1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by head coach Ralph Underhill , played their home games at the Wright State Physical Education Building in Dayton, Ohio .[1] They were the 1983 NCAA Division II national champions .
Roster
1982–83 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
C
24
Gary Monroe
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Sr
Washington D.C.
F
40
Fred Moore
6 ft 7.5 in (2.02 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Louisville, Kentucky
F
23
Tom Holzapfel
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Sr
Greenville, Ohio
F
42
Anthony Bias
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G
34
Mark McCormick
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
So
Kettering, Ohio
F
35
Steve Purcell
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Kokomo, Indiana
G
30
Mike Grote
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jr
Cincinnati, Ohio
G
20
T.C. Johnson
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Jr
Sidney, Ohio
G
22
Eric Ellis
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
158 lb (72 kg)
Sr
Cincinnati, Ohio
F
32
Rob Sanders
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Fr
Columbus, Ohio
F
43
Eric Ernst
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Middletown, Ohio
C
45
Phil Benninger
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
So
New Albany, Indiana
F
44
Andy Warner
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
So
Piqua, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Jim Brown, Bob Grote, John Ross
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Source[2] [3]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 1, 1982
Southern Indiana
W 92-81
1–0
WSU PE Building (1,600)Dayton, Ohio
Dec 8, 1982
at Indianapolis
W 65-60
2–0
Nicoson Hall (1,500)Indianapolis, IN
Dec 11, 1982
Thomas More
W 96-82
3–0
WSU PE Building (1,100)Fairborn, Ohio
Dec 15, 1982
Alderson-Broaddus
W 107-88
4–0
WSU PE Building (1,000)Dayton, Ohio
Dec 18, 1982
West Virginia State
W 78-61
5–0
WSU PE Building (957)Dayton, Ohio
Dec 21, 1982
Spring Hill
W 97-57
6–0
WSU PE Building (950)Dayton, Ohio
Dec 22, 1982
at Bellarmine
W 98-91
7–0
Knights Hall (1,721)Louisville, Kentucky
Jan 4, 1983
Spring Hill
W 92-79
8–0
WSU PE Building (2,182)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 7, 1983
SIU Edwardsville
W 68-58
9–0
WSU PE Building (2,010)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 8, 1983
Central State
L 67-89
9–1
WSU PE Building (2,300)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 12, 1983
at IUPUI
W 76-65
10–1
(150)Indianapolis, Indiana
Jan 15, 1983
Northeastern Illinois
W 83-63
11–1
WSU PE Building (1,550)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 15, 1983
Cheyney
L 60-68
11–2
WSU PE Building (2,556)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 19, 1983
Indianapolis
W 94-76
12–2
WSU PE Building (1,650)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 22, 1983
Fort Wayne
L 53-54 OT
12–3
WSU PE Building (1,400)Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 26, 1983
Northern Kentucky
W 69-63
13–3
WSU PE Building (2,050)Dayton, Ohio
Jan 29, 1983
at Kentucky Wesleyan
W 65-64
14–3
Owensboro Sportscenter (5,100)Owensboro, Kentucky
Feb 2, 1983
Franklin
W 86-64
15–3
WSU PE Building (1,500)Dayton, Ohio
Feb 5, 1983
Transylvania
W 73-62
16–3
WSU PE Building (2,400)Dayton, Ohio
Feb 8, 1983
vs. Central State
W 55-51
17–3
UD Arena (6,875)Dayton, Ohio
Feb 12, 1983
at Gannon
W 73-62
18–3
(2,600)Erie, Pennsylvania
Feb 14, 1983
Bellarmine
W 103-78
19–3
WSU PE Building (1,460)Dayton, Ohio
Feb 16, 1983
Kentucky Wesleyan
W 80-56
20–3
WSU PE Building (2,410)Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 22, 1983
No. 5
at Louisville
L 55-71
20–4
Freedom Hall (16,441)Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 24, 1983
at Indiana Tech
W 101-74
21–4
WSU PE Building (1,930)Fairborn, Ohio
Feb 26, 1983
at Transylvania
W 88-70
22–4
(662)Lexington, Kentucky
Mar 2, 1983
St. Joseph’s
W 130-92
23–4
WSU PE Building (2,100)Dayton, Ohio
NCAA tournament
Mar 11, 1983
vs. Lewis
W 71-57
24–4
Owensboro Sportscenter (4,625)Owensboro, KY
Mar 12, 1983
at Kentucky Wesleyan
W 69-67
25–4
Owensboro Sportscenter (4,950)Owensboro,(KY)
Mar 19, 1983
at Bloomsburg State
W 73-53
26–4
Nelson Fieldhouse (3,000)Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania [4]
Mar 25, 1983
vs. Cal State Bakersfield
W 57-50
27–4
Springfield Civic Center (3,862)Springfield, MA
Mar 26, 1983
vs. District of Columbia
W 92-73
28–4
Springfield Civic Center (4,747)Springfield, MA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Sources[5] [6]
Awards and honors
Gary Monroe
MVP
Gary Monroe
All-American Div-II
T.C. Johnson
Raider Award
Steve Purcell
Raider Award
Statistics
Number
Name
GP
Average
Points
Rebounds
Blocks
Steals
24
Gary Monroe
30
28.8
563
228
14
51
40
Fred Moore
30
14.3
428
169
30
44
23
Tom Holzapfel
29
11.2
325
97
0
18
42
Anthony Bias
28
9.1
256
111
12
49
34
Mark McCormick
30
6.4
191
47
4
22
35
Steve Purcell
30
6.3
188
102
12
29
30
Mike Grote
28
5.7
165
42
0
27
20
T.C. Johnson
30
4.5
135
42
2
25
22
Eric Ellis
18
2.7
48
8
0
6
32
Rob Sanders
24
2.6
63
29
0
7
43
Eric Ernst
24
2.2
40
12
0
1
45
Phil Benninger
6
2.0
12
7
0
1
44
Andy Warner
3
2.0
6
1
0
1
Source[7]
References
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold