1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record	22-7 ( )
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Bob Grote;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1980–81 1982–83 →

The 1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1981–82 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

Wright State began the 1981-82 season having graduated eight seniors the year before, including all five starters. However, they also began the season ranked #3 in the U.S. Basketball Writers Association preseason poll, so no opponent would overlook theses Raiders. Their dominate 22-7 final record could only be thought of as disappointing because of yet another 3rd place finish in the Great Lakes Regional of the NCAA Div-II tournament.

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Roster

1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
C	33	Theron Barbour	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	So	Atherton	Louisville, Kentucky
C	45	Phil Benninger	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	New Albany	New Albany, Indiana
G/F	42	Anthony Bias	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Pulaski	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G	43	Eric Ernst	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Middletown	Middletown, Ohio
F	30	Mike Grote	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Elder	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	25	Stan Hearns	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Ewing	Trenton, New Jersey
G/F	23	Tom Holzapfel	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Greenville	Greenville, Ohio
G	20	T.C. Johnson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Sidney	Sidney, Ohio
G	34	Mark McCormick	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Fairmont East	Kettering, Ohio
G	52	Aaron McGlon,	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	Jr	Eastside	Gainesville, Florida
C	24	Gary Monroe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Roosevelt	Washington D.C.
F	40	Fred Moore	6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Atherton	Louisville, Kentucky
G/F	35	Steve Purcell	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Kokomo	Kokomo, Indiana
F	44	Andy Warner	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Piqua	Piqua, Ohio

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981	Wilberforce	W 102-60	1-0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 1981	at Bowling Green	W 81-71	2–0	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
Dec 5, 1981	Franklin	W 92-73	3-0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1981	at Miami Ohio	W 65-59	4–0	Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 13, 1981	at Charleston	L 69-83	4–1	Eddie King Gymnasium Charleston, West Virginia
Dec 15, 1981	Thomas Moore	W 100-78	5–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 1981	Otterbein	W 86-83	6-1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1981	Charleston	W 68-55	7–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 2, 1982	Northeastern Illinois	W 99-63	8–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1982	Lewis	L 57-69	8–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 1982	at Indiana Central	W 77-61	9-2	Nicoson Hall Indianapolis
Jan 9, 1982	Gannon	W 73-55	10-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 14, 1982	vs. Central State	W 86-72	11-2	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 20, 1982	Northern Kentucky	W 57-55 ^OT	12-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 23, 1982	Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne	W 105-80	13-2	WSU PE Building Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jan 25, 1982	IUPUI	W 96-87	14-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 1982	at St. Joseph’s (IN)	W 75-56	15-2	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Feb 1, 1982	Youngstown State	W 85-74	16-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1982	at Kentucky State	W 97-89	17-2	Capital Plaza Frankfort, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1982	Transylvania	W 74-60	18-2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 1982	vs. Central State	L 73-94	18-3	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 11, 1982	at Lewis	L 74-76	18–4	Memorial Gym Lockport, Illinois
Feb 17, 1982	Indiana Central	L 83-87	18-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1982	Siena Heights	W 83-71	19-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 24, 1982	at Transylvania	L 52-55	19-6	McAlister Auditorium Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1982	at Northern Kentucky	W 69-67	20-6	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1982	Kentucky State	W 97-89	21-6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
NCAA tournament
Mar 6, 1982	at Kentucky Wesleyan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	L 71-76 ^OT	21-7	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1981	vs. Bellarmine NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	W 87-86 ^2OT	22-7	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Stan Hearns	MVP
T.C. Johnson	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
25	Stan Hearns	27	17.8	481	40	119
24	Gary Monroe	26	13.0	337	23	145
40	Fred Moore	27	9.8	265	25	101
35	Steve Purcell	27	8.4	253	34	139
42	Anthony Bias	27	7.9	214	135	120
20	T.C. Johnson	27	5.9	159	79	49
44	Andy Warner	22	5.5	120	8	50
30	Mike Grote	18	5.2	93	72	30
23	Tom Holzapfel	24	4.7	113	23	50
33	Theron Barbour	21	3.3	68	8	49
34	Mark McCormick	14	2.3	32	13	16
32	Aaron McGlen	12	1.7	20	4	8
43	Eric Ernst	8	1.5	12	1	8

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References

^ Paul, Meyer (November 5, 1981). "No. 3 WSU won't slip up on foes". The Journal Herald. Vol. 174, no. 265. Journal Herald Inc. p. 14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Wright State University 1981-82 Basketball Press Book". Retrieved October 30, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1981-82 Wright State University Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[1] Paul, Meyer (November 5, 1981). "No. 3 WSU won't slip up on foes". The Journal Herald. Vol. 174, no. 265. Journal Herald Inc. p. 14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[2] "Wright State University 1981-82 Basketball Press Book". Retrieved October 30, 2023.

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "1981-82 Wright State University Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2023.

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