The 1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1976–77 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Marcus Jackson.
1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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Record | 11–16 ( ) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WSU PE Building |
Season summary
editCoach Marcus Jackson's second season was hard-fought, but a disappointing follow-up to the school's first 20 win season and tournament bid the previous year.
Roster
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Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown
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Schedule and results
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 26, 1976 |
Slippery Rock Wright State Invitational |
L 75-77 | 0–1 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 27, 1976 |
Western Illinois Wright State Invitational |
W 90-82 | 1–1 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 29, 1976 |
IUPUI | L 84-89 | 1–2 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 1, 1976 |
at No. 12 Cincinnati | L 52-120 | 1–3 |
UC Armory Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Dec 4, 1976 |
Northern Kentucky | L 56-62 | 1–4 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 8, 1976 |
Miami Ohio | L 54-67 | 1–5 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 11, 1976 |
Marian (IN) | W 55-52 | 2-5 |
Naval Armory Indianapolis | |||||||
Dec 13, 1976 |
Indianapolis | W 80-68 | 3–5 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 15, 1976 |
at Akron | L 59-71 forfeit | 4–5 |
Memorial Hall Akron, OH | |||||||
Dec 20, 1976 |
at North Dakota | L 58-67 | 4–6 |
University of North Dakota Field House Grand Forks, North Dakota | |||||||
Jan 4, 1977 |
Northeastern Illinois | W 98-96 3OT | 5–6 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 8, 1977 |
Chicago State | W 103-69 | 6–6 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 12, 1977 |
at Northern Kentucky | L 62-81 | 6-7 |
Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky | |||||||
Jan 15, 1977 |
Armstrong State | W 83-81 | 7-7 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 17, 1977 |
at Milwaukee | L 66-75 | 7-8 |
Baker Fieldhouse Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Jan 22, 1977 |
Wisconsin-Parkside | L 64-69 | 7-9 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 24, 1977 |
Robert Morris | W 80-76 | 8-9 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 27, 1977 |
at Cleveland State | W 77-56 | 9-9 |
Public Hall Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 1977 |
at Youngstown State | L 71-73 | 9-10 |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
Jan 31, 1977 |
Eastern Illinois | L 61-74 | 9-11 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 5, 1977 |
at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth) | L 70-82 | 9-12 |
Franklin Street Gym Richmond, Virginia | |||||||
Feb 9, 1977 |
Franklin | W 77-67 | 10-12 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 12, 1977 |
at Bellarmine | L 85-88 | 10–13 |
Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 14, 1977 |
Cleveland State | L 67-74 | 10-14 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 19, 1977 |
at Kentucky State | L 69-74 | 10-15 |
Capital Sports Center Frankfort, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 23, 1977 |
Akron | W 93-79 | 11–15 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 26, 1977 |
at Eastern Illinois | L 55-62 | 11-16 |
Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Awards and honors
editBob Schaefer | MVP |
Bob Cook | Raider Award |
Statistics
editNumber | Name | Games | Average | Points | Rebounds |
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35 | Bob Schaefer | 27 | 16.9 | 456 | 196 |
43 | Curt Shellabarger | 27 | 12.0 | 269 | 210 |
33 | Dan Huguely | 27 | 9.7 | 262 | 130 |
23 | Alan McGee | 27 | 9.2 | 249 | 96 |
22 | Bob Cook | 26 | 8.5 | 222 | 73 |
30 | Bill Wilson | 26 | 5.3 | 139 | 42 |
25 | Bob Pounds | 21 | 5.6 | 118 | 54 |
34 | Mark Hall | 21 | 4.4 | 93 | 80 |
40 | Joe Fitzpatrick | 16 | 2.5 | 40 | 37 |
32 | Neil Reif | 22 | 1.4 | 30 | 15 |
44 | Guy Conners | 16 | 1.6 | 26 | 10 |
20 | Rick Poole | 22 | 1.2 | 26 | 26 |
24 | Rick Zink | 12 | 1.2 | 14 | 12 |
45 | Greg Bills | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
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References
edit- ^ "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Basketball 76-77 Press Book". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1976-77 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.