1985–86 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1985–86 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
represented Wright State University in the 1985–86 NCAA NCAA Division II
men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill .
Season summary
A veteran team that outclassed many opponents and beat nearly all of the rest. The season of victories didn't end until the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals.
Roster
1985–86 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
23
Mark Vest
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sr
Carroll
Beavercreek, OH
F
32
Rob Sanders
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Olentangy
Columbus, OH
G
34
Mark McCormick
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Sr
Fairmont East
Kettering, OH
F
35
Grant Marion
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
John Hay
Cleveland, OH
F
44
Andy Warner
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Piqua
Piqua, OH
G/F
45
Al Taylor
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
A.C. Flora
Columbia, SC
F
42
Henry Grace
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Groveport-Madison
Beavercreek, OH
G
25
Lenny Lyons
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Jr
Elder
Cincinnati, Ohio
F
24
Rodney Webb
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Morrow
Morrow, Georgia
G
22
Joe Jackson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
So
George Westinghouse
Brooklyn, New York
F
40
James Jones
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
East Kemper
Lauderdale, Mississippi
G
20
Tyrone Joye
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
So
Harry S. Truman
New York, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Source[ 1]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 23, 1985
at Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne
W 75-66
1-0
IPFW Gymnasium Fort Wayne, IN
Nov 25, 1985
Northern Kentucky
W 86-74
2-0
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 27, 1985
Southern Indiana
W 108-102 2OT
3–0
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 30, 1985
Lake Superior State
W 111-61
4–0
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1985
at Toledo
W 67-66
5–0
Centennial Hall Toledo, OH
Dec 11, 1985
Ashland
W 72-65
6-0
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 14, 1985
at Kentucky Wesleyan
L 75-90
6-1
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY
Dec 16, 1985
at Southern Indiana
L 75-84
6–2
PAC Arena Evansville, IN
Dec 19, 1985
Northeastern Illinois
W 107-79
7–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1985
Otterbein
W 78-71
8-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 1986
St. Michael's Wright State Invitational
W 98-74
9-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1986
SIU Edwardsville Wright State Invitational
W 86-59
10-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 1985
IUPUI
W 97-73
11-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 11, 1986
Michigan-Dearborn
W 105-54
12-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 1986
Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne
W 67-61
13-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 15, 1986
Marion
W 117-81
14–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1986
at Bellarmine
W 74-66
15-2
Knights Hall Louisville, KY
Jan 20, 1986
Charleston
W 104-102 2OT
16-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 25, 1976
Ashland
W 68-57
17-2
Kates Gym Ashland, OH
Jan 30, 1986
vs. Central State
W 110-77
18-2
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Feb 1, 1986
Oakland City
W 70-50
19–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 1986
Kentucky Wesleyan
W 87-84
20-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1986
Malone
W 71-69
21-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1986
Franklin
W 90-78
22-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1986
at Northern Kentucky
W 74-67
23-2
Regents Hall Highland Heights, KY
Feb 22, 1986
Edinboro
W 91-87
24-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 27, 1986
Kentucky State
W 91-68
25-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 1, 1986
at Indiana Central
W 76-67
26-2
Nickoson Hall Indianapolis
NCAA tournament
Mar 7, 1986
Kentucky Wesleyan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
W 94-84
27-2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 8, 1986
SIU Edwardsville NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
W 77-73
28–2
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 15, 1986
Cheyney NCAA Division II Quarterfinals
L 75-78
28–3
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Source[ 2]
Awards and honors
Mark Vest
MVP
Andy Warner
MVP
Mark Vest
All American
Grant Marion
All American
Joe Jackson
Raider Award
[ 3]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Assists
Rebounds
44
Andy Warner
29
17.8
517
28
171
23
Mark Vest
31
16.6
515
54
188
35
Grant Marion
31
15.5
482
75
234
22
Joe Jackson
30
10.5
316
93
137
25
Lenny Lyons
31
9.5
296
259
56
20
Tyrone Joye
29
6.4
186
86
34
24
Rodney Webb
17
5.5
169
14
100
32
Rob Sanders
15
2.8
42
9
31
42
Henry Grace
18
2.8
50
3
24
45
Al Taylor
22
2.7
60
6
39
40
James Jones
20
1.3
25
6
39
34
Mark McCormick
15
1.2
18
20
20
Source[ 4]
References
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold