Excerpt from the Dayton Daily News
Bill Wampler doesn’t celebrate his 3-pointers with as much flair as he did last season. He and the graduated Mark Hughes capped off their treys then by pretending they were calling each other as they ran down the floor, putting imaginary phones to their ears.
Wright State coach Scott Nagy cringes a bit inside over those post-shot antics. He subscribes to former NFL legend Paul Brown’s famous saying about reaching the end zone: “Act like you’ve been there before.”
But youthful enthusiasm is hard to contain.
“Mark was the catalyst for that, but it’s kind of died down since he’s gone,” Wampler said. “We try to keep it relaxed since coach Nagy isn’t a big fan of it.”
But though the senior wing has toned it down this season, he still flashes the German three after connecting from long range — the index finger, middle finger and thumb all raised in the air — while peering proudly toward the bench. And opponents have had to put up with that gesture on a regular basis this season.
Wampler, who averages 15.8 points, is first on the Raiders, fifth in the Horizon League and 85th in the nation in 3-pointers with 70. He’s also hitting a nifty 41.2% of his treys, which actually is only third on the team behind Tanner Holden (43.3) and Cole Gentry (41.5).
