1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.

1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference MCC
Record10–18 (3–11 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Rey
  • Otis Hughley
  • Ken Barer
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
1997–98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Detroit 12 2   .857 25 6   .806
UIC 12 2   .857 22 6   .786
Butler 8 6   .571 22 11   .667
Green Bay 7 7   .500 17 12   .586
Cleveland State 6 8   .429 12 15   .444
Loyola Chicago 6 8   .429 15 15   .500
Wright State 3 11   .214 10 18   .357
Milwaukee 2 12   .143 3 24   .111
1998 MCC tournament winner

Season Summary

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1997-98 was a season of change. WSU President Dr. Harley Flack introduced the university community to a fresh-faced young coach[1] , a revamped roster and, surprisingly, even a new mascot.[2]

The rumors that the old mascot was considered “racist” or “sexist” appear to be unfounded.

Roster

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1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 43 Thad Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr St. Charles Prep Columbus, OH
F 44 Steno Kos 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Catherine JC Klosterneuburg
G 5 Tony Baultrippe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Akron, OH
G 21 Keion Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr North Side Ft. Wayne, IN
F 50 Imus Norville 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Rocky Mount, NC
F 30 Sherman Curry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wallace CC McWilliams, AL
G 22 Michael Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Scott County Georgetown, KY
G 25 Steve Yeagle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Minford Minford, OH
F 40 Marvin Rodgers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Wallace CC Portsmouth, VA
F 3 Onome Scott-Emuakpor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 32 Brandon Pardon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincolnview Van Wert, OH
F 45 Ryan Grose 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Norwalk Norwalk, OH
C 52 Bruno Petersons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wheaton Academy West Chicago, IL
Head coach
  • Ed Schilling
Assistant coach(es)

Will Rey, Otis Hughley, Ken Barer


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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 15, 1997*
at Central Michigan W 82-72  1–0
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 18, 1997*
Old Dominion W 64-52  2–0
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 22, 1997*
Wilmington W 84-55  3–0
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 25, 1997*
Ball State W 62-60  3–1
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 1997*
at Ohio L 56-57  3–2
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 6, 1997*
at Cincinnati L 60-85  3–3
Myrl Shoemaker Center 
Cincinnati, OH
Dec 10, 1997*
at Bowling Green W 76-67  4–3
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH
Dec 13, 1997*
at Dayton
Gem City Jam
L 63-94  4-4
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Dec 17, 1997*
at Michigan State L 52-95  4-5
Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1997
Central Michigan W 79-72  5–5
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 1997
Western Michigan L 74-88  5–6
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 27, 1997*
Prairie View A&M W 69–65  6–6
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 1998
Loyola W 69-65  7-6
(1–0)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1998
UIC L 81-83  7-7
(1–1)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1998
at Butler L 66-81  7-8
(1–2)
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Jan 15, 1998
at Detroit Mercy L 75–80  7-9
(1–3)
Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Jan 17, 1998
at Cleveland State L 67-85  7-10
(1–4)
CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, OH
Jan 22, 1998
Milwaukee L 62-69  7-11
(1–5)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1998
Green Bay L 65-77  7-12
(1–6)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 29, 1998
at Loyola L 52-59  7-13
(1–7)
Gentile Event Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 1998
at UIC L 70-82  7-14
(1–8)
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 1998
Butler W 57-53  8–14
(2–8)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 12, 1998
Cleveland State L 67-71  8-15
(2–9)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 14, 1998
Detroit Mercy W 60–58  8-16
(2–10)
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 1998
at Green Bay L 62-74  8-17
(2–11)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Feb 21, 1998
at Milwaukee W 75-65  9-17
(3–11)
MECCA Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Feb 28, 1998
(7) vs. (2) UIC
Quarterfinals
W 74-73  10-17
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Mar 1, 1998
(7) vs. (3) Butler
Semifinals
L 48-67  10-18
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Steno Kos Raider Award
Thad Burton Horizon League All Tournament Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
21 Keion Brooks 28 17.1 479 76 129
43 Thad Burton 28 12.5 351 22 305
30 Sherman Curry 25 8.2 204 27 93
40 Marvin Rodgers 15 12.3 197 9 85
32 Brandon Pardon 28 6.1 172 111 49
5 Tony Baultrippe 17 8.5 144 31 32
44 Steno Kos 26 5.4 141 20 103
25 Steve Yeagle 27 2.3 63 11 31
21 Ryan Grose 21 2.9 60 8 37
3 Scott E. Onome 27 1.7 46 12 42
24 Bruno Petersons 24 0.8 19 3 20
33 Eddie Chambers 12 0.4 5 2 2

Source[6]

References

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  1. ^ Ludwig, Chick (March 19, 1997). "New 'vision' at WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 120, no. 185. Cox Media. p. D1.
  2. ^ Vinella, Susan (October 23, 1997). "Raiders no longer rowdy as new logo is unveiled". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 11, no. 33. Cox Media. p. C1.
  3. ^ "Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. 3 November 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
  4. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "1997-98 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2024.