2025–26 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
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Horizon League regular season and tournament champions | |
| Conference | Horizon League |
| Record | 23–11 (15–5 Horizon) |
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| Home arena | Nutter Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wright State † | 15 | – | 5 | .750 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Robert Morris | 13 | – | 7 | .650 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Detroit Mercy | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oakland | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Green Bay | 12 | – | 8 | .600 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue Fort Wayne | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Kentucky | 10 | – | 10 | .500 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Milwaukee | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 12 | – | 20 | .375 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 8 | – | 12 | .400 | 15 | – | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cleveland State | 6 | – | 14 | .300 | 11 | – | 22 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| IU Indy | 3 | – | 17 | .150 | 7 | – | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2026 Horizon League tournament winner As of March 10, 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, played their home games at the Nutter Center near Dayton as members of the Horizon League. They are both the Horizon League regular season champions and tournament champions and will represent their school and league in the 2026 NCAA Division I basketball tournament.
Season Summary
Season Highlights
- NCAA Tournament
- 2025-26 Regular Season Horizon League Champions
- 148 blocked shots Raiders all-time team single-season record.[1][2]
- 4 players averaging double digit points.
- TJ Burch has 83 steals and 115 assists.
- Kellen Pickett has 46 blocked shots & Andrea Holden has 40 blocked shots.
- Michael Imariagbe has 231 rebounds.
Season In Review
The 2025-26 Horizon League Champions were rebuilt through recruiting and the transfer portal, along with four key players (Solomon Callaghan, Tanner Holden, Michael Imariagbe, and Logan Woods) returning from 2024-25. Putting a new team together required every athlete to put the team goals first and work together, which was exactly what Coach Sargent had in mind.
The non-conference season was unconvincing. The Raiders largely beat the teams they were significantly better than, and lost to the rest. Particularly disappointing was getting hammered by former league rival Butler on November 28. Then, starting in late December, Wright State began to roll. Veteran Michael Imariagbe was physically in great shape and ready to lead. Freshman point guard Michael Cooper played beyond all expectations. TJ Burch’s quick and active defensive play excited the team with a steady diet of steals. Freshman Kellen Pickett proved ready to play tough and physical basketball, and displayed an uncanny ability to time shot blocks.
Wright State rolled off six straight Horizon League wins and never relinquished the conference lead. Freed from playing the point full time, Solomon Callaghan showed off his outside shooting. Andrea Holden piled up blocked shots in a fine sophomore season. Transfer guard Dominic Pangonis was a revelation, and coach’s dream Logan Woods was a steady leader.
Down the stretch the balanced team play made Wright State Champions. Five players averaged over 9 points a game, and no player averaged 15. Guard Sam Alamutu stepped up and played some of his best minutes at forward. The regular rotation went to nine, ten and by the end of the season eleven deep as Etumnu and Bruskotter came through with monster moments in key games that wrapped up the number one seed.
The show continued in the Horizon League Tournament with gritty team play culminating in a championship win over resilient Detroit Mercy.[3]
Offseason
Incoming transfers
- Bryan Etumnu, forward, transfer from Merrimack.[4]
- Sam Alamutu, guard, played his undergraduate years at Vermont.[5]
- Dominic Pangonis, guard, played his freshman year at Stephen F. Austin.[6]
- TJ Burch, guard, played his freshman year at Ball State[7]
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.
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.
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
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Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 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 (N/A) 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., ESPN+ |
at IU Indy | W 81–77 | 9–7 (4–1) |
The Jungle (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 | W 85–73 | 18–10 (13–4) |
Nutter Center (2,981) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| February 22, 2026 2:00 p.m., ESPNU |
Robert Morris | L 68–81 | 18–11 (13–5) |
Nutter Center (4,659) Fairborn, OH | |||||||
| February 25, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Purdue Fort Wayne | W 74–70 | 19–11 (14–5) |
War Memorial Coliseum (2,492) Fort Wayne, IN | |||||||
| February 28, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | W 92–91 | 20–11 (15–5) |
Truist Arena (3,604) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| Horizon League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 4, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ |
(1) | (10) Cleveland State First round |
W 90–61 | 21–11 |
Nutter Center (3,713) Fairborn, OH | ||||||
| March 9, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPNU |
(1) | vs. (7) Northern Kentucky Semifinals |
W 103–90 | 22–11 |
Corteva Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
| March 10, 2026 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
(1) | vs. (3) Detroit Mercy Championship |
W 66–63 | 23–11 |
Corteva Coliseum Indianapolis, IN | ||||||
Awards and honors
| TJ Burch | Horizon League Defensive Player of the Year |
| TJ Burch | Horizon League Tournament MVP |
| TJ Burch | Horizon League Newcomer of the Year |
| Kellen Pickett | Horizon League Freshman of the Year |
| TJ Burch | First Team All Horizon League |
| Michael Imariagbe | Second Team All Horizon League |
| Kellen Pickett | Horizon League All Freshman Team |
| Michael Cooper | Horizon League All Freshman Team |
| TJ Burch | Horizon League All Defensive Team |
| Michael Cooper | Horizon League All Tournament Team |
| Clint Sargent | Horizon League Coach of the Year |
References
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- ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2025.
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- ^ 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.
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- ^ "Wright State Men's Basketball Adds Dominic Pangonis". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. April 25, 2025. Retrieved April 29, 2025.
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- ^ Harris, Doug (April 4, 2025). "Wright State basketball: Callaghan staying put, optimistic about next year". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media.
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- ^ Harris, Doug (April 30, 2025). "right State basketball: Coaching change throws curve into Norris' plans". Dayton Daily News. Cox Media. Retrieved April 30, 2025.
- ^ "Ben Southerland Bio". University of Tampa Athletic Department. Retrieved October 31, 2025.
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- ^ "Burch, Pickett, Sargent grab top HL postseason awards". WSU Athletic Department. Wright State University. March 2, 2026. Retrieved March 2, 2026.
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