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====== 1999 - 2000 Season ====== | ====== 1999 - 2000 Season ====== | ||
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+ | Final RPI: 67\\ | ||
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+ | In his first season as head coach, Crean took a team projected by many in the preseason as sixth in Conference USA's American Division to its first postseason appearance in two years. Facing a schedule that featured 13 games with teams who participated in the 1998 NCAA Tournament and four nationally ranked opponents, the 33-year old first-time head coach led his squad to 15 victories overall, including two over Top 25 teams (#21 [[DePaul]] and #25 [[Louisville]]) and an 8-8 conference mark. | ||
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+ | ===== Roster ===== | ||
+ | ^ No. ^ Name ^ Pos. ^ Ht. ^ Wt. ^ Yr. ^ Hometown/ | ||
+ | | 4 | [[John Cliff]] | G | 6-2 | 210 | Sr. | Decatur, Ill./ | ||
+ | | 10 | [[|Cordell Henry]] | G | 5-9 | 160 | So. | Chicago, | ||
+ | | 12 | [[Brian Barone]] | G | 6-0 | 175 | Jr. | College Station, | ||
+ | | 22 | [[Brian Wardle]] | G | 6-5 | 212 | Jr. | Clarendon Hills, | ||
+ | | 32 | [[Bart Miller]] | G/F | 6-5 | 205 | Sr. | Brandenburg, | ||
+ | | 33 | [[David Diggs]] | G | 6-4 | 203 | So. | Dayton, Ohio/ | ||
+ | | 34 | [[Jon Harris]] | F | 6-7 | 213 | So. | Edwardsville, | ||
+ | | 35 | [[John Mueller]] | C | 6-11 | 232 | Jr. | Cedarburg, | ||
+ | | 40 | [[Krunti Hester]] | F | 6-6 | 240 | Fr. | Indianapolis, | ||
+ | | 42 | [[John Polonowski]] | F | 6-8 | 235 | Sr. | Rockford, | ||
+ | | 43 | [[Oluoma Nnamaka]] | F | 6-7 | 213 | So. | Uppsala, | ||
+ | | 55 | [[Greg Clausen]] | C | 6-11 | 265 | Jr. | Dixon, Ill./Dixon | | ||
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+ | ===== Coaches ===== | ||
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+ | Head coach: [[Tom Crean]] \\ | ||
+ | Assistant coaches: [[Tim Buckley]], [[Dwayne Stephens]], [[Darrin Horn]] \\ | ||
+ | Special assistant: [[Brad Burris]] | ||
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+ | ===== 1999-2000 Season Statistics ===== | ||
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+ | ^ name ^ G ^ GS^ MIN ^FGM ^FGA ^FG% ^3PM^3PA^3P%^FTM^FTA ^FT% ^REB^AST^STL^BLK^TO^PF^PTS^PPG^ | ||
+ | | [[Brian Wardle]] | ||
+ | | [[John Cliff]] | ||
+ | | [[Cordell Henry]] | ||
+ | | [[Oluoma Nnamaka]]|24| | ||
+ | | [[John Mueller]] | ||
+ | | [[Jon Harris]] | ||
+ | | [[Brian Barone]] | ||
+ | | [[John Polonowski]]|23| | ||
+ | | [[David Diggs]] | ||
+ | | [[Greg Clausen]] | ||
+ | | [[Bart Miller]] | ||
+ | | [[Krunti Hester]] | ||
+ | | **TOTALS** | **29**| | ||
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+ | ===== Season Wrap-up ===== | ||
+ | FOR THE RECORD — The 1999-2000 Marquette men’s basketball team finished with an overall record of 15-14. | ||
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+ | COACH TOM CREAN — Head Coach [[Tom Crean]] completed his first year at the helm of the Golden Eagles' | ||
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+ | HOME SWEET HOME — The Golden Eagles concluded the 1999-2000 campaign with a home record of 12-4. In games played at the Bradley Center, Marquette registered an 11-3 effort while showing a 1-1 mark in games played at the Milwaukee- Arena. | ||
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+ | MORE ON THE HOME COURT — In Marquette’s 16 home games in1999-2000, | ||
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+ | DEFENSE PLAYS A KEY ROLE — Marquette ranked among the leaders among Conference USA teams this past campaign in a number of defensive categories. | ||
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+ | CRASH THE BOARDS — An emphasis of the 1999-2000 Marquette team was solid and consistent play on the boards. | ||
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+ | GLASS ACTION — The Golden Eagles enjoyed an advantage of 10 or more boards in nine games and finished with a record of 7-2 in those games. | ||
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+ | COMEBACK KIDS — Marquette recorded a pair of major come-from-behind wins in 1999-2000. | ||
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+ | NAILBITERS — The Golden Eagles were involved in 10 games that were decided by five points or less. In those outings,MU compiled a record of 4-6, 3-2 at home and 1-4 in road/ | ||
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+ | GET TO THE LINE — Marquette attempted more free throws than its opponents on seven occasions in 1999-2000 and recorded a perfect 7-0 won-lost ledger in those games. | ||
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+ | HOLDING THE FORT — Marquette ended the year with a 12-3 record in games when it lead at halftime. | ||
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+ | 60 THE MAGIC NUMBER ON DEFENSE — Marquette held 13 opponents to 60 or fewer points in 1999-2000 and finished with a 10-3 record in those games. | ||
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+ | INSIDE THE NUMBERS — In Marquette’s 15 wins, it held a 40.1-28.7 per-game edge in rebounding (+11.4) ... In the squad' | ||
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+ | WARDLE AND CLIFF A POTENT COMBO — The 1999-2000 season was a productive one for [[Brian Wardle]] and senior [[John Cliff]]. | ||
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+ | WARDLE NAMED TO ALL-C-USA TEAM — Wardle was Marquette' | ||
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+ | MORE ON WARDLE — Wardle became a member of select company this year when he cracked the 1,000-point scoring plateau with a 15-point scoring performance at Southern Miss. Wardle finished the campaign with 1,146 career points and holds down 25 place on Marquette’s all-time scoring list. Season-wise, | ||
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+ | CLIFF NOTES — [[John Cliff]] finished the year No. 2 on the squad and 11 in C-USA in scoring with a 14.6 points per game. The 6-foot-2 Cliff knocked down a team-high 67 three-point field goals, fifth on the school’s seasonal chart, and his2.31 treys per game average placed him fourth in C-USA. | ||
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+ | CLIFF NOTES II — Cliff’s 23 games of double-figure scoring tied him with Wardle for the team high in that category. He registered five games of 20 or more points including a season-high 28 points at Southern Miss. He posted 12 games of three or more three-point goals and was on fire from beyond the arc over the last three games, shooting 60 percent (15-of-25).Career-wise, | ||
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+ | NNAMAKA BOUNCES BACK — After sustaining a stress fracture in his foot that forced him out of action for five games early in the year, sophomore forward [[Oluoma Nnamaka]] recovered nicely and concluded the year fourth on the squad in scoring (8.5 ppg) and first in rebounding (6.7 rpg). His effort on the boards ranked him 11 among C-USA players in overall play while his 6.8 per-game effort in league action tied him for ninth place. | ||
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+ | CORDELL DIRECTS THE ATTACK — Sophomore [[Cordell Henry]] led the team and finished tied for eighth among C-USA players in assists with a3.25 per-game average. | ||
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+ | REBOUNDS ARE HARRIS — Sophomore Jon Harris is another of the young Marquette players who showed continual improvement during the in C-USA season. | ||