1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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Conference | MCC |
Record | 10–18 (3–11 MCC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Nutter Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Detroit | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 25 | – | 6 | .806 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UIC | 12 | – | 2 | .857 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Butler † | 8 | – | 6 | .571 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Green Bay | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 17 | – | 12 | .586 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cleveland State | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Loyola Chicago | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wright State | 3 | – | 11 | .214 | 10 | – | 18 | .357 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Milwaukee | 2 | – | 12 | .143 | 3 | – | 24 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1998 MCC tournament winner |
The 1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.
Season Summary
1997-98 was a season of change. WSU President Dr. Harley Flack introduced the university community to a fresh-faced young coach[1] , a revamped roster and, surprisingly, even a new mascot.[2]
The rumors that the old mascot was considered “racist” or “sexist” appear to be unfounded.
Roster
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Will Rey, Otis Hughley, Ken Barer
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Nov 15, 1997* | at Central Michigan | W 82-72 | 1–0 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
Nov 18, 1997* | Old Dominion | W 64-52 | 2–0 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 22, 1997* | Wilmington | W 84-55 | 3–0 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 25, 1997* | Ball State | W 62-60 | 3–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Nov 29, 1997* | at Ohio | L 56-57 | 3–2 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 6, 1997* | at Cincinnati | L 60-85 | 3–3 | Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Dec 10, 1997* | at Bowling Green | W 76-67 | 4–3 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
Dec 13, 1997* | at Dayton Gem City Jam | L 63-94 | 4-4 | UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
Dec 17, 1997* | at Michigan State | L 52-95 | 4-5 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI | |||||||
Dec 20, 1997 | Central Michigan | W 79-72 | 5–5 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 22, 1997 | Western Michigan | L 74-88 | 5–6 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
Dec 27, 1997* | Prairie View A&M | W 69–65 | 6–6 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 3, 1998 | Loyola | W 69-65 | 7-6 (1–0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 5, 1998 | UIC | L 81-83 | 7-7 (1–1) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 12, 1998 | at Butler | L 66-81 | 7-8 (1–2) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis | |||||||
Jan 15, 1998 | at Detroit Mercy | L 75–80 | 7-9 (1–3) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI | |||||||
Jan 17, 1998 | at Cleveland State | L 67-85 | 7-10 (1–4) | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH | |||||||
Jan 22, 1998 | Milwaukee | L 62-69 | 7-11 (1–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 24, 1998 | Green Bay | L 65-77 | 7-12 (1–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 29, 1998 | at Loyola | L 52-59 | 7-13 (1–7) | Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL | |||||||
Jan 31, 1998 | at UIC | L 70-82 | 7-14 (1–8) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL | |||||||
Feb 7, 1998 | Butler | W 57-53 | 8–14 (2–8) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 12, 1998 | Cleveland State | L 67-71 | 8-15 (2–9) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 14, 1998 | Detroit Mercy | W 60–58 | 8-16 (2–10) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 19, 1998 | at Green Bay | L 62-74 | 8-17 (2–11) | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI | |||||||
Feb 21, 1998 | at Milwaukee | W 75-65 | 9-17 (3–11) | MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament | |||||||||||
Feb 28, 1998 | (7) | vs. (2) UIC Quarterfinals | W 74-73 | 10-17 | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI | ||||||
Mar 1, 1998 | (7) | vs. (3) Butler Semifinals | L 48-67 | 10-18 | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. |
Source[4]
Awards and honors
Steno Kos | Raider Award |
Thad Burton | Horizon League All Tournament Team |
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Statistics
Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
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21 | Keion Brooks | 28 | 17.1 | 479 | 76 | 129 |
43 | Thad Burton | 28 | 12.5 | 351 | 22 | 305 |
30 | Sherman Curry | 25 | 8.2 | 204 | 27 | 93 |
40 | Marvin Rodgers | 15 | 12.3 | 197 | 9 | 85 |
32 | Brandon Pardon | 28 | 6.1 | 172 | 111 | 49 |
5 | Tony Baultrippe | 17 | 8.5 | 144 | 31 | 32 |
44 | Steno Kos | 26 | 5.4 | 141 | 20 | 103 |
25 | Steve Yeagle | 27 | 2.3 | 63 | 11 | 31 |
21 | Ryan Grose | 21 | 2.9 | 60 | 8 | 37 |
3 | Scott E. Onome | 27 | 1.7 | 46 | 12 | 42 |
24 | Bruno Petersons | 24 | 0.8 | 19 | 3 | 20 |
33 | Eddie Chambers | 12 | 0.4 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Source[6]
References
- ^ Ludwig, Chick (March 19, 1997). "New 'vision' at WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 120, no. 185. Cox Media. p. D1.
- ^ Vinella, Susan (October 23, 1997). "Raiders no longer rowdy as new logo is unveiled". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 11, no. 33. Cox Media. p. C1.
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. 3 November 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1997-98 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2024.