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 […]
Wright State Raiders
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 […]
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 […]