1999 – 2000 Michigan Wolverines men 's basketball team represented the University of Michigan in intercollegiate college basketball during the 1999 – 2000 season . The team played its home games in the Crisler Arena in Ann Arbor , Michigan , and was a member of the Big Ten Conference . Under the direction of head coach Brian Ellerbe , the team finished tied for seventh in the Big Ten Conference . The team earned an eight seed but was defeated in the first round of the 2000 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament . The team earned an invitation to the 2000 National Invitation Tournament , where it was eliminated in the first round . The team was unranked for all eighteen weeks of Associated Press Top Twenty-Five Poll , and it also ended the season unranked in the final USA Today/CNN Poll . The team posted a 1 &ndash; 7 record against ranked opponents . Its lone victory occurred on January 7 , 2000 , against Illinois by a 95 &ndash; 91 margin in overtime at Crisler Arena
2000 Big Ten Conference Men 's Basketball Tournament
2000 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
1999–2000 Michigan Wolverines men's basketball team