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The 1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team represented the University of Florida in the sport of basketball during the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The Gators competed in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). They were led by head coach Billy Donovan, and played their home games in the O'Connell Center on the university's Gainesville, Florida, campus.

ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 13
Quick facts Florida Gators men's basketball, NCAA tournament, Runner-upSEC Regular Season Co-Championsand Eastern Division champions ...
1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up
SEC Regular Season Co-Champions
and Eastern Division champions
National Championship Game,
L 76–89 vs. Michigan State
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionEast
Ranking
CoachesNo. 2
APNo. 13
Record29–8 (12–4 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJohn Pelphrey
Anthony Grant
Donnie Jones
Home arenaO'Connell Center
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1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 13 Florida12–4 .75029–8  .784
No. 11 Tennessee12–4 .75026–7  .788
No. 19 Kentucky12–4 .75023–10  .697
Vanderbilt8–8 .50019–11  .633
South Carolina5–11 .31315–17  .469
Georgia3–13 .18810–20  .333
West
No. 10 LSU12–4 .75028–6  .824
No. 24 Auburn9–7 .56324–10  .706
Arkansas †7–9 .43819–15  .559
Alabama6–10 .37513–16  .448
Ole Miss5–11 .31319–14  .576
Mississippi State5–11 .31314–16  .467
† 2000 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
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The Gators were the SEC regular season champions, winning a share of the title with a 12–4 conference record. They earned a five seed in the 2000 NCAA tournament where they advanced to the Final Four and then made the school's first ever appearance in the NCAA championship game where they lost to Michigan State, 89–76.[1] Florida ended the season No. 2 in the final USA Today/ESPN Rankings and were ranked wire-to-wire for the first time in school history.

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1999–2000 Florida Gators men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 15 Matt Bonner 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) FrConcord H.S. Concord, New Hampshire
F 33 Adriel Davis (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)221 lb (100 kg) FrJames Rickards Tallahassee, Florida
G 5 Teddy Dupay 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)178 lb (81 kg) SoMariner Fort Myers, Florida
F 23 LaDarius Halton Injured Current redshirt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoNew Smyrna Beach H.S. New Smyrna Beach, Florida
G 12 Justin Hamilton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)207 lb (94 kg) FrBooker H.S. Sarasota, Florida
F 4 Donnell Harvey 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)216 lb (98 kg) FrRandolph-Clay Shellman, Georgia
C 50 Udonis Haslem 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)240 lb (109 kg) SoMiami Senior High Miami, Florida
G 2 Ronnie King (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoArmwood Brandon, Florida
G 20 David Kliewer (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoTarpon Springs H.S. Tarpon Springs, Florida
G/F 13 Mike Miller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoMitchell H.S. Mitchell, South Dakota
G 10 Brett Nelson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)182 lb (83 kg) FrSt. Albans H.S. St. Albans, West Virginia
F 25 Major Parker (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)218 lb (99 kg) JrCardinal Gibbons Fort Lauderdale, Florida
G 52 Kenyan Weaks (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)198 lb (90 kg) SrFork Union Concord, North Carolina
F 00 Brent Wright (C) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrMiami Senior High Miami, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 19, 1999*
 No. 7 Florida State
Sunshine Showdown		 W 96–61  1–0
  18 – Haslem  10 – Haslem  5 – Miller  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,487)
Gainesville, Florida
November 22, 1999*
 No. 6 vs. Utah State
Maui Invitational – First Round		 W 60–58  2–0
  19 – Weaks  6 – Harvey  5 – Miller  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawai'i
November 23, 1999*
7:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 6 vs. No. 22 Purdue
Maui Invitational – Semifinals		 L 68–79  2–1
  16 – Miller  9 – Harvey  4 – Weaks  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawai'i
November 24, 1999*
 No. 6 vs. Georgetown
Maui Invitational – 3rd Place Game		 W 72–62  3–1
  18 – Miller  9 – Tied  4 – Weaks  Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, Hawai'i
November 29, 1999*
 No. 11 New Hampshire W 131–72  4–1
  19 – Miller  12 – Miller  6 – Harvey  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (8,114)
Gainesville, Florida
December 4, 1999*
 No. 11 Florida A&M W 96–44  5–1
  23 – Weaks  9 – Harvey  5 – Nelson  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (7,476)
Gainesville, Florida
December 11, 1999*
 No. 9 Bethune–Cookman W 93–77  6–1
  18 – Weaks  10 – Tied  4 – Tied  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (7,312)
Gainesville, Florida
December 19, 1999*
 No. 9 High Point W 109–60  7–1
  20 – Miller  15 – Harvey  8 – Tied  Stephen C. O'Connell Center 
Gainesville, Florida
December 21, 1999*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 8 vs. Rutgers
Jimmy V Classic		 W 85–65  8–1
  16 – Tied  7 – Wright  6 – Weaks  Continental Airlines Arena (15,608)
East Rutherford, New Jersey
December 23, 1999*
 No. 8 UNC Wilmington W 80–53  9–1
  20 – Tied  7 – Harvey  5 – Tied  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (7,776)
Gainesville, Florida
December 28, 1999*
 No. 6 VMI W 113–68  10–1
  22 – Harvey  10 – Harvey  5 – Tied  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (7,122)
Gainesville, Florida
December 30, 1999*
 No. 6 South Alabama W 82–61  11–1
  17 – Weaks  9 – Harvey  5 – Weaks  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (7,157)
Gainesville, Florida
SEC Regular Season
January 5, 2000
 No. 6 at Vanderbilt L 77–87  11–2
(0–1)		  18 – Miller  7 – Miller  3 – Tied  Memorial Gymnasium (12,490)
Nashville, Tennessee
January 8, 2000
 No. 6 at Ole Miss W 75–71  12–2
(1–1)		  21 – Haslem  8 – Haslem  5 – Miller  Tad Smith Coliseum (7,691)
Oxford, Mississippi
January 12, 2000
 No. 10 No. 24 LSU W 82–57  13–2
(2–1)		  14 – Nelson  7 – Harvey  6 – Dupay  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,002)
Gainesville, Florida
January 18, 2000
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 9 No. 16 Tennessee L 79–81 2OT 13–3
(2–2)		  19 – Harvey  12 – Harvey  4 – Miller  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,872)
Gainesville, Florida
January 22, 2000
 No. 9 at Alabama W 77–73  14–3
(3–2)		  25 – Miller  9 – Miller  6 – Dupay  Coleman Coliseum (9,507)
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
January 26, 2000*
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 10 at DePaul L 69–71  14–4
  22 – Miller  9 – Haslem  4 – Nelson  Allstate Arena (10,515)
Rosemont, Illinois
January 29, 2000
 No. 10 No. 20 Vanderbilt W 89–63  15–4
(4–2)		  13 – Miller  9 – Miller  5 – Weaks  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,329)
Gainesville, Florida
February 2, 2000
 No. 12 at South Carolina W 86–82  16–4
(5–2)		  22 – Weaks  8 – Miller  6 – Miller  Carolina Coliseum (8,804)
Columbia, South Carolina
February 5, 2000
 No. 12 Georgia W 85–66  17–4
(6–2)		  17 – Nelson  10 – Haslem  3 – Tied  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,105)
Gainesville, Florida
February 8, 2000
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 No. 12 No. 11 Kentucky W 90–73  18–4
(7–2)		  14 – Dupay  18 – Miller  4 – Harvey  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,818)
Gainesville, Florida
February 12, 2000
 No. 12 at No. 8 Tennessee L 73–76 OT 18–5
(7–3)		  24 – Haslem  9 – Harvey  3 – Tied  Thompson-Boling Arena (22,141)
Knoxville, Tennessee
February 15, 2000
9:00 pm, ESPN		 No. 11 at Arkansas W 80–71  19–5
(8–3)		  19 – Miller  8 – Miller  5 – Tied  Bud Walton Arena (19,134)
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 19, 2000
 No. 11 Mississippi State W 88–58  20–5
(9–3)		  21 – Dupay  8 – Miller  4 – Nelson  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,156)
Gainesville, Florida
February 23, 2000
 No. 9 at Georgia W 90–68  21–5
(10–3)		  25 – Miller  5 – Tied  4 – Nelson  Stegeman Coliseum (8,015)
Athens, Georgia
February 27, 2000
12:00 pm, CBS		 No. 9 No. 11 Auburn W 88–59  22–5
(11–3)		  15 – Harvey  12 – Harvey  6 – Nelson  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (12,457)
Gainesville, Florida
March 1, 2000
 No. 8 South Carolina W 87–67  23–5
(12–3)		  15 – Miller  6 – Harvey  6 – Miller  Stephen C. O'Connell Center (11,005)
Gainesville, Florida
March 4, 2000
12:00 pm, CBS		 No. 8 at No. 22 Kentucky L 70–85  23–6
(12–4)		  20 – Miller  8 – Bonner  3 – Dupay  Rupp Arena (23,916)
Lexington, Kentucky
SEC Tournament
March 9, 2000*
7:30 pm, JP Sports		 (3 E) No. 11 vs. (6 W) Ole Miss W 89–67  24–6
  18 – Weaks  12 – Harvey  5 – Nelson  Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
March 10, 2000*
7:30 pm, JP Sports		 (3 E) No. 11 vs. (2 W) Auburn L 70–78  24–7
  15 – Harvey  11 – Miller  5 – Weaks  Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, Georgia
NCAA Tournament
March 17, 2000*
2:37 pm, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (12 E) Butler
First Round		 W 69–68 OT[3] 25–7
  16 – Miller  13 – Miller  3 – Wright  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 19, 2000*
2:30 pm, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (4 E) No. 21 Illinois
Second Round		 W 93–76[4]  26–7
  19 – Miller  9 – Miller  4 – Nelson  Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (14,252)
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
March 24, 2000*
7:28 pm, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (1 E) No. 1 Duke
Sweet Sixteen		 W 87–78[5]  27–7
  15 – Nelson  9 – Miller  4 – Tied  Carrier Dome (30,163)
Syracuse, New York
March 26, 2000*
5:00 PM, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (3 E) No. 14 Oklahoma State
Elite Eight		 W 77–65[6]  28–7
  14 – Miller  6 – Harvey  4 – Nelson  Carrier Dome (30,388)
Syracuse, New York
April 1, 2000*
8:18 pm, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (8 S) North Carolina
Final Four		 W 71–59[7]  29–7
  13 – Nelson  7 – Tied  4 – Nelson  RCA Dome (43,116)
Indianapolis, Indiana
April 3, 2000*
9:18 pm, CBS		 (5 E) No. 13 vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State
National Championship Game		 L 76–89  29–8
  27 – Haslem  10 – Wright  4 – Wright  RCA Dome (43,116)
Indianapolis, Indiana
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll.. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time. E = East, W = West, S = South, MW = Mid-West.
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Rankings

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

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NBA draft

Main article: 2000 NBA draft
More information Round, Overall ...
Round Overall Player NBA club
15Mike MillerOrlando Magic
122Donnell HarveyNew York Knicks
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