# 2014–15 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by fifth year head coach Billy Donlon, played their home games at the Nutter Center and were members of the Horizon League. They finished the season 11–20, 3–13 in Horizon League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the first round of the Horizon League tournament to UIC.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 0 | Steven Davis | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Sophomore | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 2 | Daniel Collie | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Junior | Parkersburg, West Virginia |
| 3 | Reggie Arceneaux | Guard | 5–9 | 160 | Senior | New Orleans, Louisiana |
| 5 | Justin Mitchell | Guard | 6–4 | 180 | Freshman | Fort Wayne, Indiana |
| 10 | Mark Howell | Guard | 5–10 | 170 | Sophomore | Grand Prairie, Texas |
| 11 | JT Yoho | Forward | 6–6 | 225 | Junior | Bloomfield, Indiana |
| 12 | Grant Evans | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | Freshman | Selma, Indiana |
| 13 | Grant Benzinger | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 14 | Michael Karena | Center | 6–10 | 255 | Junior | Christchurch, New Zealand |
| 15 | Kendall Griffin | Guard | 6–4 | 215 | Senior | Avon, Indiana |
| 20 | Chrishawn Hopkins | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Senior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 21 | Trey Stacey | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| 32 | Joe Thomasson | Guard | 6–4 | 170 | Junior | Dayton, Ohio |
| 35 | Roderick Davis | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Freshman | Brandon, Florida |
| | Mark Alstork | Guard | 6–4 | 195 | Sophomore | Dayton, Ohio |
| | Parker Ernsthausen | Forward | 6–9 | 210 | Freshman | Bowling Green, Ohio |
| | Zach Lett | Center | 6–9 | 240 | Freshman | Richmond, Indiana |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2014* 7:00 pm | Findlay | W 68–59 | | Nutter Center (3,472) Fairborn, OH |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Belmont | W 73–70 | 1–0 | Nutter Center (5,437) Fairborn, OH |
| 11/16/2014* 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio Dominican | W 76–64 | 2–0 | Nutter Center (3,668) Fairborn, OH |
| 11/19/2014* 4:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 55–70 | 2–1 | Stroh Center (1,441) Bowling Green, OH |
| 11/22/2014* 5:30 pm | at Charleston Southern | W 86–79 | 3–1 | CSU Field House (923) Charleston, SC |
| 11/27/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Cal State Fullerton USC Upstate Tournament | L 62–67 | 3–2 | Hodge Center (255) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/28/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. FIU USC Upstate Tournament | L 59–61 | 3–3 | Hodge Center (374) Spartanburg, SC |
| 11/29/2014* 6:00 pm, ESPN3 | at USC Upstate USC Upstate Tournament | W 56–51 | 4–3 | Hodge Center (629) Spartanburg, SC |
| 12/02/2014* 8:00 pm | at Evansville | L 78–86 | 4–4 | Ford Center (3,291) Evansville, IN |
| 12/07/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Urbana | W 81–58 | 5–4 | Nutter Center (3,342) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/11/2014* 7:00 pm | at Belmont | W 79–71 | 6–4 | Curb Event Center (1,234) Nashville, TN |
| 12/14/2014* 7:00 pm, ASN | Miami (OH) | W 68–59 | 7–4 | Nutter Center (3,752) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/18/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Carolina | W 69–56 | 8–4 | Ramsey Center (671) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/23/2014* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | George Mason | L 60–68 | 8–5 | Nutter Center (4,685) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/27/2014* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 21 Ohio State | L 55–100 | 8–6 | Value City Arena (15,874) Columbus, OH |
| 01/02/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Detroit | W 70–57 | 9–6 (1–0) | Nutter Center (4,755) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/05/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Green Bay | L 55–79 | 9–7 (1–1) | Resch Center (2,814) Green Bay, WI |
| 01/08/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Youngstown State | W 70–61 | 10–7 (2–1) | Beeghly Center (1,215) Youngstown, OH |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Cleveland State | L 50–55 | 10–8 (2–2) | Nutter Center (4,891) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Valparaiso | L 56–66 | 10–9 (2–3) | Nutter Center (7,664) Fairborn, OH |
| 01/20/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Milwaukee | L 41–67 | 10–10 (2–4) | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,040) Milwaukee, WI |
| 01/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Detroit | W 64–53 | 11–10 (3–4) | Calihan Hall (1,786) Detroit, MI |
| 01/28/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oakland | L 76–84 $^{OT}$ | 11–11 (3–5) | Athletics Center O'rena (2,872) Rochester, MI |
| 02/02/2015 8:00 pm, ASN | Green Bay | L 58–71 | 11–12 (3–6) | Nutter Center (3,590) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | L 72–88 | 11–13 (3–7) | Wolstein Center (2,733) Cleveland, OH |
| 02/12/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | UIC | L 75–79 | 11–14 (3–8) | Nutter Center (4,216) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/15/2015 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | Youngstown State | L 69–74 | 11–15 (3–9) | Nutter Center (5,005) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Oakland | L 67–76 | 11–16 (3–10) | Nutter Center (3,738) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/21/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Valparaiso | L 48–55 | 11–17 (3–11) | Athletics–Recreation Center (5,050) Valparaiso, IN |
| 02/26/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Milwaukee | L 58–61 | 11–18 (3–12) | Nutter Center (3,888) Fairborn, OH |
| 02/28/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC | L 46–61 | 11–19 (3–13) | UIC Pavilion (3,266) Chicago, IL |
| Horizon League tournament |||||
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at UIC First round | L 57–60 | 11–20 | UIC Pavilion (1,611) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||

## Awards and honors

| Kendall Griffin | Kendall Griffin Raider Award |
| Grant Benzinger | Horizon League All Newcomer Team |

## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Assists | Rebounds |
| 13 | Grant Benzinger | 31 | 9.1 | 282 | 22 | 90 |
| 32 | Joe Thomasson | 28 | 10.0 | 280 | 90 | 153 |
| 14 | Michael Karena | 31 | 9.0 | 278 | 16 | 113 |
| 11 | JT Yoho | 16 | 15.6 | 250 | 33 | 103 |
| 20 | Chrishawn Hopkins | 29 | 8.5 | 247 | 81 | 86 |
| 3 | Reggie Arceneaux | 31 | 7.3 | 227 | 66 | 50 |
| 5 | Justin Mitchell | 28 | 4.5 | 127 | 32 | 80 |
| 00 | Stephen Davis | 14 | 7.1 | 100 | 10 | 46 |
| 15 | Kendall Griffin | 8 | 8.4 | 67 | 12 | 20 |
| 35 | Roderick Davis | 8 | 1.7 | 47 | 4 | 38 |
| 12 | Grant Evans | 21 | 1.8 | 38 | 15 | 18 |
| 10 | Mark Howell | 26 | 1.5 | 38 | 20 | 12 |
| 02 | Daniel Collie | 10 | 0.5 | 5 | 6 | 5 |
| 21 | Trey Stacey | 6 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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