Thursday, December 2
Fort Wayne, IN
7:00 PM
Wright State University
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Purdue Fort Wayne
Photo by: Joseph Craven
Raiders begin Horizon League play on Thursday night in Fort Wayne
12/1/2021 1:45:00 PM | Men's Basketball
DAYTON - The Wright State men's basketball team begins Horizon League play with a Thursday night matchup at Purdue Fort Wayne at Memorial Coliseum. The Raiders begin League play with a 1-5 mark while Fort Wayne is 3-3 on the season. Fans can follow the action several ways - via live stats, by watching on ESPN+ or by tuning in on WZDA 103.9 FM, the new home of Raider Basketball on the radio. Chris Collins and Jim Brown will have all the play-by-play on the radio.
THURSDAY: WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WZDA 103.9 FM | GAME NOTES
LAST TIME OUT
Four players tallied double-digit scoring afternoons, but Long Beach State scoring on 21 of its last 25 possessions Wednesday afternoon to hand the Raiders an 85-76 loss in the final game of the Naples Invitational last week. Tanner Holden and Grant Basile each finished with a team-leading 21 points for the Raiders, while the pair also got it done at the free throw line, combining to go 19-for-23 at the stripe. Both players did a majority of their scoring in the second half, with Basile turning in 19 second half points and Holden scoring 15 after the break. Trey Calvin finished with 12 points, including nine in the second half, while Andrew Welage was the final Raider in double figures, turning in 11 points – all from the first half.
FORT WAYNE FACTS
-Fort Wayne opened the season with a pair of home victories over Earlham and Austin Peay before falling at Minnesota on Nov. 19. The Mastodons traveled for three tournament games in Florida last week, winning their opening over Southeastern Louisiana before back-to-back losses to Western Michigan and tournament-host Florida Gulf Coast. Ra Kpedi entered the season with one game of double-digit points in 62 career games (16 points on Nov. 14, 2018 against Lydon State while at Vermont). He is now averaging double-digits (13.2 points) while shooting 68.2 percent on the season, best in the Horizon League. Fort Wayne leads the HL in scoring (75.7 points per game), field goal percentage (46.7 percent) and turnovers forced (17.0 per game).
WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?
Wright State and Purdue Fort Wayne will meet for the first time since January 2, 2007 - a 72-58 home non-conference win for the Raiders. Prior to that, the teams met in Dayton on Valentines Day 2004, with the Raiders coming away with a 66-64 victory. The last meeting in Fort Wayne was back on February 22, 2003, with the Mastodons coming away with a 84-61 win. Fort Wayne joined the Horizon League last season, but the unbalanced schedule saw the Mastodons as the lone opponent the Raiders did not play on the schedule. Fort Wayne is coming off of an 8-15 record with a 6-14 conference mark last year. Wright State leads the short series 9-3, with seven of the 11 matchups coming back during the 1980's.
WELCOME TO COLLEGE
Freshman AJ Braun saw his first collegiate action during the Naples Invitational, and has made an immediate impact for the Raiders. Through three games, he is averaging 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds over 16.0 minutes per contest. Braun is shooting 69 percent from the floor overall. On Nov. 22 against George Washington, he turned in eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with a pair of rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench in his debut, following that with nine points in 16 minutes the next day against James Madison. He closed the Florida stretch with an 18-minute effort with six rebounds and five points against Long Beach State.
WELL DONE WELAGE
Andrew Welage turned in a career-best 11 points - all in the first half – on Nov. 24 against Long Beach State with a 4-for-8 shooting line with a trio of three-point baskets. His 24 minutes played against The Beach was also a new career-high. Through six games, Welage is averaging 13.5 minutes per night, up from his 7.4 minutes/game mark in 11 contests played last season as a freshman.
THURSDAY: WATCH ON ESPN+ | FOLLOW LIVE STATS | LISTEN ON WZDA 103.9 FM | GAME NOTES
LAST TIME OUT
Four players tallied double-digit scoring afternoons, but Long Beach State scoring on 21 of its last 25 possessions Wednesday afternoon to hand the Raiders an 85-76 loss in the final game of the Naples Invitational last week. Tanner Holden and Grant Basile each finished with a team-leading 21 points for the Raiders, while the pair also got it done at the free throw line, combining to go 19-for-23 at the stripe. Both players did a majority of their scoring in the second half, with Basile turning in 19 second half points and Holden scoring 15 after the break. Trey Calvin finished with 12 points, including nine in the second half, while Andrew Welage was the final Raider in double figures, turning in 11 points – all from the first half.
FORT WAYNE FACTS
-Fort Wayne opened the season with a pair of home victories over Earlham and Austin Peay before falling at Minnesota on Nov. 19. The Mastodons traveled for three tournament games in Florida last week, winning their opening over Southeastern Louisiana before back-to-back losses to Western Michigan and tournament-host Florida Gulf Coast. Ra Kpedi entered the season with one game of double-digit points in 62 career games (16 points on Nov. 14, 2018 against Lydon State while at Vermont). He is now averaging double-digits (13.2 points) while shooting 68.2 percent on the season, best in the Horizon League. Fort Wayne leads the HL in scoring (75.7 points per game), field goal percentage (46.7 percent) and turnovers forced (17.0 per game).
WHO ARE YOU AGAIN?
Wright State and Purdue Fort Wayne will meet for the first time since January 2, 2007 - a 72-58 home non-conference win for the Raiders. Prior to that, the teams met in Dayton on Valentines Day 2004, with the Raiders coming away with a 66-64 victory. The last meeting in Fort Wayne was back on February 22, 2003, with the Mastodons coming away with a 84-61 win. Fort Wayne joined the Horizon League last season, but the unbalanced schedule saw the Mastodons as the lone opponent the Raiders did not play on the schedule. Fort Wayne is coming off of an 8-15 record with a 6-14 conference mark last year. Wright State leads the short series 9-3, with seven of the 11 matchups coming back during the 1980's.
WELCOME TO COLLEGE
Freshman AJ Braun saw his first collegiate action during the Naples Invitational, and has made an immediate impact for the Raiders. Through three games, he is averaging 7.3 points and 4.0 rebounds over 16.0 minutes per contest. Braun is shooting 69 percent from the floor overall. On Nov. 22 against George Washington, he turned in eight points on 4-of-5 shooting with a pair of rebounds in 14 minutes off the bench in his debut, following that with nine points in 16 minutes the next day against James Madison. He closed the Florida stretch with an 18-minute effort with six rebounds and five points against Long Beach State.
WELL DONE WELAGE
Andrew Welage turned in a career-best 11 points - all in the first half – on Nov. 24 against Long Beach State with a 4-for-8 shooting line with a trio of three-point baskets. His 24 minutes played against The Beach was also a new career-high. Through six games, Welage is averaging 13.5 minutes per night, up from his 7.4 minutes/game mark in 11 contests played last season as a freshman.
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