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1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record22-7 ( )
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

The 1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1981–82 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

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Wright State began the 1981-82 season having graduated eight seniors the year before, including all five starters. However, they also began the season ranked #3 in the U.S. Basketball Writers Association preseason poll, so no opponent would overlook theses Raiders. Their dominate 22-7 final record could only be thought of as disappointing because of yet another 3rd place finish in the Great Lakes Regional of the NCAA Div-II tournament.

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Roster

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1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
C 33 Theron Barbour 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 204 lb (93 kg) So Atherton Louisville, Kentucky
C 45 Phil Benninger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr New Albany New Albany, Indiana
G/F 42 Anthony Bias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Pulaski Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 43 Eric Ernst 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Middletown Middletown, Ohio
F 30 Mike Grote 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Elder Cincinnati, Ohio
F 25 Stan Hearns 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Ewing Trenton, New Jersey
G/F 23 Tom Holzapfel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Greenville Greenville, Ohio
G 20 T.C. Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Sidney Sidney, Ohio
G 34 Mark McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fairmont East Kettering, Ohio
G 52 Aaron McGlon, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Eastside Gainesville, Florida
C 24 Gary Monroe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Roosevelt Washington D.C.
F 40 Fred Moore 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Atherton Louisville, Kentucky
G/F 35 Steve Purcell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Kokomo Kokomo, Indiana
F 44 Andy Warner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Piqua Piqua, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote


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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Nov 28, 1981
Wilberforce W 102-60  1-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 2, 1981
at Bowling Green W 81-71  2–0
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH 
Dec 5, 1981
Franklin W 92-73  3-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 7, 1981
at Miami Ohio W 65-59  4–0
Millett Assembly Hall 
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 13, 1981
at Charleston L 69-83  4–1
Eddie King Gymnasium 
Charleston, West Virginia 
Dec 15, 1981
Thomas Moore W 100-78  5–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 1981
Otterbein W 86-83  6-1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1981
Charleston W 68-55  7–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 2, 1982
Northeastern Illinois W 99-63  8–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 4, 1982
Lewis L 57-69  8–2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 6, 1982
at Indiana Central W 77-61  9-2
Nicoson Hall 
Indianapolis
Jan 9, 1982
Gannon W 73-55  10-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 14, 1982
vs. Central State W 86-72  11-2
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 20, 1982
Northern Kentucky W 57-55 OT 12-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 23, 1982
Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne W 105-80  13-2
WSU PE Building 
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jan 25, 1982
IUPUI W 96-87  14-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 1982
at St. Joseph’s (IN) W 75-56  15-2
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Feb 1, 1982
Youngstown State W 85-74  16-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1982
at Kentucky State W 97-89  17-2
Capital Plaza 
Frankfort, Kentucky
Feb 6, 1982
Transylvania W 74-60  18-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 9, 1982
vs. Central State L 73-94  18-3
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 11, 1982
at Lewis L 74-76  18–4
Memorial Gym 
Lockport, Illinois
Feb 17, 1982
Indiana Central L 83-87  18-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1982
Siena Heights W 83-71  19-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 24, 1982
at Transylvania L 52-55  19-6
McAlister Auditorium 
Lexington, Kentucky
Feb 27, 1982
at Northern Kentucky W 69-67  20-6
Regents Hall 
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1982
Kentucky State W 97-89  21-6
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
NCAA tournament
Mar 6, 1982
at Kentucky Wesleyan
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
L 71-76 OT 21-7
Owensboro Sportscenter 
Owensboro, Kentucky
Mar 7, 1981
vs. Bellarmine
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
W 87-86 2OT 22-7
Owensboro Sportscenter 
Owensboro, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Stan Hearns MVP
T.C. Johnson Raider Award

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
25 Stan Hearns 27 17.8 481 40 119
24 Gary Monroe 26 13.0 337 23 145
40 Fred Moore 27 9.8 265 25 101
35 Steve Purcell 27 8.4 253 34 139
42 Anthony Bias 27 7.9 214 135 120
20 T.C. Johnson 27 5.9 159 79 49
44 Andy Warner 22 5.5 120 8 50
30 Mike Grote 18 5.2 93 72 30
23 Tom Holzapfel 24 4.7 113 23 50
33 Theron Barbour 21 3.3 68 8 49
34 Mark McCormick 14 2.3 32 13 16
32 Aaron McGlen 12 1.7 20 4 8
43 Eric Ernst 8 1.5 12 1 8

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References

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  1. ^ Paul, Meyer (November 5, 1981). "No. 3 WSU won't slip up on foes". The Journal Herald. Vol. 174, no. 265. Journal Herald Inc. p. 14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "Wright State University 1981-82 Basketball Press Book". Retrieved October 30, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1981-82 Wright State University Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2023.