2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Raiders, led by fourth-year head coach Scott Nagy , played their home games at the Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio as members of the Horizon League . They finished the season 25–7, 15–3 in Horizon League play to be regular season Horizon League champions. They lost in the semifinals of the Horizon League tournament to UIC . As regular season league champions who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament . However, the NIT, and all other postseason tournament, were cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic .
Previous season
The Raiders finished the 2018–19 season 21–14 overall, 13–5 in Horizon League play, finishing as co-regular season champions, alongside Northern Kentucky . In the Horizon League tournament , they defeated IUPUI in the quarterfinals,[ 1] Green Bay in the semifinals,[ 2] before falling to Northern Kentucky in the championship game.[ 3] As a regular season league champion who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the NIT , where they lost to Clemson in the first round.[ 4]
Roster
2019–20 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
0
Jaylon Hall
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Houston, Texas
F
1
Bill Wampler
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Sr
Eau Claire, Wisconsin
G
2
Tanner Holden
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Wheelersburg, Ohio
G
3
Jordan Ash
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Sr
Bolingbrook, Illinois
G
4
Andre Harris
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Fr
Lyndhurst, Ohio
G
10
Trey Calvin
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Glendale Heights, Illinois
C
11
Loudon Love
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
Jr
Geneva, Illinois
F
20
Andy Neff
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Oakwood, Ohio
F
21
Grant Basile
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Pewaukee, Wisconsin
F
22
Aleksandar Dozic
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Podgorica , Montenegro
F
23
James Manns
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
So
Columbus, Ohio
G
24
Tim Finke
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
Champaign, Illinois
G
31
Cole Gentry
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
St. Charles, Illinois
G
32
TJ Nagy
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Bellbrook, Ohio
F
33
Ryan Custer
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
Sr
Cincinnati, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: January 25, 2020
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
High points
High rebounds
High assists
Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Central State
W 96–77
1–0
21 – Holden
7 – Holden
5 – Gentry
Nutter Center (3,771)Fairborn, OH
November 9, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)
W 88–81
2–0
27 – Love
16 – Love
2 – Tied
Millett Hall (2,034)Oxford, OH
November 12, 2019 *7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech
W 85–80 OT
3-0
20 – Wampler
14 – Holden
6 – Hall
Eblen Center (1,255)Cookeville, TN
November 16, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kent State
L 71–72
3-1
18 – Wampler
9 – Love
5 – Gentry
Nutter Center (4,216)Fairborn, OH
November 20, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Urbana Gulf Coast Showcase campus-site game
W 88–51
4–1
19 – Basile
6 – Tied
6 – Hall
Nutter Center (3,402)Fairborn, OH
November 25, 2019 *5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase first round
W 72–57
5–1
27 – Wampler
12 – Love
3 – Wampler
Hertz Arena (893)Estero, FL
November 26, 2019 *7:30 pm, FloSports
vs. La Salle Gulf Coast Showcase semifinals
L 70–72
5–2
15 – Tied
7 – Basile
3 – Wampler
Hertz Arena (738)Estero, FL
November 27, 2019 *5:00 pm, FloSports
vs. Miami (OH) Gulf Coast Showcase 3rd place game
W 71–66
6–2
17 – Tied
12 – Basile
3 – Hall
Hertz Arena (712)Estero, FL
December 3, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Kentucky
W 76–74
7–2
22 – Wampler
10 – Basile
4 – Hall
Nutter Center (3,178)Fairborn, OH
December 7, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
Indiana State
L 77–84 OT
7–3
15 – Calvin
11 – Wampler
5 – Wampler
Nutter Center (3,509)Fairborn, OH
December 12, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN3
Southern
W 85–62
8–3
26 – Manns
8 – Manns
5 – Ash
