#HLMBB Notebook – March 18, 2026

#HLMBB Notebook – March 18, 2026

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Rachel White

#HLMBB Notebook
INDIANAPOLIS (March 18, 2026) – #HLMBB Champion Wright State is heading to Philadelphia for the First Round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.

#HLMBB RECENT RESULTS
  • Tuesday, March 3 – First Round
    • No. 5 seed Green Bay 64, No. 6 seed Purdue Fort Wayne 56
  • Wednesday, March 4 – First Round
    • No. 1 seed Wright State 90, No. 10 seed Cleveland State 61
    • No. 2 seed RMU 68, No. 9 seed Youngstown State 53
    • No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 84, No. 8 seed Milwaukee 63
    • No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky 85, No. 4 seed Oakland 84
  • Sunday, March 8 – Second Round
    • No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky 96, No. 5 seed Green Bay 76
  • Monday, March 9 – Semifinals
    • No. 1 seed Wright State 103, No. 7 seed Northern Kentucky 90
    • No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 70, No. 2 seed RMU 64
  • Tuesday, March 10 – Championship
    • No. 1 seed Wright State 66, No. 3 seed Detroit Mercy 63
#HLMBB DIG DEEPER
  • The Raiders enter the NCAA Championship with a 23-11 overall mark and enter the dance winners of 18 of their last 22 games since late December.
  • Wright State won the outright regular season title and the tournament title in the same season for the first time in program history, while the Raiders eclipsed the 20-win mark this season for the 15th time in its Division I history.
  • Friday’s game will be the first matchup between Wright State and Virginia.
  • Wright State leads the League in team field goal percentage (48.8), scoring margin (7.3) and blocked shots (4.35).
    • WSU is in the top 30 nationally in field goal percentage.
    • The Raiders are ranked in the top 50 nationally in blocks per game.
  • In the Barbasol #HLMBB Championship, Wright State shot 50.3 percent with a +5.3 rebounding margin and 4.33 blocked shots per game.
  • #HLMBB Newcomer of the Year and Barbasol #HLMBB Championship Valeo MVP TJ Burch is ranked ninth nationally in steals per game (2.52) and fifth nationally in total steals (83).
    • Burch led the Raiders with 19.0 points per game in their three games in the championship.
  • #HLMBB All-Freshman Team selection Michael Cooper paces the Raiders with 13.4 points per game this season.
    • Cooper earned All-Tournament Team honors after averaging 15.7 points per game in the championship.
  • #HLMBB Freshman of the Year Kellen Pickett averages 8.7 points and 5.4 rebounds per game for WSU.
    • Pickett posted 16.3 points and 5.7 rebounds per game during the championship while shooting 63.0 percent from the floor.
  • Michael Imariagbe scores 11.8 points per game and adds 7.0 rebounds per game for the Raiders.
  • Wright State has won four League championships (2026, 2022, 2018, 2007).
    • The Raiders earned an NCAA Tournament win over Bryant in 2022.
  • RMU represented the Horizon League in the 2025 NCAA Tournament, competing against Alabama.
  • Oakland defeated Kentucky in the 2024 NCAA Tournament before losing an overtime battle against NC State in the Second Round.
#HLMBB ON THE HORIZON
  • Friday, March 20 – NCAA First Round
    • No. 14 seed Wright State vs. No. 3 seed Virginia, 1:50 p.m. ET (TBS)