The 1999–2000 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represents

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during the

1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 11, 1999, with the Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic, progressed through the regular season and conference tournaments, and concluded with the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketb ...

. The

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were coached by

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, who was in his 2nd season. They played their home games at

Hilton Coliseum James H. Hilton Coliseum, commonly Hilton Coliseum, is a 14,267-seat multi-purpose arena located in Ames, Iowa. The arena opened in 1971. It is home to the Iowa State University Cyclones men's and women's basketball teams, wrestling, gymnastics ...

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and competed in the

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. The captains were Stevie Johnson and Michael Nurse. They finished the season 32–5, 14–2 in

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play to win the regular season conference title. They defeated Baylor,

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, and

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to win the Big 12 Conference tournament and earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. They defeated Central Connecticut,

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, and

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to reach the Elite Eight where they lost to

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Previous season

The previous season they finished the season 15–15, 6–10 in

play to finish in 9th place. They lost to

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in the first round of the Big 12 Conference tournament.

Offseason departures

In the offseason associate head coach Steve Barnes left to become the Head Coach of the

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. In the spring of 1999 Rodney Hampton was arrested for disorderly conduct by the Ames Police. Shortly after head coach

dismissed him for violating team rules. While red-shirting the 1998-99 season Travis Spivey was arrested for simple assault in season and was suspended from the team, after the charges were dropped he was reinstated. Then later that year in the summer he was charged with sexual assault and was immediately dismissed from the team. Shortly after graduation

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would go on to represent his home country of

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on their national team, the New Zealand Tall Blacks.

Preseason

The preseason Big 12 Coaches' Poll picked Iowa State to finish sixth in the conference. Marcus Fizer was also named to the Preseason Top 50 by the Wooden Award Committee as well as Preseason All-Big 12 first team.

Preseason Poll

Incoming Players

Regular season

On November 23, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–47th in the AP Top 25 poll with 2 points. From November 26 – November 28 the Cyclones participated in the Big Island Invitational at Hilo Hawai'i. From December 3 – December 4 the Cyclones hosted the Norwest Cyclone Challenge. From December 21 – December 22 the Cyclones hosted the Tribune Holiday Classic. On December 14, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–47th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1 point. On December 21, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–46th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1 point. On December 28, 1999, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–39th in the AP Top 25 poll with 6 points. On January 4, 2000, Iowa State didn't receive any votes in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll. They also were ranked T–39th in the AP Top 25 poll with 6 points. On January 11, 2000, Iowa State received 1 point in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked T–47th. They also were ranked 30th in the AP Top 25 poll with 26 points. On January 18, 2000, Iowa State received 6 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked T–39th. They also were ranked 29th in the AP Top 25 poll with 56 points. On January 25, 2000, Iowa State received 20 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 29th. They also were ranked 28th in the AP Top 25 poll with 49 points. On February 1, 2000, Iowa State received 76 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 24th. They also were ranked 20th in the AP Top 25 poll with 331 points. On February 8, 2000, Iowa State received 115 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 21st. They also were ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 poll with 519 points. On February 15, 2000, Iowa State received 277 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 17th. They also were ranked 14th in the AP Top 25 poll with 811 points. On February 22, 2000, Iowa State received 229 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 18th. They also were ranked 17th in the AP Top 25 poll with 662 points. On February 29, 2000, Iowa State received 353 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 14th. They also were ranked 10th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,045 points. The time of the March 4, 2000 Baylor game was changed from 7:00 p.m. CST to 6:00 p.m. CST. On March 4, 2000, Iowa State clinched their first conference title since 1945 with a 75–54 win over Baylor. On March 7, 2000, Iowa State received 478 points in the USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 9th. They also were ranked 7th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,272 points. On March 14, 2000, Iowa State was ranked 6th in the AP Top 25 poll with 1,441 points.

Post-season

Jamaal Tinsley and Marcus Fizer were each named to the Midwest Region All-Tournament team. Head coach Larry Eustachy was also named the Big 12 Coach of the Year and the AP National Coach of the Year. Eustachy also received the

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. Marcus Fizer was named an All-American. Fizer and Tinsley were also named to the Big 12 First Team. Fizer and Tinsley also won the Ralph A. Olsen Award. On March 13, 2000, Iowa State announced that head coach Larry Eustachy had signed a 10-year contract extension. On March 30, 2000, Jamaal Tinsley announced he had elected to stay at Iowa State for his senior season. On March 31, 2000, Larry Eustachy was voted the AP National Coach of the Year. On April 4, 2000, Iowa State received 657 points in the final USA Today/ESPN Top 25 coaches poll which had them ranked 3rd. On April 13, 2000, Larry Eustachy and Marcus Fizer announced that Fizer would forgo his senior season and has signed with an agent.

Roster

Statistics

*Minutes: Michael Nurse 1305 *MPG: Michael Nurse 35.3 *Points: Marcus Fizer 844 *PPG: Marcus Fizer 22.8 *Rebounds: Marcus Fizer 285 *RPG: Marcus Fizer 7.7 *Field Goals: Marcus Fizer 327 *FG%: Stevie Johnson .663 *3FG: Michael Nurse 99 *3FG%: Michael Nurse .423 *Assists: Jamaal Tinsley 244 *APG: Jamaal Tinsley 6.6 *Blocks: Marcus Fizer 39 *BPG: Marcus Fizer 1.1 *Steals: Jamaal Tinsley 67 *SPG: Jamaal Tinsley 2.6 *Free Throws: Marcus Fizer 175 *FT%: Kantrail Horton .780

Player stats

''Note: GP= Games played; MPG= Minutes per Game; SPG= Steals per Game; RPG = Rebounds per Game; APG. = Assists per Game; BPG = Blocks per Game; PPG = Points per Game''

Schedule and results

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Rankings

The Cyclones finished the season ranked 3rd in the

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, this is the highest final ranking in school history.

Awards and honors

* Consensus First Team All-American :

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* Big 12 Player of the Year :

* Big 12 Newcomer of the Year :

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* Big 12 Coach of the Year :

* All-Big 12 Team :

(First Team) :

(Second Team) :Michael Nurse (Honorable Mention) * Big 12 All-Defense Team :

* Big 12 All-Newcomer Team :

* NCAA Midwest Region All-Tournament Team :

* Big 12 All-Tournament Team :

(Most Outstanding Player) :

:Michael Nurse * Big 12 Player of the Week :

(December 7th) :

(February 14th) :

(February 28th) :

(March 5th) * Big 12 Rookie of the Week :

(January 10th) *

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* AP Coach of the Year :

* National Newcomer of the Year :

* Academic All-Big 12 :

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* Ralph A. Olsen Award :

References

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