Exhibition Monday, November 5, 2007 RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 937.775.2816 - office 937.775.2368 - fax - www.wsuraiders.com 2007-08 Schedule/Results Staging the Game 11/5 Indianapolis (ex) 7 pm Date: Monday, November 5, 2007 11/19 Coastal Carolina 7 pm 11/28 Marshall 7 pm Vs Indianapolis 12/1 at Marist 7:30 pm Tipoff: 7:00 pm EST 12/6 Valparaiso* 7 pm Next Up: Next up for the Raiders will Location: Dayton, OH 12/8 Butler* 7 pm be the season opener against Coastal Venue: Ervin J. Nutter Center 12/11 Bradley 7 pm Carolina at home November 19. 12/15 Miami 7 pm Radio: none 12/18 St. Bonaventure 7 pm TV: none 12/22 Cal State Fullerton 6 pm Video Stream: wsuraiders.com Dr. Pepper Classic @ Chattanooga, TN 12/29 vs Belmont 6 pm Last Game: The Raiders were last seen playing the NCAA Tournament 12/30 vs Chattanooga/Murray State 6/8 pm last March after winning the Horizon League regular season and tourna- 1/3 at Milwaukee* 8 pm ment titles. WSU defeated nationally-ranked Butler 60-55 at the Nutter 1/5 at Green Bay* 8 pm 1/10 Youngstown State* 7 pm Center and then lost to Pittsburgh in the first round of the NCAA’s in 1/12 Cleveland State* 7 pm Buffalo 79-58. 1/17 at UIC* 8 pm 1/19 at Loyola* 8 pm 1/26 at Detroit* 4 pm 1/31 Green Bay* 7 pm Stats Breakdown 2/2 Milwaukee* 7 pm Category WSU Indianapolis 2/4 Presbyterian 7 pm 2/7 at Cleveland State* 7:30 pm Points 64.4 66.2 2/9 at Youngstown State* 7 pm Opponent Points 62.2 68.7 2/14 Loyola* 8 pm Rebounds 32.1 30.9 2/16 UIC* 7 pm Opponent Rebounds 32.8 35.3 2/20 Detroit* 7 pm 2/23 at Bracket Buster TBA FG% 44% 43% 2/28 at Butler* 9 pm Opponent FG% 42% 46% 3/1 at Valparaiso* 2:30 pm Three % 35% 34% 3/4 HL First Round TBA Opponent Three % 32% 37% 3/7 HL Quarterfinals TBA 3/8 HL Semifinals TBA FT% 73% 70% 3/11 HL Finals TBA Assists 402 331 Turnovers 400 307 *Horizon League games Steals 196 168 Times are Eastern and subject to change Blocks 50 76 Games 33 26 Wright State (23-10, 13-3 Horizon League) No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Class Hometown PPG RPG Miscellaneous 2 Scottie Wilson* F 6-6 215 Jr. Middletown, OH 5.0 3.6 10 pts twice in tourney 3 Troy Tabler G 6-3 185 Fr. Cincinnati, OH 4 John David Gardner G 6-4 190 So. Homewood, AL Eligible 11/19 11 N/Gai Evans G 6-1 165 Fr. North Canton, OH Injured 14 Cooper Land F 6-8 215 Fr. Highland Village, TX 15 Kyle Pressley F 6-8 215 Fr. Ft. Wayne, IN 21 Todd Brown* G 6-5 190 Fr. Canton, OH 8.6 2.9 HL Newcomer Team 33 Gavin Horne F 6-8 215 Jr. Waterloo, Canada 34 William Graham* G 6-3 180 So. Lexington, KY 3.5 2.1 68 assists 40 Ronnie Thomas F 6-9 240 So. Middlebury, IN Injured 44 Vaughn Duggins* G 6-3 180 Fr. Pendleton, IN 8.9 3.3 HL Newcomer Team 50 Jordan Pleiman* F 6-8 220 Jr. Ft. Loramie, OH 7.4 5.5 57% from fi eld Head Coach: Brad Brownell (106-50 overall in five years; 23-10 in one year atWSU) Associate Head Coach: Billy Donlon Assistant Coaches: Mike Winiecki, Victor Ebong Director of Operations: Scott Woods Administrative Assistant: Lucas McKay *probable starters RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME NOTES Brad Brownell - Head Coach Series Records NABC District 10 Coach of the Year Bowling Green 0-1 Bradley 0-1 106-50 Overall five years; 23-10 in one year at WSU Butler 3-1 Brad Brownell became the seventh coach in Wright Cal State Fullerton 1-0 State history on March 31, 2006 and hit the ground Campbell 3-0 running as he was introduced a few days later to a Chicago State 1-1 large fan reception in the new Setzer Pavilion/Mills College of Charleston 1-3 Morgan Center. Coastal Carolina 2-1 As he accepted questions from the audience, Cleveland State 2-0 Colorado 0-1 the fans were hoping the season could start immedi- Dayton 0-1 ately as Coach Brownell showed why WSU Athletics Delaware 9-1 Director Dr. Michael Cusack chose him from many Detroit 2-0 applicants to guide the future of the promising Raider Drexel 9-1 program. East Carolina 0-1 Since his new appointment, the Raiders have blossomed into one of the East Tennessee State 1-1 top teams of the Horizon League with one of the best recruiting classes coming Elon 2-0 in this fall. He collected 100th win against UW-Milwaukee, beaten nationally- Fairfield 0-1 ranked Butler twice and has led the Raiders to the most road wins as a division George Mason 4-6 I team. In just under five years, he has averaged more