1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1987–88 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–11
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (10th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown Bob Grote Jeff Dillon Lenny Lyons
Home arena	WSU PE Building

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Akron		–			–			21	–	7		.750
DePaul		–			–			22	–	8		.733
Notre Dame		–			–			20	–	9		.690
Wright State		–			–			16	–	11		.593
Miami (FL)		–			–			17	–	14		.548
UMBC		–			–			13	–	15		.464
Dayton		–			–			13	–	18		.419
Brooklyn		–			–			11	–	17		.393
Central Connecticut State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Marquette		–			–			10	–	18		.357
Nicholls State		–			–			10	–	18		.357
U.S. International		–			–			10	–	18		.357
UMKC		–			–			9	–	18		.333
Central Florida		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Florida International		–			–			9	–	19		.321
Chicago State		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Northern Illinois		–			–			8	–	20		.286
Oral Roberts		–			–			8	–	21		.276
Southeastern Louisiana		–			–			7	–	21		.250
Rankings from AP Poll

Season summary

1987-88 was the beginning of one of the most difficult periods for the Raiders. There was excitement about moving up to Division I, but this was tempered by the frustration of not finding a conference to join. Jumping up a division is always a challenge, but combined with the chaos of putting together an independent schedule made winning and getting noticed difficult. Even so, Wright State Basketball delivered yet another winning season.

Roster

1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 22 Joe Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr George Westinghouse Brooklyn, NY F 40 James Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East Kemper Lauderdale, MS F 24 Rondey Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Collins Chicago, IL G 20 Corey Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Murray-Bergtraum Bronx, NY G 30 Jeff Combs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Middletown Fenwick Franklin, OH F 32 Dave Dinn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Boone County Florence, KY F 23 Rob Geistwhite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodlan Grabill, IN G 33 Matt Horstman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Alter Dayton, OH G 34 Chris Wampler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tippecanoe Tipp City, OH F/C 44 Scott Benton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Walton-Verona Union, KY G 35 Pat Drazga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Clairsville St. Clairsville, OH G 25 Mike Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Minerva Minerva, OH F/C 42 Scott Wilder 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Woodlan Woodburn, IN	Head coach Ralph Underhill Assistant coach(es) Jim Brown, Bob Grote, Jeff Dillon, Lenny Lyons Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1987		at U.S. International	W 110-97	1-0	Golden Hall  San Diego, CA
Dec 5, 1987		Pace	W 71-70	2–0	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1987		at Green Bay	L 65-87	2-1	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena  Green Bay, WI
Dec 9, 1987		at Western Illinois	L 67-89	2–2	Western Hall  Macomb, IL
Dec 12, 1987		at Bowling Green	L 65-66	2–3	Anderson Arena  Bowling Green, OH
Dec 18, 1987		Delaware State Wright State Invitational	W 99-96	3–3	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Dec 19, 1987		Northeast Louisiana Wright State Invitational	W 74-68	4–3	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 1987		Central Michigan	L 68-97	4–4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 2, 1988		Bethune-Cookman	W 98-76	5–4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 1988		at Brooklyn	W 80-56	6–4	Roosevelt Gymnasium  Brooklyn, New York
Jan 13, 1988		Chicago State	W 80-75	7–4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1988		Maryland Eastern Shore	W 103-73	8–4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1988		Howard	W 88-69	9–4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 20, 1988		at Youngstown State	W 93-63	10-4	Beeghly Center  Youngstown, OH
Jan 23, 1988		Brooklyn	W 87-70	11-4	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1988		at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 73-77	11-5	J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium  Princess Anne, MD
Jan 30, 1988		at Maryland-Baltimore County	L 79-81	11-6	UMBC Fieldhouse  Baltimore, MD
Feb 3, 1988		at Xavier	L 84-101	11-7	Cincinnati Gardens  Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 1988		U.S. International	W 97-89	12-7	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 1988		Akron	L 81-88	12–8	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1988		at Chicago State	L 83-90	12–9	Physical Education and Athletic Building  Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 1988		Central Connecticut	W 86-82	13–9	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 1978		at Akron	L 82-89 OT	13-10	JAR Arena  Akron, OH
Feb 21, 1988		vs. Central State	W 82-57	14-10	UD Arena  Dayton, OH
Feb 24, 1988		at Central Connecticut	W 90-87	15-10	Kaiser Hall  New Britain, CT
Feb 27, 1988		Maryland-Baltimore County	W 90-87	16-10	WSU PE Building  Fairborn, OH
Mar 5, 1988		at Dayton Gem City Jam	L 71-89	16-11	UD Arena  Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Joe Jackson	MVP
Rondey Robinson	Raider Award

Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
22	Joe Jackson	27	15.9	429	90	142
42	Rondney Robinson	25	15.4	384	16	163
32	Dave Dinn	27	12.0	328	39	164
33	Matt Horstman	26	10.6	275	23	40
35	Corey Brown	27	8.4	227	163	60
44	Scott Benton	22	6.4	140	20	62
40	James Jones	24	6.0	141	15	114
23	Rob Geistwhite	23	5.5	120	34	35
34	Chris Wampler	27	4.9	133	28	36
52	Scott Wilder	21	1.9	39	2	25
43	Mike Thompson	12	1.1	12	4	1
25	Pat Drazga	12	1.0	12	2	9
30	Jeff Combs	10	0.6	6	0	1

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