2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Horizon League play to be regular season Horizon League champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to UIC. As regular season league champions who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournament, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Horizon League regular season champions
ConferenceHorizon League
Record25–7 (15–3 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBrian Cooley
Assistant coaches
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2019–20 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 15 3   .833 25 7   .781
Northern Kentucky 13 5   .722 23 9   .719
Green Bay 11 7   .611 17 16   .515
Youngstown State 10 8   .556 18 15   .545
UIC 10 8   .556 18 17   .514
Oakland 8 10   .444 14 19   .424
Cleveland State 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Milwaukee 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Detroit Mercy* 6 12   .333 8 23   .258
IUPUI 3 15   .167 7 25   .219
* Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
2020 Horizon League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 21–14 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Northern Kentucky. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals,[1] Green Bay in the semifinals,[2] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[3] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT, where they lost to Clemson in the first round.[4]

Roster

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2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Jaylon Hall 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Houston, Texas
F 1 Bill Wampler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Eau Claire, Wisconsin
G 2 Tanner Holden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wheelersburg, Ohio
G 3 Jordan Ash 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 4 Andre Harris 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lyndhurst, Ohio
G 10 Trey Calvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Glendale Heights, Illinois
C 11 Loudon Love 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Geneva, Illinois
F 20 Andy Neff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Oakwood, Ohio
F 21 Grant Basile 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F 22 Aleksandar Dozic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Podgorica, Montenegro
F 23 James Manns 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 24 Tim Finke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Champaign, Illinois
G 31 Cole Gentry 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Charles, Illinois
G 32 TJ Nagy 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Bellbrook, Ohio
F 33 Ryan Custer 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 25, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central State W 96–77  1–0
 21  Holden   7  Holden   5  Gentry  Nutter Center (3,771)
Fairborn, OH
November 9, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) W 88–81  2–0
 27  Love   16  Love   2  Tied  Millett Hall (2,034)
Oxford, OH
November 12, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 85–80 OT 3-0
 20  Wampler   14  Holden   6  Hall  Eblen Center (1,255)
Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State L 71–72  3-1
 18  Wampler   9  Love   5  Gentry  Nutter Center (4,216)
Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Urbana
Gulf Coast Showcase campus-site game
W 88–51  4–1
 19  Basile   6  Tied   6  Hall  Nutter Center (3,402)
Fairborn, OH
November 25, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Weber State
Gulf Coast Showcase first round
W 72–57  5–1
 27  Wampler   12  Love   3  Wampler  Hertz Arena (893)
Estero, FL
November 26, 2019*
7:30 pm, FloSports
vs. La Salle
Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 70–72  5–2
 15  Tied   7  Basile   3  Wampler  Hertz Arena (738)
Estero, FL
November 27, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Miami (OH)
Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
W 71–66  6–2
 17  Tied   12  Basile   3  Hall  Hertz Arena (712)
Estero, FL
December 3, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky W 76–74  7–2
 22  Wampler   10  Basile   4  Hall  Nutter Center (3,178)
Fairborn, OH
December 7, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State L 77–84 OT 7–3
 15  Calvin   11  Wampler   5  Wampler  Nutter Center (3,509)
Fairborn, OH
December 12, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern W 85–62  8–3
 26  Manns   8  Manns   5  Ash  Nutter Center (3,012)
Fairborn, OH
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State W 92–50  9–3
 19  Tied   14  Basile   7  Hall  Nutter Center (2,773)
Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo W 79–72  10–3
 27  Holden   17  Holden   3  Love  Savage Arena (4,038)
Toledo, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 90–84  11–3
(1–0)
 22  Love   16  Love   4  Tied  Nutter Center (4,089)
Fairborn, OH
December 30, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee W 82–70  12–3
(2–0)
 17  Wampler   9  Love   8  Hall  Nutter Center (3,470)
Fairborn, OH
January 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oakland W 96–69  13–3
(3–0)
 21  Wampler   9  Ash   7  Gentry  Athletics Center O'rena (3,393)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 70–69  14–3
(4–0)
 23  Love   20  Love   3  Tied  Calihan Hall (1,103)
Detroit, MI
January 10, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI W 84–70  15–3
(5–0)
 26  Wampler   15  Love   7  Holden  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,142)
Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2020
3:15 pm, ESPN+
at UIC L 72–76  15–4
(5–1)
 16  Wampler   11  Love   3  Tied  Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277)
Chicago, IL
January 16, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State W 75–62  16–4
(6–1)
 16  Holden   10  Basile   4  Ash  Nutter Center (3,153)
Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State W 79–72  17–4
(7–1)
 21  Love   13  Holden   4  Gentry  Nutter Center (5,474)
Fairborn, OH
January 24, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Kentucky W 95–63  18–4
(8–1)
 20  Holden   13  Holden   6  Wampler  Nutter Center (6,217)
Fairborn, OH
January 31, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee W 65–61  19–4
(9–1)
 19  Wampler   13  Love   2  Gentry  UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,120)
Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay L 89–92  19–5
(9–2)
 21  Love   11  Ash   7  Gentry  Resch Center (1,990)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 98–86  20–5
(10–2)
 25  Wampler   6  Love   6  Holden  Nutter Center (4,344)
Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland W 83–71  21–5
(11–2)
 20  Wampler   11  Love   6  Gentry  Nutter Center (5,053)
Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPN2
UIC W 75–58  22–5
(12–2)
 24  Love   9  Love   3  Calvin  Nutter Center (4,261)
Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 106–66  23–5
(13–2)
 21  Manns   8  Love   5  Tied  Nutter Center (6,003)
Fairborn, OH
February 20, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 70–88  23–6
(13–3)
 17  Love   6  Holden   3  Hall  Beeghly Center (2,148)
Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2020
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State W 81–74 OT 24–6
(14–3)
 23  Wampler   9  Love   4  Wampler  Wolstein Center (2,159)
Cleveland, OH
February 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Kentucky W 64–62  25–6
(15–3)
 20  Love   14  Love   1  Love  BB&T Arena (6,776)
Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(1) vs. (4) UIC
Semifinals
L 56–73  25–7
 14  Wampler   9  Love   4  Gentry  Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)
Indianapolis, IN
NIT

Cancelled due to COVID-19  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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Awards and honors

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Loudon Love Horizon League Player of the Year
Loudon Love First Team All Horizon League
Bill Wampler Second Team All Horizon League
Cole Gentry Third Team All Horizon League
Scott Nagy Horizon League Coach of the Year

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
11 Loudon Love 27 15.9 429 39 261
1 Bill Wampler 31 15.6 483 51 140
2 Tanner Holden 32 11.8 378 51 207
31 Cole Gentry 32 10.8 346 87 87
00 Jaylon Hall 32 7.8 251 93 113
5 Skyelar Potter 9 6.4 58 8 28
21 Grant Basile 32 6.2 199 25 137
23 James Manns 25 5.7 142 4 44
10 Trey Calvin 32 4.8 153 32 67
3 Jordan Ash 32 4.0 129 52 91
20 Andy Neff 8 1.3 10 0 5
32 TJ Nagy 8 0.3 2 3 0

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References

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  1. ^ "@WSU_MBB Dominates IUPUI in Quarterfinals". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  2. ^ "@WSU_MBB Advances to Finals with Win over Green Bay". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  3. ^ "@WSU_MBB Falls to NKU in HL Final; NIT Next". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  4. ^ "@WSU_MBB Comeback Falls Short at Clemson in NIT". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  5. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
  6. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "2019-20 Wright St. Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2024.