than 21 wins a season. George Washington 0-1 Georgia State 2-0 Additionally, Brownell is one of 15 finalist for the Hugh Durham Coach of the Hofstra 8-2 Year Award for mid-major programs. Last year he added to his resume a Ho- Illinois-Chicago 2-2 rizon League Player of the Year, first-team selection, Defensive Team member IPFW 1-0 and two Newcomer Team members. After his team won the Horizon League, Jacksonville 2-0 he was named the NABC District 10 Coach of the Year which covers Ohio and James Madison 8-0 Indiana. From day one, his focus has been on the student-athletes. LSU 0-1 During Brownell’s tenure as head coach, the UNCW men’s basketball Loyola 2-0 program enjoyed an unprecedented era of success. The Evansville, IN native Marist 1-0 brings a four-year head coaching record of 83-40 to the Raiders along with two Marshall 2-1 NCAA Tournament berths. UNCW posted a 25-8 mark last season and won Maryland 0-1 Miami (OH) 1-0 the CAA Tournament, beating Final Four participant George Mason University. Mississippi Valley State 1-0 The Seahawks lost in overtime to George Washington University 88-85. His North Carolina State 0-1 four-year Colonial Conference record was 61-22 which was the best during the North Texas 1-1 period. Brownell was twice named the CAA Coach of the Year (2003 and 2006) Northeastern 2-0 and twice the collegeinsider.com Coach of the Year. Foxsports.com also named Northwestern 1-0 him the Mid-Major Coach of the Year last year. Old Dominion 0-7 Brownell compiled five All-CAA performers, one CAA Player of the Pittsburgh 0-1 Year, four All-Defensive Team selections, one Defensive Player of the Year and St. Bonaventure 1-0 seven CAA All-Academic honorees. Samford 1-0 Before taking the helm, Brownell was an assistant or associate head Texas Tech 0-1 Texas-San Antonio 2-0 coach under current DePaul University head coach Jerry Wainwright. UNCW Towson 6-1 posted a 136-103 mark during that eight-year period, including two NCAA and UNC-Ashville 3-0 two NIT appearances. During his 12 years in Wilmington, UNCW was one of UNC-Chapel Hill 0-2 the best defensive teams in the nation, leading the CAA in defense in all but two Virginia Commonwealth 6-3 of those campaigns. William & Mary 7-1 Brownell earned his Bachelor’s Degree from DePauw University in 1991 Wisconsin 0-1 and completed his Master’s Degree at the University of Indianapolis in 1994. UW-Green Bay 3-0 UW-Milwaukee 1-1 Wyoming 1-0 Youngstown State 1-1 RAIDER BASKETBALL GAME NOTES The Brownell Numbers General Information School: Wright State University Graduate Assistant Coach: University of Evansville Location: Dayton, OH 45435 Season Overall Pct. Conf. Pct. Founded: 1964 1991-92 24-6 .800 8-2 .800 NCAAs Enrollment: 16,488 Nickname: Raiders Assistant Coach: University of Indianapolis Colors: Hunter Green & Gold 1992-93 13-14 .481 8-10 .444 Conference: Horizon League 1993-94 17-10 .629 10-8 .555 Homecourt: Ervin J. Nutter Center Capacity: 10,449 Assistant Coach/Associate Head Coach: UNC-Wilmington President: Dr. David Hopkins 1994-95 16-11 .593 10-5 .667 Athletics Director: Dr. Michael Cusack 1995-96 13-16 .448 11-8 .578 Phone: 937/775-2771 1996-97 16-14 .533 11-7 .611 Fax: 937/775-2368 1997-98 20-11 .645 15-4 .789 NIT Website: www.wsuraiders.com 1998-99 11-17 .393 10-8 .556 1999-00 18-13 .580 11-8 .579 NCAAs Basketball 2000-01 19-11 .633 12-6 .667 NIT First Year: 1970 2001-02 23-10 .697 17-4 .809 NCAAs Head Coach: Brad Brownell Alma Mater: DePauw, 1991 Head Coach: UNC-Wilmington Associate Head Coach: Billy Donlon 2002-03* 24-7 .774 15-3 (3-0) .857 NCAAs Assistants: Mike Winiecki, Victor 2003-04 15-15 .500 9-9 (2-1) .524 Ebong 2004-05 19-10 .655 13-5 (1-1) .700 Director of Operations: Scott Woods 2005-06* 25-8 .758 15-3 (3-0) .857 NCAAs Administrative Assistant: Lucas 4 Yrs. 83-40 .675 52-20 (9-2) .735 McKay *Conference of the Year Athletic Trainer: Tony Ortiz phone: 937/775-2835 Head Coach: Wright State staff email: [email protected] 2006-07 23-10 .697 13-3 (2-0) .813 overall 106-50 .679 65-23 (11-2) .750 Athletic Communications Assistant AD: Bob Noss phone: 937/775-2816 email: [email protected] Associate SID: Matt Zircher phone: 937/775-2831 email: [email protected] Assistant SID: Greg Campbell phone: 937-775-4687 email: [email protected] Media Assistant: David McMenimin email: [email protected] Table Crew: Mike Zink, Derek Munger, David Benner.