1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team

1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Record	15–14 (6–10 Big Ten)
Head coach	Brian Ellerbe;
Assistant coaches	Scott Trost; Kurtis Townsend; Lorenzo Neely;
MVPs	LaVell Blanchard; Kevin Gaines;
Captains	Josh Asselin; Darius Taylor; Peter Vignier;
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999–2000 season. The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Under the direction of head coach Brian Ellerbe, the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference.^[2] The team earned an eight seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament.^[3] The team earned an invitation to the 2000 National Invitation Tournament, where it was eliminated in the first round.^[4] The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll,^[5] and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll.^[6] The team posted a 1–7 record against ranked opponents. Its lone victory occurred on January 7, 2000, against Illinois by a 95–91 margin in overtime at Crisler Arena.^[7]

ConferenceBig Ten Conference

Record15–14 (6–10 Big Ten)

Headcoach

Brian Ellerbe

Assistant coaches

Scott Trost
Kurtis Townsend
Lorenzo Neely

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1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	13	–	3	.813	32	–	7	.821
No. 25 Purdue	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
No. 21 Illinois	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
No. 22 Indiana	10	–	6	.625	20	–	9	.690
Wisconsin	8	–	8	.500	22	–	14	.611
Iowa	6	–	10	.375	14	–	16	.467
Michigan	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	19	–	16	.543
Minnesota	4	–	12	.250	12	–	16	.429
Northwestern	0	–	16	.000	5	–	25	.167
No. 8 Ohio State*	5	–	1	.833	11	–	3	.786

† 2000 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll *Ohio State: 14 reg. season games; 2 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program Disputed record: Ohio State (23–7) (13–3)^[1]

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Josh Asselin, Darius Taylor and Peter Vignier served as team captains, and LaVell Blanchard and Kevin Gaines shared team MVP honors.^[8] The team's leading scorers were LaVell Blanchard (404 points), Kevin Gaines (339 points) and Jamal Crawford (283 points). The leading rebounders were Blanchard (224), John Asselin (155) and Pete Vignier (114).^[9]

The team twice surpassed the school single-game record total of 34 free throws made set on December 9, 1998, when they totaled 37 against Illinois on January 16, 2000, and then with 38 against Iowa on March 1, 2000. The single-game total of 38 continues to be the school record.^[10]

In the 2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball tournament at the United Center from March 9–12, Michigan was seeded eighth. In the first round they lost to number 9 Penn State 76–66.^[11]

On March 15, 2000, Michigan lost to Notre Dame 75–65 at the Joyce Center in South Bend, Indiana, in the first round of the 2000 National Invitation Tournament.^[4]^[7]

