NCAA Tournament 2000

Texas Longhorns
RECORD: 24-9 COACH: Rick Barnes | SEASON RESULTS | SEASON STATS

OUTLOOK

First round: Defeated Indiana State, 77-61

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Most people talk about Texas' inside game, with Chris Mihm and Gabe Muoneke, two strong frontcourt strong players, along with Chris Owens. The Longhorns are a physical team.

Defensively, their guards are outstanding. Ivan Wagner and Darren Kelly can really put defensive pressure on in a halfcourt situation. If opposing players can get by the guards, then Mihm and Muoneke are inside waiting for them. Mihm manages to stay out of foul trouble. He does a nice job of not leaving his feet.

On offense, Mihm is the key. When he is aggressive with the ball, the Longhorns are extremely dangerous. When Mihm is playing with passion, teams have to double-team him. That makes everyone else better. Their guards are better offensively than most people give them credit for. Wagner and Kelly can both hit open shots.

Everything lies with Mihm. He can be a great strength or weakness. He can control how their team goes. But the other players have to hit their jump shots to get Mihm untracked, and sometimes Wagner and Kelly go cold. Texas is another Big 12 team that can make the Sweet 16 because the Longhorns pose matchup problems. -- Jon Sundvold, ESPN

ROSTER

No Name Position Height Weight Class Rebounds Assists Points

1 Roosevelt Brown G 6-3 180 FR 0.1 0.1 0.9
2 William Wyatt F 6-7 220 FR 1.3 0.4 0.7
3 Nnadubem Gabe Muoneke F 6-7 250 SR 6.2 1.8 14.0
4 Chris Mihm C 7-0 262 JR 10.7 0.6 18.0
5 Ivan Wagner G 6-1 195 SR 3.2 4.4 8.9
10 Yair Harari G 6-1 175 JR 0.0 0.2 0.4
20 Chris Owens F 6-8 237 SO 5.5 0.5 8.9
21 Chris Mccolpin G 6-0 170 JR 0.5 1.2 1.5
22 Lawrence Williams G 6-1 190 JR 1.8 1.0 5.4
23 William Clay G 6-2 190 SR 3.6 1.6 7.3
25 Darren Kelly G 6-3 185 JR 2.9 2.5 10.2
45 Chris Ogden F 6-7 215 FR 0.9 0.7 1.5

PROBABLE STARTERS

F -- Gabe Muoneke (6-7, Sr., 13.7 ppg, 6.3 rpg, 1.9 apg)
F -- Darren Kelly (6-3, Jr., 9.8, 2.8, 2.5)
C -- Chris Mihm (7-0, Jr., 17.9, 10.6, 0.7)
G -- William Clay (6-2, Sr., 7.9, 3.5, 1.6)
G -- Ivan Wagner (6-1, Sr., 8.8, 3.2, 4.6)

TOP RESERVES

F -- Chris Owens (6-8, So., 9.3, 5.6, 0.5)
G -- Lawerence Williams (6-1, Jr., 5.1, 1.7, 1.1)
F -- Chris Ogden (6-7 Fr., 1.8, 1.2, 0.8)

NOTABLE
Seed, Region and Bid: 5, West, At-large
Total NCAA Tournament Bids: 18
NCAA Tournament Record: 16-20 (.444)
Final Four Appearances: 1 (1947)
NCAA Tournament Championships: 0
Best NCAA Tournament Finish: National semifinals (1947)
Final ESPN/USA Today ranking: 18
Final Asscoiated Press ranking: 15
Final Ratings Percentage Index: 8
Final Sagarin Computer Ranking: 7

RECORD VS. RANKED TEAMS (5-7)
Nov. 26 -- Beat No. 19 Depaul, 68-64
Nov. 27 -- Beat No. 2 Michigan St, 81-74
Dec. 4 -- Lost to No. 4 Arizona, 88-81
Dec. 22 -- Lost to No. 24 Utah, 79-73
Jan. 10 -- Lost to No. 4 Connecticut, 77-67
Jan. 15 -- Beat No. 17 Oklahoma, 79-66
Jan. 19 -- Lost to No. 12 Oklahoma St, 73-65
Jan. 31 -- Lost to No. 17 Oklahoma, 83-59
Feb. 16 -- Beat No. 9 Oklahoma St, 68-57
Feb. 22 -- Lost No. 18 to Iowa St, 89-77
Feb. 28 -- Beat No. 23 Kansas, 68-54
Mar. 11 -- Lost to No. No. 18 Oklahoma, 81-65
(Opponents ranking reflects ranking on game day)

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY
Overall Record: 16-20 (.444)
Final Four Appearances: 1 (1947)

1999--Seventh seed in East Region
Lost to Purdue in first round, 58-54

1997--Tenth seed in East Region
Defeated Wisconsin in first round, 71-58
Defeated Coppin State in second round, 82-81
Lost to Louisville in regional semifinal, 78-63

1996--Tenth seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Michigan in first round, 80-76
Lost to Wake Forest in second round, 65-62

1995--Eleventh seed in West Region
Defeated Oregon in first round, 90-73
Lost to Maryland in second round, 82-68

1994--Sixth seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Western Kentucky in first round, 91-77
Lost to Michigan in second round, 84-79

1992--Eighth seed in East Region
Lost to Iowa in first round, 98-92

1991--Fifth seed in Midwest Region
Defeated St. Peter's in first round, 73-65
Lost to St. John's in second round, 84-76

1990--Tenth seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Georgia in first round, 100-88
Defeated Purdue in second round, 73-72
Defeated Xavier (Ohio) in regional semifinal, 102-89
Lost to Arkansas in regional final, 88-85

1989--Eleventh seed in Midwest Region
Defeated Georgia Tech in first round, 76-70
Lost to Missouri in second round, 108-89

1979--Fourth seed in Midwest Region
Lost to Oklahoma in second round, 90-76

1974--Midwest Region
Lost to Creighton in first round, 77-61

1972--Midwest Region
Defeated Houston in first round, 85-74
Lost to Kansas State in regional semifinal, 66-65
Lost to Southwestern Louisiana for regional third place, 100-70

1963--Midwest Region
Defeated Texas-El Paso in first round, 65-47
Lost to Cincinnati in regional semifinal, 73-68
Defeated Oklahoma City for regional third place, 90-83

1960--Midwest Region
Lost to Kansas in regional semifinal, 90-81
Lost to DePaul for regional third place, 67-61

1947--Western Regionals
Defeated Wyoming in regional semifinal, 42-40
Lost to Oklahoma State in regional final, 55-54
Defeated CCNY for National Third Place, 54-50

1943--Western Regionals
Defeated Washington in regional semifinal, 59-55
Lost to Wyoming in regional final, 58-54

1939--Western Regionals
Lost to Oregon in regional semifinal, 56-41
Lost to Utah State for regional third place, 51-49

Record by Region:
In East: 2-3 (.400)
In South/Southeast: 0-0 (.000)
In Midwest: 10-12 (.455)
In West: 4-5 (.444)

Record by Seed:
As a 4th seed: 0-1 (.000)
As a 5th seed: 1-1 (.500)
As a 6th seed: 1-1 (.500)
As a 7th seed: 0-1 (.000)
As an 8th seed: 0-1 (.000)
As a 10th seed: 6-3 (.667)
As an 11th seed: 2-2 (.500)


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