The 2016–17 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first-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 20–12, 11–7 in Horizon League play to finish fifth place. In the Horizon League tournament, they lost to Northern Kentucky in the quarterfinals. Despite having 20 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2015–16 season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the Championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 19, 2016 head coach Billy Donlon was fired. He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94. On April 4, the school hired Scott Nagy as head coach.
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes Daniel Collie 2 G 6'0" 170 Senior Parkersville, WV Graduated Biggie Minnis 10 G 6'3" 200 Senior Philadelphia, PA Graduated J. T. Yoho 11 F 6'6" 235 Senior Solsberry, IN Graduated Michael Karena 14 C 6'10" 270 Senior Christchurch, New Zealand Graduated Brandon Neel 15 G 6'3" 190 RS Junior Cincinnati, OH Graduate transferred to Midwestern State Daniel Mortensen 20 F 6'9" 230 Freshman Islev, Denmark Transferred to Barry Joe Thomasson 32 G 6'4" 165 Senior Dayton, OH Graduated Roderick Davis 35 F 6'9" 230 Sophomore Brandon, FL Transferred to Indianapolis
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Mike LaTulip 5 G 6'1" 170 RS Senior Arlington Heights, IL Transferred from Illinois. Will eligible to play since LaTulip graduated from Illinois.
Recruiting class of 2016
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors Mark Alstork First Team All Horizon League
Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds 23 Mark Alstork 32 19.0 608 112 150 0 Steven Davis 32 14.9 477 32 139 13 Grant Benzinger 32 12.8 411 51 185 1 Justin Mitchell 32 11.5 367 127 267 5 Mike LaTulip 32 7.0 223 48 94 22 Parker Ernsthausen 31 5.2 162 26 65 3 Mark Hughes 26 3.2 83 38 68 33 Ryan Custer 32 2.2 70 13 23 12 Tye Wilburn 18 1.3 24 14 19 4 Alan Vest 20 0.8 16 10 15 21 Trey Stacey 9 1.8 16 1 2 10 Adam Giles 7 1.1 8 0 0 Source
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