The Wright State Raiders team is the
NCAA Division I
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women's basketball team that represents
Wright State University
Wright State University is a public research university in Fairborn, Ohio, United States. 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 ...
in
Dayton
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,
Ohio
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. The school's team currently competes in the
Horizon League
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. 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 ...
in
Fairborn, Ohio
Fairborn is a city in Greene County, Ohio, United States. The population was 34,620 at the 2020 census. It is a suburb of Dayton and part of the Dayton metropolitan area. The city is home to Wright State University, which serves nearly 12,000 und ...
. 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
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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 52-year history. Current coach Kari Hoffman was hired in 2021.
Current coaching staff
Seasons
WSU's records season by season during their Division II tenure.
WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1987.
;Notes:
Record vs. Horizon League opponents
* Cleveland State: 42–47
* Detroit: 39–29
* Green Bay: 7–75
* IUINDY: 15–10
* Milwaukee: 37–35
* Northern Kentucky: 19–16
* Oakland: 22–8
* Purdue Ft. Wayne 11-13
* Robert Morris 6-9
* Youngstown State: 43–31
NCAA Tournament history
NCAA Tournament seeding history
''The
1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament
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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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