2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference Horizon League
2015–16 record 22–13 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach Billy Donlon (6th year)
Assistant coach Scott Woods
Assistant coach Patrice Days
Assistant coach Kevin Devitt
Home arena Nutter Center
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 16 2   .889     30 7   .811
Oakland 13 5   .722     23 12   .657
Wright State 13 5   .722     22 13   .629
Green Bay 11 7   .611     23 13   .639
Milwaukee 10 8   .556     20 13   .606
Detroit 9 9   .500     16 15   .516
Youngstown State 6 12   .333     11 21   .344
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278     9 21   .300
Cleveland State 4 14   .222     9 23   .281
UIC 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League Tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six year record of 109–94.

Roster

2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
F 0 Davis, StevenSteven Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Manual Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Collie, DanielDaniel Collie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Parkersburg Catholic Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Hughes, MarkMark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ursuline Youngstown, Ohio
G 4 Vest, AlanAlan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chaminade-Julienne Kettering, Ohio
G 5 Mitchell, JustinJustin Mitchell  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 10 Minnis, BiggieBiggie Minnis  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr University of Rhode Island Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 11 Yoho, JTJT Yoho 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Eastern Greene Solsberry, Indiana
G 13 Benzinger, GrantGrant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio
C 14 Karena, MichaelMichael Karena 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr South Plains CC Christchurch, New Zealand
G 15 Neel, BrandonBrandon Neel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr La Salle Cincinnati, Ohio
F 20 Mortensen, DanielDaniel Mortensen  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Horsholm 79ers Islev, Denmark
G 21 Stacey, TreyTrey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio
F 22 Ernsthausen, ParkerParker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Toledo St. John's Bowling Green, Ohio
G 23 Alstork, MarkMark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ball State University Dayton, Ohio
G 32 Thomasson, JoeJoe Thomasson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr State Fair Dayton, Ohio
F 35 Davis, RoderickRoderick Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brandon Brandon, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 23 December 2015

Schedule

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-Conference regular season

11/13/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Belmont
NIU Showcase
W 77–69  1–0
Convocation Center (995)
DeKalb, IL

11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Cal State Northridge
NIU Showcase
L 67–72  1–1
Convocation Center (913)
DeKalb, IL

11/15/2015*
4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Showcase
L 59–65  1–2
Convocation Center (888)
DeKalb, IL

11/20/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 63–78  1–3
Rupp Arena (22,563)
Lexington, KY

11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Joseph
NIU Showcase
W 66–52  2–3
Nutter Center (3,393)
Fairborn, OH

11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
at George Mason L 39–66  2–4
Patriot Center (3,124)
Fairfax, Virginia

12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Albion W 68–50  3–4
Nutter Center (3,175)
Fairborn, OH

12/04/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 46–50  3–5
Nutter Center (5,148)
Fairborn, OH

12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
at #12 Xavier L 55–90  3–6
Cintas Center (10,178)
Cincinnati, OH

12/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 67–72  3–7
Millett Hall (1,397)
Oxford, OH

12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 71–65  4–7
Nutter Center (3,225)
Fairborn, OH

12/20/2015*
4:30 pm, TWCSC
Bowling Green W 83–47  5–7
Nutter Center (3,772)
Fairborn, OH
Horizon League regular season

12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 65–49  6–7
Nutter Center (3,708)
Fairborn, OH

01/02/2016
4:00 pm, TWCSC
at Milwaukee W 84–82  7–7
(1–0)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,802)
Milwaukee, WI

01/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 68–76  7–8
(1–1)
Resch Center (2,357)
Green Bay, WI

01/09/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 60–46  8–8
(2–1)
BB&T Arena (2,804)
Highland Heights, KY

01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Cleveland State W 70–53  9–8
(3–1)
Nutter Center (3,937)
Fairborn, OH

01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 81–45  10–8
(4–1)
Nutter Center (4,251)
Fairborn, OH

01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Detroit W 77–76  11–8
(5–1)
Nutter Center (3,733)
Fairborn, OH

01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 73–62  12–8
(6–1)
Nutter Center (5,499)
Fairborn, OH

01/24/2016
2:00 pm
UIC W 80–66  13–8
(7–1)
Nutter Center (4,437)
Fairborn, OH

01/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 63–89  13–9
(7–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,901)
Rochester, MI

01/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 68–75  13–10
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (2,011)
Detroit, MI

02/04/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Milwaukee W 84–83  14–10
(8–3)
Nutter Center (4,164)
Fairborn, OH

02/06/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Green Bay W 79–60  15–10
(9–3)
Nutter Center (4,218)
Fairborn, OH

02/11/2016
8:00 pm
at UIC L 59–64  15–11
(9–4)
UIC Pavilion (2,633)
Chicago, IL

02/13/2016
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso W 61–59  16–11
(10–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,987)
Valparaiso, IN

02/15/2016
5:00 pm
Oakland L 73–89  16–12
(10–5)
Nutter Center (4,846)
Fairborn, OH

02/20/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Northern Kentucky W 67–64  17–12
(11–5)
Nutter Center (7,825)
Fairborn, OH

02/25/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 87–81  18–12
(12–5)
Beeghly Center (2,063)
Youngstown, OH

02/27/2016
1:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State W 55–51  19–12
(13–5)
Quicken Loans Arena (2,337)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League Tournament

03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (10) UIC
First round
W 74–43  20–12
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI

03/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Detroit
Second round
W 82–72  21–12
Joe Louis Arena (4,792)
Detroit, MI

03/07/2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Oakland
Semifinals
W 59–55  22–12
Joe Louis Arena (6,557)
Detroit, MI

03/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (4) Green Bay
Championship game
L 69–78  22–13
Joe Louis Arena (4,312)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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