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1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record	11–16 ( )
Head coach	Marcus Jackson (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Holbrook; Jim Brown;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1975–76 1977–78 →

The 1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1976–77 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Marcus Jackson.

Season summary

Coach Marcus Jackson's second season was hard-fought, but a disappointing follow-up to the school's first 20 win season and tournament bid the previous year.

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Roster

1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	32	Neil Reif	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Indian Hill	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	43	Curt Shellabarger (C)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Celina	Celina, Ohio
G	34	Mark Hall	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Jefferson	Dayton, Ohio
F/C	42	Ken Millisor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Fairfield Union	Bremen, Ohio
G	20	Rick Poole	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Patterson	Dayton, Ohio
G	23	Rick Zink	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Charminade-Julienne	Dayton, Ohio
C	44	Guy Conners	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Amelia	Amelia, Ohio
G	22	Bob Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Miamisburg	Miamisburg, Ohio
F	33	Dan Huguely	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Rossevelt	Dayton, Ohio
G	23	Alan McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	So	North Side	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F	25	Robert Pounds	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F/C	35	Bob Shaefer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	So	Alter	Kettering, Ohio
F	40	Bob Fitzpatrick	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	Fr	Mt. Healthy	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	30	Bill Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
F	45	Greg Bills	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Centerville	Centerville, Ohio

Head coach

Marcus Jackson

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 26, 1976	Slippery Rock Wright State Invitational	L 75-77	0–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 27, 1976	Western Illinois Wright State Invitational	W 90-82	1–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 1976	IUPUI	L 84-89	1–2	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 1, 1976	at No. 12 Cincinnati	L 52-120	1–3	UC Armory Cincinnati, OH
Dec 4, 1976	Northern Kentucky	L 56-62	1–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 1976	Miami Ohio	L 54-67	1–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 11, 1976	Marian (IN)	W 55-52	2-5	Naval Armory Indianapolis
Dec 13, 1976	Indianapolis	W 80-68	3–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 15, 1976	at Akron	L 59-71 ^forfeit	4–5	Memorial Hall Akron, OH
Dec 20, 1976	at North Dakota	L 58-67	4–6	University of North Dakota Field House Grand Forks, North Dakota
Jan 4, 1977	Northeastern Illinois	W 98-96 ^3OT	5–6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 1977	Chicago State	W 103-69	6–6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1977	at Northern Kentucky	L 62-81	6-7	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
Jan 15, 1977	Armstrong State	W 83-81	7-7	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 17, 1977	at Milwaukee	L 66-75	7-8	Baker Fieldhouse Milwaukee, WI
Jan 22, 1977	Wisconsin-Parkside	L 64-69	7-9	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1977	Robert Morris	W 80-76	8-9	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 27, 1977	at Cleveland State	W 77-56	9-9	Public Hall Cleveland, OH
Jan 29, 1977	at Youngstown State	L 71-73	9-10	Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH
Jan 31, 1977	Eastern Illinois	L 61-74	9-11	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 5, 1977	at VCU (Virginia Commonwealth)	L 70-82	9-12	Franklin Street Gym Richmond, Virginia
Feb 9, 1977	Franklin	W 77-67	10-12	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 12, 1977	at Bellarmine	L 85-88	10–13	Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 14, 1977	Cleveland State	L 67-74	10-14	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 1977	at Kentucky State	L 69-74	10-15	Capital Sports Center Frankfort, Kentucky
Feb 23, 1977	Akron	W 93-79	11–15	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 1977	at Eastern Illinois	L 55-62	11-16	Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Bob Schaefer	MVP
Bob Cook	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Rebounds
35	Bob Schaefer	27	16.9	456	196
43	Curt Shellabarger	27	12.0	269	210
33	Dan Huguely	27	9.7	262	130
23	Alan McGee	27	9.2	249	96
22	Bob Cook	26	8.5	222	73
30	Bill Wilson	26	5.3	139	42
25	Bob Pounds	21	5.6	118	54
34	Mark Hall	21	4.4	93	80
40	Joe Fitzpatrick	16	2.5	40	37
32	Neil Reif	22	1.4	30	15
44	Guy Conners	16	1.6	26	10
20	Rick Poole	22	1.2	26	26
24	Rick Zink	12	1.2	14	12
45	Greg Bills	1	0.0	0	0