1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team explained

Sport:	Basketball
Year:	1999–00
Team:	Cincinnati Bearcats
Conference:	Conference USA
Short Conf:	C-USA
Coachrank:	7
Aprank:	7
Record:	29–4
Conf Record:	16–0
Hc Year:	11th
Ac1 Year:	4th
Champion:	Conference USA regular season champions
Bowl Result:	second round

The 1999–00 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball team represented University of Cincinnati as a member of Conference USA during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Bob Huggins, serving in his 11th year at the school. The team held the #1 ranking in the AP poll for 12 weeks during the season, but had their national championship hopes undermined when Naismith Player of the Year Kenyon Martin broke his leg during the Conference USA tournament. The Bearcats finished with a 29–4 record (16–0 C-USA).

Roster

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=|Regular Season

|-!colspan=12 style=|Conference USA Tournament |-!colspan=12 style=|NCAA Tournament

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Rankings

See main article: 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings. ^Coaches did not release a Week 1 poll.
*AP did not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings

Awards and honors

• Kenyon Martin, Adolph Rupp Trophy^[4]
• Kenyon Martin, Naismith College Player of the Year^[5]
• Kenyon Martin, USBWA College Player of the Year^[6]
• Kenyon Martin, John R. Wooden Award^[7]
• Kenyon Martin, Associated Press College Basketball Player of the Year
• Kenyon Martin, State Farm Division I Player of the Year Award
• Bob Huggins, C-USA Coach of the Year

NBA draft selections

See main article: 2000 NBA draft.

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Player	NBA Club
2000	1	1	1		New Jersey Nets
2000	1	6	6		Atlanta Hawks

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External links

• 1999-00 Cincinnati Bearcats Roster and Stats at Sports-Reference.com
• 1999-00 Cincinnati Bearcats on ESPN.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20000620205829/http://cbs.sportsline.com/u/basketball/college/players/cin_index.htm. Cincinnati Bearcats. June 20, 2000. cbs.sportsline.com. February 16, 2020.
2. Web site: RotoWire Fantasy Football, Baseball, Basketball and More.
3. Web site: 1999–2000 Cincinnati Bearcats men's basketball stats. NCAA Career Statistics.
4. Web site: About Us . 2009-04-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090107024610/http://www.ruppawards.com/index_files/Page356.htm . 2009-01-07 .
5. Web site: Naismith Awards - Naismith Trophy . 2013-10-30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090302160347/http://www.naismithawards.com/History/NaismithTrophy/tabid/58/Default.aspx . 2009-03-02 .
6. Web site: The Oscar Robertson Trophy - Past Oscar Robertson Trophy Winners . 2008-06-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080611112656/http://www.oscarrobertsontrophy.org/content/view/14/17/ . 2008-06-11 .
7. Web site: Wooden Award - Athletics . 2009-04-27 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090413170924/http://woodenaward.cstv.com/ot/award-winners.html . 2009-04-13 . dead .
8. Web site: 2000 NBA Draft. Basketball Reference. Sports Reference LLC.