|
1999–2000 Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Team
The 1999–2000 Washington Huskies men's basketball team represented the University of Washington for the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by seventh-year head coach Bob Bender, the Huskies were members of the Pacific-10 Conference and played their home games this season off campus at KeyArena in Seattle, Washington. The Huskies were overall in the regular season and in conference play, tied for eighth in the standings. There was no conference tournament this season; last played in 1990, it resumed in 2002. Built over seventy years earlier in 1927, Hec Edmundson Pavilion underwent a renovation this season and reopened in the fall of 2000. The Huskies' interim home court was KeyArena at Seattle Center, the home of the NBA's Seattle SuperSonics. Washington won just twice at KeyArena in Pac-10 play, a one-point upset of UCLA in early January, and a four-point win over rival Washington State in March; in between, they lost seven consecutive References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Bender
Robert Michael Bender (born April 28, 1957) is an American professional basketball coach, who last served an assistant coach with the Memphis Grizzlies of the National Basketball Association. Born in Quantico, Virginia, He attended Bloomington High School (Bloomington, Illinois), Bloomington High School in Bloomington, Illinois, where he was an All-American in basketball. Bender has the distinction of being the first (and until 2025 only) individual to play for different programs in two NCAA Championship games. He was a freshman on Bob Knight's undefeated 1975–76 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team, 1976 Indiana team and played point guard at Duke from 1977 to 1980, including an appearance in the 1978 NCAA Division I basketball championship game, title game against 1977–78 Kentucky Wildcats men's basketball team, Kentucky. Bender was drafted by the Los Angeles Clippers#1978–1984: San Diego Clippers, San Diego Clippers in the sixth round before his senior year, but did not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seattle Center
The Seattle Center is an entertainment, education, tourism and performing arts center located in the Lower Queen Anne, Seattle, Lower Queen Anne neighborhood of Seattle, Washington, United States. Constructed for the Century 21 Exposition, 1962 World's Fair, the Seattle Center's landmark feature is the Space Needle, an List of Seattle landmarks, official city landmark and globally recognized symbol of Seattle's skyline. Other notable attractions include Pacific Science Center, Climate Pledge Arena, and the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP), as well as McCaw Hall, which hosts both Seattle Opera and Pacific Northwest Ballet. The Seattle Center Monorail provides regular public transit service between the Seattle Center and Westlake Center in downtown Seattle, and is itself considered a tourist attraction. History Background In 1886, Seattle founder David Denny donated the tract of land that would eventually host the Seattle Center, stipulating that it be of "public use forever ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington Huskies Men's Basketball Seasons
Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered on Washington, D.C. Washington may also refer to: Places England * Washington Old Hall, ancestral home of the family of George Washington * Washington, Tyne and Wear, a town in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough * Washington, West Sussex, a village and civil parish Greenland * Cape Washington, Greenland * Washington Land Philippines *New Washington, Aklan, a municipality *Washington, a barangay in Catarman, Northern Samar *Washington, a barangay in Escalante, Negros Occidental *Washington, a barangay in San Jacinto, Masbate *Washington, a barangay in Surigao City United States * Fort Washington (disambiguat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Washington State Cougars Men's Basketball
The Washington State Cougars men's basketball team represents Washington State University and competes in the West Coast Conference (WCC) of NCAA Division I. The Cougars play their home games on campus in Pullman at Beasley Coliseum, which has a capacity of 12,058. They are currently led by head coach David Riley. Washington State has appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament seven times, most recently in 2024. History Washington State began varsity intercollegiate competition in men's basketball in 1902. The Cougars were retroactively awarded the 1917 National Championship by the Helms Athletic Foundation in 1957 and the Premo-Porretta Power Poll in 1995. The team played to large crowds in the late-1970s when George Raveling was head coach. For the better part of seven decades, the Cougars were a consistent contender in the Pac-10 and its predecessor, the Pacific Coast Conference. After a dark period in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was the b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 UCLA Bruins Men's Basketball Team ...
