While Wright State is approaching the finish line of a tough 30-game regular season schedule, Wright State head coach Billy Donlon is trying to keep his players focused on the task at hand. While the Horizon League Tournament is within two weeks, and with it, the possible return of up to four injured Raiders, Donlon […]
With a depleted roster, Wright State has seen the emergence of freshman Grant Benzinger and junior college transfer center Michael Karena in recent weeks. Despite their performances, the Raiders are in the midst of a five-game losing streak. Benzinger scored 45 points in the last two games, and he is among league leaders in 3-point […]
Wright State marked its longest home losing streak in program history Sunday as the Raiders lost to last place Youngstown State 74-69 before a crowd of 5,005 in the Nutter Center. The Raiders have lost five in a row and eight out of their last nine. WSU has lost five in a row in the […]
It is not often that Wright State head coach Billy Donlon sends his team home immediately after a game, but that is what he did after the Raiders fell to Illinois-Chicago 79-75 Thursday. Plagued by injuries, the Raiders used everything that was left in their tank only to come up short. On Friday, he kept […]
With much of its lineup on the bench wearing street clothes, Wright State rallied from a 15-point deficit only to fall short as Illinois-Chicago’s hot shooting downed the Raiders 79-75 Thursday evening. Already shorthanded by injuries, the Raiders were without starting guards Chrishawn Hopkins and Joe Thomasson. The duo were involved in a car crash […]
