1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	Independent
Record	16–11
Head coach	Ralph Underhill (10th season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Bob Grote; Jeff Dillon; Lenny Lyons;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1986–87 1988–89 →

1987–88 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron		–		–	21	–	7	.750
DePaul		–		–	22	–	8	.733
Notre Dame		–		–	20	–	9	.690
Wright State		–		–	16	–	11	.593
Miami (FL)		–		–	17	–	14	.548
UMBC		–		–	13	–	15	.464
Dayton		–		–	13	–	18	.419
Brooklyn		–		–	11	–	17	.393
Central Connecticut State		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Marquette		–		–	10	–	18	.357
Nicholls State		–		–	10	–	18	.357
U.S. International		–		–	10	–	18	.357
UMKC		–		–	9	–	18	.333
Central Florida		–		–	9	–	19	.321
Florida International		–		–	9	–	19	.321
Chicago State		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Northern Illinois		–		–	8	–	20	.286
Oral Roberts		–		–	8	–	21	.276
Southeastern Louisiana		–		–	7	–	21	.250

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1987–88 NCAA NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

1987-88 was the beginning of one of the most difficult periods for the Raiders. There was excitement about moving up to Division I, but this was tempered by the frustration of not finding a conference to join. Jumping up a division is always a challenge, but combined with the chaos of putting together an independent schedule made winning and getting noticed difficult. Even so, Wright State Basketball delivered yet another winning season.

Roster

1987–88 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Joe Jackson	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	George Westinghouse	Brooklyn, NY
F	40	James Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	East Kemper	Lauderdale, MS
F	24	Rondey Robinson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Collins	Chicago, IL
G	20	Corey Brown	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Murray-Bergtraum	Bronx, NY
G	30	Jeff Combs	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Middletown Fenwick	Franklin, OH
F	32	Dave Dinn	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Boone County	Florence, KY
F	23	Rob Geistwhite	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Woodlan	Grabill, IN
G	33	Matt Horstman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Alter	Dayton, OH
G	34	Chris Wampler	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Tippecanoe	Tipp City, OH
F/C	44	Scott Benton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Walton-Verona	Union, KY
G	35	Pat Drazga	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	St. Clairsville	St. Clairsville, OH
G	25	Mike Thompson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Minerva	Minerva, OH
F/C	42	Scott Wilder	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Woodlan	Woodburn, IN

Head coach

Ralph Underhill

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, Jeff Dillon, Lenny Lyons

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Source^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1987	at U.S. International	W 110-97	1-0	Golden Hall San Diego, CA
Dec 5, 1987	Pace	W 71-70	2–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1987	at Green Bay	L 65-87	2-1	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Dec 9, 1987	at Western Illinois	L 67-89	2–2	Western Hall Macomb, IL
Dec 12, 1987	at Bowling Green	L 65-66	2–3	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
Dec 18, 1987	Delaware State Wright State Invitational	W 99-96	3–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 19, 1987	Northeast Louisiana Wright State Invitational	W 74-68	4–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 1987	Central Michigan	L 68-97	4–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 2, 1988	Bethune-Cookman	W 98-76	5–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 1988	at Brooklyn	W 80-56	6–4	Roosevelt Gymnasium Brooklyn, New York
Jan 13, 1988	Chicago State	W 80-75	7–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1988	Maryland Eastern Shore	W 103-73	8–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1988	Howard	W 88-69	9–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 20, 1988	at Youngstown State	W 93-63	10-4	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan 23, 1988	Brooklyn	W 87-70	11-4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1988	at Maryland Eastern Shore	L 73-77	11-5	J. Millard Tawes Gymnasium Princess Anne, MD
Jan 30, 1988	at Maryland-Baltimore County	L 79-81	11-6	UMBC Fieldhouse Baltimore, MD
Feb 3, 1988	at Xavier	L 84-101	11-7	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
Feb 6, 1988	U.S. International	W 97-89	12-7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 10, 1988	Akron	L 81-88	12–8	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1988	at Chicago State	L 83-90	12–9	Physical Education and Athletic Building Chicago, IL
Feb 15, 1988	Central Connecticut	W 86-82	13–9	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 1978	at Akron	L 82-89 ^OT	13-10	JAR Arena Akron, OH
Feb 21, 1988	vs. Central State	W 82-57	14-10	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Feb 24, 1988	at Central Connecticut	W 90-87	15-10	Kaiser Hall New Britain, CT
Feb 27, 1988	Maryland-Baltimore County	W 90-87	16-10	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Mar 5, 1988	at Dayton Gem City Jam	L 71-89	16-11	UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[2]

Awards and honors

Joe Jackson	MVP
Rondey Robinson	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
22	Joe Jackson	27	15.9	429	90	142
42	Rondney Robinson	25	15.4	384	16	163
32	Dave Dinn	27	12.0	328	39	164
33	Matt Horstman	26	10.6	275	23	40
35	Corey Brown	27	8.4	227	163	60
44	Scott Benton	22	6.4	140	20	62
40	James Jones	24	6.0	141	15	114
23	Rob Geistwhite	23	5.5	120	34	35
34	Chris Wampler	27	4.9	133	28	36
52	Scott Wilder	21	1.9	39	2	25
43	Mike Thompson	12	1.1	12	4	1
25	Pat Drazga	12	1.0	12	2	9
30	Jeff Combs	10	0.6	6	0	1

Source^[4]

References

^ "Wright State University 1987-88 Media Guide". Retrieved November 4, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1987-88 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[1] "Wright State University 1987-88 Media Guide". Retrieved November 4, 2023.

[2] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "1987-88 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 4, 2023.

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