2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by second-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 25–10, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Cleveland State to become Horizon League Tournament champions. This received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.^[1]

2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Horizon League tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Horizon League
Record	25–10 (14–4 Horizon)
Head coach	Scott Nagy (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Brian Cooley Sharif Chambliss Clint Sargent
Home arena	Nutter Center
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Horizon League men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Northern Kentucky	15	–	3		.833			22	–	10		.688
Wright State †	14	–	4		.778			25	–	10		.714
UIC	12	–	6		.667			20	–	16		.556
Oakland	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Milwaukee	8	–	10		.444			16	–	17		.485
IUPUI	8	–	10		.444			11	–	19		.367
Green Bay	7	–	11		.389			13	–	20		.394
Cleveland State	6	–	12		.333			12	–	23		.343
Youngstown State	6	–	12		.333			8	–	24		.250
Detroit	4	–	14		.222			8	–	24		.250
† 2018 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2016–17 season 20–12, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish fifth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Steven Davis	0	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Indianapolis, IN	Graduated
Mike LaTulip	5	G	6'1"	175	RS Senior	Arlington Heights, IL	Graduated
Mark Alstork	24	G	6'5"	190	RS Junior	Dayton, OH	Graduate transferred to Illinois

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Billy Wampler	2	F	6'6"	200	Junior	Eau Claire, WI	Transferred from Drake. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wampler will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.

Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Tyler Mitchell PG	Kings Mill, OH	Kings High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sep 26, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jaylon Hall SG	Louisville, KY	Doss High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 20, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
James Manns, Jr. SF	Columbus, OH	Kingston Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Skyelar Potter PG	Bowling Green, KY	Warren Central High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Nov 7, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Malachi Smith SG	Belleville, IL	Belleville West High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Oct 20, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jeremiah Davenport SF	Cincinnati, OH	Archbishop Moeller High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Oct 16, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Grant Basile PF	Pewaukee, WI	Pewaukee High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jul 15, 2017
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved December 20, 2017.

Roster

2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Doss HS Houston, TX G 1 Justin Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Wayne HS Fort Wayne, IN G/F 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Gilman School Baltimore, MD G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Ursuline HS Youngstown, OH G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Chaminade-Julienne HS Kettering, OH G 5 Tyler Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kings HS Kings Mills, OH G 10 Adam Giles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Miamisburg HS Miamisburg, OH C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 275 lb (125 kg) RS Fr Geneva HS Geneva, IL G 12 Tye Wilburn (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Lake Central HS Kilgore Schereville, IN G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH F 15 James Manns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Walnut Ridge HS Columbus, OH F 20 Bill Wampler   6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Regis HS Drake Eau Claire, WI G 21 Trey Stacey (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Moeller HS Cincinnati, OH F/C 22 Parker Ernsthausen (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Toledo St. John's HS Bowling Green, OH G 31 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So St. Charles East HS South Dakota State St. Charles, IL F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Elder HS Cincinnati, OH	Head coach Scott Nagy (Delta State) Assistant coach(es) Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan) Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin) Clint Sargent (South Dakota State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 2, 2017

