2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	20–13 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Billy Donlon
Assistant coaches	Mike Winiecki; Victor Ebong;
Home arena	Nutter Center
	Seasons ← 2007–08 2009–10 →

The 2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.

2008–09 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 22 Butler	15	–	3	.833	26	–	6	.813
Green Bay	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Cleveland State †	12	–	6	.667	26	–	11	.703
Wright State	12	–	6	.667	20	–	13	.606
Milwaukee	11	–	7	.611	17	–	14	.548
UIC	7	–	11	.389	16	–	15	.516
Youngstown State	7	–	11	.389	11	–	19	.367
Loyola Chicago	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
Valparaiso	5	–	13	.278	9	–	22	.290
Detroit	2	–	16	.111	7	–	23	.233

† Horizon League Tournament winner As of April 1, 2009 Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Scott Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati St CC	Middletown, OH
F	50	Jordan Pleiman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Ft. Loramie	Fort Loramie, OH
F	33	Gavin Horne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Santa Fe CC	Waterloo, Ontario
G	34	Will Graham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Catholic	Lexington, KY
G	4	John David Gardner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	UNC Wilmington	Homewood, AL
G	21	Todd Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	McKinley	Canton, OH
G	30	Scott Grote	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Duquesne	Centerville, OH
F	40	Ronnie Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Duquesne	Middlebury, IN
G	44	Vaughn Duggins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pendleton	Pendleton, IN
G	3	Troy Tabler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
G	11	N'Gai Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hoover	North Canton, OH
F	14	Cooper Land	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Marcus	Flower Mound, TX
F	15	Kyle Pressley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Concordia Lutheran	Fort Wayne, IN

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)
Mike Winiecki (Richmond)
Adrian Townsend (UNC Wilmington)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 15, 2008*		Illinois State	L 61–69	0-1	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 22, 2008*		at Central Michigan	L 68-70 ^OT	0–2	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 24, 2008*		Miami Ohio	L 37-55	0–3	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 2008*		at Sam Houston State	L 65-84	0–4	Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
Dec 4, 2008		at Green Bay	L 46-57	0-5 (0–1)	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Dec 6, 2008		at Milwaukee	L 59-66	0-6 (0–2)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
Dec 9, 2008*		Toledo	W 50-35	1–6	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 12, 2008*		at Arkansas Little Rock	W 62-55	2–6	Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR
Dec 14, 2008*		at No. 11 Wake Forest	L 53-66	2–7	Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC
Dec 17, 2008*		Norfolk State	W 66-43	3–7	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 20, 2008*		vs. Oral Roberts San Juan Shootout	W 59-46	4–7	San Juan, PR
Dec 21, 2008*		vs. South Florida San Juan Shootout	W 60-43	5–7	San Juan, PR
Dec 21, 2008*		vs. Murray State San Juan Shootout	W 57-41	6–7	San Juan, PR
Dec 30, 2008		Cleveland State	W 71-62	7-7 (1–2)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 2009		Youngstown State	W 60-59	8-7 (2–2)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2009		at No. 20 Butler	L 48-64	8-8 (2–3)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Jan 10, 2009		at Valparaiso	W 64-48	9–8 (3–3)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Jan 16, 2009		at Detroit Mercy	W 60–51	10-8 (4-3)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Jan 22, 2009		Loyola	W 68-47	11-8 (5–3)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 2009		UIC	W 57-31	12-8 (6–3)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 29, 2009		at Youngstown State	W 67-61	13-8 (7-3)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan 31, 2009		at Cleveland State	L 50-59	13-9 (7–4)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Feb 5, 2009		Valparaiso	W 68–58	14–9 (8–4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 2009		No. 11 Butler	L 51-69	14–10 (8–5)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 2009		at Loyola	W 64-52	15-10 (9–5)	Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL
Feb 14, 2009		Detroit Mercy	W 61–48	16-10 (10-5)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 2009		at UIC	L 66-77 ^OT	16-11 (10–6)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 21, 2009*		Northeastern ESPNU BracketBusters	L 57-69	16-12	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 2009		Milwaukee	W 70-60	17-12 (11–6)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 2009		Green Bay	W 65-64	18-12 (12–6)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 3, 2009	(4)	(9) Valparaiso First Round	W 68-56	19-12	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Mar 6, 2009	(4)	vs. (5) Milwaukee Second Round	W 80-70	20–12	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Mar 7, 2009	(4)	at (1) No. 22 Butler	L 57-62	20–13	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

Todd Brown	MVP
Cory Cooperwood	Raider Award
Todd Brown	Second Team All Horizon League
Will Graham	Horizon League All Defensive Team

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
21	Todd Brown	32	11.7	387	47	161
5	Cory Cooperwood	33	9.5	313	23	178
11	N'Gai Evans	33	6.4	211	56	77
4	John David Gardner	21	8.7	183	65	50
34	Will Graham	33	5.4	179	90	112
3	Troy Tabler	27	5.9	160	23	67
30	Scott Grote	30	5.1	153	32	74
14	Cooper Land	33	4.2	140	11	64
40	Ronnie Thomas	32	3.9	125	11	84
33	Gavin Horne	31	2.8	86	7	53
44	Vaughn Duggins	4	11.8	47	6	17
15	Kyle Pressley	19	0.6	11	2	25
12	Michael Boan	4	0.0	0	0	0

Source^[4]

References

^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2008-2009". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2009-2010". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[1] "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2008-2009". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2008. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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

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

[4] "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2009-2010". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 13, 2009. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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