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2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
ConferenceHorizon League
Record16–9 (11–3 Horizon)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Dan Beré
  • Travis Trice
  • Jaaron Simmons
Home arenaNutter Center
2025–26 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Wright State 12 – 4   .750 17 – 10   .630
Oakland 10 – 6   .625 14 – 13   .519
Robert Morris 10 – 7   .588 18 – 10   .643
Green Bay 10 – 7   .588 15 – 13   .536
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 – 7   .563 15 – 12   .556
Detroit Mercy 9 – 7   .563 12 – 13   .480
Northern Kentucky 8 – 8   .500 16 – 11   .593
Milwaukee 7 – 10   .412 11 – 17   .393
Youngstown State 6 – 10   .375 13 – 14   .481
Cleveland State 6 – 10   .375 10 – 17   .370
IU Indy 3 – 14   .176 7 – 21   .250
† 2026 Horizon League tournament winner
As of February 15, 2026

The 2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represents Wright State University in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Raiders, led by second-year head coach Clint Sargent, play their home games at the Nutter Center near Dayton as members of the Horizon League.

Season summary

Season Highlights

  • Currently First Place in Horizon League
  • 124 blocked shots Raiders all-time team single-season record.[1][2]
  • 4 players averaging double digit points.
  • TJ Burch has 70 steals and 91 assists in 27 games.
  • Kellen Pickett has 36 blocks & Andrea Holden has 34 blocks in 27 games each.
  • Michael Imariagbe has 174 rebounds in 26 games.

Offseason

Incoming transfers

Recruits

  • Michael Cooper, a guard out of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
  • P.J. Douglas, a forward out of Jeffersonville, Indiana.
  • Kellen Pickett, a forward out of Blackhawk Christian.

[7] [8]

Outgoing transfers

  • Brandon Noel, forward, 3-year starter, second-team all Horizon League, 5th place WSU career rebounds cashed in at The Ohio State University.
  • Alex Huibregtse, shooting guard, 5 years at Wright State transferred to Bradley.
  • Drey Carter, guard, 2 years at Wright State transferred to Fairmont State.
  • Keaton Norris, point guard, 4 years at Wright State transferred to Samford.
  • Jack Doumbia, guard, 1 year at Wright State transferred to Towson.
  • Ben Southerland, forward transferred to Tampa.

[9] [10] [11][12][13] [14]

Previous season

The Clint Sargent era began with disappointing results. A seemingly talented roster struggled to an eighth-place finish and an early tournament exit.

Roster

2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Bryan Etumnu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Merrimack Sugar Land, TX
G 2 Sam Alamutu 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) GS Vermont Ajax, Ontario
G 3 Dominic Pangonis 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Stephen F. Austin Toronto, Ontario
F 4 Kellen Pickett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Blackhawk Christian Fort Wayne, IN
G 5 Alex Bruskotter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Shelby Shelby, Ohio
G 12 PJ Douglas 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN
G 13 Solomon Callaghan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Wadsworth Wadsworth, Ohio
G 15 Isaiah Williams 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Beavercreek Beavercreek, OH
F 20 Andrea Holden 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Hamilton Hamilton, Ohio
G 21 Logan Woods 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Fairfield Fairfield, Ohio
G 22 TJ Burch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Ball St Dallas, TX
F 33 Michael Imariagbe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Houston Christian Houston, TX
F/C 51 Ayden Davis 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Onsted Onsted, MI
G 55 Michael Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Jeffersonville Jeffersonville, IN
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

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Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 20, 2025*
8:00 p.m. 		vs. Ohio
CareSource Invitational-Dayton 		W 63–57 
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
Regular season
November 3, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Franklin W 86–37  1–0
 Nutter Center (2,910)
Fairborn, OH
November 6, 2025*
10:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California L 67–77  1–1
 Haas Pavilion (2,172)
Berkeley, CA
November 11, 2025*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 71–81  1–2
 Nutter Center (3,182)
Fairborn, OH
November 15, 2025*
3:30 pm, PTB Live 		vs. Radford
Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division 		W 92–59  2–2
 Colonial Hall (476)
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 16, 2025*
12:00 pm, PTB Live 		vs. Kent State
Greenbrier Tip-Off River Division 		L 72–76 OT 2–3
 Colonial Hall 
White Sulphur Springs, WV
November 20, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ohio Wesleyan W 100–47  3–3
 Nutter Center (2,900)
Fairborn, OH
November 25, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Stetson W 79–62  4–3
 Insight Credit Union Arena (755)
DeLand, FL
November 28, 2025*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Butler L 69–94  4–4
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,277)
Indianapolis, IN
December 3, 2025
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Youngstown State L 68–69  4–5
(0–1) 		Beeghly Center (1,471)
Youngstown, OH
December 7, 2025
5:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Green Bay W 86–58  5–5
(1–1) 		Nutter Center (3,056)
Fairborn, OH
December 13, 2025*
4:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Marshall L 74–76  5–6
 Cam Henderson Center (3,755)
Huntington, WV
December 16, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 76–83  5–7
 Nutter Center (4,892)
Fairborn, OH
December 22, 2025*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 70–64  6–7
 Nutter Center (3,070)
Fairborn, OH
December 29, 2025
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Oakland W 88–73  7–7
(2–1) 		Nutter Center (3,142)
Fairborn, OH
January 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Milwaukee W 76–70  8–7
(3–1) 		Nutter Center (2,827)
Fairborn, OH
January 4, 2026
2:00 p.m. 		at IU Indy W 81–77  9–7
(4–1) 		The Jungle (Indianapolis) (525)
Indianapolis, IN
January 9, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Detroit Mercy W 84–82  10–7
(5–1) 		Calihan Hall (899)
Detroit, MI
January 11, 2026
3:00 p.m., ESPN2 		at Oakland W 94–84  11–7
(6–1) 		OU Credit Union O'rena (2,774)
Auburn Hills, MI
January 15, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 93–83  12–7
(7–1) 		Nutter Center (4,724)
Fairborn, OH
January 21, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Cleveland State L 79–85  12–8
(7–2) 		Nutter Center (3,630)
Fairborn, OH
January 24, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Kentucky W 88–80  13–8
(8–2) 		Nutter Center (3,730)
Fairborn, OH
January 30, 2026
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Milwaukee W 76–69  14–8
(9–2) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (3,174)
Milwaukee, WI
February 1, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Green Bay W 83–75  15–8
(10–2) 		Resch Center (2,194)
Ashwaubenon, WI
February 4, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPNU 		at Robert Morris L 66–72  15–9
(10–3) 		UPMC Events Center (1,921)
Moon Township, PA
February 7, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Purdue Fort Wayne W 73–68  16–9
(11–3) 		Nutter Center (4,298)
Fairborn, OH}
February 12, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy L 74–77  16–10
(11–4) 		Nutter Center (3,271)
Fairborn, OH
February 15, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 102–90  17–10
(12–4) 		Wolstein Center (2,097)
Cleveland, OH
February 19, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		IU Indy Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
February 22, 2026
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Robert Morris Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
February 25, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Purdue Fort Wayne Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
February 28, 2026
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky Truist Arena 
Highland Heights, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[16] [17]

References

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  2. ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Harris, Doug (April 27, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Sargent lands one player from portal, hoping for three more". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  4. ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Adds Sam Alamutu". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. April 28, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  5. ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Adds Dominic Pangonis". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
  6. ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Adds TJ Burch". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. May 13, 2025. Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  7. ^ Harris, Doug (November 15, 2024). "Alter standout Conner leads charge as four recruits sign in early period". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 148, no. 33. Cox Media. p. D3.
  8. ^ Harris, Doug (April 4, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Callaghan staying put, optimistic about next year". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media.
  9. ^ Harris, Doug (March 21, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Noel, four others hit transfer portal". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 148, no. 159. Cox Media. p. D1.
  10. ^ Harris, Doug (March 22, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Doumbia becomes sixth Raider leaving program". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media.
  11. ^ "Wright State Raiders 2025 College Basketball Transfer Portal". 24/7 sports.com. Retrieved April 9, 2025.
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  13. ^ Harris, Doug (April 30, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Coaching change throws curve into Norris' plans". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
  14. ^ "Ben Southerland Bio". University of Tampa Athletic Department. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
  15. ^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Roster". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. Retrieved October 8, 2025.
  16. ^ Jablonski, David (August 28, 2025). "Wright State releases 20-game Horizon League men's basketball schedule". Dayton Daily News. Vol. 148, no. 323. Cox Media. p. C1.
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