Wright State basketball | Photograph by Soham Parikh | The Wright State Guardian
On Monday, Wright State men’s and women's basketball earned numerous honors in the Horizon League coming off wins from the weekend.
The men’s basketball team received seven Horizon League honors and Coach Scott Nagy was selected Co-Coach of the Year honors for the third consecutive year.
In a release by Wright State Athletics, Loudon Love was Player of the Year selection and also recognized on the Horizon League first team. Bill Wampler earned second-team honors and Cole Gentry was named to the third team, Grant Basile and Tanner Holden, who were both named to the All-Freshman Team.
The seven honorees are the most in Wright State program history according to the release. Nagy’s recognition is his third in the four seasons and it is the sixth time in program history a Wright State coach has earned the league’s top coaching honor.
The women’s team also received six Horizon League awards. Including Freshman of the Year, Shamarre Hale.
Other honors included Angel Baker, sophomore, named to All-League First Team and senior, Michal Miller, named to the All-League Second Team.
Hale and freshman, Jada Roberson were both named to the All-Freshman Team, and junior Tyler Frierson was selected to the All-Defensive Team.
For a full list of the honors and awards click here for the men’s list and click here for the women’s list.
Want to see them play? Athletics is providing transportation
Wright State students have an opportunity to come out and support their teams next week for free.
As of right now, busing will be provided to the men’s game Monday. After the women play their game today and Thursday more information will become available if they make it to the tournament.
Athletics will be providing a bus both Monday and Tuesday of the tournament. They are also partnering up with Student Affairs this year to provide Tim Hortons.
Last year students took the trip to Detroit, Michigan for the Horizon League tournament where both our men’s and women’s basketball teams played. The women’s team won 55-52 against the Green Bay Phoenix and the men’s team was defeated by Northern Kentucky 77-66.
This year the tournament will be held on March 8 and 9 in Indianapolis, Indiana at Indiana Farmers Coliseum.
“It’s important for us to support our athletic teams and it’s an awesome opportunity to be able to see them play,” Ivan Mallett, Student Government President said. “If we win the Horizon tournament then we can go back to March Madness this year.”
According to Mallett, transportation will be provided for both games as long as the teams are in the tournament. To secure a spot on the bus students are encouraged to fill out this form: https://forms.gle/7tcVJyP1dPP8E9566
