1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceMCC
Record10–18 (3–11 MCC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Will Rey
  • Otis Hughley
  • Ken Barer
Home arenaNutter Center
1997–98 Midwestern Collegiate Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Detroit 12 – 2   .857 25 – 6   .806
UIC 12 – 2   .857 22 – 6   .786
Butler † 8 – 6   .571 22 – 11   .667
Green Bay 7 – 7   .500 17 – 12   .586
Cleveland State 6 – 8   .429 12 – 15   .444
Loyola Chicago 6 – 8   .429 15 – 15   .500
3 – 11   .214 10 – 18   .357
Milwaukee 2 – 12   .143 3 – 24   .111
† 1998 MCC tournament winner

The 1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1997–98 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling.

Season Summary

1997-98 was a season of change. WSU President Dr. Harley Flack introduced the university community to a fresh-faced young coach[1] , a revamped roster and, surprisingly, even a new mascot.[2]

The rumors that the old mascot was considered “racist” or “sexist” appear to be unfounded.

Ed Schilling

New head coach Ed Schilling lived the old adage that you never want to follow a legend. He was lured away from the New Jersey Nets of the NBA to fulfill the vision of President Flack and athletic director Mike Cusack to make the Raiders a "top 50 program" with "top 40" attendance. [3] [4]

Right from the start he promised to work his players "harder than they've ever been worked" and demand strict discipline.[5] This inevitably was challenging for the roster he inherited, who had been recruited by Ralph Underhill and Jim Brown. He worked hard to fill roster positions as they opened, and his recruiting would show a willingness to take chances on talented players with troubled history, trusting his rules-based approach to give guys a fair chance.[6]

What was inescapable, however, was that the former hoops star and high school coach had only one year of experience as a college assistant and one in the NBA. He was a young, ambitious coach taking over from a legend at a university that expected to win big.[7] [8]

Roster Changes

Joining

Incoming freshman recruits were forward Onome Scott-Emuakpor from East Lansing,[9] guard Brandon Pardon from Van Wert Lincolnview,[10] and Center Bruno Petersons of Wheaton Academy in Illinois.[11]

  • Tony Baultrippe, a point guard out of Ellet High School in Akron, joined the Raiders from Iowa Western Junior College.[12]
  • Forward Sherman Curry from J.F. Shields High School in McWilliams, Alabama transferred in from Wallace State Community College.[13]
  • Marvin Rogers, a 6' 9" forward, was a controversial late signing from Wallace Community College due to past legal trouble from his time at West Virginia.[14][15]
  • Inus Norville transferred in from University of Massachusetts to redshirt for his transfer year.[16]

Leaving

  • Rob Welch graduated following the 1996-97 season.
  • John Sivesind (G) left the team on April 24, following a season where he started 27 games and was named to the Horizon league all-newcomer team, saying "I don't want it to be a job."[17]
  • De'Andre Shepard (F) left the team on April 24.[18]
  • Anthony Brown (F) left the team on April 24.[19]
  • Lequient Lewis (C) was dismissed by Coach Schilling on June 18 for missing classes and tutoring sessions.[20]
  • Mark Oliver (F) was placed on academic probation in September.[21][22]
  • Michael Richardson (G) quit the team on November 8 to transfer to Georetown College in Kentucky.[23]
  • Marvin Rogers (F) was dismissed February 3 for missing classes. He had previously missed 5 games from three separate disciplinary issues.[24]
  • Tony Baultrippe (G) was dismissed February 13 for missing class, although it was also announced that he was charged with criminal damaging resulting from a disturbance at Wallaby's Sports Bar.[25]

Final Result

A difficult first season for the new coach. A university that clearly wanted more winning and less chaos hadn't yet achieved those goals. An eight game league losing streak buried any hopes of a rebound season. Suspensions and dismissals showed that all was not well inside the locker room. The season did end on an optimistic note with a 3-2 stretch run to finish league play including an upset of Butler who was ascendant as the league's top program. This was followed by an upset of #2 seed UIC in the MCC tournament before losing to eventual champion Butler.[26]

Roster

1997–98 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 43 Thad Burton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr St. Charles Prep Columbus, OH
F 44 Steno Kos 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr St. Catherine JC Klosterneuburg
G 5 Tony Baultrippe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Western CC Akron, OH
G 21 Keion Brooks 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Jr North Side Ft. Wayne, IN
F 50 Inus Norville  6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Rocky Mount, NC
F 30 Sherman Curry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Wallace CC McWilliams, AL
G 22 Michael Richardson 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Scott County Georgetown, KY
G 25 Steve Yeagle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Minford Minford, OH
F 40 Marvin Rodgers 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Wallace CC Portsmouth, VA
F 3 Onome Scott-Emuakpor 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East Lansing East Lansing, MI
G 32 Brandon Pardon 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lincolnview Van Wert, OH
F 45 Ryan Grose 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Fr Norwalk Norwalk, OH
C 52 Bruno Petersons 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Wheaton Academy West Chicago, IL
Head coach
  • Ed Schilling
Assistant coach(es)

Will Rey, Otis Hughley, Ken Barer

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    [27]

    Schedule and results

    Date
    time, TV     		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
    city, state
    Nov 15, 1997*
    		 at Central Michigan W 82-72  1–0
    		 Rose Arena 
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Nov 18, 1997*
    		 Old Dominion W 64-52  2–0
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Nov 22, 1997*
    		 Wilmington W 84-55  3–0
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Nov 25, 1997*
    		 Ball State W 62-60  3–1
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Nov 29, 1997*
    		 at Ohio L 56-57  3–2
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 6, 1997*
    		 at Cincinnati L 60-85  3–3
    		 Myrl Shoemaker Center 
    Cincinnati, OH
    Dec 10, 1997*
    		 at Bowling Green W 76-67  4–3
    		 Anderson Arena 
    Bowling Green, OH
    Dec 13, 1997*
    		 at Dayton
    Gem City Jam     		L 63-94  4-4
    		 UD Arena 
    Dayton, OH
    Dec 17, 1997*
    		 at Michigan State L 52-95  4-5
    		 Breslin Center 
    East Lansing, MI
    Dec 20, 1997
    		 Central Michigan W 79-72  5–5
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Dec 22, 1997
    		 Western Michigan L 74-88  5–6
    		 University Arena 
    Kalamazoo, MI
    Dec 27, 1997*
    		 Prairie View A&M W 69–65  6–6
    		 Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 3, 1998
    		 Loyola W 69-65  7-6
    (1–0)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 5, 1998
    		 UIC L 81-83  7-7
    (1–1)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 12, 1998
    		 at Butler L 66-81  7-8
    (1–2)     		Hinkle Fieldhouse 
    Indianapolis
    Jan 15, 1998
    		 at Detroit Mercy L 75–80  7-9
    (1–3)     		Calihan Hall 
    Detroit, MI
    Jan 17, 1998
    		 at Cleveland State L 67-85  7-10
    (1–4)     		CSU Convocation Center 
    Cleveland, OH
    Jan 22, 1998
    		 Milwaukee L 62-69  7-11
    (1–5)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 24, 1998
    		 Green Bay L 65-77  7-12
    (1–6)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Jan 29, 1998
    		 at Loyola L 52-59  7-13
    (1–7)     		Gentile Event Center 
    Chicago, IL
    Jan 31, 1998
    		 at UIC L 70-82  7-14
    (1–8)     		UIC Pavilion 
    Chicago, IL
    Feb 7, 1998
    		 Butler W 57-53  8–14
    (2–8)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 12, 1998
    		 Cleveland State L 67-71  8-15
    (2–9)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 14, 1998
    		 Detroit Mercy W 60–58  8-16
    (2–10)     		Nutter Center 
    Fairborn, OH
    Feb 19, 1998
    		 at Green Bay L 62-74  8-17
    (2–11)     		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
    Green Bay, WI
    Feb 21, 1998
    		 at Milwaukee W 75-65  9-17
    (3–11)     		MECCA Arena 
    Milwaukee, WI
    Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
    Feb 28, 1998
    		 (7) vs. (2) UIC
    Quarterfinals     		W 74-73  10-17
    		 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
    Green Bay, WI
    Mar 1, 1998
    		 (7) vs. (3) Butler
    Semifinals     		L 48-67  10-18
    		 Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
    Green Bay, WI
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    MW=Midwest.

    Source[28]

    Awards and honors

    Steno Kos Raider Award
    Thad Burton Horizon League All Tournament Team

    [29]

    Statistics

    Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
    21 Keion Brooks 28 17.1 479 76 129
    43 Thad Burton 28 12.5 351 22 305
    30 Sherman Curry 25 8.2 204 27 93
    40 Marvin Rodgers 15 12.3 197 9 85
    32 Brandon Pardon 28 6.1 172 111 49
    5 Tony Baultrippe 17 8.5 144 31 32
    44 Steno Kos 26 5.4 141 20 103
    25 Steve Yeagle 27 2.3 63 11 31
    21 Ryan Grose 21 2.9 60 8 37
    3 Scott E. Onome 27 1.7 46 12 42
    24 Bruno Petersons 24 0.8 19 3 20
    33 Eddie Chambers 12 0.4 5 2 2

    Source[30]

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