1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four
Conference	Big East Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 8
Record	26–8 (12–4 Big East)
Head coach	C. Vivian Stringer (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jolette Law; Betsy Yonkman; Larry Lawler;
Home arena	Louis Brown Athletic Center

1999–2000 Big East Conference women's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 1 Connecticut †	16	–	0	1.000	36	–	1	.973
No. 9 Notre Dame	15	–	1	.938	27	–	5	.844
No. 8	12	–	4	.750	26	–	8	.765
No. 17 Boston College	12	–	4	.750	26	–	9	.743
Georgetown	9	–	7	.563	17	–	13	.567
Pittsburgh	7	–	9	.438	16	–	13	.552
Villanova	7	–	9	.438	15	–	15	.500
Miami (FL)	7	–	9	.438	14	–	15	.483
Seton Hall	5	–	11	.313	11	–	16	.407
St. John's	5	–	11	.313	11	–	18	.379
Providence	5	–	11	.313	10	–	17	.370
Syracuse	3	–	13	.188	10	–	18	.357
West Virginia	1	–	15	.063	6	–	22	.214

† 2000 Big East Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team represented Rutgers University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Scarlet Knights, led by 5th year head coach C. Vivian Stringer, played their home games at the Louis Brown Athletic Center, better known as The RAC, as a member of the Big East Conference.

They finished the season 26–8, 12–4 in Big East play to finish tied for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Big East women's tournament where they lost to No. 1 UConn. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA women's basketball tournament as No. 2 seed in the West region, and they would reach the first Final Four in program history. Rutgers became the third school that Coach Stringer would lead to the Final Four (Cheyney State, Iowa).

Roster

1999–2000 Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	3	Usha Gilmore	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr
G/F	34	Shawnetta Stewart	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	University City	Philadelphia, PA
F	40	Linda Miles	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Jr	Hughes	Cincinnati, OH
G	43	Tasha Pointer	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Jr	Whitney Young	Chicago, IL
C	55	Tammy Sutton-Brown	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	Jr	Markham District	Markham, ON

Head coach

C. Vivian Stringer (Slippery Rock)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Nov 14, 1999*	No. 4	vs. No. 20 NC State State Farm Tip-Off Classic	L 55–68	0–1	Thompson–Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Nov 26, 1999*	No. 8	Northeastern Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic	W 61–39	1–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Nov 27, 1999*	No. 8	Wisconsin Rutgers Coca-Cola Classic	W 63–61	2–1	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 1, 1999*	No. 7	at Ohio State	W 46–35	3–1	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
Dec 4, 1999*	No. 7	at George Washington	L 58–63	3–2	Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C.
Dec 8, 1999	No. 13	Pittsburgh	W 58–52	4–2 (1–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 18, 1999*	No. 16	Texas	W 68–64	5–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 21, 1999*	No. 15	UCLA	W 72–46	6–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Dec 30, 1999*	No. 12	USC	W 76–59	7–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 2, 2000*	No. 12	UMass	W 66–52	8–2	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 5, 2000	No. 11	Miami (FL)	W 65–45	9–2 (2–0)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 8, 2000	No. 11	at Seton Hall	W 65–45	10–2 (3–0)	Walsh Gymnasium South Orange, NJ
Jan 12, 2000	No. 9	at Georgetown	W 60–48	11–2 (4–0)	McDonough Gymnasium Washington, D.C.
Jan 15, 2000	No. 9	Villanova	L 65–66 ^OT	11–3 (4–1)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Jan 17, 2000	No. 11	at No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry	L 50–65	11–4 (4–2)	Hartford Civic Center (16,294) Hartford, CT
Jan 22, 2000	No. 13	at West Virginia	W 55–49	12–4 (5–2)	WVU Coliseum Morgantown, WV
Jan 26, 2000	No. 13	Seton Hall	W 62–46	13–4 (6–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 1, 2000*	No. 11	Old Dominion	W 58–50	14–4	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 6, 2000	No. 11	Syracuse	W 77–41	15–4 (7–2)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 9, 2000	No. 11	at Providence	W 81–68	16–4 (8–2)	Alumni Hall Providence, RI
Feb 12, 2000	No. 11	No. 1 Connecticut Rivalry	L 45–49	16–5 (8–3)	Louis Brown Athletic Center (8,579) Piscataway, NJ
Feb 15, 2000	No. 8	at Syracuse	W 56–51	17–5 (9–3)	Manley Field House Syracuse, NY
Feb 19, 2000	No. 8	No. 5 Notre Dame	L 74–78 ^OT	17–6 (9–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 23, 2000	No. 8	Boston College	W 73–51	18–6 (10–4)	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Feb 26, 2000	No. 8	at St. John's	W 70–47	19–6 (11–4)	Alumni Hall New York, New York
Feb 29, 2000	No. 8	at Villanova	W 76–60	20–6 (12–4)	Palestra Philadelphia, PA
Big East Tournament
Mar 5, 2000*	No. 8	vs. Villanova Quarterfinals	W 61–32	21–6	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
Mar 6, 2000*	No. 8	vs. No. 9 Notre Dame Semifinals	W 81–72 ^OT	22–6	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
Mar 7, 2000*	No. 8	No. 1 Connecticut Championship game/Rivalry	L 59–79^[1]	22–7	Harry A. Gampel Pavilion (10,027) Storrs, CT
NCAA Tournament
Mar 18, 2000*	(2 W) No. 8	(15 W) Holy Cross First round	W 91–70	23–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Mar 20, 2000*	(2 W) No. 8	(10 W) Saint Joseph's Second round	W 59–39	24–7	Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, NJ
Mar 25, 2000*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (11 W) UAB Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 60–45	25–7	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Mar 27, 2000*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (1 W) No. 2 Georgia Regional Final – Elite Eight	W 59–51^[2]	26–7	Veterans Memorial Coliseum Portland, OR
Mar 31, 2000*	(2 W) No. 8	vs. (1 ME) No. 2 Tennessee National Semifinal – Final Four	L 54–64^[3]	26–8	First Union Center (20,060) Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ^[4]

Rankings

References

^ "U-Conn. Wins 7th Straight Big East Crown". The Washington Post. March 7, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "Rutgers Gives Stringer 3rd Trip to Final Four". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "No What-Ifs as Vols Surge to the Title Game". The New York Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.
^ "1999-2000 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[1] "U-Conn. Wins 7th Straight Big East Crown". The Washington Post. March 7, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[2] "Rutgers Gives Stringer 3rd Trip to Final Four". The New York Times. March 28, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[3] "No What-Ifs as Vols Surge to the Title Game". The New York Times. April 1, 2000. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

[4] "1999-2000 Women's Basketball Schedule". scarletknights.com. Rutgers University Athletics. Retrieved June 29, 2024.

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Rutgers Scarlet Knights women's basketball
Venues	College Avenue Gymnasium (1974–1977) Jersey Mike's Arena (1977–present)
Rivalries	Princeton UConn
Culture & lore	History
People	Head coaches
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AIAW and NCAA national championships in bold; AIAW and NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

Roster

Schedule

Rankings

See also

References