By Keisha Martinez
DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball team kicks off a stretch that will see the Raiders play five of their next six games on the road Saturday afternoon when Wright State makes the quick trip to take on regional foe Miami (OH). Tipoff is set for 1 p.m. in Oxford, and fans can follow the action several ways – via live stats, by watching on ESPN+ 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 the play-by-play radio feed.
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.
SATURDAY: WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON 101.5 HANK FM | GAME NOTES
LAST TIME OUT
Wright State saw a trio of players tally double figures on Wednesday night as the Raiders opened their home schedule with an 89-60 victory over Ohio Christian inside the Nutter Center as Clint Sargent recorded his first victory at the helm of the Raiders. Alex Huibregtse tallied 14 of his game-high 22 points in the second half, ending the night shooting 8-of-11 overall, adding five assists and a pair of steals. Brandon Noel finished a rebound shy of a double-double, collecting 18 points while grabbing nine rebounds and filling his stat line with four blocks, two assists and a steal. Logan Woods was the final Raider in double figures, scoring all 12 of his points in the first half as he was 5-of-8 with three rebounds and three assists.
WE MEET AGAIN
Wright State is set to square off with Miami for the 40th time in program history on Saturday, with the Raiders having won the last five meetings, including a 92-82 victory inside the Nutter Center last December. The regional foes have squared off in 24 of the last 25 seasons, with the only outlier coming in the 2021 campaign, in a series that dates all the way back to December 1972.
MIAMI MINUTE
– Miami (OH) won its opening game of the season on the road Monday night, 77-63 over Appalachian State.
– Miami (OH) turned in a 15-17 overall record with a 9-9 mark in the MAC last season, with the Raiders handing the RedHawks a loss inside the Nutter Center last December.
– The RedHawks top five returning scorers were all true freshmen last year – Eian Elmer (7.0), Evan Ipsaro (6.5), Mekhi Cooper (6.3), Reece Potter (6.0) and Jackson Kotecki (3.2).
LOGAN’S CAREER NIGHT
Logan Woods turned in a career night in the 2024-25 home opener against Ohio Christian, finishing with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting with three assists in 26 minutes of action, all new career bests for the redshirt sophomore. Last season, Woods averaged 11.8 minutes per game with a 2.3 points per game average while playing in 27 contests. Through two games this season, Woods is averaging 21.5 minutes per night and 8.0 points per game while notching his first two collegiate starts.
CONTINUITY ON THE COURT
Wright State features five fifth-year players on its roster this season – Jack Doumbia, Alex Huibregtse, Michael Imariagbe, Brandon Noel and Andrew Welage– which is tied for the 11th-most fifth year (and above) men’s basketball players on NCAA Division I rosters this season. Oklahoma State has eight such players to lead the country, while Louisville, Charlotte and Wichita State each have seven qualifying players and Auburn, Illinois State, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska and Texas State each have six such players. Wright State is one of eight schools with five qualifying players, a list that also includes Alabama, Ole Miss and Texas, among others.
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