1999–2000 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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
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
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

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.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3][4]

Roster Changes

Despite the departure of three key seniors from the previous season, WSU finally found some roster stability with over half the roster returning. Adding a solid recruiting class promised good things to come.

Joining

  • Thomas Hope (F) out of Waterloo, Ontario arrived with high praise for his potential. [5]
  • Joe Bills (G) an Ohio player of the year from Zanesville.[6][7]
  • John Watkins (F) recruited from DeKalb High School in Waterloo Indiana. [8]
  • Tyson Freeman (G) finally joined as a walk-on after an error on his high school transcript kept him ineligible as a freshman. [9]
  • Vernard Hollins (G) from Fort Wayne will redshirt due to his SAT score.[10][11]
  • Jesse Deister (G) from Olathe Christian High School, transferred to Wright State from neighboring Cedarville University and will redshirt.[12]

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.[13]

Roster

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 Cedarville University 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

    [14]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Nov 19, 1999*
    		 at Pittsburgh L 52-69  0–1
    		 Fitzgerald Field House 
    Pittsburgh 
    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*
    		 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*
    		 Prairie 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.

    Source[15]

    Awards and honors

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

    [16]

    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[17]

    References

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    3. ^ McClelland, Sean (March 6, 2000). "Pain of final defeat tempered by hope". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 123, no. 164. Cox Media. p. 4D.
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    11. ^ McClelland, Sean (April 15, 1999). "Guard from Brooks' school says he'll play". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 121571, no. 571. Cox Media. p. 1D.
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