2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2016–17 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Oakland	14	–	4	.778	25	–	9	.735
Valparaiso	14	–	4	.778	24	–	9	.727
Green Bay	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Northern Kentucky †	12	–	6	.667	24	–	11	.686
Wright State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
UIC	7	–	11	.389	17	–	19	.472
Detroit	6	–	12	.333	8	–	23	.258
Cleveland State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Youngstown State	5	–	13	.278	13	–	21	.382
Milwaukee	4	–	14	.222	11	–	24	.314

† 2017 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represents Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first year head coach Scott Nagy, play their home games at the Nutter Center and are members of the Horizon League.

Previous season

The Panthers 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.

On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired.^[1] He finished at Wright State with a six year record of 109–94.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Daniel Collie	2	G	6'0"	170	Senior	Parkersville, WV	Graduated
Biggie Minnis	10	G	6'3"	200	Senior	Philadelphia, PA	Graduated
J. T. Yoho	11	F	6'6"	235	Senior	Solsberry, IN	Graduated
Michael Karena	14	C	6'10"	270	Senior	Christchurch, New Zealand	Graduated
Brandon Neel	15	G	6'3"	190	RS Junior	Cincinnati, OH	Graduate transferred to Midwestern State
Daniel Mortensen	20	F	6'9"	230	Freshman	Islev, Denmark	Transferred to Barry
Joe Thomasson	32	G	6'4"	165	Senior	Dayton, OH	Graduated
Roderick Davis	35	F	6'9"	230	Sophomore	Brandon, FL	Transferred to Indianapolis

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Mike LaTulip	5	G	6'1"	170	RS Senior	Arlington Heights, IL	Transferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	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
Everett Winchester #90 SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59
Ryan Custer PF	Cincinnati, OH	Elder High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Aug 4, 2015
Ryan Custer PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Loudon Love-Vollbrecht PF	Geneva, IL	Geneva High School	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	285 lb (129 kg)
Loudon Love-Vollbrecht PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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.com. Retrieved October 19, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	0	Steven Davis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Sr	Manual	Indianapolis, IN
G	1	Justin Mitchell	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wayne	Fort Wayne, IN
G	2	Everett Winchester	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Gilman	Baltimore, MD
G	3	Mark Hughes	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Ursuline	Youngstown, OH
G	4	Alan Vest	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Chaminade-Julienne	Kettering, OH
G	5	Mike LaTulip	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Prospect Illinois	Arlington Heights, IL
G	10	Adam Giles (W)	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Miamisburg	Miamisburg, OH
F	11	Loudon Love	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	300 lb (136 kg)	Fr	Geneva	Geneva, IL
G	12	Tye Wilburn	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Lake Central Kilgore	Schereville, IN
G	13	Grant Benzinger	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
G	21	Trey Stacey	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
F	22	Parker Ernsthausen (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	RS So	Toledo St. John's	Bowling Green, OH
G	24	Mark Alstork	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Thurgood Marshall Ball State	Dayton, OH
F	33	Ryan Custer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Elder	Cincinnati, OH

Head coach

Scott Nagy (Delta State)

Assistant coach(es)

Brian Cooley (Nebraska Wesleyan)
Sharif Chambliss (Wisconsin)
Clint Sargent (South Dakota State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2016* 7:00 PM	Cedarville	W 88–62		Nutter Center (3,809) Dayton, 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) Dayton, OH
11/19/2016* 7:00 PM	Toledo	L 78–82	2–1	Nutter Center Dayton, OH
11/21/2016* 7:00 PM	Ohio Dominican Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 109–54	3–1	Nutter Center (3,105) Dayton, OH
11/25/2016* 7:00 PM	Cal State Bakersfield Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 68–64	4–1	Nutter Center (3,123) Dayton, OH
11/26/2016* 7:00 PM	North Dakota Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 83–79	5–1	Nutter Center (3,024) Dayton, OH
11/27/2016* 4:30 PM	North Florida Men Against Breast Cancer Classic	W 75–67	6–1	Nutter Center (2,975) Dayton, OH
11/30/2016* 7:00 PM	at Georgia State			GSU Sports Arena Atlanta, GA
12/03/2016* 6:00 PM	at Penn State			Bryce Jordan Center University Park, PA
12/07/2016* 6:00 PM	at Loyola–Chicago			Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
12/13/2016* 7:00 PM	Urbana			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
12/18/2016* 4:00 PM	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
12/22/2016* 8:00 PM	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
Horizon League regular season
12/29/2016 7:00 PM	at Oakland			Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI
12/31/2016 3:30 PM	at Detroit			Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
01/05/2017 7:30 PM	Cleveland State			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
01/07/2017 4:00 PM, ASN	Youngstown State			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
01/12/2017 8:00 PM	at Green Bay			Resch Center Green Bay, WI
01/14/2017 3:00 PM	at Milwaukee			UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
01/20/2016 7:00 PM	Detroit			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
01/22/2017 2:00 PM	Oakland			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
01/27/2017 ESPNU/ESPN3	at Valparaiso			Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
01/29/2017 4:00 PM	at UIC			UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
02/04/2017 7:00 PM	Northern Kentucky			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/09/2017 7:00 PM, ASN	Milwaukee			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/11/2017 7:00 PM	Green Bay			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/16/2017 7:45 PM	at Youngstown State			Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
02/18/2017 3:30 PM	at Cleveland State			Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
02/21/2017 7:00 PM	at Northern Kentucky			BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY
02/24/2017 7:30 PM	Valparaiso			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
02/26/2017 2:00 PM	UIC			Nutter Center Dayton, OH
Horizon League Tournament
03/03–07/2017	vs.			Joe Louis Arena Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

^ http://bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons

[1] ttp://bigstory.ap.org/article/50c382639d084f32addb966e29af4f42/wright-state-fires-coach-billy-donlon-after-6-seasons

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