MIAMI BASKETBALL

MU faces toughest test of season Tuesday

Wright State has won last six meetings

Miami travels to face off against the Wright State Raiders on Tuesday, Dec. 16 at 7 p.m. The Red and White enter this game with a 10-0 record, matching its best start to a season in program history (1917-18 and 1943-44). 

This Tuesday's away contest against the Raiders will be the 41st meeting between the two programs. The RedHawks lead the series 21-19 all-time, as the Red and White are 8-10 when playing in Dayton. 

Miami is currently . . . 

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. . . on a six-game losing streak to the Raiders, as the RedHawks fell 68-81 at home last season on Nov. 9.

•  Wright State is currently 5-6, as the Raiders most recently dropped to Marshall 74-76 this past Saturday. •  Wright State went 15-18 (8-12 Horizon) last year. Head coach Clint Sargent is in his second season with the Raiders. 
•  Heading into the 2025-26 season, Wright State was selected to finish seventh overall in the 2025-26 Horizon League Preseason Men's Basketball Poll. Redshirt sophomore guard Solomon Callaghan was named to the Horizon League All-Freshman Team in 2024-25.

•  Freshman guard Michael Cooper (15.3/game) and graduate student forward Michael Imariagbe (10.5/game) lead the Raiders with double figures in scoring. Cooper also leads the team in assists (3.0/game). 
•  Sophomore wing Andrea Holden has blocked the most shots (1.64/game), and sophomore guard TJ Burch has recorded the most steals (3.0/game). Imariagbe (5.9/game) and Holden (5.4/game) have brought down the most rebounds. 

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•  Miami ranks among the top of the nation in numerous statistical categories heading into this game, which includes being third in the country in effective field goal percentage (0.616), seventh in scoring margin (24.2), seventh in field goal percentage (52.6), eighth in scoring offense (93.2), 16th in three-point percentage (39.6), 20th in threes per game (11.1), 26th in bench points per game (35.00), 28th in turnover margin (4.3) and 32nd in defensive rebounds per game (28.60).