1980–81 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Appearance
1980–81 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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NCAA tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional | |
Record | 25–4 ( ) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WSU PE Building |
The 1980–81 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1980–81 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.
Season summary
[edit]Expectations were high for 1980–81 as the 80s began with an upgraded schedule.[1] Results were equally as high, producing a 24–3 regular season with the only disappointment being a fourth early NCAA tournament exit.
Roster
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Jim Brown, Bob Grote
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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 29, 1980 |
Wilberforce | W 111–72 | 1–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 1, 1980 |
Miami Ohio | W 92–84 | 2–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 3, 1980 |
Bolling Green | W 81–68 | 3–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 6, 1980 |
Wayne State | W 86–65 | 4–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 10, 1980 |
at St. Leo | W 124–77 | 5–0 |
St. Leo, Florida | |||||||
Dec 17, 1980 |
at Bellarmine | W 85–76 | 6–0 |
Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky | |||||||
Dec 20, 1980 |
District of Columbia | W 76–63 | 7–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 22, 1980 |
Eastern Illinois | W 81–73 | 8–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 3, 1981 |
IUPUI | W 81–61 | 9–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 7, 1981 |
at Indiana Central | W 68–61 | 10–0 |
Nicoson Hall Indianapolis | |||||||
Jan 10, 1981 |
Marian (IN) | W 87–67 | 11–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 12, 1981 |
vs. Central State | W 72–58 | 12–0 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 14, 1981 |
at St. Joseph’s (IN) | L 80–87 | 12–1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana | |||||||
Jan 17, 1980 |
Northern Kentucky | W 90–76 | 13–1 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 21, 1981 |
Bellarmine | L 84–87 | 13–2 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 24, 1981 |
SIU Edwardsville | W 81–65 | 14–2 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 28, 1981 |
St. Joseph’s (IN) | W 107–79 | 15–2 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 31, 1981 |
at Northern Kentucky | W 107–79 | 16–2 |
Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 4, 1981 |
at Youngstown State | W 66–59 | 17–2 |
Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH | |||||||
Feb 7, 1981 |
at Eastern Illinois | L 63–72 | 17–3 |
Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
Feb 10, 1981 |
vs. Central State | W 77–62 | 18–3 |
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 12, 1981 |
vs. Kentucky Wesleyan | W 78–60 | 19–3 |
Owensboro, Kentucky | |||||||
Feb 18, 1981 |
Indiana Central | W 92–57 | 20–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 21, 1981 |
Siena Heights | W 86–74 | 21–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 21, 1981 |
Spring Arbor | W 101–62 | 22–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 25, 1981 |
New York Tech | W 69–61 | 23–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 27, 1981 |
Kentucky Wesleyan | W 96–76 | 24–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
NCAA tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 6, 1981 |
Northern Michigan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional |
L 64–73 | 24–4 |
Western Hall Macomb, Illinois | |||||||
Mar 7, 1981 |
Indiana State–Evansville NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional |
W 88–85 | 25–4 |
Western Hall Macomb, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. |
Source[5]
Awards and honors
[edit]Rodney Benson | MVP |
Rodney Benson | All-American Div-II |
Roman Welch | All-American Div-II |
Steve Hartings | Raider Award |
Statistics
[edit]Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
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24 | Rodney Benson | 28 | 21.9 | 612 | 55 | 229 |
44 | Roman Welch | 28 | 15.1 | 422 | 74 | 184 |
42 | Steve Hartings | 29 | 11.0 | 319 | 83 | 170 |
34 | Eddie Crowe | 29 | 10.9 | 315 | 116 | 72 |
29 | Keith Miller | 26 | 6.4 | 185 | 90 | 61 |
25 | Jeff Bragg | 28 | 5.8 | 163 | 57 | 42 |
35 | Steve Purcell | 28 | 4.6 | 129 | 31 | 75 |
23 | Tom Holzapfel | 4 | 4.5 | 18 | 0 | 8 |
45 | Leon Manning | 26 | 3.8 | 100 | 16 | 77 |
32 | Mike Zimmerman | 28 | 2.7 | 75 | 49 | 47 |
33 | Theron Barbour | 21 | 2.6 | 54 | 13 | 47 |
30 | Mike Grote | 16 | 2.0 | 32 | 11 | 10 |
_ | Phil Benninger | 5 | 1.4 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
22 | Barry Turner | 9 | 1.1 | 10 | 2 | 12 |
Source[7]
References
[edit]- ^ Paul, Meyer (October 15, 1980). "Wright State gets its just 'desserts'". The Journal Herald. Vol. 173, no. 248. Journal Herald Inc. p. 10.
- ^ Paul, Meyer (October 15, 1980). "Wright State gets its just 'desserts'". The Journal Herald. Vol. 173, no. 248. Journal Herald Inc. p. 10.
- ^ Paul, Rolphes (October 15, 1980). "Wright State looks good on paper". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 104, no. 35. Cox Media. p. 21.
- ^ Nuhn, Gary (October 25, 1970). "WSU Now Enjoying Luxury of Working on Big Floor". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 94, no. 47. Cox Media. p. 13 D.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
- ^ "1979-80 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2023.