# 1983–84 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1983–84 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1983–84 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Ralph Underhill.

## Season summary

Few things are as inglorious as being the team that follows a national champion. If you are remembered at all, it is usually for not repeating as national champions. Setting this aside, the 1983-84 team was a powerhouse that produced a fine season, winning 19 against only 9 losses.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1983 | Davis and Elkins | W 71-55 | 1-0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 3, 1983 | Edinboro | W 50-42 | 2-0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 7, 1983 | Indiana Central | W 83-71 | 3-0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 10, 1983 | Thomas Moore | W 97-75 | 4–0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 14, 1983 | Chapman | W 106-83 | 5–0 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 17, 1983 | Heidelberg | L 70-74 | 5–1 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 21, 1983 | at Bellarmine | L 70-82 | 5-2 | Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Jan 3, 1984 | at Indiana-Purdue-Ft. Wayne | L 53-61 | 5-3 | IPFW Gymnasium Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| Jan 6, 1984 | Northeastern Illinois Wright State Invitational | W 70-59 | 6–3 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 7, 1984 | Cheyney Wright State Invitational | L 73-79 | 6-4 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 11, 1984 | IUPUI | W 94-72 | 7-4 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 14, 1984 | Illinois Tech | W 106-67 | 8-4 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 18, 1984 | vs. Central State | W 68-67 | 9-4 | UD Arena Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 21, 1974 | Ashland | W 72-65 | 10-4 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 25, 1984 | at Indiana Central | W 65-55 | 11-4 | Nicoson Hall Indianapolis |
| Jan 27, 1974 | Marycrest | W 110-85 | 12-4 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 31, 19824 | at ISU-Evansville | W 70-56 | 13–4 | HPER Building Evansville, Indiana |
| Feb 1, 1984 | at Kentucky Wesleyan | L 69-81 | 13-5 | Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Feb 8, 1984 | at District of Columbia | L 84-89 | 13-6 | Physical Activities Center Washington D.C. |
| Feb 11, 1984 | Spring Arbor | W 78-75 | 14-6 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 13, 1984 | Kentucky Wesleyan | L 66-69 | 14-7 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 18, 1974 | Ashland | W 69-60 $^{2OT}$ | 15-7 | Kates Gym Ashland, OH |
| Feb 20, 1984 | at Louisville | L 69-90 | 15–8 | Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 23, 1984 | Bellarmine | W 71-59 | 16-8 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 25, 1984 | Michigan-Dearborn | W 116-101 | 17-8 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 28, 1984 | at St. Francis (IL) | W 90-72 | 18-8 | Joliet Armory Joliet, Illinois |
| Feb 29, 1984 | Illinois Tech | W 100-64 | 19-8 | Keating Hall Chicago, Illinois |
| Feb 8, 1984 | District of Columbia | L 66-68 | 19-9 | 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

| Fred Moore | MVP |
| Fred Moore | All American |
| Steve Purcell | Raider Award |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 40 | Fred Moore | 28 | 19.5 | 547 | 52 | 209 |
| 23 | Mark Vest | 28 | 18.2 | 509 | 57 | 101 |
| 35 | Steve Purcell | 28 | 11.2 | 313 | 70 | 209 |
| 44 | Andy Warner | 27 | 10.0 | 269 | 23 | 90 |
| 20 | T.C. Johnson | 13 | 5.9 | 77 | 44 | 30 |
| 33 | Thernon Barbour | 28 | 5.4 | 150 | 17 | 91 |
| 30 | Mike Grote | 19 | 4.3 | 81 | 100 | 35 |
| 22 | Eric Ellis | 27 | 3.6 | 97 | 52 | 29 |
| 32 | Rob Sanders | 20 | 2.9 | 58 | 15 | 41 |
| 24 | Rodney Webb | 17 | 2.5 | 43 | 5 | 32 |
| 43 | Eric Ernst | 15 | 1.9 | 29 | 1 | 2 |
| 45 | Phil Benninger | 7 | 1.7 | 12 | 1 | 12 |
| 42 | Gerald Clay | 16 | 1.3 | 21 | 2 | 29 |
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