The 2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by second-year head coach Clint Sargent, played their home games at the Nutter Center near Dayton as members of the Horizon League. They were both the Horizon League regular season champions and tournament champions and participants in the 2026 NCAA Division I basketball tournament.
Previous season The Clint Sargent era began with disappointing results. A seemingly talented roster struggled to an eighth-place finish and an early tournament exit.
Offseason Departures Wright State departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Drey Carter 2 G 6' 8" 210 RS Sophomore Bellefontaine, OH Transferred to Fairmont State (DII) Alex Huibregtse 3 G 6' 3" 205 RS Senior Grafton, WI Transferred to Bradley Keaton Norris 4 G 6' 0" 175 RS Junior Hilliard, OH Transferred to Samford Brandon Noel 14 F 6' 8" 240 RS Junior Lucasville, OH Transferred to Ohio State Braden Grant 15 F 6' 7" 210 RS Junior Beavercreek, OH Graduated Andrew Welage 22 G 6' 6" 205 Graduate student Greensburg, IN Exhausted eligibility Jack Doumbia 23 G 6' 6" 195 Senior Lanham, MD Transferred to Towson Ben Southerland 24 F 6' 7" 215 RS Sophomore Cincinnati, OH Transferred to Tampa (DII)
Incoming transfers Wright State incoming transfers Name No. Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown Previous school Bryan Etumnu 1 F 6' 7" 220 Senior Sugar Land, TX Merrimack Sam Alamutu 2 G 6' 5" 220 Graduate student Ajax, ON Vermont Dominic Pangonis 3 G 6' 7" 200 Sophomore Toronto, ON Stephen F. Austin TJ Burch 22 G 6' 1" 160 Sophomore Dallas, TX Ball State
2025 recruiting class
Preseason On October 8, 2025, the Horizon League released their preseason poll. Wright State was picked to finish seventh in the conference. No players were named to the preseason All-Horizon League First or Second Teams.
Preseason rankings + Horizon League Preseason Coaches Poll Rank Team Points 1 428 (24) 2 384 (7) 3 364 (2) 4 345 (8) 5 287 (1) 6 274 7 221 8 217 (2) 9 176 10 115 11 93
Roster
Schedule and results
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Awards and honors + Horizon League awards Award Recipient Coach of the Year Clint Sargent Defensive Player of the Year TJ Burch Freshman of the Year Kellen Pickett Newcomer of the Year TJ Burch All-Horizon League First Team TJ Burch All-Horizon League Second Team Michael Imariagbe All-Horizon League Defensive Team TJ Burch All-Horizon League Freshman Team Michael Cooper Kellen Pickett Tournament MVP TJ Burch All-Horizon League Tournament Team TJ Burch Michael Cooper
Statistics 22 TJ Burch 34 12.4 422 121 82 88 10 55 Michael Cooper 31 13.4 416 68 85 20 7 33 Michael Imariagbe 34 12.0 408 62 241 18 28 13 Solomon Callaghan 33 10.2 335 35 64 16 0 3Dominic Pangonis 34 8.9 301 39 87 26 6 4 Kellen Pickett 35 8.5 299 38 189 16 46 20 Andrea Holden 35 6.1 215 15 138 18 42 21 Logan Woods 35 5.3 185 53 67 17 4 2 Sam Alamutu 34 2.9 97 37 81 28 5 5 Alex Bruskotter 15 4.5 68 3 22 6 0 1 Bryan Etumnu 17 3.4 57 9 41 5 3 51 Ayden Davis 3 5.0 15 0 4 2 1 Source:
Season summary Season highlights NCAA Tournament 2025–26 Regular Season Horizon League Champions 152 blocked shots – Raiders all-time team single-season record. 4 players averaged double digit points. TJ Burch had 88 steals and 121 assists. Kellen Pickett had 46 blocked shots & Andrea Holden had 42 blocked shots. Michael Imariagbe had 241 rebounds. Source:
Season in review The 2025–26 Horizon League Champions were rebuilt through recruiting and the transfer portal, along with four key players (Solomon Callaghan, Tanner Holden, Michael Imariagbe, and Logan Woods) returning from 2024–25. Putting a new team together required every athlete to put the team goals first and work together, which was exactly what Coach Sargent had in mind.
The non-conference season was unconvincing. The Raiders largely beat the teams they were significantly better than, and lost to the rest. Particularly disappointing was getting hammered by former league rival Butler on November 28. Then starting in late December, Wright State began to roll. Veteran Michael Imariagbe was physically in great shape and ready to lead. Freshman point guard Michael Cooper played beyond all expectations. TJ Burch’s quick and active defensive play excited the team with a steady diet of steals. Freshman Kellen Pickett proved ready to play tough and physical basketball, and displayed an uncanny ability to time shot blocks.
Wright State rolled off six straight Horizon League wins and never relinquished the conference lead. Freed from playing the point full time, Solomon Callaghan showed off his outside shooting. Andrea Holden piled up blocked shots in a fine sophomore season. Transfer guard Dominic Pangonis was a revelation, and coach’s dream Logan Woods was a steady leader.
Down the stretch the balanced team play made Wright State Champions. Five players averaged over 9 points a game, and no player averaged 15. Guard Sam Alamutu stepped up and played some of his best minutes at forward. The regular rotation went to nine, ten and by the end of the season eleven deep as Etumnu and Bruskotter came through with monster moments in key games that wrapped up the number one seed.
The show continued in the Horizon League Tournament with gritty team play culminating in a championship win over resilient Detroit Mercy.
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