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
Nov 3, 2017* 7:00 pm		Wayne State (NE)	W 73–58		23 – Mitchell	12 – Tied	3 – Tied	Nutter Center  Fairborn, OH
Non-Conference regular season
Nov 10, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Loyola–Chicago	L 80–84	0–1	16 – Benzinger	8 – Mitchell	4 – Tied	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,814) Chicago, IL
Nov 14, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	L 67–73 ^OT	0–2	14 – Hughes	12 – Love	3 – Wilburn	Millett Hall (996) Oxford, OH
Nov 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Murray State	L 61–80	0–3	14 – Love	8 – Love	2 – Tied	Nutter Center (4,009) Fairborn, OH
Nov 20, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Tiffin Wright State Tournament	W 73–49	1–3	18 – Winchester	7 – Winchester	5 – Mitchell	Nutter Center (3,133) Fairborn, OH
Nov 24, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Gardner–Webb Wright State Tournament	W 64–47	2–3	18 – Benzinger	9 – Love	4 – Mitchell	Nutter Center (3,456) Fairborn, OH
Nov 25, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville Wright State Tournament	W 68–44	3–3	16 – Benzinger	9 – Love	4 – Ernsthausen	Nutter Center (3,030) Fairborn, OH
Nov 26, 2017* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Fairfield Wright State Tournament	W 57–56	4–3	21 – Mitchell	13 – Love	3 – Mitchell	Nutter Center (3,045) Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 2017* 5:00 pm, FCS Central		at Western Kentucky	L 60–78	4–4	19 – Benzinger	7 – Tied	7 – Mitchell	E.A. Diddle Arena (4,165) Bowling Green, KY
Dec 5, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Ohio Valley	W 98–68	5–4	17 – Hall	9 – Love	4 – Winchester	Nutter Center (3,060) Fairborn, OH
Dec 9, 2017* 3:00 pm, ESPN3		Kent State	W 63–54	6–4	13 – Benzinger	11 – Mitchell	4 – Hughes	Nutter Center (3,448) Fairborn, OH
Dec 16, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 77–69	7–4	18 – Mitchell	12 – Tied	3 – Hughes	Savage Arena (3,932) Toledo, OH
Dec 19, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Missouri State	L 50–66	7–5	18 – Mitchell	8 – Love	4 – Hughes	JQH Arena (3,123) Springfield, MO
Dec 22, 2017* 9:00 pm, RSN		at Georgia Tech	W 85–81	8–5	22 – Benzinger	12 – Love	7 – Hughes	McCamish Pavilion (4,522) Atlanta, GA
Horizon League regular season
Dec 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UIC	W 65–61	9–5 (1–0)	14 – Mitchell	11 – Benzinger	5 – Hughes	Nutter Center (3,397) Fairborn, OH
Dec 30, 2017 4:00 pm, ESPN3		IUPUI	W 60–52	10–5 (2–0)	16 – Benzinger	13 – Mitchell	4 – Mitchell	Nutter Center (3,649) Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 2018 9:00 pm, ESPNU		at Detroit	W 80–73	11–5 (3–0)	23 – Benzinger	14 – Love	5 – Ernsthausen	Calihan Hall (561) Detroit, MI
Jan 7, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3		at Oakland	W 86–81 ^OT	12–5 (4–0)	25 – Love	17 – Love	7 – Gentry	Athletics Center O'rena (3,208) Rochester, MI
Jan 11, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Kentucky	W 84–81	13–5 (5–0)	31 – Benzinger	10 – Love	3 – Tied	BB&T Arena (4,987) Highland Heights, KY
Jan 15, 2018 4:00 pm, ESPN3		Youngstown State	W 77–67	14–5 (6–0)	16 – Hall/Love	8 – Benzinger	6 – Gentry	Nutter Center (4,409) Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Green Bay	W 80–67	15–5 (7–0)	23 – Gentry	14 – Love	5 – Ernsthausen	Resch Center (2,264) Green Bay, WI
Jan 20, 2018 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	L 61–66	15–6 (7–1)	16 – Love	7 – Tied	3 – Tied	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,603) Milwaukee, WI
Jan 26, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Detroit	W 87–55	16–6 (8–1)	17 – Benzinger	5 – Tied	4 – Gentry	Nutter Center (7,543) Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	W 64–51	17–6 (9–1)	18 – Love	17 – Love	4 – Gentry	Nutter Center (4,491) Fairborn, OH
Feb 1, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Cleveland State	L 74–77	17–7 (9–2)	20 – Tied	12 – Love	7 – Hughes	Wolstein Center (1,411) Cleveland, OH
Feb 3, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Youngstown State	W 83–57	18–7 (10–2)	21 – Gentry	9 – Tied	5 – Tied	Beeghly Center (5,371) Youngstown, OH
Feb 8, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Green Bay	W 68–64	19–7 (11–2)	22 – Benzinger	14 – Hughes	3 – Tied	Nutter Center (4,714) Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Milwaukee	L 73–74	19–8 (11–3)	20 – Love	19 – Love	3 – Tied	Nutter Center (5,713) Fairborn, OH
Feb 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Kentucky	W 69–67	20–8 (12–3)	15 – Love	6 – Tied	3 – Tied	Nutter Center (7,205) Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 2018 7:30 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	W 72–63	21–8 (13–3)	20 – Benzinger	6 – Tied	5 – Benzinger	Nutter Center (3,745) Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 2018 11:00 am, ESPN3		at IUPUI	L 56–66	21–9 (13–4)	12 – Winchester	8 – Love	3 – Gentry	Indiana Farmers Coliseum (2,263) Indianapolis, IN
Feb 25, 2018 6:00 pm, ESPN3		at UIC	W 88–81	22–9 (14–4)	23 – Love	15 – Love	5 – Love	UIC Pavilion (3,091) Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
Mar 3, 2018 5:30 pm, ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Green Bay Quarterfinals	W 87–72	23–9	17 – Love	9 – Benzinger	5 – Gentry	Little Caesars Arena (6,276) Detroit, MI
Mar 5, 2018 9:30 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (6) Milwaukee Semifinals	W 59–53	24–9	18 – Love	12 – Love	2 – Tied	Little Caesars Arena (5,398) Detroit, MI
Mar 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN	(2)	vs. (8) Cleveland State Championship	W 74–57	25–9	19 – Benzinger	12 – Love	3 – Tied	Little Caesars Arena (7,595) Detroit, MI
NCAA tournament
Mar 15, 2018* 12:40 pm, truTV	(14 S)	vs. (3 S) No. 13 Tennessee First Round	L 47–73	25–10	12 – Love	9 – Love	4 – Hughes	American Airlines Center (15,802) Dallas, TX
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South^[2]. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

1. "Tennessee routs Wright State 73-47". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
2. "Wright State University Athletics". www.WSURaiders.com. Retrieved January 24, 2018.