1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.

1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference MCC
Record11–17 (6–8 MCC)
Head coach
  • Ed Schilling (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Will Rey
  • Rod Foster
  • Clay Nunley
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
1999–2000 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Butler 12 2   .857 23 8   .742
Cleveland State 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Detroit 8 6   .571 20 12   .625
Green Bay 6 8   .429 14 16   .467
Milwaukee 6 8   .429 15 14   .517
Wright State 6 8   .429 11 17   .393
UIC 5 9   .357 11 20   .355
Loyola Chicago 4 10   .286 14 14   .500
2000 MCC tournament winner

Roster

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1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 25 Steve Yeagle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 172 lb (78 kg) Sr Minford Minford, OH
F 3 Onome Scott-Emuakpor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
F 3 Kevin Melson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Schoolcraft CC Detroit, MI
C 52 Bruno Petersons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 244 lb (111 kg) Jr Wheaton Academy West Chicago, IL
F 10 Israel Sheinfeld 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Tel Aviv, Israel
G 12 Tyson Freeman 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 163 lb (74 kg) So Scott Toledo, OH
F 20 Marcus May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So North Central Indianapolis
F 24 Louis Holmes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Orange Christian Cleveland, OH
G 4 Vernard Hollins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr North Side Ft. Wayne, IN
F 5 John Watkins 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr DeKalb Waterloo, IN
G 13 Joe Bills 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Rosecrans Zanesville, OH
F 40 Thomas Hope 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Bluevale Waterloo, Ontario
G Jesse Deister 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Olathe Christian Topeka, KS
Head coach
  • Ed Schilling
Assistant coach(es)

Will Rey, Rod Foster, Clay Nunley


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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 19, 1999*
at Pitsburgh L 52-69  0–1
Fitzgerald Field House 
Pitsburgh 
Nov 23, 1999*
at Central Michigan L 48-76  0–2
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI 
Nov 27, 1999*
at Texas-Pan American L 60-63  0–3
UTRGV Fieldhouse 
Edinburg, TX 
Nov 30, 1999*
vs. South Alabama W 66-64  1–3
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 4, 1999*
at Northern Iowa L 35-61  1–4
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1999*
at Morehead State L 72–74  1–5
Ellis T. Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 13, 1999*
at St. Mary's L 48–80  1–6
McKeon Pavilion 
Moraga, CA
Dec 16, 1999*
Praire View A&M W 104–74  2–6
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 1999*
at Miami Ohio L 61-72  2–7
Millett Assembly Hall 
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 21, 1999
Northern Illinois L 58-70  2–8
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 23, 1999*
St. Mary's W 58–50  3–8
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 1999*
No. 6 Michigan State W 53-49  4-8
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 2000*
Tennessee State W 61-53  5-8
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2000
at Butler L 47-71  5-9
(0–1)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Jan 13, 2000
at Detroit Mercy L 65–75  5-10
(0–2)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Jan 15, 2000
at Cleveland State L 55-69  5-11
(0–3)
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, OH
Jan 20, 2000
Milwaukee W 67-60  6-11
(1–3)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 22, 2000
Green Bay W 60-44  7-11
(2–3)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 2000
at Loyola L 58-59  7-12
(2–4)
Gentile Event Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 29, 2000
at UIC L 51-69  7-13
(2–5)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Feb 5, 2000
Butler L 55-79  7–14
(2–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 2000
Cleveland State W 91-88  8-14
(3–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 12, 2000
Detroit Mercy W 64–61  9-14
(4–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 2000
at Green Bay L 46-61  9-15
(4–7)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Feb 19, 2000
at Milwaukee L 67-81  9-16
(4–8)
Klotsche Center 
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 24, 2000
UIC W 72-52  10-16
(5–8)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 2000
Loyola W 84-71  11-16
(6–8)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 4, 2000
(6) vs. (3) Detroit Mercy
Quarterfinals
L 59-64  9-18
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Bruno Petersons Raider Award
Israel Sheinfeld First Team All League
Kevin Melson First Team All League

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
10 Israel Sheinfeld 28 17.0 476 38 215
22 Kevin Melson 22 18.6 410 49 160
20 Marcus May 27 11.6 314 67 97
40 Thomas Hope 28 4.8 135 36 125
13 Joe Bills 28 4.2 117 76 53
12 Tyson Freeman 28 3.4 94 26 42
52 Bruno Petersons 27 1.8 49 6 48
24 Louis Holmes 14 3.5 49 6 14
5 John Watkins 17 2.5 42 11 14
25 Steve Yeagle 17 1.8 31 13 27
3 Onome Scott-Emuakpor 2 0.0 0 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. 6 November 1999. Retrieved August 7, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1999-2000 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 7, 2024.