1989–90 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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.

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
Maryland-Baltimore County		–			–			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]

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	Rank^#	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

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