1999–2000 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

1999–00 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
1999–00 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball
Conference	Big West Conference
Record	14–14 (7–9 Big West)
Head coach	Pat Douglass (3rd season);
Home arena	Bren Events Center
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

The 1999–00 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team represented the University of California, Irvine during the 1999–00 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Anteaters were led by 3rd year head coach Pat Douglass and played at the Bren Events Center and were members of the Big West Conference.

1999–2000 Big West men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East Division
Utah State†	16	–	0	1.000	28	–	6	.824
New Mexico State	11	–	5	.688	22	–	10	.688
Nevada	6	–	10	.375	9	–	20	.310
Idaho	6	–	10	.375	12	–	17	.414
Boise State	6	–	10	.375	12	–	15	.444
North Texas	5	–	11	.313	7	–	20	.259
West Division
Long Beach State	15	–	1	.938	24	–	6	.800
UC Santa Barbara	10	–	6	.625	14	–	14	.500
UC Irvine	7	–	9	.438	14	–	14	.500
Pacific	6	–	10	.375	11	–	18	.379
Cal Poly	5	–	11	.313	10	–	18	.357
Cal State Fullerton	3	–	13	.188	8	–	19	.296

† 2000 Big West tournament winner As of April 10, 2000^[1] Rankings from AP poll

Previous season

The 1998–99 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team finished the season with a record of 6–20 and 2–14 in Big West play. Freshman guard Jerry Green won the conference freshman of the year award.

Roster

1999–2000 UC Irvine Anteaters men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	14	Zamiro Bennem	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So
C	4	J.R. Christ	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	So
G	11	Malachi Edmond	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr
F	3	Greg Ethington	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr
C	52	Mark Gottschalk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	So
G	5	Jerry Green	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Pomona, CA
G	24	Sean Jackson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	125 lb (57 kg)	Jr
F	30	Jens Jensen	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr
F	45	Ben Jones	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr
F	40	Matt Okoro	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr
F	21	Marek Ondera	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr
F	42	Adam Stetson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Sr

Head coach

Pat Douglass (Pacific)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-Conference Season
November 19, 1999*	San Diego	L 62–75	0–1	Bren Events Center (1,261) Irvine, CA
November 26, 1999*	vs. Southwest Texas Sooner Holiday Classic	W 69–46	1–1	Lloyd Noble Center (2,000) Norman, OK
November 27, 1999*	at Oklahoma Sooner Holiday Classic	L 68–80	1–2	Lloyd Noble Center (10,481) Norman, OK
December 1, 1999*	at Loyola Marymount	W 69–59	2–2	Gersten Pavilion (553) Los Angeles, CA
December 4, 1999*	Saint Mary's	W 67–59	3–2	Bren Events Center (2,658) Irvine, CA
December 14, 1999*	Western Washington	W 86–55	4–2	Bren Events Center (716) Irvine, CA
December 18, 1999	at California	L 61–88	4–3	Haas Pavilion (10,319) Berkeley, CA
December 22, 1999*	Humboldt State	W 89–55	5–3	Bren Events Center (956) Irvine, CA
December 30, 1999*	St. Francis	W 67–57	6–3	Bren Events Center (908) Irvine, CA
January 5, 2000	at BYU	L 66–77	6–4	Marriott Center (9,574) Provo, UT
January 9, 2000*	High Point	W 74–69	7–4	Bren Events Center (659) Irvine, CA
Conference Season
January 13, 2000	at Nevada	L 63–67	7–5 (0–1)	Lawlor Events Center (5,202) Reno, NV
January 15, 2000	at Utah State	L 46–81	7–6 (0–2)	Smith Spectrum (6,383) Logan, UT
January 20, 2000	Idaho	W 71–67	8–6 (1–2)	Bren Events Center (1,684) Irvine, CA
January 22, 2000	Boise State	L 52–53	8–7 (1–3)	Bren Events Center (3,156) Irvine, CA
January 26, 2000	Cal State Fullerton	L 64–76	8–8 (1–4)	Bren Events Center (1,661) Irvine, CA
January 29, 2000	at New Mexico State	L 59–66	8–9 (1–5)	Pan American Center (7,120) Las Cruces, NM
February 3, 2000	Long Beach State	L 60–69	8–10 (1–6)	Bren Events Center (2,317) Irvine, CA
February 5, 2000	Pacific	W 59–53	9–10 (2–6)	Bren Events Center (2,442) Irvine, CA
February 10, 2000	at Cal Poly	W 90–67	10–10 (3–6)	Mott Gym (2,364) San Luis Obispo, CA
February 12, 2000	at UC Santa Barbara	L 40–55	10–11 (3–7)	UC Santa Barbara Events Center (2,268) Santa Barbara, CA
February 17, 2000	Cal Poly	L 75–89	10–12 (3–8)	Bren Events Center (1,006) Irvine, CA
February 19, 2000	UC Santa Barbara	W 61–58	11–12 (4–8)	Bren Events Center (1,397) Irvine, CA
February 24, 2000	Pacific	W 62–55	12–12 (5–8)	Alex G. Spanos Center (3,014) Stockton, CA
February 26, 2000	at Long Beach State	L 65–82	12–13 (5–9)	The Pyramid (4,126) Long Beach, CA
March 1, 2000	at Cal State Fullerton	W 88–71	13–13 (6–9)	Titan Gym (812) Fullerton, CA
March 4, 2000	North Texas	W 93–84	14–13 (7–9)	Bren Events Center (1,930) Irvine, CA
Big West Conference tournament
March 9, 2000	New Mexico State Quarterfinals	L 51–70	14–14	Lawlor Event Center (1,721) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[2]^[3]

Awards and honors

Jerry Green
- All-Big West Second Team
Greg Ethington
- Big West All-Freshman Team

Source: ^[4]

References

^ Big West MBB Record Book
^ "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "Final 2000 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^ "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

[1] Big West MBB Record Book

[uci_recordbook-2] "UC Irvine Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[3] "Final 2000 Cumulative Basketball Statistics Report" (PDF). NCAA. Retrieved July 22, 2017.

[4] "UC Irvine Honors" (PDF). UC Irvine Sports. UC Irvine Athletics. Retrieved September 24, 2017.

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