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 ====== 1999 - 2000 Season ======
+Coach:  [[Tom Crean]]\\
+Record:  15-13\\
+Final RPI:  67\\
-In his first season as head coach, Tom 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, the 33-
-year old first-time head coach led his squad to 15 victories overall - including two over Top 25 teams DePaul (No. 21) and Louisville  (No. 25) - and
+When [[Kevin O'Neill]] left Marquette, [[Mike Deane]] was handed a roster that included two future NBA players, Marquette's all-time leader in assists and five players who would finish their careers as 1,000-point scorers.  When [[Tom Crean]] took over for Deane, he inherited a team with a losing record and just two players who would finish their careers as 1,000-point scorers.  The team's total of 44 blocked shots on the season was the lowest total since they started tracking that statistic in 1979.
-an 8-8 conference mark.
+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.
 ===== Schedule =====
 ^DATE  ^  OPPONENT  ^  RESULT  ^  RECORD  ^
-|11/20/1999  |Chicago St   |W 62-43  |1-0  |
+|11/20/1999  |[[Chicago State]]|W 62-43  |1-0  |
-|11/23/1999  |at Minnesota   |L 66-57  |1-1  |
+|11/23/1999  |at [[Minnesota]]   |L 66-57  |1-1  |
-|11/27/1999  |Wofford   |W 74-59  |2-1  |
+|11/27/1999  |[[Wofford]]|W 74-59  |2-1  |
-|12/03/1999  |Western Michigan   |W 76-69  |3-1  |
+|12/3/1999  |[[Western Michigan]] |W 76-69  |3-1  |Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Classic|
-|12/4/1999  |Appalachian St.   |W 57-51  |4-1  |
+|12/4/1999  |[[Appalachian State]]   |W 57-51  |4-1  |Blue & Gold Coca-Cola Classic|
-|12/7/1999  |Dayton   |L 63-60  |4-2  |
+|12/7/1999  |[[Dayton]]|L 63-60  |4-2  |Milwaukee Arena|
-|12/11/1999  |at Baylor   |L 72-68 OT  |4-3  |
+|12/11/1999  |at [[Baylor]]|L 72-68 OT  |4-3  |
-|12/20/1999  |Hampton   |W 67-52  |5-3  |
+|12/20/1999  |[[Hampton]]|W 67-52  |5-3  |
-|12/23/1999  |at Wisconsin   |L 86-74  |5-4  |
+|12/23/1999  |at [[UW-Madison]]  |L 86-74  |5-4  |
-|12/29/1999  |Coppin St.   |W 63-55  |6-4  |
+|12/29/1999  |[[Coppin State]] |W 63-55  |6-4  |Milwaukee Arena|
-|1/2/2000  |Xavier   |W 65-63  |7-4  |
+|1/2/2000  |[[Xavier (OH)]]   |W 65-63  |7-4  |
-|1/5/2000  |St. Louis   |W 56-38  |8-4  (1-0)  |
+|1/5/2000  |[[Saint Louis]]|W 56-38  |8-4  (1-0)|
-|1/8/2000  |at No. 3 Cinncinati   |L 67-48  |8-5 (1-1)  |
+|1/8/2000  |at #3 [[Cincinnati]]|L 67-48  |8-5 (1-1)  |
-|1/12/2000  |at No. 19 DePaul   |W 69-60  |9-5 (2-1)  |
+|1/12/2000  |at #19 [[DePaul]]|W 69-60  |9-5 (2-1)  |
-|1/15/2000  |#25 Louisville   |W 66-64 OT  |10-5 (3-1)  |
+|1/15/2000  |#25 [[Louisville]]  |W 66-64 OT  |10-5 (3-1)  |
-|1/19/2000  |UNC Charlotte   |W 65-55  |11-5 (4-1)  |
+|1/19/2000  |[[UNC Charlotte]]|W 65-55  |11-5 (4-1)  |Brian Wardle tied a Bradley Center record for three point field goal percentage (100%)|
-|1/23/2000  |No. 1 Cincinati   |L 72-60  |11-6 (4-2)  |
+|1/23/2000  |#1 [[Cincinnati]]|L 72-60  |11-6 (4-2)  |
-|1/26/2000  |at St. Louis   |L 67-52  |11-7 (4-3)  |
+|1/26/2000  |at [[Saint Louis]]|L 67-52  |11-7 (4-3)  |
-|1/29/2000  |at UNC Charlotte   |L 60-54  |11-8 (4-4)  |
+|1/29/2000  |at [[UNC Charlotte]]|L 60-54  |11-8 (4-4)  |
-|2/2/2000  |at Southern Miss   |W 79-67  |12-8 (5-4)  |
+|2/2/2000  |at [[Southern Mississippi]]   |W 79-67  |12-8 (5-4)  |
-|2/5/2000  |Houston   |W 65-61  |13-8 (6-4)  |
+|2/5/2000  |[[Houston]]|W 65-61  |13-8 (6-4)  |
-|2/13/2000  |at Louisville   |L 76-64  |13-9 (6-5)  |
+|2/13/2000  |at [[Louisville]]   |L 76-64  |13-9 (6-5)  |
-|2/16/2000  |DePaul   |L 55-35  |13-10 (6-6)  |
+|2/16/2000  |[[DePaul]]|L 55-35  |13-10 (6-6)  |
-|2/24/2000  |at South Florida   |W 61-60  |14-10 (7-6)  |
+|2/24/2000  |at [[South Florida]]   |W 61-60  |14-10 (7-6)  |
-|2/26/2000  |Memphis   |L 53-49  |14-11 (7-7)  |
+|2/26/2000  |[[Memphis State]]   |L 53-49  |14-11 (7-7)  |
-|3/1/2000  |UAB   |W 68-58  |15-11 (8-7)  |
+|3/1/2000  |[[UAB]]|W 68-58  |15-11 (8-7)  |
-|3/4/2000  |at Tulane   |L 73-68  |15-12 (8-8)  |
+|3/4/2000  |at [[Tulane]]   |L 73-68  |15-12 (8-8)  |
-|3/8/2000  |Houston   |L 77-75  |15-13 (8-8)  |
+|3/8/2000  |vs [[Houston]]|L 77-75  |15-13 (8-8)  |Conference USA Tournament|
-|3/15/2000  |at Xavier*   |L 67-63  |15-14 (8-8)  |
+|3/15/2000  |at [[Xavier (OH)]]   |L 67-63  |15-14 (8-8)  |National Invitational Tournament (Cincinnati, OH)|
-* NIT Tournament
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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.   The Golden Eagles ranked No. 2 in the conference in scoring defense in both overall (62.4 ppg) and conference (61.6 ppg) contests.  MU held down the No.  5 position in field goal percentage defense in overall affairs and was No. 1 in three-point field goal percentage defense in both overall (.279) and league (.273) outings.
-CRASH THE BOARDS — An emphasis of the 1999-2000 Marquette team was solid and consistent play on the boards.  MU out rebounded 18 of its 29opponents and posted a fine 14-4 mark in those contests.  The Golden Eagles concluded the campaign with a 36.9-31.5 per-game advantage in rebounding and the +5.4 per-game margin ranked it second among conference squads in overall play.  In conference outings, the Golden Eagles finished with a +4.4per-game advantage, good for the No. 3 position.  A particular strength of the Head Coach Tom Crean team was its determination on the boards at the offensive end of the floor.MU averaged 14.4 offensive rebounds per game in league games, good for the No. 3 spot, and finished the year with 18games of racking up 15 or more offensive rebounds.MORE
+CRASH THE BOARDS — An emphasis of the 1999-2000 Marquette team was solid and consistent play on the boards.  MU out rebounded 18 of its 29 opponents and posted a fine 14-4 mark in those contests.  The Golden Eagles concluded the campaign with a 36.9-31.5 per-game advantage in rebounding and the +5.4 per-game margin ranked it second among conference squads in overall play.  In conference outings, the Golden Eagles finished with a +4.4 per-game advantage, good for the No. 3 position.  A particular strength of the Head Coach Tom Crean team was its determination on the boards at the offensive end of the floor.  MU averaged 14.4 offensive rebounds per game in league games, good for the No. 3 spot, and finished the year with 18games of racking up 15 or more offensive rebounds.MORE
 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.  The team’s biggest margin in rebounding was 34 against Coppin State (12/29/99). The following is a list of games where Marquette finished with more than 10 rebounds that its opponent.
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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]].  The pair combined for 49.6 percent of the team’s scoring (904 of the squad’s 1,820points) and 65.3 percent of the team’s three-point field goals (117 of 179).In addition, they combined to pace the team in scoring in 26 of the 29 Golden Eagles’ contests.  Wardle and Cliff finished the year as Marquette's most prolific scoring tandem since the 1993-94 season when [[Damon Key]] (515) and [[Jim McIlvane]] (449) totaled 964 points between them.
