1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

The 1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Titans, led by fifth year head coach Ken Trickey, and played their home games at the Mabee Center as an NCAA Independent. For the first time in school history, they received a bid to the NCAA tournament playing in the Midwest region. The Titans defeated Syracuse in OT in the opening round and Louisville in the regional semifinals. In heartbreaking fashion, ORU was beaten by Kansas in OT in the Midwest regional final. They finished the season 23–6 and ranked number 18 in the final AP poll.

1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record23–6
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Sutter
  • Terry Scott
Home arenaMabee Center
Seasons
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame   26 3   .897
No. 8 Providence   28 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh   25 4   .862
UNC Charlotte   22 4   .846
Centenary   21 4   .840
Marquette   26 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina   22 5   .815
No. 18 Oral Roberts   23 6   .793
South Alabama   22 6   .786
Creighton   23 7   .767
St. John's   20 7   .741
Georgia Southern   19 7   .731
Southern Illinois   19 7   .731
Syracuse   19 7   .731
VCU   17 7   .708
Cincinnati   19 8   .704
Boston College   21 9   .700
Florida State   18 8   .692
Rutgers   18 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton   20 9   .690
Hawaii   19 9   .679
Jacksonville   20 10   .667
Manhattan   18 9   .667
Mercer   16 8   .667
Detroit   17 9   .654
Fairfield   17 9   .654
Houston   17 9   .654
Illinois State   17 9   .654
Marshall   17 9   .654
St. Bonaventure   17 9   .654
Stetson   17 9   .654
DePaul   16 9   .640
Memphis State   19 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana   16 10   .615
Utah State   16 10   .615
Colgate   15 10   .600
Portland State   16 11   .593
Seton Hall   16 11   .593
Pan American   13 9   .591
George Washington   15 11   .577
Portland   15 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA)   15 11   .577
Ball State   14 12   .538
Butler   14 12   .538
Canisius   14 12   .538
Milwaukee   14 12   .538
Penn State   14 12   .538
Northeastern   12 11   .522
Long Island   13 12   .520
Duquesne   12 12   .500
Georgetown   13 13   .500
Oklahoma City   13 13   .500
Virginia Tech   13 13   .500
Indiana State   12 14   .462
Loyola Chicago   12 14   .462
Niagara   12 14   .462
Tulane   12 14   .462
Air Force   11 13   .458
Iona   11 13   .458
St. Francis (NY)   11 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson   11 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons   11 14   .440
South Florida   11 14   .440
Denver   11 15   .423
Southern Mississippi   11 15   .423
Navy   9 13   .409
West Virginia   10 15   .400
Fordham   8 17   .320
Northern Illinois   8 17   .320
Eastern Michigan   8 18   .308
Holy Cross   8 18   .308
Saint Peter's   8 18   .308
Xavier   8 18   .308
Villanova   7 19   .269
Army   6 18   .250
Houston Baptist   6 19   .240
Cleveland State   6 20   .231
Samford   6 20   .231
Buffalo   5 20   .200
Georgia Tech   5 21   .192
Georgia State   1 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

Senior Eddie Woods established the school record for career rebounds with 1,365.

Roster

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1973–74 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 10 Stan Kerby 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Jr Mound City, Illinois
G 11 David Tucker 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Olney, Illinois
G 12 Bill Fredrick 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 13 Sam McCants 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Pensacola, Florida
G 14 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
So Nashville, Tennessee
F 15 Anthony Roberts 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Fr Chattanooga, Tennessee
F 20 Carl Vinson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Jr Cairo, Illinois
G 21 Jasper Brown 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Jr Okmulgee, Oklahoma
C 22 Kenny Robinson 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
Jr Calexico, California
F 25 Duane Fox 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Jr Detroit, Michigan
F 30 Eddie Woods 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Sr Chattanooga, Tennessee
G 35 Al Boswell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Jr River Rogue, Michigan
F 44 Alvin Scott 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Cleveland, Tennessee
C 53 Bill Herring 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Sr Jenks, Oklahoma
C 55 Richard Lucas 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
Jr Fincastle, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1973*
Southwestern (TX) W 105–76  1–0
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1973*
Hardin-Simmons W 120–91  2–0
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1973*
San Diego State W 95–78  3–0
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1973*
at No. 19 Jacksonville L 86–91  3–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum 
Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 17, 1973*
Eastern Kentucky W 80–70  4–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1973*
Cal State Hayward W 88–62  5–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1973*
Los Angeles State W 103–76  6–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1973*
Murray State W 86–83  7–1
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 26, 1973*
vs. Weber State W 82–79  8–1
 
 
Dec 28, 1973*
vs. Houston W 118–108  9–1
 
 
Dec 29, 1973*
No. 14 USC L 75–96  9–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1974*
at Pepperdine W 87–74  10–2
Firestone Fieldhouse 
Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1974*
Illinois State W 94–91  11–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1974*
Nebraska–Omaha W 111–79  12–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 1974*
at Loyola–Chicago W 105–90  13–2
Alumni Gym 
Chicago, Illinois
Jan 19, 1974*
at Virginia Tech W 70–68  14–2
Cassell Coliseum 
Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 1974*
Lamar W 109–75  15–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 1974*
Texas-Pan American W 107–90  16–2
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1974*
at No. 10 Long Beach State L 89–98  16–3
Long Beach Arena 
Long Beach, California
Feb 4, 1974*
Bowling Green W 78–72  17–3
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1974*
Pepperdine W 98–71  18–3
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1974*
at Oklahoma City L 94–100  18–4
Fredrickson Fieldhouse 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1974*
McNeese State W 103–96  19–4
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1974*
Southern Illinois W 102–88  20–4
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1974*
Oklahoma City W 103–84  21–4
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1974*
at Tulsa L 84–85  21–5
Expo Square Pavilion 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1974*
vs. Syracuse W 86–82 OT 22–5
UNT Coliseum 
Denton, Texas
Mar 14, 1974*
vs. No. 16 Louisville
Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen
W 96–93  23–5
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 16, 1974*
vs. No. 14 Kansas
Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 90–93 OT 23–6
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in Central Time.

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References

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  1. ^ "1973–74 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "1973-74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.