1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Runner-up Great Lakes Regional
Record	20-8 ( )
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (1st season);
Assistant coach	Jim Brown
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1978–79 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

Coach Ralph Underhill took over a team ready for his fast paced pressing style, earning the first 20 wins of his long tenure.

Roster

1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G		Jimmy Carter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Sr	Grand View	Jackson, Mississippi
G	22	Bob Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Miamisburg	Miamisburg, Ohio
F	33	Dan Huguely	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Rossevelt	Dayton, Ohio
F/C	35	Bob Schaefer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Alter	Kettering, Ohio
F	40	Joe Fitzpatrick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Mt. Healthy	Cincinnati, Ohio
F		Leon Manning	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Indianapolis
F		James Pinkney	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Jr	Pompano Beach, Florida
F	30	Bill Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F		Jeff Bragg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	So	Marion	Marion, Indiana
G		Eddie Crowe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Carlisle	Carlisle, Ohio
G		Mike Zimmerman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	So	Alter	Kettering, Ohio
C		Steve Hartings	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	So	Marion Local
F		Tom Holzapfel	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Greenville	Greenville, Ohio
F		Vince Shively	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	—	Fr	Greenville	Greenville, Ohio
G/F		Dave Bockhorn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	So	Alter	Kettering, Ohio

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1] ^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1978	Wilberforce	W 103-73	1-0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 1978	at Miami Ohio	W 64-63	2–0	Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 4, 1978	Northern Kentucky	W 74-69 ^OT	3-0	UD Arena^[3] Dayton, OH
Dec 6, 1978	Indianapolis	W 72-70	4–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 9, 1978	at Eastern Illinois	L 72-79	4-1	Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois
Dec 11, 1978	at St. Joseph’s (IN)	W 73-65	5–1	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Dec 16, 1978	Otterbein	W 112-94	6-1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 20, 1978	at Youngstown State	W 75-55	7-1	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Dec 22, 1978	Capital	W 85-81	8-1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1979	at Akron	L 71-76	8-2	Memorial Hall Akron, OH
Jan 6, 1978	Northeastern Illinois	W 133-86	9–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 1979	vs. Central State	W 89-82	10-2	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Jan 10, 1979	at Indianapolis	L 73-91	10-3	Indianapolis
Jan 13, 1979	Thomas Moore	L 78-82	10–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 1979	at Oakland	L 54-55 ^OT	10–5	Sports and Recreation Building Rochester, Michigan
Jan 20, 1979	Elmhurst	W 96-77	11–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 20, 1979	at Missouri–St. Louis	L 89-94	11–6	St. Louis, Missouri
Jan 27, 1979	IUPUI	W 117-64	12–6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 1979	at Northern Kentucky	W 80-63	13-6	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
Feb 5, 1979	Eastern Illinois	W 80-63	14-6	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 10, 1979	at Bellarmine	W 89-83	15–6	Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 14, 1977	Cleveland State	W 70-64	16-6	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 17, 1979	Akron	W 91-80	17–6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 21, 1979	St. Joseph’s (IN)	L 78-79 ^OT	17-7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 21, 1979	Missouri–St. Louis	W 94-75	18–7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 1979	Spring Arbor	W 109-75	19–7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
NCAA tournament
Feb 26, 1979	at Northern Michigan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	W 75-66	20–7	Marquette, MI
Dec 11, 1978	vs. St. Joseph’s (IN) NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional	L 68-73	20-8	Marquette, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[4]

Awards and honors

Bob Schaefer	MVP
Bob Cook	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
35	Bob Schaefer	26	14.1	367	29	121
_	Jimmy Carter	28	13.0	364	27	150
_	Alan Crowe	25	12.7	317	109	67
30	Bill Wilson	28	10.3	288	92	61
22	Bob Cook	28	9.7	271	115	106
_	Steve Hartings	26	8.7	225	119	28
_	Jeff Bragg	23	5.7	130	21	58
_	Tom Holzapfel	11	4.5	49	7	16
_	Vince Shively	15	4.2	63	20	16
_	Mike Zimmerman	28	3.8	105	32	37
_	James Pinkney	27	3.5	95	10	85
33	Dan Huguely	21	3.0	63	12	38
40	Joe Fitzpatrick	9	2.7	24	3	23

Source^[6]

References

^ Dempsey, Dale (November 10, 1978). "New WSU coach's recruits already paying dividends". The Journal Herald. Vol. 171, no. 269. Journal Herald Inc. p. 19.
^ Shapiro, Harvey (November 19, 1978). "Underhill ready but team isn't". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 102, no. 69. Cox Media Inc. p. 10 D.
^ Dempsey, Dale (December 5, 1978). "Raiders Awaken In Overtime". The Journal Herald. Vol. 171, no. 290. Journal Herald Inc. p. 6.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1978-79 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2023.

[1] Dempsey, Dale (November 10, 1978). "New WSU coach's recruits already paying dividends". The Journal Herald. Vol. 171, no. 269. Journal Herald Inc. p. 19.

[2] Shapiro, Harvey (November 19, 1978). "Underhill ready but team isn't". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 102, no. 69. Cox Media Inc. p. 10 D.

[3] Dempsey, Dale (December 5, 1978). "Raiders Awaken In Overtime". The Journal Herald. Vol. 171, no. 290. Journal Herald Inc. p. 6.

[4] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[6] "1978-79 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 24, 2023.

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