Wright State lands No. 14 seed in tourney
WSU will face Tennessee on Thursday in first tourney appearance since 2007.
The Raiders will face third-seeded Tennessee on Thursday in Dallas in their first NCAA Tournament appearance since 2007.
Wright State will be a No. 14 seed in the South Region and face thirdseeded Tennessee in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Thursday in Dallas.
A crowd of 750 packed the Student Union on the WSU campus for a watch party with the team as the Raiders (25-9) found out where
they will be going and who they will be playing in their first NCAA Tournament since 2007.
“This is great, but this needs to be a habit,” Nagy told the crowd. “I honestly didn’t expect this kind of turnout. It’s a little bit overwhelming, but we’re so pleased that you came.
“As we get ready to see where we go and who we play, our expecta
tions are that we will go and win that basketball game.”
Tennessee (25-8) had won six ina row before losing to Kentucky 77-72 in the SEC championship game Sunday afternoon. This will be the 21st NCAA Tournament appearance for the Volunteers, and first since they advanced to the Elite 8 in 2014.
It will be t he first mee t ing between Wright State and Tennessee.
The winner advances to play the victor of the game between No. 6 Miami, Fla., and No. 11 Loyola-Chicago, a team Wright State played in the season opener in Chicago on Nov. 10. The Ramblers won 84-80.
The Raiders, who earned the Horizon League automatic bid Tuesday with a 74-57 victory against Cleveland State in the championship game, are in the tournament for just the third time in school history.
“There was an article where Thomas Walkup from Stephen F. Austin said, ‘There are two types of teams in the tournament — teams that are just happy to be there, and teams that are ready to take it by storm,’ ” WSU senior and leading scorer Grant Benzinger said. “We intend to be the latter.”
Tip-off times for all first-round games were announced later Sunday night.