# 2004–05 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2004–05 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2004–05 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Paul Biancardi.

## Season Summary

It was a competitive season of Horizon League basketball. In the nine team league, only three teams would finish with a winning record, and only Milwaukee separated from the pack. Wright State finished in a three-way tie for fourth at 8-8. A season of lifting wins and sinking losses. 2004-05 had the excitement of watching Zach Williams play for the Raiders, as well as watching DaShaun Wood, Drew Burleson and Zakee Boyd continue their development. Freshmen Spencer and Pleiman were relied on heavily and rose to the occasion. In the end a season of development, but the Raiders lacked the experience and depth to compete for the league title.
The tournament provided a bright memory to finish the year with the Wright State Raiders beating their nemesis, the Butler Bulldogs, at the Nutter Center in the opening round.

## Roster Changes
### Joining

Spencer Everett
* Jordan Pleiman a 6' 8" forward recruited from Fort Loramie.
* Lorenzo Shine a guard from Detroit Rogers High School.
* Parysh Munroe from Freeport, Bahamas by way of Massanuten Military Academy.
* Jaron Taylor a transfer from Catonsville Community College.
* Kimo Brown walked on after playing for Victor Valley Junior College.
* Scott Wilson will red shirt after transfering from Cincinnati State.

### Leaving

* Vova Severosa suddently left the team in early December after it appeared that Jordan Pleiman had moved ahead of him in the rotation.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 16, 2004* | | at Tulsa Cisco Systems Preseason NIT | W 72-66 $^{OT}$ | 1-0 | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| Nov 18, 2004* | | at No. 10 Arizona Cisco Systems Preseason NIT | L 66-83 | 1-1 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| Nov 21, 2004* | | Brown | W 67-44 | 2–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 27, 2004* | | Toledo | W 74-64 | 3–1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 1, 2004* | | at Ball State | L 54-61 | 3–2 | University Arena Muncie, IN |
| Dec 4, 2004* | | at Northeastern | W 59-53 | 4–2 | Matthews Arena Boston, MA |
| Dec 8, 2003* | | Miami Ohio | L 54-59 $^{OT}$ | 4–3 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 11, 2004* | | Akron | L 70-81 | 4-4 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 14, 2004* | | at Southern Illinois | L 42-54 | 4-5 | SIU Arena Carbondale, IL |
| Dec 18, 2004 | | Youngstown State | W 72-51 | 5-5 (1–0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 22, 2004* | | at Texas-Pan American | L 59-77 | 5–6 | UTRGV Fieldhouse Edinburg, TX |
| Dec 30, 2004* | | Morgan State | W 70-52 | 6–6 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 3, 2005 | | at Green Bay | L 71-73 $^{OT}$ | 6-7 (1–1) | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 6, 2005 | | Cleveland State | W 73-57 | 7-7 (2–1) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 8, 2005 | | Detroit Mercy | W 63–57 | 8-7 (3-1) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 15, 2005 | | at Loyola | L 51-65 | 8-8 (3–2) | Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL |
| Jan 17, 2005 | | at Milwaukee | L 66-71 | 8-9 (3–3) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 22, 2005 | | at Butler | W 59-54 | 9-9 (4–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| Jan 26, 2005 | | UIC | W 72-61 | 10-9 (5–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 29, 2005 | | at Cleveland State | L 53-67 | 10-10 (5–4) | CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 2, 2005 | | Milwaukee | L 53-68 | 10-11 (5-5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 5, 2005 | | Loyola | L 57-74 | 10-12 (5–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 7, 2005 | | Butler | W 61-55 | 11–12 (6–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 10, 2005 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 49–71 | 11-13 (6-7) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Feb 16, 2005 | | at Youngstown State | W 71-64 | 12-13 (7-7) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Feb 19, 2005* | | Northern Illinois | W 72-66 | 13-13 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 23, 2005 | | at UIC | L 68-81 | 13-14 (7–8) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Feb 27, 2005 | | Green Bay | W 94-80 | 14-14 (8–8) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament ||||||
| Mar 1, 2005 | (6) | (7) Butler First Round | W 61-57 | 15-14 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 4, 2005 | | at Detroit Mercy Second Round | L 48–61 | 15-15 | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| DaShaun Wood | MVP |
| Zach Williams | MVP |
| Drew Burleson | Raider Award |
| DaShaun Wood | Second Team All Horizon League |
| Zach Williams | All Newcomer Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 00 | DaShaun Wood | 30 | 15.2 | 456 | 111 | 154 |
| 1 | Drew Burleson | 30 | 11.0 | 330 | 12 | 124 |
| 33 | Zakee Boyd | 29 | 11.3 | 327 | 22 | 78 |
| 22 | Zach Williams | 30 | 10.4 | 311 | 75 | 179 |
| 3 | Everett Spencer | 30 | 5.5 | 164 | 46 | 132 |
| 50 | Jordan Pleiman | 29 | 5.6 | 162 | 4 | 131 |
| 11 | Jaron Taylor | 30 | 4.0 | 121 | 74 | 76 |
| 12 | Vova Severosa | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 0 | 11 |
| 23 | Parysh Munroe | 18 | 0.6 | 11 | 1 | 16 |
| 40 | Mitchell Goldschmidt | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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