2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Horizon League
Record	21–10 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach	Brad Brownell (2nd season);
Associate head coach	Billy Donlon
Assistant coaches	Mike Winiecki; Victor Ebong;
Home arena	Nutter Center
	Seasons ← 2006–07 2008–09 →

2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 11 Butler †	16	–	2	.889	30	–	4	.882
Cleveland State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	13	.618
Wright State	12	–	6	.667	21	–	10	.677
Valparaiso	9	–	9	.500	22	–	14	.611
UIC	9	–	9	.500	18	–	15	.545
Green Bay	9	–	9	.500	15	–	15	.500
Milwaukee	9	–	9	.500	14	–	16	.467
Loyola Chicago	6	–	12	.333	12	–	19	.387
Youngstown State	5	–	13	.278	9	–	21	.300
Detroit	3	–	15	.167	7	–	23	.233

† Horizon League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	2	Scott Wilson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati St CC	Middletown, OH
F	50	Jordan Pleiman	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	Ft. Loramie	Fort Loramie, OH
F	33	Gavin Horne	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	Santa Fe CC	Waterloo, Ontario
G	34	Will Graham	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Catholic	Lexington, KY
G	4	John David Gardner	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	UNC Wilmington	Homewood, AL
G	21	Todd Brown	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	McKinley	Canton, OH
G	30	Scott Grote	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Duquesne	Centerville, OH
F	40	Ronnie Thomas	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	So	Duquesne	Middlebury, IN
G	44	Vaughn Duggins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Pendleton	Pendleton, IN
G	3	Troy Tabler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Moeller	Cincinnati, OH
G	11	N'Gai Evans	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Fr	Hoover	North Canton, OH
F	14	Cooper Land	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Marcus	Flower Mound, TX
F	15	Kyle Pressley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Concordia Lutheran	Fort Wayne, IN

Head coach

Brad Brownell (DePauw)

Assistant coach(es)

Billy Donlon (UNC Wilmington)
Mike Winiecki (Richmond)
Adrian Townsend (UNC Wilmington)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Exhibition
November 19, 2007*		Coastal Carolina	W 71–48	1-0	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
November 28, 2007*		Marshall	W 77–70	2-0	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
December 1, 2007*		at Marist	L 64–79	2–1	McCann Arena Poughkeepsie, NY
December 6, 2007		Valparaiso	L 66–71	2–2 (0–1)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 2007		No. 18 Butler	W 43-42	3–2 (1–1)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 11, 2007*		Bradley	L 65-72	3–3	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 15, 2007*		Miami Ohio	W 58-57	4–3	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 2007*		St. Bonaventure	W 54-45	5–3	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 2007*		at Cal St. Fullerton	W 84-80	6–3	Titan Gym Fullerton, CA
Dec 29, 2007*		vs. Belmont ESPNU BracketBusters	W 78-74	7-3
Dec 30, 2007*		at Chattanooga ESPNU BracketBusters	W 87-82	8-3	McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
Jan 3, 2008		at Milwaukee	L 64-75	8-4 (1–2)	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI
Jan 5, 2008		at Green Bay	L 49-52	8-5 (1–3)	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Jan 10, 2008		Youngstown State	W 66-55	9-5 (2–3)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 2008		Cleveland State	L 63-65	9-6 (2–4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 2008		at UIC	W 76-75	10-6 (3–4)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2008		at Loyola	W 53-52	11-6 (4–4)	Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2008		at Detroit Mercy	W 66–57	12-6 (5-4)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Jan 31, 2008		Green Bay	W 71-67	13-6 (6–4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 2, 2008		Milwaukee	W 53-51	14-6 (7-4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 2008*		Presbyterian	W 58-42	15-6	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 2008		at Cleveland State	W 55-49	16-6 (8–4)	Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
Feb 7, 2008		at Youngstown State	W 50-47	17-6 (9-4)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Feb 14, 2008		Loyola	W 55-51	18-6 (10–4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 16, 2008		UIC	W 52-50	19-6 (11–4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 2008		Detroit Mercy	W 59–58	20-6 (12-4)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 24, 2008*		at Illinois State	L 46–54	20-7	CEFCU Arena Normal, IL
Feb 28, 2008		at No. 14 Butler	L 61-66	20-8 (12–5)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Mar 1, 2008		at Valparaiso	L 73-75	20–9 (12–6)	Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 4, 2008	(3)	(10) Detroit Mercy First Round	W 60-37	21-9	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Mar 7, 2008		vs. Valparaiso	L 73-75	21–10	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

Vaughn Duggins	MVP
Scottie Wilson	Raider Award
Vaughn Duggins	First Team All Horizon League
Brad Brownell	Horizon League Coach of the Year

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
44	Vaughn Duggins	31	13.8	429	85	91
21	Todd Brown	31	12.7	395	71	132
2	Scottie Wilson	30	9.8	295	20	215
50	Jordan Pleiman	31	8.1	252	7	188
34	Will Graham	31	5.9	184	110	118
3	Troy Tabler	30	5.0	151	27	42
14	Cooper Land	30	3.2	95	11	65
11	N'Gai Evans	19	2.4	46	4	11
4	John David Gardner	11	3.8	42	26	24
33	Gavin Horne	11	1.3	14	4	8

Source^[4]

References

^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2007-2008". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "2007-08 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[1] "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2007-2008". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[2] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "2007-08 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2024.

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