2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
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{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2016–17
|team=Wright State Raiders
|image=Wright State Raiders logo.png
|image_size=200
|conference=Horizon League
|division=
|short_conf=Horizon
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|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
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Nutter Center
|champion=
|bowl=
|bowl_result=
}}
{{2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings}}
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.{{Cite web |url=http://bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons |title=Wright State fires coach Billy Donlon after 6 seasons |access-date=2016-11-04 |archive-date=2016-04-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160414075334/http://www.bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons |url-status=dead }} He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94. On April 4, the school hired Scott Nagy as head coach.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/15131028|title=Wright State hires Nagy as basketball coach|date=2016-04-04|website=ESPN.com|access-date=2017-01-30}}
Departures
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Notes | |||||||
| Daniel Collie | 2 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Senior | Parkersville, WV | Graduated |
| Biggie Minnis | 10 | G | 6'3" | 200 | Senior | Philadelphia, PA | Graduated |
| J. T. Yoho | 11 | F | 6'6" | 235 | Senior | Solsberry, IN | Graduated |
| Michael Karena | 14 | C | 6'10" | 270 | Senior | Christchurch, New Zealand | Graduated |
| Brandon Neel | 15 | G | 6'3" | 190 | RS Junior | Cincinnati, OH | Graduate transferred to Midwestern State |
| Daniel Mortensen | 20 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Freshman | Islev, Denmark | Transferred to Barry |
| Joe Thomasson | 32 | G | 6'4" | 165 | Senior | Dayton, OH | Graduated |
| Roderick Davis | 35 | F | 6'9" | 230 | Sophomore | Brandon, FL | Transferred to Indianapolis |
=Incoming Transfers=
| class="wikitable sortable" border="1"
! Name !! Number !! Pos. !! Height !! Weight !! Year !! Hometown !! class="unsortable" | Previous School | |||||||
| Mike LaTulip | 5 | G | 6'1" | 170 | RS Senior | Arlington Heights, IL | Transferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois. |
Recruiting class of 2016
{{College Athlete Recruit Start|40=no|collapse=no|year=2016}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Everett Winchester
| position = #90 SG
| hometown = Baltimore, MD
| highschool = Gilman School
| feet = 6
| inches = 6
| weight = 190
| 40 =
| commitdate = 09/12/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = 59
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Ryan Custer
| position = PF
| hometown = Cincinnati, OH
| highschool = Elder High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 220
| 40 =
| commitdate = 08/04/2015
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit Entry
| recruit = Loudon Love-Vollbrecht
| position = PF
| hometown = Geneva, IL
| highschool = Geneva High School
| feet = 6
| inches = 8
| weight = 285
| 40 =
| commitdate =
| scout stars = 0
| rivals stars = 0
| espn grade = NR
}}
{{College Athlete Recruit End
| 40 =
| year = 2016
| rivals ref title = 2016 Wright State Basketball Commits
| scout ref title = 2016 Wright State Basketball Commits
| espn ref title = 2016 Wright State Basketball Commits
| rivals school =
| scout s =
| espn schoolid =
| scout overall =
| rivals overall =
| espn overall =
| accessdate = October 19, 2016
| bball = yes
}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header
| year = 2016
| team = Wright State Raiders
| sex =
| teamcolors = y
| high_school= y
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Steven|last=Davis|num=0|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=220|class=SR|rs=y|home=Indianapolis, IN|high_school=Manual}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Justin|last=Mitchell|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=Fort Wayne, IN|high_school=Wayne}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Everett|last=Winchester|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=6|lbs=195|class=FR|rs=|home=Baltimore, MD|high_school=Gilman}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Hughes|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=180|class=SO|rs=|home=Youngstown, OH|high_school=Ursuline}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Alan|last=Vest|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Kettering, OH|high_school=Chaminade-Julienne}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mike|last=LaTulip|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=SR|rs=y|home=Arlington Heights, IL|high_school=Prospect
Illinois}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Adam|last=Giles|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=185|class=SO|rs=|home=Miamisburg, OH|high_school=Miamisburg|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Loudon|last=Love|num=11|pos=C|ft=6|in=9|lbs=300|class=FR|rs=|home=Geneva, IL|high_school=Geneva|link=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tye|last=Wilburn|num=12|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=|home=Schereville, IN|high_school=Lake Central
Kilgore}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Grant|last=Benzinger|num=13|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Moeller}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Trey|last=Stacey|num=21|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=200|class=JR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Moeller}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Parker|last=Ernsthausen|num=22|pos=F/C|ft=6|in=11|lbs=235|class=SO|rs=y|home=Bowling Green, OH|high_school=Toledo St. John's|note=W}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Mark|last=Alstork|num=24|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=JR|rs=y|home=Dayton, OH|high_school=Thurgood Marshall
Ball State}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Ryan|last=Custer|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=235|class=FR|rs=|home=Cincinnati, OH|high_school=Elder}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- Scott Nagy ({{college|Delta State}})
|asst_coach=
- Brian Cooley ({{college|Nebraska Wesleyan}})
- Sharif Chambliss ({{college|Wisconsin}})
- Clint Sargent ({{college|South Dakota State}})
|roster_url=http://www.wsuraiders.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=27000&SPID=92415&SPSID=630833
|accessdate=
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2016-17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2016|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wright State Raiders}}| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/02/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Cedarville
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,809
| score = 88–62
| record =
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wright State Raiders}}| Non-Conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/11/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Southern Illinois
| site_stadium = SIU Arena
| site_cityst = Carbondale, IL
| attend = 4,427
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 85–81
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/15/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,813
| score = 89–87
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Toledo
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 78–82
| record = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/21/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Ohio Dominican
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
| attend = 3,105
| score = 109–54
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/25/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Cal State Bakersfield
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
| attend = 3,123
| score = 68–64
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Dakota
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
| attend = 3,024
| score = 83–79
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/27/2016
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = North Florida
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| gamename = Men Against Breast Cancer Classic
| attend = 2,975
| score = 75–67
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = GSU Sports Arena
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| attend = 1,256
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–81
| record = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/03/2016
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Penn State
| site_stadium = Bryce Jordan Center
| site_cityst = University Park, PA
| attend = 6,227
| tv =
| score = 50–72
| record = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/07/2016
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Loyola–Chicago
| site_stadium = Joseph J. Gentile Arena
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| attend = 1,428
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 64–77
| record = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/13/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Urbana
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,295
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 85–34
| record = 7–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/18/2016
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = MAC Center
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| attend = 1,827
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–63
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2016
| time = 8:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Murray State
| site_stadium = CFSB Center
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| attend = 2,413
| score = 77–62
| record = 9–4
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wright State Raiders}}| Horizon League regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Oakland
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Athletics Center O'rena
| site_cityst = Rochester, MI
| attend = 2,724
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 62–81
| record = 9–5
| conference = 0–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/31/2016
| time = 3:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Calihan Hall
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| attend = 1,360
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 85–72
| record = 10–5
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/05/2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| opponent = Cleveland State
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,488
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–51
| record = 11–5
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/07/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,977
| tv = ASN/ESPN3
| score = 75–80
| record = 11–6
| conference = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/12/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Green Bay
| site_stadium = Resch Center
| site_cityst = Green Bay, WI
| attend = 2,416
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 61–78
| record = 11–7
| conference = 2–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/14/2017
| time = 3:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
| site_cityst = Milwaukee, WI
| attend = 1,402
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 70–67
| record = 12–7
| conference = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/20/2016
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Detroit
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,975
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 106–88
| record = 13–7
| conference = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = Oakland
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 3,982
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–67
| record = 14–7
| conference = 5–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/27/2017
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Athletics–Recreation Center
| site_cityst = Valparaiso, IN
| attend = 3,461
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 55–70
| record = 14–8
| conference = 5–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/29/2017
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = UIC
| site_stadium = UIC Pavilion
| site_cityst = Chicago, IL
| attend = 2,508
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–86
| record = 15–8
| conference = 6–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/04/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 5,993
| tv =
| score = 79–83
| record = 15–9
| conference = 6–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/09/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Milwaukee
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 4,004
| tv = ASN
| score = 76–65
| record = 16–9
| conference = 7–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/11/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Green Bay
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 6,678
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 88–79
| record = 17–9
| conference = 8–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/16/2017
| time = 7:45 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Youngstown State
| site_stadium = Beeghly Center
| site_cityst = Youngstown, OH
| attend = 2,351
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 84–81
| record = 18–9
| conference = 9–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/18/2017
| time = 3:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Cleveland State
| site_stadium = Wolstein Center
| site_cityst = Cleveland, OH
| attend = 1,297
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–68
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 19–9
| conference = 10–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2017
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| site_stadium = BB&T Arena
| site_cityst = Highland Heights, KY
| attend = 2,908
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 76–83
| record = 19–10
| conference = 10–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/24/2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| opponent = Valparaiso
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend = 5,028
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 74–84
| record = 19–11
| conference = 10–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2017
| time = 2:00 pm
| opponent = UIC
| site_stadium = Nutter Center
| site_cityst = Fairborn, OH
| attend =
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 87–49
| record = 20–11
| conference = 11–7
}}
|-
! colspan="9" style={{CollegePrimaryStyle|Wright State Raiders}}|2017 Horizon League men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2017
| time = 7:30 pm
| neutral = yes
| seed = 5
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Joe Louis Arena
| site_cityst = Detroit, MI
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 5,654
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 77–82
| record = 20–12
}}
{{CBB schedule end|poll=AP Poll|timezone=Eastern Time}}
Awards and honors
| class="wikitable" style="background:#d9fbe8; font-size:95%;"
| Mark Alstork | First Team All Horizon League |
Statistics
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Number ! Name ! Games ! Average ! Points ! Assists ! Rebounds |
| 23
| Mark Alstork | 32 | 19.0 | 608 | 112 | 150 |
| 0
| Steven Davis | 32 | 14.9 | 477 | 32 | 139 |
| 13
| Grant Benzinger | 32 | 12.8 | 411 | 51 | 185 |
| 1
| Justin Mitchell | 32 | 11.5 | 367 | 127 | 267 |
| 5
| Mike LaTulip | 32 | 7.0 | 223 | 48 | 94 |
| 22
| Parker Ernsthausen | 31 | 5.2 | 162 | 26 | 65 |
| 3
| Mark Hughes | 26 | 3.2 | 83 | 38 | 68 |
| 33
| Ryan Custer | 32 | 2.2 | 70 | 13 | 23 |
| 12
| Tye Wilburn | 18 | 1.3 | 24 | 14 | 19 |
| 4
| Alan Vest | 20 | 0.8 | 16 | 10 | 15 |
| 21
| Trey Stacey | 9 | 1.8 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
| 10
| Adam Giles | 7 | 1.1 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
Source{{cite web|url=https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2017/7/11//Overall.pdf?id=9435
|title=2016-17 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics |
access-date=August 13, 2024}}
References
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{{Wright State Raiders men's basketball navbox}}
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