1998–99 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1998–99 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 MCC 9–18 4–10 Ed Schilling 2nd Will Rey Rod Foster Ken Barer Nutter Center The 1998–99 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling. Season summary Seniors Keion Brooks and Sherman Curry returned two of the top three scorers from the previous season to anchor the squad and newcomers Kevin Melson, Marcus May and Israel Sheinfeld provided some excitement to thrill the home fans.Sean McClelland October 19, 1998 Men, women look hopeful https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410263758/ 122 28 4C Dayton Daily News Cox Media However, by the time the season ended with what had begun to feel like the annual elimination loss to Butler,Sean McClelland February 28, 1999 Butler ends WSU's year https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410327179/ 122 160 D1 Dayton Daily News Cox Media playing away from the friendly Nutter Center had become synonymous with losing. The honeymoon was over for Coach Schilling, as supporters and media had begun to voice skepticism.Tom Archdeacon February 19, 1999 The jury is still out on Schilling https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/410253478/ 122 151 D1 Dayton Daily News Cox Media After the season, he again took an aggressive stance towards his own roster promising “merciless” conditioning saying “... if they don’t want to do it, I don’t want them,”Sean McClelland March 1, 1999 Brooks, Schilling look ahead https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409816844/ 122 161 C1 Dayton Daily News Cox Media which further fanned speculation as to what the internal culture must be like between coach and team. Roster changes Joining Kevin Melson (F) transferred in from Schoolcraft Junior CollegeSusan Vinella March 25, 1998 Raiders land 6-6 forward https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409071996/ 121185 3D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Israel Sheinfeld (F) signed following his military commitment in Israel Susan Vinella July 2, 1998 WSU may get new big man https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409121170/ 121284 7C Dayton Daily News Cox Media Marcus May (G) recruited from Indianapolis North Central High, where he played alongside two All-Americans.Susan Vinella September 7, 1997 WSU lands Indiana guard https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409115034/ 120350 6C Dayton Daily News Cox Media Louis Holmes (G) from Orange Christian Academy where he shot 60% from the fieldSusan Vinella April 10, 1998 Raiders land standout guard https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409074429/ 121201 2D Dayton Daily News Cox Media Leaving Brandon Pardon (PG) transferred to Bowling Green State University. While "spiritual differences" made the headlines, there was also apparently some disagreement about the strict team rules.Sean McClelland October 6, 1998 Point guard quits Raiders https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/409062206/ 122 15 A1 Dayton Daily News Cox Media Roster 1998 Wright State Raiders y yes Keion Brooks n basketball sr 21 G 6 3 173 Ft. Wayne, IN North Side Sherman Curry n basketball sr 30 F 6 5 171 McWilliams, AL Wallace CC Inus Norville n basketball sr 50 F 6 9 271 y Rocky Mount, NC Hargrave Military Steve Yeagle n basketball jr 25 G 6 4 172 Minford, OH Minford Onome Scott-Emuakpor n basketball so 3 F 6 7 206 East Lansing, MI East Lansing Kevin Melson n basketball so 3 F 6 6 195 y Detroit, MI Schoolcraft CC Ryan Grose n basketball so 45 F 6 6 235 Norwalk, OH Norwalk Bruno Petersons n basketball fr 52 C 7 0 244 West Chicago, IL Wheaton Academy Israel Sheinfeld n basketball fr 10 F 6 10 250 Tel Aviv, Israel Marcus May n basketball fr 20 F 5 10 170 Indianapolis North Central Louis Holmes n basketball fr 24 F 6 4 180 Cleveland, OH Orange Christian Ed Schilling Will Rey, Rod Foster, Ken Barer https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/athletics_publications/150/ Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1998-1999 Athletics Publications 3 November 1998 Wright State University Athletics August 6, 2024 Schedule and results y Nov 14, 1998 yes yes Old Dominion Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA 60-81 0–1  |- Nov 17, 1998 yes Central Michigan Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 81-80 ot 0–2  |- Nov 20, 1998 yes Pittsburgh Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 65-76 0–3  |- Nov 23, 1998 yes yes Kentucky 8 The Crown Cincinnati, OH 75–97 0–4 |- Nov 28, 1998 yes Sacred Heart Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 77–50 1–4 |- Dec 5, 1998 yes Denver Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 79–57 2–4 |- Dec 8, 1998 yes yes Ball State University Arena Muncie, IN 70-84 2–5 |- Dec 12, 1998 yes yes Denver Fieldhouse Denver, CO 76–98 2–6 |- Dec 14, 1998 yes yes Northern Iowa UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA 70-78 2–7 |- Dec 19, 1998 yes Morehead State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 64–58 3–7 |- Dec 21, 1998 yes Prairie View A&M Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 94–62 4–7 |- Dec 28, 1998 yes Chicago State Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio 75-56 5–7 |- Jan 4, 1999 yes UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 100-74 6-7 1–0 |- Jan 5, 1999 yes Loyola Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL 67-80 6-8 1–1 |- Jan 9, 1999 Butler Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 53-74 6–9 1–2 |- Jan 16, 1999 Cleveland State Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 89-74 7-9 2–2 |- Feb 19, 1999 Detroit Mercy Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 56–68 7-10 2–3 |- Jan 21, 1999 yes Milwaukee Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI 65-69 7-11 2–4 |- Jan 23, 1999 yes Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI 52-54 7-12 2–5 |- Jan 28, 1999 Loyola Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 68-75 7-13 2–6 |- Jan 30, 1999 UIC Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 68-61 8-13 3–6 |- Feb 6, 1999 yes Butler Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis 78-88 2OT 8-14 3–7 |- Feb 11, 1999 yes Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 46–64 8-15 3–8 |- Feb 13, 1999 yes Cleveland State CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH 64-87 8-16 3–9 |- Feb 18, 1999 Green Bay Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 40-58 8-17 3–10 |- Feb 20, 1999 Milwaukee Nutter Center Fairborn, OH 71-69 9-17 4–10 |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament |- Feb 28, 1999 yes 7 Butler 2 UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL Quarterfinals 56-64 9-18 |- 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 Bruno Petersons Raider Award Keion Brooks First Team All League Kevin Melson Second Team All League Kevin Melson Newcomer of the Year Kevin Melson All-Newcomer Team Marcus May All-Newcomer Team 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 21 Keion Brooks 27 20.7 559 107 151 22 Kevin Melson 27 14.6 395 40 182 20 Marcus May 27 9.4 255 110 105 50 Inus Norville 25 9.0 224 11 126 30 Sherman Curry 25 5.3 133 26 90 10 Israel Sheinfeld 27 4.0 109 10 94 3 Onome Scott-Emuakpor 23 2.7 61 6 62 24 Louis Holmes 17 2.5 43 0 8 25 Steve Yeagle 24 1.7 41 0 17 52 Bruno Petersons 27 1.2 33 15 72 21 Ryan Grose 10 0.6 6 0 14 Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1998_99_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14452 1998-99 Final Statistics August 8, 2024 References Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball