1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1977–78 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Marcus Jackson.

1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record14–13 ( )
Head coach
  • Marcus Jackson (3rd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Holbrook
  • Jim Brown
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

Season summary

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Coach Marcus Jackson's final season at Wright State was filled with as much promise as disappointment. There were extended winning streaks and maddening losing spells. The hot young coach seemed to be building a program to last, but internal disagreements came to light following on-court high jinks by Northern Kentucky, leading eventually to Jackson's dismissal at the end of the season.

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Roster

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1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 22 Bob Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Miamisburg Miamisburg, Ohio
F 33 Dan Huguely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Rossevelt Dayton, Ohio
G 23 Alan McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 173 lb (78 kg) Jr North Side Fort Wayne, Indiana
F/C 35 Bob Shaefer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Alter Kettering, Ohio
G Jimmy Carter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Jr Grand View Jackson, Mississippi
F 40 Bob Fitzpatrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 198 lb (90 kg) So Mt. Healthy Cincinnati, Ohio
F 30 Bill Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Eastmoor Columbus, Ohio
G/F Dave Bockhorn 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Fr Alter Kettering, Ohio
F Jeff Bragg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Marion Marion, Indiana
G Alan Crowe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Carlisle Carlisle, Ohio
C Steve Hartings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Marion Local
G Mike Zimmerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Fr Alter Kettering, 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 25, 1977
West Virginia Wesleyan
Wright State Invitational
W 78-76  1–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 26, 1977
Wittenberg
Wright State Invitational
L 80-85 OT 1–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 1977
Campbellsville W 81-69  2–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 3, 1977
at Northern Kentucky L 52-76  2-2
Regents Hall 
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Dec 10, 1977
Morehead State L 79–87  2–3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1977
at Miami Ohio L 69-73  2–4
Millett Assembly Hall 
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 16, 1977
Thomas Moore W 67-57  3–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 19, 1977
at IUPUI W 82-79  4–4
 
Indianapolis
Dec 30, 1977
Wisconsin-Oshkosh W 84-71  5–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 5, 1978
Eastern Illinois W 74-71  6–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 7, 1978
at Central State L 57-65  6-5
 
Wilberforce, Ohio
Jan 10, 1978
Roanoke W 80-60  7-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 10, 1978
at Clearwater W 119-65  8-5
 
Clearwater, FL
Jan 16, 1978
at Armstrong State W 85-74  9-5
Savannah Civic Center 
Savannah, Georgia
Jan 21, 1978
Akron W 69-61  10–5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1978
at Robert Morris W 90-81  11-5
 
Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1978
at Youngstown State W 60-59  12-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 1, 1978
Indianapolis W 78-75  13–5
 
Indianapolis
Feb 4, 1978
VCU (Virginia Commonwealth) L 59-63  13-6
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 1978
at Eastern Illinois L 60-64  13-7
Lantz Fieldhouse 
Charleston, Illinois
Feb 11, 1978
Bellarmine L 63-65  13-8
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1978
Milwaukee W 71-69  14-8
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1978
at Cleveland State L 62-77  14-9
Public Hall 
Cleveland, OH
Feb 18, 1978
Kentucky State L 75-92  14-10
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1978
Northern Kentucky L 73-77 OT 14-11
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 1978
at Akron L 85-88  14-12
Memorial Hall 
Akron, OH
Feb 25, 1978
Point Park L 85-95  14-13
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
*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 Schaefer MVP
Joe Fitzpatrick Raider Award

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Rebounds Assists
35 Bob Schaefer 27 17.5 473 190 49
30 Bill Wilson 27 11.0 297 59 68
_ Jimmy Carter 26 8.6 224 141 23
_ Alan Crowe 27 8.3 225 57 120
40 Joe Fitzpatrick 27 6.6 179 163 11
_ Steve Hartings 24 6.5 157 128 24
33 Dan Huguely 26 5.0 131 79 9
22 Bob Cook 22 4.5 99 46 24
23 Alan McGee 24 4.3 102 22 35
_ Mike Zimmerman 23 3.0 70 24 49
_ Dave Bockhorn 12 1.8 22 9 12
_ Jeff Bragg 23 1.7 39 22 9

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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. ^ Shapiro, Harvey (November 23, 1977). "Do As I Do: Jackson loses weight, too". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 101, no. 63. Cox Media. p. 6 D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1977-78 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.