1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Conference	MCC
Record	10–18 (3–11 MCC)
Head coach	Ed Schilling (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Will Rey; Otis Hughley; Ken Barer;
Home arena	Nutter Center
	Seasons ← 1996–97 1998–99 →

The 1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.

1997–98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Detroit	12	–	2	.857	25	–	6	.806
UIC	12	–	2	.857	22	–	6	.786
Butler †	8	–	6	.571	22	–	11	.667
Green Bay	7	–	7	.500	17	–	12	.586
Cleveland State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	15	.444
Loyola Chicago	6	–	8	.429	15	–	15	.500
Wright State	3	–	11	.214	10	–	18	.357
Milwaukee	2	–	12	.143	3	–	24	.111

† 1998 MCC tournament winner

Season Summary

1997-98 was a season of change. WSU President Dr. Harley Flack introduced the university community to a fresh-faced young coach^[1] , a revamped roster and, surprisingly, even a new mascot.^[2]

The rumors that the old mascot was considered “racist” or “sexist” appear to be unfounded.

Roster

1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	43	Thad Burton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Sr	St. Charles Prep	Columbus, OH
F	44	Steno Kos	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	St. Catherine JC	Klosterneuburg
G	5	Tony Baultrippe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Iowa Western CC	Akron, OH
G	21	Keion Brooks	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	North Side	Ft. Wayne, IN
F	50	Imus Norville	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Hargrave Military	Rocky Mount, NC
F	30	Sherman Curry	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Wallace CC	McWilliams, AL
G	22	Michael Richardson	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Scott County	Georgetown, KY
G	25	Steve Yeagle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Minford	Minford, OH
F	40	Marvin Rodgers	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Wallace CC	Portsmouth, VA
F	3	Onome Scott-Emuakpor	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	East Lansing	East Lansing, MI
G	32	Brandon Pardon	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Lincolnview	Van Wert, OH
F	45	Ryan Grose	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Fr	Norwalk	Norwalk, OH
C	52	Bruno Petersons	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Wheaton Academy	West Chicago, IL

Head coach

Ed Schilling

Assistant coach(es)

Will Rey, Otis Hughley, Ken Barer

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Nov 15, 1997*		at Central Michigan	W 82-72	1–0	Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Nov 18, 1997*		Old Dominion	W 64-52	2–0	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 22, 1997*		Wilmington	W 84-55	3–0	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 25, 1997*		Ball State	W 62-60	3–1	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 1997*		at Ohio	L 56-57	3–2	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 6, 1997*		at Cincinnati	L 60-85	3–3	Myrl Shoemaker Center Cincinnati, OH
Dec 10, 1997*		at Bowling Green	W 76-67	4–3	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
Dec 13, 1997*		at Dayton Gem City Jam	L 63-94	4-4	UD Arena Dayton, OH
Dec 17, 1997*		at Michigan State	L 52-95	4-5	Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
Dec 20, 1997		Central Michigan	W 79-72	5–5	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 1997		Western Michigan	L 74-88	5–6	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 27, 1997*		Prairie View A&M	W 69–65	6–6	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 3, 1998		Loyola	W 69-65	7-6 (1–0)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1998		UIC	L 81-83	7-7 (1–1)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 1998		at Butler	L 66-81	7-8 (1–2)	Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Jan 15, 1998		at Detroit Mercy	L 75–80	7-9 (1–3)	Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Jan 17, 1998		at Cleveland State	L 67-85	7-10 (1–4)	CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH
Jan 22, 1998		Milwaukee	L 62-69	7-11 (1–5)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 1998		Green Bay	L 65-77	7-12 (1–6)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 29, 1998		at Loyola	L 52-59	7-13 (1–7)	Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL
Jan 31, 1998		at UIC	L 70-82	7-14 (1–8)	UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Feb 7, 1998		Butler	W 57-53	8–14 (2–8)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 12, 1998		Cleveland State	L 67-71	8-15 (2–9)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 14, 1998		Detroit Mercy	W 60–58	8-16 (2–10)	Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 1998		at Green Bay	L 62-74	8-17 (2–11)	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Feb 21, 1998		at Milwaukee	W 75-65	9-17 (3–11)	MECCA Arena Milwaukee, WI
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Feb 28, 1998	(7)	vs. (2) UIC Quarterfinals	W 74-73	10-17	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Mar 1, 1998	(7)	vs. (3) Butler Semifinals	L 48-67	10-18	Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

Source^[4]

Awards and honors

Steno Kos	Raider Award
Thad Burton	Horizon League All Tournament Team

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Assists	Rebounds
21	Keion Brooks	28	17.1	479	76	129
43	Thad Burton	28	12.5	351	22	305
30	Sherman Curry	25	8.2	204	27	93
40	Marvin Rodgers	15	12.3	197	9	85
32	Brandon Pardon	28	6.1	172	111	49
5	Tony Baultrippe	17	8.5	144	31	32
44	Steno Kos	26	5.4	141	20	103
25	Steve Yeagle	27	2.3	63	11	31
21	Ryan Grose	21	2.9	60	8	37
3	Scott E. Onome	27	1.7	46	12	42
24	Bruno Petersons	24	0.8	19	3	20
33	Eddie Chambers	12	0.4	5	2	2

Source^[6]

References

^ Ludwig, Chick (March 19, 1997). "New 'vision' at WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 120, no. 185. Cox Media. p. D1.
^ Vinella, Susan (October 23, 1997). "Raiders no longer rowdy as new logo is unveiled". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 11, no. 33. Cox Media. p. C1.
^ "Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. 3 November 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1997-98 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[1] Ludwig, Chick (March 19, 1997). "New 'vision' at WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 120, no. 185. Cox Media. p. D1.

[2] Vinella, Susan (October 23, 1997). "Raiders no longer rowdy as new logo is unveiled". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 11, no. 33. Cox Media. p. C1.

[3] "Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1997-1998". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. 3 November 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[4] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[6] "1997-98 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2024.

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