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1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

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1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball
NCAA tournament, runner-up Missouri Valley Conference Champions
National Championship Game, L 66-87 vs. UCLA
Conference	Missouri Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 12
Record	24–6 (12–2 MVC)
Head coach	Gene Bartow (3rd season)
Home arena	Mid-South Coliseum
Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

1972–73 Missouri Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No.12Memphis State	12	–	2	.857	24	–	6	.800
Louisville	11	–	3	.786	23	–	7	.767
Saint Louis	10	–	4	.714	19	–	7	.731
Tulsa	10	–	4	.714	18	–	8	.692
New Mexico State	6	–	8	.429	12	–	14	.462
Wichita State	6	–	8	.429	10	–	16	.385
Drake	5	–	9	.357	14	–	12	.538
Bradley	4	–	10	.286	12	–	14	.462
North Texas	4	–	10	.286	9	–	16	.360
West Texas A&M	2	–	12	.143	9	–	17	.346

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team represented Memphis State University as a member of the Missouri Valley Conference during the 1972–73 men's college basketball season.^[1] The team was led by third-year head coach Gene Bartow and played their home games at Mid-South ColiseuminMemphis, Tennessee.

As MVC champions, the Tigers participated in the 1973 NCAA Tournament. They defeated South Carolina and Kansas State to reach the first Final Four in program history. After a win over Providence to reach the national championship game, Memphis State was defeated by unbeaten, 6-time defending National champion UCLA, 87–66. The team finished with a 24–6 record (12–2 MVC).

Roster[edit]

1972–73 Memphis State Tigers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Bill Laurie	5ft10in (1.78 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Versailles, Missouri
G	11	Jerry Tetzlaff	6ft4in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	South Bend, Indiana
G	12	Shannon Kennedy	6ft3in (1.91 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Muncie, Indiana
G	15	Jim Liss	6ft2in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Crown Point, Indiana
F	20	Billy Buford	6ft7in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Glasgow, Kentucky
G	21	Larry Finch	6ft2in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F	23	Larry Trosper	6ft6in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Ripley, Tennessee
F	24	Ken Andrews	6ft6in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Puxico, Missouri
F	33	Ronnie Robinson	6ft8in (2.03 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Memphis, Tennessee
F/C	34	Ed Wilson	6ft6in (1.98 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee
F/C	35	Larry Kenon	6ft9in (2.06 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Birmingham, Alabama
G	40	Doug McKinney	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Fairfield, Ohio
F	42	Wes Westfall	6ft8in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	St. Louis, Missouri
G/F	43	Bill Cook	6ft5in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Memphis, Tennessee

Head coach

Gene Bartow

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

^[2] ^[3]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 2, 1972*	No. 11	Missouri Western	W 108–74	1–0	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 5, 1972*	No. 11	at Louisiana State	L 81–94	1–1	Maravich Assembly Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Dec 7, 1972*	No. 11	South Florida	W 87–73	2–1	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 9, 1972*	No. 11	at No. 5 Marquette	L 69–72	2–2	Milwaukee Arena Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Dec 12, 1972*	No. 19	Texas	L 79–80	2–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 16, 1972*	No. 19	Navy	W 80–51	3–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 20, 1972*		UC Santa Barbara	W 80–74	4–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 23, 1972*		at Arkansas	W 87–86	5–3	Barton Coliseum Little Rock, Arkansas
Dec 26, 1972*		Cornell	W 96–64	6–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Dec 30, 1972*		at No. 10 Vanderbilt	W 74–71	7–3	Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee
Jan 4, 1973		at Drake	W 97–92 ^{2 OT}	8–3 (1–0)	Veterans Memorial Auditorium Des Moines, Iowa
Jan 6, 1973		at Bradley	W 76–74	9–3 (2–0)	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, Illinois
Jan 13, 1973*		Central Florida	W 124–75	10–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 13, 1973		Saint Louis	W 72–60	11–3 (3–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 20, 1973*		Saint Joseph's (IN)	W 112–92	12–3	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 25, 1973	No. 17	Louisville	W 81–76	13–3 (4–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Jan 27, 1973	No. 17	New Mexico State	W 75–61	14–3 (5–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 1, 1973	No. 17	Drake	W 73–68	15–3 (6–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 3, 1973*	No. 17	Bradley	W 79–64	16–3 (7–0)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 8, 1973	No. 15	at Louisville	L 69–83	16–4 (7–1)	Freedom Hall Louisville, Kentucky
Feb 10, 1973	No. 15	at Tulsa	W 91–87 ^OT	17–4 (8–1)	Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 15, 1973	No. 16	Wichita State	W 99–77	18–4 (9–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 17, 1973	No. 16	West Texas A&M	W 116–79	19–4 (10–1)	Mid-South Coliseum Memphis, Tennessee
Feb 22, 1973	No. 14	at North Texas	W 93–88	20–4 (11–1)	North Texas Men's Gym Denton, Texas
Feb 24, 1973	No. 14	at New Mexico State	W 54–53	21–4 (12–1)	Pan American Center Las Cruces, New Mexico
Mar 3, 1973	No. 10	at Saint Louis	L 56–70	21–5 (12–2)	Kiel Auditorium St. Louis, Missouri
NCAA Tournament
Mar 15, 1973*	No. 12	vs. South Carolina Midwest Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen	W 90–76	22–5	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 17, 1973*	No. 12	vs. No. 9 Kansas State Midwest Regional final – Elite Eight	W 92–72	23–5	Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, Texas
Mar 24, 1973*	No. 12	vs. No. 4 Providence National semifinal – Final Four	W 98–85	24–5	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
Mar 26, 1973*	No. 12	vs. No. 1 UCLA National Championship	L 66–87	24–6	St. Louis Arena St. Louis, Missouri
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest region. All times are in Eastern Time.

^[4]

Rankings[edit]

Awards and honors[edit]

Larry Kenon – Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year

NBA draft[edit]

Round	Pick	Player	NBA Club
3	50	Larry Kenon	Detroit Pistons
4	60	Ronnie Robinson	Phoenix Suns
4	68	Larry Kenon	Los Angeles Lakers

^[5]

References[edit]

^ "1972-73 Memphis Tigers Schedule and Results | College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com". Sports Reference. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

^ "1973 NCAA Final Four program". March 1973. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)

^ "1972-73 Men's Basketball Roster". University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

^ "2019–20 Memphis Tigers Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF). University of Memphis Athletics. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

^ "1973 NBA Draft". Basketball-reference.com. Retrieved May 8, 2021.

v t e Memphis Tigers men's basketball
Venues	Various locations (1920–1929) Memorial Fieldhouse (1929–1966) Mid-South Coliseum (1966–1991) Pyramid Arena (1991–2004) FedExForum (2004–present)
Rivalries	Cincinnati Louisville UAB
Culture & lore	Pouncer Newby's TOM (mascot) "Go Tigers Go" Mighty Sound of the South
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1942–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
NCAA Final Four appearances in italics

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