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1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record16–11
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
  • Jeff Dillon
  • Lenny Lyons
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons
1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron   21 7   .750
DePaul   22 8   .733
Notre Dame   20 9   .690
Wright State   16 11   .593
Miami (FL)   17 14   .548
UMBC   13 15   .464
Dayton   13 18   .419
Brooklyn   11 17   .393
Central Connecticut State   10 18   .357
Marquette   10 18   .357
Nicholls State   10 18   .357
U.S. International   10 18   .357
UMKC   9 18   .333
Central Florida   9 19   .321
Florida International   9 19   .321
Chicago State   8 20   .286
Northern Illinois   8 20   .286
Oral Roberts   8 21   .276
Southeastern Louisiana   7 21   .250
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1987–88 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

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1987-88 was the beginning of one of the most difficult periods for the Raiders. There was excitement about moving up to Division I, but this was tempered by the frustration of not finding a conference to join. Jumping up a division is always a challenge, but combined with the chaos of putting together an independent schedule made winning and getting noticed difficult. Even so, Wright State Basketball delivered yet another winning season.

Roster

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1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 22 Joe Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr George Westinghouse Brooklyn, NY
F 40 James Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr East Kemper Lauderdale, MS
F 24 Rondey Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Collins Chicago, IL
G 20 Corey Brown 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Murray-Bergtraum Bronx, NY
G 30 Jeff Combs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Middletown Fenwick Franklin, OH
F 32 Dave Dinn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Boone County Florence, KY
F 23 Rob Geistwhite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Woodlan Grabill, IN
G 33 Matt Horstman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Alter Dayton, OH
G 34 Chris Wampler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Tippecanoe Tipp City, OH
F/C 44 Scott Benton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Walton-Verona Union, KY
G 35 Pat Drazga 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr St. Clairsville St. Clairsville, OH
G 25 Mike Thompson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Minerva Minerva, OH
F/C 42 Scott Wilder 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Woodlan Woodburn, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, Jeff Dillon, Lenny Lyons


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

Source[1]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1987
at U.S. International W 110-97  1-0
Golden Hall 
San Diego, CA
Dec 5, 1987
Pace W 71-70  2–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1987
at Green Bay L 65-87  2-1
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Dec 9, 1987
at Western Illinois L 67-89  2–2
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Dec 12, 1987
at Bowling Green L 65-66  2–3
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH 
Dec 18, 1987
Delaware State
Wright State Invitational
W 99-96  3–3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 19, 1987
Northeast Louisiana
Wright State Invitational
W 74-68  4–3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 22, 1987
Central Michigan L 68-97  4–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 2, 1988
Bethune-Cookman W 98-76  5–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 6, 1988
at Brooklyn W 80-56  6–4
Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, New York 
Jan 13, 1988
Chicago State W 80-75  7–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1988
Maryland Eastern Shore W 103-73  8–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1988
Howard W 88-69  9–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 20, 1988
at Youngstown State W 93-63  10-4
Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Jan 23, 1988
Brooklyn W 87-70  11-4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1988
at Maryland Eastern Shore L 73-77  11-5
J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium 
Princess Anne, MD
Jan 30, 1988
at Maryland-Baltimore County L 79-81  11-6
UMBC Fieldhouse 
Baltimore, MD
Feb 3, 1988
at Xavier L 84-101  11-7
Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 1988
U.S. International W 97-89  12-7
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 1988
Akron L 81-88  12–8
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1988
at Chicago State L 83-90  12–9
Physical Education and Athletic Building 
Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 1988
Central Connecticut W 86-82  13–9
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 1978
at Akron L 82-89 OT 13-10
JAR Arena 
Akron, OH
Feb 21, 1988
vs. Central State W 82-57  14-10
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Feb 24, 1988
at Central Connecticut W 90-87  15-10
Kaiser Hall 
New Britain, CT
Feb 27, 1988
Maryland-Baltimore County W 90-87  16-10
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 5, 1988
at Dayton
Gem City Jam
L 71-89  16-11
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Joe Jackson MVP
Rondey Robinson Raider Award

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
22 Joe Jackson 27 15.9 429 90 142
42 Rondney Robinson 25 15.4 384 16 163
32 Dave Dinn 27 12.0 328 39 164
33 Matt Horstman 26 10.6 275 23 40
35 Corey Brown 27 8.4 227 163 60
44 Scott Benton 22 6.4 140 20 62
40 James Jones 24 6.0 141 15 114
23 Rob Geistwhite 23 5.5 120 34 35
34 Chris Wampler 27 4.9 133 28 36
52 Scott Wilder 21 1.9 39 2 25
43 Mike Thompson 12 1.1 12 4 1
25 Pat Drazga 12 1.0 12 2 9
30 Jeff Combs 10 0.6 6 0 1

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References

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  1. ^ "Wright State University 1987-88 Media Guide". Retrieved November 4, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1987-88 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 4, 2023.