2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2019–20
Prev Year:2018–19
Next Year:2020–21
Team:Wright State Raiders
Conference:Horizon League
Short Conf:Horizon
Record:25–7
Conf Record:15–3
Hc Year:4th
Assoc Coach:Brian Cooley
Asst Coach2:Sharif Chambliss
Stadium:Nutter Center
Champion:Horizon League regular season champions

The 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fourth-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 25–7, 15–3 in Horizon League play to be regular season Horizon League champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to UIC. As regular season league champions who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournament, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 21–14 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Northern Kentucky. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals,[1] Green Bay in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[3] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to Clemson in the first round.[4]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| Horizon League regular season|-!colspan=12 style=| Horizon League tournament|-|-!colspan=12 style=| NIT|-|-Source[5]

Awards and honors

Loudon LoveHorizon League Player of the Year
Loudon LoveFirst Team All Horizon League
Bill WamplerSecond Team All Horizon League
Cole GentryThird Team All Horizon League
Scott NagyHorizon League Coach of the Year
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Statistics

NumberNameGamesAveragePointsAssistsRebounds
11Loudon Love2715.9 42939261
1Bill Wampler3115.6 48351140
2Tanner Holden3211.837851207
31Cole Gentry3210.83468787
00Jaylon Hall327.825193113
5Skyelar Potter96.458828
21Grant Basile326.219925137
23James Manns255.7142444
10Trey Calvin324.81533267
3Jordan Ash324.01295291
20Andy Neff81.31005
32TJ Nagy80.3230
Source[7]

Notes and References

  1. News: @WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals. Wright State University Athletics. November 2, 2019. en.
  2. News: @WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay. Wright State University Athletics. November 2, 2019. en.
  3. News: @WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next. Wright State University Athletics. November 2, 2019. en.
  4. News: @WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT. Wright State University Athletics. November 2, 2019. en.
  5. News: 2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule. Wright State University Athletics. November 2, 2019. en.
  6. Web site: Wright State Record Book. October 23, 2023.
  7. Web site: 2019-20 Wright St. Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games . August 13, 2024.