The Zips head to Dayton Wednesday night to face 2-6 Wright State. Wright State's only wins came against Lake Erie and Purdue Fort Wayne. The Raiders (who oddly have a dog looking mascot) were predicted to finish second in the Horizon pre-season poll. 6-6 junior guard Tanner Holden leads scoring at 19.8 ppg. 6-9 redshirt junior forward Basile Grant scores 18.8 ppg while leading the team in rebounds at 9.1 rpg. Basile was selected to the pre-season All-Horizon first team. Last season, he was an All-Horizon League Second Team honoree, averaging 15.0 points on a League-best 61.7 percent shooting, grabbed over seven boards a game and led the HL with 1.63 blocks per contest.
The Raiders fell to Marshall by 8 early in the season.