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Post by wsu97 on Sept 6, 2005 14:36:51 GMT -5
September 6 2005
Raiders Release Schedule
Five MAC teams, a tough Horizon League slate and Bracket Buster Saturday highlight the 2005-06 Wright State University men’s basketball schedule.
The Raiders open the season at Belmont in Nashville, TN Nov.19 before traveling to Toledo the following Wednesday evening as the first of the five opponents from the Mid-American Conference. Ball State visits the Nutter Center for the home opener. Other MAC games include Miami, Northern Illinois and Akron.
WSU will open the league schedule early this year by hosting Detroit Dec. 7, just five games into the season. Belmont, UT-Pan American and Northeastern will all visit during the holiday season.
Other Horizon League home games to watch for include Loyola January 7, Illinois-Chicago January 25, Youngstown State January 30, NCAA Cinderella-team UW-Milwaukee February 2, UW-Green Bay February 4, Butler February 11, and Cleveland State February 15.
The Raiders will go on the road in this year’s Bracket Buster Saturday but will not know their opponent until February 1. The Horizon League tournament will follow the same format as last year as the four, five and six seeds will host the lower seeds February 28 with the remaining six teams meeting at the highest seed’s home arena March 3-7.
More special promotions will be announced closer to the start of the season.
Wright State University
Men’s Basketball Schedule: 2005-06
Date Opponent Time
Tue., Nov. 9 Defiance (exhibition) 7 pm
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Belmont 7 pm
Wed., Nov. 23 @ Toledo 7 pm
Sat., Nov. 26 Ball State 7 pm
Wed., Nov. 30 @ Miami 8:15 pm
Wed., Dec. 7 Detroit* 7 pm
Tue., Dec. 13 @ Northern Illinois 8 pm
Sat., Dec. 17 Belmont 7 pm
Thu. Dec. 22 UT-Pan American 7 pm
Tue., Dec. 27 Northeastern 7 pm
Sat., Dec. 31 @ Akron 2 pm
Thu., Jan. 5 @ Cleveland State* 7 pm
Sat., Jan. 7 Loyola* 7 pm
Mon., Jan. 9 Kenyon 7 pm
Thu., Jan. 12 @ Youngstown State* 7 pm
Thu., Jan. 19 @ UW-Green Bay* 8 pm
Sat., Jan. 21 @ UW-Milwaukee* 8 pm
Wed., Jan. 25 UIC* 7 pm
Sat., Jan. 28 @ Butler* 3 pm
Mon., Jan. 30 Youngstown State* 7 pm
Wed., Feb. 2 UW-Milwaukee* 7 pm
Sat., Feb. 4 UW-Green Bay* 7 pm
Wed., Feb. 8 @ Detroit* 7 pm
Sat., Feb. 11 Butler* 7 pm
Wed., Feb. 15 Cleveland State* 7 pm
Sat., Feb. 18 @ Bracket Buster TBA
Wed., Feb. 22 @ Loyola* 8 pm
Sat., Feb. 25 @ UIC* 4 pm
Tue., Feb. 28 HL First Round TBA
Fri.,-Sat., March 3-4 HL Rounds 2 & 3 TBA
Tue., March 7 HL Finals TBA
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Post by PapaRaider on Sept 6, 2005 15:59:27 GMT -5
This is one pathetic schedule ... we should expect a rush of people buying season tickets. Why even bother playing Kenyon in January? I hope whomever was in charge of this press-release felt embarassed for MAC teams highlighting the schedule.
I guess we all knew this was coming, but did not want to believe that we can sink so low.
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Post by Big D on Sept 6, 2005 16:32:38 GMT -5
2004 Final Record and RPI:
Miami (18-10) 43
Northeastern (21-9) 55
Akron (18-10) 70
Toledo (15-13) 104
Ball State (14-13) 119
Northern Illinois (11-17) 184
Belmont x 2 (14-16) 204
UT-Pan American (8-16) 288
Bracket Buster TBA
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Post by Wolf on Sept 6, 2005 20:09:56 GMT -5
2004 Final SAGs:
Miami 76
Akron 89
Toledo 101
Ball State 112
Northeastern 116
Northern Illinois 144
Belmont 215
UT-Pan American 285
Bracket Buster TBA
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Post by wsu97 on Sept 6, 2005 20:17:45 GMT -5
The home schedule is less than desirable. Ball State should be a decent game but we are not going to attract many new fans with the likes of Belmont, Texas Pan Am, Northeastern, or Kenyon. We should have taken a money game at a BCS school rather than play Kenyon. This schedule looks like we are just trying to pad our win column.
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Post by Big D on Sept 6, 2005 20:31:42 GMT -5
If I had to chose 1 word to describe our schedule it would be --safe. Almost everyone we play had a decent RPI last year except Texas Pan Am. None of those games should hurt us, but none should really help us either. They are all winnable games. They main thing this schedule is lacking is a big name school. I can live with most of the games on the schedule, but I wish we would could change 2 games. There is no reason to play Belmont twice this year. You can't tell me that we couldn't have signed another decent local mid-major and only played Belmont once this year. We could have played Valpo, Murray St, West Ky, Evansville, Oakland, Kent St, BGSU, Ohio U, etc. The only other game that makes no sense is Kenyon. We could have played Kenyon as our 2nd exhibition and taken a money game on the road vs a local BCS program. We could have used the money and bump in RPI we would have gotten by playing an OSU, UC, IU, UK, etc. Heck, if we had to play a non-D1 team, we could have at least played N. Ky or another school that we used to play before we went D1.
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Post by Wolf on Sept 7, 2005 6:12:15 GMT -5
Raiders basketball schedules announced By Marc Katz Dayton Daily News FAIRBORN | A non-Horizon League conference schedule consisting of five Mid-American Conference schools — including a game at Miami on Nov. 30 — plus another bout with a Bracket Buster team, highlight Wright State's men's basketball schedule this season. The Raiders, coming off two consecutive .500 seasons, also play a two-game home-and-home series with Belmont University, opening the season at the Nashville school on Nov. 19 and hosting the Bruins on Dec. 17. The women's team also released its schedule, which includes two games in the Tallahassee, Fla., Seminole Classic Nov. 26-27, a game at Miami on Nov. 30, at Dayton on Dec. 6 and at Ohio State on Feb. 7. Coach Bridgett Williams' team — coming off a 19-11 record — will play seven road games before hosting Marshall at the Nutter Center on Tuesday, Dec. 13. A year ago, on the way to a 15-15 record, the men's team of coach Paul Biancardi opened in the preseason NIT, beating Tulsa and losing to Arizona. Although this year's schedule does not contain anything that glamorous, and does have the two Belmont games plus a home game with Division III Kenyon on Jan. 9, Biancardi is happy with the lineup. "We believe this is a balanced and tough schedule that presents us with challenges and prepares us for the rigors of the Horizon League," Biancardi said in a statement. "We have some good matchups and rivalries that our fans will enjoy." Although the series with nearby Miami is tilted in Miami's favor 14-6, three of the last four games were decided by six points or less, including last season's 59-54 overtime victory by the RedHawks at the Nutter Center. There will be at least 13 home games, depending on where the first rounds of the league championship are played. Contact Marc Katz at 225-2157 www.daytondailynews.com/sports/content/sports/wsu/daily/0907wsubb.html |
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Post by Raiderfan on Sept 7, 2005 6:57:55 GMT -5
Our nonleague home schedule is not very good at all. I have a feeling that our attendance will take a step backwards because of this very unattracting home schedule.
I hope it is not the trend but I know of 3 families that are not renewing thier season tickets..........once the schedule came out they decided to go only to certian games...........Kenyon? In January? Come on!!!!!
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Post by wsu97 on Sept 7, 2005 20:56:32 GMT -5
Our nonleague home schedule is not very good at all. I have a feeling that our attendance will take a step backwards because of this very unattracting home schedule. I hope it is not the trend but I know of 3 families that are not renewing thier season tickets..........once the schedule came out they decided to go only to certian games...........Kenyon? In January? Come on!!!!! I fear you are right. I do not see us maintaining our attendance numbers from last year even if we give away tickets to multiple games. |
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Post by Big D on Sept 9, 2005 15:43:29 GMT -5
I guess the best thing about this year's schedule is that it sets us up for a few decent home games next season.
We should be playing Miami, Toledo, and Akron at home. I believe we will be in the final year of each of those contracts. We will have the return game from this year's Bracket Buster and we should have a home game in next year's Bracket Buster as well. That gives us 5 home games and 1 road game vs Ball State. We will have 5 games left to schedule. If we are lucky, we can either get into another preseason/holiday tournament or sign a 2 for 1 with a BCS school.
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Post by Atlanticcoastfan on Sept 10, 2005 10:10:42 GMT -5
I have posted on RRB and really the boards are a way for me to stay connected to WSU and BB in particular. The thing I find so frustrating is the apologist attitude toward EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!! Oh, it's so hard to recruit being mid-level.......Oh, it's not easy to get a good schedule being mid-major.....Oh, it's not easy ect ect ect. Please give me a reason for this paradox. We have a nice arena, now a stunning practice facility, but let's schedule div III, gosh, with luck maybe we ca actually be a threat to UIC. Wow, we could someday be better than average! We should be THE GUY in the HL. We should EXPECT to be in the HL finals. We should find post season play on a regular basis!!!! This program really has the foundation to be a serious player, but mentally it's like we are just out of Div II. Can anyone give me a reason?!?!?!
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Post by Big D on Sept 10, 2005 13:00:09 GMT -5
WSU is in the HL. It is the 18th ranked conference out of 32 conferences. We recruit primarily in OH, MI, KY, and IN and have to recruit against teams from the Big 10, A-10, MAC, and MVC. WSU has never been a D1 power. The highest we have ever finished in any conference is 4th. It has been 4 years since our last winning season and our Coach is under NCAA investigation. Considering all that is stacked against us right now, I think we have done a good job with recruiting. Once this NCAA mess is behind us, I think we will do even better. I would imagine it is pretty hard to sell WSU to a recruit right now when our coach can't guarantee he will even be employed here next season.
BCS schools don't sign 1 for 1 contracts with mid majors very often. They sign 2 for 1 contracts and pay day games against mid majors. For example, UWGB had to sign a 3 for 1 deal to get MSU to come to Green Bay. Most of the better mid major teams out there have to play more games on the road to schedule the big boys. The athletic dept won't give up home games. I think most fans would rather have us drop Kenyon from the schedule and play UC or OSU on the road. The AD won't let us do that. Our coach is probably partially to blame for this schedule as well. Coach B is in the 3rd year of his contract (as well as the NCAA investigation). He is under pressure to win this year. I think he scheduled a few easier games to ensure a better record this year, but that is just my opinion.
I agree that we should be THE GUY in the HL. I hope this is the year we take our program to the next level.
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Post by Mouth on Sept 10, 2005 16:16:43 GMT -5
More foolishness on Cusack's part. You can't tell me that there is not more $$$ to be had taking pay day games against real teams on the road, vs. a one-third full (or less) Nutter Center.
I think mediocrity (and having to give away tickets to fill the arena) is acceptable to the administration for some reason.
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Post by Wolf on Sept 10, 2005 17:05:30 GMT -5
More foolishness on Cusack's part. You can't tell me that there is not more $$$ to be had taking pay day games against real teams on the road, vs. a one-third full (or less) Nutter Center. I think mediocrity (and having to give away tickets to fill the arena) is acceptable to the administration for some reason. I agree 100%. As long as we are breaking even I don't think our athletic department cares how we do on the court. |
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Post by Wolf on Sept 13, 2005 17:09:40 GMT -5
2005-06 Horizon League Men's Basketball Conference ScheduleDecemberWed. 7 Detroit at Wright State Sat. 17 UW-Green Bay at UW-Milwaukee Thurs. 29 Loyola at Cleveland State Sat. 31 Youngstown State at UIC January Mon. 2 UIC at Butler Cleveland State at UW-Milwaukee UW-Green Bay at Detroit Youngstown State at Loyola Thurs. 5 Wright State at Cleveland State Loyola at Detroit UW-Milwaukee at UIC UW-Green Bay at Youngstown State Sat. 7 Butler at UW-Milwaukee Youngstown State at Detroit Loyola at Wright State Wed. 11 Loyola at UW-Milwaukee UIC at UW-Green Bay Thurs. 12 Detroit at Cleveland State Wright State at Youngstown State Sat. 14 Detroit at Butler Cleveland State at Youngstown State UIC at Loyola UW-Milwaukee at UW-Green Bay Wed. 18 UW-Milwaukee at Detroit Thurs. 19 Butler at Loyola Cleveland State at UIC Wright State UW-Green Bay Sat. 21 Butler at Youngstown State Cleveland State at UW-Green Bay UIC at Detroit Wright State at UW-Milwaukee Wed. 25 Butler at Cleveland State UIC at Wright State Thurs. 26 UW-Green Bay at Loyola UW-Milwaukee at Youngstown State Sat. 28 Wright State at Butler Youngstown State at Cleveland State Detroit at Loyola UW-Green Bay at UIC Mon. 30 Butler at UIC Detroit at UW-Green Bay UW-Milwaukee at Loyola Youngstown State at Wright State FebruaryThurs. 2 UW-Green Bay at Butler Cleveland State at Detroit UIC at Youngstown State UW-Milwaukee at Wright State Sat. 4 UW-Milwaukee at Butler Cleveland State at Loyola Detroit at UIC UW-Green Bay at Wright State Wed. 8 Cleveland State at Butler Wright State at Detroit Loyola at UW-Green Bay Thurs. 9 Youngstown State at UW-Milwaukee Sat. 11 Butler at Wright State UW-Milwaukee at Cleveland State Loyola at UIC Youngstown State at UW-Green Bay Mon. 13 Butler at UW-Green Bay Wed. 15 Cleveland State at Wright State Detroit at Youngstown State UIC at UW-Milwaukee Thurs. 16 Loyola at Butler Sat. 18 ESPN BRACKET BUSTER SATURDAY Tues. 21 Detroit at UW-Milwaukee Wed. 22 Youngstown State at Butler UIC at Cleveland State Wright State at Loyola Sat. 25 Butler at Detroit UW-Green Bay at Cleveland State Loyola at Youngstown State Wright State at UIC Tues. 28 Horizon League Championship First Round MarchFri. 3 Horizon League Championship Quarterfinals Sat. 4 Horizon League Championship Semifinals Tues. 7 Horizon League Championship Game horizonleague.collegesports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/091205aaa.html
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