1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1999–2000 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 MCC 11–17 6–8 Ed Schilling 3rd Will Rey Rod Foster Clay Nunley Nutter Center 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. Season summary 1999-2000 has been best remembered by WSU fans as the year the Raiders upset eventual NCAA champions Michigan State.Sean McClelland December 31, 1999 An upset for the millenium https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410398247/ 123 98 D1 Dayton Daily News Cox Media This was part of the larger pattern, where they were very hard to beat in the Nutter Center, and didn't win a single game on the road. The season began with the news that star recruit Vernard Hollins would have to redshirt, and junior forward Kevin Melson would miss five games due to being short on credit hours.Sean McClelland October 21, 1999 Melson will miss five games https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409455173/?match=1&terms=%22Vernard%20Hollins%22 12326 2D Dayton Daily News Cox Media The season ended with a quick exit from the tournament to Detroit Mercy. In-between saw the steady development of a talented young team, as Israel Sheinfeld and Marcus May began to establish themselves as the key combination. With two first-team all league starts returning, expectations for the following season were high.Sean McClelland March 6, 2000 Pain of final defeat tempered by hope https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410285902/ 123 164 4D Dayton Daily News Cox MediaMarch 9, 2000 Raiders ready for next season https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410293103/ 123 167 2D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Roster changes Despite the departure of three key seniors from the previous season, WSU found roster stability with over half of it returning, adding a solid recruiting class. Joining Thomas Hope (F) out of Waterloo, Ontario arrived with high praise for his potential. Sean McClelland November 20, 1998 Mighty Pitt awaits humbled Raiders https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409244474/ 12261 61 6D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Joe Bills (G) an Ohio player of the year from Zanesville.Dave Long March 6, 1998 Reese co-player of the year https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409074440/ 120530 530 1C Dayton Daily News Cox MediaSean McClelland February 2, 1999 Zanesville senior commits to WSU https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410232915/ 122135 135 4D Dayton Daily News Cox Media John Watkins (F) recruited from DeKalb High School in Waterloo Indiana. Sean McClelland November 20, 1998 Mighty Pitt awaits humbled Raiders https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409244474/ 12261 61 6D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Tyson Freeman (G) finally joined as a walk-on after an error on his high school transcript kept him ineligible as a freshman. Sean McClelland October 12, 1999 Roscoe continues to impress https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409542957/ 12317 2D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Vernard Hollins (G) from Fort Wayne will redshirt due to his SAT score.Sean McClelland October 21, 1999 Melson will miss five games https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409455173/?match=1&terms=%22Vernard%20Hollins%22 12326 26 2D Dayton Daily News Cox MediaSean McClelland April 15, 1999 Guard from Brooks' school says he'll play https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410345450/?match=1&terms=%22Vernard%20Hollins%22 121571 571 1D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Jesse Deister (G) from Olathe Christian High School, transferred to Wright State from neighboring Cedarville University and will redshirt.https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications/156/ Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000 Athletics Publications 6 November 1999 Wright State University Athletics August 7, 2024 Leaving Ryan Grose resigned from the team on March 10 following a frustrating season that began with a suspension and saw his playing time limited by injury.Sean McClelland March 12, 1999 Grose jumps Raider's ship https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409882581/ 122 172 6D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Roster 1999 Wright State Raiders y yes Steve Yeagle n basketball sr 25 G 6 4 172 Minford, OH Minford Onome Scott-Emuakpor n basketball jr 3 F 6 7 206 East Lansing, MI East Lansing Kevin Melson n basketball jr 3 F 6 6 195 Detroit, MI Schoolcraft CC Bruno Petersons n basketball jr 52 C 7 0 244 West Chicago, IL Wheaton Academy Israel Sheinfeld n basketball so 10 F 6 10 250 Tel Aviv, Israel Tyson Freeman n basketball so 12 G 5 11 163 Toledo, OH Scott Marcus May n basketball so 20 F 5 10 170 Indianapolis North Central Louis Holmes n basketball so 24 F 6 4 180 Cleveland, OH Orange Christian Vernard Hollins n basketball yes fr 4 G 6 3 190 Ft. Wayne, IN North Side John Watkins n basketball fr 5 F 6 8 205 Waterloo, IN DeKalb Joe Bills n basketball fr 13 G 6 0 170 Zanesville, OH Rosecrans Thomas Hope n basketball fr 40 F 6 9 210 Waterloo, Ontario Bluevale Jesse Deister n basketball yes jr G 6 4 200 Topeka, KS Cedarville University Ed Schilling Will Rey, Rod Foster, Clay Nunley https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications/156/ Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 1999-2000 Athletics Publications 6 November 1999 Wright State University Athletics August 7, 2024 Schedule and results y Nov 19, 1999 yes yes Pittsburgh Fitzgerald Field House Pittsburgh 52-69 0–1  |- Nov 23, 1999 yes yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI 48-76 0–2  |- Nov 27, 1999 yes yes Texas-Pan American UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX 60-63 0–3  |- Nov 30, 1999 yes yes South Alabama Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 66-64 1–3 |- Dec 4, 1999 yes Northern Iowa Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 35-61 1–4 |- Dec 7, 1999 yes yes Morehead State Ellis T. Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 72–74 1–5 |- Dec 13, 1999 yes yes St. Mary's McKeon Pavilion Moraga, CA 48–80 1–6 |- Dec 16, 1999 yes Prairie View A&M Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 104–74 2–6 |- Dec 18, 1999 yes yes Miami Ohio Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio 61-72 2–7  |- Dec 21, 1999 Northern Illinois Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 58-70 2–8 |- Dec 23, 1999 yes St. Mary's Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 58–50 3–8 |- Dec 30, 1999 yes Michigan State 6 Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 53-49 4-8 |- Jan 3, 2000 yes Tennessee State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 61-53 5-8 |- Jan 8, 2000 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis 47-71 5-9 0–1 |- Jan 13, 2000 yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 65–75 5-10 0–2 |- Jan 15, 2000 yes Cleveland State CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH 55-69 5-11 0–3 |- Jan 20, 2000 Milwaukee Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 67-60 6-11 1–3 |- Jan 22, 2000 Green Bay Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 60-44 7-11 2–3 |- Jan 27, 2000 yes Loyola Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL 58-59 7-12 2–4 |- Jan 29, 2000 yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 51-69 7-13 2–5 |- Feb 5, 2000 Butler Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 55-79 7–14 2–6 |- Feb 10, 2000 Cleveland State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 91-88 8-14 3–6 |- Feb 12, 2000 Detroit Mercy Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 64–61 9-14 4–6 |- Feb 17, 2000 yes Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI 46-61 9-15 4–7 |- Feb 19, 2000 yes Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI 67-81 9-16 4–8 |- Feb 24, 2000 UIC Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 72-52 10-16 5–8 |- Feb 26, 2000 Loyola Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 84-71 11-16 6–8 |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament |- Mar 4, 2000 yes 6 Detroit Mercy 3 UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 59-64 9-18 |- MW Midwest Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2023/10/16/MBB_History_Through_2022-23.pdf Wright State Record Book October 23, 2023 Awards and honors Bruno Petersons Raider Award Israel Sheinfeld First Team All League Kevin Melson First Team All League https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2023/10/16/MBB_History_Through_2022-23.pdf Wright State Record Book October 23, 2023 Statistics 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 Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1999_00_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14453 1999-2000 Final Statistics August 7, 2024 References Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball