2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They 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.

2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2015–16 record22–13 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Woods
  • Patrice Days
  • Kevin Devitt
Home arenaNutter Center
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Valparaiso162 .889  307  .811
Oakland135 .722  2312  .657
Wright State135 .722  2213  .629
Green Bay117 .611  2313  .639
Milwaukee108 .556  2013  .606
Detroit99 .500  1615  .516
Youngstown State612 .333  1121  .344
Northern Kentucky*513 .278  921  .300
Cleveland State414 .222  923  .281
UIC315 .167  525  .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

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

Roster

2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Steven Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrManual Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Daniel Collie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrParkersburg Catholic Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrUrsuline Youngstown, Ohio
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChaminade-Julienne Kettering, Ohio
G 5 Justin Mitchell  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 10 Biggie Minnis  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUniversity of Rhode Island Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 11 JT Yoho 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrEastern Greene Solsberry, Indiana
G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMoeller Cincinnati, Ohio
C 14 Michael Karena 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrSouth Plains CC Christchurch, New Zealand
G 15 Brandon Neel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLa Salle Cincinnati, Ohio
F 20 Daniel Mortensen  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrHorsholm 79ers Islev, Denmark
G 21 Trey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMoeller Cincinnati, Ohio
F 22 Parker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrToledo St. John's Bowling Green, Ohio
G 23 Mark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBall State University Dayton, Ohio
G 32 Joe Thomasson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrState Fair Dayton, Ohio
F 35 Roderick Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBrandon Brandon, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 23 December 2015

Schedule

[2]

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Belmont
NIU Showcase
W 77–69  1–0
Convocation Center (995)
DeKalb, IL
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Cal State Northridge
NIU Showcase
L 67–72  1–1
Convocation Center (913)
DeKalb, IL
11/15/2015*
4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Showcase
L 59–65  1–2
Convocation Center (888)
DeKalb, IL
11/20/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 63–78  1–3
Rupp Arena (22,563)
Lexington, KY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Joseph
NIU Showcase
W 66–52  2–3
Nutter Center (3,393)
Fairborn, OH
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
at George Mason L 39–66  2–4
Patriot Center (3,124)
Fairfax, Virginia
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Albion W 68–50  3–4
Nutter Center (3,175)
Fairborn, OH
12/04/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 46–50  3–5
Nutter Center (5,148)
Fairborn, OH
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 12 Xavier L 55–90  3–6
Cintas Center (10,178)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 67–72  3–7
Millett Hall (1,397)
Oxford, OH
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 71–65  4–7
Nutter Center (3,225)
Fairborn, OH
12/20/2015*
4:30 pm, TWCSC
Bowling Green W 83–47  5–7
Nutter Center (3,772)
Fairborn, OH
Horizon League regular season
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 65–49  6–7
Nutter Center (3,708)
Fairborn, OH
01/02/2016
4:00 pm, TWCSC
at Milwaukee W 84–82  7–7
(1–0)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,802)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 68–76  7–8
(1–1)
Resch Center (2,357)
Green Bay, WI
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 60–46  8–8
(2–1)
BB&T Arena (2,804)
Highland Heights, KY
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Cleveland State W 70–53  9–8
(3–1)
Nutter Center (3,937)
Fairborn, OH
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 81–45  10–8
(4–1)
Nutter Center (4,251)
Fairborn, OH
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Detroit W 77–76  11–8
(5–1)
Nutter Center (3,733)
Fairborn, OH
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 73–62  12–8
(6–1)
Nutter Center (5,499)
Fairborn, OH
01/24/2016
2:00 pm
UIC W 80–66  13–8
(7–1)
Nutter Center (4,437)
Fairborn, OH
01/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 63–89  13–9
(7–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,901)
Rochester, MI
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 68–75  13–10
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (2,011)
Detroit, MI
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Milwaukee W 84–83  14–10
(8–3)
Nutter Center (4,164)
Fairborn, OH
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Green Bay W 79–60  15–10
(9–3)
Nutter Center (4,218)
Fairborn, OH
02/11/2016
8:00 pm
at UIC L 59–64  15–11
(9–4)
UIC Pavilion (2,633)
Chicago, IL
02/13/2016
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso W 61–59  16–11
(10–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,987)
Valparaiso, IN
02/15/2016
5:00 pm
Oakland L 73–89  16–12
(10–5)
Nutter Center (4,846)
Fairborn, OH
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Northern Kentucky W 67–64  17–12
(11–5)
Nutter Center (7,825)
Fairborn, OH
02/25/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 87–81  18–12
(12–5)
Beeghly Center (2,063)
Youngstown, OH
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State W 55–51  19–12
(13–5)
Quicken Loans Arena (2,337)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (10) UIC
First round
W 74–43  20–12
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
03/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Detroit
Second round
W 82–72  21–12
Joe Louis Arena (4,792)
Detroit, MI
03/07/2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Oakland
Semifinals
W 59–55  22–12
Joe Louis Arena (6,557)
Detroit, MI
03/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (4) Green Bay
Championship game
L 69–78  22–13
Joe Louis Arena (4,312)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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