The 2024–25 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by first-year head coach Clint Sargent, played their home games at the Nutter Center, located in Fairborn, Ohio but with a Dayton mailing address, as members of the Horizon League.
Season summary By the end, the Clint Sargent era had gotten off to a terrible start. The beginning had been much more promising with good wins over Miami and Princeton, and close, competitive games with Toledo, Bradley, South Florida and Marshall, all respected teams. Somehow it all fell apart beginning with Youngstown on December 18th. The defensive woes from the previous season had come back again as opponents discovered that they could score at will. An inexplicable collapse against lowly Eastern Michigan came next. The season followed the defense. In short order the Raiders had losses to all six of the competitive teams in the Horizon league (Oakland, YSU, CSU, Robert Morris, Purdue Fort Wayne, and Milwaukee). Notable was that WSU seemed equally uncompetitive in front of large crowds at the friendly Nutter Center as on the road.
Coach Sargent seemed to take each loss as a personal failure, sounding hollowed out inside as he continually struggled to explain how a talented roster seemed to wilt under the lights. The low point of the season came during the late season Wisconsin collapse when they lost to the previously winless Green Bay Phoenix. The tournament would provide no redemption as they quietly exited in the quarterfinals for the third straight year.
There were some reasons to still cheer and be optimistic for the future in Raider land. They were among the top teams in the nation in field goal percentage. Brandon Noel was second in the league in scoring and third in rebounding. Junior Keaton Norris had a bounce-back season and finished 3rd in the Horizon League in assists. Transfers Michael Imariagbe and Jack Doumbia played well. Woods, Callaghan and Carter all continued to develop their games. Freshman Andrea Holden started playing mid-season and showed promise of great things to come. The talent was obvious, but so were the losses.
Previous season The Raiders finished the 2023–24 season 18–14, 13–7 in Horizon League play to finish tied for third place. As the No. 4 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals to Northern Kentucky.
Following the season, head coach Scott Nagy left the school to become the head coach at Southern Illinois. On March 29, 2024, the school named assistant coach Clint Sargent the team's new head coach.
Offseason Outgoing transfers A.J. Braun, following a junior season where he led the nation in shooting percentage, left to play at California Baptist. Carson Schwieger transferred to Valparaiso. Kaden Brown transferred to NCAA Division II Grand Valley State.
Incoming transfers Guard Jack Doumbia joined the Raiders from Norfolk State. Forward Michael Imariagbe transferred from Houston Christian while forward Ben Southerland transferred from Liberty.
Recruits Andrea Holden out of Hamilton High Alex Bruskotter out of Shelby High School chose to follow in his father's footsteps as a Raider athlete. Ayden Davis as a two-time all-state award winner and Mr. Basketball Finalist from Onsted High School in Michigan.
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors Brandon Noel Second Team All Horizon League Solomon Callaghan Horizon League All Freshman Team
Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds 14 Brandon Noel 33 19.0 627 57 253 3 Alex Huibregtse 32 13.5 431 100 99 23 Jack Doumbia 33 11.6 383 60 188 4 Keaton Norris 29 7.5 218 126 84 21 Logan Woods 32 6.9 220 57 66 33 Michael Imariagbe 32 6.7 214 27 152 13 Solomon Callaghan 32 6.7 214 40 45 20 Andrea Holden 17 4.1 69 2 60 22 Andrew Welage 31 3.3 103 24 42 2 Drey Carter 24 2.7 64 9 29 51 Ayden Davis 6 1.3 8 0 6 15 Braden Grant 4 0.0 0 0 3 24 Ben Southerland 4 0.0 0 0 1 Source References