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 […]
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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 […]
Youngstown State beats Wright State on last second layup by Garrett Covington
Wild game last night in Fairborn, Ohio! Wright State and Youngstown State, the two teams that preseason polls picked to be 1-2 for the regular season championship, showed why they both are worthy of such expectations. The Horizon League teams battled to the end until […]
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 […]
Wright State hosts Youngstown State tonight for ESPN2 encounter at 7 PM
The Wright State men’s basketball team returns home to the Nutter Center this weekend to host Youngstown State in Horizon League action. Friday night’s contest is scheduled for a 7 p.m. tipoff, while Saturday’s game is set for a 3 p.m. start. Raider fans can […]
Second half surge gives Oakland 81-71 win over Horizon League leading Wright State Saturday night
Two teams split weekend back-to-back games The Wright State men’s basketball team faced a game of runs on Saturday night, with host Oakland coming away with the last scoring stretch to hand the Raiders an 81-71 loss in the second game of the teams’ weekend […]
Wright State runs past Oakland in Friday night matchup, 90-56
The Wright State men’s basketball team opened the 2021 calendar year in the same way it ended 2020 – with hot team shooting and another win. The Raiders saw three players finish in double digits scoring on the way to a 90-51 win at Oakland […]
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 […]
More honors for Raiders’ Holden; named College Sports Madness HL Player of the Week
DAYTON – Wright State sophomore Tanner Holden has been named the Horizon League’s player of the week by College Sports Madness, the publication announced on Monday morning. Holden helped the Raiders to a pair of wins over Green Bay at home this past weekend, turning in an 18-point game […]
Wright State sophomore Tanner Holden named Horizon League Player of the Week
INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – Wright State men’s basketball sophomore Tanner Holden has been named the Horizon League’s Player of the Week, the league announced on Monday afternoon. Holden is coming off of back-to-back double-digit scoring games as the Raiders tallied a pair of home victories over the weekend. Holden was also […]
Wright State Raiders get weekend sweep over Green Bay led by Jaylon Hall’s 22 points (WSU game story)
The Wright State men’s basketball team ran its winning streak to six straight on Sunday as the Raiders improved to 4-0 in Horizon League play with a 90-77 home victory inside the Nutter Center behind double figure scoring games from six players. Jaylon Hall led the […]
Raiders use Double-Doubles from Holden and Love to beat Green Bay Phoenix in Saturday matchup (WSU recap)
The Wright State men’s basketball team remained unbeaten in Horizon League play and won its fifth straight game overall on Saturday afternoon with a 67-53 victory over Green Bay inside the Nutter Center. The Raiders (5-1, 3-0 HL) and Phoenix (0-7, 0-3) are back at it […]
Grant Basile, key player on Wright State Raiders basketball team
POSITION Forward HEIGHT 6-9 WEIGHT 225 CLASS Redshirt Sophomore HOMETOWN Pewaukee, WI HIGHSCHOOL Pewaukee Notes: Unanimous First-Team All-State…Second-Team AP All State…conference Player of the Year and First-Team twice…averaged 24.5 points, 13 rebounds and three blocks a game while shooting 68%…1,049 career points…once scored 49 points and grabbed 23 rebounds twice…team was sectional […]
Head coach Scott Nagy talks Wright State Basketball
The 20-21 edition of the Wright State Raiders men’s basketball team is off to a solid start with wins over Miami, Ohio; Bowling Green and a weekend sweep at Detroit last week. This weekend, they will host a team that gives them fits, the Green […]
Red-hot Wright State Raiders back home for Weekend Games against always-tough Green Bay today at 4 PM, Sunday at 2 PM
The Wright State men’s basketball team returns to the Nutter Center this weekend for the first time in Horizon League play, as the Raiders welcome Green Bay to town for a pair of contests on Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Saturday’s action will tip at 4 […]
Wright State Raiders back in action this afternoon at 4 pm hosting local rival Miami Redhawks
The Wright State men’s basketball team is back in action for the second time this season on Saturday afternoon, as the Raiders host regional foe Miami (OH) inside the Nutter Center. Tipoff is scheduled for 4 p.m., and fans can follow the action by tuning in to […]
Marshall 80 Wright State 64: 2nd half collapse costs Raiders (WSU game recap)
Trey Calvin led all Wright State scorers with 16 points 80 Marshall 2-0,0-0 C-USA 64Wright St. 0-1,0-0 Horizon 12/3/2020 The Wright State men’s basketball team hit the court for the first time in the 2020-21 season on Thursday night and jumped out to an early lead in the […]
Tale of two games in one! Wright State hot 1st half; Marshall very hot 2nd half to win game going away, 80-64 in Thursday night action
When you look at the Marshall Thundering Herd, one wonders why they were 17-15 overall, tied for 4th in Conference USA last season with a 17-15 record, Why? Because they have two possible NBA prospects in point guard Jarrod West and shooting guard Taevion Kinsey. […]