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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | 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. ||||||