# 2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2008–09 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Brad Brownell, played their home games at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio, as members of the Horizon League.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 15, 2008* | | Illinois State | L 61–69 | 0-1 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 22, 2008* | | at Central Michigan | L 68-70 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 24, 2008* | | Miami Ohio | L 37-55 | 0–3 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Nov 29, 2008* | | at Sam Houston State | L 65-84 | 0–4 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX |
| Dec 4, 2008 | | at Green Bay | L 46-57 | 0-5 (0–1) | Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI |
| Dec 6, 2008 | | at Milwaukee | L 59-66 | 0-6 (0–2) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena Milwaukee, WI |
| Dec 9, 2008* | | Toledo | W 50-35 | 1–6 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 12, 2008* | | at Arkansas Little Rock | W 62-55 | 2–6 | Jack Stephens Center Little Rock, AR |
| Dec 14, 2008* | | at No. 11 Wake Forest | L 53-66 | 2–7 | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, NC |
| Dec 17, 2008* | | Norfolk State | W 66-43 | 3–7 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 20, 2008* | | vs. Oral Roberts San Juan Shootout | W 59-46 | 4–7 | San Juan, PR |
| Dec 21, 2008* | | vs. South Florida San Juan Shootout | W 60-43 | 5–7 | San Juan, PR |
| Dec 21, 2008* | | vs. Murray State San Juan Shootout | W 57-41 | 6–7 | San Juan, PR |
| Dec 30, 2008 | | Cleveland State | W 71-62 | 7-7 (1–2) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 3, 2009 | | Youngstown State | W 60-59 | 8-7 (2–2) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 8, 2009 | | at No. 20 Butler | L 48-64 | 8-8 (2–3) | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| Jan 10, 2009 | | at Valparaiso | W 64-48 | 9–8 (3–3) | Athletics–Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| Jan 16, 2009 | | at Detroit Mercy | W 60–51 | 10-8 (4-3) | Calihan Hall Detroit, MI |
| Jan 22, 2009 | | Loyola | W 68-47 | 11-8 (5–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 24, 2009 | | UIC | W 57-31 | 12-8 (6–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 29, 2009 | | at Youngstown State | W 67-61 | 13-8 (7-3) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, OH |
| Jan 31, 2009 | | at Cleveland State | L 50-59 | 13-9 (7–4) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 5, 2009 | | Valparaiso | W 68–58 | 14–9 (8–4) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 7, 2009 | | No. 11 Butler | L 51-69 | 14–10 (8–5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 10, 2009 | | at Loyola | W 64-52 | 15-10 (9–5) | Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL |
| Feb 14, 2009 | | Detroit Mercy | W 61–48 | 16-10 (10-5) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 18, 2009 | | at UIC | L 66-77 $^{OT}$ | 16-11 (10–6) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL |
| Feb 21, 2009* | | Northeastern ESPNU BracketBusters | L 57-69 | 16-12 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 26, 2009 | | Milwaukee | W 70-60 | 17-12 (11–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 28, 2009 | | Green Bay | W 65-64 | 18-12 (12–6) | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Midwestern Collegiate Tournament ||||||
| Mar 3, 2009 | (4) | (9) Valparaiso First Round | W 68-56 | 19-12 | Nutter Center Fairborn, OH |
| Mar 6, 2009 | (4) | vs. (5) Milwaukee Second Round | W 80-70 | 20–12 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| Mar 7, 2009 | (4) | at (1) No. 22 Butler | L 57-62 | 20–13 | Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Todd Brown | MVP |
| Cory Cooperwood | Raider Award |
| Todd Brown | Second Team All Horizon League |
| Will Graham | Horizon League All Defensive Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 21 | Todd Brown | 32 | 11.7 | 387 | 47 | 161 |
| 5 | Cory Cooperwood | 33 | 9.5 | 313 | 23 | 178 |
| 11 | N'Gai Evans | 33 | 6.4 | 211 | 56 | 77 |
| 4 | John David Gardner | 21 | 8.7 | 183 | 65 | 50 |
| 34 | Will Graham | 33 | 5.4 | 179 | 90 | 112 |
| 3 | Troy Tabler | 27 | 5.9 | 160 | 23 | 67 |
| 30 | Scott Grote | 30 | 5.1 | 153 | 32 | 74 |
| 14 | Cooper Land | 33 | 4.2 | 140 | 11 | 64 |
| 40 | Ronnie Thomas | 32 | 3.9 | 125 | 11 | 84 |
| 33 | Gavin Horne | 31 | 2.8 | 86 | 7 | 53 |
| 44 | Vaughn Duggins | 4 | 11.8 | 47 | 6 | 17 |
| 15 | Kyle Pressley | 19 | 0.6 | 11 | 2 | 25 |
| 12 | Michael Boan | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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