1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1982–83 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent 28–4 Ralph Underhill 5th Jim Brown Bob Grote John Ross WSU Physical Education Building NCAA Division II National Champions The 1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Ralph Underhill, played their home games at the Wright State Physical Education Building in Dayton, Ohio.https://wsuraiders.com/news/2018/1/4/mens-basketball-the-history-of-raider-basketball-the-division-ii-national-championship.aspx?path=mbball Wright State Athletics The History of Raider Basketball – The Division II National Championship January 4, 2018 March 3, 2023 They were the 1983 NCAA Division II national champions. Roster 1982 Wright State Raiders y Gary Monroe n basketball 24 C 6 7 190 sr Washington D.C. Fred Moore n basketball 40 F 6 7.5 190 jr Louisville, Kentucky Tom Holzapfel n basketball 23 F 6 6 185 sr Greenville, Ohio Anthony Bias n basketball 42 F 6 4 180 sr Milwaukee, Wisconsin Mark McCormick n basketball 34 G 6 3 160 so Kettering, Ohio Steve Purcell n basketball 35 F 6 4 180 jr Kokomo, Indiana Mike Grote n basketball 30 G 6 1 175 jr Cincinnati, Ohio T.C. Johnson n basketball 20 G 6 0 170 jr Sidney, Ohio Eric Ellis n basketball 22 G 6 1 158 sr Cincinnati, Ohio Rob Sanders n basketball 32 F 6 6 205 fr Columbus, Ohio Eric Ernst n basketball 43 F 6 4 200 so Middletown, Ohio Phil Benninger n basketball 45 C 6 8 215 so New Albany, Indiana Andy Warner n basketball 44 F 6 5 200 so Piqua, Ohio Ralph Underhill (Tennessee Tech) Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross Sourcehttps://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1056&context=athletics_publications Wright State Athletics Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1982-1983 March 2, 2023https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1057&context=athletics_publications Wright State 1983-84 Basketball Pressbook October 31, 2023 Schedule and results y |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders|Regular season Dec 1, 1982 Southern Indiana WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 92-81 1,600 1–0 |- Dec 8, 1982 yes Indianapolis Nicoson Hall Indianapolis, IN 65-60 1,500 2–0 |- Dec 11, 1982 Thomas More WSU PE Building Fairborn, Ohio 96-82 1,100 3–0 |- Dec 15, 1982 Alderson-Broaddus WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 107-88 1,000 4–0 |- Dec 18, 1982 West Virginia State WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 78-61 957 5–0 |- Dec 21, 1982 Spring Hill WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 97-57 950 6–0 |- Dec 22, 1982 yes Bellarmine Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky 98-91 1,721 7–0 |- Jan 4, 1983 Spring Hill WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 92-79 2,182 8–0 |- Jan 7, 1983 SIU Edwardsville WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 68-58 2,010 9–0 |- Jan 8, 1983 Central State WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 67-89 2,300 9–1 |- Jan 12, 1983 yes IUPUI Indianapolis, Indiana 76-65 150 10–1 |- Jan 15, 1983 Northeastern Illinois WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 83-63 1,550 11–1 |- Jan 15, 1983 Cheyney WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 60-68 2,556 11–2 |- Jan 19, 1983 Indianapolis WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 94-76 1,650 12–2 |- Jan 22, 1983 Fort Wayne WSU PE Building Fairborn, Ohio 53-54 OT 1,400 12–3 |- Jan 26, 1983 Northern Kentucky WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 69-63 2,050 13–3 |- Jan 29, 1983 yes Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky 65-64 5,100 14–3 |- Feb 2, 1983 Franklin WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 86-64 1,500 15–3 |- Feb 5, 1983 Transylvania WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 73-62 2,400 16–3 |- Feb 8, 1983 yes Central State UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 55-51 6,875 17–3 |- Feb 12, 1983 yes Gannon Erie, Pennsylvania 73-62 2,600 18–3 |- Feb 14, 1983 Bellarmine WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 103-78 1,460 19–3 |- Feb 16, 1983 Kentucky Wesleyan WSU PE Building Fairborn, Ohio 80-56 2,410 20–3 |- Feb 22, 1983 yes 5 Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky 55-71 16,441 20–4 |- Feb 24, 1983 yes Indiana Tech WSU PE Building Fairborn, Ohio 101-74 1,930 21–4 |- Feb 26, 1983 yes Transylvania Lexington, Kentucky 88-70 662 22–4 |- Mar 2, 1983 St. Joseph’s WSU PE Building Dayton, Ohio 130-92 2,100 23–4 |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders| NCAA tournament |- Mar 11, 1983 YES Lewis Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY 71-57 4,625 24–4 |- Mar 12, 1983 yes Kentucky Wesleyan Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro,(KY) 69-67 4,950 25–4 |- Mar 19, 1983 yes Bloomsburg State Nelson Fieldhouse Bloomsburg, PennsylvaniaStroble Hale Zan Dayton Daily News Cox Media March 20, 1983 WSU makes Final 4 https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/406232763/ 106 191 1C 73-53 3,000 26–4 |- Mar 25, 1983 yes Cal State Bakersfield Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA 57-50 3,862 27–4 |- Mar 26, 1983 yes District of Columbia Springfield Civic Center Springfield, MA 92-73 4,747 28–4 MW Midwest Sourceshttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2022/9/7/MBB_History_Thru_2021-22.pdf Wright State Record Book March 2, 2023https://web1.ncaa.org/app_data/statsPDFArchive/MBB2/C/Men's%20Basketball_Men's_Division%20II_1983_810_Wright%20State%20University.pdf 1982-1983 Wright State Raiders Men's Basketball Stats NCAA Career Statistics Awards and honors Gary Monroe MVP Gary Monroe All-American Div-II T.C. Johnson Raider Award Steve Purcell Raider Award Statistics Number Name GP Average Points Rebounds Blocks Steals 24 Gary Monroe 30 28.8 563 228 14 51 40 Fred Moore 30 14.3 428 169 30 44 23 Tom Holzapfel 29 11.2 325 97 0 18 42 Anthony Bias 28 9.1 256 111 12 49 34 Mark McCormick 30 6.4 191 47 4 22 35 Steve Purcell 30 6.3 188 102 12 29 30 Mike Grote 28 5.7 165 42 0 27 20 T.C. Johnson 30 4.5 135 42 2 25 22 Eric Ellis 18 2.7 48 8 0 6 32 Rob Sanders 24 2.6 63 29 0 7 43 Eric Ernst 24 2.2 40 12 0 1 45 Phil Benninger 6 2.0 12 7 0 1 44 Andy Warner 3 2.0 6 1 0 1 Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1982_83_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14439 1982-83 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATISTICS March 2, 2023 References Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Category:NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament championship seasons Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball