By Pete Ross
2 21 2025
DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team returns home for a Friday night meeting with Northern Kentucky inside the Nutter Center. Tipoff is set for 7 p.m. and fans can follow the action several ways – watching on ESPN+, via live stats or by tuning in to the home for Raider Basketball 101.5 HANK FM and WING 1410 AM. Chris Collins and Jim Brown will have all action on the play-by-play on the radio television feeds.
Fans can tune into 101.5 HANK FM live over the air in the Dayton metro area, as well stream the station live nationwide through a variety of free streaming apps. The iHeartRadio app, the TuneIn Radio app and the Audacy app are all FREE and each carry 101.5 HANK FM. Just search “101.5 HANK FM” on any of the three apps for Raider Basketball.
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FRIDAY: WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON 101.5 HANK FM | GAME NOTES | TICKETS
LAST TIME OUT
Solomon Callaghan notched a new career high for the second straight game, finishing with 21 points to lead three Raiders in double figures on Sunday as Green Bay grabbed a 79-68 home win. Brandon Noel tallied 37 minutes of his own, collecting 14 points with six rebounds and four blocks. Jack Doumbia finished a rebound shy of a double-double, collecting 13 points and nine rebounds.
BACK-TO-BACK CALLAGHAN
Solomon Callaghan reset his career-best scoring mark in back-to-back games last weekend, first tallying 16 points on Feb. 14 at Milwaukee before turning in a 21-point afternoon at Green Bay on Feb. 16. He finished the weekend with an 18.5 points/game average on 68 percent overall shooting (64 percent from three-point range). Callaghan currently has six double digit scoring games this season, including each of the last three contests.
LET’S LINEUP
Wright State has had 11 different starting lineup combinations to date this season, a mark that’s tied for seventh-most nationally (Wyoming and San Diego – 15 combinations leads).
NORSE NOTES
Wright State leads the overall series 32-17 and has won 10 of the last 14 meetings against Northern Kentucky. The Raiders grabbed a 78-70 win at Northern Kentucky back on Jan. 18, paced by Keaton Norris’ career- and game-high 21 points to lead four Raiders in double figures in the road victory. Jack Doumbia had 15 points and Brandon Noel 12 points as Alex Huibregtse finished with 11 points. Michael Imariagbe and Andrea Holden combined for 17 rebounds in the first meeting.
THE NORSE SIDE
– Northern Kentucky is 12-15 overall with a 7-9 Horizon League mark, entering Friday coming off a 22-point loss at Milwaukee last weekend, while NKU has lost two of its last three overall. The Norse are 3-9 on the road.
– Three NKU players are averaging double digits scoring, led by Trey Robinson at 15.3 points/game, followed by Josh Dilling at 12.0 and Sam Vinson at 11.2 points/game.
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