# 1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Ralph Underhill, played their home games at the Wright State Physical Education Building in Dayton, Ohio. They were the 1983 NCAA Division II national champions.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Dec 1, 1982 | | Southern Indiana | W 92-81 | 1–0 | WSU PE Building (1,600) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 8, 1982 | | at Indianapolis | W 65-60 | 2–0 | Nicoson Hall (1,500) Indianapolis, IN |
| Dec 11, 1982 | | Thomas More | W 96-82 | 3–0 | WSU PE Building (1,100) Fairborn, Ohio |
| Dec 15, 1982 | | Alderson-Broaddus | W 107-88 | 4–0 | WSU PE Building (1,000) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 18, 1982 | | West Virginia State | W 78-61 | 5–0 | WSU PE Building (957) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 21, 1982 | | Spring Hill | W 97-57 | 6–0 | WSU PE Building (950) Dayton, Ohio |
| Dec 22, 1982 | | at Bellarmine | W 98-91 | 7–0 | Knights Hall (1,721) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Jan 4, 1983 | | Spring Hill | W 92-79 | 8–0 | WSU PE Building (2,182) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 7, 1983 | | SIU Edwardsville | W 68-58 | 9–0 | WSU PE Building (2,010) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 8, 1983 | | Central State | L 67-89 | 9–1 | WSU PE Building (2,300) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 12, 1983 | | at IUPUI | W 76-65 | 10–1 | (150) Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Jan 15, 1983 | | Northeastern Illinois | W 83-63 | 11–1 | WSU PE Building (1,550) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 1983 | | Cheyney | L 60-68 | 11–2 | WSU PE Building (2,556) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 19, 1983 | | Indianapolis | W 94-76 | 12–2 | WSU PE Building (1,650) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 1983 | | Fort Wayne | L 53-54 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 | WSU PE Building (1,400) Fairborn, Ohio |
| Jan 26, 1983 | | Northern Kentucky | W 69-63 | 13–3 | WSU PE Building (2,050) Dayton, Ohio |
| Jan 29, 1983 | | at Kentucky Wesleyan | W 65-64 | 14–3 | Owensboro Sportscenter (5,100) Owensboro, Kentucky |
| Feb 2, 1983 | | Franklin | W 86-64 | 15–3 | WSU PE Building (1,500) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 5, 1983 | | Transylvania | W 73-62 | 16–3 | WSU PE Building (2,400) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 8, 1983 | | vs. Central State | W 55-51 | 17–3 | UD Arena (6,875) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 12, 1983 | | at Gannon | W 73-62 | 18–3 | (2,600) Erie, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 14, 1983 | | Bellarmine | W 103-78 | 19–3 | WSU PE Building (1,460) Dayton, Ohio |
| Feb 16, 1983 | | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 80-56 | 20–3 | WSU PE Building (2,410) Fairborn, Ohio |
| Feb 22, 1983 | No. 5 | at Louisville | L 55-71 | 20–4 | Freedom Hall (16,441) Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 24, 1983 | | at Indiana Tech | W 101-74 | 21–4 | WSU PE Building (1,930) Fairborn, Ohio |
| Feb 26, 1983 | | at Transylvania | W 88-70 | 22–4 | (662) Lexington, Kentucky |
| Mar 2, 1983 | | St. Joseph’s | W 130-92 | 23–4 | WSU PE Building (2,100) Dayton, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1983 | | vs. Lewis | W 71-57 | 24–4 | Owensboro Sportscenter (4,625) Owensboro, KY |
| Mar 12, 1983 | | at Kentucky Wesleyan | W 69-67 | 25–4 | Owensboro Sportscenter (4,950) Owensboro,(KY) |
| Mar 19, 1983 | | at Bloomsburg State | W 73-53 | 26–4 | Nelson Fieldhouse (3,000) Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 25, 1983 | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield | W 57-50 | 27–4 | Springfield Civic Center (3,862) Springfield, MA |
| Mar 26, 1983 | | vs. District of Columbia | W 92-73 | 28–4 | Springfield Civic Center (4,747) Springfield, MA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Awards and honors

| Gary Monroe | MVP |
| Gary Monroe | All-American Div-II |
| T.C. Johnson | Raider Award |
| Steve Purcell | Raider Award |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | GP | Average | Points | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals |
| 24 | Gary Monroe | 30 | 28.8 | 563 | 228 | 14 | 51 |
| 40 | Fred Moore | 30 | 14.3 | 428 | 169 | 30 | 44 |
| 23 | Tom Holzapfel | 29 | 11.2 | 325 | 97 | 0 | 18 |
| 42 | Anthony Bias | 28 | 9.1 | 256 | 111 | 12 | 49 |
| 34 | Mark McCormick | 30 | 6.4 | 191 | 47 | 4 | 22 |
| 35 | Steve Purcell | 30 | 6.3 | 188 | 102 | 12 | 29 |
| 30 | Mike Grote | 28 | 5.7 | 165 | 42 | 0 | 27 |
| 20 | T.C. Johnson | 30 | 4.5 | 135 | 42 | 2 | 25 |
| 22 | Eric Ellis | 18 | 2.7 | 48 | 8 | 0 | 6 |
| 32 | Rob Sanders | 24 | 2.6 | 63 | 29 | 0 | 7 |
| 43 | Eric Ernst | 24 | 2.2 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 45 | Phil Benninger | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 44 | Andy Warner | 3 | 2.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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