2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by seventh-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record18–15 (10–10 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachClint Sargent
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Beré
  • Travis Trice
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2022–23 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Youngstown State 15 5   .750 24 10   .706
Milwaukee 14 6   .700 22 12   .647
Cleveland State 14 6   .700 21 14   .600
Northern Kentucky 14 6   .700 22 13   .629
Oakland 11 9   .550 13 19   .406
Wright State 10 10   .500 18 15   .545
Robert Morris 10 10   .500 16 17   .485
Detroit Mercy 9 11   .450 14 19   .424
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
IUPUI 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Green Bay 2 18   .100 3 29   .094
2023 Horizon League tournament winner

Season summary

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For Wright State, 2022-23 began under the shadow of having lost its two leading scorers not to graduation or injury, but to the new open transfer rules. Grant Basile left for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tanner Holden for The Ohio State Buckeyes. This fueled the concerns of supporters who worry about Wright State’s ability to compete in the NIL era. Veteran CJ Wilbourn was also unavailable much of the season due to injury.

It was a frustratingly mediocre season. After winning 20 or more games for the last six non-shortened seasons, they finished 10-10 in the Horizon league and only 18-15 overall. The losses and many of the victories were marked by turnovers and defensive breakdowns. Like most Scott Nagy teams, the Raiders were one of the top-scoring teams in the nation averaging nearly 80 points per game with a 49.6% field goal percentage.[1]

New red-shirt freshman Brandon Noel was able to make up some of the loss in the front-court, winning Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors while displaying a surprising level of athleticism.[2] However, like many freshman his scoring and defense proved inconsistent game to game, in particular against veteran opponents who could match him physically.

Trey Calvin led the team with outstanding play at point guard, serving both as court general and the most consistent offensive weapon. He finished the season first team all Horizon League.[3] Sophomores Alex Huibregtse and Andrew Welage showed good improvement as the season went on, hinting at better things to come.

Previous season

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The Raiders finished the 2021–22 season 22–14, 15–7 in Horizon League play to finish in fourth place.[4] As the No. 4 seed, they defeated Oakland,[5] Cleveland State,[6] and Northern Kentucky to win the Horizon League tournament.[7] They received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Bryant in the First Four,[8] before losing in the first round to Arizona.[9]

Roster

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2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Amari Davis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Trotwood, Ohio
G 1 Trey Calvin 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Glendale Heights, Illinois
G 2 Drey Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bellefontaine, Ohio
G 3 Alex Huibregtse 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Grafton, Wisconsin
G 4 Keaton Norris 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Hilliard, Ohio
F/C 5 CJ Wilbourn 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Bloomington, Illinois
G 10 Anthony Johnson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kettering, Ohio
C 12 AJ Braun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
F 14 Brandon Noel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Lucasville, Ohio
F 20 Andy Neff 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Oakwood, Ohio
G 21 Logan Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Fairfield, Ohio
G 22 Andrew Welage 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Greensburg, Indiana
F 23 Alex Garcia 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Fr Cleveland, Ohio
G 24 Tim Finke 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Champaign, Illinois
F 52 Blake Sisley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Santa Claus, Indiana
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: January 2, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 9, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Davidson L 97–102 2OT 0–1
Nutter Center (3,784)
Dayton, OH
November 12, 2022*
1:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+
at Louisville W 73–72  1–1
KFC Yum! Center (12,720)
Louisville, KY
November 15, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green W 80–71  2–1
Nutter Center (3,540)
Dayton, OH
November 17, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Defiance W 99–56  3–1
Nutter Center (2,972)
Dayton, OH
November 21, 2022*
7:30 pm, BallerTV
vs. Abilene Christian
Vegas 4
W 77–61  4–1
Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 22, 2022*
10:00 pm, BallerTV
vs. UC Riverside
Vegas 4
L 65–70  4–2
Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
November 23, 2022*
4:00 pm, BallerTV
vs. Weber State
Vegas 4
W 87–65  5–2
Dollar Loan Center 
Henderson, NV
December 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Robert Morris L 59–80  5–3
(0–1)
Nutter Center (3,255)
Dayton, OH
December 4, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State L 77–88  5–4
(0–2)
Nutter Center (3,205)
Dayton, OH
December 10, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 60–64  5–5
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,010)
Bowling Green, KY
December 14, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 54–66  5–6
James A. Rhodes Arena (1,398)
Akron, OH
December 17, 2022*
3:00 pm, ESPN+
Northwestern Ohio W 111–59  6–6
Nutter Center (3,130)
Dayton, OH
December 22, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH) W 88–80  7–6
Millett Hall (1,055)
Oxford, OH
December 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Kentucky L 64–78  7–7
(0–3)
Truist Arena (3,669)
Highland Heights, KY
January 2, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at IUPUI W 82–68  8–7
(1–3)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (742)
Indianapolis, IN
January 6, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy W 90–85  9–7
(2–3)
Nutter Center (4,488)
Dayton, OH
January 8, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland L 73–75  9–8
(2–4)
Nutter Center (3,104)
Dayton, OH
January 12, 2023
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay W 99–67  10–8
(3–4)
Resch Center (2,409)
Ashwaubenon, WI
January 14, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Milwaukee W 78–74 OT 11–8
(4–4)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,892)
Milwaukee, WI
January 19, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 80–88  11–9
(4–5)
Nutter Center (3,373)
Dayton, OH
January 21, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State L 77–85  11–10
(4–6)
Nutter Center (4,054)
Dayton, OH
January 26, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Milwaukee W 93–86  12–10
(5–6)
Nutter Center (3,448)
Dayton, OH
January 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay W 77–46  13–10
(6–6)
Nutter Center (5,418)
Dayton, OH
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State L 89–91 3OT 13–11
(6–7)
Beeghly Center (2,498)
Youngstown, OH
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Robert Morris W 82–67  14–11
(7–7)
UPMC Events Center (1,511)
Moon Township, PA
February 8, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI W 103–71  15–11
(8–7)
Nutter Center (3,267)
Dayton, OH
February 10, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky W 83–65  16–11
(9–7)
Nutter Center (5,659)
Dayton, OH
February 17, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State L 68–85  16–12
(9–8)
Wolstein Center (2,902)
Cleveland, OH
February 19, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 75–77  16–13
(9–9)
Gates Sports Center (1,068)
Fort Wayne, IN
February 23, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland L 68–75  16–14
(9–10)
Athletics Center O'rena (2,148)
Auburn Hills, MI
February 25, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy W 82–71  17–14
(10–10)
Calihan Hall (3,107)
Detroit, MI
Horizon League tournament
February 28, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) (10) Green Bay
First round
W 77–57  18–14
Nutter Center (2,597)
Dayton, OH
March 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(7) at (2) Milwaukee
Quarterfinals
L 70–87  18–15
Klotsche Center (2,951)
Milwaukee, WI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[10][11]

Awards and honors

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Trey Calvin First Team All Horizon League
Brandon Noel Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
Brandon Noel Horizon League All Newcomer Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
1 Trey Calvin 32 20.3 651 118 92
14 Brandon Noel 33 13.0 429 47 215
12 AJ Braun 33 9.4 310 24 162
3 Alex Huibregtse 33 8.6 284 52 94
0 Amari Davis 32 8.5 273 30 96
24 Tim Finke 33 8.0 265 124 196
22 Andrew Welage 33 6.7 222 45 71
4 Keaton Norris 33 3.0 100 49 72
52 Blake Sisley 27 2.7 72 5 25
20 Andy Neff 9 2.2 20 1 11
5 C.J. Wilbourn 7 1.6 11 0 1

Source[13]

References

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  1. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". ESPN. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. ^ "Horizon League Unveils 2022-23 #HLMBB All-League Awards". Horizon League. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "Horizon League Unveils 2022-23 #HLMBB All-League Awards". Horizon League. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Standings". Horizon League. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  5. ^ "SEASON CONCLUDES FOR OAKLAND AT WRIGHT STATE". Oakland University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "Men's Basketball falls in Horizon League Semis to Wright State; Set for NIT bid". Cleveland State University. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  7. ^ "Calvin's game-winner gives Raiders #HLMBB title, NCAA ticket". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Wright State ends Bryant's dream season in NCAA Tournament First Four". USA Today. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  9. ^ "Koloko, Arizona overpower Wright State in NCAA 1st round". CBS Sports. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  11. ^ "2022-23 Wright State Raiders Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 2, 2023.
  12. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "2022-23 Wright St. Men's Basketball Combined Team Statistics All games" (PDF). Retrieved August 13, 2024.