The 2017–18 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by second-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 25–10, 14–4 in Horizon League play to finish in second place. In the Horizon League tournament, they defeated Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Cleveland State to become Horizon League Tournament champions. This received the Horizon League's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Tennessee in the first round.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2016–17 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.
Offseason
Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Steven Davis 0 F 6'7" 220 RS Senior Indianapolis, IN Graduated Mike LaTulip 5 G 6'1" 175 RS Senior Arlington Heights, IL Graduated Mark Alstork 24 G 6'5" 190 RS Junior Dayton, OH Graduate transferred to Illinois
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school Billy Wampler 2 F 6'6" 200 Junior Eau Claire, WI Transferred from Drake. Under NCAA transfer rules, Wampler will have to sit out for the 2017–18 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Recruiting class of 2017
Recruiting class of 2018
Roster
Schedule and results
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! colspan="9" style=| Horizon League regular season
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Awards and honors Grant Benzinger MVP Grant Benzinger Kendall Griffin Raider Award Grant Benzinger First Team All Horizon League Loudon Love Horizon League all Newcomer Team Mark Hughes Horizon League All Defensive Team Scott Nagy Horizon League Coach of the Year
Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds 13 Grant Benzinger 35 14.3 499 41 189 11 Loudon Love 35 12.9 451 38 341 3 Mark Hughes 35 9.7 340 105 109 00 Jaylon Hall 33 9.1 300 47 84 02 Everett Winchester 33 8.0 264 37 124 31 Cole Gentry 25 9.1 228 65 71 22 Parker Ernsthausen 35 5.3 186 56 90 1 Justin Mitchell 16 11.1 178 50 113 12 Tye Wilburn 20 2.0 40 16 37 4 Alan Vest 14 0.8 11 4 13 21 Trey Stacey 9 0.2 2 0 4 10 Adam Giles 7 0.1 1 1 3 Source
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