1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
1999–2000 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 16
Record	22–14 (8–8 Big Ten)
Head coach	Dick Bennett (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Brad Soderberg; Shawn Hood; Brian Hecker;
Home arena	Kohl Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team represented University of Wisconsin–Madison in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The head coach was Dick Bennett, coaching his fifth season with the Badgers. The team played its home games at the Kohl Center in Madison, Wisconsin and was a member of the Big Ten Conference. Wisconsin finished the season 22–14, 8–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place. The Badgers received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament as a No. 8 seed in the West Region. They defeated Fresno State, Arizona, Louisiana State and Purdue en route to the Final Four before losing to Michigan State, 53–41, in Indianapolis.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	2	Travon Davis	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Nazareth Academy	Summit, Illinois
F	5	Maurice Linton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Thornwood	Calumet City, Illinois
G	10	Jon Bryant	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Armstrong St. Cloud State	Plymouth, Minnesota
G	13	Duany Duany	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS Sr	Bloomington North	Bloomington, Indiana
F	15	Andy Kowske	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Dominican	Brookfield, Wisconsin
G	20	Kirk Penney	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Westlake Boys H.S.	Auckland, New Zealand
F	21	Robert Smith (W)	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	La Follette UW–Whitewater	Madison, Wisconsin
G	22	Mike Kelley	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Pius XI	Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin
F/C	30	Dave Mader	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Appleton East	Appleton, Wisconsin
G	32	Roy Boone	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Madison East Coffeyville C.C.	Madison, Wisconsin
F	40	Charlie Wills	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS So	Angola H.S.	Angola, Indiana
F	42	Julian Swartz	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Waukesha South	Waukesha, Wisconsin
F	44	Eric Faust (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS So	Prospect	Arlington Heights, Illinois
F	50	Mark Vershaw	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Peoria H.S.	East Peoria, Illinois

Head coach

Dick Bennett (Ripon)

Assistant coach(es)

