1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball | |
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Record | 17–8 ( ) |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | WSU PE Building |
The 1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team, led by head coach John Ross, represented Wright State University in the 1973-74 NCAA NCAA Division II men's basketball season. They played their home games at the newly built Wright State Physical Education Building in Fairborn, OH.
Previous season
In 1972-73 the Raiders soared to their first winning season, finishing 17–5 in just the third year of varsity basketball.
Season summary
The 1973-74 Raiders won 17 for the second year in a row. Their second winning season firmly established the WSU PE Building as tough court to visit.
Roster
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Jim Brown (Dayton), Ray Ridenour(Georgia Tech)
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Dec 1, 1973 |
Wilmington | W 87-55 | 1–0 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 4, 1973 |
at Miami Ohio | L 69-79 | 1–1 |
Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio | |||||||
Dec 8, 1973 |
Heidelberg | W 73-54 | 2–1 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 12, 1973 |
at Cincinnati | L 42-78 | 2–2 |
UC Armory Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
Dec 15, 1973 |
at Cumberland | L 67-81 | 2–3 |
Lebanon, TN | |||||||
Dec 20, 1973 |
at Marietta | W 76-58 | 3–3 |
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Dec 12, 1973 |
Berea | W 87-56 | 4–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Dec 28, 1973 |
vs. Adrian Colonel City Classic |
W 81-64 | 5–3 |
Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH | |||||||
Dec 29, 1973 |
vs. Bluffton Colonel City Classic |
W 62-60 | 6–3 |
Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH | |||||||
Jan 3, 1974 |
Northern Kentucky | W 92-59 | 7–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 5, 1974 |
Urbana | W 83-59 | 8–3 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 10, 1974 |
at Stetson | L 61-64 | 8–4 |
Deland Armory DeLand, Florida | |||||||
Jan 12, 1974 |
at Rollins | L 77-84 | 8–5 |
Enyart-Alumni Winter Park, Florida | |||||||
Jan 16, 1974 |
at Kent State | L 78-87 | 8–6 |
Memorial Gymnasium Kent, Ohio | |||||||
Jan 19, 1974 |
at Rio Grande | W 79-69 | 9–6 |
Lyne Physical Education Center Rio Grande, OH | |||||||
Jan 21, 1974 |
Cleveland State | W 69-45 | 10–6 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Jan 26, 1974 |
at Otterbein | L 64-70 | 10–7 |
Alumni Gym Westerville, Ohio | |||||||
Feb 2, 1974 |
at Franklin | W 46-45 | 11–7 |
Franklin, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 7, 1974 |
Marian (IN) | L 82-88 | 11–8 |
Naval Armory Indianapolis | |||||||
Feb 13, 1974 |
Tiffin | W 92-58 | 12–8 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 16, 1974 |
Wilberforce | W 120-55 | 13-8 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 20, 1974 |
Bellarmine | W 99-75 | 14–8 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
Feb 23, 1974 |
at Rose-Hulman | W 90-77 OT | 15–8 |
Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
Feb 26, 1974 |
Thomas Moore | W 80-68 | 16–8 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
March 2, 1974 |
at Cedarville | W 102-75 | 17-8 |
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest. |
Statistics
Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Rebounds |
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30 | Bob Grote | 25 | 14.2 | 357 | 127 |
21 | Bill Fogt | 25 | 12.4 | 311 | 139 |
10 | Rick Martin | 25 | 11.6 | 291 | 49 |
20 | Lyle Falknor | 25 | 10.9 | 272 | 124 |
23 | Tim Walker | 25 | 10.3 | 259 | 67 |
25 | Jim Minch | 25 | 10.0 | 251 | 222 |
31 | Dan Swain | 25 | 3.4 | 85 | 94 |
32 | Jim Cunningham | 24 | 2.9 | 69 | 68 |
23 | Greg McCurdy | 24 | 2.1 | 51 | 47 |
14 | Phil McKee | 11 | 1.3 | 14 | 7 |
11 | Jim Hough | 11 | 0.8 | 4 | 5 |
13 | Dan Brinkman | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 2 |
12 | Neil Reif | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 |
24 | Mike Herr | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 3 |
Awards
Jim Minch | MVP |
Rick Martin | Raider Award |
References
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1974-75". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "1973-74 Final Statistics" (PDF). Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "74/75 Wright State University Press Book". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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