Nutter Center (3,012)Fairborn, OH
December 17, 2019 *7:00 pm, ESPN+
Mississippi Valley State
W 92–50
9–3
19 – Tied
14 – Basile
7 – Hall
Nutter Center (2,773)Fairborn, OH
December 21, 2019 *2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo
W 79–72
10–3
27 – Holden
17 – Holden
3 – Love
Savage Arena (4,038)Toledo, OH
Horizon League regular season
December 28, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN+
Green Bay
W 90–84
11–3 (1–0)
22 – Love
16 – Love
4 – Tied
Nutter Center (4,089)Fairborn, OH
December 30, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee
W 82–70
12–3 (2–0)
17 – Wampler
9 – Love
8 – Hall
Nutter Center (3,470)Fairborn, OH
January 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Oakland
W 96–69
13–3 (3–0)
21 – Wampler
9 – Ash
7 – Gentry
Athletics Center O'rena (3,393)Auburn Hills, MI
January 5, 2020 1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Detroit Mercy
W 70–69
14–3 (4–0)
23 – Love
20 – Love
3 – Tied
Calihan Hall (1,103)Detroit, MI
January 10, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI
W 84–70
15–3 (5–0)
26 – Wampler
15 – Love
7 – Holden
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,142)Indianapolis, IN
January 12, 2020 3:15 pm, ESPN+
at UIC
L 72–76
15–4 (5–1)
16 – Wampler
11 – Love
3 – Tied
Credit Union 1 Arena (1,277)Chicago, IL
January 16, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Cleveland State
W 75–62
16–4 (6–1)
16 – Holden
10 – Basile
4 – Ash
Nutter Center (3,153)Fairborn, OH
January 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Youngstown State
W 79–72
17–4 (7–1)
21 – Love
13 – Holden
4 – Gentry
Nutter Center (5,474)Fairborn, OH
January 24, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU
Northern Kentucky
W 95–63
18–4 (8–1)
20 – Holden
13 – Holden
6 – Wampler
Nutter Center (6,217)Fairborn, OH
January 31, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Milwaukee
W 65–61
19–4 (9–1)
19 – Wampler
13 – Love
2 – Gentry
UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,120)Milwaukee, WI
February 2, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Green Bay
L 89–92
19–5 (9–2)
21 – Love
11 – Ash
7 – Gentry
Resch Center (1,990)Ashwaubenon, WI
February 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Detroit Mercy
W 98–86
20–5 (10–2)
25 – Wampler
6 – Love
6 – Holden
Nutter Center (4,344)Fairborn, OH
February 8, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
Oakland
W 83–71
21–5 (11–2)
20 – Wampler
11 – Love
6 – Gentry
Nutter Center (5,053)Fairborn, OH
February 14, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPN2
UIC
W 75–58
22–5 (12–2)
24 – Love
9 – Love
3 – Calvin
Nutter Center (4,261)Fairborn, OH
February 16, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+
IUPUI
W 106–66
23–5 (13–2)
21 – Manns
8 – Love
5 – Tied
Nutter Center (6,003)Fairborn, OH
February 20, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Youngstown State
L 70–88
23–6 (13–3)
17 – Love
6 – Holden
3 – Hall
Beeghly Center (2,148)Youngstown, OH
February 22, 2020 3:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cleveland State
W 81–74 OT
24–6 (14–3)
23 – Wampler
9 – Love
4 – Wampler
Wolstein Center (2,159)Cleveland, OH
February 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Northern Kentucky
W 64–62
25–6 (15–3)
20 – Love
14 – Love
1 – Love
BB&T Arena (6,776)Highland Heights, KY
Horizon League tournament
March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU
(1)
vs. (4) UIC Semifinals
L 56–73
25–7
14 – Wampler
9 – Love
4 – Gentry
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,923)Indianapolis, IN
NIT
Cancelled due to COVID-19
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern .
Source[ 5]
Awards and honors
Loudon Love
Horizon League Player of the Year
Loudon Love
First Team All Horizon League
Bill Wampler
Second Team All Horizon League
Cole Gentry
Third Team All Horizon League
Scott Nagy
Horizon League Coach of the Year
[ 6]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Assists
Rebounds
11
Loudon Love
27
15.9
429
39
261
1
Bill Wampler
31
15.6
483
51
140
2
Tanner Holden
32
11.8
378
51
207
31
Cole Gentry
32
10.8
346
87
87
00
Jaylon Hall
32
7.8
251
93
113
5
Skyelar Potter
9
6.4
58
8
28
21
Grant Basile
32
6.2
199
25
137
23
James Manns
25
5.7
142
4
44
10
Trey Calvin
32
4.8
153
32
67
3
Jordan Ash
32
4.0
129
52
91
20
Andy Neff
8
1.3
10
0
5
32
TJ Nagy
8
0.3
2
3
0
Source[ 7]
References
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold