# 2000–01 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2000–01 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2000–01 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.

## Season Summary

While the Raiders would not challenge for the conference title, the 2000-01 season was the best season since the 1992-93 season, and easily the best of the Ed Schilling era. 18 wins, a winning conference record, the fourth seed in the conference tournament; the season would again end with a loss to Butler University who would go on to upset Wake Forest in the NCAA tournament. Melson, Sheinfeld, Deister and Hollins all had monster season. It felt like a return to form for Wright State Basketball, however the pattern of dominant home play yet puzzling road losses remained.

### Roster Changes
#### Joining

* Braden Bushman (F) a multi-sport star recruited out of Mississinewa High School.
* Michael Doles (F) recruited from Meadowbrook High School in Richmond, VA.
* Ross McGregor (C) from North Side High School in Fort Wayne.
* Cain Doliboa (G/F) transferred from University of Dayton and will redshirt.
* Seth Doliboa (G/F) transferred from Bowling Green State University and will redshirt.

#### Leaving

* John Watkins.
* Louis Holmes due to health and family issues.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 17, 2000* | | Greenville | W 107-55 | 1–0 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 21, 2000* | | at Northern Illinois | W 73-66 | 2-0 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL |
| Nov 28, 2000* | | Alabama A&M | W 73-66 | 3-0 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 2, 2000* | | Tennessee State | W 84-74 | 4-0 | Gentry Complex Nashville, TN |
| Dec 4, 2000* | | at South Alabama | L 71-79 | 4–1 | Mitchell Center Mobile, AL |
| Dec 7, 2000* | | Prairie View A&M | W 85–60 | 5–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 11, 2000 | | at Green Bay | W 68-67 | 6-1 (1–0) | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 16, 2000* | | High Point | W 80–38 | 7–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 19, 2000* | | Miami Ohio | W 56-47 | 8–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 21, 2000* | | St. Francis (PA) | W 94-66 | 9–1 | DeGol Arena Loretto, PA |
| Dec 27, 2000* | | vs. Oakland | L 77-87 | 9–2 | The Palace of Auburn Hills Auburn Hills, MI |
| Dec 30, 2000* | | No. 1 Michigan State | L 61-88 | 9-3 | Breslin Center East Lansing, MI |
| Jan 2, 2001* | | at Morehead State | L 69–70 | 9–4 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 6, 2001 | | Butler | W 62-61 | 10–4 (2–0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 11, 2001 | | Detroit Mercy | L 65–78 | 10-5 (2–1) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 13, 2001 | | Cleveland State | W 67-58 | 11-5 (3–1) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 18, 2001 | | at Milwaukee | L 43-56 | 11-6 (3–2) | Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 25, 2001 | | Loyola | W 93-76 | 12-6 (4–2) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 27, 2001 | | UIC | W 76-73 | 13-6 (5–2) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 31, 2001* | | Texas-Pan American | W 74-69 | 14–6 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 3, 2001 | | at Butler | L 48-59 | 14-7 (5–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| Feb 8, 2001 | | at Cleveland State | L 60-77 | 14-8 (5–4) | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 10, 2001 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 67–80 | 14-9 (5–5) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Feb 15, 2001 | | Green Bay | W 67-48 | 15-9 (6–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 17, 2001 | | Milwaukee | W 75-60 | 16-9 (7–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 22, 2001 | | at UIC | L 65-77 | 16-10 (7–6) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Feb 24, 2001 | | at Loyola | W 62-60 | 17-10 (8–6) | Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL |
| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2001 | (4) | (5) Milwaukee Quarterfinals | W 64-63 | 18-10 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 4, 2001 | (4) | (1) Butler Semifinals | L 58-66 | 18-11 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Tyson Freeman | Raider Award |
| Kevin Melson | First Team All League |
| Israel Sheinfeld | Second Team All League |
| Jesse Deister | All Newcomer |
| Jesse Deister | All Newcomer Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 22 | Kevin Melson | 29 | 15.0 | 435 | 81 | 185 |
| 10 | Israel Sheinfeld | 29 | 14.7 | 427 | 32 | 178 |
| 33 | Jesse Deister | 29 | 13.6 | 395 | 56 | 72 |
| 00 | Vernard Hollins | 29 | 9.6 | 279 | 108 | 141 |
| 13 | Joe Bills | 29 | 4.0 | 115 | 52 | 31 |
| 52 | Bruno Petersons | 29 | 3.5 | 101 | 6 | 100 |
| 20 | Marcus May | 14 | 2.9 | 40 | 6 | 8 |
| 21 | Michael Doles | 18 | 2.8 | 51 | 6 | 25 |
| 12 | Tyson Freeman | 29 | 2.5 | 73 | 23 | 31 |
| 3 | Braden Bushman | 13 | 1.5 | 19 | 4 | 8 |
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