2012–13 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by third year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 23–13, 10–6 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for third place. They advanced to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Valparaiso.[1] They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Tulsa and Richmond to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Santa Clara.

2012–13 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
ConferenceHorizon League
Record23–13 (10–6 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Moore
  • Scott Woods
  • Brandon Mullins
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2012–13 Horizon League men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Valparaiso133 .813268 .765
Detroit124 .7502013 .606
Wright State106 .6252313 .639
Green Bay106 .6251816 .529
UIC79 .4381816 .529
Youngstown State79 .4381816 .529
Loyola Chicago511 .3131516 .484
Cleveland State511 .3131418 .438
Milwaukee313 .188824 .250
2013 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
0Bobo DrummondGuard5–11175FreshmanPeoria, Illinois
2Daniel CollieGuard5–11175FreshmanParkersburg, West Virginia
3Reggie ArceneauxGuard5–9160SophomoreNew Orleans, Louisiana
4Jerran YoungForward6–6190JuniorCedar Hill, Texas
5Miles DixonGuard6–1180JuniorMissouri City, Texas
11JT YohoForward6–6220FreshmanSolsberry, Indiana
15Kendall GriffinGuard6–4210SophomoreAvon, Indiana
20Steven DavisForward6–7190FreshmanIndianapolis, Indiana
22Cole DarlingForward6–8200JuniorHolt, Michigan
23AJ PacherForward6–10245JuniorVandalia, Ohio
24Matt VestGuard6–5200JuniorKettering, Ohio
30Joe BramantiGuard6–2195FreshmanAndover, Massachusetts
34Stephen GossardForward6–6205SophomoreWaynesville, Ohio
44Tavares SledgeForward6–9225SophomoreMobile, Alabama
45Jacoby RoddyForward6–5210FreshmanPeoria, Illinois

Schedule

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
11/02/2012*
7:00 pm
Central StateW 78–56 
Nutter Center (2,985)
Fairborn, OH
Regular season
11/09/2012*
10:00 pm
at IdahoW 80–70 1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (1,303)
Moscow, ID
11/13/2012*
8:00 pm
at Eastern IllinoisW 56–44 2–0
Lantz Arena (806)
Charleston, IL
11/16/2012*
7:00 pm
North Carolina A&TW 56–44 3–0
Nutter Center (3,726)
Fairborn, OH
11/21/2012*
7:00 pm
vs. Central Michigan
Utah Thanksgiving Tournament
L 55–59 3–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,898)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/23/2012*
9:00 am
vs. Idaho State
Utah Thanksgiving Tournament
W 60–45 4–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,599)
Salt Lake City, UT
11/24/2012*
9:30 pm, Pac-12 Network
at Utah
Utah Thanksgiving Tournament
L 54–66 4–2
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,649)
Salt Lake City, UT
12/01/2012*
2:00 pm
Morehead StateW 66–57 5–2
Nutter Center (2,807)
Fairborn, OH
12/03/2012*
7:00 pm
at Bowling GreenL 41–54 5–3
Stroh Center (1,351)
Bowling Green, OH
12/08/2012*
7:00 pm
VMIW 92–59 6–3
Nutter Center (3,500)
Fairborn, OH
12/15/2012*
2:00 pm
at HofstraW 63–57 7–3
Mack Sports Complex (1,768)
Hempstead, NY
12/19/2012*
8:00 pm
Miami (OH)W 67–59 8–3
Nutter Center (3,470)
Fairborn, OH
12/22/2012*
4:00 pm, FS Ohio
at No. 11 CincinnatiL 58–68 8–4
Fifth Third Arena (9,248)
Cincinnati, OH
12/30/2012*
2:00 pm
Mount St. JosephW 58–49 9–4
Nutter Center (3,344)
Fairborn, OH
01/03/2013
7:00 pm
Green BayW 64–53 10–4 (1–0)
Nutter Center (3,312)
Fairborn, OH
01/05/2013
7:00 pm
MilwaukeeW 53–51 11–4 (2–0)
Nutter Center (3,921)
Fairborn, OH
01/09/2013
7:00 pm
Cleveland StateW 69–53 12–4 (3–0)
Nutter Center (4,048)
Fairborn, OH
01/11/2013
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Loyola–ChicagoW 62–61 13–4 (4–0)
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (2,258)
Chicago, IL
01/19/2013
8:00 pm
at ValparaisoL 63–69 13–5 (4–1)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,860)
Valparaiso, IN
01/21/2013
7:00 pm
at DetroitW 64–62 14–5 (5–1)
Calihan Hall (2,115)
Detroit, MI
01/23/2013
7:05 pm
at Youngstown StateL 61–68 14–6 (5–2)
Beeghly Center (2,288)
Youngstown, OH
01/26/2013
7:00 pm
UICL 49–55 14–7 (5–3)
Nutter Center (8,065)
Fairborn, OH
01/30/2013
7:00 pm
DetroitL 76–83 14–8 (5–4)
Nutter Center (4,151)
Fairborn, OH
02/04/2013
7:00 pm
Loyola–ChicagoW 62–59 15–8 (6–4)
Nutter Center (3,171)
Fairborn, OH
02/07/2013
8:00 pm
at Green BayW 70–68 2OT16–8 (7–4)
Resch Center (2,522)
Green Bay, WI
02/09/2013
8:00 pm
at MilwaukeeW 64–49 17–8 (8–4)
Klotsche Center (2,051)
Milwaukee, WI
02/12/2013
7:00 pm
ValparaisoL 61–68 17–9 (8–5)
Nutter Center (4,301)
Fairborn, OH
02/20/2013
7:00 pm
at Cleveland StateW 50–41 18–9 (9–5)
Wolstein Center (2,115)
Cleveland, OH
02/23/2013*
2:00 pm
Evansville
BracketBusters
L 58–70 18–10
Nutter Center (3,428)
Fairborn, OH
02/26/2013
8:00 pm
at UICL 55–60 18–11 (9–6)
UIC Pavilion (2,951)
Chicago, IL
03/02/2013
2:00 pm, HLN/ESPN3
Youngstown StateW 72–45 19–11 (10–6)
Nutter Center (3,682)
Fairborn, OH
2013 Horizon League tournament
03/08/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Youngstown State
Quarterfinals
W 66–59 20–11
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,155)
Valparaiso, IN
03/09/2013
6:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Detroit
Semifinals
W 56–54 21–11
Athletics–Recreation Center 
Valparaiso, IN
03/12/2013
9:00 pm, ESPN
at Valparaiso
Championship Game
L 54–62 21–12
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,457)
Valparaiso, IN
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013*
7:00 pm
Tulsa
First Round
W 72–52 22–12
Nutter Center (2,507)
Fairborn, OH
03/25/2013*
7:00 pm
Richmond
Quarterfinals
W 57–51 23–12
Nutter Center (3,741)
Fairborn, OH
03/27/2013*
9:00 pm, AXS TV
Santa Clara
Semifinals
L 69–81 23–13
Nutter Center (3,188)
Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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