1999–2000 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team
| 1999–2000 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball | |
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Big 12 Regular Season Champions
Big 12 Tournament Champions |
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Elite Eight vs. Michigan State, L, 64–75
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| Conference | Big 12 |
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| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 6 |
| 1999–2000 record | 32–5 (14–2 Big 12) |
| Head coach | Larry Eustachy |
| Assistant coach | Terry Carroll |
| Assistant coach | Leonard Perry |
| Assistant coach | Randy Brown |
| Home arena | James H. Hilton Coliseum |
The 1999–2000 Iowa State Cyclones men's basketball team represented Iowa State University in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The team was led by second-year head coach Larry Eustachy. In 1998–99, the Cyclones finished 15–15 (6–10 in the Big 12 Conference). The captains were Stevie Johnson and Michael Nurse.
The preseason Big 12 Conference Coaches' Poll picked the Cyclones to finish sixth. The preseason Big 12 Conference media poll picked the Cyclones to finish seventh.Marcus Fizer was named a Preseason Top 50 Player by Wooden Award Committee. Marcus Fizer was also selected to Preseason All-Big 12 First Team. Coming into the season Iowa State returned four starters Fizer, Johnson, Nurse, and Rancik. The only starter not to return was Rodney Hampton who was dismissed from the team for violating team rules. Assistant coach Steve Barnes also left to take a job at San Jose State.
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.
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