1974–75 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1974-75 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent II 15–10 John Ross 5th Jim Brown Ray Ridenour WSU PE Building The 1974–75 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team, led by head coach John Ross, represented Wright State University in the 1974-75 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. They played their home games at the Wright State Physical Education Building in Fairborn, OH. Previous season The 1973-74 Raiders won 17 games for the second year in a row. Their second winning season firmly established the WSU PE Building as a tough court to visit. Season summary The 1974–75 squad concluded the John Ross era with a third straight winning season. Roster 1974 Wright State Raiders y y Dan Brinkman n basketball 12 G 6 3 170 jr Kettering, Ohio Alter Jim Cunningham n basketball 25 FC 6 8 206 sr Miamisburg, Ohio Alter Lyle Falknor n basketball 20 F 6 5 195 jr New Madison, Ohio New Madison Bob Grote (C) n basketball 15 F 6 4 205 jr Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Mike Herr n basketball 24 F 6 5 190 jr Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Jim Hough n basketball 11 G 6 1 160 so Springboro, Ohio Springboro Doug Jemison n basketball 22 F 6 7 172 fr Middletown, Ohio Middletown Sam Kilburn n basketball 30 C 6 10 210 jr Dayton, Ohio Stebbins Rick Martin (C) n basketball 10 G 5 9 145 jr Middletown, Ohio Middletown Ken Millisor n basketball 23 C 6 7 185 so Bremen, Ohio Fairfield Union y Neil Reif n basketball 21 GF 6 5 200 so Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill Steve Shook n basketball 32 F 6 6 196 jr Centerville, Ohio Acton Dan Swain n basketball 31 C 6 9 223 sr Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek John Ross (Wilmington ) Jim Brown (University of Dayton ), Ray Ridenour (Georgia Tech) Sources https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball 1974-75 Wright State Athletics October 6, 2023 Schedule and results y |- Nov 30, 1974 yes Cincinnati UC Armory Cincinnati, OH 71-89 0–1 |- Dec 4, 1974 Tiffin WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 92-57 1–1 |- Dec 7, 1974 yes Miami Ohio Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio 61-85 1–2  |- Dec 14, 1974 Heidelberg WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 65-59 2–2 |- Dec 21, 1974 Indiana Southeast WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 74-53 3–2 |- Dec 27, 1974 yes Ohio Northern Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH Colonel City Classic 44-37 4–2 |- Dec 28, 1974 yes Kenyon Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH Colonel City Classic 71-55 5–2 |- Jan 4, 1975 yes Rice Autry Court and Gym Houston, TX 83-92 5–3 |- Jan 9, 1975 Cleveland State WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 58-53 6–3 |- Jan 13, 1975 Wilberforce WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 78-69 7-3 |- Jan 16, 1975 yes Rollins Enyart-Alumni Winter Park, Florida 57-59 7–4 |- Jan 18, 1975 yes Stetson Deland Armory DeLand, Florida 38-62 7–5 |- Jan 22, 1975 Northern Kentucky WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 90-76 8–5 |- Jan 25, 1975 Rio Grande WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 103-80 9–5 |- Jan 28, 1975 Akron WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 60-63 9–6 |- Jan 30, 1975 Slippery Rock WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 79-81 9–7 |- Feb 1, 1975 Franklin WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 87-60 10-7 |- Feb 5, 1975 Urbana College Community Center Urbana, OH 82-73 11–7 |- Feb 8, 1975 yes Cleveland State Cleveland Public Hall Cleveland, OH 60-75 11–8 |- Feb 11, 1975 Cumberland WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 88-73 12–8 |- Feb 15, 1975 yes Bellarmine Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky 79-83 OT 12–9 |- Feb 19, 1975 yes Northern Kentucky Highland Heights, Kentucky 80-78 13–9 |- Feb 22, 1975 Central State WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 62-60 14–9 |- Feb 25, 1975 yes Thomas Moore Covington Central High School Covington, Kentucky 68-58 15–9 |- Mar 1, 1975 Indiana Southeast Jeffersonville Fieldhouse New Albany, Indiana 71-76 15-10 MW Midwest Sources https://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=1013&context=athletics_publications 74/75 Wright State University Press Book Wright State Athletics October 14, 2023 Statistics Number Name Games Average Points Rebounds 15 Bob Grote 25 17.1 428 127 20 Lyle Falknor 25 16.7 417 125 10 Rick Martin 25 13.2 331 45 32 Steve Shook 25 5.9 147 126 31 Dan Swain 25 4.8 119 106 25 Jim Cunningham 24 3.7 89 88 11 Jim Hough 25 2.8 71 32 12 Dan Brinkman 24 2.4 59 32 22 Doug Jemison 8 7.1 57 58 30 Sam Kilburn 17 2.4 40 36 24 Mike Herr 20 1.2 24 33 21 Neil Reif 14 1.3 18 22 https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1974_75_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14431 1974-75 Final Wright State University Basketball Stats Wright State University Athletics October 14, 2023 Awards Bob Grote MVP Rick Martin Raider Award Bob Grote Guardian Award https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1014&context=athletics_publications Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76 Wright State University Athletics September 6, 2023 References Wright State Category:Wright State Raiders men's basketball seasons Wright State Raiders men's basketball Wright State Raiders men's basketball