1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball team represented the University of Pennsylvania during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Quakers, led by 11th-year head coach Fran Dunphy, played their home games at The Palestra as members of the Ivy League. They finished the season 21–8, 14–0 in Ivy League play to win the regular season championship. They received the Ivy League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the First Round to Illinois.[2]

1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball
Ivy League champions
NCAA tournament, first round
ConferenceIvy League
Record21–8 (14–0 Ivy)
Head coach
Home arenaThe Palestra
Seasons
1999–2000 Ivy League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Penn 14 0   1.000 21 8   .724
Princeton 11 3   .786 19 11   .633
Columbia 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Harvard 7 7   .500 12 15   .444
Dartmouth 5 9   .357 9 18   .333
Yale 5 9   .357 7 20   .259
Brown 4 10   .286 8 19   .296
Cornell 3 11   .214 10 17   .370
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Roster

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1999–2000 Penn Quakers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Ugonna Onyekwe 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mercersburg Academy Lagos, Nigeria
G 20 Matt Langel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Sr    
G 23 Michael-Hakim Jordan 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Sr Abington Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 51 Geoff Owens 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Sr    
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Nov 17, 1999*
at No. 14 Kentucky L 50–67  0–1
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, Kentucky
Dec 3, 1999*
Army W 71–56  1–1
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 4, 1999*
Penn State L 56–59  1–2
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 7, 1999*
at La Salle L 76–83  1–3
Tom Gola Arena 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dec 11, 1999*
vs. No. 8 Auburn
Arby's Hardwood Classic
L 70–77  1–4
BJCC Arena 
Birmingham, Alabama
Dec 28, 1999*
vs. Portland State W 84–74  2–4
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Dec 29, 1999*
at California W 74–71  3–4
Haas Pavilion 
Berkeley, California
Jan 4, 2000*
at No. 9 Kansas L 59–105  3–5
Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, Kansas
Jan 9, 2000*
Villanova L 65–67  3–6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 11, 2000*
Lafayette W 80–76  4–6
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 15, 2000*
at Lehigh W 59–54  5–6
Stabler Arena 
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
Jan 20, 2000*
at Temple L 40–44  5–7
Liacouras Center 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 25, 2000*
Drexel W 54–46  6–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 2000
at Columbia W 63–37  7–7
(1–0)
Levien Gymnasium 
New York, New York
Jan 29, 2000
at Cornell W 50–47  8–7
(2–0)
Newman Arena 
Ithaca, New York
Feb 1, 2000*
Saint Joseph's W 68–65  9–7
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 2000
at Yale W 61–36  10–7
(3–0)
Payne Whitney Gymnasium 
New Haven, Connecticut
Feb 5, 2000
at Brown W 83–48  11–7
(4–0)
Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, Rhode Island
Feb 11, 2000
Harvard W 79–52  12–7
(5–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 12, 2000
Dartmouth W 75–61  13–7
(6–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 15, 2000
at Princeton W 55–46  14–7
(7–0)
Jadwin Gymnasium 
Princeton, New Jersey
Feb 18, 2000
Cornell W 73–63  15–7
(8–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 19, 2000
Columbia W 81–58  16–7
(9–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Feb 25, 2000
at Dartmouth W 69–55  17–7
(10–0)
Leede Arena 
Hanover, New Hampshire
Feb 26, 2000
at Harvard W 62–61  18–7
(11–0)
Lavietes Pavilion 
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Mar 3, 2000
Brown W 85–62  19–7
(12–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 4, 2000
Yale W 69–52  20–7
(13–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Mar 7, 2000
Princeton W 73–52  21–7
(14–0)
The Palestra 
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*
(13 E) vs. (4 E) No. 21 Illinois
First Round
L 58–68  21–8
Lawrence Joel Coliseum 
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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Awards and honors

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Ivy League Season Summary
  2. ^ "Frosh powers Illinois past Penn". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 5, 2021.
  3. ^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  4. ^ "1999–2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Pennsylvania Athletics. Retrieved September 5, 2021.