1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team represented Seton Hall University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA men's college basketball season. Led by head coach Tommy Amaker, the team played their home games at Continental Airlines Arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Pirates received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as No. 10 seed in the East region. After an opening round win over Oregon in overtime, Seton Hall upset No. 2 seed Temple to reach the Sweet Sixteen. The run would come to an end in the Regional semifinal as No. 3 seed Oklahoma State eliminated the Pirates, 68–66. The team finished the season with a record of 22–10 (10–6 Big East).

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	22–10 (10–6 Big East)
Head coach	Tommy Amaker (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Fred Hill (2nd season)
Home arena	Continental Airlines Arena
Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big East men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
No. 16 Syracuse	13	–	3		.813			26	–	6		.813
No. 23 Miami (FL)	13	–	3		.813			23	–	11		.676
No. 9 St. John's†	12	–	4		.750			25	–	8		.758
No. 20 Connecticut	10	–	6		.625			25	–	10		.714
Seton Hall	10	–	6		.625			22	–	10		.688
Villanova	8	–	8		.500			20	–	13		.606
Notre Dame	8	–	8		.500			22	–	15		.595
West Virginia	6	–	10		.375			14	–	14		.500
Georgetown	6	–	10		.375			19	–	15		.559
Rutgers	6	–	10		.375			15	–	16		.484
Pittsburgh	5	–	11		.313			13	–	15		.464
Providence	4	–	12		.250			11	–	19		.367
Boston College	3	–	13		.188			11	–	19		.367
† 2000 Big East tournament winner As of April 3, 2000[1] Rankings from AP poll

Roster

1999–2000 Seton Hall Pirates men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Ty Shine 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) — So C 1 Samuel Dalembert 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) — Fr G 10 Shaheen Holloway 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Sr G 15 Gary Saunders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Sr C 20 Al Harris 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Fr G 21 Rimas Kaukenas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr G 30 Darius Lane 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — So F 31 Charles Manga 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) — So F 32 Reggie Garrett 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) — Jr G 41 Brian Campbell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) — Sr F 42 Kevin Wilkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) — Jr F 50 Greg Morton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) — Fr	Head coach Tommy Amaker Assistant coach(es) Fred Hill Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 2016-Mar-02

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 19, 1999*		Quinnipiac	W 91–55	1–0	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Nov 27, 1999*		Drexel	W 69–65	2–0	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
Nov 29, 1999*		Saint Peter's	W 79–65	3–0	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 4, 1999*		vs. George Washington BB&T Classic	L 63–72	3–1	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 5, 1999*		vs. No. 16 Illinois BB&T Classic	L 61–72	3–2	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Dec 11, 1999*		at Florida State	W 79–56	4–2	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center  Tallahassee, FL
Dec 13, 1998*		Columbia	W 60–58	5–2	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 20, 1999*		Army	W 77–56	6–2	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Dec 23, 1999*		Stony Brook	W 70–50	7–2	Walsh Gymnasium  South Orange, NJ
Dec 30, 1999		Wagner	W 92–77	8–2	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 4, 2000		Villanova	W 71–64	9–2 (1–0)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 8, 2000		at Georgetown	W 65–62 OT	10–2 (2–0)	MCI Center  Washington, D.C.
Jan 11, 2000		Miami (FL)	L 64–71	10–3 (2–1)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 16, 2000		at Pittsburgh	W 80–68	11–3 (3–1)	Fitzgerald Field House  Pittsburgh, PA
Jan 18, 2000		No. 19 St. John's	W 78–70	12–3 (4–1)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Jan 26, 2000		at Boston College	W 74–65	13–3 (5–1)	Conte Forum  Chestnut Hill, MA
Jan 30, 2000		at No. 6 Connecticut	L 56–66	13–4 (5–2)	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion  Storrs, CT
Feb 1, 2000		Providence	W 82–67	14–4 (6–2)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 5, 2000		West Virginia	W 97–66	15–4 (7–2)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 7, 2000		at No. 4 Syracuse	W 69–67	16–4 (8–2)	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, NY
Feb 9, 2000		at Rutgers	W 65–63 OT	17–4 (9–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center  Piscataway, NJ
Feb 12, 2000		Boston College	W 77–66	18–4 (10–2)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 14, 2000	No. 23	No. 18 Connecticut	L 50–59	18–5 (10–3)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 19, 2000	No. 23	Notre Dame	L 74–76	18–6 (10–4)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 23, 2000*		Minnesota	W 64–61	19–6	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 26, 2000		Villanova	L 74–87	19–7 (10–5)	Continental Airlines Arena  East Rutherford, NJ
Feb 29, 2000		at St. John's	L 60–66	19–8 (10–6)	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Big East Tournament
Mar 8, 2000*		vs. Providence	W 85–65	20–8	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
Mar 9, 2000*		vs. No. 21 Connecticut	L 64–79	20–9	Madison Square Garden  New York, NY
NCAA Tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (7 E) Oregon First round	W 72–71 OT[2]	21–9	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 19, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (2 E) No. 5 Temple Second Round	W 67–65 OT[3]	22–9	HSBC Arena  Buffalo, New York
Mar 24, 2000*	(10 E)	vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	L 66–68[4]	22–10	Carrier Dome  Syracuse, New York
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East.

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Rankings

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

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