[2] Among the Raiders' most notable athletic achievements are the NCAA Division II men's basketball national championship in 1983, and taking a turn at March Madness in 1993, qualifying for the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament as champion of the Mid-Continent Conference; the Raiders qualified again in 2007 as winner of the Horizon League tournament.

For many years, Wright State's sports teams used a character called Rowdy Raider as their mascot; a red-bearded Viking with a horned helmet, which emerged in 1986, a role played by Andrew "Legend" Winchek Jr.

[3] A member of the Horizon League, Wright State University sponsors teams in seven men's and seven women's NCAA sanctioned sports:[4] The Wright State Raiders men's basketball team has seen the national spotlight several times since the program moved to Division I in 1987–88 and into the new Nutter Center in 1990.

On February 10, 2007, Wright State welcomed their Horizon League rival and ninth-ranked Butler Bulldogs to Dayton.

In an impressive showing that would lead the Raiders to be named ESPN.com's "Team of the Week", Wright State dominated No.

DaShaun Wood, the Horizon League Player of the Year, led Wright State with 27 points and 5 assists.