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2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first-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 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.

ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–12 (11–7 Horizon)
Headcoach
Assistant coaches
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2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record20–12 (11–7 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
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2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Oakland14–4 .77825–9  .735
Valparaiso14–4 .77824–9  .727
Green Bay12–6 .66718–14  .563
Northern Kentucky †12–6 .66724–11  .686
Wright State11–7 .61120–12  .625
UIC7–11 .38917–19  .472
Detroit6–12 .3338–23  .258
Cleveland State5–13 .2789–22  .290
Youngstown State5–13 .27813–21  .382
Milwaukee4–14 .22211–24  .314
† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner
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Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2015–16 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, 2016 head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94. On April 4, the school hired Scott Nagy as head coach.[2]

Departures

More information Name, Number ...
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Daniel Collie2G6'0"170SeniorParkersville, WVGraduated
Biggie Minnis10G6'3"200SeniorPhiladelphia, PAGraduated
J. T. Yoho11F6'6"235SeniorSolsberry, INGraduated
Michael Karena14C6'10"270SeniorChristchurch, New ZealandGraduated
Brandon Neel15G6'3"190RS JuniorCincinnati, OHGraduate transferred to Midwestern State
Daniel Mortensen20F6'9"230FreshmanIslev, DenmarkTransferred to Barry
Joe Thomasson32G6'4"165SeniorDayton, OHGraduated
Roderick Davis35F6'9"230SophomoreBrandon, FLTransferred to Indianapolis
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Incoming transfers

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NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Mike LaTulip5G6'1"170RS SeniorArlington Heights, ILTransferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois.
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Recruiting class of 2016

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College recruiting
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Everett Winchester
#90 SG		 Baltimore, MD Gilman School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sep 12, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (59)
Ryan Custer
PF		 Cincinnati, OH Elder High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Aug 4, 2015 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Loudon Love-Vollbrecht
PF		 Geneva, IL Geneva High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 285 lb (129 kg)  
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals. Retrieved October 19, 2016.
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Steven Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS SrManual Indianapolis, IN
G 1 Justin Mitchell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWayne Fort Wayne, IN
G 2 Everett Winchester 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) FrGilman Baltimore, MD
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) SoUrsuline Youngstown, OH
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoChaminade-Julienne Kettering, OH
G 5 Mike LaTulip 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrProspect
Illinois		 Arlington Heights, IL
G 10 Adam Giles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoMiamisburg Miamisburg, OH
C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)300 lb (136 kg) FrGeneva Geneva, IL
G 12 Tye Wilburn 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrLake Central
Kilgore		 Schereville, IN
G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMoeller Cincinnati, OH
G 21 Trey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) JrMoeller Cincinnati, OH
F/C 22 Parker Ernsthausen (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoToledo St. John's Bowling Green, OH
G 24 Mark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS JrThurgood Marshall
Ball State		 Dayton, OH
F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrElder Cincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016*
7:00 pm		 Cedarville W 88–62 
Nutter Center (3,809)
Fairborn, OH
Non-Conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Southern Illinois W 85–81  1–0
 SIU Arena (4,427)
Carbondale, IL
11/15/2016*
7:00 pm		 Miami (OH) W 89–87  2–0
 Nutter Center (3,813)
Fairborn, OH
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Toledo L 78–82  2–1
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
11/21/2016*
7:00 pm		 Ohio Dominican
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic		 W 109–54  3–1
 Nutter Center (3,105)
Fairborn, OH
11/25/2016*
7:00 pm		 Cal State Bakersfield
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic		 W 68–64  4–1
 Nutter Center (3,123)
Fairborn, OH
11/26/2016*
7:00 pm		 North Dakota
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic		 W 83–79  5–1
 Nutter Center (3,024)
Fairborn, OH
11/27/2016*
4:30 pm		 North Florida
Men Against Breast Cancer Classic		 W 75–67  6–1
 Nutter Center (2,975)
Fairborn, OH
11/30/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Georgia State L 74–81  6–2
 GSU Sports Arena (1,256)
Atlanta, GA
12/03/2016*
5:00 pm		 at Penn State L 50–72  6–3
 Bryce Jordan Center (6,227)
University Park, PA
12/07/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Loyola–Chicago L 64–77  6–4
 Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,428)
Chicago, IL
12/13/2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Urbana W 85–34  7–4
 Nutter Center (3,295)
Fairborn, OH
12/18/2016*
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kent State W 68–63  8–4
 MAC Center (1,827)
Kent, OH
12/22/2016*
8:00 pm		 at Murray State W 77–62  9–4
 CFSB Center (2,413)
Murray, KY
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Oakland L 62–81  9–5
(0–1)		 Athletics Center O'rena (2,724)
Rochester, MI
12/31/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Detroit W 85–72  10–5
(1–1)		 Calihan Hall (1,360)
Detroit, MI
01/05/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 Cleveland State W 55–51  11–5
(2–1)		 Nutter Center (3,488)
Fairborn, OH
01/07/2017
4:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		 Youngstown State L 75–80  11–6
(2–2)		 Nutter Center (3,977)
Fairborn, OH
01/12/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Green Bay L 61–78  11–7
(2–3)		 Resch Center (2,416)
Green Bay, WI
01/14/2017
3:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Milwaukee W 70–67  12–7
(3–3)		 UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,402)
Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Detroit W 106–88  13–7
(4–3)		 Nutter Center (3,975)
Fairborn, OH
01/22/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Oakland W 88–67  14–7
(5–3)		 Nutter Center (3,982)
Fairborn, OH
01/27/2017
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Valparaiso L 55–70  14–8
(5–4)		 Athletics–Recreation Center (3,461)
Valparaiso, IN
01/29/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at UIC W 88–86  15–8
(6–4)		 UIC Pavilion (2,508)
Chicago, IL
02/04/2017
7:00 pm		 Northern Kentucky L 79–83  15–9
(6–5)		 Nutter Center (5,993)
Fairborn, OH
02/09/2017
7:00 pm, ASN		 Milwaukee W 76–65  16–9
(7–5)		 Nutter Center (4,004)
Fairborn, OH
02/11/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Green Bay W 88–79  17–9
(8–5)		 Nutter Center (6,678)
Fairborn, OH
02/16/2017
7:45 pm, ESPN3		 at Youngstown State W 84–81  18–9
(9–5)		 Beeghly Center (2,351)
Youngstown, OH
02/18/2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Cleveland State W 74–68 2OT 19–9
(10–5)		 Wolstein Center (1,297)
Cleveland, OH
02/21/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Northern Kentucky L 76–83  19–10
(10–6)		 BB&T Arena (2,908)
Highland Heights, KY
02/24/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 Valparaiso L 74–84  19–11
(10–7)		 Nutter Center (5,028)
Fairborn, OH
02/26/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 UIC W 87–49  20–11
(11–7)		 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/05/2017
7:30 pm, ESPN3		 (5) vs. (4) Northern Kentucky
Quarterfinals		 L 77–82  20–12
 Joe Louis Arena (5,654)
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

Mark Alstork First Team All Horizon League

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Statistics

More information Number, Name ...
Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
23 Mark Alstork 32 19.0 608 112 150
0 Steven Davis 32 14.9 477 32 139
13 Grant Benzinger 32 12.8 411 51 185
1 Justin Mitchell 32 11.5 367 127 267
5 Mike LaTulip 32 7.0 223 48 94
22 Parker Ernsthausen 31 5.2 162 26 65
3 Mark Hughes 26 3.2 83 38 68
33 Ryan Custer 32 2.2 70 13 23
12 Tye Wilburn 18 1.3 24 14 19
4 Alan Vest 20 0.8 16 10 15
21 Trey Stacey 9 1.8 16 1 2
10 Adam Giles 7 1.1 8 0 0
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