Brad Soderberg (Ripon)
Shawn Hood (Cleveland State)
Brian Hecker (Indiana)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 24, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Regular Season
November 12, 1999*		vs. Missouri NABC Classic	W 66–55	1–0	19 – Vershaw	5 – Tied	7 – Vershaw	Carrier Dome (16,756) Syracuse, New York
November 13, 1999*		at No. 17 Syracuse NABC Classic	L 49–68	1–1	13 – Vershaw	5 – Vershaw	5 – Tied	Carrier Dome (16,394) Syracuse, New York
November 20, 1999*		Ball State	W 60–50	2–1	15 – Bryant	8 – Vershaw	4 – Kelley	Kohl Center (14,686) Madison, Wisconsin
November 23, 1999*		at UW–Milwaukee	W 69–49	3–1	12 – Vershaw	10 – Linton	4 – Boone	Klotsche Center (4,323) Milwaukee, Wisconsin
November 30, 1999* 7:00 pm, ESPN		at Wake Forest ACC–Big Ten Challenge	L 48–67	3–2	14 – Vershaw	5 – Kowske	3 – Vershaw	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum (11,245) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
December 3, 1999*		Rhode Island	W 66–43	4–2	18 – Vershaw	11 – Kowske	4 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (15,313) Madison, Wisconsin
December 7, 2000*		No. 10 Texas	W 61–45	5–2	16 – Bryant	9 – Kowske	5 – Kelley	Kohl Center (14,712) Madison, Wisconsin
December 8, 1999*		UW–Green Bay	W 55–34	6–2	13 – Bryant	4 – Tied	8 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (15,735) Madison, Wisconsin
December 11, 1999* 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at South Florida	L 63–66	6–3	14 – Bryant	4 – Tied	6 – Kelley	Sun Dome (5,003) Tampa, Florida
December 14, 1999*		at Northern Illinois	L 51–55	6–4	19 – Bryant	7 – Tied	2 – Bryant	Chick Evans Field House (5,249) DeKalb, Illinois
December 23, 1999*		Marquette Rivalry Game	W 86–74	7–4	20 – Kowske	12 – Kowske	5 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
December 29, 1999*		No. 17 Temple	W 62–44	8–4	12 – Bryant	8 – Vershaw	5 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (16,179) Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten Regular Season
January 5, 2000		at No. 10 Indiana	L 67–71	8–5 (0–1)	17 – Duany	10 – Kowske	5 – Boone	Assembly Hall (15,197) Bloomington, Indiana
January 8, 2000		No. 19 Illinois	W 63–59	9–5 (1–1)	15 – Duany	8 – Kowske	6 – Kelley	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
January 13, 2000 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 17 Ohio State	L 51–53	9–6 (1–2)	16 – Vershaw	7 – Boone	4 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (15,743) Madison, Wisconsin
January 15, 2000		at Purdue	L 52–63	9–7 (1–3)	17 – Penney	9 – Kowske	3 – Davis	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, Indiana
January 19, 2000		at Penn State	L 61–76	9–8 (1–4)	14 – Vershaw	5 – Tied	4 – Tied	Bryce Jordan Center (8,621) University Park, Pennsylvania
January 22, 2000		Minnesota	W 85–53	10–8 (2–4)	16 – Kelley	7 – Kowske	5 – Penney	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
January 26, 2000		Purdue	W 55–45	11–8 (3–4)	13 – Vershaw	8 – Kowske	3 – Tied	Kohl Center (15,381) Madison, Wisconsin
January 29, 2000		Iowa	L 55–61	11–9 (3–5)	18 – Vershaw	5 – Penney	2 – Tied	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
February 2, 2000		at No. 5 Ohio State	L 48–51	11–10 (3–6)	14 – Kowske	11 – Kowske	3 – Tied	Value City Arena (19,100) Columbus, Ohio
February 5, 2000		at Minnesota	W 66–64	12–10 (4–6)	16 – Tied	4 – Tied	3 – Tied	Williams Arena (14,563) Minneapolis, Minnesota
February 12, 2000 9:00 pm, ESPN		No. 6 Michigan State	L 44–61	12–11 (4–7)	10 – Linton	7 – Kowske	3 – Boone	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
February 16, 2000		Michigan	W 75–59	13–11 (5–7)	17 – Tied	6 – Kowske	3 – Tied	Kohl Center (15,680) Madison, Wisconsin
February 19, 2000 4:30 pm, ESPN Plus		at No. 6 Michigan State	L 54–59	13–12 (5–8)	11 – Kowske	7 – Kowske	2 – Tied	Breslin Center (14,659) East Lansing, Michigan
February 23, 2000		at Iowa	W 54–45	14–12 (6–8)	13 – Vershaw	7 – Linton	5 – Vershaw	Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,500) Iowa City, Iowa
March 1, 2000		at Northwestern	W 62–46	15–12 (7–8)	23 – Vershaw	8 – Linton	7 – Kelley	Welsh–Ryan Arena (3,867) Evanston, Illinois
March 5, 2000 4:00 pm, CBS		No. 14 Indiana	W 56–53	16–12 (8–8)	16 – Linton	10 – Linton	5 – Vershaw	Kohl Center (17,142) Madison, Wisconsin
Big Ten Tournament
March 9, 2000* 7:10 pm, ESPN Plus	(6)	vs. (11) Northwestern Opening Round	W 51–41	17–12	17 – Vershaw	9 – Kowske	5 – Vershaw	United Center (17,741) Chicago, Illinois
March 10, 2000* 10:30 pm, ESPN2	(6)	vs. (3) No. 22 Purdue Quarterfinals	W 78–66	18–12	22 – Vershaw	8 – Kowske	6 – Vershaw	United Center (19,627) Chicago, Illinois
March 11, 2000* 5:00 pm, CBS	(6)	vs. (2) No. 5 Michigan State Semifinals	L 46–55	18–13	11 – Vershaw	7 – Vershaw	6 – Kelley	United Center (22,011) Chicago, Illinois
NCAA Tournament
March 16, 2000* 10:15 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (9 W) Fresno State First Round	W 66–56	19–13	21 – Bryant	14 – Kowske	6 – Kelley	Huntsman Center (13,464) Salt Lake City, Utah
March 18, 2000* 5:45 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 W) No. 4 Arizona Second Round	W 66–59	20–13	15 – Vershaw	12 – Kowske	4 – Tied	Hunstman Center (13,857) Salt Lake City, Utah
March 23, 2000* 10:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (4 W) No. 10 LSU Sweet Sixteen	W 61–48	21–13	16 – Bryant	5 – Vershaw	5 – Kelley	University Arena (16,004) Albuquerque, New Mexico
March 25, 2000* 4:30 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (6 W) No. 25 Purdue Elite Eight	W 64–60	22–13	18 – Bryant	8 – Kowske	6 – Kelley	University Arena (16,004) Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 1, 2000* 5:42 pm, CBS	(8 W)	vs. (1 MW) No. 2 Michigan State	L 41–53	22–14	18 – Boone	7 – Kelley	3 – Kelley	RCA Dome (43,116) Indianapolis, Indiana
Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. W = West, MW = Mid-West*. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Source:^[2]

Records & trivia

Tony Bennett was a member of the support staff, officially listed as a team manager in the team's media guide.^[3]

References

^ "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.
^ "Wisconsin (Men's Basketball) 2000-01 [Media Guide]". library.wisc.edu. UW-Madison Libraries. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
^ "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

[1] "Forfeits and Vacated Games". Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 30, 2024.

[2] "Wisconsin (Men's Basketball) 2000-01 [Media Guide]". library.wisc.edu. UW-Madison Libraries. Retrieved May 11, 2025.

[3] "The University of Wisconsin Collection: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide: Wisconsin 1999-2000 media guide". digicoll.library.wisc.edu. Retrieved June 9, 2020.

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