With a Win, Next Up vs. Valparaiso/Green Bay Tuesday, March 12 9 pm EST 2014-15 Wright State Basketball Game Notes Exhibition Game November 5, 2014 2014-1 Schedule Wright State vs. Findlay 7 pm eastern Dayton, OH November audio: big1065.com or iHeart Radio App 5 vs. Findlay (EX) 7 pm Video: none 14 vs. Belmont (ESPN3) 7 pm 16 vs. Ohio Dominican (ESPN3) 5 pm 19 at Bowling Green 4 pm Notes: The Raiders ad- 22 at Charleston Southern 5:30 pm vanced to its second straight Spartanburg (SC) Marriott Classic 2013-14 Stats 27 vs. Cal State Fullerton (ESPN3) 6 pm Horizon League Tournament WSU OU 28 vs. Florida International (ESPN3) 1 pm Championship game. Played WSU UF Overall Record 21-15 24-6 29 at USC Upstate (ESPN3) 6 pm in its second straight post- Conference Record 10-6 19-5 December season with an invitation to Points Per Game 67.2 81.1 2 at Evansville 8 pm the CBI in 2013 and CIT in Opponent Points Per Game 62.1 68.8 7 vs. Urbana (ESPN3) 7 pm 2014. Rebounds 29.5 36.2 11 at Belmont 7 pm 14 vs. Miami (ESPN3) 7 pm Opponent Rebounds Per Game 31.5 35.7 18 at Western Carolina 7 pm Tonight’s teams have met Field Goal % .456 .485 23 vs. George Mason (ESPN3) 7 pm only twice before during Opponent Field Goal% .425 .413 27 at Ohio State (BTN) TBA Three Point % .361 .394 the regular season as Find- Opponent Three Point % .327 .353 January lay won both: 87-67 on Free Throw % .738 .711 2 vs. Detroit (ESPN3) 7 pm 12/12/70 away in WSU’s 5 at Green Bay (ESPN3) 8 pm Fouls 708 453 8 at Youngstown State (ESPN3) 7 pm Opponent Fouls 698 611 14 vs. Cleveland State (ESPN3) 7 pm and then again 72-69 on Assists 493 455 17 vs. Valparaiso (ESPN3) 7 pm 1/24/87first season at homeof competition in WSU’s Turnovers 480 308 20 at Milwaukee (ESPN3) 8 pm Blocked Shots 110 121 26 at Detroit (ESPN3) 7 pm Steals 254 204 28 at Oakland (ESPN3) 7 pm Games Played 36 30 final Division II season. February 2 vs. Green Bay (ESPN3) 7 pm Wright State Averages 7 at Cleveland State (ESPN3) 2 pm 12 vs. UIC (ESPN3) 7 pm No. Name (Ht., Wt., Yr., Pos) PPG RPG Notes 15 vs. Youngstown State (ESPN3) 3 pm 0 Steven Davis (6-7, 190, Fr., F) 2.7 1.5 started at Valpo & UIC 18 vs. Oakland (ESPN3) 7 pm 2 Daniel Collie (5-11, 175, So., G) 0.5 0.5 13 minutes vs Manchest. 21 at Valparaiso (ESPN3) 8 pm 3 Reggie Arceneaux (5-9, 160, Jr., G) 7.1 1.7 178 pts from 1,000 26 vs. Milwaukee (ESPN3) 7 pm 5 Justin Mitchell (6-4, 180, Fr., G) 0.0 0.0 28 at UIC (ESPN3) 2 pm 10 Mark Howell (5-10, 170, Fr., G) 1.2 0.8 5 pts at Milwaukee/at UIC 11 JT Yoho (6-6, 220, So., F) 7.9 3.1 10 pts vs Valpo March 12 Grant Evans (6-3, 185, Fr., G) 0.0 0.0 Horizon League Tournament 13 Grant Benzinger (6-3, 190, Fr., G) 0.0 0.0 3 First Round (ESPN3) TBA 14 Michael Karena (6-10, 225, Jr., C) 0.0 0.0 6 Second Round (ESPN3) TBA 15 Kendall Griffin (6-4, 210, Jr., G) 5.1 2.7 missed games w/injury 7 Semi-Finals (ESPNU) TBA 10 Finals (ESPN) TBA 20 Chrishawn Hopkins (6-1, 170, Jr., G,) 5.3 1.9 8 pts at UIC 21 Trey Stacey (6-4, 185, Fr., G) 0.0 0.0 32 Joe Thomasson (6-4,170, Jr., G) 0.0 0.0 Media Relations Contact: 35 Roderick Davis (6-8, 225, Fr., F) 0.0 0.0 Bob Noss * starters of most recent game 937-775-2816 Head Coach: Billy Donlon (fifth season, 76-61) Pronunciations: Follow Us: [email protected] Assistant Coaches: Scott Woods, Chris Moore, wsuraiders.com Arceneaux - R-cen-NO Brendan Mullins Karena - kuh-WREN-uh Director of Operations: Bill Donlon, Sr. Director of Player Development: DJ Wyrick Head Coach Billy Donlon 76-61 in his fifth overall year; 76-61 in his fifth year at WSU Donlon Vs. basketball program after four years as the WSU associate head coach, and he has not taken a Air Force 1-1 breath. On TheApril eighth 14, 2010, head Billycoach Donlon in the history officially of Wrighttook over State the basketball Wright State has become University a popular men’s Alcorn State 1-0 speaker on and off campus with his enthusiastic message--Wright State is the place to be. Belmont 0-0 Bowling Green 1-1 He immediately went to work to shape the Raider program for years to come through re- Butler 1-4 cruiting, scheduling and hiring the right assistants. Part of that came to fruition in March of Cal Fullerton 0-0 Central Michigan 2-1 Charleston Southern 0-0 2013 as he was