1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1976–77 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record11–16 ( )
Head coach
  • Marcus Jackson (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Holbrook
  • Jim Brown
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

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

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# 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

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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 Basketball 76-77 Press Book". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 20, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1976-77 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.