2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third-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 21–14, 13–5 in Horizon League to be regular season co-champions with Northern Kentucky. They defeated IUPUI and Green Bay to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky. As regular season league champion, and number 1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.

2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Horizon League regular season co-champions
NIT, first round
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–14 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 13 5   .722 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Oakland 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Green Bay 10 8   .556 21 17   .553
UIC 10 8   .556 16 16   .500
Youngstown State 8 10   .444 12 20   .375
Detroit Mercy 8 10   .444 11 20   .355
IUPUI 8 10   .444 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 5 13   .278 10 21   .323
Milwaukee 4 14   .222 9 22   .290
2019 Horizon League tournament winner

Previous season

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The Raiders finished the 2017–18 season 25–10, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Cleveland State to become Horizon League Tournament champions. This received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.[1]

Roster

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2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Doss HS Houston, TX
F 1 Bill Wampler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Regis, HS Eau Claire, WI
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Ursuline HS Youngstown, OH
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Chaminade-Julienne HS Kettering, OH
G 5 Skyelar Potter 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Bowling Green, KY
G 10 Adam Giles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Miamisburg HS Miamisburg, OH
C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 280 lb (127 kg) RS So Geneva HS Geneva, IL
G 13 Malachi Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr West HS Belleville, IL
G 15 Jack Hendricks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fairmont HS Kettering, OH
F 20 Andy Neff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Oakwood HS Oakwood, OH
F 21 Grant Basile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Pewaukee HS Pewaukee, WI
F/C 22 Parker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr Toledo St. John's HS Bowling Green, OH
F 23 James Manns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Walnut Ridge HS Columbus, OH
G 31 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr St. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL
F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Elder HS Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 7, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 31, 2018*
7:00 pm
Notre Dame College W 86–51 
Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Non-conference regular season
Nov 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Carolina
Cancún Challenge campus game
W 96–73  1–0
Nutter Center (3,292)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 10, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 54–73  1–1
CFSB Center (5,066)
Murray, KY
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo
Cancún Challenge campus game
W 84–74  2–1
Nutter Center (3,263)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 17, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
North Florida W 89–72  3–1
Nutter Center (3,207)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 20, 2018*
8:30 pm, CBSSN
vs. Penn State
Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals
L 59–77  3–2
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 21, 2018*
6:00 pm, CBSSN
vs. SMU
Cancún Challenge Mayan Division consolation game
L 76–77  3–3
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center 
Cancún, Mexico
Nov 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cedarville W 58–39  4–3
Nutter Center (3,317)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Indiana State L 63–69  4–4
Hulman Center (3,499)
Terre Haute, IN
Dec 5, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) L 62–65  4–5
Nutter Center (4,095)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kent State L 76–83  4–6
MAC Center 
Kent, OH
Dec 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern Ohio W 91–52  5–6
Nutter Center (3,169)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 78–67  6–6
Nutter Center (3,133)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 2018*
7:00 pm, SECN
vs. No. 17 Mississippi State
Jackson Showcase
L 63–67  6–7
Mississippi Coliseum (3,021)
Jackson, MS
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN2
UIC L 72–75 OT 6–8
(0–1)
Nutter Center (3,506)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 2018
3:00 pm, ESPN3
IUPUI W 72–64  7–8
(1–1)
Nutter Center (3,795)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy L 58–79  7–9
(1–2)
Calihan Hall (1,243)
Detroit, MI
Jan 5, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 89–73  8–9
(2–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,490)
Auburn Hills, MI
Jan 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Northern Kentucky W 68–64  8–10
(2–3)
BB&T Arena (5,848)
Highland Heights, KY
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State W 80–74  9–10
(3–3)
Beeghly Center (1,598)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State W 89–66  10–10
(4–3)
Wolstein Center (942)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 24, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 56–54  11–10
(5–3)
Nutter Center (3,469)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Green Bay W 87–75  12–10
(6–3)
Nutter Center (6,112)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 1, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at UIC W 67–53  12–11
(6–4)
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,156)
Chicago, IL
Feb 3, 2019
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 79–74  13–11
(7–4)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,112)
Indianapolis, IN
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 76–62  14–11
(8–4)
Nutter Center (3,498)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 83–60  15–11
(9–4)
Nutter Center (5,045)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Kentucky W 81–77  16–11
(10–4)
Nutter Center (6,233)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 87–61  17–11
(11–4)
Nutter Center (4,655)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 2019
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 82–54  18–11
(12–4)
Nutter Center (5,743)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 67–70  18–12
(12–5)
Resch Center (2,281)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Mar 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 65–62  19–12
(13–5)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,114)
Milwaukee, WI
Horizon League tournament
March 5, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (8) IUPUI
Quarterfinals
W 71–56  20–12
Nutter Center (4,936)
Fairborn, OH
March 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) Green Bay
Semifinals
W 66–54  21–12
Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
March 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN
(1) vs. (2) Northern Kentucky
Championship
L 66–77  21–13
Little Caesars Arena 
Detroit, MI
NIT
March 19, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(7) at (2) Clemson
First round – Indiana bracket
L 69–75  21–14
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718)
Clemson, SC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time[2].


Awards and honors

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Loudon Love First Team All Horizon League
Bill Wampler Second Team All Horizon League
Parker Ernsthausen Horizon League All Defensive Team
Mark Hughes Horizon League All Defensive Team
Malachi Smith Horizon League All Newcomer Team
Scott Nagy Horizon League Coach of the Year

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
1 Bill Wampler 35 15.0 525 42 118
11 Loudon Love 34 15.1 513 32 280
31 Cole Gentry 35 11.7 411 113 86
3 Mark Hughes 35 9.3 324 101 149
5 Skyelar Potter 35 5.8 204 20 134
13 Malachi Smith 35 5.4 190 59 100
22 Parker Ernsthausen 35 4.9 173 81 108
4 Alan Vest 35 4.9 173 31 138
23 James Manns 16 1.9 31 1 5
20 Andy Neff 8 0.8 6 0 3
10 Adam Giles 14 0.4 5 2 4
21 Grant Basile 3 1.3 4 0 3
00 Jaylon Hall 1 2.0 2 2 2

Source[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee routs Wright State 73-47". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  2. ^ "Wright State University Athletics". www.WSURaiders.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2018-19 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2024.