1994–95 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1994–95 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceMCC
Record13–17 (6–8 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Jim Ehler
  • Jack Butler
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
1994–95 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Xavier 14 – 0   1.000 23 – 5   .821
Illinois-Chicago 11 – 4   .733 18 – 9   .667
WI-Green Bay † 11 – 4   .733 22 – 8   .733
Detroit Mercy 9 – 5   .643 13 – 15   .464
La Salle 7 – 7   .500 13 – 14   .481
Northern Illinois 7 – 8   .467 19 – 10   .655
Wright State 6 – 8   .429 13 – 17   .433
Cleveland State 3 – 11   .214 10 – 17   .370
UW-Milwaukee 2 – 13   .133 3 – 24   .111
Loyola (IL) 2 – 13   .133 5 – 22   .185
† 1995 MCC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1994–95 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1994–95 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

The start of a new era, Wright State and five other Mid-Continent teams jumped to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. This solid conference, which had been the University of Dayton's home through 1992-93 and still counted Xavier as a member, would be Wright State's home for years to come.

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Roster

1994–95 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 31 Quincy Brann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Highland (KS) Junior College Flint, MI
G 35 John Ramey 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Western Boone Thorntown, IN
G 34 Eric Wills 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Chaminade-Julienne Dayton, OH
G 21 Darryl Woods 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Central (KS) Junior College Gary, IN
F 32 Delme Herriman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Claymont Manchester, England
F 41 Bilaal Neal 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Westark JC Warren, AR
F 44 Jason Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Country Day Cincinnati, OH
C 45 Keith Blankenship 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Wayne Dayton, OH
F 40 Mike Conner 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Malden Malden, MA
G 22 Rick Martinez 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Ambassador Christian Fontana, CA
F/C 52 Vitaly Potapenko 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 270 lb (122 kg) So Kiev State University of Physical Culture Kiev, Unkraine
G 20 Rob Welch 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Wayne Trace Haviland, OH
F 33 Antuan Johnson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Scott Toledo, OH
F 43 Thad Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr St. Charles Prep Columbus, OH
G 24 Derek Watkins 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Valley View Germantown, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Jim Ehler, Jack Butler

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
Nov 26, 1994*
 at No. 15 Wisconsin L 63-86  0–1
 Wisconsin Field House 
Madison, WI 
Nov 30, 1994*
 Fairleigh Dickinson L 62-64  0–2
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 3, 1994*
 Wilmington W 79-61  1–2
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 10, 1994*
 Dayton
Gem City Jam 		W 74-53  2-2
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1994*
 at No. 19 Ohio L 56-90  2–3
 Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
Dec 16, 1994*
 Prairie View A&M
USAir Classic 		W 90–65  3–3
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 17, 1994*
 Youngstown State
USAir Classic 		L 56-62  3-4
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1994*
 at Fairleigh Dickinson L 67-91  3–5
 Rothman Center 
Hackensack, NJ 
Dec 22, 1994*
 at Manhattan L 46-69  3–6
 Draddy Gymnasium (1,279)
Bronx, NY 
Dec 30, 1994*
 Miami (OH) L 61-69  3–7
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 3, 1995*
 Mississippi Valley St. W 74-65  4–7
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 5, 1995
 at Detroit Mercy W 78-71  5–7
 Cobo Arena 
Detroit, MI 
Jan 7, 1995
 at Cleveland State W 82-74  6-7
 CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, OH
Jan 12, 1995
 La Salle L 65-74  6-8
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1995
 Xavier L 73-81  6-9
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1995
 Northern Illinois L 68-77  6-10
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1995
 at Loyola L 69-75  6-11
 Alumni Gym 
Chicago, IL
Jan 28, 1995
 at Milwaukee W 76-74  7-11
 Baker Fieldhouse 
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 2, 1995
 Detroit Mercy W 79–64  8–11
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1995
 at UIC L 83-94  8-12
 UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 1995*
 Virginia Tech L 74-77  8-13
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 11, 1995
 at La Salle L 90-92  8-14
 Philadelphia Civic Center 
Philadelphia, PA
Feb 15, 1995
 at Xavier L 84-94  8-15
 Cincinnati Gardens 
Cincinnati, OH
Feb 19, 1995
 Cleveland State W 78-60  9–15
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 1995
 Butler W 83-79  10–15
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 1995
 Green Bay L 61-75  10-16
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 3, 1995
 (8) (9) Cleveland State
First Round 		W 88-81  11-16
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 4, 1995
 (8) (1) No. 25 Xavier
Quarterfinal 		W 71-70  12-16
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 5, 1995
 (8) (4) Detroit Mercy
Semifinal 		W 76-69  13-16
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 7, 1995
 (8) (3) Green Bay
Final 		L 59-73  13-17
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Vitaly Potapenko MVP
Delme Herriman Raider Award
Vitaly Potapenko First Team MCC
Vitaly Potapenko MCC All Newcomer
Vitaly Potapenko MCC Newcomer of the year
Vitaly Potapenko MCC All Tournament Team
Rob Welch MCC All Tournament Team

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Statistics

Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
52 Vitaly Potapenko 30 19.2 575 41 193
20 Rob Welch 30 11.2 355 101 115
32 Delme Herriman 30 9.9 298 73 162
22 Rick Martinez 30 8.4 253 102 97
33 Antuan Johnson 28 6.2 229 45 119
35 Jon Ramey 30 5.7 172 27 52
40 Mike Conner 29 3.9 114 8 68
21 Darryl Woods 29 1.8 51 17 20
31 Quincy Brann 19 2.3 43 8 17
44 Jason Smith 23 1.6 36 6 34
41 Bilaal Neal 16 1.6 26 1 11
43 Thad Burton 15 1.4 21 2 0
24 Derek Watkins 15 0.6 9 1 2
34 Eric Wills 8 0.4 3 3 3

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References

  1. ^ Ludwig, Chick (December 10, 1993). "Coming out on top". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 117, no. 92. Cox Media. p. 4D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. ^ "1994-95 Wright State University Men's Basketball". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. November 14, 1994. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  5. ^ "1993-94 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 20, 2023.