2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record21–10 (12–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Associate head coachBilly Donlon
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Winiecki
  • Victor Ebong
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2007–08 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 11 Butler † 16 – 2   .889 30 – 4   .882
Cleveland State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 13   .618
Wright State 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Valparaiso 9 – 9   .500 22 – 14   .611
UIC 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
Green Bay 9 – 9   .500 15 – 15   .500
Milwaukee 9 – 9   .500 14 – 16   .467
Loyola Chicago 6 – 12   .333 12 – 19   .387
Youngstown State 5 – 13   .278 9 – 21   .300
Detroit 3 – 15   .167 7 – 23   .233
† Horizon League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2007–08 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.

Roster

2007–08 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 2 Scott Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr Cincinnati St CC Middletown, OH
F 50 Jordan Pleiman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Ft. Loramie Fort Loramie, OH
F 33 Gavin Horne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Santa Fe CC Waterloo, Ontario
G 34 Will Graham 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Catholic Lexington, KY
G 4 John David Gardner 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So UNC Wilmington Homewood, AL
G 21 Todd Brown 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So McKinley Canton, OH
G 30 Scott Grote 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Duquesne Centerville, OH
F 40 Ronnie Thomas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Duquesne Middlebury, IN
G 44 Vaughn Duggins 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Pendleton Pendleton, IN
G 3 Troy Tabler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Moeller Cincinnati, OH
G 11 N'Gai Evans 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hoover North Canton, OH
F 14 Cooper Land 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Marcus Flower Mound, TX
F 15 Kyle Pressley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Concordia Lutheran Fort Wayne, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Source[1]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Exhibition
November 19, 2007*
 Coastal Carolina W 71–48  1-0
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
November 28, 2007*
 Marshall W 77–70  2-0
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
December 1, 2007*
 at Marist L 64–79  2–1
 McCann Arena 
Poughkeepsie, NY
December 6, 2007
 Valparaiso L 66–71  2–2
(0–1) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 2007
 No. 18 Butler W 43-42  3–2
(1–1) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 11, 2007*
 Bradley L 65-72  3–3
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 15, 2007*
 Miami Ohio W 58-57  4–3
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 18, 2007*
 St. Bonaventure W 54-45  5–3
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 2007*
 at Cal St. Fullerton W 84-80  6–3
 Titan Gym 
Fullerton, CA
Dec 29, 2007*
 vs. Belmont
ESPNU BracketBusters 		W 78-74  7-3
  
 
Dec 30, 2007*
 at Chattanooga
ESPNU BracketBusters 		W 87-82  8-3
 McKenzie Arena 
Chattanooga, TN
Jan 3, 2008
 at Milwaukee L 64-75  8-4
(1–2) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 5, 2008
 at Green Bay L 49-52  8-5
(1–3) 		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Jan 10, 2008
 Youngstown State W 66-55  9-5
(2–3) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 2008
 Cleveland State L 63-65  9-6
(2–4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 2008
 at UIC W 76-75  10-6
(3–4) 		UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Jan 19, 2008
 at Loyola W 53-52  11-6
(4–4) 		Gentile Event Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 26, 2008
 at Detroit Mercy W 66–57  12-6
(5-4) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Jan 31, 2008
 Green Bay W 71-67  13-6
(6–4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 2, 2008
 Milwaukee W 53-51  14-6
(7-4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 2008*
 Presbyterian W 58-42  15-6
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 2008
 at Cleveland State W 55-49  16-6
(8–4) 		Wolstein Center 
Cleveland, OH
Feb 7, 2008
 at Youngstown State W 50-47  17-6
(9-4) 		Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Feb 14, 2008
 Loyola W 55-51  18-6
(10–4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 16, 2008
 UIC W 52-50  19-6
(11–4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 2008
 Detroit Mercy W 59–58  20-6
(12-4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 24, 2008*
 at Illinois State L 46–54  20-7
 CEFCU Arena 
Normal, IL
Feb 28, 2008
 at No. 14 Butler L 61-66  20-8
(12–5) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Mar 1, 2008
 at Valparaiso L 73-75  20–9
(12–6) 		Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 4, 2008
 (3) (10) Detroit Mercy
First Round 		W 60-37  21-9
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 7, 2008
 vs. Valparaiso L 73-75  21–10
 Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[2]

Awards and honors

Vaughn Duggins MVP
Scottie Wilson Raider Award
Vaughn Duggins First Team All Horizon League
Brad Brownell Horizon League Coach of the Year

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Statistics

Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
44 Vaughn Duggins 31 13.8 429 85 91
21 Todd Brown 31 12.7 395 71 132
2 Scottie Wilson 30 9.8 295 20 215
50 Jordan Pleiman 31 8.1 252 7 188
34 Will Graham 31 5.9 184 110 118
3 Troy Tabler 30 5.0 151 27 42
14 Cooper Land 30 3.2 95 11 65
11 N'Gai Evans 19 2.4 46 4 11
4 John David Gardner 11 3.8 42 26 24
33 Gavin Horne 11 1.3 14 4 8

Source[4]


References

  1. ^ "Wright State University Men's Basketball Media Guide 2007-2008". Athletics Publications. Wright State University. November 5, 2007. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "2007-08 Raider Basketball Wright State Combined Team Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2024.