# 2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by sixth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 22–13, 13–5 in Horizon League play to finish in a tie for second place. They defeated UIC, Detroit, and Oakland to advance to the championship game of the Horizon League tournament where they lost to Green Bay. Despite having 22 wins, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.
On March 19, head coach Billy Donlon was fired. He finished at Wright State with a six-year record of 109–94.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference regular season ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 5:30 pm | | vs. Belmont NIU Showcase | W 77–69 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (995) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/14/2015* 7:00 pm | | vs. Cal State Northridge NIU Showcase | L 67–72 | 1–1 | Convocation Center (913) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/15/2015* 4:30 pm | | at Northern Illinois NIU Showcase | L 59–65 | 1–2 | Convocation Center (888) DeKalb, IL |
| 11/20/2015* 8:00 pm, SECN | | at Kentucky | L 63–78 | 1–3 | Rupp Arena (22,563) Lexington, KY |
| 11/24/2015* 7:00 pm | | Mount St. Joseph NIU Showcase | W 66–52 | 2–3 | Nutter Center (3,393) Fairborn, OH |
| 11/28/2015* 4:00 pm | | at George Mason | L 39–66 | 2–4 | Patriot Center (3,124) Fairfax, Virginia |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | | Albion | W 68–50 | 3–4 | Nutter Center (3,175) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/04/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Georgia State | L 46–50 | 3–5 | Nutter Center (5,148) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/08/2015* 7:00 pm, FS1 | | at No. 12 Xavier | L 55–90 | 3–6 | Cintas Center (10,178) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/13/2015* 1:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 67–72 | 3–7 | Millett Hall (1,397) Oxford, OH |
| 12/17/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charleston Southern | W 71–65 | 4–7 | Nutter Center (3,225) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/20/2015* 4:30 pm, TWCSC | | Bowling Green | W 83–47 | 5–7 | Nutter Center (3,772) Fairborn, OH |
| Horizon League regular season ||||||
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Murray State | W 65–49 | 6–7 | Nutter Center (3,708) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/02/2016 4:00 pm, TWCSC | | at Milwaukee | W 84–82 | 7–7 (1–0) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,802) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/04/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | L 68–76 | 7–8 (1–1) | Resch Center (2,357) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/09/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Kentucky | W 60–46 | 8–8 (2–1) | BB&T Arena (2,804) Highland Heights, KY |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | | Cleveland State | W 70–53 | 9–8 (3–1) | Nutter Center (3,937) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Youngstown State | W 81–45 | 10–8 (4–1) | Nutter Center (4,251) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/18/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | | Detroit | W 77–76 | 11–8 (5–1) | Nutter Center (3,733) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/22/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Valparaiso | W 73–62 | 12–8 (6–1) | Nutter Center (5,499) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/24/2016 2:00 pm | | UIC | W 80–66 | 13–8 (7–1) | Nutter Center (4,437) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/29/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Oakland | L 63–89 | 13–9 (7–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,901) Rochester, MI |
| 01/31/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Detroit | L 68–75 | 13–10 (7–3) | Calihan Hall (2,011) Detroit, MI |
| 02/04/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Milwaukee | W 84–83 | 14–10 (8–3) | Nutter Center (4,164) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/06/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Green Bay | W 79–60 | 15–10 (9–3) | Nutter Center (4,218) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/11/2016 8:00 pm | | at UIC | L 59–64 | 15–11 (9–4) | UIC Pavilion (2,633) Chicago, IL |
| 02/13/2016 8:00 pm | | at Valparaiso | W 61–59 | 16–11 (10–4) | Athletics–Recreation Center (4,987) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/15/2016 5:00 pm | | Oakland | L 73–89 | 16–12 (10–5) | Nutter Center (4,846) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/20/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | | Northern Kentucky | W 67–64 | 17–12 (11–5) | Nutter Center (7,825) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/25/2016 7:45 pm, ESPN3 | | at Youngstown State | W 87–81 | 18–12 (12–5) | Beeghly Center (2,063) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/27/2016 1:00 pm | | vs. Cleveland State | W 55–51 | 19–12 (13–5) | Quicken Loans Arena (2,337) Cleveland, OH |
| Horizon League tournament ||||||
| 03/05/2016 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (10) UIC First round | W 74–43 | 20–12 | Joe Louis Arena (5,247) Detroit, MI |
| 03/06/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | (3) | vs. (6) Detroit Second round | W 82–72 | 21–12 | Joe Louis Arena (4,792) Detroit, MI |
| 03/07/2016 9:30 pm, ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Oakland Semifinals | W 59–55 | 22–12 | Joe Louis Arena (6,557) Detroit, MI |
| 03/08/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN | (3) | vs. (4) Green Bay Championship game | L 69–78 | 22–13 | Joe Louis Arena (4,312) Detroit, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

| Joe Thomasson | Horizon League All Defensive Team |
| JT Yoho | Horizon League All Tournament Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 23 | Mark Alstork | 35 | 12.4 | 434 | 61 | 164 |
| 11 | JT Yoho | 34 | 12.6 | 427 | 83 | 168 |
| 14 | Michael Karena | 34 | 9.9 | 338 | 11 | 127 |
| 32 | Joe Thomasson | 35 | 9.6 | 337 | 117 | 185 |
| 13 | Grant Benzinger | 34 | 7.6 | 259 | 18 | 63 |
| 10 | Biggie Minnis | 29 | 7.0 | 204 | 94 | 85 |
| 3 | Mark Hughes | 33 | 3.5 | 116 | 41 | 63 |
| 5 | Justin Mitchell | 23 | 3.2 | 73 | 27 | 53 |
| 20 | Daniel Mortensen | 22 | 2.7 | 60 | 5 | 17 |
| 4 | Alan Vest | 22 | 1.5 | 32 | 8 | 15 |
| 36 | Roderick Davis | 12 | 1.5 | 18 | 2 | 9 |
| 21 | Trey Stacey | 13 | 1.3 | 17 | 2 | 5 |
| 02 | Daniel Collie | 17 | 0.9 | 15 | 6 | 2 |
| 15 | Brandon Neel | 5 | 3.0 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
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