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site city, state
Non–Conference Regular Season
November 19, 1999*		Oakland	W 82–62	1–0	22 – Jones	10 – Asselin	6 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (9,398) Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 23, 1999*		Detroit Mercy	W 66–62	2–0	13 – Crawford	9 – Tied	4 – Crawford	Crisler Arena (9,537) Ann Arbor, Michigan
November 27, 1999*		Western Michigan	W 93–78	3–0	21 – Crawford	7 – Tied	7 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (9,983) Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 1, 1999* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Georgia Tech ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 80–77	4–0	18 – Tied	13 – Blanchard	8 – Gaines	Alexander Memorial Coliseum (11,423) Atlanta, Georgia
December 4, 1999*		Chattanooga	W 72–61	5–0	21 – Blanchard	12 – Vignier	6 – Crawford	Crisler Arena (11,034) Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 8, 1999*		Kent State	W 75–73	6–0	27 – Crawford	7 – Blanchard	4 – Tied	Crisler Arena (8,723) Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 11, 1999* 4:00 pm, CBS		No. 14 Duke Rivalry Game	L 97–104	6–1	27 – Crawford	9 – Blanchard	6 – Tied	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Deceomber 19, 1999*		at Boston College	L 71–89	6–2	25 – Blanchard	10 – Blanchard	4 – Gaines	Silvio O. Conte Forum (7,223) Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
December 23, 1999*		Duquesne	W 79–67	7–2	16 – Tied	10 – Blanchard	5 – Groninger	Crisler Arena (8,885) Ann Arbor, Michigan
December 28, 1999*		Towson	W 98–84	8–2	23 – Jones	8 – Blanchard	7 – Crawford	Crisler Arena (11,197) Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 2, 2000*		Colorado State	W 87–80	9–2	19 – Asselin	11 – Blanchard	10 – Crawford	Crisler Arena (10,033) Ann Arbor, Michigan
Big Ten Regular Season
January 5, 2000		at Minnesota	L 68–85	9–3 (0–1)	15 – Gaines	11 – Smith	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (13,903) Minneapolis, Minnesota
January 8, 2000		at Purdue	W 88–86 ^2OT	10–3 (1–1)	21 – Blanchard	10 – Blanchard	7 – Crawford	Mackey Arena (13,980) West Lafayette, Indiana
January 16, 2000 1:00 pm, CBS		No. 22 Illinois	W 95–91 ^OT	11–3 (2–1)	22 – Blanchard	11 – Blanchard	5 – Smith	Crisler Arena (12,367) Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 19, 2000		Northwestern	W 93–70	12–3 (3–1)	20 – Crawford	7 – Jones	5 – Tied	Crisler Arena (10,150) Ann Arbor, Michigan
January 22, 2000		at Iowa	L 78–83	12–4 (3–2)	22 – Asselin	11 – Asselin	5 – Tied	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa
January 25, 2000 7:00 pm, ESPN		at No. 14 Indiana	L 50–85	12–5 (3–3)	19 – Blanchard	13 – Blanchard	3 – Jones	Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,326) Bloomington, Indiana
February 1, 2000 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 8 Michigan State Rivalry Game	L 62–82	12–6 (3–4)	16 – Blanchard	7 – Blanchard	3 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 6, 2000 1:00 pm, CBS		No. 5 Ohio State Rivalry Game	L 67–88	12–7 (3–5)	21 – Blanchard	9 – Blanchard	6 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 9, 2000		at Illinois	L 59–75	12–8 (3–6)	15 – Gaines	6 – Blanchard	3 – Gaines	Assembly Hall (15,539) Champaign, Illinois
February 13, 2000 1:00 pm, CBS		No. 10 Indiana	L 65–86	12–9 (3–7)	23 – Blanchard	12 – Blanchard	7 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (13,562) Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 16, 2000		at Wisconsin	L 59–75	12–10 (3–8)	16 – Gaines	7 – Blanchard	3 – Gaines	Kohl Center (15,680) Madison, Wisconsin
February 19, 2000		Penn State	W 89–87 ^OT	13–10 (4–8)	17 – Gaines	11 – Blanchard	6 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (11,522) Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 24, 2000 7:00 pm, ESPN		No. 21 Purdue	L 75–78	13–11 (4–9)	19 – Groninger	8 – Tied	5 – Gaines	Crisler Arena (10,736) Ann Arbor, Michigan
February 26, 2000		at Northwestern	W 61–55 ^OT	14–11 (5–9)	14 – Groninger	9 – Young	5 – Gaines	Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,317) Evanston, Illinois
February 29, 2000		Iowa	W 87–78	15–11 (6–9)	22 – Asselin	9 – Blanchard	3 – Tied	Crisler Arena (9,571) Ann Arbor, Michigan
March 4, 2000 12:30 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 7 Michigan State Rivalry Game	L 63–114	15–12 (6–10)	13 – Asselin	6 – Blanchard	8 – Gaines	Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, Michigan
Big Ten Tournament
March 9, 2000* 2:00 pm, ESPN2	(8)	vs. (9) Penn State Opening Round	L 66–76	15–13	16 – Vignier	11 – Vignier	4 – Gaines	United Center Chicago, Illinois
National Invitation Tournament
March 15, 2000* 9:00 pm, ESPN		at Notre Dame First Round	L 65–75	15–14	14 – Blanchard	7 – Asselin	5 – Gaines	Joyce Center (6,421) South Bend, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Year	Round	Pick	Player	NBA club
2000	1	8	Jamal Crawford	Cleveland Cavaliers

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