1999–2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 1999–2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels' 20th season as head coach at Eastern Illinois.

1999–2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record17–12 (11–7 Ohio Valley)
Head coach
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
1999–2000 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Murray State 14 4   .778 23 9   .719
Southeast Missouri State 14 4   .778 24 7   .774
Tennessee Tech 11 7   .611 16 12   .571
Eastern Illinois 11 7   .611 17 12   .586
Austin Peay 11 7   .611 18 10   .643
Middle Tennessee 10 8   .556 15 13   .536
UT Martin 7 11   .389 10 19   .345
Tennessee State 6 12   .333 7 22   .241
Morehead State 4 14   .222 9 18   .333
Eastern Kentucky 2 16   .111 6 21   .222
2000 Ohio Valley Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Guard Kyle Hill was leading scorer, averaging 19.1 points per game, junior forward Merve Joseph with 7.3 rebounds per games.[2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
November 21*
at Iowa L 79–95  0–1
Carver-Hawkeye Arena 
Iowa City, Iowa
November 23*
at Nebraska L 78–81 2OT 0–2
Bob Devaney Sports Center 
Lincoln, Nebraska
November 29*
Illinois College W 94–47  1–2
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
December 2
at Middle Tennessee W 76–72  2–2
(1–0)
Murphy Athletic Center 
 
December 4
at Tennessee Tech L 97–107 2OT 2–3
(1–1)
Eblen Center 
Cookeville, Tennessee
December 7*
Bulter W 69–60 OT 3–3
(1–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
December 11*
at Western Illinois W 82–66  4–3
(1–1)
Western Hall 
Macomb, Illinois
December 19*
at Indiana State L 91–102 2OT 4–4
(1–1)
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, Indiana
December 23*
Arkansas State W 90–70  4–5
(1–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
December 30*
at Evansville L 69–92  4–6
(1–1)
Roberts Stadium 
 
January 6
Austin Peay W 75–73  5–6
(2–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
January 8
Tennessee State W 81–50  6–6
(3–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
January 13
at Murray State L 69–83  6–7
(3–2)
Regional Special Events Center 
Murray, Kentucky
January 15
at Tennessee-Martin L 65–74  6–8
(3–3)
Skyhawk Arena 
 
January 18
Middle Tennessee W 69–63  7–8
(4–3)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
January 22
at Southeast Missouri State L 66–77  7–9
(4–4)
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
January 27
Eastern Kentucky W 85–57  8–9
(5–4)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
January 29
Morehead State W 89–69  9–9
(6–4)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 3
at Austin Peay L 69–70  10–9
(6–5)
Winfield Dunn Center 
 
February 5
at Tennessee State W 98–78  11–9
(7–5)
Gentry Center Complex 
 
February 8
Tennessee Tech W 73–64  12–9
(8–5)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 10
Murray State L 67–75  12–10
(8–6)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 12
Tennessee-Martin W 82–75  13–10
(9–6)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 16*
St. Francis (IL) W 87–57  14–10
(9–6)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 19
Southeast Missouri State L 71–72  14–11
(9–7)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, Illinois
February 24
at Eastern Kentucky W 90–47  15–11
(10–7)
McBrayer Arena 
 
February 26
at Morehead State W 105–92  16–11
(11–7)
Ellis T. Johnson Arena 
 
Ohio Valley tournament
February 29
at Austin Peay W 107–100 2OT 17–11
(11–7)
Winfield Dunn Center 
 
March 4
vs. Murray State L 70–89  17–12
(11–7)
Bridgestone Arena 
Nashville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

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  1. ^ sports-reference.com 1999-00 Ohio Valley Conference Season Summary
  2. ^ "1999-00 Eastern Illinois Panthers Roster and Stats".
  3. ^ "1999-2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers Schedule". sports-reference.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.