1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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.

1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record17–8 ( )
Head coach
  • John Ross (4th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Ray Ridenour
Home arenaWSU PE Building
Seasons

Previous season

edit

In 1972-73 the Raiders soared to their first winning season, finishing 17–5 in just the third year of varsity basketball.

Season summary

edit

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

edit
1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 141 Phil McKee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Shawnee Lima, Ohio
C 25 Jim Minch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Carroll Xenia, Ohio
C 31 Dan Swain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Beavercreek Beavercreek, Ohio
G 23 Tim Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, Ohio
F 30 Bob Grote 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Elder Cincinnati, Ohio
F 21 Bill Fogt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Piqua Piqua, Ohio
G 10 Rick Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) So Middletown Middletown, Ohio
F 20 Lyle Falknor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg) So New Madison New Madison, Ohio
F 32 Jim Cunningham 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Sr Alter Miamisburg, Ohio
C 22 Greg McCurdy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Centerville Centerville, Ohio
G 11 Jim Hough 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Springboro Springboro, Ohio
G 13 Dan Brinkman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Alter Dayton, Ohio
F 12 Neil Reif 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Indian Hill Cincinnati, Ohio
F 24 Mike Herr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Elder Cincinnati, Ohio
C 15 Ken Millisor   6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Fairfield Union Bremen, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown (Dayton), Ray Ridenour(Georgia Tech)


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

Sources[1] [2]

Schedule and results

edit
Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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
 
  
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.

Sources[3][4]

Statistics

edit
Number Name Games Average Points Rebounds
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

[5]

Awards

edit
Jim Minch MVP
Rick Martin Raider Award

[6]

References

edit
  1. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1974-75". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  5. ^ "1973-74 Final Statistics" (PDF). Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
  6. ^ "74/75 Wright State University Press Book". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.