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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.

ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–13 (13–5 Horizon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Woods
  • Patrice Days
  • Kevin Devitt
Quick facts Wright State Raiders men's basketball, Conference ...
2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–13 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Woods
  • Patrice Days
  • Kevin Devitt
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
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2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso16–2 .88930–7  .811
Oakland13–5 .72223–12  .657
Wright State13–5 .72222–13  .629
Green Bay †11–7 .61123–13  .639
Milwaukee10–8 .55620–13  .606
Detroit9–9 .50016–15  .516
Youngstown State6–12 .33311–21  .344
Northern Kentucky*5–13 .2789–21  .300
Cleveland State4–14 .2229–23  .281
UIC3–15 .1675–25  .167
† 2016 Horizon League Tournament winner
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
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On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94.

Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Steven Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrManual Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Daniel Collie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SrParkersburg Catholic Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrUrsuline Youngstown, Ohio
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrChaminade-Julienne Kettering, Ohio
G 5 Justin Mitchell Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoWayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 10 Biggie Minnis Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)200 lb (91 kg) SrUniversity of Rhode Island Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 11 JT Yoho 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) SrEastern Greene Solsberry, Indiana
G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoMoeller Cincinnati, Ohio
C 14 Michael Karena 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)270 lb (122 kg) SrSouth Plains CC Christchurch, New Zealand
G 15 Brandon Neel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrLa Salle Cincinnati, Ohio
F 20 Daniel Mortensen Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) FrHorsholm 79ers Islev, Denmark
G 21 Trey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoMoeller Cincinnati, Ohio
F 22 Parker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrToledo St. John's Bowling Green, Ohio
G 23 Mark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoBall State University Dayton, Ohio
G 32 Joe Thomasson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)165 lb (75 kg) SrState Fair Dayton, Ohio
F 35 Roderick Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoBrandon Brandon, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Last update: 23 December 2015

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Schedule

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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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 No. 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.
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Awards and honors

Joe Thomasson Horizon League All Defensive Team
JT Yoho Horizon League All Tournament Team

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Statistics

More information Number, Name ...
Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
23 Mark Alstork 35 12.4 434 61 164
11 JT Yoho 34 12.6 427 83 168
14 Michael Karena 34 9.9 338 11 127
32 Joe Thomasson 35 9.6 337 117 185
13 Grant Benzinger 34 7.6 259 18 63
10 Biggie Minnis 29 7.0 204 94 85
3 Mark Hughes 33 3.5 116 41 63
5 Justin Mitchell 23 3.2 73 27 53
20 Daniel Mortensen 22 2.7 60 5 17
4 Alan Vest 22 1.5 32 8 15
36 Roderick Davis 12 1.5 18 2 9
21 Trey Stacey 13 1.3 17 2 5
02 Daniel Collie 17 0.9 15 6 2
15 Brandon Neel 5 3.0 3 1 7
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