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. 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. 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.

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. Joe Bills (G) an Ohio player of the year from Zanesville. John Watkins (F) recruited from DeKalb High School in Waterloo Indiana. Tyson Freeman (G) finally joined as a walk-on after an error on his high school transcript kept him ineligible as a freshman. Vernard Hollins (G) from Fort Wayne will redshirt due to his SAT score. Jesse Deister (G) from Olathe Christian High School, transferred to Wright State from neighboring Cedarville University and will redshirt.

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.

Roster

Schedule and results

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

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 Source

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