2000–01 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2000–01 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling .
Season Summary
While the Raiders would not challenge for the conference title, the 2000-01 season
was the best season since the 1992-93 season, and easily the best of the Ed Schilling era.
18 wins, a winning conference record, the fourth seed in the conference tournament; the season
would again end with a loss to Butler University who would go on to upset Wake Forest in the
NCAA tournament . Melson, Sheinfeld, Deister and Hollins all had monster season.
It felt like a return to form for Wright State Basketball, however the pattern of dominant home play yet puzzling road losses remained.[ 1] [ 2]
Roster Changes
Joining
Braden Bushman (F) a multi-sport star recruited out of Mississinewa High School. [ 3]
Michael Doles (F) recruited from Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, VA. [ 4]
Ross McGregor (C) from North Side High School in Fort Wayne. [ 5]
Cain Doliboa (G/F) transferred from University of Dayton and will redshirt. [ 6]
Seth Doliboa (G/F) transferred from Bowling Green State University and will redshirt. [ 7]
Leaving
John Watkins. [ 8]
Louis Holmes due to health and family issues. [ 9]
Roster
2000–01 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
F 3
Kevin Melson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 204 lb (93 kg)
Sr Schoolcraft CC
Detroit, MI
C 52
Bruno Petersons 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 256 lb (116 kg)
Sr Wheaton Academy
West Chicago, IL
F 10
Israel Sheinfeld 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 290 lb (132 kg)
Jr
Tel Aviv, Israel
G 12
Tyson Freeman 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 173 lb (78 kg)
Jr Scott
Toledo, OH
F 20
Marcus May 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg)
Jr North Central
Indianapolis
G 33
Jesse Deister 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
RS Jr Olathe Christian
Topeka, KS
G 00
Vernard Hollins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)
So North Side
Ft. Wayne, IN
G 13
Joe Bills 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 179 lb (81 kg)
So Rosecrans
Zanesville, OH
F 40
Thomas Hope 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg)
So Bluevale
Waterloo, Ontario
F 3
Braden Bushman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 179 lb (81 kg)
Fr Mississinewa
Gas City, IN
F 21
Michael Doles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 198 lb (90 kg)
Fr Meadowbrook
Richmond, VA
C 55
Ross McGregor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg)
Fr Meadowbrook
Richmond, VA
G 11
Cain Doliboa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Sr Springboro
Springboro, OH
G 15
Seth Doliboa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg)
So North Side
Ft. Wayne, IN
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Will Rey, Rod Foster, Clay Nunley
Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on
[ 10]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Nov 17, 2000 *
Greenville W 107-55 1–0
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 21, 2000 *
at Northern Illinois
W 73-66 2-0
Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL
Nov 28, 2000 *
Alabama A&M W 73-66 3-0
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 2000 *
Tennessee State W 84-74 4-0
Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
Dec 4, 2000 *
at South Alabama
L 71-79 4–1
Mitchell Center Mobile, AL
Dec 7, 2000 *
Prairie View A&M W 85–60 5–1
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 11, 2000
at Green Bay
W 68-67 6-1
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Dec 16, 2000 *
High Point W 80–38 7–1
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 19, 2000 *
Miami Ohio W 56-47 8–1
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 2000 *
St. Francis (PA) W 94-66 9–1
DeGol Arena Loretto, PA
Dec 27, 2000 *
vs. Oakland
L 77-87 9–2
The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI
Dec 30, 2000 *
No. 1 Michigan State
L 61-88 9-3
Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Jan 2, 2001 *
at Morehead State
L 69–70 9–4
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 2001
Butler W 62-61 10–4
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 11, 2001
Detroit Mercy L 65–78 10-5
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 2001
Cleveland State W 67-58 11-5
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 2001
at Milwaukee
L 43-56 11-6
Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2001
Loyola W 93-76 12-6
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 2001
UIC W 76-73 13-6
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 2001 *
Texas-Pan American W 74-69 14–6
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 3, 2001
at Butler
L 48-59 14-7
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Feb 8, 2001
at Cleveland State
L 60-77 14-8
CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH
Feb 10, 2001
at Detroit Mercy
L 67–80 14-9
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Feb 15, 2001
Green Bay W 67-48 15-9
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 2001
Milwaukee W 75-60 16-9
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 22, 2001
at UIC
L 65-77 16-10
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 24, 2001
at Loyola
W 62-60 17-10
Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 3, 2001 (4)
(5) Milwaukee Quarterfinals W 64-63 18-10
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Mar 4, 2001 (4)
(1) Butler Semifinals L 58-66 18-11
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Source[ 11]
Awards and honors
Tyson Freeman
Raider Award
Kevin Melson
First Team All League
Israel Sheinfeld
Second Team All League
Jesse Deister
All Newcomer
Jesse Deister
All Newcomer Team
[ 12]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Assists
Rebounds
22
Kevin Melson
29
15.0
435
81
185
10
Israel Sheinfeld
29
14.7
427
32
178
33
Jesse Deister
29
13.6
395
56
72
00
Vernard Hollins
29
9.6
279
108
141
13
Joe Bills
29
4.0
115
52
31
52
Bruno Petersons
29
3.5
101
6
100
20
Marcus May
14
2.9
40
6
8
21
Michael Doles
18
2.8
51
6
25
12
Tyson Freeman
29
2.5
73
23
31
3
Braden Bushman
13
1.5
19
4
8
Source[ 13]
References
^ McClelland, Sean (March 5, 2001). "Raider hope for final die; Butler did it". Dayton Daily News . Vol. 124, no. 157. Cox Media. p. D1. ^ McClelland, Sean (March 8, 2001). "WSU extends Schilling's contract three years" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 124, no. 160. Cox Media. p. D1. ^ McClelland, Sean (November 12, 1999). "Raiders secure Big Ten recruit" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 12348, no. 48. Cox Media. p. 5D. ^ McClelland, Sean (November 11, 1999). "Doles signs with Raiders" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 12347, no. 47. Cox Media. p. 6D. ^ McClelland, Sean (April 14, 2000). "Raiders add McGregor to basketball roster" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 123202, no. 202. Cox Media. p. 3D. ^ McClelland, Sean (August 4, 2000). "Raiders raisin' Cain" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 123312, no. 312. Cox Media. p. 1D. ^ McClelland, Sean (August 4, 2000). "Raiders raisin' Cain" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 123312, no. 312. Cox Media. p. 1D. ^ McClelland, Sean (March 31, 2000). "Watkins leaving Raiders" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 123, no. 189. Cox Media. p. 3D. ^ McClelland, Sean (June 1, 2000). "Holmes leaves WSU" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 123, no. 251. Cox Media. p. 2D. ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2000-2001" . Athletics Publications . Wright State University Athletics. November 1, 2000. Retrieved August 7, 2024 .^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved October 23, 2023 .^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved October 23, 2023 .^ "2000-01 Final Statistics" (PDF) . Retrieved August 7, 2024 .
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present) Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold
