2003–04 Horizon League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Milwaukee 13 – 3   .813 20 – 11   .645
Illinois-Chicago † 12 – 4   .750 24 – 8   .750
Green Bay 11 – 5   .688 17 – 11   .607
Detroit Mercy 10 – 6   .625 19 – 11   .633
Wright State 10 – 6   .625 14 – 14   .500
Butler 8 – 8   .500 16 – 14   .533
Youngstown State 4 – 12   .250 8 – 20   .286
Loyola Chicago 4 – 12   .250 9 – 20   .310
Cleveland State 0 – 16   .000 4 – 25   .138
† 2004 Horizon League Tournament winner

The 2003–04 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team represented Wright State University in the 2003–04 NCAA Division I men's basketball season led by head coach Paul Biancardi.

Season Summary

Paul Biancardi

Jim O’Brien protégé Paul Biancardi brought credibility and stability to Wright State Raiders basketball. He was highly regarded nationally, having most recently been assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at Ohio State. [1]

The experienced assistant coach arrived with relatively little fanfare and went straight to work by filling roster holes and preparing his team. He acknowledged the high goals that the school sets, but set the table by saying “. . . we’re not going to talk about that now. We have to take small steps before we can take big steps.” [2] He cited the need to take his time hiring assistants, and promised to work hard at recruiting. [3][4]

Regular Season

The outlook for 2003-04 was bleak. The season began with the new coach wishing for a deeper bench and another month to prepare.[5] The Raiders had two star senior leaders in Seth Doliboa and Vernard Hollins, but then it was freshman and two senior role-players.[6] It was unclear who would step forward and contribute. Two things worked in Biancardi’s favor. The two senior stars would both finish the season all-league, and freshman recruit DaShaun Wood turned out to be one of the most talented players in Wright State history.

Not unexpectedly, the season began poorly. The Raiders opened with a three game losing streak, including a loss to NAIA Cedarville. After six games they only had one win. But then signs of life were found and the Raiders went 3-3 in the next six games. Partway through this stretch redshirt freshman Drew Burleson join the team and provided a welcome spark. [7] In the next six games Wright State went 6-0 and was back in the basketball business.

The freshmen class flourished with extended playing time that the unbalanced roster provided. “We’re seeing real growth,” [8] observed Biancardi about Alex Kock, Drew Burleson, DaShaun Wood and Zakee Boyd.

The regular season ended with disappointing losses to UIC and Green Bay, but 10-6 in the league was good enough for a fourth place finish. It was a successful season, far above any preseason expectations.

Tournament

Wright State’s lack of experience and thin roster finally caught up with them with an early exit to lowly Loyola in the Horizon League tournament. [9]

Roster Changes

Joining

  • DaShaun Wood recruited from Detroit Douglass High School.[10]
  • Alex Kock walked on out of DeKalb, Indiana [11]
  • Zakee Boyd as a highly regarded prep star from Newark, NJ.[12]
  • Vova Severosa from Vilnius, Lithuania recruited out of Birmingham Groves High School in Michigan[13]
  • Rick Poole walked on from Charmiade-Julienne High School[14]
  • Joe Bozeman walked on from Fairborn[15]
  • Zach Williams tranfered from Ohio State and would have a redshirt transfer year[16][17]

Leaving

  • Lloyd Walls dropped out of school before the season.[18]
  • Trent Vaughn quit the team before the season.[19]

Roster

2003–04 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 00 Vernard Hollins 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Side Ft. Wayne, IN
F 15 Seth Doliboa 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Sr Springboro Springboro, OH
F 3 Braden Bushman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Mississinewa Gas City, IN
F 21 Mark Starkey 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Sr Boardman Boardman, OH
G 1 DaShaun Wood 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Crocket[20] Detroit, MI
F 4 Drew Burleson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Wheelersburg[21] Wheelersburg, OH
F 42 Alex Kock 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr DeKalb[22] Auburn, IN
F 33 Zakee Boyd 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lutheran Prep[23] Newark, NJ
F 12 Vova Severosa 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Birmingham Groves[24] Vilnius, Lithuania
G 2 Rick Poole 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Chraminade-Julienne[25] Dayton, OH
G 14 Joe Bozeman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fairborn[26] Fairborn, OH
F 22 Zach Williams Current redshirt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) RS Sr North Side Brooklyn, NY
Head coach
  • Paul Biancardi
Assistant coach(es)

Larry Greer, Ed Huckaby, Brian Donoher

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

[27] [28] [29] [30]

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Nov 25, 2003*
 Cedarville L 66-68  0-1
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Nov 29, 2003*
 at South Florida L 59-74  0–2
 USF Sun Dome 
Tampa, FL
Dec 3, 2003*
 at Morehead State L 60–65  0–3
 Ellis T. Johnson Arena 
Morehead, Kentucky
Dec 6, 2003*
 Ball State W 64-50  1–3
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 11, 2003*
 at Miami Ohio L 61-76  1–4
 Millett Assembly Hall 
Oxford, Ohio 
Dec 15, 2003*
 Southern Illinois L 73-79  1–5
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Dec 18, 2003
 at Youngstown State W 69-59  2-5
(1-0) 		Beeghly Center 
Youngstown, OH
Dec 22, 2003*
 at Toledo L 66-103  2–6
 Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
Dec 28, 2003*
 at Brown W 74-71  3–6
 Pizzitola Sports Center 
Providence, RI
Dec 30, 2003*
 at Akron L 67-85  3-7
 JAR Arena 
Akron, OH
Jan 3, 2004
 Butler W 51-39  4–7
(2–0) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 5, 2004
 Green Bay L 46-53  4-8
(2–1) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 8, 2004
 at Cleveland State W 78-73  5-8
(3–1) 		CSU Convocation Center 
Cleveland, OH
Jan 10, 2004
 at Detroit Mercy W 67–61  6-8
(4–1) 		Calihan Hall 
Detroit, MI
Jan 14, 2004*
 Texas-Pan American W 82-60  7–8
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH 
Jan 17, 2004
 at Loyola W 83-68  8-8
(5–1) 		Gentile Event Center 
Chicago, IL
Jan 21, 2004
 UIC W 83-68  9-8
(6–1) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 24, 2004
 at Butler W 54-53  10-8
(7–1) 		Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis
Jan 27, 2004
 Milwaukee L 53-68  10-9
(7-2) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Jan 31, 2004
 Cleveland State W 72-56  11-9
(8–2) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 4, 2004
 Loyola W 83-71  12-9
(9–2) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 7, 2004
 at Milwaukee L 66-72  12-10
(9–3) 		UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena 
Milwaukee, WI
Feb 11, 2004
 Detroit Mercy L 60–74  12-11
(9-4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 14, 2004*
 Fort Wayne W 66-64  13-11
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 2004
 Youngstown State W 81-61  14-11
(10–4) 		Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
Feb 26, 2004
 at UIC L 71-75  14-12
(10–5) 		UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL
Feb 28, 2004
 at Green Bay L 65-76  14-13
(10–6) 		Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena 
Green Bay, WI
Midwestern Collegiate Tournament
Mar 2, 2004
 (5) (8) Loyola
First Round 		L 61-78  14-14
 Nutter Center 
Fairborn, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.

Source[31]

Awards and honors

Vernard Hollins MVP
Tyson Freeman Raider Award
Seth Doliboa First Team All Horizon League
Vernard Hollins Second Team All Horizon League
DaShaun Wood All Newcomer Team
Paul Biancardi Horizon League Coach of the Year

[32]

Statistics

Number Name Games Average Points Assists Rebounds
00 Vernard Hollins 28 16.3 456 130 166
15 Seth Doliboa 28 15.0 420 29 207
00 DaShaun Wood 28 8.7 243 88 116
4 Drew Burleson 28 7.6 213 8 117
40 Alex Kock 28 7.3 203 42 90
33 Zakee Boyd 28 5.9 164 14 49
12 Vova Severosa 28 4.8 133 5 102
3 Braden Bushman 11 0.9 10 3 5
21 Mark Starkey 12 0.8 10 0 5
2 Rick Poole 12 0.4 5 2 5
14 Joe Bozeman 0 0.0 0 0 0

Source[33]

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