2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champions
Conference	Horizon League
Record	25–7 (15–3 Horizon)
Head coach	Scott Nagy (4th season);
Associate head coach	Brian Cooley
Assistant coaches	Sharif Chambliss; Clint Sargent;
Home arena	Nutter Center
	Seasons ← 2018–19 2020–21 →

2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State	15	–	3	.833	25	–	7	.781
Northern Kentucky †	13	–	5	.722	23	–	9	.719
Green Bay	11	–	7	.611	17	–	16	.515
Youngstown State	10	–	8	.556	18	–	15	.545
UIC	10	–	8	.556	18	–	17	.514
Oakland	8	–	10	.444	14	–	19	.424
Cleveland State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Milwaukee	7	–	11	.389	12	–	19	.387
Detroit Mercy*	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
IUPUI	3	–	15	.167	7	–	25	.219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

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[edit]

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]

Roster[edit]

2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Jaylon Hall	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Houston, Texas
F	1	Bill Wampler	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Eau Claire, Wisconsin
G	2	Tanner Holden	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Wheelersburg, Ohio
G	3	Jordan Ash	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Bolingbrook, Illinois
G	4	Andre Harris	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lyndhurst, Ohio
G	10	Trey Calvin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Glendale Heights, Illinois
C	11	Loudon Love	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Geneva, Illinois
F	20	Andy Neff	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Oakwood, Ohio
F	21	Grant Basile	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F	22	Aleksandar Dozic	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Podgorica, Montenegro
F	23	James Manns	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
G	24	Tim Finke	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Champaign, Illinois
G	31	Cole Gentry	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	St. Charles, Illinois
G	32	TJ Nagy	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Bellbrook, Ohio
F	33	Ryan Custer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio

Head coach

Scott Nagy (Delta State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan)
Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin)
Clint Sargent (South Dakota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central State	W 96–77	1–0	21 – Holden	7 – Holden	5 – Gentry	Nutter Center (3,771) Fairborn, OH
November 9, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 88–81	2–0	27 – Love	16 – Love	2 – Tied	Millett Hall (2,034) Oxford, OH
November 12, 2019* 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech	W 85–80 ^OT	3-0	20 – Wampler	14 – Holden	6 – Hall	Eblen Center (1,255) Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	L 71–72	3-1	18 – Wampler	9 – Love	5 – Gentry	Nutter Center (4,216) Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Urbana Gulf Coast Showcase campus-site game	W 88–51	4–1	19 – Basile	6 – Tied	6 – Hall	Nutter Center (3,402) Fairborn, OH
November 25, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase first round	W 72–57	5–1	27 – Wampler	12 – Love	3 – Wampler	Hertz Arena (893) Estero, FL
November 26, 2019* 7:30 pm, FloSports		vs. La Salle Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals	L 70–72	5–2	15 – Tied	7 – Basile	3 – Wampler	Hertz Arena (738) Estero, FL
November 27, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloSports		vs. Miami (OH) Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game	W 71–66	6–2	17 – Tied	12 – Basile	3 – Hall	Hertz Arena (712) Estero, FL
December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	W 76–74	7–2	22 – Wampler	10 – Basile	4 – Hall	Nutter Center (3,178) Fairborn, OH
December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Indiana State	L 77–84 ^OT	7–3	15 – Calvin	11 – Wampler	5 – Wampler	Nutter Center (3,509) Fairborn, OH
December 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Southern	W 85–62	8–3	26 – Manns	8 – Manns	5 – Ash	Nutter Center (3,012) Fairborn, OH
December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Mississippi Valley State	W 92–50	9–3	19 – Tied	14 – Basile	7 – Hall	Nutter Center (2,773) Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Toledo	W 79–72	10–3	27 – Holden	17 – Holden	3 – Love	Savage Arena (4,038) Toledo, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Green Bay	W 90–84	11–3 (1–0)	22 – Love	16 – Love	4 – Tied	Nutter Center (4,089) Fairborn, OH
December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	W 82–70	12–3 (2–0)	17 – Wampler	9 – Love	8 – Hall	Nutter Center (3,470) Fairborn, OH
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Oakland	W 96–69	13–3 (3–0)	21 – Wampler	9 – Ash	7 – Gentry	Athletics Center O'rena (3,393) Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Detroit Mercy	W 70–69	14–3 (4–0)	23 – Love	20 – Love	3 – Tied	Calihan Hall (1,103) Detroit, MI
January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at IUPUI	W 84–70	15–3 (5–0)	26 – Wampler	15 – Love	7 – Holden	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,142) Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2020 3:15 pm, ESPN+		at UIC	L 72–76	15–4 (5–1)	16 – Wampler	11 – Love	3 – Tied	Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277) Chicago, IL
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Cleveland State	W 75–62	16–4 (6–1)	16 – Holden	10 – Basile	4 – Ash	Nutter Center (3,153) Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Youngstown State	W 79–72	17–4 (7–1)	21 – Love	13 – Holden	4 – Gentry	Nutter Center (5,474) Fairborn, OH
January 24, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Northern Kentucky	W 95–63	18–4 (8–1)	20 – Holden	13 – Holden	6 – Wampler	Nutter Center (6,217) Fairborn, OH
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 65–61	19–4 (9–1)	19 – Wampler	13 – Love	2 – Gentry	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,120) Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at Green Bay	L 89–92	19–5 (9–2)	21 – Love	11 – Ash	7 – Gentry	Resch Center (1,990) Ashwaubenon, WI
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 98–86	20–5 (10–2)	25 – Wampler	6 – Love	6 – Holden	Nutter Center (4,344) Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Oakland	W 83–71	21–5 (11–2)	20 – Wampler	11 – Love	6 – Gentry	Nutter Center (5,053) Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2		UIC	W 75–58	22–5 (12–2)	24 – Love	9 – Love	3 – Calvin	Nutter Center (4,261) Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+		IUPUI	W 106–66	23–5 (13–2)	21 – Manns	8 – Love	5 – Tied	Nutter Center (6,003) Fairborn, OH
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Youngstown State	L 70–88	23–6 (13–3)	17 – Love	6 – Holden	3 – Hall	Beeghly Center (2,148) Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cleveland State	W 81–74 ^OT	24–6 (14–3)	23 – Wampler	9 – Love	4 – Wampler	Wolstein Center (2,159) Cleveland, OH
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU		at Northern Kentucky	W 64–62	25–6 (15–3)	20 – Love	14 – Love	1 – Love	BB&T Arena (6,776) Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU	(1)	vs. (4) UIC Semifinals	L 56–73	25–7	14 – Wampler	9 – Love	4 – Gentry	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923) Indianapolis, IN
NIT
			Cancelled due to COVID-19
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Source^[5]

References[edit]

^ "@WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ "@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ "@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ "@WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[1] "@WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[2] "@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[3] "@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[4] "@WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

[5] "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.

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