Raiders set to face Virginia to open NCAAs Friday

INDIANAPOLIS/DAYTON – Fresh off the 2026 Horizon League regular season and tournament championships, the Wright State men's basketball team is headed to the NCAA Championship for the fifth time in NCAA Division I program history, where the Raiders will take on Virginia on Friday. The Raiders learned their opponent Sunday night as part of the live Selection Show on CBS.

The Raiders will take on the Virginia in Philadelphia as part of the Midwest Regional.

Information on how to request tickets to follow the Raiders in the NCAA Tournament can be found via this link.

Wright State punched its ticket to the NCAA Championship last Tuesday night in comeback fashion with a 66-63 victory over Detroit Mercy in the Horizon League title game, with Kellen Pickett blocking a potential game-tying layup in the closing moments after a pair of late three-pointers from Logan Woods and 19 points from tournament MVP TJ Burch.

The Raiders enter the NCAA Championship with a 23-11 overall mark and enter the dance winners of 18 of their last 22 games since late December. Wright State won the outright regular season title and the tournament title in the same season for the first time in program history, while the Raiders eclipsed the 20-win mark this season for the 15th time in its Division I history.

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TJ Burch

Kellen Pickett

Logan Woods

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