South Region: Team Capsules – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/12/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 12, 2000
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No. 1 Stanford | No. 2 Cincinnati | No. 3 Ohio State
No. 4 Tennnessee | No. 5 UConn | No. 6 Miami
No. 7 Tulsa | No. 8 UNC | No. 9 Missouri
No. 10 UNLV | No. 11 Arkansas | No. 12 Utah St.
No. 13 La.-Lafayette | No. 14 Appalachian St.
No. 15 UNC-Wilmington | No. 16 SC State%^$
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No. 1 Stanford
%^$ Stanford, Calif., 26-3
%^$ Nickname: Cardinal
%^$ Coach: Mike Montgomery
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 12-7, 8 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Pac-10
%^$ Top Scorers: Casey Jacobsen 14.7, David Moseley 12.9, Mark Madsen 12.5,%^$Jarron Collins 11.2
%^$ Top Rebounders: Mark Madsen 9.2, Jarron Collins 6.5, Jason Collins 6.2, Ryan%^$Mendez 4.6
%^$ Top Assists: Michael McDonald 4.6 David Moseley 2.4, Casey Jacobsen 2.3
%^$ 3-point threat: Casey Jacobsen 69, David Moseley 64, Ryan Mendez 43
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 2 Cincinnati
%^$ Cincinnati, 28-3
%^$ Nickname: Bearcats
%^$ Coach: Bob Huggins
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 34-17, 18 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Conference USA
%^$ Top Scorers: x-Kenyon Martin 18.9, Pete Mickeal 13.4, DerMarr Johnson 12.8, Steve Logan%^$10.0, Kenny Satterfield 9.1
%^$ Top Rebounders: x-Kenyon Martin 9.7, Pete Mickeal 6.2, Jermaine Tate 4.5
%^$ Top Assists: Kenny Satterfield 5.3, Steve Logan 3.7
%^$ 3-point threats: DerMarr Johnson 49, Steve Logan 48
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 3 Ohio St.
%^$ Columbus, Ohio, 22-6
%^$ Nickname: Buckeyes
%^$ Coach: Jim O’Brien
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 35-18, 19 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Big Ten Conference
%^$ Top Scorers: Michael Redd 17.3, Scoonie Penn 15.2, George Reese 13.0
%^$ Top Rebounders: Michael Redd 6.6, Ken Johnson 6.3, George Reese 5.9, Scoonie%^$Penn 4.4
%^$ Top Assists: Scoonie Penn 4.5, Brian Brown 2.5, Michael Redd 2.0
%^$ 3-point threats: Scoonie Penn 58, Michael Redd 31
%^$ Last Ten: 7-3
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No. 4 Tennessee
%^$ Knoxville, Tenn., 24-6
%^$ Nickname: Volunteers
%^$ Coach: Jerry Green
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 6-12, 11 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Southeastern
%^$ Top Scorers: Vincent Yarbrough 15.0, Tony Harris 14.8, Isaiah Victor 10.1,%^$Ron Slay 9.5
%^$ Top Rebounders: Vincent Yarbrough 7.2, Isiah Victor 6.3, C.J. Black 5.5, Ron%^$Slay 4.4
%^$ Top Assists: Tony Harris 4.0, Vincent Yarbrough 2.4, Jon Higgins 2.1
%^$ 3-point threats: Tony Harris 69, Jon Higgins 47, Vincent Yarbrough 46,%^$Terrence Woods 26
%^$ Last Ten: 6-4
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No. 5 Connecticut
%^$ Storrs, Conn., 24-9
%^$ Nickname: Huskies
%^$ Coach: Jim Calhoun
%^$ Region: South
%^$ Seed: No. 5
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 26-21, 21 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Big East
%^$ Top Scorers: Khalid El-amin 16.5, Albert Mouring 13.9, Kevin Freeman 11.2
%^$ Top Rebounders: Jake Voskuhl 6.4, Kevin Freeman 5.9, Edmund Saunders 4.8,%^$Souleymane Wane 4.8
%^$ Top Assists: Khalid El-amin 5.5, Albert Mouring 2.3
%^$ 3-point threats: Albert Mouring 82, Khalid El-amin 60
%^$ Last Ten: 7-3
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No. 6 Miami
%^$ Miami, 21-10
%^$ Nickname: Hurricanes
%^$ Coach: Leonard Hamilton
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 1-3, 3 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Big East
%^$ Top Scorers: Johnny Hemsley 18.0, Mario Bland 12.7, Elton Tyler 10.1, John%^$Salmons 9.1
%^$ Top Rebounders: Mario Bland 6.8, Elton Tyler 5.4, John Salmons 5.4
%^$ Top Assists: Vernon Jennings 6.8, John Salmons 1.9
%^$ 3-point threat: Johnny Hemsley 52, John Salmons 26
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 7 Tulsa
%^$ Tulsa, Okla., 29-4
%^$ Nickname: Golden Hurricane
%^$ Coach: Bill Self
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 7-11, 11 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Western Athletic
%^$ Top Scorers: David Shelton 13.8, Brandon Kurtz 11.5, Marcus Hill 11.3, Eric%^$Coley 11.3, Greg Harrington 10.9
%^$ Top Rebounders: Brandon Kurtz 6.9, Eric Coley 6.3, David Shelton 4.5, Marcus%^$Hill 4.2
%^$ Top Assists: Eric Coley 3.6, Tony Heard 3.3, Greg Harrington 3.2, Marcus%^$Hill 2.7
%^$ 3-point threats: Tony Heard 71, Marcus Hill 60, Greg Harrington 39, David%^$Shelton 26, Dante Swanson 26
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 8 North Carolina
%^$ Chapel Hill, N.C., 18-13
%^$ Nickname: Tar Heels
%^$ Coach: Bill Guthridge
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 76-33, 33 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: ACC
%^$ Top Scorers: Joseph Forte 16.3, Brendan Haywood 13.2, Jason Capel 12.8, Ed%^$Cota 10.5
%^$ Top Rebounders: Brendan Haywood 7.1, Jason Capel 6.7, Joseph Forte 5.4, Kris%^$Lang 4.3
%^$ Top Assists: Ed Cota 8.1, Joseph Forte 2.8, Jason Capel 2.5
%^$ 3-point threats: Joseph Forte 47, Jason Capel 40, Ed Cota 32, Max Owens 25
%^$ Last Ten: 5-5
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No. 9 Missouri
%^$ Columbia, Mo., 18-12
%^$ Nickname: Tigers
%^$ Coach: Quin Snyder
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 13-17, 17 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Big 12 Conference
%^$ Top Scorers: Keyon Dooling 15.7, Kareem Rush 14.9, Clarence Gilbert 13.6
%^$ Top Rebounders: Tajudeen Soyoye 6.0, Johnnie Parker 4.4, Kareem Rush 4.3
%^$ Top Assists: Keyon Dooling 3.5, Brian Grawer 2.8, Clarence Gilbert 2.2
%^$ 3-point threats: Clarence Gilbert 84, Keyon Dooling 56, Kareem Rush 44,%^$Brian Grawer 38
%^$ Last Ten: 4-6
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No. 10 UNLV
%^$ Las Vegas, 23-7
%^$ Nickname: Rebels
%^$ Coach: Bill Bayno
%^$ Bid: At Large
%^$ Tournament Record: 30-12, 13 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1998
%^$ Conference: Mountain West
%^$ Top Scorers: Kaspars Kambala 18.5, Trevor Diggs 15.2, Marck Dickel 13.4,%^$Dalron Johnson 11.3
%^$ Top Rebounders: Kaspars Kambala 9.2, Dalron Johnson 7.0, Danny Brotherson%^$4.5
%^$ Top Assists: Mark Dickel 9.2, Trevor Diggs 3.2, Danny Brotherson 2.5
%^$ 3-point threats: Trevor Diggs 70, Marck Dickel 51
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 11 Arkansas
%^$ Fayetteville, Ark., 19-14
%^$ Nickname: Razorbacks
%^$ Coach: Nolan Richardson
%^$ Bid: SEC champion
%^$ Tournament Record: 39-24, 24 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1999
%^$ Conference: Southeastern
%^$ Top Scorers: Joe Johnson 16.3, Chris Walker 11.3, T.J. Cleveland 8.7
%^$ Top Rebounders: Joe Johnson 5.8, Chris Walker 4.7, Carl Baker 4.3, Alonzo%^$Lane 4.2
%^$ Top Assists: T.J. Cleveland 3.0, Joe Johnson 2.1, Chris Walker 2.0
%^$ 3-point threats: T.J. Cleveland 46, Chris Walker 44, Sergerio Gipson 33,%^$Brandon Dean 31, Jason Gilbert 30, Joe Johnson 27
%^$ Last Ten: 6-4
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No. 12 Utah St.
%^$ Logan, Utah, 28-5
%^$ Nickname: Aggies
%^$ Coach: Stew Morrill
%^$ Bid: Big West champion
%^$ Tournament Record: 5-14, 12 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1998
%^$ Conference: Big West
%^$ Top Scorers: Tony Brown 11.9, Shawn Daniels 11.9, Troy Rolle 11.8, Bernard%^$Rock 10.2
%^$ Top Rebounders: Shawn Daniels 8.0, Dimitri Jorssen 5.2, Troy Rolle 4.3
%^$ Top Assists: Bernard Rock 4.4, Tony Brown 3.1
%^$ 3-point threats: Tony Brown 70, Troy Rolle 52, Curtis Bobb 27
%^$ Last Ten: 10-0
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No. 13 Louisiana-Lafayette
%^$ Lafayette, La., 25-8
%^$ Nickname: Ragin’ Cajuns
%^$ Coach: Jessie Evans
%^$ Bid: Sun Belt champion
%^$ Tournament Record: 4-7, 6 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1994
%^$ Conference: Sun Belt
%^$ Top Scorers: Orlando Butler 13.1, Blane Harmon 12.8, Lonnie Thomas 11.1
%^$ Top Rebounders: Lonnie Thomas 7.3, Shea Whiting 5.5, Reggie Degray 4.9
%^$ Top Assists: Blane Harmon 3.3, Kenneth Lawrence 3.2, Reggie Degray 2.1
%^$ 3-point threats: Blane Harmon 84, Orlando Butler 68
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 14 Appalachian St.
%^$ Boone, N.C., 23-8
%^$ Nickname: Mountaineers
%^$ Coach: Buzz Peterson
%^$ Bid: Southern champion
%^$ Tournament Record: 0-1, 1 year
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1979
%^$ Conference: Southern
%^$ Top Scorers: Rufus Leach 16.6, Tyson Patterson 14.4, Cedrick Holmes 11.8,%^$Shawn Alexander 11.2
%^$ Top Rebounders: Cedrick Holmes 7.6, Shawn Alexander 5.1, Corey Cooper 5.0,%^$Buddy Davis 4.4
%^$ Top Assists: Tyson Patterson 6.9, Rufus Leach 2.2, Shawn Alexander 2.0
%^$ 3-point threats: Rufus Leach 100, Matt McMahon 44, Shawn Alexander 25
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
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No. 15 North Carolina-Wilmington
%^$ Wilmington, N.C., 18-12
%^$ Nickname: Seahawks
%^$ Coach: Jerry Wainwright
%^$ Bid: Colonial champion
%^$ Tournament Record: First year
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: First year
%^$ Conference: Colonial Athletic Association
%^$ Top Scorers: Brett Blizzard 15.9, Barron Thelmon 9.4, Ramond Perine 7.8,%^$Victor Ebong 7.6
%^$ Top Rebounders: Victor Ebong 6.0, Marcus Green 4.5, Danny Dahl 4.5
%^$ Top Assists: Ramond Perine 3.1, Brett Blizzard 2.5, Barron Thelmon 2.2
%^$ 3-point threats: Brett Blizzard 93, Ramond Perine 32
%^$ Last Ten: 7-3
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No. 16 South Carolina St.
%^$ Orangeburg, S.C., 20-13
%^$ Nickname: Bulldogs
%^$ Coach: Cy Alexander
%^$ Bid: MEAC champion
%^$ Tournament Record: 0-3, 3 years
%^$ Last NCAA Appearance: 1998
%^$ Conference: Mid-Eastern Athletic
%^$ Top Scorers: Mike Wiatre 16.0, James Jones 11.8, Duane Johnson 9.1
%^$ Top Rebounders: Dexter Hall 7.0, Duane Johnson 6.3, Arthur Carlisle 5.3,%^$James Jones 5.1
%^$ Top Assists: Mike Wiatre 2.5, Omar Vanderhorst 2.2, James Jones 2.1
%^$ 3-point threats: Mike Wiatre 61, Coray Davis 58, James Jones 39
%^$ Last Ten: 8-2
