| 1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season | |
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| League: | NCAA Division I |
| Sport: | Basketball |
| Pixels: | 200px |
| No Of Teams: | 13 |
| Season: | Regular season |
| Season Champ Name: | Champions |
| League Champs: | Bowling Green |
| Second Place: | Kent State |
| Mvp: | Anthony Stacey |
| Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year |
| Finals: | Tournament |
| Finals Link: | 2000 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament |
| Finals Champ: | Ball State |
| Finals Runner-Up: | Miami |
| Finals Mvp: | Duane Clemens |
| Finals Mvp Link: | Mid-American Conference men's basketball tournament |
| Seasonslist: | List of Mid-American men's basketball seasons |
| Seasonslistnames: | Mid-American men's basketball |
| Prevseason Year: | 1998–99 |
| Nextseason Year: | 2000–01 |
The 1999–2000 Mid-American Conference men's basketball season began with practices in October 1999, followed by the start of the 1999–2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball season in November. Conference play began in January 2000 and concluded in March 2000. Central Michigan won the regular season title with a conference record of 14–4 by one game over second-place Kent State. Ball State defeated Miami in the MAC tournament final and represented the MAC in the NCAA tournament.[1] There they lost to UCLA.[2] Kent State and Bowling Green both played in the NIT.[3]
The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 21, 1999.[4]
(First place votes in parentheses)
Kent State (15), Akron (12), Bowling Green (3), Ohio (4), Marshall (2), Toledo (1), Northern Illinois (1)
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Preseason All-MAC First Team | Anthony Stacey, Bowling Green |
| John Whorton, Kent State | |
| Greg Stempin, Toledo | |
| Jami Bosley, Akron | |
| T.J. Lux, N. Illinois | |
See main article: 2000 MAC men's basketball tournament.
See main article: 2000 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
| Honor | Recipient |
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| Postseason All-MAC First Team | Shaun Stonerook, Ohio |
| Anthony Stacey, Bowling Green | |
| Tamar Slay, Marshall | |
| T.J. Lux, N. Illinois | |
| Greg Stempin, Toledo | |
| Postseason All-MAC Second Team | John Whorton, Kent |
| Duane Clemens, Ball State | |
| Anthony Taylor, Miami | |
| Jami Bosley, Akron | |
| Trevor Huffman, Kent | |
| Postseason All-MAC Honorable Mention | J.R. VanHoose, Marshall |
| Tony Barksdale, W. Michigan | |
| David Webber, C. Michigan | |
| Jimmal Ball, Akron | |
| Calvin Warner, E. Michigan | |
| Sanjay Adell, Ohio | |
| Justin Hall, Toledo | |
| Dave Esterkamp, Bowling Green | |
| Rob Mestas, Miami | |
| Len Matela, Bowling Green | |
| All-MAC Freshman Team | Andy Hipsher, Akron |
| Theron Smith, Ball State | |
| Chad Pleiness, Central Michigan | |
| C.J. Grantham, Eastern Michigan | |
| Brandon Hunter, Ohio | |