1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 January 2025 Basketball 1978–79 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent II 20-8 Ralph Underhill 1st Jim Brown WSU PE Building NCAA tournament Runner-up Great Lakes Regional The 1978–79 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1978–79 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill. Season summary Coach Ralph Underhill convinced his team for his fast paced pressing style, earning the first 20 wins of his long tenure. Roster 1978 Wright State Raiders y y Jimmy Carter n sr basketball G 6 4 Jackson, Mississippi Grand View Bob Cook n sr basketball 22 G 6 4 175 Miamisburg, Ohio Miamisburg Dan Huguely n sr basketball 33 F 6 8 190 Dayton, Ohio Rossevelt Bob Schaefer n sr basketball 35 FC 6 7 208 Kettering, Ohio Alter Joe Fitzpatrick n jr basketball 40 F 6 6 198 Cincinnati, Ohio Mt. Healthy Leon Manning n jr basketball F 6 6 Indianapolis James Pinkney n jr basketball F 6 6 Pompano Beach, Florida Bill Wilson n jr basketball 30 F 6 2 160 Columbus, Ohio Eastmoor Jeff Bragg n so basketball F 6 5 Marion, Indiana Marion Eddie Crowe n so basketball G 6 1 Carlisle, Ohio Carlisle Mike Zimmerman n so basketball G 6 1 Kettering, Ohio Alter Steve Hartings n so basketball C 6 8 Marion Local Tom Holzapfel n fr basketball F 6 6 Greenville, Ohio Greenville Vince Shively n fr basketball F 6 6 Greenville, Ohio Greenville Dave Bockhorn y n so basketball GF 6 2 Kettering, Ohio Alter Ralph Underhill Jim Brown SourceDempsey Dale The Journal Herald Journal Herald Inc. November 10, 1978 New WSU coach's recruits already paying dividends https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/395539937/ 171 269 19 Shapiro Harvey Dayton Daily News Cox Media Inc. November 19, 1978 Underhill ready but team isn't https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/406011679/ 102 69 10 D Schedule and results y |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders|Regular season Nov 28, 1978 Wilberforce WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 103-73 1-0 |- Dec 2, 1978 yes Miami Ohio Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio 64-63 2–0  |- Dec 4, 1978 Northern Kentucky UD ArenaDempsey Dale The Journal Herald Journal Herald Inc. December 5, 1978 Raiders Awaken In Overtime https://daytondailynews.newspapers.com/image/395560955/ 171 290 6 Dayton, OH 74-69 OT 3-0 |- Dec 6, 1978 Indianapolis WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 72-70 4–0 |- Dec 9, 1978 yes Eastern Illinois Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois 72-79 4-1 |- Dec 11, 1978 yes St. Joseph’s (IN) Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, Indiana 73-65 5–1 |- Dec 16, 1978 Otterbein WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 112-94 6-1 |- Dec 20, 1978 yes Youngstown State Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH 75-55 7-1 |- Dec 22, 1978 Capital WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 85-81 8-1 |- Jan 4, 1979 yes Akron Memorial Hall Akron, OH 71-76 8-2 |- Jan 6, 1978 Northeastern Illinois WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 133-86 9–2 |- Jan 8, 1979 yes Central State UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 89-82 10-2 |- Jan 10, 1979 yes Indianapolis Indianapolis 73-91 10-3 |- Jan 13, 1979 Thomas Moore WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 78-82 10–4 |- Jan 17, 1979 yes Oakland Sports and Recreation Building Rochester, Michigan 54-55 OT 10–5 |- Jan 20, 1979 Elmhurst WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 96-77 11–5 |- Jan 20, 1979 yes Missouri–St. Louis St. Louis, Missouri 89-94 11–6 |- Jan 27, 1979 IUPUI WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 117-64 12–6 |- Jan 31, 1979 yes Northern Kentucky Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky 80-63 13-6 |- Feb 5, 1979 Eastern Illinois UD Arena Dayton, OH 80-63 14-6 |- Feb 10, 1979 yes Bellarmine Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky 89-83 15–6 |- Feb 14, 1977 Cleveland State UD Arena Dayton, OH 70-64 16-6 |- Feb 17, 1979 Akron WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 91-80 17–6 |- Feb 21, 1979 St. Joseph’s (IN) WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 78-79 OT 17-7 |- Feb 21, 1979 Missouri–St. Louis WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 94-75 18–7 |- Feb 26, 1979 Spring Arbor WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 109-75 19–7 |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders| NCAA tournament |- Feb 26, 1979 yes Northern Michigan Marquette, MI NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional 75-66 20–7 Dec 11, 1978 yes St. Joseph’s (IN) Marquette, MI NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional 68-73 20-8 |- 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 Bob Schaefer MVP Bob Cook 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 35 Bob Schaefer 26 14.1 367 29 121 _ Jimmy Carter 28 13.0 364 27 150 _ Alan Crowe 25 12.7 317 109 67 30 Bill Wilson 28 10.3 288 92 61 22 Bob Cook 28 9.7 271 115 106 _ Steve Hartings 26 8.7 225 119 28 _ Jeff Bragg 23 5.7 130 21 58 _ Tom Holzapfel 11 4.5 49 7 16 _ Vince Shively 15 4.2 63 20 16 _ Mike Zimmerman 28 3.8 105 32 37 _ James Pinkney 27 3.5 95 10 85 33 Dan Huguely 21 3.0 63 12 38 40 Joe Fitzpatrick 9 2.7 24 3 23 Sourcehttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1978_79_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14435 1978-79 Statistics October 24, 2023 References Wright State Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball