2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fourth-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 25–7, 15–3 in Horizon League play to be regular season Horizon League champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League Tournament to UIC. As regular season league champions who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournament, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champions
NIT, Cancelled
ConferenceHorizon League
2019–20 record25–7 (15–3 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Cooley
Assistant coaches
  • Sharif Chambliss
  • Clint Sargent
Home arenaNutter Center
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Wright State15–3 .833  25–7  .781
Northern Kentucky †13–5 .722  23–9  .719
Green Bay11–7 .611  17–16  .515
Youngstown State10–8 .556  18–15  .545
UIC10–8 .556  18–17  .514
Oakland8–10 .444  14–19  .424
Cleveland State7–11 .389  11–21  .344
Milwaukee7–11 .389  12–19  .387
Detroit Mercy*6–12 .333  8–23  .258
IUPUI3–15 .167  7–25  .219
*ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
† 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of January 19, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 21–14 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Northern Kentucky. In the Horizon League Tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals,[1] Green Bay in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[3] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to Clemson in the first round.[4]

Roster
2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 1 Bill Wampler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) Sr Eau Claire, Wisconsin
G 2 Tanner Holden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wheelersburg, Ohio
G 3 Jordan Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 4 Andre Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lyndhurst, Ohio
G 10 Trey Calvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Glendale Heights, Illinois
C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)260 lb (118 kg) Jr Geneva, Illinois
F 20 Andy Neff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Oakwood, Ohio
F 21 Grant Basile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Fr Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 22 Aleksandar Dozic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)215 lb (98 kg) Sr Podgorica, Montenegro
F 23 James Manns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 24 Tim Finke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Champaign, Illinois
G 31 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Charles, Illinois
G 32 TJ Nagy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellbrook, Ohio
F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2020

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central State W 96–77  1–0
  21 – Holden  7 – Holden  5 – Gentry  Nutter Center (3,771)
Fairborn, OH
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 88–81  2–0
  27 – Love  16 – Love  2 – Tied  Millett Hall (2,034)
Oxford, OH
November 12, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Tennessee Tech W 85–80 OT 3-0
  20 – Wampler  14 – Holden  6 – Hall  Eblen Center (1,255)
Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State L 71–72  3-1
  18 – Wampler  9 – Love  5 – Gentry  Nutter Center (4,216)
Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Urbana
Gulf Coast Showcase campus-site game		 W 88–51  4–1
  19 – Basile  6 – Tied  6 – Hall  Nutter Center (3,402)
Fairborn, OH
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports		 vs. Weber State
Gulf Coast Showcase first round		 W 72–57  5–1
  27 – Wampler  12 – Love  3 – Wampler  Hertz Arena (893)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports		 vs. La Salle
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals		 L 70–72  5–2
  15 – Tied  7 – Basile  3 – Wampler  Hertz Arena (738)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports		 vs. Miami (OH)
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game		 W 71–66  6–2
  17 – Tied  12 – Basile  3 – Hall  Hertz Arena (712)
Estero, FL
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Kentucky W 76–74  7–2
  22 – Wampler  10 – Basile  4 – Hall  Nutter Center (3,178)
Fairborn, OH
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Indiana State L 77–84 OT 7–3
  15 – Calvin  11 – Wampler  5 – Wampler  Nutter Center (3,509)
Fairborn, OH
December 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Southern W 85–62  8–3
  26 – Manns  8 – Manns  5 – Ash  Nutter Center (3,012)
Fairborn, OH
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Mississippi Valley State W 92–50  9–3
  19 – Tied  14 – Basile  7 – Hall  Nutter Center (2,773)
Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Toledo W 79–72  10–3
  27 – Holden  17 – Holden  3 – Love  Savage Arena (4,038)
Toledo, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 Green Bay W 90–84  11–3
(1–0)		  22 – Love  16 – Love  4 – Tied  Nutter Center (4,089)
Fairborn, OH
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Milwaukee W 82–70  12–3
(2–0)		  17 – Wampler  9 – Love  8 – Hall  Nutter Center (3,470)
Fairborn, OH
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Oakland W 96–69  13–3
(3–0)		  21 – Wampler  9 – Ash  7 – Gentry  Athletics Center O'rena (3,393)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Detroit Mercy W 70–69  14–3
(4–0)		  23 – Love  20 – Love  3 – Tied  Calihan Hall (1,103)
Detroit, MI
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at IUPUI W 84–70  15–3
(5–0)		  26 – Wampler  15 – Love  7 – Holden  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,142)
Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2020
3:15 pm, ESPN+		 at UIC L 72–76  15–4
(5–1)		  16 – Wampler  11 – Love  3 – Tied  Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277)
Chicago, IL
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Cleveland State W 75–62  16–4
(6–1)		  16 – Holden  10 – Basile  4 – Ash  Nutter Center (3,153)
Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Youngstown State W 79–72  17–4
(7–1)		  21 – Love  13 – Holden  4 – Gentry  Nutter Center (5,474)
Fairborn, OH
January 24, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU		 Northern Kentucky W 95–63  18–4
(8–1)		  20 – Holden  13 – Holden  6 – Wampler  Nutter Center (6,217)
Fairborn, OH
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee W 65–61  19–4
(9–1)		  19 – Wampler  13 – Love  2 – Gentry  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,120)
Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Green Bay L 89–92  19–5
(9–2)		  21 – Love  11 – Ash  7 – Gentry  Resch Center (1,990)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Detroit Mercy W 98–86  20–5
(10–2)		  25 – Wampler  6 – Love  6 – Holden  Nutter Center (4,344)
Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Oakland W 83–71  21–5
(11–2)		  20 – Wampler  11 – Love  6 – Gentry  Nutter Center (5,053)
Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 UIC W 75–58  22–5
(12–2)		  24 – Love  9 – Love  3 – Calvin  Nutter Center (4,261)
Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+		 IUPUI W 106–66  23–5
(13–2)		  21 – Manns  8 – Love  5 – Tied  Nutter Center (6,003)
Fairborn, OH
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Youngstown State L 70–88  23–6
(13–3)		  17 – Love  6 – Holden  3 – Hall  Beeghly Center (2,148)
Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Cleveland State W 81–74 OT 24–6
(14–3)		  23 – Wampler  9 – Love  4 – Wampler  Wolstein Center (2,159)
Cleveland, OH
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 at Northern Kentucky W 64–62  25–6
(15–3)		  20 – Love  14 – Love  1 – Love  BB&T Arena (6,776)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League Tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU		 (1) vs. (4) UIC
Semifinals		 L 56–73  25–7
  14 – Wampler  9 – Love  4 – Gentry  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)
Indianapolis, IN
NIT

 Cancelled due to COVID-19  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[5]

References
  1. "@WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. "@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. "@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. "@WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
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