1979–80 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1979–80 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

1979–80 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record25-3 ( )
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

Season summary

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The 1979-80 Raiders dominated, running off an astounding 25-3 record. They made their third trip to the NCAA Division II tournament.

Roster

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1979–80 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 33 Flenoil Crook 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Jacksonville Louisville, Kentucky
F 40 Joe Fitzpatrick 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Mt. Healthy Cincinnati, Ohio
C 42 Steve Hartings 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Marion Local Maria Stein, Ohio
G 30 Bill Wilson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr Eastmoor Columbus, Ohio
F 24 Rodney Benson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Cleveland St. (TN) Louisville, Kentucky
F 25 Jeff Bragg 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Marion Marion, Indiana
G 34 Eddie Crowe 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Carlisle Carlisle, Ohio
F 45 Leon Manning 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Northwest Indianapolis
G 20 Keith Miller 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Cleveland St. (TN) Louisville, Kentucky
F 44 Roman Welch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr S. Plantation Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
G 32 Mike Zimmerman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Alter Kettering, Ohio
F 23 Tom Holzapfel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Greenville Greenville, Ohio
G/F 35 Clay Pickering 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Hoban Akron, Ohio
G 22 Barry Turner 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Wilmington Wilmington, 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
Dec 12, 1979
Oakland W 84-58  1–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 3, 1979
Campbellsville W 93-79  2–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 1979
at Indiana Central W 95-84  3-0
Nicoson Hall 
Indianapolis
Dec 8, 1979
Wayne State W 92-75  5-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 10, 1979
at Miami Ohio W 83-68  6–0
Millett Assembly Hall 
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 13, 1979
Armstrong State W 99-85  6-0
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 15, 1979
Otterbein W 69-65  7-0
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Dec 20, 1979
St. Joseph’s (IN) W 115-81  8-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 1979
Bellarmine W 102-79  9-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 1979
Wilberforce W 82-58  10-0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 7, 1980
vs. Central State L 60-69  10-1
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Jan 9, 1980
Indiana Central W 84-74  11–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1980
Heidelberg W 97-55  12–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1980
at St. Joseph’s (IN) W 72-68  13–1
Roberts Municipal Stadium 
Evansville, Indiana
Jan 19, 1980
Elmhurst W 101-59  14–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 23, 1980
Marion W 122-86  15–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1980
at IUPUI W 92-77  16-1
Harry E. Wood Continuing Education Center 
Indianapolis
Jan 30, 1980
at Northern Kentucky W 116-66  17-1
Regents Hall 
Highland Heights, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1980
Thomas Moore W 73-70  18–1
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1980
at Rice L 78-84  18–2
Autry Court 
Houston, Texas
Feb 9, 1980
at Bellarmine W 66-63  19-2
Knights Hall 
Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 11, 1980
Missouri–St. Louis W 82-69  20-2
UD Arena 
Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 1980
Northern Kentucky W 88-70  21-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 1980
Youngstown State W 72-61  22-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 1980
SIU Edwardsville W 97-88  23-2
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 25, 1980
at Missouri–St. Louis W 78-71  24–2
Mark Twain Sports Building 
St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA tournament
Feb 29, 1980
Eastern Illinois
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
L 64-73  24-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 1, 1980
Southern Indiana
NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
W 88-85  25-3
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Rodney Benson MVP
Roman Welch MVP
Eddie Crowe Raider Award
Steve Hartings Raider Award

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
44 Roman Welch 27 17.9 484 48 225
24 Rodney Benson 28 15.6 436 37 180
30 Bill Wilson 28 11.3 316 133 74
42 Steve Hartings 28 9.9 277 71 169
34 Eddie Crowe 26 9.8 255 92 68
45 Leon Manning 26 7.0 181 23 111
20 Keith Miller 26 5.0 129 32 41
25 Jeff Bragg 27 4.6 123 36 48
35 Clay Pickering 25 4.5 113 7 61
32 Mike Zimmerman 21 3.4 72 31 23
40 Joe Fitzpatrick 14 1.6 23 1 26
23 Tom Holzapfel 15 1.5 23 10 18
33 Flenoil Crook 3 2.7 8 0 1
22 Barry Turner 3 1.0 3 1 1

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References

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  1. ^ "1979-80 Basketball Press Book". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 28, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "1979-80 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 28, 2023.