1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
The 1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team , led by head coach John Ross, represented Wright State University
in the 1972-73 NCAA College Division men's basketball season.
This was the final season for playing home games at Stebbins High School in Riverside, Ohio , and the
first to use the new Physical Education Building on campus.
Previous season
The 1971-72 team went 9–17 in Wright State's sophomore varsity season.
Season summary
The Raiders soared to their first winning season, finishing 17–5 in just the third year of varsity basketball.
Roster
1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G 10
Rick Martin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg)
Fr Middletown
Middletown, Ohio
G 11
Phil McKee 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
So Shawnee
Lima, Ohio
G 12
Fred Clark 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg)
Jr Roosevelt
Dayton, Ohio
G 13
Dan Brinkman 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg)
Fr Alter
Dayton, Ohio
F 14
Bill Marras 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
So Fairmont West
Kettering, Ohio
F 20
Lyle Falknor 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 158 lb (72 kg)
Fr New Madison
New Madison, Ohio
F 21
Bill Fogt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr Piqua
Piqua, Ohio
C 22
Greg McCurdy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr Centerville
Centerville, Ohio
G 23
Tim Walker 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Jr Centerville
Centerville, Ohio
F 24
Mike Herr 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Fr Elder
Cincinnati, Ohio
F 25
Jim Minch 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Jr Carroll
Dayton, Ohio
F 30
Bob Grote 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg)
Fr Elder
Cincinnati, Ohio
C 31
Dan Swain 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg)
So Beavercreek
Beavercreek, Ohio
F 32
John Lucas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg)
So Fairmont East
Kettering, 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]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
Dec 2, 1972
at Kenyon
W 64-57 1-0
Wertheimer Field House Gambier, Ohio
Dec 6, 1972
at Ohio Northern
W 91-87 2–0
Taft Gymnasium Ada, OH
Dec 15, 1972
vs. Miami Ohio
L 59-84 2–1
UD Arena Dayton, Ohio
Dec 20, 1972
at Marietta
W 68-63 OT
3–1
Ban Johnson Fieldhouse Marietta, Ohio
Dec 22, 1972
at Cleveland State
W 52-48 4–1
Public Hall Cleveland, OH
Dec 27, 1972
vs. Denison Colonel City Classic W 72-58 5–1
Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH
Dec 28, 1972
at Kenyon Colonel City Classic W 64-57 6-1
Wertheimer Field House Gambier, Ohio
Jan 4, 1973
Thomas Moore W 78-70 7–1
Stebbins High School Riverside, OH
Jan 16, 1973
Rio Grande W 65-64 8–1
Xenia High School Xenia, OH
Jan 19, 1973
vs. Principia Rose-Hulman Invitational L 80-82 2OT
8–2
Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 20, 1973
at Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman Invitational W 79-61 9–2
Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana
Jan 26, 1973
Otterbein L 70-74 OT
9-3
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Jan 30, 1973
Cumberland L 76-81 9–4
Xenia High School Xenia, OH
Feb 3, 1973
Ohio Northern W 68-47 10-4
Stebbins High School Riverside, OH
Feb 7, 1973
Marian (IN) W 91-68 11–4
Stebbins High School Riverside, OH
Feb 10, 1973
at Berea
L 74-80 11–5
Seaburg Gym Berea, KY
Feb 13, 1973
Wilberforce W 100-69 12-5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 17, 1973
Rose-Hulman W 81-60 13–5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 19, 1973
Tiffin W 81-67 14–5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 23, 1973
Northern Kentucky W 78-69 15–5
WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH
Feb 28, 1973
at Thomas Moore
W 71-70 16–5
Covington Central High School Crestview Hills, Kentucky
March 3, 1973
at Cedarville
W 89-78 17-5
Gym-Student Center Cedarville, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
Sources[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8] [ 9]
Statistics
Number
Name
Games
Average
Points
Rebounds
20
Lyle Falknor
21
15.7
331
143
23
Tim Walker
21
14.3
302
88
10
Rick Martin
22
10.9
240
74
21
Bill Fogt
21
10.5
221
172
25
Jim Minch
22
10.3
229
221
30
Bob Grote
21
6.7
142
108
20
Dan Swain
20
3.7
74
67
32
John Lucas
19
2.3
44
36
23
Greg McCurdy
18
1.9
35
29
11
Phil McKee
13
2.0
27
13
24
Mike Herr
3
1.4
7
3
14
Bill Marras
7
0.2
2
3
13
Dan Brinkman
13
0.1
2
7
[ 10]
Awards
Jim Minch
MVP
Rick Martin
Raider Award
Jim Minch
Guardian Award
[ 11]
References
^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73" . Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023 .^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF) . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73" . Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023 .^ Nuhn, Gary (January 17, 1973). "Falknor Escapes Hole As 8-1 WSU Nips Rio" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 96, no. 130. Cox Media. p. 8. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Nuhn, Gary (January 27, 1973). "Raiders Make Mush of Ingrediants" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 96, no. 140. Cox Media. p. 8. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Nuhn, Gary (January 31, 1973). "Raiders Mess It Up against Cumberland" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 96, no. 140. Cox Media. p. 2. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Nuhn, Gary (February 4, 1973). "Raiders Freeze Ohio Northern" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 96, no. 148. Cox Media. p. D1. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Nuhn, Gary (February 8, 1973). "Falknor Almost Forgotten" . Dayton Daily News . Vol. 96, no. 152. Cox Media. p. 16. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ Beattie, Leal (February 13, 1973). "Raiders to play 'McBeth' . The Journal Herald . Vol. 166, no. 38. Journal Herald. p. 13. {{cite news }}: CS1 maint: date and year (link )^ "1972-73 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATS" (PDF) . Retrieved September 22, 2023 .^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74" . Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023 .
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present) Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold
