# 1985–86 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1985–86 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1985–86 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

## Season summary

A veteran team that outclassed many opponents and beat nearly all of the rest. The season of victories didn't end until the NCAA Division II Quarterfinals.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 23, 1985 | at Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne | W 75-66 | 1-0 | IPFW Gymnasium Fort Wayne, IN |
| Nov 25, 1985 | Northern Kentucky | W 86-74 | 2-0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 27, 1985 | Southern Indiana | W 108-102 $^{2OT}$ | 3–0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 30, 1985 | Lake Superior State | W 111-61 | 4–0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 7, 1985 | at Toledo | W 67-66 | 5–0 | Centennial Hall Toledo, OH |
| Dec 11, 1985 | Ashland | W 72-65 | 6-0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 14, 1985 | at Kentucky Wesleyan | L 75-90 | 6-1 | Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY |
| Dec 16, 1985 | at Southern Indiana | L 75-84 | 6–2 | PAC Arena Evansville, IN |
| Dec 19, 1985 | Northeastern Illinois | W 107-79 | 7–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 21, 1985 | Otterbein | W 78-71 | 8-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 3, 1986 | St. Michael's Wright State Invitational | W 98-74 | 9-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 4, 1986 | SIU Edwardsville Wright State Invitational | W 86-59 | 10-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 8, 1985 | IUPUI | W 97-73 | 11-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 11, 1986 | Michigan-Dearborn | W 105-54 | 12-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 13, 1986 | Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne | W 67-61 | 13-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 15, 1986 | Marion | W 117-81 | 14–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 18, 1986 | at Bellarmine | W 74-66 | 15-2 | Knights Hall Louisville, KY |
| Jan 20, 1986 | Charleston | W 104-102 $^{2OT}$ | 16-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 25, 1976 | Ashland | W 68-57 | 17-2 | Kates Gym Ashland, OH |
| Jan 30, 1986 | vs. Central State | W 110-77 | 18-2 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 1, 1986 | Oakland City | W 70-50 | 19–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 8, 1986 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 87-84 | 20-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 13, 1986 | Malone | W 71-69 | 21-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 15, 1986 | Franklin | W 90-78 | 22-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 18, 1986 | at Northern Kentucky | W 74-67 | 23-2 | Regents Hall Highland Heights, KY |
| Feb 22, 1986 | Edinboro | W 91-87 | 24-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 27, 1986 | Kentucky State | W 91-68 | 25-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 1, 1986 | at Indiana Central | W 76-67 | 26-2 | Nickoson Hall Indianapolis |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1986 | Kentucky Wesleyan NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional | W 94-84 | 27-2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 8, 1986 | SIU Edwardsville NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional | W 77-73 | 28–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 15, 1986 | Cheyney NCAA Division II Quarterfinals | L 75-78 | 28–3 | 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

| Mark Vest | MVP |
| Andy Warner | MVP |
| Mark Vest | All American |
| Grant Marion | All American |
| Joe Jackson | Raider Award |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 44 | Andy Warner | 29 | 17.8 | 517 | 28 | 171 |
| 23 | Mark Vest | 31 | 16.6 | 515 | 54 | 188 |
| 35 | Grant Marion | 31 | 15.5 | 482 | 75 | 234 |
| 22 | Joe Jackson | 30 | 10.5 | 316 | 93 | 137 |
| 25 | Lenny Lyons | 31 | 9.5 | 296 | 259 | 56 |
| 20 | Tyrone Joye | 29 | 6.4 | 186 | 86 | 34 |
| 24 | Rodney Webb | 17 | 5.5 | 169 | 14 | 100 |
| 32 | Rob Sanders | 15 | 2.8 | 42 | 9 | 31 |
| 42 | Henry Grace | 18 | 2.8 | 50 | 3 | 24 |
| 45 | Al Taylor | 22 | 2.7 | 60 | 6 | 39 |
| 40 | James Jones | 20 | 1.3 | 25 | 6 | 39 |
| 34 | Mark McCormick | 15 | 1.2 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
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