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2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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.
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| 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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Horizon League regular season champions | |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 25–7 (15–3 Horizon) |
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| Associate head coach | Brian Cooley |
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| Home arena | Nutter Center |
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| Wright State | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 25 | – | 7 | .781 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UIC | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 17 | .514 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 19 | .424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy* | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IUPUI | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2020 Horizon League Tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state | |||
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| 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 | ||||
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| 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 | | ||||||||||
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Source[5]
- "@WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "@WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.