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2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record22–13 (13–5 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Scott Woods
  • Patrice Days
  • Kevin Devitt
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2015–16 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Valparaiso 16 2   .889 30 7   .811
Oakland 13 5   .722 23 12   .657
Wright State 13 5   .722 22 13   .629
Green Bay 11 7   .611 23 13   .639
Milwaukee 10 8   .556 20 13   .606
Detroit 9 9   .500 16 15   .516
Youngstown State 6 12   .333 11 21   .344
Northern Kentucky* 5 13   .278 9 21   .300
Cleveland State 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
UIC 3 15   .167 5 25   .167
* Ineligible for NCAA postseason during transition to Division I.
2016 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired.[1] He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94.

Roster

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2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Steven Davis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr Manual Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Daniel Collie 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Parkersburg Catholic Parkersburg, West Virginia
G 3 Mark Hughes 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Ursuline Youngstown, Ohio
G 4 Alan Vest 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Chaminade-Julienne Kettering, Ohio
G 5 Justin Mitchell Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Wayne Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 10 Biggie Minnis Injured 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr University of Rhode Island Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
F 11 JT Yoho 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Eastern Greene Solsberry, Indiana
G 13 Grant Benzinger 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio
C 14 Michael Karena 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Sr South Plains CC Christchurch, New Zealand
G 15 Brandon Neel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr La Salle Cincinnati, Ohio
F 20 Daniel Mortensen Injured 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Horsholm 79ers Islev, Denmark
G 21 Trey Stacey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Moeller Cincinnati, Ohio
F 22 Parker Ernsthausen 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Toledo St. John's Bowling Green, Ohio
G 23 Mark Alstork 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Ball State University Dayton, Ohio
G 32 Joe Thomasson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr State Fair Dayton, Ohio
F 35 Roderick Davis 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Brandon Brandon, Florida
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: 23 December 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-Conference regular season
11/13/2015*
5:30 pm
vs. Belmont
NIU Showcase
W 77–69  1–0
Convocation Center (995)
DeKalb, IL
11/14/2015*
7:00 pm
vs. Cal State Northridge
NIU Showcase
L 67–72  1–1
Convocation Center (913)
DeKalb, IL
11/15/2015*
4:30 pm
at Northern Illinois
NIU Showcase
L 59–65  1–2
Convocation Center (888)
DeKalb, IL
11/20/2015*
8:00 pm, SECN
at Kentucky L 63–78  1–3
Rupp Arena (22,563)
Lexington, KY
11/24/2015*
7:00 pm
Mount St. Joseph
NIU Showcase
W 66–52  2–3
Nutter Center (3,393)
Fairborn, OH
11/28/2015*
4:00 pm
at George Mason L 39–66  2–4
Patriot Center (3,124)
Fairfax, Virginia
12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
Albion W 68–50  3–4
Nutter Center (3,175)
Fairborn, OH
12/04/2015*
7:30 pm, ESPN3
Georgia State L 46–50  3–5
Nutter Center (5,148)
Fairborn, OH
12/08/2015*
7:00 pm, FS1
at No. 12 Xavier L 55–90  3–6
Cintas Center (10,178)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/2015*
1:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 67–72  3–7
Millett Hall (1,397)
Oxford, OH
12/17/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Charleston Southern W 71–65  4–7
Nutter Center (3,225)
Fairborn, OH
12/20/2015*
4:30 pm, TWCSC
Bowling Green W 83–47  5–7
Nutter Center (3,772)
Fairborn, OH
Horizon League regular season
12/22/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Murray State W 65–49  6–7
Nutter Center (3,708)
Fairborn, OH
01/02/2016
4:00 pm, TWCSC
at Milwaukee W 84–82  7–7
(1–0)
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,802)
Milwaukee, WI
01/04/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Green Bay L 68–76  7–8
(1–1)
Resch Center (2,357)
Green Bay, WI
01/09/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky W 60–46  8–8
(2–1)
BB&T Arena (2,804)
Highland Heights, KY
01/14/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3
Cleveland State W 70–53  9–8
(3–1)
Nutter Center (3,937)
Fairborn, OH
01/16/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Youngstown State W 81–45  10–8
(4–1)
Nutter Center (4,251)
Fairborn, OH
01/18/2016
7:00 pm, ASN
Detroit W 77–76  11–8
(5–1)
Nutter Center (3,733)
Fairborn, OH
01/22/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 73–62  12–8
(6–1)
Nutter Center (5,499)
Fairborn, OH
01/24/2016
2:00 pm
UIC W 80–66  13–8
(7–1)
Nutter Center (4,437)
Fairborn, OH
01/29/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oakland L 63–89  13–9
(7–2)
Athletics Center O'rena (3,901)
Rochester, MI
01/31/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Detroit L 68–75  13–10
(7–3)
Calihan Hall (2,011)
Detroit, MI
02/04/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Milwaukee W 84–83  14–10
(8–3)
Nutter Center (4,164)
Fairborn, OH
02/06/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Green Bay W 79–60  15–10
(9–3)
Nutter Center (4,218)
Fairborn, OH
02/11/2016
8:00 pm
at UIC L 59–64  15–11
(9–4)
UIC Pavilion (2,633)
Chicago, IL
02/13/2016
8:00 pm
at Valparaiso W 61–59  16–11
(10–4)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,987)
Valparaiso, IN
02/15/2016
5:00 pm
Oakland L 73–89  16–12
(10–5)
Nutter Center (4,846)
Fairborn, OH
02/20/2016
7:00 pm, TWCSC
Northern Kentucky W 67–64  17–12
(11–5)
Nutter Center (7,825)
Fairborn, OH
02/25/2016
7:45 pm, ESPN3
at Youngstown State W 87–81  18–12
(12–5)
Beeghly Center (2,063)
Youngstown, OH
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
vs. Cleveland State W 55–51  19–12
(13–5)
Quicken Loans Arena (2,337)
Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
03/05/2016
5:00 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (10) UIC
First round
W 74–43  20–12
Joe Louis Arena (5,247)
Detroit, MI
03/06/2016
3:30 pm, ESPN3
(3) vs. (6) Detroit
Second round
W 82–72  21–12
Joe Louis Arena (4,792)
Detroit, MI
03/07/2016
9:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Oakland
Semifinals
W 59–55  22–12
Joe Louis Arena (6,557)
Detroit, MI
03/08/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN
(3) vs. (4) Green Bay
Championship game
L 69–78  22–13
Joe Louis Arena (4,312)
Detroit, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.


Awards and honors

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Joe Thomasson Horizon League All Defensive Team
JT Yoho Horizon League All Tournament Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
23 Mark Alstork 35 12.4 434 61 164
11 JT Yoho 34 12.6 427 83 168
14 Michael Karena 34 9.9 338 11 127
32 Joe Thomasson 35 9.6 337 117 185
13 Grant Benzinger 34 7.6 259 18 63
10 Biggie Minnis 29 7.0 204 94 85
3 Mark Hughes 33 3.5 116 41 63
5 Justin Mitchell 23 3.2 73 27 53
20 Daniel Mortensen 22 2.7 60 5 17
4 Alan Vest 22 1.5 32 8 15
36 Roderick Davis 12 1.5 18 2 9
21 Trey Stacey 13 1.3 17 2 5
02 Daniel Collie 17 0.9 15 6 2
15 Brandon Neel 5 3.0 3 1 7

Source[4]


References

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  1. ^ "Wright State fires coach Billy Donlon after 6 seasons". bigstory.ap.org. Archived from the original on March 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.WSURaiders.com. Wright State University. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2015-16 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 12, 2024.