1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball
Sun Belt tournament champions
NCAA tournament
Conference	Sun Belt Conference
Record	25–8 (13–3 Sun Belt)
Head coach	Jessie Evans (3rd season);
Home arena	Cajundome
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 Sun Belt Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Alabama	13	–	3	.813	20	–	10	.667
Louisiana–Lafayette †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	9	.735
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	21	–	8	.724
Florida International	9	–	7	.563	16	–	14	.533
Western Kentucky	8	–	8	.500	11	–	18	.379
Arkansas State	7	–	9	.438	10	–	18	.357
New Orleans	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Denver	3	–	13	.188	6	–	22	.214
Arkansas-Little Rock	1	–	15	.063	4	–	24	.143

† 2000 Sun Belt Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 1999–2000 Louisiana–Lafayette Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team represented the University of Louisiana at Lafayette during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Ragin' Cajuns, led by third-year head coach Jessie Evans, played their home games at the Cajundome and were members of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 25–9, 13–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in second place. They were champions of the Sun Belt Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee.^[1]

Roster

1999–2000 Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G		Orlando Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Jr

Head coach

Jessie Evans

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 20, 1999*		at No. 21 Texas	L 48–82	0–1	Frank Erwin Center Austin, Texas
Nov 27, 1999*		East Carolina	W 70–64	1–1	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Nov 30, 1999		at Denver	W 81–68	2–1 (1–0)	Magness Arena Denver, Colorado
Dec 4, 1999*		at Texas Tech	L 54–67	2–2	United Spirit Arena Lubbock, Texas
Dec 6, 1999*		at North Texas	W 74–59	3–2	Super Pit Denton, Texas
Dec 11, 1999*		Southern Miss	L 47–65	3–3	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 14, 1999*		Lamar	W 81–79	4–3	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Dec 16, 1999*		at McNeese State	W 74–61	5–3	Burton Coliseum Lake Charles, Louisiana
Dec 20, 1999*		vs. Miami (FL) San Juan Shootout	W 66–60	6–3	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 21, 1999*		vs. Pepperdine San Juan Shootout	L 53–99	6–4	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1999*		vs. Virginia Tech San Juan Shootout	L 56–59	6–5	Rafael A. Mangual Coliseum Mayagüez, Puerto Rico
Dec 28, 1999		Texas A&M	W 85–77	7–5 (1–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 2, 2000*		Siena	W 71–54	8–5	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 6, 2000		Denver	W 76–60	9–5 (2–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 10, 2000*		at Texas–Pan American	W 84–71	10–5	UTPA Fieldhouse Edinburg, Texas
Jan 15, 2000		Louisiana Tech	W 84–72	11–5 (3–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 17, 2000*		Texas–Pan American	W 101–88	12–5	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 20, 2000		Arkansas State	W 87–73	13–5 (4–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 22, 2000		Arkansas–Little Rock	W 89–75	14–5 (5–0)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Jan 27, 2000		at Florida International	W 64–60	15–5 (6–0)	U.S. Century Bank Arena Miami, Florida
Jan 29, 2000		at Western Kentucky	W 86–77	16–5 (7–0)	E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, Kentucky
Feb 3, 2000		South Alabama	L 65–69	16–6 (7–1)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 5, 2000		New Orleans	W 66–58	17–6 (8–1)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 10, 2000		at Arkansas–Little Rock	W 88–62	18–6 (9–1)	Alltel Arena Little Rock, Arkansas
Feb 12, 2000		at Arkansas State	W 79–75	19–6 (10–1)	Convocation Center Jonesboro, Arkansas
Feb 17, 2000		Western Kentucky	W 72–64	20–6 (11–1)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 19, 2000		Florida International	W 75–69	21–6 (12–1)	Cajundome Lafayette, Louisiana
Feb 21, 2000		at Louisiana Tech	L 75–80	21–7 (12–2)	Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, Louisiana
Feb 24, 2000		at South Alabama	L 58–71	21–8 (12–3)	Mitchell Center Mobile, Alabama
Feb 26, 2000		at New Orleans	W 93–77	22–8 (13–3)	Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana
Sun Belt tournament
Mar 5, 2000*		vs. New Orleans Quarterfinals	W 55–35	23–8	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 6, 2000*		vs. Louisiana Tech Semifinals	W 73–58	24–8	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
Mar 7, 2000*		vs. South Alabama Championship game	W 51–50	25–8	Alltel Arena North Little Rock, Arkansas
NCAA tournament
Mar 17, 2000*	(13 S)	vs. (4 S) No. 11 Tennessee First Round	L 58–63	25–9	Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center Birmingham, Alabama
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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References

^ "Free throws, key rebound seal Tennessee win". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
^ "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[1] "Free throws, key rebound seal Tennessee win". ESPN. March 17, 2000. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[2] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

[3] "1999-00 Men's Basketball Schedule". University of Louisiana at Lafayette Athletics. 1999. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

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