The Wright State Raiders team is the NCAA Division 1 basketball team that represents
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio. Originally opened in 1964 as a branch campus of Miami University and Ohio State University, it became an independent institution in 1967 and was named in honor of aviation ...
in
Dayton
Dayton () is the sixth-largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Montgomery County. A small part of the city extends into Greene County. The 2020 U.S. census estimate put the city population at 137,644, while Greater Da ...
,
Ohio
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. The school's team currently competes in the
Horizon League
The Horizon League is an 11-school collegiate athletic conference in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I, whose members are located in and near the Great Lakes region.
The Horizon League founded in 1979 as the Midw ...
. The Raiders are currently coached by Kari Hoffman. The Raiders play at the Wright State University
Nutter Center
The Nutter Center is a multi-purpose arena located at Wright State University, in Fairborn, Ohio. It mainly serves as the home court of the Wright State Raiders men's and women's basketball teams. It is also regularly used as a music venue for ...
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Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. Fairborn is a suburb of Dayton, and part of the Dayton Metropolitan Statistical Area.
It is the only city in the world named Fairborn, a port ...
. The official capacity for basketball games is 10,400.
History
Wright State first sponsored women's basketball in 1973. In 1990 Wright State joined the North Star Conference, where they played until 1992 when the conference was effectively absorbed by the Mid-Continent Conference. In 1995 Wright State would move to the Midwestern Collegiate Conference. The conference changed its name to the Horizon League on June 4, 2001.
The team earned its first NCAA Tournament win in March 2021, upsetting the No. 4
Arkansas Razorbacks
The Arkansas Razorbacks, also known as the Hogs, are the intercollegiate athletics teams representing the University of Arkansas, located in Fayetteville. The University of Arkansas student body voted to change the name of the school mascot (ori ...
66–62.
Retired numbers
Wright State has retired one jersey number in its history.
Facilities
The Wright State Raiders currently play their home games at the Wright State University Nutter Center (originally named Ervin J. Nutter Center). Ervin J. Nutter, donated $1.5 million to Wright State University in 1986. Funds from both the state of Ohio and the university contributed an additional $8 million to construction efforts which began in 1988. The Ervin J. Nutter Center Completed in 1990.
Coaches
The Raiders have had 8 coaches in their 41-year history. Current coach Kari Hoffman was hired in 2021.
Current coaching staff
Seasons
WSU's records season by season Division II.
WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1987.
†: no tournaments held due to
COVID-19 pandemic
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Record vs. Horizon League opponents
* Cleveland State: 38–37
* Detroit: 28–28
* Green Bay: 5–63
* Milwaukee: 31–28
* Northern Kentucky: 10–12
* Oakland: 14–1
* UIC: 35–28
* IUPUI: 11–2
* Youngstown State: 35–26
NCAA Tournament history
NCAA Tournament seeding history
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1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the auspices of the
NCAA
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Tournament championships
Wright State has 3 conference tournament championships. On March 16, 2014 they defeated Green Bay 88–69 to clinch their first Horizon League tournament championship. The Raiders claimed their second Horizon League tournament championship in 2019 when they defeated Green Bay 55–52. They claimed their third with a 53–41 victory over IUPUI on March 9, 2021.
Women's National Invitation Tournament
Wright State has appeared in 4 Women's National Invitation Tournament. Wright State's record is 1–4 in the Women's National Invitational Tournament.
Women's Basketball Invitational
Wright State has appeared in 2 Women's Basketball Invitational tournaments. Their record is 2–2
All-time statistical leaders
Career leaders
Single-season leaders
Single-game leaders
References
External links
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