2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2016–17
Team:Wright State Raiders
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:20–12
Conf Record:11–7
Head Coach:Scott Nagy
Hc Year:1st
Asst Coach1:Brian Cooley
Asst Coach2:Sharif Chambliss
Asst Coach3:Clint Sargent
Stadium:Nutter Center

The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first-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 20–12, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish fifth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the Championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 19, 2016 head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94. On April 4, the school hired Scott Nagy as head coach.[2]

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Daniel Collie 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Graduated
Biggie Minnis 10 G 6'3" 200 Senior Graduated
J. T. Yoho 11 F 6'6" 235 Senior Graduated
Michael Karena 14 C 6'10" 270 Senior Graduated
Brandon Neel 15 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Graduate transferred to Midwestern State
Daniel Mortensen 20 F 6'9" 230 Freshman Transferred to Barry
32 G 6'4" 165 Senior Graduated
Roderick Davis 35 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Transferred to Indianapolis

Incoming Transfers

Schedule and results

|-! colspan="9" style=| Exhibition|-! colspan="9" style=| Non-Conference regular season|-! colspan="9" style=| Horizon League regular season|-! colspan="9" style=|Horizon League tournament

Awards and honors

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Statistics

NumberNameGamesAveragePointsAssistsRebounds
23Mark Alstork3219.0608112150
0Steven Davis3214.947732139
13Grant Benzinger3212.841151185
1Justin Mitchell3211.5367127267
5Mike LaTulip327.02234894
22Parker Ernsthausen315.21622665
3Mark Hughes263.2833868
33Ryan Custer322.2701323
12Tye Wilburn181.3241419
4Alan Vest200.8161015
21Trey Stacey91.81612
10Adam Giles71.1800
Source[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wright State fires coach Billy Donlon after 6 seasons . 2016-11-04 . 2016-04-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160414075334/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons . dead .
  2. Web site: Wright State hires Nagy as basketball coach. 2016-04-04. ESPN.com. 2017-01-30.
  3. Web site: Wright State Record Book. October 23, 2023.
  4. Web site: 2016-17 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics . August 13, 2024.