The 2018–19 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third-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 21–14, 13–5 in Horizon League to be regular season co-champions with Northern Kentucky. They defeated IUPUI and Green Bay to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Northern Kentucky. As regular season league champion, and number 1 seed in their league tournament, who failed to win their league tournament, they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Clemson.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2017–18 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.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors Loudon Love First Team All Horizon League Bill Wampler Second Team All Horizon League Parker Ernsthausen Horizon League All Defensive Team Mark Hughes Horizon League All Defensive Team Malachi Smith Horizon League All Newcomer Team Scott Nagy Horizon League Coach of the Year
Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds 1 Bill Wampler 35 15.0 525 42 118 11 Loudon Love 34 15.1 513 32 280 31 Cole Gentry 35 11.7 411 113 86 3 Mark Hughes 35 9.3 324 101 149 5 Skyelar Potter 35 5.8 204 20 134 13 Malachi Smith 35 5.4 190 59 100 22 Parker Ernsthausen 35 4.9 173 81 108 4 Alan Vest 35 4.9 173 31 138 23 James Manns 16 1.9 31 1 5 20 Andy Neff 8 0.8 6 0 3 10 Adam Giles 14 0.4 5 2 4 21 Grant Basile 3 1.3 4 0 3 00 Jaylon Hall 1 2.0 2 2 2 Source
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