Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Encyclopedia
The Wright State Raiders team is the basketball team that represents Wright State University
in Dayton
, Ohio
, USA. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League
. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007
. The Raiders are currently coached by Billy Donlon
. The Raiders play at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio in what is often nicknamed the 'NUTT HOUSE'. Wright State's biggest rival is Butler
, who they are 15-20 against all time.
. Wright State moved to Division I in 1987, and have made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1993 and 2007.
. Their combined record is 0-2.
. They are:
Wright State University
Wright State University is a comprehensive public university with strong doctoral, research, and undergraduate programs, rated among the 260 Best National Universities listed in the annual "America's Best Colleges" rankings by U.S. News and World Report. Wright State is located in Fairborn, Ohio,...
in Dayton
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton is the 6th largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County, the fifth most populous county in the state. The population was 141,527 at the 2010 census. The Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area had a population of 841,502 in the 2010 census...
, Ohio
Ohio
Ohio is a Midwestern state in the United States. The 34th largest state by area in the U.S.,it is the 7th‑most populous with over 11.5 million residents, containing several major American cities and seven metropolitan areas with populations of 500,000 or more.The state's capital is Columbus...
, USA. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League
Horizon League
The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States....
. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2007
2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament
The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season...
. The Raiders are currently coached by Billy Donlon
Billy Donlon
Billy Donlon is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Wright State University Raiders men's basketball team in Dayton, Ohio....
. The Raiders play at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio in what is often nicknamed the 'NUTT HOUSE'. Wright State's biggest rival is Butler
Butler Bulldogs men's basketball
The Butler Bulldogs men's basketball team represents Butler University in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League, of which it has been a member since 1979...
, who they are 15-20 against all time.
History
Wright State first sponsored men's basketball in 1970. In 1983, Wright State won the Division II NCAA TournamentNCAA Men's Division II Basketball Championship
The NCAA Division II Men's Basketball Championship is an annual championship tournament for colleges and universities that are members of NCAA Division II, a grouping of schools in the United States that are generally smaller than the higher-profile institutions of Division I...
. Wright State moved to Division I in 1987, and have made NCAA Tournament appearances in 1993 and 2007.
Record
This charts shows WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1987.| Season | Head Coach | Overall Record | Conf. Record | Postseason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division I Independent | |||||
| 1987-88 | Ralph Underhill | 16-11 | 0-0 | - | |
| 1988-89 | Ralph Underhill | 17-11 | 0-0 | - | |
| 1989-90 | Ralph Underhill | 21-7 | 0-0 | - | |
| 1990-91 | Ralph Underhill | 19-9 | 0-0 | - | |
| Mid-Continent Conference Mid-Continent Conference The Summit League is an NCAA Division I college athletic conference which operates in the Midwestern United States. On June 1, 2007, the conference changed its name from the Mid-Continent Conference.- Current membership :... |
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| 1991-92 | Ralph Underhill | 15-13 | 9-7 | - | |
| 1992-93 | Ralph Underhill | 20-10 | 10-6 | NCAA 1st Round 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
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| 1993-94 | Ralph Underhill | 12-18 | 9-9 | - | |
| Midwestern Collegiate Conference | |||||
| 1994-95 | Ralph Underhill | 13-17 | 6-8 | - | |
| 1995-96 | Ralph Underhill | 14-13 | 8-8 | - | |
| 1996-97 | Jim Brown | 7-20 | 5-11 | - | |
| 1997-98 | Ed Schilling | |10-18 | 3-11 | - | |
| 1998-99 | Ed Schilling | 9-18 | 4-10 | - | |
| 1999–2000 | Ed Schilling | 11-17 | 6-8 | - | |
| 2000-01 | Ed Schilling | 18-11 | 8-6 | - | |
| 2001-02 | Ed Schilling | 17-11 | 8-6 | - | |
| Horizon League Horizon League The Horizon League is a ten school, NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in five of the Midwestern United States.... |
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| 2002-03 | Ed Schilling | 10-18 | 4-12 | - | |
| 2003-04 | Paul Biancardi | 14-14 | 10-6 | - | |
| 2004-05 | Paul Biancardi | 15-15 | 8-8 | - | |
| 2005-06 | Paul Biancardi | 13-15 | 8-8 | - | |
| 2006-07 | Brad Brownell | 23-10 | 13-3 | NCAA 1st Round 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season... |
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| 2007-08 | Brad Brownell | 21-10 | 12-6 | - | |
| 2008-09 | Brad Brownell | 20-13 | 12-6 | - | |
| 2009-2010 | Brad Brownell | 20-12 | 12-6 | - | |
| 2010-2011 | Billy Donlon Billy Donlon Billy Donlon is an American college basketball coach and the current head coach of the Wright State University Raiders men's basketball team in Dayton, Ohio.... |
19-14 | 10-8 | - | |
| 2011-2012 | Billy Donlon | - | - | - | |
NCAA Tournament results
The Raiders have appeared in two NCAA TournamentsNCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship
The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single-elimination tournament held each spring in the United States, featuring 68 college basketball teams, to determine the national championship in the top tier of college basketball...
. Their combined record is 0-2.
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 1993 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 1993 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 64 schools playing in single-elimination play to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball. It began on March 18, 1993, and ended with the championship game on April 5 in New Orleans, Louisiana... |
First Round- Lost to Indiana, 97-54 |
| 2007 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament The 2007 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 NCAA schools playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Division I college basketball as a culmination of the 2006–07 basketball season... |
First Round- Lost to Pittsburgh, 79-58 |
Raiders in the National Basketball Association
Two Wright State alumni have gone on to play in the NBANational Basketball Association
The National Basketball Association is the pre-eminent men's professional basketball league in North America. It consists of thirty franchised member clubs, of which twenty-nine are located in the United States and one in Canada...
. They are:
- Bill EdwardsBill Edwards (basketball)William Allen Edwards , popularly nicknamed Dolla Bill, is a retired American professional basketball player...
- Vitaly PotapenkoVitaly PotapenkoVitaly Nikolaevich Potapenko is a Ukrainian former professional basketball player. He played college basketball at Wright State University and was selected 12th overall by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 1996 NBA Draft...