Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Wright State has a 12-3 record and its best 15-game start in 33 years as a Division-I program. Part of that is due to its ample depth and a multitude of capable scorers — the Raiders put five players in double figures in Monday’s win over Milwaukee.
But Cole Gentry thinks the success is rooted in something deeper than that.
“We have a lot of guys who play well together. We get along. We enjoy being around each other. That’s probably the biggest thing,” he said. “People don’t realize it, but team chemistry is so important. We’ve got a really good group. I really love playing with these guys.”
His fellow Raiders feel the same way about him. The 5-foot-10 senior has all the traits of an ideal point guard — skilled enough to handle the position, but also able to put his personal interests aside for the good of the team.
As his roommate, senior Bill Wampler, put it, “He just wants to win.”
While many players are quick to pore over box scores after games, Wampler has never seen someone less interested in what the numbers say.
“I think that man would play basketball until he was 110 if he could. All he talks about is he wants to play college basketball forever and loves the game so much,” he said.
