# 2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by seventh-year head coach Scott Nagy, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio as members of the Horizon League.

## Season summary

For Wright State, 2022-23 began under the shadow of having lost its two leading scorers not to graduation or injury, but to the new open transfer rules. Grant Basile left for the Virginia Tech Hokies and Tanner Holden for The Ohio State Buckeyes. This fueled the concerns of supporters who worry about Wright State’s ability to compete in the NIL era. Veteran CJ Wilbourn was also unavailable much of the season due to injury.
It was a frustratingly mediocre season. After winning 20 or more games for the last six non-shortened seasons, they finished 10-10 in the Horizon league and only 18-15 overall. The losses and many of the victories were marked by turnovers and defensive breakdowns. Like most Scott Nagy teams, the Raiders were one of the top-scoring teams in the nation averaging nearly 80 points per game with a 49.6% field goal percentage.
New red-shirt freshman Brandon Noel was able to make up some of the loss in the front-court, winning Horizon League Freshman of the Year honors while displaying a surprising level of athleticism. However, like many freshman his scoring and defense proved inconsistent game to game, in particular against veteran opponents who could match him physically.
Trey Calvin led the team with outstanding play at point guard, serving both as court general and the most consistent offensive weapon. He finished the season first team all Horizon League. Sophomores Alex Huibregtse and Andrew Welage showed good improvement as the season went on, hinting at better things to come.

## Previous season

The Raiders finished the 2021–22 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 9, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Davidson | L 97–102 $^{2OT}$ | 0–1 | Nutter Center (3,784) Dayton, OH |
| November 12, 2022* 1:00 pm, ACCNX/ESPN+ | | at Louisville | W 73–72 | 1–1 | KFC Yum! Center (12,720) Louisville, KY |
| November 15, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 80–71 | 2–1 | Nutter Center (3,540) Dayton, OH |
| November 17, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Defiance | W 99–56 | 3–1 | Nutter Center (2,972) Dayton, OH |
| November 21, 2022* 7:30 pm, BallerTV | | vs. Abilene Christian Vegas 4 | W 77–61 | 4–1 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| November 22, 2022* 10:00 pm, BallerTV | | vs. UC Riverside Vegas 4 | L 65–70 | 4–2 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| November 23, 2022* 4:00 pm, BallerTV | | vs. Weber State Vegas 4 | W 87–65 | 5–2 | Dollar Loan Center Henderson, NV |
| December 1, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Robert Morris | L 59–80 | 5–3 (0–1) | Nutter Center (3,255) Dayton, OH |
| December 4, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | L 77–88 | 5–4 (0–2) | Nutter Center (3,205) Dayton, OH |
| December 10, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 60–64 | 5–5 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,010) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 14, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 54–66 | 5–6 | James A. Rhodes Arena (1,398) Akron, OH |
| December 17, 2022* 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwestern Ohio | W 111–59 | 6–6 | Nutter Center (3,130) Dayton, OH |
| December 22, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 88–80 | 7–6 | Millett Hall (1,055) Oxford, OH |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Kentucky | L 64–78 | 7–7 (0–3) | Truist Arena (3,669) Highland Heights, KY |
| January 2, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at IUPUI | W 82–68 | 8–7 (1–3) | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (742) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 6, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Detroit Mercy | W 90–85 | 9–7 (2–3) | Nutter Center (4,488) Dayton, OH |
| January 8, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 73–75 | 9–8 (2–4) | Nutter Center (3,104) Dayton, OH |
| January 12, 2023 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Green Bay | W 99–67 | 10–8 (3–4) | Resch Center (2,409) Ashwaubenon, WI |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Milwaukee | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (4–4) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,892) Milwaukee, WI |
| January 19, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Purdue Fort Wayne | L 80–88 | 11–9 (4–5) | Nutter Center (3,373) Dayton, OH |
| January 21, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cleveland State | L 77–85 | 11–10 (4–6) | Nutter Center (4,054) Dayton, OH |
| January 26, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Milwaukee | W 93–86 | 12–10 (5–6) | Nutter Center (3,448) Dayton, OH |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Green Bay | W 77–46 | 13–10 (6–6) | Nutter Center (5,418) Dayton, OH |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Youngstown State | L 89–91 $^{3OT}$ | 13–11 (6–7) | Beeghly Center (2,498) Youngstown, OH |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Robert Morris | W 82–67 | 14–11 (7–7) | UPMC Events Center (1,511) Moon Township, PA |
| February 8, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 103–71 | 15–11 (8–7) | Nutter Center (3,267) Dayton, OH |
| February 10, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | W 83–65 | 16–11 (9–7) | Nutter Center (5,659) Dayton, OH |
| February 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cleveland State | L 68–85 | 16–12 (9–8) | Wolstein Center (2,902) Cleveland, OH |
| February 19, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Purdue Fort Wayne | L 75–77 | 16–13 (9–9) | Gates Sports Center (1,068) Fort Wayne, IN |
| February 23, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oakland | L 68–75 | 16–14 (9–10) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,148) Auburn Hills, MI |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Detroit Mercy | W 82–71 | 17–14 (10–10) | Calihan Hall (3,107) Detroit, MI |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| February 28, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | (10) Green Bay First round | W 77–57 | 18–14 | Nutter Center (2,597) Dayton, OH |
| March 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (7) | at (2) Milwaukee Quarterfinals | L 70–87 | 18–15 | Klotsche Center (2,951) Milwaukee, WI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Trey Calvin | First Team All Horizon League |
| Brandon Noel | Horizon League Newcomer of the Year |
| Brandon Noel | Horizon League All Newcomer Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 1 | Trey Calvin | 32 | 20.3 | 651 | 118 | 92 |
| 14 | Brandon Noel | 33 | 13.0 | 429 | 47 | 288 |
| 12 | AJ Braun | 33 | 9.4 | 310 | 24 | 162 |
| 3 | Alex Huibregtse | 33 | 8.6 | 284 | 52 | 94 |
| 0 | Amari Davis | 32 | 8.5 | 273 | 30 | 96 |
| 24 | Tim Finke | 33 | 8.0 | 265 | 124 | 196 |
| 22 | Andrew Welage | 33 | 6.7 | 222 | 45 | 71 |
| 4 | Keaton Norris | 33 | 3.0 | 100 | 49 | 72 |
| 52 | Blake Sisley | 27 | 2.7 | 72 | 5 | 25 |
| 20 | Andy Neff | 9 | 2.2 | 20 | 1 | 11 |
| 5 | C.J. Wilbourn | 7 | 1.6 | 11 | 0 | 1 |
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