coach

Homer Drew (William Jewell)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 21, 1999*		Trinity International (IL)	W 100–49	1–0	Athletics-Recreation Center (2,739) Valparaiso, Indiana
Nov 26, 1999*		vs. Mississippi State	W 68–59	2–0	Family Arena (3,982) St. Charles, Missouri
Nov 27, 1999*		vs. Murray State	L 58–78	2–1	Family Arena (2,090) St. Charles, Missouri
Nov 28, 1999*		vs. Evansville	L 66–71	2–2	Family Arena (2,765) St. Charles, Missouri
Dec 2, 1999		at Oral Roberts	L 55–61	2–3 (0–1)	Mabee Center (4,701) Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 4, 1999*		at Minnesota	L 44–57	2–4	Williams Arena (13,872) Minneapolis, Minnesota
Dec 8, 1999*		at Notre Dame	L 42–65	2–5	Joyce Center (10,382) Notre Dame, Indiana
Dec 11, 1999*		at Houston	L 72–90	2–6	Hofheinz Pavilion (8,642) Houston, Texas
Dec 12, 1999*		at Texas A&M-Corpus Christi	W 75–67	3–6	Circle K Court (2,297) Corpus Christi, Texas
Dec 19, 1999*		Wisconsin Lutheran	W 82–43	4–6	Athletics-Recreation Center (2,755) Valparaiso, Indiana
Dec 29, 1999*		vs. Arkansas State	L 56–64	4–7	Myriad Convention Center (8,098) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Dec 30, 1999*		vs. Mount St. Mary's	W 68–48	5–7	Myriad Convention Center (8,265) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Jan 3, 2000		at UMKC	L 49–63	5–8 (0–2)	Municipal Auditorium (2,207) Kansas City, Missouri
Jan 6, 2000		at Southern Utah	L 79–86	5–9 (0–3)	America First Event Center (2,287) Cedar City, Utah
Jan 10, 2000*		Belmont	W 89–86 ^OT	6–9	Athletics-Recreation Center (3,728) Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 13, 2000		Oakland	W 58–56	7–9 (1–3)	Athletics-Recreation Center (3,963) Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 15, 2000		at Youngstown State	L 49–55	7–10 (1–4)	Beeghly Center (3,550) Youngstown, Ohio
Jan 22, 2000		Western Illinois	L 50–64	7–11 (1–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,517) Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 27, 2000		Chicago State	W 84–59	8–11 (2–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,037) Valparaiso, Indiana
Jan 29, 2000		at IUPUI	W 65–49	9–11 (3–5)	The Jungle (1,429) Indianapolis, Indiana
Feb 3, 2000		at Oakland	W 65–62	10–11 (4–5)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,105) Auburn Hills, Michigan
Feb 5, 2000		Southern Utah	W 76–62	11–11 (5–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,579) Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 7, 2000*		at Belmont	W 86–60	12–11	Striplin Gymnasium (1,109) Nashville, Tennessee
Feb 10, 2000		UMKC	W 92–76	13–11 (6–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,371) Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 12, 2000		Oral Roberts	W 60–59	14–11 (7–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,314) Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 17, 2000		at Western Illinois	W 80–67	15–11 (8–5)	Western Hall (2,143) Macomb, Illinois
Feb 19, 2000		Youngstown State	W 65–57	16–11 (9–5)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,611) Valparaiso, Indiana
Feb 24, 2000		at Chicago State	L 47–69	16–12 (9–6)	Dickens Athletic Center (1,105) Chicago, Illinois
Feb 26, 2000		IUPUI	W 68–41	17–12 (10–6)	Athletics-Recreation Center (4,814) Valparaiso, Indiana
Mid-Con tournament
Mar 6, 2000*		vs. Oral Roberts Semifinals	W 71–56	18–12	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (2,143) Fort Wayne, Indiana
Mar 7, 2000*		vs. Southern Utah Championship game	W 71–62	19–12	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (3,043) Fort Wayne, Indiana
NCAA tournament
Mar 16, 2000* CBS	(16 MW)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State First Round	L 38–65	19–13	CSU Convocation Center (13,374) Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

Source^[3]^[4]

References[edit]

^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary
^ "Spartans overwhelm Valparaiso". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^ "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.
^ "1999-2000 Valparaiso Crusaders Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

[1] sports-reference.com 1999-00 Mid-Continent Conference Season Summary

[2] "Spartans overwhelm Valparaiso". ESPN. March 16, 2000. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

[3] "Men's Basketball All-Time Results" (PDF). Valparaiso University Athletics. Retrieved September 12, 2021.

[4] "1999-2000 Valparaiso Crusaders Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.

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