1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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.

1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1976 NCAA Division II basketball tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record20–8 ( )
Head coach
  • Marcus Jackson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Holbrook
  • Jim Brown
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

Background

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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

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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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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.

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Awards and honors

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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

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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

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References

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  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.