College Basketball - Horizon League
Wright State Raiders
| Location: Dayton, OH University Founded: 1967 Enrollment: 17,074  Nickname: Raiders Mascot: Rowdy Raider School Colors: Green and yellow Joined the Horizon L: 1994 Varsity Teams: 13 U. President: Dr. David R. Hopkins Director of Athletics: Dr. Michael Cusack Basketball Head Coach: Brad Brownell Conference Titles: Horizon Reg.Season: 2007 Horizon Tournament: 2007 Summit Tournament: 1993 Basketball Arena: Nuther Center Current Capacity: 10,449 First Year of Basketball: 1970 |
The Raiders men’s basketball team was formed under hands of Coach John Ross in 1970.
One of the greatest coaches from Wright State was Ralph Underhill with 18 seasons and who led the Raiders to an amazing 356-162 record. During that time, the Raiders advanced to 8 NCAA Tournaments, including the 1993 Division I Tournament, and a 1983 Division II National Title.
Amongst some of the team’s most accomplished players are: Bill Edwards 1989-1993 an all-time scorer; another player is Vitaly Potapenko who reached the 1000 points club in just 50 games. He was drafted in 1996 by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
The Raiders won the 2007 regular season championships. During this season 2007-2008 Wright State got the 2nd place in the Horizon League with a record of 21-10 and a conference record of 9-4. The Raiders got last season in the Horizon League Conference tournament, but they just got to the second round since they lost against Valparaíso 67-72. This season 2008-09, Wright State is aiming to get further in the conference tournament.
Wright State 2009/2010 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 13-Nov | at No. 13 Washington | L 74-69 |
| 14-Nov | vs. Portland State | W 75-70 |
| 15-Nov | vs. Belmont | W 82-73 |
| 24-Nov | Central Michigan | W 69-53 |
| 28-Nov | at Northeastern | L 70-67 |
| 3-Dec | Cleveland State | W 73-64 |
| 5-Dec | Youngstown State | W 67-54 |
| 8-Dec | at Toledo | W 66-56 |
| 13-Dec | at Miami (OH) | L 56-55 |
| 16-Dec | at Mississippi State | L 80-69 |
| 19-Dec | Maryland-Eastern Shore | W 87-46 |
| 22-Dec | Arkansas-Little Rock | W 69-47 |
| 28-Dec | Sam Houston State | W 88-48 |
| 31-Dec | at Loyola (IL) | L 53-52 |
| 2-Jan | at Illinois-Chicago | W 64-47 |
| 8-Jan | No. 24 Butler | L 77-65 |
| 10-Jan | Valparaiso | W 59-57 |
| 14-Jan | at Green Bay | L 68-66 |
| 16-Jan | at Milwaukee | L 67-61 |
| 23-Jan | at Detroit | W 61-59 |
| 28-Jan | Illinois-Chicago | W 79-43 |
| 30-Jan | Loyola (IL) | W 66-48 |
| 4-Feb | at Valparaiso | W 75-71 |
| 6-Feb | at No. 15 Butler | L 74-62 |
| 11-Feb | Milwaukee | W 68-63 |
| 13-Feb | Green Bay | 7:00 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | Detroit | 7:00 PM ET |
| 20-Feb | at Ohio | TBA |
| 25-Feb | at Youngstown State | 7:35 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | at Cleveland State | 2:00 PM ET |