14. Saint Louis (home, Feb. 20):
Joseph had his interim tag removed in March. Forward Yuta Watanabe (12.2) is the team’s top returning scorer.
The Flyers beat the Billikens by double digits at UD Arena the last three seasons. In this game, UD fans will get their first look at the top-ranked recruit to enter the A-10 in 2017: guard Jordan Goodwin, who ranked 53rd in the nation, according to 247Sports.com.
15. Duquesne (away, Dec. 30):
The Dukes return two starters: guards Mike Lewis II (14.1) and Tarin Smith (8.6). They will compete with nine scholarship players. Five transfers will sit out the season.
16. Massachusetts (home, Jan. 6):
The Flyers have won four straight against UMass at home. UMass returns two of its top three scorers: Rashaan Holloway (10.4); and Luwane Pipkins (10.2).
17. Duquesne (home, Feb. 7):
The Dukes have a new head coach, Keith Dambrot, who left Akron after 13 seasons. He’ll try to end a streak of five straight non-winning seasons.
18. Fordham (home, Feb. 10):
Dayton has won 13 straight games against Ford- ham, which finished 13-19 last season, and 14 straight in Dayton. Fordham’s only win in Dayton came in 1953 at the UD Fieldhouse.
2017-18 WRIGHT STATE SCHEDULE
Nov. 3 WAYNE STATE (Exh.) Nov. 10 Loyola Nov. 14 Miami Nov. 18 MURRAY STATE Nov. 20 TIFFIN* Nov. 24 GARDNER-WEBB* Nov. 25 JACKSONVILLE* Nov. 26 FAIRFIELD* Dec.2Western Kentucky Dec. 5 OHIO VALLEY Dec. 9 KENT STATE Dec. 16 Toledo Dec. 19 Missouri State State on Nov. 3, the Raiders start the regular-season with road games at Loyola on Nov. 10 and Miami on Nov. 14.
Their first home game is against Murray State on Nov. 18.
The Raiders return two starters from a team that finished 20-12 overall and fifth in the conference at 11-7. They cracked the 20-win barrier in the regular season for the first time since 2007-08.
Senior Grant Benzinger was third in scoring with a 12.8 average and was the team’s top 3-point shooter (41.9 percent) and free throw shooter (84.8). Senior Justin Mitchell was fourth in scoring at 11.5 per game and was the Raiders’ leading rebounder at 8.3. Dec. 22 Georgia Tech Dec. 28 UIC Dec. 30 IUPUI Jan. 5 Detroit Mercy Jan. 7 Oakland Jan. 11 Northern Kentucky Jan. 15 YOUNGSTOWN ST. Jan. 18 Green Bay Jan. 20 Milwaukee Jan. 26DETROIT MERCY Jan. 28 OAKLAND Feb. 1 Cleveland State Feb. 3 Youngstown State Feb. 8 GREEN BAY Feb. 10 MILWAUKEE Feb. 16 N. KENTUCKY Feb. 19 CLEVELAND STATE Feb. 23 IUPUI (Away) Feb. 25 UIC (Away) March 2-6 Horizon League tournament HOME GAMES IN CAPS (Unless otherwise noted) *Wright State tournament