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1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball
A blue block M with maize-colored borders and the word Michigan across the middle.
NIT, First Round
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record15–14 (6–10 Big Ten)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
MVPs
Captains
  • Josh Asselin
  • Darius Taylor
  • Peter Vignier
Seasons
1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
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* 11 – 3   .786 5 – 1   .833
† 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]

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]

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]

Roster

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1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 50 Leland Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Fr Attleboro H.S. Attleboro, Massachusetts
F 25 Josh Asselin (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Caro H.S. Caro, Michigan
F 30 LaVell Blanchard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Pioneer Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 1 Jamal Crawford 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Rainier Beach Renton, Washington
G 2 Kevin Gaines 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ed W. Clark Las Vegas, Nevada
G/F 22 Herb Gibson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Harry S Truman Taylor, Michigan
G/F 23 Gavin Groninger 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Plainfield H.S. Plainfield, Indiana
G 21 Ramal Hunter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Ann Arbor Huron Ann Arbor, Michigan
G 0 Leon Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So The Winchendon School Battle Creek, Michigan
F 34 Brandon Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Palo Duro Amarillo, Texas
F 10 Darius Taylor (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Lake View Chicago, Illinois
C 55 Peter Vignier (C) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Sr Teaneck H.S. Teaneck, New Jersey
F 45 Chris Young 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Detroit Catholic Central Plymouth, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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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.

Team players drafted into the NBA

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

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See also

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References

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  3. ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 2. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Postseason NIT". CBS Interactive. p. 68. Archived from the original on October 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  5. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. pp. 68–83. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. ^ "Division I Records" (PDF). National Collegiate Athletic Association. p. 90. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  7. ^ a b "Through The Years". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 48. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  8. ^ "All-Time Accolades". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. pp. 9–10. Archived from the original on September 1, 2010. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  9. ^ "Men's Basketball Statistic Archive Query Page". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on April 18, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  10. ^ "All-Time Records". MGoBlue.com. CBS Interactive. p. 14. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011. Retrieved September 19, 2010.
  11. ^ "Big Ten Tournament". CBS Interactive. p. 3. Archived from the original on September 2, 2010. Retrieved September 22, 2010.
  12. ^ "2000 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved April 25, 2014.
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