1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1975–76 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was the first season with head coach Marcus Jackson. It was the school's first 20 win season and its first NCAA tournament appearance.

1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record20–8 ( )
Head coach
  • Marcus Jackson (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Holbrook
  • Jim Brown
Home arenaWSU PE Building

Background

Coach Marcus Jackson was recruited from Dartmouth College to replace Coach John Ross, who had accepted a promotion to assistant athletic director following the 1974–75 season. His preseason goals for the scrappy young program were 20 wins and an NCAA tournament bid, both of which were achieved.[1]

Roster
1975–76 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 30 Bob Grote 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 40 Lyle Falknor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Sr New Madison, Ohio
G 20 Rick Martin 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)150 lb (68 kg) Sr Middletown, Ohio
F 34 Steve Shook 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg) Sr Centerville, Ohio
G 32 Neil Reif 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 43 Curt Shellabarger 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr Celina, Ohio
C 42 Ken Millisor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)207 lb (94 kg) So Bremen, Ohio
G 23 Rick Zink 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)161 lb (73 kg) So Dayton, Ohio
C 44 Guy Conners 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Amelia, Ohio
G 22 Bob Cook 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Miamisburg, Ohio
F 33 Dan Huguely 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
F 25 Edgar Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) Fr Warren, Ohio
G 23 Alan McGee 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) Fr Fort Wayne, Indiana
G 24 Don Person 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Fr Dayton, Ohio
Head coach
  • Marcus Jackson
Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown

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

    Source[2]

    Schedule and results
    Date
    time, TV    		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Regular season
    Nov 29, 1975
    		 Oakland W 103-79  1–0
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 3, 1975
    		 at Cincinnati L 70-118  1–1
    		  
    Cincinnati, Ohio
    Dec 6, 1975
    		 Marian W 107-83  2–1
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 13, 1975
    		 Otterbein W 86-84  3–1
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 16, 1975
    		 Cumberland W 87-75  4–1
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 20, 1975
    		 Indianapolis W 91-82  5–1
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 29, 1975
    		 vs. Ohio Northern W 83-80  6–1
    		  
    Gambier, OH
    Dec 30, 1975
    		 vs. Kenyon L 68-73  6–2
    		  
    Gambier, OH
    Jan 3, 1976
    		 at Armstrong State W 89-85 OT 7-2
    		  
    Savannah, Georgia
    Jan 7, 1976
    		 Cleveland State W 89-85  8–2
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 10, 1976
    		 Central State W 84-80  9–2
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 12, 1976
    		 at Morehead State L 74-94  9–3
    		  
    Morehead, Kentucky
    Jan 14, 1976
    		 Akron W 78-65  10–3
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 17, 1976
    		 at Stetson L 66-70  10–4
    		  
    DeLand, Florida
    Jan 21, 1976
    		 Roosevelt W 118-59  11–4
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 24, 1976
    		 Indiana-Southeast W 94-52  12–4
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 28, 1976
    		 at Akron W 84-81 2OT 13–4
    		  
    Akron, OH
    Jan 31, 1976
    		 at Slippery Rock L 72-75  13–5
    		  
    Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania
    Feb 4, 1976
    		 Northern Kentucky W 91-87  14–5
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 7, 1976
    		 at Cleveland State W 76-62  15–5
    		  
    Cleveland, OH
    Feb 11, 1976
    		 at Franklin W 58-57  16–5
    		  
     
    Feb 14, 1976
    		 Bellarmine W 71-64  17–5
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 18, 1976
    		 at Northern Kentucky L 73-85  17–6
    		  
    Highland Heights, Kentucky
    Feb 21, 1976
    		 at Central State L 51-59  17–7
    		  
    Wilberforce, Ohio
    Feb 24, 1976
    		 Thomas More W 86-84  18–7
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 28, 1976
    		 Wilmington W 109-53  19–7
    		 WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 10, 1976
    		 at Evansville L 75-85  19–8
    		 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
    Evansville, Indiana
    Mar 10, 1976
    		 vs. St. Joseph’s (IN) W 72-68  20–8
    		 Roberts Municipal Stadium 
    Evansville, Indiana
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.

    Source[3]

    Awards and honors

    Bob Grote honorable mention all-America selection by Associated Press [4]

    Statistics
    Number Name Games Average Points Rebounds Assists
    30-15 Bob Grote 28 17.1 479 189 66
    40-20 Lyle Falknor 28 14.2 398 113 39
    35-31 Bob Schaefer 28 12.1 338 210 29
    20-10 Rick Martin 27 11.8 320 62 98
    34-32 Steve Shook 28 9.5 266 166 21
    43-30 Curt Shellabarger 18 6.9 124 95 18
    23-11 Alan McGee 28 4.4 123 53 36
    33-22 Dan Huguely 22 3.5 77 56 3
    32-21 Neil Reif 25 2.8 69 45 13
    25-24 Edgar Johnson 9 4.1 37 12 0
    24-12 Don Person 6 3.8 23 13 2
    42-23 Ken Millisor 10 2.2 22 19 2
    44-25 Guy Conners 7 1.3 8 3 0
    22-14 Bob Cook 8 0.9 7 4 2
    _ Rick Zink 1 0.0 0 1 1

    Source[5]

    References
    1. "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
    2. "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
    3. "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved March 2, 2023.
    4. ""Wright State Basketball Press Book 1976-1977"". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
    5. "1975-76 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS" (PDF). Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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