1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team

1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball
NIT champions
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	22–14 (7–9 ACC)
Head coach	Dave Odom (11th season);
Assistant coach	Frank Haith (3rd season)
Home arena	LJVM Coliseum
	Seasons ← 1998–99 2000–01 →

1999–2000 ACC men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Duke †	15	–	1	.938	29	–	5	.853
No. 17 Maryland	11	–	5	.688	25	–	10	.714
Virginia	9	–	7	.563	19	–	12	.613
North Carolina	9	–	7	.563	22	–	14	.611
Wake Forest	7	–	9	.438	22	–	14	.611
NC State	6	–	10	.375	20	–	14	.588
Florida State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Georgia Tech	5	–	11	.313	13	–	17	.433
Clemson	4	–	12	.250	10	–	20	.333

† 2000 ACC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1999–2000 Wake Forest Demon Deacons men's basketball team represented Wake Forest University as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by head coach Skip Prosser, the team played their home games at Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The Demon Deacons finished in fifth in the ACC regular season standings.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	5	Josh Howard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Winston-Salem, North Carolina
F	25	Darius Songaila	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	248 lb (112 kg)	So

Head coach

Dave Odom

Assistant coach(es)

Frank Haith

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Nov 20, 1999* 8:00 p.m.		Campbell	W 87–45	1–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 22, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		at Navy	W 90–55	2–0	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland
Nov 27, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 85–60	3–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Nov 30, 1999* 7:00 p.m.		Wisconsin ACC–Big Ten Challenge	W 67–48	4–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 4, 1999* 12:00 p.m.		No. 10 Temple	W 77–72	5–0	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 11, 1999* 2:30 p.m.		at Georgia Scottish Rite Classic	L 67–68	5–1	Atlanta, Georgia
Dec 15, 1999* 8:00 p.m.		UNC Greensboro	W 85–60	6–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 17, 1999* 7:30 p.m.		High Point	W 79–35	7–1	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Dec 20, 1999* 7:00 p.m.		at Arkansas	W 70–64	8–1	Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, Arkansas
Dec 28, 1999* 12:30 a.m.	No. 19	vs. Oregon Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	L 66–67	8–2	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 29, 1999* 6:30 p.m.	No. 19	vs. Ohio Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	W 84–78 ^2OT	9–2	Stan Sheriff Center (839) Honolulu, Hawaii
Dec 30, 1999* 6:30 p.m.		vs. Villanova Outrigger Hotel Rainbow Classic	L 57–70	9–3	Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, Hawaii
Jan 4, 2000 6:00 p.m.		Florida State	L 64–66	9–4 (0–1)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 9, 2000		at Clemson	W 67–53	10–4 (1–1)	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina
Jan 12, 2000 9:00 p.m.		North Carolina	W 66–57	11–4 (2–1)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 16, 2000 1:30 p.m.		NC State	L 51–60	11–5 (2–2)	Entertainment and Sports Arena Raleigh, North Carolina
Jan 19, 2000 9:00 p.m.		at No. 24 Maryland	L 51–73	11–6 (2–3)	Cole Field House (14,319) College Park, Maryland
Jan 22, 2000 12:00 p.m.		No. 5 Duke	L 61–75	11–7 (2–4)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Jan 27, 2000 8:00 p.m.		at Georgia Tech	W 60–46	12–7 (3–4)	Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia
Jan 30, 2000 1:00 p.m., Raycom		Virginia	L 67–76	12–8 (3–5)	LJVM Coliseum (4,800) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 2, 2000* 7:00 p.m.		at Davidson	L 49–54	12–9	John M. Belk Arena Davidson, North Carolina
Feb 5, 2000 1:00 p.m.		at Florida State	L 61–66	12–10 (3–6)	Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida
Feb 8, 2000 7:00 p.m.		Clemson	W 79–63	13–10 (4–6)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 12, 2000 1:30 p.m.		at North Carolina	L 64–87	13–11 (4–7)	Dean Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Feb 15, 2000 8:00 p.m.		NC State	W 71–53	14–11 (5–7)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 19, 2000 4:00 p.m.		No. 22 Maryland	L 67–73	14–12 (5–8)	LJVM Coliseum (12,425) Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Feb 22, 2000 8:00 p.m.		at No. 2 Duke	L 78–96	14–13 (5–9)	Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina
Feb 27, 2000 2:00 p.m.		Georgia Tech	L 67–73	14–13 (5–9)	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 2, 2000 7:00 p.m., ESPN2	No. 17	at Virginia	W 80–75	15–13 (6–9)	University Hall (8,176) Charlottesville, Virginia
ACC Tournament
Mar 10, 2000* 12:00 p.m.	(5)	vs. (4) North Carolina Quarterfinals	W 58–52	16–13	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
Mar 11, 2000*	(5)	vs. (1) No. 3 Duke Semifinals	L 73–82	16–14	Independence Arena Charlotte, North Carolina
NIT Tournament
Mar 14, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		at Vanderbilt First round	W 83–68	17–14	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Mar 21, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		New Mexico Second round	W 72–65	18–14	LJVM Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Mar 24, 2000* 7:30 p.m.		vs. California Third round	W 76–59	19–14	Fleming Gymnasium Greensboro, North Carolina
Mar 28, 2000*		vs. NC State Final Four	W 62–59	20–14	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
Mar 30, 2000* 7:00 p.m.		vs. Notre Dame Championship game	W 71–61	21–14	Madison Square Garden New York, New York
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Standard Time.

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Rankings

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References

^ sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary
^ "1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

[1] sports-reference.com 2000-01 Atlantic Coast Conference Season Summary

[2] "1999-2000 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wake Forest University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[ESPN-3] *ESPN College Basketball Encyclopedia: The Complete History of the Men's Game. Random House. 2009. pp. 1064–1065. ISBN 978-0-345-51392-2.

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