1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record	20–8 ( )
Head coach	Marcus Jackson (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Holbrook; Jim Brown;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1974–75 1976–77 →

The 1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was the first season with head coach Marcus Jackson. It was the school's first 20 win season and NCAA tournament appearance.

Background

Coach Marcus Jackson was recruited from Dartmouth College to replace Coach John Ross, who had accepted a promotion to assistant athletic director following the 1974–75 season. His preseason goals for the scrappy young program were 20 wins and an NCAA tournament bid, both of which were achieved.^[1]

Roster

1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	30	Bob Grote	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	40	Lyle Falknor	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	New Madison, Ohio
G	20	Rick Martin	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Sr	Middletown, Ohio
F	34	Steve Shook	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	Centerville, Ohio
G	32	Neil Reif	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	43	Curt Shellabarger	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Celina, Ohio
C	42	Ken Millisor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	207 lb (94 kg)	So	Bremen, Ohio
G	23	Rick Zink	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	So	Dayton, Ohio
C	44	Guy Conners	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Amelia, Ohio
G	22	Bob Cook	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Miamisburg, Ohio
F	33	Dan Huguely	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Dayton, Ohio
F	25	Edgar Johnson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	204 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Warren, Ohio
G	23	Alan McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Fort Wayne, Indiana
G	24	Don Person	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Dayton, Ohio

Head coach

Marcus Jackson

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[2]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 29, 1975	Oakland	W 103-79	1–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 3, 1975	at Cincinnati	L 70-118	1–1	Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1975	Marian	W 107-83	2–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1975	Otterbein	W 86-84	3–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 16, 1975	Cumberland	W 87-75	4–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 20, 1975	Indianapolis	W 91-82	5–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 29, 1975	vs. Ohio Northern	W 83-80	6–1	Gambier, OH
Dec 30, 1975	vs. Kenyon	L 68-73	6–2	Gambier, OH
Jan 3, 1976	at Armstrong State	W 89-85 ^OT	7-2	Savannah, Georgia
Jan 7, 1976	Cleveland State	W 89-85	8–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 10, 1976	Central State	W 84-80	9–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1976	at Morehead State	L 74-94	9–3	Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 14, 1976	Akron	W 78-65	10–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 1976	at Stetson	L 66-70	10–4	DeLand, Florida
Jan 21, 1976	Roosevelt	W 118-59	11–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1976	Indiana-Southeast	W 94-52	12–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1976	at Akron	W 84-81 ^2OT	13–4	Akron, OH
Jan 31, 1976	at Slippery Rock	L 72-75	13–5	Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1976	Northern Kentucky	W 91-87	14–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 1976	at Cleveland State	W 76-62	15–5	Cleveland, OH
Feb 11, 1976	at Franklin	W 58-57	16–5
Feb 14, 1976	Bellarmine	W 71-64	17–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1976	at Northern Kentucky	L 73-85	17–6	Highland Heights, Kentucky
Feb 21, 1976	at Central State	L 51-59	17–7	Wilberforce, Ohio
Feb 24, 1976	Thomas More	W 86-84	18–7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 1976	Wilmington	W 109-53	19–7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1976	at Evansville	L 75-85	19–8	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Mar 10, 1976	vs. St. Joseph’s (IN)	W 72-68	20–8	Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[3]

Awards and honors

Bob Grote honorable mention all-America selection by Associated Press ^[4]

Bob Grote MVP

Rick Martin MVP

Lyle Falknor Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Rebounds	Assists
30-15	Bob Grote	28	17.1	479	189	66
40-20	Lyle Falknor	28	14.2	398	113	39
35-31	Bob Schaefer	28	12.1	338	210	29
20-10	Rick Martin	27	11.8	320	62	98
34-32	Steve Shook	28	9.5	266	166	21
43-30	Curt Shellabarger	18	6.9	124	95	18
23-11	Alan McGee	28	4.4	123	53	36
33-22	Dan Huguely	22	3.5	77	56	3
32-21	Neil Reif	25	2.8	69	45	13
25-24	Edgar Johnson	9	4.1	37	12	0
24-12	Don Person	6	3.8	23	13	2
42-23	Ken Millisor	10	2.2	22	19	2
44-25	Guy Conners	7	1.3	8	3	0
22-14	Bob Cook	8	0.9	7	4	2
_	Rick Zink	1	0.0	0	1	1

Source^[6]

References

^ "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
^ ""Wright State Basketball Press Book 1976-1977"". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1975-76 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS" (PDF). Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[1] "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[2] "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2023.

[4] ""Wright State Basketball Press Book 1976-1977"". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.

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

[6] "1975-76 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS" (PDF). Retrieved September 6, 2023.

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