1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball team (variously "Alabama", "UA", "Bama" or "The Tide") represented the University of Alabama in the 1999–2000 college basketball season. The head coach was Mark Gottfried, who was in his second season at Alabama. The team played its home games at Coleman Coliseum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and was a member of the Southeastern Conference. This was the 88th season of basketball in the school's history. The Crimson Tide finished the season 13–16, 6–10 in SEC play, they lost in the first round of the 2000 SEC men's basketball tournament.

1999–2000 Alabama Crimson Tide men's basketball
ConferenceSoutheastern Conference
DivisionWestern Division
Record13–16 (6–10 SEC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaColeman Coliseum
Seasons
1999–2000 Southeastern Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
No. 13 Florida124 .750298 .784
No. 11 Tennessee124 .750267 .788
No. 19 Kentucky124 .7502310 .697
Vanderbilt88 .5001911 .633
South Carolina511 .3131517 .469
Georgia313 .1881020 .333
West
No. 10 LSU124 .750286 .824
No. 24 Auburn97 .5632410 .706
Arkansas79 .4381915 .559
Alabama610 .3751316 .448
Ole Miss511 .3131914 .576
Mississippi State511 .3131416 .467
2000 SEC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank#Opponent#ResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 13, 1999*
vs. Northern Iowa
Earth Grains Classic
L 73–74 0–1
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, MO
November 14, 1999*
at Saint Louis
Earth Grains Classic
L 70–78 0–2
Kiel Center 
St. Louis, MO
November 19, 1999*
Weber StateW 81–61 1–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 22, 1999*
Tennessee TechW 91–72 2–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 26, 1999*
CentenaryW 94–72 3–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
November 27, 1999*
La SalleW 85–70 4–2
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 2, 1999*
SamfordL 67–79 4–3
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 11, 1999*
at LouisvilleL 72–87 4–4
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
December 18, 1999*
vs. ChattanoogaW 75–51 5–4
Von Braun Center 
Huntsville, AL
December 21, 1999*
Alabama A&MW 97–74 6–4
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 28, 1999*
vs. Delaware
Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic
L 66–76 6–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
December 30, 1999*
vs. UNC Wilmington
Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic
W 62–45 7–5
McKale Center 
Tucson, AZ
SEC regular season
January 5, 2000
at LSUL 66–78 7–6
(0–1)
Pete Maravich Assembly Center 
Baton Rouge, LA
January 8, 2000
Mississippi StateW 77–74 OT8–6
(1–1)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 15, 2000
at GeorgiaL 59–75 8–7
(1–2)
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
January 19, 2000
ArkansasW 73–64 9–7
(2–2)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 22, 2000
No. 9 FloridaL 73–77 9–8
(2–3)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
January 29, 2000
Ole MissW 96–67 10–8
(3–3)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 2, 2000
at No. 10 Auburn
Iron Bowl of basketball
L 63–77 10–9
(3–4)
Beard-Eaves-Memorial Coliseum 
Auburn, AL
February 5, 2000
No. 22 LSUL 60–93 10–10
(3–5)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 9, 2000
at ArkansasL 66–81 10–11
(3–6)
Bud Walton Arena 
Fayetteville, Arkansas
February 12, 2000
VanderbiltW 77–63 11–11
(4–6)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 16, 2000
at No. 19 KentuckyL 54–66 11–12
(4–7)
Rupp Arena 
Lexington, KY
February 19, 2000
at South CarolinaL 61–82 11–13
(4–8)
Carolina Coliseum 
Columbia, SC
February 22, 2000
No. 11 Auburn
Iron Bowl of Basketball
W 68–64 12–13
(5–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
February 26, 2000
No. 7 TennesseeW 80–75 13–13
(6–8)
Coleman Coliseum 
Tuscaloosa, AL
March 1, 2000
at Ole MissL 59–63 13–14
(6–9)
Tad Smith Coliseum 
Oxford, MS
March 4, 2000
at Mississippi StateL 70–92 13–15
(6–10)
Humphrey Coliseum 
Starkville, MS
SEC tournament
March 9, 2000
(W4) vs. (E5) South Carolina
First Round
L 59–69 13–16
Georgia Dome 
Atlanta, GA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time[1].

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