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1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball

Record	17–8 ( )
Head coach	John Ross (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown Ray Ridenour
Home arena	WSU PE Building
Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

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[edit]

In1972-73 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	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Shawnee	Lima, Ohio
C	25	Jim Minch	6ft6in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Carroll	Xenia, Ohio
C	31	Dan Swain	6ft8in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Beavercreek	Beavercreek, Ohio
G	23	Tim Walker	6ft2in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Centerville	Centerville, Ohio
F	30	Bob Grote	6ft3in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Elder	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	21	Bill Fogt	6ft3in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Piqua	Piqua, Ohio
G	10	Rick Martin	5ft10in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	So	Middletown	Middletown, Ohio
F	20	Lyle Falknor	6ft5in (1.96 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	So	New Madison	New Madison, Ohio
F	32	Jim Cunningham	6ft8in (2.03 m)	206 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Alter	Miamisburg, Ohio
C	22	Greg McCurdy	6ft7in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Centerville	Centerville, Ohio
G	11	Jim Hough	6ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Springboro	Springboro, Ohio
G	13	Dan Brinkman	6ft2in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Alter	Dayton, Ohio
F	12	Neil Reif	6ft5in (1.96 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Indian Hill	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	24	Mike Herr	6ft4in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Elder	Cincinnati, Ohio
C	15	Ken Millisor	6ft7in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Fairfield Union	Bremen, Ohio

Head coach

John Ross (Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Sources^[1] ^[2]

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	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]

^ "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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