2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record13–15 (8–8 Horizon League)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Ed Huckaby,
  • Brian Donoher
  • John Fitzpatrick
Home arenaNutter Center
Seasons
2005–06 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee † 12 – 4   .750 22 – 9   .710
Butler 11 – 5   .688 20 – 13   .606
Loyola (IL) 8 – 8   .500 19 – 11   .633
UIC 8 – 8   .500 16 – 15   .516
Detroit 8 – 8   .500 16 – 16   .500
Green Bay 8 – 8   .500 15 – 16   .484
Wright State 8 – 8   .500 13 – 15   .464
Cleveland State 5 – 11   .313 10 – 18   .357
Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 7 – 21   .250
† 2006 Horizon League Tournament winner
As of August 1, 2010
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2005–06 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Paul Biancardi.

Season Summary

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For the first time in three seasons the Wright State Raiders began the year as an experienced team. They returned six upperclassmen, including three major contributors, and three sophomores who had played significant time as freshmen.[1] This season also saw the opening of a dedicated basketball practice facility, the Mills Morgan Center / Setzer Pavilion. [2]

The season was up and down. It featured impressive wins against both regular season champion Milwaukee and runner-up Butler. It included a frustrating 1-5 record against Mid American Conference teams. There was a four game winning streak and two four game losing streaks. The Raiders had a chance for more, but 1-3 to end Horizon League play put them in a five-way tie for third place.

They exited the Horizon League Tournament early at 6th seed Illinois-Chicago, however the spirited comeback gave supporters reason for optimism about the future of their team.[3][4]

Ultimately, that future would be with a new head coach.

Aftermath

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Coach Paul Biancardi's coaching career would be unceremoniously cut short by a recruiting scandal from his time at Ohio State.[5]

Wright State had hired Biancardi in part due to his association with the very successful program that Jim O’Brien was leading at Ohio State.[6] This turned into a liability just a year later when O’Brien was fired by Ohio State due to an ongoing NCAA recruiting violation investigation.[7] Biancardi had been O’Briens recruiting coordinator.[8]

Biancardi’s second and final, third year at Wright State were then spent under the cloud of the investigation.[9][10]

Because Ohio State has a large national following, the story was a media sensation with regular updates both in Dayton and nationally. Both O’Brien and Biancardi disputed that violations had occurred, and O’Brien eventually won damages for wrongful termination. [11][12]

On March 10, 2006 the NCAA issued its report on the situation and cited failings by O’Brien, Biancardi and The Ohio State University. Biancardi was given a “show cause” penalty, which would prevent him from performing his recruiting duties for a period of about 18 months. Effectively this meant that he could no longer serve as an NCAA basketball coach. [13][14]

For the second time in ten years Wright State had lost a respected basketball coach to a public scandal, and for the third time Athletic Director Mike Cusack would search for a new basketball coach.

Roster Changes

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Joining

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  • Tyrone Scott (G) from Schoolcraft Community College.[15]
  • Walter Chancellor (F) from Wabash Valley Junior College.[16]
  • Robert Eldridge (G) a recruit from Richmond.[17]
  • James Craft (C) recruited from Mercerburg Academy.[18]

Leaving

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  • Zakee Boyd left for "a change in scenery."[19]
  • Lorenzo Shine transferred to seek more playing time.[20]

Roster

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2005–06 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 11 Jaron Taylor 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cantonsville CC Baltimore, MD
G 1 DaShaun Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Crockett Detroit, MI
F 4 Drew Burleson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wheelersburg Wheelersburg, OH
G 22 Tyrone Scott 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Schoolcraft CC Detroit, MI
G 24 Reinaldo Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Fairborn Dayton, OH
F 52 Walter Chancellor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 270 lb (122 kg) Jr Walbash CC Cincinnati, OH
F 2 Scott Wilson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Cincinnati State CC Middletown, OH
G 3 Everett Spencer 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So New Creations Columbus, OH
F 23 Parysh Munroe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 255 lb (116 kg) So Massanutten Freeport, Bahamas
F 50 Jordan Pleiman 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Fort Loramie Fort Loramie, OH
G 5 Robert Eldridge 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr New Creations Gary, IN
C 32 James Craft 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Mercerburg Youngstown, OH
G 34 William Graham 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Catholic Lexington, KY
Head coach
  • Paul Biancardi
Assistant coach(es)

Ed Huckaby, Brian Donoher, John Fitzpatrick

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 19, 2005*
 at Belmont L 80-86  0-1
 Curb Event Center (2,483)
Nashville, TN
Nov 23, 2005*
 at Toledo L 53-64  0–2
 Savage Arena (2,998)
Toledo, OH
Nov 26, 2005*
 Ball State L 50-71  0–3
 Nutter Center (7,383)
Fairborn, OH
Nov 30, 2005*
 at Miami Ohio L 46-54  0-4
 Millett Assembly Hall (3,867)
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 7, 2005
 Detroit Mercy W 69–58  1-4
(1-0) 		Nutter Center (5,035)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 13, 2005*
 at Northern Illinois L 42-62  1-5
 Chick Evans Field House (1,019)
DeKalb, IL
Dec 17, 2005*
 Belmont W 87-79  2-5
 Nutter Center (3,325)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 22, 2005*
 Texas-Pan American W 63-53  3–5
 Nutter Center (3,501)
Fairborn, OH 
Dec 27, 2005*
 Northeastern W 72-65  4–5
 Nutter Center (3,456)
Fairborn, OH
Dec 31, 2005*
 at Akron L 44-72  4-6
 JAR Arena (2,741)
Akron, OH
Jan 5, 2006
 at Cleveland State W 58-55  5-6
(2–0) 		Wolstein Center (1,742)
Cleveland, OH
Jan 7, 2006
 Loyola W 77-63  6-6
(3–0) 		Nutter Center (7,923)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 9, 2006*
 Kenyon W 88-47  7-6
 Nutter Center (3,503)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 12, 2006
 at Youngstown State W 64-60  8-6
(4-0) 		Beeghly Center (2,677)
Youngstown, OH
Jan 19, 2006
 at Green Bay L 44-57  8-7
(4–1) 		Resch Center (5,316)
Ashwaubenon, WI
Jan 21, 2006
 at Milwaukee L 54-61  8-8
(4–2) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (6,637)
Milwaukee, WI
Jan 25, 2006
 UIC L 57-62  8-9
(4–3) 		Nutter Center (4,029)
Fairborn, OH
Jan 28, 2006
 at Butler L 62-70  8-10
(4–4) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,654)
Indianapolis
Jan 30, 2006
 Youngstown State W 81-67  9-10
(5–4) 		Nutter Center (3,741)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 2, 2006
 Milwaukee W 59-54  10-10
(6-4) 		Nutter Center (6,595)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 2006
 Green Bay W 59-49  11-10
(7–4) 		Nutter Center (5,032)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 8, 2006
 at Detroit Mercy L 66–70  11-11
(7-5) 		Calihan Hall (1,749)
Detroit, MI
Feb 11, 2006
 Butler W 86-83  12–11
(8–5) 		Nutter Center (7,029)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 15, 2006
 Cleveland State L 56-63  12-12
(8–6) 		Nutter Center (5,041)
Fairborn, OH
Feb 18, 2006*
 at Bowling Green W 70-51  13–12
 Anderson Arena (2,835)
Bowling Green, OH
Feb 22, 2006
 at Loyola L 63-76  13-13
(8–7) 		Gentile Event Center (2,017)
Chicago, IL
Feb 25, 2006
 at UIC L 66-69  13-14
(8–8) 		UIC Pavilion (4,497)
Chicago, IL
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Feb 28, 2006
 (7) at (6) UIC
First Round 		L 64-77  13-15
 UIC Pavilion (916)
Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[22]

Awards and honors

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DaShaun Wood First Team All Horizon League + Horizon League All-Defensive Team

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Statistics

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Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
00 DaShaun Wood 28 17.9 502 131 126
4 Drew Burleson 28 12.5 350 42 144
50 Jordan Pleiman 28 10.5 295 5 188
22 Tyrone Scott 24 6.8 162 20 47
11 Jaron Taylor 28 4.4 122 61 65
2 Scottie Wilson 26 3.4 89 7 71
34 William Graham 28 2.7 76 59 52
52 Walter Chancellor 27 2.6 69 2 72
3 Everett Spencer 22 2.7 60 14 23
24 Reinaldo Smith 14 2.1 29 5 13
23 Parysh Munroe 14 1.1 16 1 13
32 James Craft 18 0.4 8 0 8
5 Robert Eldridge 18 0.2 2 3 3

Source[24]

References

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  19. ^ Katz, Marc (August 16, 2005). "Boyd says 'so long' to WSU". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 128, no. 310. Cox Media. p. C1.
  20. ^ "WSU guard shine leaves hoops team". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 128, no. 158. Cox Media. March 17, 2005. p. C2.
  21. ^ "Wright State University Raider Basketball Media Guide 2005-2006". Athletics Publications. Wright State University Athletics. November 9, 2005. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
  22. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  23. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved October 23, 2023.
  24. ^ "2005-06 Final Statistics" (PDF). Retrieved August 9, 2024.
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