1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceIndependent
Record17–11
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Bob Grote
  • Jeff Dillon
  • Tom Rhoades
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons
1988–89 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Akron - -   21 8   .724
Notre Dame - -   21 9   .700
DePaul - -   21 12   .636
Miami (Fla.) - -   19 12   .613
UMBC - -   17 11   .607
Wright State - -   17 11   .607
Marquette - -   13 15   .464
Mount St. Mary's - -   12 15   .444
Chicago State - -   12 16   .429
Nicholls State - -   12 16   .429
Northern Illinois - -   11 17   .393
U.S. International - -   11 17   .393
Liberty - -   10 17   .370
Central Connecticut State - -   10 18   .357
Florida International - -   10 18   .357
Southern Utah - -   10 18   .357
Oral Roberts - -   8 20   .286
Central Florida - -   7 20   .259
Davidson - -   7 24   .226
Youngstown State - -   5 23   .179
Brooklyn - -   4 23   .148
Southeastern Louisiana - -   3 24   .111
Rankings from AP Poll

Season summary

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Season two of Division I play continued the process of transition. There was optimism about the improving schedule that featured several good mid-majors. There was excitement about the new arena soon to be built on campus. The Raiders continued their exciting high-scoring brand of basketball, averaging over 80 points a night[1] taking on all comers. There were also the growing pains of trying to scale-up operations to compete at the big-school level and the search for a conference continued. [2] [3]

Roster

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1988–89 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F/C 24 Rondey Robinson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Collins Chicago, IL
F 45 Brad Smith 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Beechcroft Columbus, OH
F 32 Dave Dinn 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Boone County Florence, KY
F 23 Rob Geistwhite 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Woodlan Grabill, IN
G 33 Matt Horstman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Alter Dayton, OH
G 34 Chris Wampler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Tippecanoe Tipp City, OH
F/C 44 Scott Benton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Walton-Verona Union, KY
C 42 Scott Wilder 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Woodlan Woodburn, IN
G/F 43 Rob Haucke 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Oak Hills Cincinnati, OH
G 20 Marc Mumphrey 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Carroll County Carrollton, KY
F 35 Ron Pierce 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Franklin Franklin, OH
G 22 Mark Woods 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 145 lb (66 kg) Fr Pleasure Ridge Louisville, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown, Bob Grote, Jeff Dillon, Tom Rhoades


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
Dec 3, 1988
Middle Tennessee State W 88-71  1–0
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 1988
at Central Michigan L 87-96  1–1
Rose Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI 
Dec 9, 1988
at Drake
Drake Classic
L 68-74  1–2
Veterans Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA 
Dec 10, 1988
vs. George Mason
Drake Classic
L 95-98 2OT 1–3
Veterans Auditorium 
Des Moines, IA 
Dec 13, 1988
St. Francis (NY) W 75-74  2–3
WSU PE Building (2,026)
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 16, 1988
Bethune–Cookman
Wright State Invitational
L 55-64  2–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 17, 1988
Howard
Wright State Invitational
W 76-72  3–4
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1988
at Bowling Green L 56-73  3–5
Anderson Arena 
Bowling Green, OH 
Dec 31, 1988
Liberty W 105-77  4–5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 5, 1989
at Howard W 69-67  5–5
Burr Gymnasium 
Washington, D.C.
Jan 7, 1989
at Brooklyn W 94-70  6–5
Roosevelt Gymnasium 
Brooklyn, New York 
Jan 11, 1989
Ashland W 62-58  7-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 13, 1989
Central State W 102-70  8-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 18, 1989
Western Illinois W 72-65  9-5
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1989
at Akron L 78-87  9-6
JAR Arena 
Akron, OH
Jan 25, 1989
Maryland-Baltimore County W 86-81  10-6
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 1989
Green Bay W 77-72  11-6
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 1989
Mount St. Mary’s L 100-102  11-7
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 1989
Northern Illinois L 84-85  11-8
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 1989
at Middle Tennessee State L 51-83  11–9
Hale Arena 
Murfreesboro, TN
Feb 11, 1989
Southern Utah W 87-81  12–9
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1989
Wilmington W 106-88  13–9
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1989
at Eastern Kentucky W 70-65  14–9
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
Feb 18, 1989
Akron L 70-86  14–10
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1989
Brooklyn W 118-88  15-10
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 25, 1989
at Northern Illinois L 73-82  15-11
Chick Evans Field House 
DeKalb, IL
Mar 1, 1989
Youngstown State W 105-90  16-11
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
Mar 4, 1989
Milwaukee W 105-96  17-11
WSU PE Building 
Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

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Rondey Robinson MVP
Brad Smith MVP
Chris Wampler Raider Award

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
45 Brad Smith 28 21.7 608 48 266
42 Rondney Robinson 28 14.5 406 62 299
22 Mark Woods 27 10.0 270 156 76
20 Marcus Mumphrey 27 8.9 241 29 43
34 Chris Wampler 28 8.0 225 95 79
33 Matt Horstman 28 7.8 218 38 20
44 Scott Benton 27 6.1 164 42 98
32 Dave Dinn 4 6.0 24 5 20
35 Ron Pierce 24 2.8 67 2 39
52 Scott Wilder 20 2.2 43 1 20
23 Rob Geistwhite 14 1.9 27 11 26
43 Rob Haucke 16 1.3 21 20 8
40 Jeff Unverferth 1 0.0 0 0 0

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References

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  1. ^ "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. 26 November 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  3. ^ Ludwig, Chick (October 15, 1988). "Raiders poised to jump into Season". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 112, no. 36. Cox Media. p. 4B.
  4. ^ "Wright State University 1988-89 Media Guide". Athletics Publications. 26 November 1988. Retrieved November 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  6. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  7. ^ "1988-89 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved November 6, 2023.