Wright State Raiders

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 […]

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 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 […]

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. […]

WSU Raiders Katrina Merriweather earns 100th coaching victory with win over Cleveland State

Wright State women’s basketball head coach Katrina Merriweather tallied her 100th career coaching victory on the road Friday afternoon over Cleveland State, as the Raiders cruised to a 64-54 victory in Cleveland. The Raiders are now 6-3 overall and 6-1 in Horizon League play, while Cleveland State falls […]

Sports Spotlight Feature: Getting to Know Wright State Guard Tim Finke

2020-21: Mins/Game: 28.9Points/Game: 8.8Shooting %: 41.7Shot Attempts: 25-603pt Shooting %: 35.53pt Shooting: 11-31Free Throw %: 75.0FT Attempts: 9-12Reb./Game: 5.6 2019-20: Redshirting due to NCAA transfer rules. 2018-19 (at Grand Canyon): Played in all 34 games with three starts and averaged 15.3 minutes per game… Averaged 3.5 points […]

Next Friday night, Wright State will host Youngstown State Penguins on ESPN2 January 8

INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – The Wright State men’s basketball game against Youngstown State on Friday, January 8 has been selected to be televised on ESPN2, the Horizon League and ESPN announced on Wednesday afternoon. The game remains a 7 p.m. tipoff from inside the Nutter Center. Entering this weekend’s action, […]

Sports Spotlight Feature: Getting to Know Wright State Center Loudon Love

POSITION Center HEIGHT 6-8 WEIGHT 260 CLASS Redshirt Senior HOMETOWN Geneva, IL HIGHSCHOOL Geneva CURRENTLY 2020-21: NATIONAL ATTENTIONAs of Wednesday, Loudon Love enters this weekend’s contests ranked fifth in the nation with his 12.0 rebounds/game average, while he is also fifth nationally with his 9.29 defensive rebounds/game mark. Love is ranked No. 15 […]

Red hot Raiders travel to Suburban Detroit this weekend for back-to-back games vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies: Friday 7 pm, Saturday 5 pm

The Wright State men’s basketball team returns to action this weekend when it takes its 4-0 Horizon League record on the road to face Oakland on Friday and Saturday in Michigan. Friday night’s contest is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff, while Saturday’s game is […]