1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1972-73 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent II 17–5 John Ross 3rd Jim Brown Ray Ridenour Stebbins High School, WSU PE Building 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 Wright State Raiders y y Rick Martin n basketball 10 G 5 10 155 fr Middletown, Ohio Middletown Phil McKee n basketball 11 G 6 0 175 so Lima, Ohio Shawnee Fred Clark n basketball 12 G 6 2 178 jr Dayton, Ohio Roosevelt Dan Brinkman n basketball 13 G 6 2 175 fr Dayton, Ohio Alter Bill Marras n basketball 14 F 6 4 190 so Kettering, Ohio Fairmont West Lyle Falknor n basketball 20 F 6 5 158 fr New Madison, Ohio New Madison Bill Fogt n basketball 21 F 6 3 185 jr Piqua, Ohio Piqua Greg McCurdy n basketball 22 C 6 7 200 jr Centerville, Ohio Centerville Tim Walker n basketball 23 G 6 2 180 jr Centerville, Ohio Centerville Mike Herr n basketball 24 F 6 4 185 fr Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Jim Minch n basketball 25 F 6 6 190 jr Dayton, Ohio Carroll Bob Grote n basketball 30 F 6 3 190 fr Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Dan Swain n basketball 31 C 6 8 205 so Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek John Lucas n basketball 32 F 6 6 208 so Kettering, Ohio Fairmont East John Ross (Wilmington ) Jim Brown (University of Dayton ), Ray Ridenour(Georgia Tech) Sourceshttps://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball 1972-73 Wright State Athletics September 21, 2023 Schedule and results y |- !colspan=12 style=Wright State Raiders|Regular season Dec 2, 1972 yes Kenyon Wertheimer Field House Gambier, Ohio 64-57 1-0 |- Dec 6, 1972 yes Ohio Northern Taft Gymnasium Ada, OH 91-87 2–0  |- Dec 15, 1972 yes Miami Ohio UD Arena Dayton, Ohio 59-84 2–1  |- Dec 20, 1972 yes Marietta Ban Johnson Fieldhouse Marietta, Ohio 68-63 OT 3–1  |- Dec 22, 1972 yes Cleveland State Public Hall Cleveland, OH 52-48 4–1   |- Dec 27, 1972 yes Denison Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH Colonel City Classic 72-58 5–1   |- Dec 28, 1972 yes Kenyon Wertheimer Field House Gambier, Ohio Colonel City Classic 64-57 6-1 |- Jan 4, 1973 Thomas Moore Stebbins High School Riverside, OH 78-70 7–1 |- Jan 16, 1973 Rio Grande Xenia High School Xenia, OH 65-64 8–1 |- Jan 19, 1973 yes Principia Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana Rose-Hulman Invitational 80-82 2OT 8–2 |- Jan 20, 1973 yes Rose-Hulman Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana Rose-Hulman Invitational 79-61 9–2 |- Jan 26, 1973 Otterbein WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 70-74 OT 9-3 |- Jan 30, 1973 Cumberland Xenia High School Xenia, OH 76-81 9–4 |- Feb 3, 1973 Ohio Northern Stebbins High School Riverside, OH 68-47 10-4  |- Feb 7, 1973 Marian (IN) Stebbins High School Riverside, OH 91-68 11–4 |- Feb 10, 1973 yes Berea Seaburg Gym Berea, KY 74-80 11–5 |- Feb 13, 1973 Wilberforce WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 100-69 12-5 |- Feb 17, 1973 Rose-Hulman WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81-60 13–5 |- Feb 19, 1973 Tiffin WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 81-67 14–5 |- Feb 23, 1973 Northern Kentucky WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 78-69 15–5 |- Feb 28, 1973 yes Thomas Moore Covington Central High School Crestview Hills, Kentucky 71-70 16–5 |- March 3, 1973 yes Cedarville Gym-Student Center Cedarville, OH 89-78 17-5 MW Midwest Sourceshttps://wsuraiders.com/documents/2023/6/6/MBB_History_Thru_2022-23.pdf Wright State Record Book September 22, 2023https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1011&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball 1972-73 Wright State Athletics September 22, 2023 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media January 17, 1973 Falknor Escapes Hole As 8-1 WSU Nips Rio https://www.newspapers.com/image/405396484/ 96 130 8 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media January 27, 1973 Raiders Make Mush of Ingrediants https://www.newspapers.com/image/405479471/ 96 140 8 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media January 31, 1973 Raiders Mess It Up against Cumberland https://www.newspapers.com/image/405483122/ 96 140 2 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media February 4, 1973 Raiders Freeze Ohio Northern https://www.newspapers.com/image/405152179/ 96 148 D1 Nuhn Gary Dayton Daily News Cox Media February 8, 1973 Falknor Almost Forgotten https://www.newspapers.com/image/405155425/ 96 152 16 Beattie Leal The Journal Herald Journal Herald February 13, 1973 Raiders to play 'McBeth' https://www.newspapers.com/image/395058761/ 166 38 13 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 https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1972_73_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14429 1972-73 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATS September 22, 2023 Awards Jim Minch MVP Rick Martin Raider Award Jim Minch Guardian Award https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1012&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball 1973-74 Wright State Athletics 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