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1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record28–4
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
  • John Ross
Home arenaWSU Physical Education Building
Seasons

The 1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Ralph Underhill, played their home games at the Wright State Physical Education Building in Dayton, Ohio.[1] They were the 1983 NCAA Division II national champions.

Roster

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1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
C 24 Gary Monroe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Washington D.C.
F 40 Fred Moore 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
F 23 Tom Holzapfel 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Greenville, Ohio
F 42 Anthony Bias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 34 Mark McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Kettering, Ohio
F 35 Steve Purcell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Kokomo, Indiana
G 30 Mike Grote 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
G 20 T.C. Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Sidney, Ohio
G 22 Eric Ellis 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 158 lb (72 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 32 Rob Sanders 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Columbus, Ohio
F 43 Eric Ernst 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Middletown, Ohio
C 45 Phil Benninger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So New Albany, Indiana
F 44 Andy Warner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Piqua, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross


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

Source[2][3]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1982
Southern Indiana W 92-81  1–0
WSU PE Building (1,600)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 8, 1982
at Indianapolis W 65-60  2–0
Nicoson Hall (1,500)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 11, 1982
Thomas More W 96-82  3–0
WSU PE Building (1,100)
Fairborn, Ohio
Dec 15, 1982
Alderson-Broaddus W 107-88  4–0
WSU PE Building (1,000)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 18, 1982
West Virginia State W 78-61  5–0
WSU PE Building (957)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982
Spring Hill W 97-57  6–0
WSU PE Building (950)
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982
at Bellarmine W 98-91  7–0
Knights Hall (1,721)
Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1983
Spring Hill W 92-79  8–0
WSU PE Building (2,182)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 7, 1983
SIU Edwardsville W 68-58  9–0
WSU PE Building (2,010)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 8, 1983
Central State L 67-89  9–1
WSU PE Building (2,300)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 12, 1983
at IUPUI W 76-65  10–1
 (150)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 15, 1983
Northeastern Illinois W 83-63  11–1
WSU PE Building (1,550)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983
Cheyney L 60-68  11–2
WSU PE Building (2,556)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 19, 1983
Indianapolis W 94-76  12–2
WSU PE Building (1,650)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
Fort Wayne L 53-54 OT 12–3
WSU PE Building (1,400)
Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983
Northern Kentucky W 69-63  13–3
WSU PE Building (2,050)
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 1983
at Kentucky Wesleyan W 65-64  14–3
Owensboro Sportscenter (5,100)
Owensboro, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1983
Franklin W 86-64  15–3
WSU PE Building (1,500)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983
Transylvania W 73-62  16–3
WSU PE Building (2,400)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 8, 1983
vs. Central State W 55-51  17–3
UD Arena (6,875)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 12, 1983
at Gannon W 73-62  18–3
 (2,600)
Erie, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1983
Bellarmine W 103-78  19–3
WSU PE Building (1,460)
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983
Kentucky Wesleyan W 80-56  20–3
WSU PE Building (2,410)
Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 22, 1983
No. 5 at Louisville L 55-71  20–4
Freedom Hall (16,441)
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1983
at Indiana Tech W 101-74  21–4
WSU PE Building (1,930)
Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983
at Transylvania W 88-70  22–4
 (662)
Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1983
St. Joseph’s W 130-92  23–4
WSU PE Building (2,100)
Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1983
vs. Lewis W 71-57  24–4
Owensboro Sportscenter (4,625)
Owensboro, KY
Mar 12, 1983
at Kentucky Wesleyan W 69-67  25–4
Owensboro Sportscenter (4,950)
Owensboro,(KY)
Mar 19, 1983
at Bloomsburg State W 73-53  26–4
Nelson Fieldhouse (3,000)
Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania[4]
Mar 25, 1983
vs. Cal State Bakersfield W 57-50  27–4
Springfield Civic Center (3,862)
Springfield, MA
Mar 26, 1983
vs. District of Columbia W 92-73  28–4
Springfield Civic Center (4,747)
Springfield, MA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Sources[5][6]

Awards and honors

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Gary Monroe MVP
Gary Monroe All-American Div-II
T.C. Johnson Raider Award
Steve Purcell Raider Award

Statistics

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Number Name GP Average Points Rebounds Blocks Steals
24 Gary Monroe 30 28.8 563 228 14 51
40 Fred Moore 30 14.3 428 169 30 44
23 Tom Holzapfel 29 11.2 325 97 0 18
42 Anthony Bias 28 9.1 256 111 12 49
34 Mark McCormick 30 6.4 191 47 4 22
35 Steve Purcell 30 6.3 188 102 12 29
30 Mike Grote 28 5.7 165 42 0 27
20 T.C. Johnson 30 4.5 135 42 2 25
22 Eric Ellis 18 2.7 48 8 0 6
32 Rob Sanders 24 2.6 63 29 0 7
43 Eric Ernst 24 2.2 40 12 0 1
45 Phil Benninger 6 2.0 12 7 0 1
44 Andy Warner 3 2.0 6 1 0 1

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References

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  1. ^ "The History of Raider Basketball – The Division II National Championship". Wright State Athletics. January 4, 2018. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1982-1983". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State 1983-84 Basketball Pressbook". Retrieved October 31, 2023.
  4. ^ Stroble Hale, Zan (March 20, 1983). "WSU makes Final 4". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 106, no. 191. Cox Media. p. 1C.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  5. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  6. ^ "1982-1983 Wright State Raiders Men's Basketball Stats" (PDF). NCAA Career Statistics.
  7. ^ "1982-83 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2023.