1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record	14–13 ( )
Head coach	Marcus Jackson (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jerry Holbrook; Jim Brown;
Home arena	WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1976–77 1978–79 →

The 1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1977–78 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season led by head coach Marcus Jackson.

Season summary

Coach Marcus Jackson's final season at Wright State was filled with as much promise as disappointment. There were extended winning streaks and maddening losing spells. The hot young coach seemed to be building a program to last, but internal disagreements came to light following on-court high jinks by Northern Kentucky, leading eventually to Jackson's dismissal at the end of the season.

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Roster

1977–78 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	22	Bob Cook	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Miamisburg	Miamisburg, Ohio
F	33	Dan Huguely	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Rossevelt	Dayton, Ohio
G	23	Alan McGee	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	Jr	North Side	Fort Wayne, Indiana
F/C	35	Bob Shaefer	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Jr	Alter	Kettering, Ohio
G		Jimmy Carter	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	—	Jr	Grand View	Jackson, Mississippi
F	40	Bob Fitzpatrick	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	So	Mt. Healthy	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	30	Bill Wilson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Eastmoor	Columbus, Ohio
G/F		Dave Bockhorn	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	—	Fr	Alter	Kettering, Ohio
F		Jeff Bragg	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	—	Fr	Marion	Marion, Indiana
G		Alan Crowe	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Carlisle	Carlisle, Ohio
C		Steve Hartings	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	—	Fr	Marion Local
G		Mike Zimmerman	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	—	Fr	Alter	Kettering, Ohio

Head coach

Marcus Jackson

Assistant coach(es)

Jerry Holbrook, Jim Brown

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Nov 25, 1977	West Virginia Wesleyan Wright State Invitational	W 78-76	1–0	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 26, 1977	Wittenberg Wright State Invitational	L 80-85 ^OT	1–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 1977	Campbellsville	W 81-69	2–1	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 3, 1977	at Northern Kentucky	L 52-76	2-2	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
Dec 10, 1977	Morehead State	L 79–87	2–3	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 1977	at Miami Ohio	L 69-73	2–4	Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio
Dec 16, 1977	Thomas Moore	W 67-57	3–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Dec 19, 1977	at IUPUI	W 82-79	4–4	Indianapolis
Dec 30, 1977	Wisconsin-Oshkosh	W 84-71	5–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 1978	Eastern Illinois	W 74-71	6–4	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 7, 1978	at Central State	L 57-65	6-5	Wilberforce, Ohio
Jan 10, 1978	Roanoke	W 80-60	7-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 10, 1978	at Clearwater	W 119-65	8-5	Clearwater, FL
Jan 16, 1978	at Armstrong State	W 85-74	9-5	Savannah Civic Center Savannah, Georgia
Jan 21, 1978	Akron	W 69-61	10–5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 26, 1978	at Robert Morris	W 90-81	11-5	Moon Township, Pennsylvania
Jan 28, 1978	at Youngstown State	W 60-59	12-5	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 1, 1978	Indianapolis	W 78-75	13–5	Indianapolis
Feb 4, 1978	VCU (Virginia Commonwealth)	L 59-63	13-6	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 1978	at Eastern Illinois	L 60-64	13-7	Lantz Fieldhouse Charleston, Illinois
Feb 11, 1978	Bellarmine	L 63-65	13-8	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 13, 1978	Milwaukee	W 71-69	14-8	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 1978	at Cleveland State	L 62-77	14-9	Public Hall Cleveland, OH
Feb 18, 1978	Kentucky State	L 75-92	14-10	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1978	Northern Kentucky	L 73-77 ^OT	14-11	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 1978	at Akron	L 85-88	14-12	Memorial Hall Akron, OH
Feb 25, 1978	Point Park	L 85-95	14-13	WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest.

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Awards and honors

Bob Schaefer	MVP
Joe Fitzpatrick	Raider Award

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Statistics

Number	Name	Games	Average	Points	Rebounds	Assists
35	Bob Schaefer	27	17.5	473	190	49
30	Bill Wilson	27	11.0	297	59	68
_	Jimmy Carter	26	8.6	224	141	23
_	Alan Crowe	27	8.3	225	57	120
40	Joe Fitzpatrick	27	6.6	179	163	11
_	Steve Hartings	24	6.5	157	128	24
33	Dan Huguely	26	5.0	131	79	9
22	Bob Cook	22	4.5	99	46	24
23	Alan McGee	24	4.3	102	22	35
_	Mike Zimmerman	23	3.0	70	24	49
_	Dave Bockhorn	12	1.8	22	9	12
_	Jeff Bragg	23	1.7	39	22	9

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References

^ "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.
^ Shapiro, Harvey (November 23, 1977). "Do As I Do: Jackson loses weight, too". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 101, no. 63. Cox Media. p. 6 D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
^ "1977-78 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[1] "Archdeacon: Marcus Jackson, first coach to lead Wright State to 20-win season, NCAA tourney, dies at 82". Dayton Daily News. 5 September 2023. Retrieved September 5, 2023.

[2] Shapiro, Harvey (November 23, 1977). "Do As I Do: Jackson loses weight, too". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 101, no. 63. Cox Media. p. 6 D.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)

[3] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[4] "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

[5] "1977-78 Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.

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