-WARDLE NAMED TO ALL-C-USA TEAM — Wardle was Marquette's lone representative on the 2000 C-USA All-League Team, bringing home a second-team berth.  Wardle paced MU and ranked ninth among conference players in scoring (16.6 ppg) in overall action.  In league tilts, the 6-foot-5Wardle’s 16.9 points per game mark led the Golden Eagles and was seventh Brian Wardle in the league.  Wardle, the team’s leading scorer in 14 games, ranked eighth among C-USA players in field goal percentage (.445), fourth in free throw percentage (.783), fourth in three-point field goals in three-point field goals per game (1.72 tpg).percentage (.400) and
+WARDLE NAMED TO ALL-C-USA TEAM — Wardle was Marquette's lone representative on the 2000 C-USA All-League Team, bringing home a second-team berth.  Wardle paced MU and ranked ninth among conference players in scoring (16.6 ppg) in overall action.  In league tilts, the 6-foot-5 Wardle’s 16.9 points per game mark led the Golden Eagles and was seventh Brian Wardle in the league.  Wardle, the team’s leading scorer in 14 games, ranked eighth among C-USA players in field goal percentage (.445), fourth in free throw percentage (.783), fourth in three-point field goals in three-point field goals per game (1.72 tpg).percentage (.400) and
-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, his 482 points were the ninth highest total ever turned in by a Marquette junior.  His 50 three-point field goals were fifth most by a junior while his free throw percentage of.783 ranked him sixth.  The owner of 23 double-figure scoring games in ’99-00, Wardle lit up the opposition for 20 or more points on 11 occasions including a pair of 31-point contests (vs. UNC Charlotte on Jan. 19 and South Florida on Feb. 24).th
+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, his 482 points were the ninth highest total ever turned in by a Marquette junior.  His 50 three-point field goals were fifth most by a junior while his free throw percentage of .783 ranked him sixth.  The owner of 23 double-figure scoring games in ’99-00, Wardle lit up the opposition for 20 or more points on 11 occasions including a pair of 31-point contests (vs. UNC Charlotte on Jan. 19 and South Florida on Feb. 24).th
 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.  Cliff wound up the year seventh among league players with a 37.6percent effort in three-point field goal percentage.
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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, Cliff finished sixth at Marquette in three-point field goals (169), fifth in trey attempts (486) and 10  in trey percentage (.348).
-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.   The 6-foot-7 Nnamaka appeared in 24 games and scored in double digits on 10 occasions while turning in a pair of double-figure rebounding contests.  One of his best performances of his Marquette career came at Louisville (Feb. 13) when he hit seven-of-nine from the floor en route to 15points while totaling a career-high 12 rebounds.  In MU’s final home game of the regular season against UAB, he tied that rebound total while tossing in 11 points in a 68-58 triumph.  Nnamaka proved to be a force on the offensive glass by tallying a team-best 82 offensive boards, and his 3.42 offensive rebounds per game average ranked No. 2 in C-USA.
+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.   The 6-foot-7 Nnamaka appeared in 24 games and scored in double digits on 10 occasions while turning in a pair of double-figure rebounding contests.  One of his best performances of his Marquette career came at Louisville (Feb. 13) when he hit seven-of-nine from the floor en route to 15 points while totaling a career-high 12 rebounds.  In MU’s final home game of the regular season against UAB, he tied that rebound total while tossing in 11 points in a 68-58 triumph.  Nnamaka proved to be a force on the offensive glass by tallying a team-best 82 offensive boards, and his 3.42 offensive rebounds per game average ranked No. 2 in C-USA.
 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.  Henry’s 102 assists were the ninth most by at Marquette sophomore and pushed his career total to 195.  The second-year performer tied or led for the team’s lead in assists in 22 games and ended the year No. 2 in C-USA in assists/turnover ratio (+1.63) for league contests.  As the season progressed, Henry became more of a scoring factor and ranked third on the club in point production (9.1 ppg).  He scored in double figures in four of his last five and in a total of 12 games during the year and registered a pair of 20-plus point contests.  In the Golden Eagles’ NIT game at Xavier, Henry blitzed the Musketeers with a career-high 26 points, 21 coming in the first half.  The 5-foot-9 guard finished the game with a career-high 10 field goals in 15 attempts and also dished out six assists, tying his season best.  Finally, he ended the season with an eight-game streak with at least one three-point field goal, tops on the team.

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