named the Horizon League Coach of the Year as his Raiders, picked to finish Charlotte 0-2 last, took the third seed in the League Tournament and finished the season at 23-13, 10-6, Cincinnati 0-3 oftying the theYear school Award record and the for Hugh Division Durham I wins Coach and ofadvancing the Year toAward the semifinals given to the of nation’s the College top Cleveland State 4-6 Mid-Major coach. Basketball Invitational (CBI). Donlon was also named a finalist for the Skip Prosser Man DePaul 0-1 Detroit 3-6 2014 saw continued success on the hardwood as the AJ Pacher was named to the Horizon League second team East Carolina 1-0 and Matt Vest was placed on the All-Defensive Team as the Raiders advanced to the HL Championship game and Eastern Illinois 2-0 another post-season tournament, the Collegeinsider.com Tournament (CIT). Evansville 0-1 Florida 0-1 Not one to back away from a challenge, Donlon took his team to Italy in August, 2011 and inked deals to play Ohio Florida International 0-0 State and Florida as well as home games against Cincinnati and Charlotte in the 2011-12 season to form one of the George Mason 0-0 toughest non-league schedules in WSU history. That season included one of his players being named the Horizon Georgetown 0-1 League Newcomer of the Year. In 2013, his defense ranked as high as 16th nationally as Cole Darling received Green Bay 5-4 All-Horizon League honors. Hofstra 2-0 Houston Baptist 1-0 Donlon, a native of Northbrook, Illinois, outside of Chicago, spent four years on current Clemson head coach Brad Idaho 2-0 Brownell’s staff at Wright State. Before coming to WSU in the spring of 2006, he was an assistant for Brownell at Idaho State 1-0 UNC-Wilmington for four seasons. During his eight years with Brownell, Donlon helped guide their teams to three UIC 6-2 NCAA Tournaments, including in 2007 with the Raiders. During the four years at WSU, the Raiders won at least Indiana 0-1 20 games each season under Brownell. Jackson State 1-0 Kenyon 1-0 Donlon, a former UNCW star, played an integral role in the success at Wilmington and Wright State. Donlon returned Loyola 6-0 to his alma mater after completing a professional playing career in Germany and coaching stints at American and Manchester 1-0 St. Peter’s. Miami 3-1 Milwaukee 5-4 - Morehead State 1-1 ing, planning practice, recruiting, scheduling and public relations. The exuberant 37-year-old has been a major part Mount St. Joseph 2-0 ofDuring every his area, time especially in the coaching during ranks, the four Donlon seasons has as worked the Raider in all assistant,areas of coaching, posting anincluding 84-45 overallfloor coaching, record. WSU’sscout N. Carolina A&T 1-1 league record of 49-21 set a new four-year mark for Raider teams. North Florida 0-1 Northwood 1-0 Over this period, he has helped develop four all-league players, four named to the all-defensive team and two Oakland 4-0 selected to the newcomer team as well as Horizon League Player of the Year DaShaun Wood in 2007. Ohio 0-2 Ohio Dominican 0-0 Donlon received one of the Colonial Athletic Association’s most prestigious honors in his senior year. He was se- Ohio State 0-1 lected as the recipient of the Dean Ehlers Award for Leadership, presented annually to the player who embodies Richmond 1-1 the highest standards of leadership, integrity and sportsmanship through academic and athletic achievements. Santa Clara 0-1 South Alabama 0-1 Donlon began his coaching career as an assistant at American in 1999-00 and then moved on to St. Peter’s for one Southern 1-0 season in 2000-01. Southern Illinois 0-1 Tulsa 1-0 Donlon played professionally in Bourg en Bresse in France and with the Avitos Giesssen team in Giessen, Germany. Tusculum 1-0 In May 2001, he returned to the court as the starting point guard for the Irish National Team. UMKC 2-0 Urbana 0-0 For the Record... USC-Upstate 0-0 Season Overall Horizon League Utah 0-1 2010-11 19-14 10-8 Valparaiso 3-6 2011-12 13-19 7-11 VMI 1-1 2012-13 23-13 10-6 Semi-Finals of CBI HL Coach of Year Western Carolina 1-0 2013-14 21-15 10-6 Quarter-Finals of CIT Youngstown State 6-3 2014-15 0-0 0-0 total s 76-61 37-31 2014-15 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL ROSTER THE RAIDERS..