1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
NCAA tournament, 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional
Record22-7 ( )
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
Home arenaWSU PE Building

The 1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1981–82 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

Season summary

Wright State began the 1981-82 season having graduated eight seniors the year before, including all five starters. However, they also began the season ranked #3 in the U.S. Basketball Writers Association preseason poll, so no opponent would overlook theses Raiders. Their dominate 22-7 final record could only be thought of as disappointing because of yet another 3rd place finish in the Great Lakes Regional of the NCAA Div-II tournament.

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Roster

1981–82 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
C 33 Theron Barbour 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)204 lb (93 kg) SoAtherton Louisville, Kentucky
C 45 Phil Benninger 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrNew Albany New Albany, Indiana
G/F 42 Anthony Bias 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrPulaski Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 43 Eric Ernst 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrMiddletown Middletown, Ohio
F 30 Mike Grote 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoElder Cincinnati, Ohio
F 25 Stan Hearns 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrEwing Trenton, New Jersey
G/F 23 Tom Holzapfel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrGreenville Greenville, Ohio
G 20 T.C. Johnson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) SoSidney Sidney, Ohio
G 34 Mark McCormick 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrFairmont East Kettering, Ohio
G 52 Aaron McGlon, 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)155 lb (70 kg) JrEastside Gainesville, Florida
C 24 Gary Monroe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrRoosevelt Washington D.C.
F 40 Fred Moore 6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoAtherton Louisville, Kentucky
G/F 35 Steve Purcell 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrKokomo Kokomo, Indiana
F 44 Andy Warner 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrPiqua Piqua, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote


    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 28, 1981
    Wilberforce W 102-60  1-0
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 2, 1981
    at Bowling Green W 81-71  2–0
    Anderson Arena 
    Bowling Green, OH 
    Dec 5, 1981
    Franklin W 92-73  3-0
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 7, 1981
    at Miami Ohio W 65-59  4–0
    Millett Assembly Hall 
    Oxford, Ohio 
    Dec 13, 1981
    at Charleston L 69-83  4–1
    Eddie King Gymnasium 
    Charleston, West Virginia 
    Dec 15, 1981
    Thomas Moore W 100-78  5–1
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 18, 1981
    Otterbein W 86-83  6-1
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 21, 1981
    Charleston W 68-55  7–1
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH 
    Jan 2, 1982
    Northeastern Illinois W 99-63  8–1
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 4, 1982
    Lewis L 57-69  8–2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 6, 1982
    at Indiana Central W 77-61  9-2
    Nicoson Hall 
    Indianapolis
    Jan 9, 1982
    Gannon W 73-55  10-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 14, 1982
    vs. Central State W 86-72  11-2
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Jan 20, 1982
    Northern Kentucky W 57-55 OT 12-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 23, 1982
    Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne W 105-80  13-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fort Wayne, Indiana
    Jan 25, 1982
    IUPUI W 96-87  14-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 27, 1982
    at St. Joseph’s (IN) W 75-56  15-2
    Roberts Municipal Stadium 
    Evansville, Indiana
    Feb 1, 1982
    Youngstown State W 85-74  16-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 4, 1982
    at Kentucky State W 97-89  17-2
    Capital Plaza 
    Frankfort, Kentucky
    Feb 6, 1982
    Transylvania W 74-60  18-2
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 9, 1982
    vs. Central State L 73-94  18-3
    UD Arena 
    Dayton, Ohio
    Feb 11, 1982
    at Lewis L 74-76  18–4
    Memorial Gym 
    Lockport, Illinois
    Feb 17, 1982
    Indiana Central L 83-87  18-5
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 20, 1982
    Siena Heights W 83-71  19-5
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 24, 1982
    at Transylvania L 52-55  19-6
    McAlister Auditorium 
    Lexington, Kentucky
    Feb 27, 1982
    at Northern Kentucky W 69-67  20-6
    Regents Hall 
    Highland Heights, Kentucky
    Mar 2, 1982
    Kentucky State W 97-89  21-6
    WSU PE Building 
    Fairborn, OH
    NCAA tournament
    Mar 6, 1982
    at Kentucky Wesleyan
    NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
    L 71-76 OT 21-7
    Owensboro Sportscenter 
    Owensboro, Kentucky
    Mar 7, 1981
    vs. Bellarmine
    NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional
    W 87-86 2OT 22-7
    Owensboro Sportscenter 
    Owensboro, Kentucky
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.

    Source[3]

    Awards and honors

    Stan Hearns MVP
    T.C. Johnson Raider Award

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    Statistics

    Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
    25 Stan Hearns 27 17.8 481 40 119
    24 Gary Monroe 26 13.0 337 23 145
    40 Fred Moore 27 9.8 265 25 101
    35 Steve Purcell 27 8.4 253 34 139
    42 Anthony Bias 27 7.9 214 135 120
    20 T.C. Johnson 27 5.9 159 79 49
    44 Andy Warner 22 5.5 120 8 50
    30 Mike Grote 18 5.2 93 72 30
    23 Tom Holzapfel 24 4.7 113 23 50
    33 Theron Barbour 21 3.3 68 8 49
    34 Mark McCormick 14 2.3 32 13 16
    32 Aaron McGlen 12 1.7 20 4 8
    43 Eric Ernst 8 1.5 12 1 8

    Source[5]


    References

    1. Paul, Meyer (November 5, 1981). "No. 3 WSU won't slip up on foes". The Journal Herald. Vol. 174, no. 265. Journal Herald Inc. p. 14.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
    2. "Wright State University 1981-82 Basketball Press Book". Retrieved October 30, 2023.
    3. "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
    4. "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
    5. "1981-82 Wright State University Basketball Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 30, 2023.
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