1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team American college basketball season
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
In 1972-73
the Raiders soared to their first winning season, finishing 17–5 in
just the third year of varsity basketball.
Season summary
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
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
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
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
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
Jim Minch
MVP
Rick Martin
Raider Award
[ 6]
References
Venues
WSU Physical Education Building (1970–1990)
Nutter Center (1990–present) Rivalries People Seasons NCAA national championship in bold
