2011–12 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2011–12 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . Their head coach was Billy Donlon , serving his second year. The Raiders played their home games at the Nutter Center and are members of the Horizon League . They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to Butler .[ 1]
Roster
2011–12 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
2
Brooklyn Bradley
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Dayton, OH
G
3
Reggie Arceneaux
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Charlotte, NC
F
4
Johann Mpondo
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Douala, CM
G
5
John Balwigaire
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Hemet, CA
G
10
Jason Cuffee
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Poca, WV
F
12
Armond Battle
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jr
Plymouth, MN
G
15
Kendall Griffin
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Avon, IN
G
20
Ulysses Thomas
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Fr
Cincinnati, OH
G
21
Vance Hall
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
Frankfort, KY
F
22
Cole Darling
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Holt, MI
F
23
A.J. Pacher
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
245 lb (111 kg)
So
Vandalia, OH
G
24
Matt Vest
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Kettering, OH
F
30
Stephen Gossard
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Waynesville, OH
F
32
Alex Pritchett
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
240 lb (109 kg)
Fr
Bedford, IN
G
34
Julius Mays
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jr
Marion, IN
F
44
Tavares Sledge
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Brookwood, AL
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2010-11-12
Schedule
Date time, TV
Opponent
Result
Record
Site city, state
Exhibition
Nov. 5 *7:00 pm
Central State
L 50–56
Nutter Center (3,179)Fairborn, OH
Regular season
Nov. 11 *9:00 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Ohio State Global Sports Shootout
L 42–73
0–1
Value City Arena (15,645)Columbus, OH
Nov. 13 *3:00 pm
Kenyon
W 80–56
1–1
Nutter Center (2,583)Fairborn, OH
Nov. 16 *7:00 pm
Jackson State Global Sports Shootout
W 56–39
2–1
Nutter Center (3,159)Fairborn, OH
Nov. 21 *7:00 pm, Sun Sports
vs. No. 10 Florida Global Sports Shootout
L 65–78
2–2
St. Pete Times Forum (6,331)Tampa, FL
Nov. 23 *7:00 pm
at North Florida Global Sports Shootout
L 52–69
2–3
UNF Arena (824)Jacksonville, FL
Nov. 26 *7:00 pm
Charlotte
L 66–70
2–4
Nutter Center (2,993)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 1 7:00 pm
Cleveland State
L 43–45
2–5 (0–1)
Nutter Center (3,349)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 3 3:00 pm
Youngstown State
W 63–62
3–5 (1–1)
Nutter Center (2,879)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 7 *9:00 pm
at Air Force
L 34–55
3–6
Clune Arena (1,471)Colorado Springs, CO
Dec. 10 *3:30 pm, ONN
at Miami
W 51–39
4–6
Millett Hall (2,544)Oxford, OH
Dec. 14 *7:00 pm, ESPN2
Cincinnati
L 58–78
4–7
Nutter Center (5,977)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 17 *7:00 pm
Ohio
L 54–82
4–8
Nutter Center (3,749)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 20 *7:00 pm
Idaho
W 80–78 OT
5–8
Nutter Center (3,040)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 22 *7:00 pm
Central Michigan
W 60–42
6–8
Nutter Center (3,684)Fairborn, OH
Dec. 29 8:00 pm
at Loyola
W 64–48
7–8 (2–1)
Joseph J. Gentile Center (1,429)Chicago , IL
Dec. 31 2:00 pm
at UIC
W 74–70 OT
8–8 (3–1)
UIC Pavilion (1,836)Chicago, IL
Jan. 6 9:00 pm, ESPNU /ESPN3
Butler
L 62–63
8–9 (3–2)
Nutter Center (6,588)Fairborn, OH
Jan. 8 3:00 pm
Valparaiso
W 73–55
9–9 (3–3)
Nutter Center (3,736)Fairborn, OH
Jan. 12 8:00 pm
at Milwaukee
L 38–58
9–10 (4–3)
U.S. Cellular Arena (2,364)Milwaukee , WI
Jan. 14 2:00 pm, HLN
at Green Bay
L 56–57
9–11 (4–4)
Resch Center (3,449)Green Bay , WI
Jan. 21 12:00 pm, Fox Sports
at Detroit
L 53–69
10–11 (4–5)
Calihan Hall (2,247)Detroit , MI
Jan. 25 7:00 pm
UIC
W 69–63
10–12 (5–5)
Nutter Center (3,578)Fairborn, OH
Jan. 27 7:00 pm
Loyola
W 47–41
11–12 (6–5)
Nutter Center (4,743)Fairborn, OH
Feb. 2 7:00 pm
at Butler
L 53–64
11–13 (6–6)
Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,543)Indianapolis , IN
Feb. 4 8:00 pm
at Valparaiso
L 54–63
11–14 (6–7)
Athletics–Recreation Center (4,727)Valparaiso, IN
Feb. 10 9:00 pm, ESPNU/ESPN3
Green Bay
L 48–53
11–15 (6–8)
Nutter Center (4,557)Fairborn, OH
Feb. 12 3:00 pm
Milwaukee Academic Recognition Day
W 70–46
12–15 (7–8)
Nutter Center (4,263)Fairborn, OH
Feb. 15 7:00 pm
Detroit
L 55–71
12–16 (7–9)
Nutter Center (3,565)Fairborn, OH
Feb. 18 5:05 pm
at UMKC Bracket Busters
W 76–62
13–16
Swinney Recreation Center (888)Kansas City, MO
Feb. 23 7:00 pm
at Youngstown State
L 54–61
13–17 (7–10)
Beeghly Center (1,953)Youngstown , OH
Feb. 25 2:00 pm
at Cleveland State
L 55–77
13–18 (7–11)
Wolstein Center (3,891)Cleveland, OH
Horizon League tournament
Feb. 28 7:00 pm, HLN
at Butler First Round
L 52–70
13–19
Hinkle Fieldhouse (4,042)Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
Coaches' Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time . HLN = Horizon League Network. BTN = Big Ten Network. ONN = Ohio News Network..
[ 2]
Awards and honors
Johann Mpondo
Raider Award
Julius Mays
Second Team All Horizon League
Julius Mays
Horizon League Newcomer of the Year
Julius Mays
Horizon League All Newcomer Team
[ 3]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Assists
Rebounds
34
Julius Mays
30
14.1
423
74
85
3
Reggie Arceneaux
32
8.5
272
68
64
12
Armond Battle
30
6.8
205
26
105
22
Cole Darling
30
6.3
190
23
109
23
AJ Pacher
32
5.4
173
11
108
21
Vance Hall
30
4.5
134
27
45
5
John Balwigaire
31
4.3
133
32
38
4
Johann Mpondo
32
4.1
131
7
105
44
Tavares Sledge
31
3.1
96
7
88
24
Matt Vest
20
2.1
42
15
20
15
Kendall Griffin
25
2.0
49
16
33
10
Jason Cuffee
16
0.4
6
13
11
30
Stephen Gossard
9
0.3
3
0
1
20
Ulysses Thomas
10
0.0
0
0
1
Source[ 4]
References
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold