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1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 1999–2000 |
| team | Illinois Fighting Illini |
| image | Fighting Illini logo.svg |
| image_size | 175px |
| conference | Big Ten Conference |
| short_conf | Big Ten |
| APRank | 21 |
| record | 22–10 |
| conf_record | 11–5 |
| head_coach | Lon Kruger |
| asst_coach1 | Robert McCullum |
| asst_coach2 | Rob Judson |
| asst_coach3 | Steve Henson |
| hc_year | 4th |
| ac1_year | 4th |
| ac2_year | 4th |
| ac3_year | 3rd |
| captain | Victor Chukwudebe |
| mvp | Cory Bradford |
| stadium | Assembly Hall |
| bowl | [NCAA tournament](2000-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
| bowl_result | [second round](2000-ncaa-division-i-men-s-basketball-tournament) |
The 1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team represented the University of Illinois.
Regular season
In 2000, for the third time in four seasons, Illinois advanced to the NCAA tournament, this time as a #4 seed. After defeating Penn in the opening round, the Illini season ended with a defeat to eventual national runner-up Florida. The Fighting Illini spent much of the season ranked in the Top 25, climbing as high as No. 15 in late December. An early three-game losing streak in Big Ten play put the Illini in a hole to start league play at 1–3. But, Illinois went on to win 10 of the last 12 league games before finishing second in the Big Ten tournament. During the February 19th game vs. Northwestern, the Illini would set an NCAA record fewest points allowed in the first half of a game by giving up only 6 points. Cory Bradford earned second-team All-Big Ten honors after leading Illinois in scoring and the Big Ten in three-point field goals. Forward Brian Cook was named Co-Freshman of the Year in the conference and earned All-Tournament honors with strong play in the Big Ten tournament.
Roster
- Lon Kruger (Kansas State) (4th year)
- Rob Judson (University of Illinois) (4th year)
- Robert McCullum (Seminole State) (4th year)
- Steve Henson (Kansas State) (3rd year)
Schedule
Source
|- !colspan=12 style="background:#DF4E38; color:white;"| Non-Conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#DF4E38; color:#FFFFFF;"|Big Ten regular season |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|Big Ten tournament |- !colspan=9 style="text-align: center; background:#DF4E38"|NCAA tournament |-
Player stats
| Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Player | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Games Played | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | 2 pt. Field Goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | 3 pt. Field Goals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Free Throws | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Rebounds | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Assists | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Blocks | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Steals | Illinois Fighting Illini | color=white}}" | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Bradford | 32 | 60 | 96 | 82 | 80 | 63 | 1 | 31 | 490 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Frank Williams | 32 | 83 | 42 | 70 | 135 | 20 | 41 | 16 | 366 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Griffin | 27 | 110 | 0 | 70 | 135 | 20 | 41 | 16 | 290 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Cook | 32 | 100 | 12 | 51 | 143 | 24 | 28 | 22 | 287 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleotis Brown | 32 | 60 | 21 | 40 | 113 | 33 | 4 | 24 | 223 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sergio McClain | 29 | 67 | 4 | 51 | 109 | 71 | 5 | 53 | 197 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Lucas Johnson | 32 | 21 | 29 | 67 | 106 | 62 | 7 | 25 | 196 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Damir Krupalija | 27 | 38 | 5 | 16 | 112 | 28 | 6 | 20 | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Archibald | 30 | 35 | 0 | 31 | 97 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 101 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sean Harrington | 30 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 29 | 1 | 9 | 92 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Victor Chukwedebe | 23 | 18 | 0 | 15 | 45 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nate Mast | 21 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Joe Cross | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |
NCAA basketball tournament
- East regional
- Illinois 68, Pennsylvania 58
- Florida 93, Illinois 76
Awards and honors
- Frank Williams
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Brian Cook
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year
- Fighting Illini All-Century team (2005)
- Cory Bradford
- Team Most Valuable Player
Rankings
Main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
References
References
- [http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2015/DivI.pdf NCAA Division I record book pg. 5]
- [http://www.fightingillini.com/sports/m-baskbl/records/year-1999.html University of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1999-2000] {{webarchive. link. (2014-02-22 , FightingIllini.com)
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- "Season Stats pg. 125".
- [http://www.databasesports.com/ncaab/tourney.htm?yr=2000 2000 NCAA Tournament]
- "List of MVPs".
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