1980–81 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1980–81 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent II 25–4 Ralph Underhill 3rd Jim Brown Bob Grote WSU PE Building NCAA tournament 3rd Place Great Lakes Regional The 1980–81 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1980–81 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill. Season summary Expectations were high for 1980–81 as the 80s began with an upgraded schedule.Paul Meyer The Journal Herald Journal Herald Inc. October 15, 1980 Wright State gets its just 'desserts' https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/395521536/ 173 248 10 Results were equally as high, producing a 24–3 regular season with the only disappointment being a fourth early NCAA tournament exit. Roster 1980 Wright State Raiders y yes Rodney Benson n sr basketball 24 F 6 6 195 Louisville, Kentucky Cleveland St. (TN) Jeff Bragg n sr basketball 25 F 6 5 180 Marion, Indiana Marion Eddie Crowe n sr basketball 34 G 6 1 170 Carlisle, Ohio Carlisle Steve Hartings n sr basketball 42 C 6 8 200 yes Maria Stein, Ohio Marion Local Leon Manning n sr basketball 45 F 6 6 170 Indianapolis Northwest Keith Miller n sr basketball 20 G 6 2 180 Louisville, Kentucky Cleveland St. (TN) Roman Welch n sr basketball 44 F 6 6 205 Ft. Lauderdale, Florida S. Plantation Mike Zimmerman n sr basketball 32 G 6 1 170 Kettering, Ohio Alter Tom Holzapfel n jr basketball 23 F 6 5 185 Greenville, Ohio Greenville Theron Barbour n fr basketball 33 F 6 8 Louisville, Kentucky Atherton Phil Benninger n fr basketball F 6 8 New Albany, Indiana New Albany Mike Grote n fr basketball 30 F 6 1 Cincinnati, Ohio Elder T.C. Johnson n fr basketball G 6 0 Sidney, Ohio Sidney Steve Purcell n fr basketball 35 G 6 4 Kokomo, Indiana Kokomo Barry Turner n fr basketball 22 G 6 0 185 yes Wilmington, Ohio Wilmington Ralph Underhill Jim Brown, Bob Grote SourcePaul Meyer The Journal Herald Journal Herald Inc. October 15, 1980 Wright State gets its just 'desserts' https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/395521536/ 173 248 10 Paul Rolphes Dayton Daily News Cox Media October 15, 1980 Wright State looks good on paper https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/406342770/=Ralph%20Underhill&match=1 104 35 21 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media October 25, 1970 WSU Now Enjoying Luxury of Working on Big Floor https://www.newspapers.com/image/404829850/ 94 47 13 D Schedule and results y |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders|Regular season Nov 29, 1980 Wilberforce WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 111–72 1–0 |- Dec 1, 1980 Miami Ohio WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 92–84 2–0  |- Dec 3, 1980 Bolling Green WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81–68 3–0  |- Dec 6, 1980 Wayne State WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 86–65 4–0 |- Dec 10, 1980 yes St. Leo St. Leo, Florida 124–77 5–0 |- Dec 17, 1980 yes Bellarmine Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky 85–76 6–0 |- Dec 20, 1980 District of Columbia WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 76–63 7–0 |- Dec 22, 1980 Eastern Illinois WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81–73 8–0 |- Jan 3, 1981 IUPUI WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81–61 9–0 |- Jan 7, 1981 yes Indiana Central Nicoson Hall Indianapolis 68–61 10–0 |- Jan 10, 1981 Marian (IN) WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 87–67 11–0 |- Jan 12, 1981 yes Central State UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 72–58 12–0 |- Jan 14, 1981 yes St. Joseph’s (IN) Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 80–87 12–1 |- Jan 17, 1980 Northern Kentucky WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 90–76 13–1 |- Jan 21, 1981 Bellarmine WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 84–87 13–2 |- Jan 24, 1981 SIU Edwardsville WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81–65 14–2 |- Jan 28, 1981 St. Joseph’s (IN) WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 107–79 15–2 |- Jan 31, 1981 yes Northern Kentucky Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky 107–79 16–2 |- Feb 4, 1981 yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 66–59 17–2 |- Feb 7, 1981 yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois 63–72 17–3 |- Feb 10, 1981 yes Central State UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 77–62 18–3 |- Feb 12, 1981 yes Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro, Kentucky 78–60 19–3 |- Feb 18, 1981 Indiana Central WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 92–57 20–3 |- Feb 21, 1981 Siena Heights WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 86–74 21–3 |- Feb 21, 1981 Spring Arbor WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 101–62 22–3 |- Feb 25, 1981 New York Tech WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 69–61 23–3 |- Feb 27, 1981 Kentucky Wesleyan WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 96–76 24–3 |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders| NCAA tournament |- Mar 6, 1981 Northern Michigan Western Hall Macomb, Illinois NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional 64–73 24–4 |- Mar 7, 1981 Indiana State–Evansville Western Hall Macomb, Illinois NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional 88–85 25–4 |- MW Midwest Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2023/10/16/MBB_History_Through_2022-23.pdf Wright State Record Book October 23, 2023 Awards and honors Rodney Benson MVP Rodney Benson All-American Div-II Roman Welch All-American Div-II Steve Hartings Raider Award https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2023/10/16/MBB_History_Through_2022-23.pdf Wright State Record Book October 23, 2023 Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds 24 Rodney Benson 28 21.9 612 55 229 44 Roman Welch 28 15.1 422 74 184 42 Steve Hartings 29 11.0 319 83 170 34 Eddie Crowe 29 10.9 315 116 72 29 Keith Miller 26 6.4 185 90 61 25 Jeff Bragg 28 5.8 163 57 42 35 Steve Purcell 28 4.6 129 31 75 23 Tom Holzapfel 4 4.5 18 0 8 45 Leon Manning 26 3.8 100 16 77 32 Mike Zimmerman 28 2.7 75 49 47 33 Theron Barbour 21 2.6 54 13 47 30 Mike Grote 16 2.0 32 11 10 _ Phil Benninger 5 1.4 7 1 12 22 Barry Turner 9 1.1 10 2 12 Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1979_80_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14436 1979-80 Statistics October 28, 2023 References Wright State Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball