2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Appearance
2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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Conference | Horizon League |
Record | 20–13 (12–6 Horizon) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Billy Donlon |
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Home arena | Nutter Center |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 22 Butler | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 26 | – | 11 | .703 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 15 | .516 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youngstown State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 19 | .367 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Valparaiso | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.
Roster
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 15, 2008* |
Illinois State | L 61–69 | 0-1 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 22, 2008* |
at Central Michigan | L 68-70 OT | 0–2 |
Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Nov 24, 2008* |
Miami Ohio | L 37-55 | 0–3 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 29, 2008* |
at Sam Houston State | L 65-84 | 0–4 |
Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX | |||||||
Dec 4, 2008 |
at Green Bay | L 46-57 | 0-5 (0–1) |
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI | |||||||
Dec 6, 2008 |
at Milwaukee | L 59-66 | 0-6 (0–2) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Dec 9, 2008* |
Toledo | W 50-35 | 1–6 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 12, 2008* |
at Arkansas Little Rock | W 62-55 | 2–6 |
Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR | |||||||
Dec 14, 2008* |
at No. 11 Wake Forest | L 53-66 | 2–7 |
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC | |||||||
Dec 17, 2008* |
Norfolk State | W 66-43 | 3–7 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 20, 2008* |
vs. Oral Roberts San Juan Shootout |
W 59-46 | 4–7 |
San Juan, PR | |||||||
Dec 21, 2008* |
vs. South Florida San Juan Shootout |
W 60-43 | 5–7 |
San Juan, PR | |||||||
Dec 21, 2008* |
vs. Murray State San Juan Shootout |
W 57-41 | 6–7 |
San Juan, PR | |||||||
Dec 30, 2008 |
Cleveland State | W 71-62 | 7-7 (1–2) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 3, 2009 |
Youngstown State | W 60-59 | 8-7 (2–2) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 8, 2009 |
at No. 20 Butler | L 48-64 | 8-8 (2–3) |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
Jan 10, 2009 |
at Valparaiso | W 64-48 | 9–8 (3–3) |
Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
Jan 16, 2009 |
at Detroit Mercy | W 60–51 | 10-8 (4-3) |
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
Jan 22, 2009 |
Loyola | W 68-47 | 11-8 (5–3) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 24, 2009 |
UIC | W 57-31 | 12-8 (6–3) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 2009 |
at Youngstown State | W 67-61 | 13-8 (7-3) |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
Jan 31, 2009 |
at Cleveland State | L 50-59 | 13-9 (7–4) |
Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Feb 5, 2009 |
Valparaiso | W 68–58 | 14–9 (8–4) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 7, 2009 |
No. 11 Butler | L 51-69 | 14–10 (8–5) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 10, 2009 |
at Loyola | W 64-52 | 15-10 (9–5) |
Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
Feb 14, 2009 |
Detroit Mercy | W 61–48 | 16-10 (10-5) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 18, 2009 |
at UIC | L 66-77 OT | 16-11 (10–6) |
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | |||||||
Feb 21, 2009* |
Northeastern ESPNU BracketBusters |
L 57-69 | 16-12 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 26, 2009 |
Milwaukee | W 70-60 | 17-12 (11–6) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 28, 2009 |
Green Bay | W 65-64 | 18-12 (12–6) |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 3, 2009 |
(4) | (9) Valparaiso First Round |
W 68-56 | 19-12 |
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | ||||||
Mar 6, 2009 |
(4) | vs. (5) Milwaukee Second Round |
W 80-70 | 20–12 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis | ||||||
Mar 7, 2009 |
(4) | at (1) No. 22 Butler | L 57-62 | 20–13 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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Awards and honors
[edit]Todd Brown | MVP |
Cory Cooperwood | Raider Award |
Todd Brown | Second Team All Horizon League |
Will Graham | Horizon League All Defensive Team |
Statistics
[edit]Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
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21 | Todd Brown | 32 | 11.7 | 387 | 47 | 161 |
5 | Cory Cooperwood | 33 | 9.5 | 313 | 23 | 178 |
11 | N'Gai Evans | 33 | 6.4 | 211 | 56 | 77 |
4 | John David Gardner | 21 | 8.7 | 183 | 65 | 50 |
34 | Will Graham | 33 | 5.4 | 179 | 90 | 112 |
3 | Troy Tabler | 27 | 5.9 | 160 | 23 | 67 |
30 | Scott Grote | 30 | 5.1 | 153 | 32 | 74 |
14 | Cooper Land | 33 | 4.2 | 140 | 11 | 64 |
40 | Ronnie Thomas | 32 | 3.9 | 125 | 11 | 84 |
33 | Gavin Horne | 31 | 2.8 | 86 | 7 | 53 |
44 | Vaughn Duggins | 4 | 11.8 | 47 | 6 | 17 |
15 | Kyle Pressley | 19 | 0.6 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
12 | Michael Boan | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2008-2009". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2009-2010". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2024.