1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team

1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2000 MVC Tournament winner ; Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
MVC Tournament champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
1999–2000 record	23–10 (11–7 MVC)
Head coach	Dana Altman (6th year);
Assistant coaches	Greg Grensing (6th year); Len Gordy (6th year); Darian DeVries (2nd year);
Home arena	Omaha Civic Auditorium

The 1999–2000 Creighton Bluejays men's basketball team represented Creighton University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bluejays, led by head coach Dana Altman, played their home games at the Omaha Civic Auditorium. The Jays finished with a 23-10 record, and won the Missouri Valley Conference tournament to earn an automatic bid to the 2001 NCAA Tournament.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	3	Matt West	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Westside HS	Omaha, NE
G	4	Ben Walker	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr		Oak Creek, WI
G	5	Ryan Sears	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ankeny HS	Ankeny, IA
G	23	Terrell Taylor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr		Bridgeport, CT
F	25	Kyle Korver	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Pella HS	Pella, IA
F	55	Nerijus Karlikanovas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr		Raseiniai, Lithuania

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/27/1999*		No. 23 Iowa	W 85-76	2-0	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, NE
01/12/2000*		No. 19 Tulsa	L 67-75	10-5	Omaha Civic Auditorium (-) Omaha, NE
Missouri Valley Conference Tournament
03/4/2000*	(4)	vs. (5) Bradley MVC Tournament Quarterfinal	W 71-62	21-9	Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, MO
03/5/2000*	(4)	vs. (1) Indiana State MVC Tournament Semifinal	W 71-69	22-9	Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, MO
03/6/2000*	(4)	vs. (2) Missouri State MVC Championship	W 57-45	23-9	Savvis Center (-) St. Louis, MO
2000 NCAA Tournament
03/16/2000* CBS	(10)	vs. (7) No. 24 Auburn First Round	L 69-72[3]	23-10	Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (-) Minneapolis, MN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. All times are in Central.

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Creighton Bluejays men's basketball
Venues	University Gym (1916–1960) Omaha Civic Auditorium (1960–2003) CHI Health Center Omaha (2003–present)
Rivalries	Nebraska
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

1999–2000 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Indiana State	14	–	4	.778	22	–	10	.688
Southwest Missouri State	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Southern Illinois	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Creighton †	11	–	7	.611	23	–	10	.697
Bradley	10	–	8	.556	14	–	16	.467
Evansville	9	–	9	.500	18	–	12	.600
Northern Iowa	7	–	11	.389	14	–	15	.483
Wichita State	5	–	13	.278	12	–	17	.414
Illinois State	5	–	13	.278	10	–	20	.333
Drake	4	–	14	.222	11	–	18	.379

† 2000 MVC Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll[1]