The 1999–2000 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team represented the University of California, Los Angeles in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The team finished 4th in the conference. The Bruins competed in the 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, losing to the Iowa State Cyclones in the sweet sixteen. Roster Schedule , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, , - !colspan=9 style=, Source References {{DEFAULTSORT:1999-2000 UCLA Bruins men's basketball team Ucla Ucla UCLA Bruins men's basketball seasons UCLA Bruins men's basketball UCLA Bruins men's basketball The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program represents the University of California, Los Angeles, in the sport of men's basketball as a member of the Big Ten Conference. Established in 1919, the program has won a record 11 NCAA Division I Men's B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 Seattle SuperSonics Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 33rd season for the Seattle SuperSonics in the National Basketball Association. The SuperSonics had the thirteenth overall pick in the 1999 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Corey Maggette out of Duke University, but soon traded him to the Orlando Magic in exchange for Horace Grant. The team also acquired Brent Barry from the Chicago Bulls, and signed free agents Vernon Maxwell, second-year forward Ruben Patterson and three-point specialist Chuck Person. Two years removed from the George Karl-era, the SuperSonics held a 31–20 record at the All-Star break, and managed to qualify for the NBA playoffs after a one-year absence, finishing in fourth place in the Pacific Division with a 45–37 record, and earning the #7 seed in the Western Conference. Gary Payton averaged 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 1.9 steals per game, and led the league with 177 three-point field goals; he was also named to the All-NBA First Team, and to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999–2000 NBA Season
The 1999–2000 NBA season was the 54th season of the National Basketball Association. The season began on November 2, 1999, and ended with the Los Angeles Lakers winning the NBA championship, beating the Indiana Pacers 4 games to 2 in the 2000 NBA Finals. Notable occurrences *Effective this season, the first game of the NBA regular season begins on either the first Tuesday of November or the last Tuesday of October, and the last game on the third Wednesday of April. The NBA playoffs begin on the third Saturday of April. *Hall of Famer Wilt Chamberlain died on October 12, 1999, at 63. Wilt's former teams, the Lakers, Sixers, and Warriors honored him by sporting black patches for the rest of the season. *The Boston Celtics officially retired their trademark parquet floor on December 22, 1999, after 54 years. The floor would be replaced by a replica combining elements of the old floor and new wooden sections. *Two active players were killed in automobile accidents within four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2002 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 2002 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played March 7–9 at Staples Center in Los Angeles, California. The event was revived after eleven seasons without, and USC made its first appearance in the final. The champion of the tournament was Arizona, which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Luke Walton of Arizona, and a capacity crowd of 18,997 attended the championship game on Seeds The top eight teams participated, with all in the Thursday Teams were seeded by conference record, with a tiebreaker system used to seed teams with identical conference records. The previous four editions included all ten teams, with the final on Sunday. Bracket Tournament Notes * Arch-rivals Arizona and ASU met for the first time in a Pac-10 Tournament (the 2nd meeting ever by any arch-rival universities). * Only one lower seeded team beat a higher seeded team the whole tournament (#4 USC over #1 Oregon in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
KeyArena
Climate Pledge Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is located north of downtown Seattle in the entertainment complex known as the Seattle Center, the site of the 1962 World's Fair, for which it was originally developed. After opening in 1962, it was subsequently bought and converted by the city of Seattle for entertainment purposes. From 2018 to 2021, the arena underwent a $1.15 billion redevelopment; the renovation preserved the original exterior and roof, which was declared a Seattle Landmark in 2017 and was listed on the Washington Heritage Register as well as the National Register of Historic Places in 2018. The renovated venue has a capacity of 17,151 for ice hockey and 18,300 for basketball. The arena is currently the home to the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL), the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), PWHL Seattle of the Professional Women's Hockey League (PWHL), the Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1990 Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The 1990 Pacific-10 Conference men's basketball tournament was played March 8–11 at the University Activity Center in Tempe, Arizona, on the campus of Arizona State University. The final game featured UCLA and Arizona, the only two teams that had won previous Pac-10 tournaments. The champion of the tournament for the third consecutive year was Arizona, which received the Pac-10's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The Most Outstanding Player was Jud Buechler of Arizona.2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide pages 50–60 (PDF copy available a2007–08 Pac-10 Men's Basketball Media Guide. Accessed 2009-03-09. 2009-05-08. This was the fourth edition of the tournament and all ten teams participated. The tournament was not held for the next eleven seasons, then returned in 2002. Bracket Asterisk denotes overtime period. Tournament Notes * Third seeded Arizona, became the first team to win that wasn't a #1 seed, in this tournament's history. * This was the last ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pac-12 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
The Pac-12 Conference men's basketball tournament, otherwise known as the Pac-12 tournament, was the annual concluding tournament for the NCAA college basketball in the Pac-12, taking place in Las Vegas at the T-Mobile Arena. The first tournament was held in 1987 for the Pac-10 conference. It ended after four seasons. The conference did not have a conference tournament until it was started again in 2002. For a time, the future of the Pac-12 Conference itself as with the tournament after the 2024 tournament was uncertain, since the conference only had two remaining members at the start of the 2024–25 academic year. Both the remaining Pac-12 schools joined the West Coast Conference as non-football affiliated members for all sports with the exception of baseball for at least the 2024–25 academic year and beyond. However, in a span of less than three weeks in September 2024, the Pac-12 added six new members effective in 2026–27—Boise State Broncos men's basketball, Boise S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
