# 2021–22 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2021–22 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 22–14, 15–7 in Horizon League Play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 4 seed, they defeated Oakland, Cleveland State, and Northern Kentucky to win the Horizon League tournament. They received the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 16 seed in the South Region, where they defeated Bryant in the First Four before losing in the first round to Arizona.

## Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Raiders finished the 2020–21 season 18–6, 16–4 in Horizon League play to finish as Horizon League regular season co-champions, alongside Cleveland State. However, as the No. 2 seed in the Horizon League tournament, they were upset by Milwaukee in the quarterfinals.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lake Erie | W 86–53 | 1–0 | Nutter Center (3,717) Dayton, OH |
| November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Marshall | L 88–96 | 1–1 | Cam Henderson Center (4,781) Huntington, WV |
| November 16, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 6 Purdue | L 52–96 | 1–2 | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| November 22, 2021* 2:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. George Washington Naples Invitational First Round | L 63–74 | 1–3 | Community School of Naples (433) Naples, FL |
| November 23, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. James Madison Naples Invitational Consolation 2nd Round | L 76–78 | 1–4 | Community School of Naples (337) Naples, FL |
| November 24, 2021* 12:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Long Beach State Naples Invitational 7th place game | L 76–85 | 1–5 | Community School of Naples (107) Naples, FL |
| December 2, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 86–73 | 2–5 (1–0) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,229) Fort Wayne, IN |
| December 4, 2021 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 75–85 | 2–6 (1–1) | Wolstein Center (1,721) Cleveland, OH |
| December 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | L 48–66 | 2–7 | Nutter Center (3,503) Dayton, OH |
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 72–63 | 3–7 | Nutter Center (2,827) Dayton, OH |
| December 21, 2021* 7:00 pm, ACCNX | | at NC State | W 84–70 | 4–7 | PNC Arena (11,344) Raleigh, NC |
| December 30, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 80–75 | 5–7 (2–1) | Nutter Center (3,357) Dayton, OH |
| January 1, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 72–69 | 6–7 (3–1) | Nutter Center (2,677) Dayton, OH |
| January 6, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UIC | W 90–72 | 7–7 (4–1) | Nutter Center (2,862) Dayton, OH |
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 72–58 | 8–7 (5–1) | Nutter Center (2,967) Dayton, OH |
| January 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | Postponed to Jan. 25 due to COVID-19 protocols | Postponed to Jan. 25 due to COVID-19 protocols | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY |
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 75–73 | 9–7 (6–1) | UPMC Events Center (743) Moon Township, PA |
| January 15, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 87–90 | 9–8 (6–2) | Beeghly Center (2,032) Youngstown, OH |
| January 20, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 73–45 | 10–8 (7–2) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (692) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 22, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UIC | W 97–81 | 11–8 (8–2) | Credit Union 1 Arena (1,819) Chicago, IL |
| January 25, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky Rescheduled from January 10 | L 63–73 | 11–9 (8–3) | BB&T Arena (2,421) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 28, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | Cleveland State | L 67–71 | 11–10 (8–4) | Nutter Center (5,328) Dayton, OH |
| January 30, 2022 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | W 75–63 | 12–10 (9–4) | Nutter Center (2,877) Dayton, OH |
| February 4, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 90–59 | 13–10 (10–4) | Nutter Center (2,886) Dayton, OH |
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | W 75–64 | 14–10 (11–4) | Nutter Center (3,687) Dayton, OH |
| February 9, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 79–62 | 15–10 (12–4) | Resch Center (1,621) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| February 11, 2022 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | L 57–60 | 15–11 (12–5) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,445) Milwaukee, WI |
| February 13, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 71–75 | 15–12 (12–6) | Nutter Center (2,232) Dayton, OH |
| February 18, 2022 9:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Oakland | W 78–74 | 16–12 (13–6) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,912) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 20, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | L 75–80 | 16–13 (13–7) | Calihan Hall (1,843) Detroit, MI |
| February 24, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 84–71 | 17–13 (14–7) | Nutter Center (3,059) Dayton, OH |
| February 26, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | W 71–61 | 18–13 (15–7) | Nutter Center (3,796) Dayton, OH |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | (5) Oakland Quarterfinals | W 75–63 | 19–13 | Nutter Center (2,873) Dayton, OH |
| March 7, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) | vs. (1) Cleveland State Semifinals | W 82–67 | 20–13 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| March 8, 2022 9:30 pm, ESPN | (4) | vs. (3) Northern Kentucky Championship | W 72–71 | 21–13 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2022* 6:40 pm, TruTV | (16 S) | vs. (16 S) Bryant First Four | W 93–82 | 22–13 | UD Arena (9,999) Dayton, OH |
| March 18, 2022* 7:27 pm, TruTV | (16 S) | vs. (1 S) No. 2 Arizona First Round | L 70–87 | 22–14 | Viejas Arena (11,399) San Diego, CA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Tanner Holden | First Team All Horizon League |
| Grant Basile | Second Team All Horizon League |
| AJ Braun | Horizon League All Newcomer Team |
| Grant Basile | Horizon League All Tournament Team (MVP) |
| Trey Calvin | Horizon League All Tournament Team |
| Tanner Holden | Horizon League All Tournament Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 2 | Tanner Holden | 36 | 20.1 | 723 | 92 | 257 |
| 00 | Grant Basile | 36 | 18.4 | 664 | 72 | 307 |
| 1 | Trey Calvin | 34 | 14.6 | 495 | 114 | 110 |
| 24 | Tim Finke | 36 | 8.8 | 315 | 98 | 187 |
| 12 | AJ Braun | 28 | 5.4 | 151 | 13 | 85 |
| 22 | Andrew Welage | 34 | 4.1 | 139 | 41 | 62 |
| 23 | James Manns | 34 | 4.1 | 139 | 41 | 12 |
| 4 | Keaton Norris | 36 | 3.2 | 114 | 65 | 71 |
| 3 | Alex Huibregtse | 3 | 3.0 | 9 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 | C.J. Wilbourn | 33 | 1.8 | 59 | 5 | 41 |
| 13 | Riley Voss | 9 | 1.6 | 14 | 3 | 8 |
| 20 | Andy Neff | 11 | 0.9 | 10 | 1 | 12 |
| 32 | TJ Nagy | 11 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
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