# 2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Paul Biancardi.

## Season Summary

For the first time in three seasons the Wright State Raiders began the year as an experienced team. They returned six upperclassmen, including three major contributors, and three sophomores who had played significant time as freshmen. This season also saw the opening of a dedicated basketball practice facility, the Mills Morgan Center / Setzer Pavilion.
The season was up and down. It featured impressive wins against both regular season champion Milwaukee and runner-up Butler. It included a frustrating 1-5 record against Mid American Conference teams. There was a four game winning streak and two four game losing streaks. The Raiders had a chance for more, but 1-3 to end Horizon League play put them in a five-way tie for third place.
They exited the Horizon League Tournament early at 6th seed Illinois-Chicago, however the spirited comeback gave supporters reason for optimism about the future of their team.
Ultimately, that future would be with a new head coach.

### Aftermath

Coach Paul Biancardi's coaching career would be unceremoniously cut short by a recruiting scandal from his time at Ohio State.
Wright State had hired Biancardi in part due to his association with the very successful program that Jim O’Brien was leading at Ohio State. This turned into a liability just a year later when O’Brien was fired by Ohio State due to an ongoing NCAA recruiting violation investigation. Biancardi had been O’Briens recruiting coordinator.
Biancardi’s second and final, third year at Wright State were then spent under the cloud of the investigation.
Because Ohio State has a large national following, the story was a media sensation with regular updates both in Dayton and nationally. Both O’Brien and Biancardi disputed that violations had occurred, and O’Brien eventually won damages for wrongful termination.
On March 10, 2006 the NCAA issued its report on the situation and cited failings by O’Brien, Biancardi and The Ohio State University. Biancardi was given a “show cause” penalty, which would prevent him from performing his recruiting duties for a period of about 18 months. Effectively this meant that he could no longer serve as an NCAA basketball coach.
For the second time in ten years Wright State had lost a respected basketball coach to a public scandal, and for the third time Athletic Director Mike Cusack would search for a new basketball coach.

## Roster Changes
### Joining

* Tyrone Scott (G) from Schoolcraft Community College.
* Walter Chancellor (F) from Wabash Valley Junior College.
* Robert Eldridge (G) a recruit from Richmond.
* James Craft (C) recruited from Mercerburg Academy.

### Leaving

* Zakee Boyd left for "a change in scenery."
* Lorenzo Shine transferred to seek more playing time.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 19, 2005* | | at Belmont | L 80-86 | 0-1 | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN |
| Nov 23, 2005* | | at Toledo | L 53-64 | 0–2 | Savage Arena Toledo, OH |
| Nov 26, 2005* | | Ball State | L 50-71 | 0–3 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 30, 2005* | | at Miami Ohio | L 46-54 | 0-4 | Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 7, 2005 | | Detroit Mercy | W 69–58 | 1-4 (1-0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 13, 2005* | | at Northern Illinois | L 42-62 | 1-5 | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL |
| Dec 17, 2005* | | Belmont | W 87-79 | 2-5 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 22, 2005* | | Texas-Pan American | W 63-53 | 3–5 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 27, 2005* | | Northeastern | W 72-65 | 4–5 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 31, 2005* | | at Akron | L 44-72 | 4-6 | JAR Arena Akron, OH |
| Jan 5, 2006 | | at Cleveland State | W 58-55 | 5-6 (2–0) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| Jan 7, 2006 | | Loyola | W 77-63 | 6-6 (3–0) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 9, 2006* | | Kenyon | W 88-47 | 7-6 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 12, 2006 | | at Youngstown State | W 64-60 | 8-6 (4-0) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 19, 2006 | | at Green Bay | L 44-57 | 8-7 (4–1) | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI |
| Jan 21, 2006 | | at Milwaukee | L 54-61 | 8-8 (4–2) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Jan 25, 2006 | | UIC | L 57-62 | 8-9 (4–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 28, 2006 | | at Butler | L 62-70 | 8-10 (4–4) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| Jan 30, 2006 | | Youngstown State | W 81-67 | 9-10 (5–4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 2, 2006 | | Milwaukee | W 59-54 | 10-10 (6-4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 4, 2006 | | Green Bay | W 59-49 | 11-10 (7–4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 8, 2006 | | at Detroit Mercy | L 66–70 | 11-11 (7-5) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Feb 11, 2006 | | Butler | W 86-83 | 12–11 (8–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 15, 2006 | | Cleveland State | L 56-63 | 12-12 (8–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 18, 2006* | | at Bowling Green | W 70-51 | 13–12 | Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 22, 2006 | | at Loyola | L 63-76 | 13-13 (8–7) | Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL |
| Feb 25, 2006 | | at UIC | L 66-69 | 13-14 (8–8) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament ||||||
| Feb 28, 2006 | (7) | at (6) UIC First Round | L 64-77 | 13-15 | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| DaShaun Wood | First Team All Horizon League + Horizon League All-Defensive Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 00 | DaShaun Wood | 28 | 17.9 | 502 | 131 | 126 |
| 4 | Drew Burleson | 28 | 12.5 | 350 | 42 | 144 |
| 50 | Jordan Pleiman | 28 | 10.5 | 295 | 5 | 188 |
| 22 | Tyrone Scott | 24 | 6.8 | 162 | 20 | 47 |
| 11 | Jaron Taylor | 28 | 4.4 | 122 | 61 | 65 |
| 2 | Scottie Wilson | 26 | 3.4 | 89 | 7 | 71 |
| 34 | William Graham | 28 | 2.7 | 76 | 59 | 52 |
| 52 | Walter Chancellor | 27 | 2.6 | 69 | 2 | 72 |
| 3 | Everett Spencer | 22 | 2.7 | 60 | 14 | 23 |
| 24 | Reinaldo Smith | 14 | 2.1 | 29 | 5 | 13 |
| 23 | Parysh Munroe | 14 | 1.1 | 16 | 1 | 13 |
| 32 | James Craft | 18 | 0.4 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 5 | Robert Eldridge | 18 | 0.2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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