2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
2016–17 record 6–1 (0–0 Horizon)
Head coach Scott Nagy (1st year)
Assistant coach Brian Cooley
Assistant coach Sharif Chambliss
Assistant coach Clint Sargent
Home arena Nutter Center
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Oakland 0 0       8 1   .889
Valparaiso 0 0       7 1   .875
Wright State 0 0       6 3   .667
Northern Kentucky 0 0       5 3   .625
UIC 0 0       4 3   .571
Youngstown State 0 0       5 4   .556
Green Bay 0 0       4 4   .500
Milwaukee 0 0       3 5   .375
Cleveland State 0 0       2 5   .286
Detroit 0 0       1 7   .125
2017 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represents Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first year head coach Scott Nagy, play their home games at the Nutter Center and are members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six year record of 109–94.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Collie 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Parkersville, WV Graduated
Biggie Minnis 10 G 6'3" 200 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated
J. T. Yoho 11 F 6'6" 235 Senior Solsberry, IN Graduated
Michael Karena 14 C 6'10" 270 Senior Christchurch, New Zealand Graduated
Brandon Neel 15 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Cincinnati, OH Graduate transferred to Midwestern State
Daniel Mortensen 20 F 6'9" 230 Freshman Islev, Denmark Transferred to Barry
Joe Thomasson 32 G 6'4" 165 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated
Roderick Davis 35 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Brandon, FL Transferred to Indianapolis

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Mike LaTulip 5 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Arlington Heights, IL Transferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois.

Recruiting class of 2016

Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Everett Winchester
#90 SG
Baltimore, MD Gilman School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 12, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 59
Ryan Custer
PF
Cincinnati, OH Elder High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Loudon Love-Vollbrecht
PF
Geneva, IL Geneva High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 285 lb (129 kg)  
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Davis, StevenSteven Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Manual Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Mitchell, JustinJustin Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wayne Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Winchester, EverettEverett Winchester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Gilman Baltimore, MD
G 3 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Ursuline Youngstown, OH
G 4 Vest, AlanAlan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Chaminade-Julienne Kettering, OH
G 5 LaTulip, MikeMike LaTulip 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Prospect
Illinois
Arlington Heights, IL
G 10 Giles, AdamAdam Giles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Miamisburg Miamisburg, OH
F 11 Love, LoudonLoudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 300 lb (136 kg) Fr Geneva Geneva, IL
G 12 Wilburn, TyeTye Wilburn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Lake Central
Kilgore
Schereville, IN
G 13 Benzinger, GrantGrant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 21 Stacey, TreyTrey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Moeller Cincinnati, OH
F 22 Ernsthausen, ParkerParker Ernsthausen (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS So Toledo St. John's Bowling Green, OH
G 24 Alstork, MarkMark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Thurgood Marshall
Ball State
Dayton, OH
F 33 Custer, RyanRyan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Elder Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/02/2016*
7:00 PM
Cedarville W 88–62 
Nutter Center (3,809)
Dayton, OH
Non-Conference regular season

11/11/2016*
8:00 PM, ESPN3
at Southern Illinois W 85–81  1–0
SIU Arena (4,427)
Carbondale, IL

11/15/2016*
7:00 PM
Miami (OH) W 89-87  2-0
Nutter Center (3,813)
Dayton, OH

11/19/2016*
7:00 PM
Toledo L 78–82  2–1
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

11/21/2016*
7:00 PM
Ohio Dominican
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 109–54  3–1
Nutter Center (3,105)
Dayton, OH

11/25/2016*
7:00 PM
Cal State Bakersfield
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 68–64  4–1
Nutter Center (3,123)
Dayton, OH

11/26/2016*
7:00 PM
North Dakota
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 83–79  5–1
Nutter Center (3,024)
Dayton, OH

11/27/2016*
4:30 PM
North Florida
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
W 75–67  6–1
Nutter Center (2,975)
Dayton, OH

11/30/2016*
7:00 PM
at Georgia State   
GSU Sports Arena 
Atlanta, GA

12/03/2016*
6:00 PM
at Penn State   
Bryce Jordan Center 
University Park, PA

12/07/2016*
6:00 PM
at Loyola–Chicago   
Joseph J. Gentile Arena 
Chicago, IL

12/13/2016*
7:00 PM
Urbana   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

12/18/2016*
4:00 PM
at Kent State   
MAC Center 
Kent, OH

12/22/2016*
8:00 PM
at Murray State   
CFSB Center 
Murray, KY
Horizon League regular season

12/29/2016
7:00 PM
at Oakland   
Athletics Center O'rena 
Rochester, MI

12/31/2016
3:30 PM
at Detroit   
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI

01/05/2017
7:30 PM
Cleveland State   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

01/07/2017
4:00 PM, ASN
Youngstown State   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

01/12/2017
8:00 PM
at Green Bay   
Resch Center 
Green Bay, WI

01/14/2017
3:00 PM
at Milwaukee   
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI

01/20/2016
7:00 PM
Detroit   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

01/22/2017
2:00 PM
Oakland   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

01/27/2017
 ESPNU/ESPN3
at Valparaiso   
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN

01/29/2017
4:00 PM
at UIC   
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL

02/04/2017
7:00 PM
Northern Kentucky   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

02/09/2017
7:00 PM, ASN
Milwaukee   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

02/11/2017
7:00 PM
Green Bay   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

02/16/2017
7:45 PM
at Youngstown State   
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH

02/18/2017
3:30 PM
at Cleveland State   
Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH

02/21/2017
7:00 PM
at Northern Kentucky   
BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY

02/24/2017
7:30 PM
Valparaiso   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH

02/26/2017
2:00 PM
UIC   
Nutter Center 
Dayton, OH
Horizon League Tournament

03/03–07/2017
vs.    
Joe Louis Arena 
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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