1998–99 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1998–99 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Ed Schilling .
Season Summary
Seniors Keion Brooks and Sherman Curry returned two of the top three scorers from the previous season to anchor the squad
and newcomers Kevin Melson, Marcus May and Israel Sheinfeld provided some excitement to thrill the home fans.[ 1]
However, by the time the season ended with what had begun to feel like the annual elimination loss to Butler,[ 2] playing away from the friendly Nutter Center had become synonymous with losing.
The honeymoon was over for Coach Schilling, as supporters and media had begun to voice skepticism.[ 3]
After the season, he again took an aggressive stance towards his own roster promising “merciless” conditioning saying “... if they don’t want to do it, I don’t want them,”[ 4] which further fanned speculation as to what the internal culture must be like between coach and team.
Roster Changes
Joining
Kevin Melson (F) transferred in from Schoolcraft Junior College[ 5]
Israel Sheinfeld (F) signed following his military commitment in Israel [ 6]
Marcus May (G) recruited from Inianapolis North Central High, where he played alongside two All-Americans.[ 7]
Louis Holmes (G) from Orange Christian Academy where he shot 60% from the field[ 8]
Leaving
Brandon Pardon (PG) transferred to Bowling Green State University. While "spiritual differences" made the headlines, there was also apparently some disagreement about the strict team rules.[ 9]
Roster
1998–99 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
21
Keion Brooks
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
173 lb (78 kg)
Sr
North Side
Ft. Wayne, IN
F
30
Sherman Curry
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
171 lb (78 kg)
Sr
Wallace CC
McWilliams, AL
F
50
Inus Norville
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
271 lb (123 kg)
RS Sr
Hargrave Military
Rocky Mount, NC
G
25
Steve Yeagle
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
172 lb (78 kg)
Jr
Minford
Minford, OH
F
3
Onome Scott-Emuakpor
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
So
East Lansing
East Lansing, MI
F
3
Kevin Melson
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
RS So
Schoolcraft CC
Detroit, MI
F
45
Ryan Grose
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
So
Norwalk
Norwalk, OH
C
52
Bruno Petersons
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
244 lb (111 kg)
Fr
Wheaton Academy
West Chicago, IL
F
10
Israel Sheinfeld
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
Fr
Tel Aviv, Israel
F
20
Marcus May
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
Fr
North Central
Indianapolis
F
24
Louis Holmes
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Orange Christian
Cleveland, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Will Rey, Rod Foster, Ken Barer
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
[ 10]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site city, state
Nov 14, 1998 *
at Old Dominion
L 60-81
0–1
Norfolk Scope Norfolk, VA
Nov 17, 1998 *
Central Michigan
W 81-80 ot
0–2
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 20, 1998 *
Pittsburgh
L 65-76
0–3
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Nov 23, 1998 *
vs. No. 8 Kentucky
L 75–97
0–4
The Crown Cincinnati, OH
Nov 28, 1998 *
Sacred Heart
W 77–50
1–4
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 5, 1998 *
Denver
W 79–57
2–4
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 8, 1998 *
at Ball State
L 70-84
2–5
University Arena Muncie, IN
Dec 12, 1998 *
at Denver
L 76–98
2–6
Fieldhouse Denver, CO
Dec 14, 1998 *
at Northern Iowa
L 70-78
2–7
UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA
Dec 19, 1998 *
Morehead State
W 64–58
3–7
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 21, 1998 *
Prairie View A&M
W 94–62
4–7
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Dec 28, 1998 *
Chicago State
W 75-56
5–7
Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio
Jan 4, 1999
at UIC
W 100-74
6-7 (1–0)
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
Jan 5, 1999
at Loyola
L 67-80
6-8 (1–1)
Gentile Event Center Chicago, IL
Jan 9, 1999
Butler
L 53-74
6–9 (1–2)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 16, 1999
Cleveland State
W 89-74
7-9 (2–2)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 1999
Detroit Mercy
L 56–68
7-10 (2–3)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 21, 1999
at Milwaukee
L 65-69
7-11 (2–4)
Klotsche Center Milwaukee, WI
Jan 23, 1999
at Green Bay
L 52-54
7-12 (2–5)
Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Green Bay, WI
Jan 28, 1999
Loyola
L 68-75
7-13 (2–6)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Jan 30, 1999
UIC
W 68-61
8-13 (3–6)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 6, 1999
at Butler
L 78-88 2OT
8-14 (3–7)
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis
Feb 11, 1999
at Detroit Mercy
L 46–64
8-15 (3–8)
Calihan Hall Detroit, MI
Feb 13, 1999
at Cleveland State
L 64-87
8-16 (3–9)
CSU Convocation Center Cleveland, OH
Feb 18, 1999
Green Bay
L 40-58
8-17 (3–10)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Feb 20, 1999
Milwaukee
W 71-69
9-17 (4–10)
Nutter Center Fairborn, OH
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Feb 28, 1999
(7)
vs. (2) Butler Quarterfinals
L 56-64
9-18
UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Source[ 11]
Awards and honors
Bruno Petersons
Raider Award
Keion Brooks
First Team All League
Kevin Melson
Second Team All League
Kevin Melson
Newcomer of the Year
Kevin Melson
All-Newcomer Team
Marcus May
All-Newcomer Team
[ 12]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Assists
Rebounds
21
Keion Brooks
27
20.7
559
107
151
22
Kevin Melson
27
14.6
395
40
182
20
Marcus May
27
9.4
255
110
105
50
Inus Norville
25
9.0
224
11
126
30
Sherman Curry
25
5.3
133
26
90
10
Israel Sheinfeld
27
4.0
109
10
94
3
Onome Scott-Emuakpor
23
2.7
61
6
62
24
Louis Holmes
17
2.5
43
0
8
25
Steve Yeagle
24
1.7
41
0
17
52
Bruno Petersons
27
1.2
33
15
72
21
Ryan Grose
10
0.6
6
0
14
Source[ 13]
References
^ McClelland, Sean (October 19, 1998). "Men, women look hopeful" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 122, no. 28. Cox Media. p. 4C.
^ McClelland, Sean (February 28, 1999). "Butler ends WSU's year" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 122, no. 160. Cox Media. p. D1.
^ Archdeacon, Tom (February 19, 1999). "The jury is still out on Schilling" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 122, no. 151. Cox Media. p. D1.
^ McClelland, Sean (March 1, 1999). "Brooks, Schilling look ahead" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 122, no. 161. Cox Media. p. C1.
^ Vinella, Susan (March 25, 1998). "Raiders land 6-6 forward" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 121185. Cox Media. p. 3D.
^ Vinella, Susan (July 2, 1998). "WSU may get new big man" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 121284. Cox Media. p. 7C.
^ Vinella, Susan (September 7, 1997). "WSU lands Indiana guard" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 120350. Cox Media. p. 6C.
^ Vinella, Susan (April 10, 1998). "Raiders land standout guard" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 121201. Cox Media. p. 2D.
^ McClelland, Sean (October 6, 1998). "Point guard quits Raiders" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 122, no. 15. Cox Media. p. A1.
^ "Wright State University Basketball Media Guide 1998-1999" . Athletics Publications . Wright State University Athletics. November 3, 1998. Retrieved August 6, 2024 .
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved October 23, 2023 .
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved October 23, 2023 .
^ "1998-99 Final Statistics" (PDF) . Retrieved August 8, 2024 .
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present)
Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold