1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	21-7
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (12th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Jeff Dillon; Tom Rhoades; Jim Ehler;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1988–89 1990–91 →

1989–90 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Wright State		–		–	21	–	7	.750
Northern Illinois		–		–	17	–	11	.607
Akron		–		–	16	–	12	.571
DePaul		–		–	20	–	15	.571
Notre Dame		–		–	16	–	13	.552
Miami (FL)		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Missouri-Kansas City		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Southern Utah		–		–	13	–	15	.464
UMBC		–		–	12	–	16	.429
U.S. International		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Liberty		–		–	11	–	17	.393
Youngstown State		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Brooklyn		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Central Florida		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Florida International		–		–	7	–	21	.250
Central Connecticut State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Chicago State		–		–	6	–	22	.214
Nicholls State		–		–	4	–	23	.148
Davidson		–		–	4	–	24	.143

Rankings from AP Poll^[1]

The 1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1989–90 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

1989-90 was a key transition year for the program. Bill Edwards and Mike Nahar joined the team. It was the final season playing basketball in the Physical Education Building where the Raiders had been so dominant. And importantly, Wright State had its first 20 win season in Division I play. ^[2]

Roster

1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	23	Rob Geistwhite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Woodlan	Grabill, IN
G	34	Chris Wampler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Tippecanoe	Tipp City, OH
F/C	44	Scott Benton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Walton-Verona	Union, KY
PG	25	Tyrell Cromwell	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Allan Hancock College	Philadelphia, PA
F	32	Dave Dinn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	Boone County	Florence, KY
G/F	43	Rob Haucke	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Oak Hills	Cincinnati, OH
G	20	Marc Mumphrey	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Carroll County	Carrollton, KY
F	35	Ron Pierce	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Franklin	Franklin, OH
PG	22	Mark Woods	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	So	Pleasure Ridge	Louisville, KY
F	42	Bill Edwards	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Carlisle	Middletown, OH
F	33	Sean Hammonds	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Pleasure Ridge Park	Louisville, KY
C	52	Mike Nahar	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Fr	Dutch National Jr. Team	Alkmaar
F	43	Dan Skeoch	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	Fr	Anderson	Anderson, IN
F	4	Jeff Unverferth	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	—	RS Fr	Worthington	Worthington, OH

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Jeff Dillon, Tom Rhoades, Jim Ehler

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source ^[3] ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1989	Wilmington	W 113-79	1–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 1989	vs. South Alabama Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament	W 96-82	2–0	Alumni Hall ^[8] Jamaica, NY
Dec 3, 1989	at No. 20^[9] St. Johns Joe Lapchick Memorial Tournament	L 56-76	2–1	Alumni Hall Jamaica, NY
Dec 6, 1989	Bowling Green	L 85-92	2–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 9, 1989	Central Michigan	W 74-73	3–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1989	at St. Francis (NY)	W 94-80	4–2	Physical Education Center^[10] (2,450) Brooklyn Heights, NY
Dec 16, 1989	at U.S. International	W 113-105	5-2	Golden Hall San Diego, CA
Dec 19, 1989	Southern Utah	L 81-99	5–3	Centrum Arena^[11] Cedar City, Utah
Dec 29, 1989	Vermont USAir Classic	W 91-82	6–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 1989	Georgia Southern USAir Classic	W 94-91	7–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1990	St. Francis (NY)	W 101-82	8–3	WSU PE Building (2,756) Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 1989	at Dayton Gem City Jam	W 101-99	9-3	UD Arena (13,511) Dayton, Ohio
Jan 10, 1990	Chicago State	W 95-72	10-3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 1990	at Youngstown State	W 90-80	11-3	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan 15, 1990	at Akron	L 66-80	11-4	JAR Arena Akron, OH
Jan 20, 1990	U.S. International	W 116-113	12-4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1990	Eastern Kentucky	W 79-66	13–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 1990	at Liberty	W 96-84	14–4	Liberty Gym^[12] Lynchburg, VA
Jan 31, 1990	Central State	W 99-82	15-4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 3, 1990	Northern Illinois	W 66-47	16-4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 1990	at Kent State	L 95-108	16–5	Memorial Gymnasium Kent, Ohio
Feb 10, 1990	Youngstown State	W 94-74	17-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1990	Southern Utah	W 108-93	18–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1990	at St. Bonaventure	L 82-84	18–6	Reilly Center^[13] Allegany, NY
Feb 24, 1990	Akron	W 96-77	19–6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1990	Ashland	W 81-77	20-6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 3, 1990	Chicago State	W 112-94	21-6	Physical Education and Athletics Building^[14] Chicago, IL
Mar 5, 1990	at Northern Illinois	L 77-84	21-7	Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[15]

Awards and honors

Bill Edwards	MVP
Chris Wampler	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
42	Bill Edwards	28	15.4	432	31	192
20	Marcus Mumphrey	28	15.3	427	50	45
33	Sean Hammonds	28	14.2	397	44	199
32	Dave Dinn	27	10.0	270	38	117
44	Scott Benton	28	9.9	278	31	128
25	Tyrell Cromwell	28	8.0	225	147	85
22	Mark Woods	28	7.0	197	129	52
34	Chris Wampler	28	4.6	129	45	37
40	Jeff Unverferth	28	3.9	110	11	64
23	Rob Geistwhite	10	2.7	27	1	10
35	Ron Pierce	9	1.4	14	1	7
35	Dan Skeoch	14	1.4	20	0	6
43	Bob Haucke	16	1.1	17	2	8
52	Mike Nahar	17	0.5	8	2	18

Source^[17]

References

^ sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary
^ Archdeacon, Tom (November 15, 1989). "Nahar is Dutch Treat for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 67. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (October 14, 1989). "Underhill Excited over team prospects". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 35. Cox Media. p. 4B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (November 13, 1989). "Rowdy Raiders goin' out tonight". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 65. Cox Media. p. 5B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Archdeacon, Tom (November 15, 1989). "Nahar is Dutch Treat for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 67. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "1989-90 Wright State Raiders Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2023.
^ Ludwig, Chick (January 25, 1989). "Freshman growing up fast for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 112, no. 138. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (December 14, 1989). "WSU doesn't let game go to Terriers". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 96. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (December 20, 1989). "Wright State routed on the road". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Ludwig, Chick (January 28, 1990). "WSU comes to life, takes away Liberty". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Bonnies break Raiders hearts". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 165. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Brawl, 6 technicals mar Raiders' victory". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 176. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1989-90 Wright State Raiders Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[1] sports-reference.com 1989-90 Independent Season Summary

[2] Archdeacon, Tom (November 15, 1989). "Nahar is Dutch Treat for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 67. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] Ludwig, Chick (October 14, 1989). "Underhill Excited over team prospects". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 35. Cox Media. p. 4B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[4] Ludwig, Chick (November 13, 1989). "Rowdy Raiders goin' out tonight". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 65. Cox Media. p. 5B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[5] Archdeacon, Tom (November 15, 1989). "Nahar is Dutch Treat for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 67. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[6] "1989-90 Wright State Raiders Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2023.

[7] Ludwig, Chick (January 25, 1989). "Freshman growing up fast for WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 112, no. 138. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[8] Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[9] Ludwig, Chick (December 3, 1989). "Raiders upset South Alabama, meet St. John's". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 85. Cox Media. p. 1D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[10] Ludwig, Chick (December 14, 1989). "WSU doesn't let game go to Terriers". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 96. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[11] Ludwig, Chick (December 20, 1989). "Wright State routed on the road". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[12] Ludwig, Chick (January 28, 1990). "WSU comes to life, takes away Liberty". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 102. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[13] Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Bonnies break Raiders hearts". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 165. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[14] Albers, Bucky (February 21, 1990). "Brawl, 6 technicals mar Raiders' victory". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 113, no. 176. Cox Media. p. 1B.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

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

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

[17] "1989-90 Wright State Raiders Men's Roster and Stats". Retrieved November 11, 2023.

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