1999–2000 Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball team

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.NCAA Division I record book pg. 5 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

Schedule

SourceUniversity of Illinois Fighting Illini Statistics Summary for 1999-2000 , FightingIllini.com

!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 PlayerGames Played2 pt. Field Goals3 pt. Field GoalsFree ThrowsReboundsAssistsBlocksStealsPointsCory Bradford 326096828063131490Frank Williams32834270135204116366Marcus Griffin27110070135204116290Brian Cook321001251143242822287Cleotis Brown3260214011333424223Sergio McClain296745110971553197Lucas Johnson 3221296710662725196Damir Krupalija 273851611228620107Robert Archibald30350319715712101Sean Harrington 306202015291992Victor Chukwedebe 23180154579351Nate Mast 212188161615Joe Cross 1031030029

NCAA basketball tournament East regional Illinois 68, Pennsylvania 58 Florida 93, Illinois 76 2000 NCAA Tournament

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

References