1999–2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

1999–2000 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record17–12 (11–7 Ohio Valley)
Head coach
  • Rick Samuels (20th season)
Home arenaLantz Arena
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

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.