2014–15 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–20, 3–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to UIC.

2014–15 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record11–20 (3–13 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Moore
  • Scott Woods
  • Brandon Mullins
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2014–15 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 13 3   .813 28 6   .824
Green Bay 12 4   .750 24 9   .727
Oakland 11 5   .688 16 17   .485
Cleveland State 11 5   .688 19 15   .559
Milwaukee * 9 7   .563 14 16   .467
Detroit 7 9   .438 15 18   .455
UIC 4 12   .250 10 24   .294
Wright State 3 13   .188 11 20   .355
Youngstown State 2 14   .125 11 21   .344
* Ineligible for postseason play due to APR penalties
2015 Horizon League Tournament winner

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Steven Davis Forward 6–7 200 Sophomore Indianapolis, Indiana
2 Daniel Collie Guard 5–11 175 Junior Parkersburg, West Virginia
3 Reggie Arceneaux Guard 5–9 160 Senior New Orleans, Louisiana
5 Justin Mitchell Guard 6–4 180 Freshman Fort Wayne, Indiana
10 Mark Howell Guard 5–10 170 Sophomore Grand Prairie, Texas
11 JT Yoho Forward 6–6 225 Junior Bloomfield, Indiana
12 Grant Evans Guard 6–3 185 Freshman Selma, Indiana
13 Grant Benzinger Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
14 Michael Karena Center 6–10 255 Junior Christchurch, New Zealand
15 Kendall Griffin Guard 6–4 215 Senior Avon, Indiana
20 Chrishawn Hopkins Guard 6–2 175 Senior Indianapolis, Indiana
21 Trey Stacey Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Cincinnati, Ohio
32 Joe Thomasson Guard 6–4 170 Junior Dayton, Ohio
35 Roderick Davis Forward 6–8 225 Freshman Brandon, Florida
Mark Alstork Guard 6–4 195 Sophomore Dayton, Ohio
Parker Ernsthausen Forward 6–9 210 Freshman Bowling Green, Ohio
Zach Lett Center 6–9 240 Freshman Richmond, Indiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2014*
7:00 pm
Findlay W 68–59 
Nutter Center (3,472)
Fairborn, OH
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Belmont W 73–70  1–0
Nutter Center (5,437)
Fairborn, OH
11/16/2014*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio Dominican W 76–64  2–0
Nutter Center (3,668)
Fairborn, OH
11/19/2014*
4:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 55–70  2–1
Stroh Center (1,441)
Bowling Green, OH
11/22/2014*
5:30 pm
at Charleston Southern W 86–79  3–1
CSU Field House (923)
Charleston, SC
11/27/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Cal State Fullerton
USC Upstate Tournament
L 62–67  3–2
Hodge Center (255)
Spartanburg, SC
11/28/2014*
1:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. FIU
USC Upstate Tournament
L 59–61  3–3
Hodge Center (374)
Spartanburg, SC
11/29/2014*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at USC Upstate
USC Upstate Tournament
W 56–51  4–3
Hodge Center (629)
Spartanburg, SC
12/02/2014*
8:00 pm
at Evansville L 78–86  4–4
Ford Center (3,291)
Evansville, IN
12/07/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Urbana W 81–58  5–4
Nutter Center (3,342)
Fairborn, OH
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
at Belmont W 79–71  6–4
Curb Event Center (1,234)
Nashville, TN
12/14/2014*
7:00 pm, ASN
Miami (OH) W 68–59  7–4
Nutter Center (3,752)
Fairborn, OH
12/18/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Carolina W 69–56  8–4
Ramsey Center (671)
Cullowhee, NC
12/23/2014*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
George Mason L 60–68  8–5
Nutter Center (4,685)
Fairborn, OH
12/27/2014*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 21 Ohio State L 55–100  8–6
Value City Arena (15,874)
Columbus, OH
01/02/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit W 70–57  9–6 (1–0)
Nutter Center (4,755)
Fairborn, OH
01/05/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 55–79  9–7 (1–1)
Resch Center (2,814)
Green Bay, WI
01/08/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 70–61  10–7 (2–1)
Beeghly Center (1,215)
Youngstown, OH
01/14/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Cleveland State L 50–55  10–8 (2–2)
Nutter Center (4,891)
Fairborn, OH
01/17/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso L 56–66  10–9 (2–3)
Nutter Center (7,664)
Fairborn, OH
01/20/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee L 41–67  10–10 (2–4)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,040)
Milwaukee, WI
01/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit W 64–53  11–10 (3–4)
Calihan Hall (1,786)
Detroit, MI
01/28/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 76–84 OT 11–11 (3–5)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,872)
Rochester, MI
02/02/2015
8:00 pm, ASN
Green Bay L 58–71  11–12 (3–6)
Nutter Center (3,590)
Fairborn, OH
02/07/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Cleveland State L 72–88  11–13 (3–7)
Wolstein Center (2,733)
Cleveland, OH
02/12/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
UIC L 75–79  11–14 (3–8)
Nutter Center (4,216)
Fairborn, OH
02/15/2015
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State L 69–74  11–15 (3–9)
Nutter Center (5,005)
Fairborn, OH
02/18/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oakland L 67–76  11–16 (3–10)
Nutter Center (3,738)
Fairborn, OH
02/21/2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Valparaiso L 48–55  11–17 (3–11)
Athletics–Recreation Center (5,050)
Valparaiso, IN
02/26/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 58–61  11–18 (3–12)
Nutter Center (3,888)
Fairborn, OH
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 46–61  11–19 (3–13)
UIC Pavilion (3,266)
Chicago, IL
Horizon League tournament
03/03/2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC
First round
L 57–60  11–20
UIC Pavilion (1,611)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


Awards and honors

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Kendall Griffin Kendall Griffin Raider Award
Grant Benzinger Horizon League All Newcomer Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
13 Grant Benzinger 31 9.1 282 22 90
32 Joe Thomasson 28 10.0 280 90 153
14 Michael Karena 31 9.0 278 16 113
11 JT Yoho 16 15.6 250 33 103
20 Chrishawn Hopkins 29 8.5 247 81 86
3 Reggie Arceneaux 31 7.3 227 66 50
5 Justin Mitchell 28 4.5 127 32 80
00 Stephen Davis 14 7.1 100 10 46
15 Kendall Griffin 8 8.4 67 12 20
35 Roderick Davis 8 1.7 47 4 38
12 Grant Evans 21 1.8 38 15 18
10 Mark Howell 26 1.5 38 20 12
02 Daniel Collie 10 0.5 5 6 5
21 Trey Stacey 6 0.5 3 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Basketball - SCHEDULE/RESULTS - Wright State University". Wsuraiders.com. January 1, 2014. Retrieved August 26, 2015.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "2014-15 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 12, 2024.