2011-12 Wright State Basketball Game Notes
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2011-12 Wright State Basketball Game Notes Game #12 * December 17, 2011 2011-12 Schedule Wright State (4-7, 1-1) vs Ohio (8-1) November Wright State Nutter Center * Dayton, OH * 7 pm eastern 11 at #3 Ohio State (BTN)# L 73-42 Radio: WBZI, 100.3 FM; 1660 AM 13 vs Kenyon (HLN) W 80-56 audio: myclassiccountry.com 16 vs Jackson State# (HLN) W 56-39 21 vs #9 Florida# (ESPN3) ^ L 78-65 TV: Dayton’s CW 23 at North Florida# L 69-52 26 vs Charlotte (HLN) L 70-66 The Raiders Last Game: Team Stats came up short Wednes- December WSU OU 1 vs Cleveland State* (HLN) L 45-43 day night as they hosted Overall Record 4-7 8-1 3 vs Youngstown State* (HLN) W 63-62 Cincinnati and lost 78-58. Conference Record 1-1 0-0 7 at Air Force L 55-34 WSU had three in double Points Per Game 55.5 73.0 10 at Miami (ONN) W 51-49 Opponent Points Per Game 61.3 63.0 14 vs Cincinnati (ESPN2) L 78-58 - Rebounds 29.6 38.0 17 vs Ohio (CW/HLN) 7 pm Opponent Rebounds Per Game 33.0 35.9 20 vs Idaho (HLN) 7 pm 23 vs Central Michigan (HLN) 7 pm hadfigures 11 pointsas John and Balwi Vance Field Goal % .378 .436 29 at Loyola (HLN) 8 pm Hallgaire added and AJ 10. Pacher Pacher each Opponent Field Goal % .438 .395 31 at UIC (HLN) 2 pm Three Point % .326 .354 grabbed six rebounds. UC Opponent Three Point % .368 .238 January connected on 14 threes Free Throw % .723 .652 6 vs Butler* (ESPNU) 7 pm for the game as the Raid- Fouls 217 186 8 vs Valparaiso* (CW/HLN) 3 pm Opponent Fouls 199 161 12 at Milwaukee* (HLN) 8 pm ers posted seven steals. Assists 112 128 14 at Green Bay* (HLN/TW99) 2 pm Next up, Idaho comes the 21 at Detroit* (Fox Detroit) (HLN) Noon Turnovers 162 123 25 vs UIC* (HLN) 7 pm Nutter Center Tuesday Blocked Shots 23 29 27 vs Loyola (HLN) 7 pm night. Steals 72 77 Games Played 11 9 February 2 at Butler* (HLN) 7 pm 4 at Valparaiso* (HLN) 8 pm Wright State Raider Averages 10 vs Green Bay* (ESPNU/3) TBA No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Pos) PPG RPG Notes 12 vs Milwaukee* (CW/HLN) 3 pm 3 Reggie Arceneaux (5-9, 160, Fr., G) * 8.0 2.7 15 pts vs Jackson State 15 vs Detroit* (HLN) 7 pm 4 Johann Mpondo (6-8, 245, Sr., F) 1.7 2.2 4 pts/4rebs at Miami 18 at BracketBuster TBA 5 John Balwigaire (6-2, 185, Jr., G) 5.8 1.1 11 pts vs Cincinnati 23 at Youngstown State* (HLN) 7 pm 10 Jason Cuffee (6-3, 210, Fr., G) 0.6 1.0 4 rebounds vs Kenyon 25 at Cleveland State* (HLN) 2 pm 12 Armond Battle (6-7, 210, Jr., F) * 5.9 3.4 winning FT vs YSU 15 Kendall Griffin (6-4, 210, Fr., G) 1.9 1.3 11 points vs Kenyon Horizon League Tournament 20 Ulysses Thomas (6-3, 185, Fr., G) 0.0 0.0 saw time in 3 games 28 First Round at Campus Sites (HLN) TBA 21 Vance Hall (6-3, 185, So., G) * 4.0 1.8 10 pts vs Cincinnati 22 Cole Darling (6-8, 200, So., F) 6.3 3.6 13 pts/6 rebs at Miami March 23 AJ Pacher (6-10, 245, So., F)* 7.9 4.5 11 pts vs Cincinnati 2 Second Round at top seed (HLN) TBA 24 Matt Vest (6-5, 200, So., G) 2.4 1.0 achilles troubles 3 Semi-Finals at top seed (ESPNU)# TBA 30 Stephen Gossard (6-6, 205, Fr., F) 0.5 0.0 saw action in 3 games 6 Finals at Highest remaining (ESPN) 9 pm *Horizon League Games 32 Alex Pritchett (6-7, 240, Fr., F) 0.0 0.0 has not played yet # Global Sports Shootout 34 Julius Mays (6-2, 195, Jr., G)* 9.7 2.7 19 pts vs YSU ^Tampa, FL 44 Tavares Sledge (6-9, 225, Fr., F) 4.2 3.3 16 pts/8 rebs vs Kenyon *starters in previous game Head Coach: Billy Donlon (2nd season, 23-21) Pronunciations: Follow Us: Assistant Coaches: Clayton Bates, Scott Woods, Media Relations Contact: Arceneaux - R-cen-NO Bob Noss Chris Moore Balwigaire - BALL-wig-air 937-775-2816 Director of Operations: Brendan Mullins [email protected] Administrative Assistant: DJ Wyrick wsuraiders.com TavaresJohann Mpondo - tuh-VAR-s - YO-hahn PON-doe AJ Pacher - PACK-er Billy Donlon - Head Coach 23-21 in his second overall year; 23-21 in his second year at WSU men’s basketball program after four years as the WSU associate head coach and heOn hasApril not 14, taken 2010, a breath.Billy Donlon The eighth officially head took coach over in the the Wright history State of Wright University State basketball has become a popular speaker on and off campus with his enthusias- tic message--Wright State is the place to be. He immediately went to work to shape the Raider program for years to come through recruiting, scheduling and hiring the right assistants. Donlon did just and helped two players receive Horizon League honors as Vaughn Duggins that as his Raiders posted 19 wins in his first season, signed six new players Raiders opened Donlon’s rookie campaign at Indiana as he signed on to play other nationally-respected programs such as Charlotte,was aCincinnati. first-team Richmond player and and N’Gai Air Evans Force was in 2010-11. selected to the second team. His Not one to back away from a challenge, Donlon took his team to Italy in August, 2011 and inked deals to play Ohio State and Florida as well as home games against Cincinnati and Charlotte in the 2011-12 season. Donlon, a native of Northbrook, Illinois, outside of Chicago, spent four years on Brownell’s staff at Wright State. Before coming to WSU in the spring of 2006, he was an assistant for Brownell at UNC Wilmington for four seasons. During his eight years with Brownell, Donlon helped guide their teams to three NCAA Tournaments, including in 2007 with the Raiders. During the four years at WSU, the Raiders Donlon Vs. have won at least 20 games each season under Brownell. Air Force 1-1 Butler 1-1 “Coach Donlon has brought not only an ability to continue what has been laid in place but also a wealth of Central Michigan 1-0 basketball knowledge and expertise to his position,” said Wright State Director of Athletics Bob Grant. “We Charlotte 0-2 Cincinnati 0-2 levels of success.” have great confidence that Billy will continue building our program and take Raider basketball to higher Cleveland State 0-4 Donlon, a former UNCW star, played an integral role in the success at Wilmington and Wright State. Donlon Detroit 0-2 returned to his alma mater after completing a professional playing career in Germany and coaching stints Florida 0-1 at American and St. Peter’s. Green Bay 3-0 Hofstra 1-0 - Idaho 0-0 ing, scouting, planning practice, recruiting, scheduling and public relations. The exuberant 34-year-old has UIC 2-0 beenDuring a majorhis time part in ofthe every coaching area, ranks, especially Donlon during has theworked four inseasons all areas as theof coaching, Raider assistant, including posting floor coach an 84-45 Indiana 0-1 overall record. WSU’s league record of 49-21 set a new four-year mark for Raider teams. Jackson State 1-0 Kenyon 1-0 Over this period, he has helped develop four all-league players, four named to the all-defensive team and Loyola 2-0 two selected to the newcomer team as well as Horizon League Player of the Year DaShaun Wood in 2007. Miami 2-0 Milwaukee 1-1 Donlon received one of the Colonial Athletic Association’s most prestigious honors in his senior year. He North Florida 0-1 was selected as the recipient of the Dean Ehlers Award for Leadership, presented annually to the player Northwood 1-0 who embodies the highest standards of leadership, integrity and sportsmanship through academic and Oakland 1-0 athletic achievements. Ohio 0-0 Ohio State 0-1 Donlon began his coaching career as an assistant at American in 1999-00 and then moved on to St. Peter’s Richmond 0-1 for one season in 2000-01. Southern 1-0 Donlon played professionally in Bourg en Bresse in France and with the Avitos Giesssen team in Giessen, Southern Ill. 0-1 Germany. In May 2001, he returned to the court as the starting point guard for the Irish National Team. Tusculum 1-0 Valparaiso 0-2 For the Record... Youngstown State 3-0 Season Overall Horizon League 2010-11 19-14 10-8 2011-12 4-7 1-1 total 23-21 11-9 Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Series Notes: The Raiders trail 7-2 overall. This game is the return Wright State vs Ohio Bobcats 2/20/10 4 p.m. at Athens, Ohio (Convocation Center) game from the 2010 BracketBuster contest. That boxscore is to the Wright State 59 • 18-10 Total 3-Ptr Rebounds left. ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 COOPERWOOD, Cory f 3-6 0-0 4-5 5 4 9 1 10 1 1 0 2 33 40 THOMAS, Ronnie f 4-10 1-3 0-0 3 1 4 2 9 2 1 0 1 29 11 EVANS, N'Gai g 1-4 0-3 6-6 0 4 4 4 8 3 4 0 0 28 32 BROWN, Todd g 4-15 2-6 1-2 3 6 9 4 11 4 1 0 2 36 Radio: Chris Collins returns as the Voice of the Raiders on WBZI, 44 DUGGINS, Vaughn g 5-17 2-9 3-5 1 4 5 0 15 4 2 0 3 36 03 TABLER, Troy 2-5 2-4 0-0 0 1 1 4 6 0 0 0 0 18 100.3 FM.