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2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third-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 21–14, 13–5 in Horizon League to be regular season co-champions with Northern Kentucky. They defeated IUPUI and Green Bay to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky. As regular season league champion, and number 1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.
Quick Facts Wright State Raiders men's basketball, Horizon League regular season co-champions ...
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Horizon League regular season co-champions | |
NIT, first round | |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 21–14 (13–5 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Nutter Center |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Wright State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 17 | .553 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 17 | .485 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2019 Horizon League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Raiders finished the 2017–18 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]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Oct 31, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Notre Dame College | W 86–51 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| Nov 7, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Western Carolina Cancún Challenge campus game |
W 96–73 | 1–0 |
Nutter Center (3,292) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Nov 10, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Murray State | L 54–73 | 1–1 |
CFSB Center (5,066) Murray, KY | |||||||
| Nov 14, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Toledo Cancún Challenge campus game |
W 84–74 | 2–1 |
Nutter Center (3,263) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Nov 17, 2018* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Florida | W 89–72 | 3–1 |
Nutter Center (3,207) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Nov 20, 2018* 8:30 pm, CBSSN |
vs. Penn State Cancún Challenge Riviera Division semifinals |
L 59–77 | 3–2 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
| Nov 21, 2018* 6:00 pm, CBSSN |
vs. SMU Cancún Challenge Mayan Division consolation game |
L 76–77 | 3–3 |
Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Convention Center Cancún, Mexico | |||||||
| Nov 27, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cedarville | W 58–39 | 4–3 |
Nutter Center (3,317) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 1, 2018* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Indiana State | L 63–69 | 4–4 |
Hulman Center (3,499) Terre Haute, IN | |||||||
| Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Miami (OH) | L 62–65 | 4–5 |
Nutter Center (4,095) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Kent State | L 76–83 | 4–6 |
MAC Center Kent, OH | |||||||
| Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Northwestern Ohio | W 91–52 | 5–6 |
Nutter Center (3,169) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 18, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | W 78–67 | 6–6 |
Nutter Center (3,133) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 22, 2018* 7:00 pm, SECN |
vs. No. 17 Mississippi State Jackson Showcase |
L 63–67 | 6–7 |
Mississippi Coliseum (3,021) Jackson, MS | |||||||
| Horizon League regular season | |||||||||||
| Dec 28, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
UIC | L 72–75 OT | 6–8 (0–1) |
Nutter Center (3,506) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Dec 30, 2018 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
IUPUI | W 72–64 | 7–8 (1–1) |
Nutter Center (3,795) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Jan 3, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Detroit Mercy | L 58–79 | 7–9 (1–2) |
Calihan Hall (1,243) Detroit, MI | |||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Oakland | W 89–73 | 8–9 (2–2) |
Athletics Center O'rena (3,490) Auburn Hills, MI | |||||||
| Jan 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Northern Kentucky | W 68–64 | 8–10 (2–3) |
BB&T Arena (5,848) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| Jan 17, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Youngstown State | W 80–74 | 9–10 (3–3) |
Beeghly Center (1,598) Youngstown, OH | |||||||
| Jan 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Cleveland State | W 89–66 | 10–10 (4–3) |
Wolstein Center (942) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
| Jan 24, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Milwaukee | W 56–54 | 11–10 (5–3) |
Nutter Center (3,469) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Green Bay | W 87–75 | 12–10 (6–3) |
Nutter Center (6,112) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 1, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
at UIC | W 67–53 | 12–11 (6–4) |
Credit Union 1 Arena (2,156) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| Feb 3, 2019 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at IUPUI | W 79–74 | 13–11 (7–4) |
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,112) Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
| Feb 7, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Oakland | W 76–62 | 14–11 (8–4) |
Nutter Center (3,498) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 9, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Detroit Mercy | W 83–60 | 15–11 (9–4) |
Nutter Center (5,045) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 15, 2019 9:00 pm, ESPNU |
Northern Kentucky | W 81–77 | 16–11 (10–4) |
Nutter Center (6,233) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 21, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Cleveland State | W 87–61 | 17–11 (11–4) |
Nutter Center (4,655) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 23, 2019 3:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Youngstown State | W 82–54 | 18–11 (12–4) |
Nutter Center (5,743) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| Feb 28, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | L 67–70 | 18–12 (12–5) |
Resch Center (2,281) Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||
| Mar 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Milwaukee | W 65–62 | 19–12 (13–5) |
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,114) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 5, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ |
(1) | (8) IUPUI Quarterfinals |
W 71–56 | 20–12 |
Nutter Center (4,936) Fairborn, OH | ||||||
| March 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (4) Green Bay Semifinals |
W 66–54 | 21–12 |
Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI | ||||||
| March 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN |
(1) | vs. (2) Northern Kentucky Championship |
L 66–77 | 21–13 |
Little Caesars Arena Detroit, MI | ||||||
| NIT | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(7) | at (2) Clemson First round – Indiana bracket |
L 69–75 | 21–14 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (1,718) Clemson, SC | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time[2]. | |||||||||||
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- "Tennessee routs Wright State 73-47". Los Angeles Times. March 15, 2018. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
- "Wright State University Athletics". www.WSURaiders.com. Retrieved November 7, 2018.