2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 20–12, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish fifth place. In the Horizon League Tournament, they lost to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
2016–17 record20–12 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Cooley
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Clint Sargent
Home arenaNutter Center
2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Oakland14–4 .778  25–9  .735
Valparaiso14–4 .778  24–9  .727
Green Bay12–6 .667  18–14  .563
Northern Kentucky †12–6 .667  24–11  .686
Wright State11–7 .611  20–12  .625
UIC7–11 .389  17–19  .472
Detroit6–12 .333  8–23  .258
Cleveland State5–13 .278  9–22  .290
Youngstown State5–13 .278  13–21  .382
Milwaukee4–14 .222  11–24  .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2015–16 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, 2016 head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94. On April 4, the school hired Scott Nagy as head coach.[2]

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Daniel Collie2G6'0"170SeniorParkersville, WVGraduated
Biggie Minnis10G6'3"200SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
J. T. Yoho11F6'6"235SeniorSolsberry, INGraduated
Michael Karena14C6'10"270SeniorChristchurch, New ZealandGraduated
Brandon Neel15G6'3"190RS JuniorCincinnati, OHGraduate transferred to Midwestern State
Daniel Mortensen20F6'9"230FreshmanIslev, DenmarkTransferred to Barry
Joe Thomasson32G6'4"165SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Roderick Davis35F6'9"230SophomoreBrandon, FLTransferred to Indianapolis

Incoming Transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mike LaTulip5G6'1"170RS SeniorArlington Heights, ILTransferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois.

Recruiting class of 2016
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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 
Recruiting star ratings: 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)  
Recruiting star ratings: 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

    Roster
    2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    F 0 Steven Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrManual Indianapolis, IN
    G 1 Justin Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWayne Fort Wayne, IN
    G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGilman Baltimore, MD
    G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoUrsuline Youngstown, OH
    G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoChaminade-Julienne Kettering, OH
    G 5 Mike LaTulip 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrProspect
    Illinois    		 Arlington Heights, IL
    G 10 Adam Giles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMiamisburg Miamisburg, OH
    C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)300 lb (136 kg) FrGeneva Geneva, IL
    G 12 Tye Wilburn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLake Central
    Kilgore    		 Schereville, IN
    G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMoeller Cincinnati, OH
    G 21 Trey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMoeller Cincinnati, OH
    F/C 22 Parker Ernsthausen (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoToledo St. John's Bowling Green, OH
    G 24 Mark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrThurgood Marshall
    Ball State    		 Dayton, OH
    F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrElder 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)
    Fairborn, 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)
    Fairborn, OH
    11/19/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Toledo L 78–82  2–1
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    11/21/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Ohio Dominican
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 W 109–54  3–1
    		 Nutter Center (3,105)
    Fairborn, OH
    11/25/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 Cal State Bakersfield
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 W 68–64  4–1
    		 Nutter Center (3,123)
    Fairborn, OH
    11/26/2016*
    7:00 pm    		 North Dakota
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 W 83–79  5–1
    		 Nutter Center (3,024)
    Fairborn, OH
    11/27/2016*
    4:30 pm    		 North Florida
    Men Against Breast Cancer Classic    		 W 75–67  6–1
    		 Nutter Center (2,975)
    Fairborn, OH
    11/30/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Georgia State L 74–81  6–2
    		 GSU Sports Arena (1,256)
    Atlanta, GA
    12/03/2016*
    5:00 pm    		 at Penn State L 50–72  6–3
    		 Bryce Jordan Center (6,227)
    University Park, PA
    12/07/2016*
    6:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Loyola–Chicago L 64–77  6–4
    		 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,428)
    Chicago, IL
    12/13/2016*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Urbana W 85–34  7–4
    		 Nutter Center (3,295)
    Fairborn, OH
    12/18/2016*
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Kent State W 68–63  8–4
    		 MAC Center (1,827)
    Kent, OH
    12/22/2016*
    8:00 pm    		 at Murray State W 77–62  9–4
    		 CFSB Center (2,413)
    Murray, KY
    Horizon League regular season
    12/29/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Oakland L 62–81  9–5
    (0–1)    		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,724)
    Rochester, MI
    12/31/2016
    3:30 pm, ESPN3    		 at Detroit W 85–72  10–5
    (1–1)    		 Calihan Hall (1,360)
    Detroit, MI
    01/05/2017
    7:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Cleveland State W 55–51  11–5
    (2–1)    		 Nutter Center (3,488)
    Fairborn, OH
    01/07/2017
    4:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3    		 Youngstown State L 75–80  11–6
    (2–2)    		 Nutter Center (3,977)
    Fairborn, OH
    01/12/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Green Bay L 61–78  11–7
    (2–3)    		 Resch Center (2,416)
    Green Bay, WI
    01/14/2017
    3:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Milwaukee W 70–67  12–7
    (3–3)    		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,402)
    Milwaukee, WI
    01/20/2016
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Detroit W 106–88  13–7
    (4–3)    		 Nutter Center (3,975)
    Fairborn, OH
    01/22/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Oakland W 88–67  14–7
    (5–3)    		 Nutter Center (3,982)
    Fairborn, OH
    01/27/2017
    8:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Valparaiso L 55–70  14–8
    (5–4)    		 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,461)
    Valparaiso, IN
    01/29/2017
    4:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at UIC W 88–86  15–8
    (6–4)    		 UIC Pavilion (2,508)
    Chicago, IL
    02/04/2017
    7:00 pm    		 Northern Kentucky L 79–83  15–9
    (6–5)    		 Nutter Center (5,993)
    Fairborn, OH
    02/09/2017
    7:00 pm, ASN    		 Milwaukee W 76–65  16–9
    (7–5)    		 Nutter Center (4,004)
    Fairborn, OH
    02/11/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 Green Bay W 88–79  17–9
    (8–5)    		 Nutter Center (6,678)
    Fairborn, OH
    02/16/2017
    7:45 pm, ESPN3    		 at Youngstown State W 84–81  18–9
    (9–5)    		 Beeghly Center (2,351)
    Youngstown, OH
    02/18/2017
    3:30 pm, ESPN3    		 at Cleveland State W 74–68 2OT 19–9
    (10–5)    		 Wolstein Center (1,297)
    Cleveland, OH
    02/21/2017
    7:00 pm, ESPN3    		 at Northern Kentucky L 76–83  19–10
    (10–6)    		 BB&T Arena (2,908)
    Highland Heights, KY
    02/24/2017
    7:30 pm, ESPN3    		 Valparaiso L 74–84  19–11
    (10–7)    		 Nutter Center (5,028)
    Fairborn, OH
    02/26/2017
    2:00 pm, ESPN3    		 UIC W 87–49  20–11
    (11–7)    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Horizon League Tournament
    03/05/2017
    7:30 pm, ESPN3    		 (5) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
    Quarterfinals    		 L 77–82  20–12
    		 Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
    Detroit, MI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    References
    1. http://bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons
    2. "Wright State hires Nagy as basketball coach". ESPN.com. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
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