Wright State Raiders women's basketball

Wright State Raiders

University	Wright State University
Conference	Horizon
Location	Dayton, Ohio
Head coach	Mike Bradbury (5th year)
Arena	Nutter Center (Capacity: 12,000)
Nickname	Raiders
Student section	Raider Rowdies
Colors	Hunter green and Gold
NCAA Tournament appearances
2014
Conference tournament champions
Horizon League 2014

The Wright State Raiders team is the NCAA Division 1 basketball team that represents Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Horizon League. The Raiders are currently coached by Mike Bradbury. The Raiders play at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in Fairborn, Ohio. 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.

Facilities

The Wright State Raiders currently play their home games at the 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 6 coaches in their 41 year history. Current coach Mike Bradbury was hired in 2010.

Coach	Years	Overall record
Arnelle Jackson	1973–1975	14-31
Pat Davis	1976–1989	187-172
Terry Hill	1990–1996	61-130
Lisa Fitch	1997–2000	30-80
Bridgett Williams	2001–2009	109-155
Mike Bradbury	2010–present	104-62
Overall Record:		505-630

Current coaching staff

Name	Position
Mike Bradbury	Head Coach
Keith Freeman	Assistant coach
Katrina Merriweather	Assistant coach
Valerie King	Assistant coach
Jenni Dant	Director of Operations
Special Jennings	Administrative Assistant

Seasons

WSU's records season by season since joining Division I in 1987.

Season	Head Coach	Overall Record	Conf. Record	Postseason
Division I Independent
1987-88	Pat Davis	17-11	0-0	-
1988-89	Pat Davis	10-18	0-0	-
1989-90	Pat Davis	3-25	0-0	-
North Star Conference
1990-91	Terry Hall	4-24	3-11	-
1991-92	Terry Hall	8-20	5-7	-
Mid-Continent Conference
1992-93	Terry Hall	9-18	5-11	-
1993-94	Terry Hall	12-15	7-11	-
Midwestern Collegiate Conference
1994-95	Terry Hall	11-16	5-11	-
1995-96	Terry Hall	11-16	5-11	-
1996-97	Terry Hall	6-21	4-12	-
1997-98	Lisa Fitch	9-18	5-9	-
1998-99	Lisa Fitch	7-20	3-11	-
1999–2000	Lisa Fitch	8-20	5-9	-
2000-01	Lisa Fitch	6-22	3-11	-
Horizon League
2001-02	Bridgett Williams	6-22	4-12	-
2002-03	Bridgett Williams	11-17	8-8	-
2003-04	Bridgett Williams	9-20	5-11	-
2004-05	Bridgett Williams	19-11	11-5	-
2005-06	Bridgett Williams	12-16	8-8	-
2006-07	Bridgett Williams	10-18	8-8
2007-08	Bridgett Williams	16-16	11-5	-
2008-09	Bridgett Williams	15-16	10-8	-
2009-2010	Bridgett Williams	11-19	10-8	-
2010-2011	Mike Bradbury	20-13	11-7	WBI 1st Round
2011-2012	Mike Bradbury	21-13	12-6	WBI 2nd Round
2012-2013	Mike Bradbury	12-18	6-10	-
2013-2014	Mike Bradbury	26-9	12-4	NCAA
2014-2015	Mike Bradbury	25-9	12-4	WNIT

Record vs. Horizon League opponents

Cleveland State: 31-35
Detroit: 22-25
Green Bay: 4-55
Milwaukee: 26-24
Oakland: 6-1
UIC: 25-28
Valparaiso: 14-12
Youngstown State: 28-24

NCAA Tournament history

Date	Seed	Location	Round	Result	Opponent
March 22, 2014	14	Lexington, Kentucky	First	L 60-106	(3) Kentucky

NCAA Tournament seeding history

The 1982 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament was the first Women's Basketball Tournament held under the auspices of the NCAA.

Years →	2014
Seeds	14

Tournament championships

Wright State has 1 conference tournament championship. On March 16, 2014 they defeated Green Bay 88-69 to clinch their 1st Horizon League tournament championship.

Season	Coach	Opponent	Score	Site	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference
2013-14	Mike Bradbury	Green Bay	88-69	Green Bay, WI	26-8	12-4	Horizon
Horizon League Tournament Championships:						1

Women's National Invitation Tournament

Wright State has appeared in 1 Women's National Invitation Tournament.

Date	Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
March 20, 2015	2015	First Round	Toledo	L 64–72

Women's Basketball Invitational

Wright State has appeared in 2 Women's Basketball Invitational tournaments. Their record is 1-2

Year	Round	Opponent	Result/Score
2010	First Round	Manhattan	L 73–75
2011	First Round Second Round	SIU Edwardsville Seattle	W 73–64 L 65-82

All-time statistical leaders

Career leaders

Points Scored:	Jodi Martin	2,055
Assists:	Nettie Carter	446
Rebounds:	Lori Collins	897
Steals:	Gwen Lenzy	350

Single-season leaders

Points Scored:	Kim Demmings	784	(2013)
Assists:	LaShawna Thomas	184	(2010)
Rebounds:	Shaunda Sandifer	345	(2011)
Steals:	Tammy Stover	121	(1987)

Single-game leaders

Points Scored:	Tiffany Webb	49	(2003)
Assists:	Cindy Mercer	11	(1977)
Assists:	Kim Demmings	11	(2013)
Rebounds:	Margie Coate	25	(1975)
Steals:	Tammy Stover	13	(1988)

External links

Official website

Wright State University

Schools	Medicine

Facilities	Alumni Field Nischwitz Stadium Nutter Center

Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball

Centers	National Center for Medical Readiness

Horizon League

Members	Cleveland State Vikings Detroit Titans Green Bay Phoenix Milwaukee Panthers Northern Kentucky Norse Oakland Golden Grizzlies UIC Flames Valparaiso Crusaders Wright State Raiders Youngstown State Penguins

Associate members	Belmont Bruins (men's soccer)

Championships & awards	Conference champions

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