Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State coach Scott Nagy and others in his profession always feel as if they can’t address everything that needs attention in what practice time they have.
Something always gets neglected, and Nagy has been concerned he hasn’t been putting as much emphasis on rebounding as he should — not that it’s been noticeable on the floor.
Though it’s early, the Raiders have a monstrous rebounding margin of plus-14.3 per game. That’s the 26th-best mark in the country and the primary reason they’ve raced to their first 3-0 start in seven years.
“I’m a little surprised by that (average) because I’ve probably spent less time talking about rebounding than all the years I’ve coached,” said Nagy, who is in his fourth year at Wright State and 25th season overall.
“It’s been less of a focus, particularly on the offensive end. And we’ve been offensive rebounding like crazy.”
The Raiders, who host Kent State at 7 p.m. Saturday, have twice as many offensive rebounds as their opponents with a 52-26 edge, which is the equivalent of 26 extra possessions over three games.
Junior center Loudon Love, who is averaging 10.7 rebounds, is especially adept at retrieving Raider misses. He was 10th in the nation last year in offensive rebounding at 3.5 per game, and he’s up to 4.7 this year.
