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1999–2000 Arkansas Razorbacks Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team represented the University of Arkansas in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The head coach was Nolan Richardson, serving for his 15th year. The team played its home games in Bud Walton Arena in Fayetteville, Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas. Arkansas won its first ever SEC Tournament championship, earning the conferences automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Sophomore guard Brandon Dean was the SEC Tournament MVP. Freshman forward Joe Johnson (basketball), Joe Johnson was named to the SEC All-Freshman Team and was named the SEC Rookie of the Year. Arkansas lost to the Miami Hurricanes in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball team 1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball season, Arkansas 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament participants, Arkansas Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball seasons 1999 in sports in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nolan Richardson
Nolan Richardson Jr. (born December 27, 1941) is an American former basketball head coach best known for his tenure at the Arkansas Razorbacks men's basketball, University of Arkansas, where he won the 1994 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament and led the Razorbacks to three Final Fours. Elected to the National Collegiate Basketball Hall of Fame in 2008 and the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014, Richardson coached teams to winning a Division I (NCAA), Division I Basketball National Championship, an National Invitation Tournament, NIT championship, and a Junior College National Championship, making him the only coach to win all three championships. During his 22 seasons of coaching in NCAA Division I, Richardson made a post-season tournament appearance 20 times. Early life Richardson was born in El Segundo Barrio in El Paso, Texas, United States to Nolan Richardson Sr. and Clareast (Mims) Richardson. Clareast died from miliary tuberculosis in 1945, leaving b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |