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1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1949), Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 23–7 (13–3 Big Ten) and reached the second round of the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, NCAA tournament. However, the National Collegiate Athletic Association, NCAA adjusted the team's record to 11–3 due to sanctions resulting from the Jim O'Brien (basketball, born 1950)#Firing controversy, Jim O’Brien scandal. Roster Schedule and results , - !colspan=9 style= , Regular Season , - , - !colspan=9 style= , Big Ten Tournament , - !colspan=9 style= , NCAA Tournament Rankings NBA draft selections References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team 1999–2000 Big Ten Conference men's basketball season, Ohio State Ohio St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim O'Brien (basketball, Born 1949)
James J. O'Brien (born April 9, 1950) is an American college basketball coach who has served as coach of St. Bonaventure University (1982–1986), Boston College (1986–1997), Ohio State University (1997–2004) and Emerson College, a Division III school in Boston (2011–2014). O'Brien was hired as Ohio State head coach on April 7, 1997, after the firing of previous coach Randy Ayers. O'Brien guided the Buckeye program to the 1999 Final Four, 2000 and 2002 Big Ten regular-season co-championships, the 2002 Big Ten tournament Championship, four 20-win seasons and a school-record four consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (1999–2002). Ohio State later had to vacate all wins from 1999 to 2002, remove all references to team accomplishments for those years, and pay back all tournament money due to rules violations during O'Brien's tenure. On June 8, 2004, then-Ohio State athletic director Andy Geiger fired O'Brien for alleged NCAA rules violations. The Ohio Court of Claims de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |