Raiders Release 2011-12 Schedule; One More to Come

Wright State men’s basketball head coach Billy Donlon has released the 2011-12 schedule that includes games against Cincinnati, Ohio State and Florida. The Raiders need one more game to complete the schedule.

“The non-conference schedule is one of the strongest ever played here at Wright State, which will help better prepare us for the difficulties of Horizon League play,” Donlon said. “We will need great support from our fans in order to continue to make Wright State’s Nutter Center one of the toughest places to play.”

The season opens with the Global Sports Shootout November 11 as the Raiders visit Ohio State. WSU has not played the Buckeyes since the 1992-93
season. The tournament continues as the Raiders head home to open against Jackson State November 16 before travelling to Florida to play the Gators in
Tampa November 21 and at North Florida November 23 to finish the event. WSU will host Charlotte to end November on the 26th.

December starts when Cleveland State and Youngstown State come to town December 1 and 3. WSU hits the road to play at Air Force and at Miami December 7 and 10. The Cincinnati Bearcats travel north to open a four-game home stand on December 14 followed by Ohio December 17, Idaho December 20 and Central Michigan December 22 or 23. The month ends with road conference games at Loyola and UIC on the 29th and 31st.

The new year starts with Butler and Valparaiso at the Wright State Nutter Center January 5 and 7. WSU will then play three away from home with trips to Milwaukee, Green Bay and Detroit on January 12, 14 and 21. UIC and Loyola end the month with games on the Nutter Center floor January 25 and 27.

The final month of regular-season games starts with a trip to Butler and Valparaiso February 2 and 4 before WSU hosts three games to end the home portion of the schedule as Green Bay, Milwaukee and Detroit visit February 9, 11 and 14. The regular season ends with three road contests as the Raiders will play at a BracketBuster opponent February 18 and at Youngstown State and Cleveland State February 23 and 25.

The Horizon League Tournament starts at the home sites of the three, four, five and six seeds on February 28. The second round and semi-final games will be played at the top seed’s home court March 2 and 3 while the championship game is slated for the highest remaining seed March 7.

Wright State University

2011-12 Men’s Basketball Schedule

Tentative Times and Dates Subject to Change

November

Global Sports Shootout

11 Friday at Ohio State TBA

16 Wednesday JACKSON STATE TBA

21 Monday Florida ^ 7:00

23 Wednesday at North Florida 7:00

26 Saturday CHARLOTTE TBA

December

1 Thursday CLEVELAND STATE TBA

3 Saturday YOUNGSTOWN STATE TBA

7 Wednesday at Air Force 9:00

10 Saturday at Miami TBA

14 Wednesday CINCINNATI TBA

17 Saturday OHIO TBA

20 Tuesday IDAHO TBA

22/23 Thurs./Fri. CENTRAL MICHIGAN TBA

29 Thursday at Loyola 8:00

31 Saturday at UIC 1:00

January

5 Thursday BUTLER TBA

7 Saturday VALPARAISO TBA

12 Thursday at Milwaukee 8:00

14 Saturday at Green Bay TBA

21 Saturday at Detroit TBA

25 Wednesday UIC TBA

27 Friday LOYOLA TBA

February

2 Thursday at Butler/Valparaiso TBA

4 Saturday at Butler/Valparaiso TBA

9 Thursday GREEN BAY TBA

11 Saturday MILWAUKEE TBA

14 Tuesday DETROIT TBA

18 Saturday at BracketBusters TBA

23 Thursday at Youngstown State 7:00

25 Saturday at Cleveland State TBA

28 Tuesday Horizon League First Round TBA

March

2 Friday Horizon League Second Round # TBA

3 Saturday Horizon League Semifinals ! (ESPNU) TBA

6 Tuesday Horizon League Championship ! (ESPN) 9:00

HOME GAMES IN CAPS

All Times Eastern

^ St. Petersburg Times Forum

Horizon League Games #
Site of Regular Season Champ

+ Campus Sites (7:00 Local Time) !
Higher Remaining Seed