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
2018–19 record21–14 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coachScott Nagy (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Brian Cooley
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Clint Sargent
Home arenaNutter Center
2018–19 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State13–5 .722  21–14  .600
Northern Kentucky †13–5 .722  26–9  .743
Oakland11–7 .611  16–17  .485
Green Bay10–8 .556  21–17  .553
UIC10–8 .556  16–16  .500
Youngstown State8–10 .444  12–20  .375
Detroit Mercy8–10 .444  11–20  .355
IUPUI8–10 .444  16–17  .485
Cleveland State5–13 .278  10–21  .323
Milwaukee4–14 .222  9–22  .290
† 2019 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

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
2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoDoss HS Houston, TX
F 1 Bill Wampler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrRegis, HS Eau Claire, WI
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrUrsuline HS Youngstown, OH
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrChaminade-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) SrMiamisburg HS Miamisburg, OH
C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)280 lb (127 kg) RS SoGeneva HS Geneva, IL
G 13 Malachi Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrWest HS Belleville, IL
G 15 Jack Hendricks 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrFairmont HS Kettering, OH
F 20 Andy Neff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrOakwood HS Oakwood, OH
F 21 Grant Basile 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrPewaukee HS Pewaukee, WI
F/C 22 Parker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)240 lb (109 kg) RS SrToledo St. John's HS Bowling Green, OH
F 23 James Manns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) RS FrWalnut Ridge HS Columbus, OH
G 31 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrSt. Charles East HS St. Charles, IL
F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) JrElder 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
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+		 Milwukee 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].

References
  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.
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