1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was the first season with head coach Marcus Jackson. It was the school's first 20 win season and NCAA tournament appearance.
Background
Coach Marcus Jackson was recruited from Dartmouth College to replace Coach John Ross, who had accepted a promotion to assistant athletic director following the 1974–75 season. His preseason goals for the scrappy young program were 20 wins and an NCAA tournament bid, both of which were achieved.[ 1]
Roster
1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 30
Bob Grote 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40
Lyle Falknor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
New Madison, Ohio
G 20
Rick Martin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg)
Sr
Middletown, Ohio
F 34
Steve Shook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Sr
Centerville, Ohio
G 32
Neil Reif 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr
Cincinnati, Ohio
F 43
Curt Shellabarger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Celina, Ohio
C 42
Ken Millisor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg)
So
Bremen, Ohio
G 23
Rick Zink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 161 lb (73 kg)
So
Dayton, Ohio
C 44
Guy Conners 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Fr
Amelia, Ohio
G 22
Bob Cook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Miamisburg, Ohio
F 33
Dan Huguely 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Dayton, Ohio
F 25
Edgar Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 204 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Warren, Ohio
G 23
Alan McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 24
Don Person 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Dayton, Ohio
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
Source[ 2]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
Nov 29, 1975
Oakland W 103-79 1–0
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 3, 1975
at Cincinnati
L 70-118 1–1
Cincinnati, Ohio
Dec 6, 1975
Marian W 107-83 2–1
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1975
Otterbein W 86-84 3–1
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 16, 1975
Cumberland W 87-75 4–1
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 20, 1975
Indianapolis W 91-82 5–1
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 29, 1975
vs. Ohio Northern
W 83-80 6–1
Gambier, OH
Dec 30, 1975
vs. Kenyon
L 68-73 6–2
Gambier, OH
Jan 3, 1976
at Armstrong State
W 89-85 OT
7-2
Savannah, Georgia
Jan 7, 1976
Cleveland State W 89-85 8–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 10, 1976
Central State W 84-80 9–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1976
at Morehead State
L 74-94 9–3
Morehead, Kentucky
Jan 14, 1976
Akron W 78-65 10–3
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 1976
at Stetson
L 66-70 10–4
DeLand, Florida
Jan 21, 1976
Roosevelt W 118-59 11–4
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1976
Indiana-Southeast W 94-52 12–4
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1976
at Akron
W 84-81 2OT
13–4
Akron, OH
Jan 31, 1976
at Slippery Rock
L 72-75 13–5
Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
Feb 4, 1976
Northern Kentucky W 91-87 14–5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 1976
at Cleveland State
W 76-62 15–5
Cleveland, OH
Feb 11, 1976
at Franklin
W 58-57 16–5
Feb 14, 1976
Bellarmine W 71-64 17–5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1976
at Northern Kentucky
L 73-85 17–6
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Feb 21, 1976
at Central State
L 51-59 17–7
Wilberforce, Ohio
Feb 24, 1976
Thomas More W 86-84 18–7
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 1976
Wilmington W 109-53 19–7
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
NCAA tournament
Mar 10, 1976
at Evansville
L 75-85 19–8
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
Mar 10, 1976
vs. St. Joseph’s (IN)
W 72-68 20–8
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Source[ 3]
Awards and honors
Bob Grote honorable mention all-America selection by Associated Press
[ 4]
Bob Grote MVP
Rick Martin MVP
Lyle Falknor Raider Award
[ 5]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Rebounds
Assists
30-15
Bob Grote
28
17.1
479
189
66
40-20
Lyle Falknor
28
14.2
398
113
39
35-31
Bob Schaefer
28
12.1
338
210
29
20-10
Rick Martin
27
11.8
320
62
98
34-32
Steve Shook
28
9.5
266
166
21
43-30
Curt Shellabarger
18
6.9
124
95
18
23-11
Alan McGee
28
4.4
123
53
36
33-22
Dan Huguely
22
3.5
77
56
3
32-21
Neil Reif
25
2.8
69
45
13
25-24
Edgar Johnson
9
4.1
37
12
0
24-12
Don Person
6
3.8
23
13
2
42-23
Ken Millisor
10
2.2
22
19
2
44-25
Guy Conners
7
1.3
8
3
0
22-14
Bob Cook
8
0.9
7
4
2
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Rick Zink
1
0.0
0
1
1
Source[ 6]
References
^ "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82" . Dayton Daily News. September 5, 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023 .^ "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76" . Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023 .^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved March 2, 2023 .^ " . Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023 .^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved October 23, 2023 .^ "1975-76 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS" (PDF) . Retrieved September 6, 2023 .
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present) Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold
