The Wright State men’s basketball team brings a seven-game winning streak into the weekend as it closes its regular season home slate with a pair of contests against Milwaukee this weekend. Friday is set for a 7 p.m. tipoff before a 3 p.m. start on […]
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Basile, Love lead Wright State Raiders Saturday rout of UIC Flames, 77-57; Team has won 7 straight games
The Wright State men’s basketball team used its inside presence to wrap up its seventh straight win, and second of the weekend, with a 77-57 victory over UIC on Saturday night. Loudon Love led all players for the second consecutive night, finishing with 18 points and […]
Wright State Raiders blasts UIC Friday night 72-47
The Wright State men’s basketball team tallied its sixth consecutive win overall and third straight Friday win to start a weekend series on Friday night in Chicago, winning 72-47 over UIC. Friday night, Wright State (14-4 overall, 12-3 Horizon League) held UIC (8-8, 5-6 HL) […]
WSU Raiders travel to Chicago for Weekend games at UIC Flames
The Wright State men’s basketball team hits the road for a pair of games at UIC this weekend, taking a five-game winning streak into the weekend, while the host Flames have lost three in a row. Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. on both Friday […]
Loudon Love proves too much for Robert Morris with 34 point output in Raiders 86-56 rout Saturday 1/30/2021
The Wright State men’s basketball team cruised to its fifth straight win on Saturday, finishing up a two-win weekend with an 86-56 victory over Robert Morris as Loudon Love tallied a career-best 34 points to pace four Raiders in double figures. Love, who didn’t score in double figures […]
Raiders Basile becoming a matchup problem for Horizon League teams; scores career-high 29 in win over Robert Morris Friday 1/30/2021
For the second straight Friday, Grant Basile tallied a career scoring night as the Wright State men’s basketball team opened the weekend with a 79-70 home victory over Horizon League newcomer Robert Morris inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders (12-4, 10-3 HL) saw Basile finish with 29 […]
Horizon League announces Brackets for 2021 Basketball championships
INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – The Horizon League announced on Thursday the brackets for the 2021 Horizon League Basketball Championships. All eligible teams will compete in this year’s Horizon League Basketball Championships and eight teams – four men and four women – will look to advance to Indianapolis and #ReachTheHorizon March 8-9 […]
Wright State’s Loudon Love named to Lou Henson Award Mid-season Watch List
1/27/2021 BOSTON, MA – Wright State men’s basketball redshirt-senior center Loudon Love has been named to the Lou Henson Award mid-season Watch List, announced on Tuesday night. The award is presented annually to the nation’s top Division I mid-major player. Love, who was previously named to the award’s preseason […]
Raiders’ Basile named Horizon League Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – Wright State men’s basketball redshirt sophomore Grant Basile has been named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Basile is coming off of back-to-back 20-plus point games as the Raiders tallied a pair of road victories over the weekend at […]
Huge week for Wright State’s Basile earns College Sports Madness Horizon League Player of the Week
1/25/2021 DAYTON – Wright State redshirt sophomore Grant Basile has been named the Horizon League’s player of the week by College Sports Madness, the publication announced on Monday morning. Basile led the Raiders to a pair of wins at IUPUI this past weekend, turning in a career-best 24 points […]
Looking back at Raiders 100-72 win over IUPUI, 1/23/2021 Saturday
The Wright State men’s basketball team used a 15-4 scoring stretch in the first half on the way to a 100-72 win over IUPUI on Saturday afternoon in Indianapolis. The Raiders (11-4 overall, 9-3 HL) had six players finish in double figures for the third time […]
Looking back at Raiders win to open Indianapolis trip: 95-65 over IUPUI, 1/22/2021 Friday
The Wright State men’s basketball team opened its two-game weekend set against IUPUI with a 95-65 win on Friday afternoon as five Raiders finished in double figures scoring, paced by Grant Basile’s new career-best 24 points. The same two teams are back in action Saturday afternoon at 12 […]
Horizon League Fall Academic Honor Roll lists 75 Wright State Student-Athletes
Wright State placed 75 student-athletes on the 2020 Fall Horizon League Academic Honor Roll, released by the conference officials Friday. A total of 1,461 student-athletes league-wide achieved academic honor roll distinction, with all ten members and 19 Horizon League sponsored sports represented. The Horizon League […]
Looking back at Raiders give Coach Nagy 100th win in blowout over Cleveland State, 85-49 1/16/21 Saturday
The Wright State men’s basketball team bounced back with a convincing 85-49 win over Cleveland State inside the Nutter Center on Saturday night, as four Raiders finished in double digits and 11 different players found the scoring column overall. The win also gave head coach Scott […]
Looking back at Wright State Raiders losing at buzzer to Cleveland State; second straight Friday loss at the end 1/15/21 Friday
The Wright State men’s basketball team tied the game with four seconds remaining on a Tanner Holden rebound and putback layup, but Cleveland State’s Deante Johnson’s basket with 0.7 seconds left handed the Raiders a 66-64 loss on Friday night. Down two with 16 seconds remaining, Wright State […]
Looking back at Raiders pasting of Youngstown State, 93-55 1/9/21 Saturday
The Wright State men’s basketball team bounced back in a big way on Saturday afternoon, as six players scored in double digits as the Raiders defeated Youngstown State 93-55 inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders improve to 8-3 overall (6-2 Horizon) ahead of two home contests […]
Getting to Know Wright State Raiders sophomore guard Tanner Holden
2020-21 Season: SO. // GUARD 2 TANNER HOLDENMins/Game: 34.3Points/Game: 17.1Shooting %: 55.7Shot Attempts: 73-1313pt Shooting %: 26.13pt Shooting: 6-23Free Throw %: 75.0FT Attempts: 36-48Reb./Game: 7.8 HOLDEN STEADYTanner Holden was named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week onDec. 28. Holden shot 67 percent for the […]
Raiders welcome Horizon League leading Cleveland State to Fairborn for Weekend Matchup; ESPNU Friday, ESPN3 Saturday
The Wright State men’s basketball team continues its longest homestand of the season this weekend inside the Nutter Center when Cleveland State comes to town. Both contests are scheduled for 7 p.m. tipoffs. Raider fans can follow the action on ESPNU on Friday and ESPN3 on Saturday. […]
Wright State Raiders dominate Youngstown State entire game in 93-55 Saturday afternoon win
The Wright State men’s basketball team bounced back in a big way on Saturday afternoon, as six players scored in double digits as the Raiders defeated Youngstown State 93-55 inside the Nutter Center. Tanner Holden led the way, tying a season-best with 24 points as he […]
Wright State Men’s Basketball loses game at the buzzer to Ohio rival Youngstown State, 74-72
The Wright State men’s basketball team fell at the buzzer on Friday night, with Youngstown State’s Garrett Covington’s layup at the horn handing the Raiders a 74-72 loss inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders finished with five players in double figures for the third time […]