1973–74 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1973-74 Wright State Raiders Wright State Raiders logo.png 200 Independent II 17–8 John Ross 4th Jim Brown Ray Ridenour WSU PE Building 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 Wright State Raiders y y Phil McKee n basketball 141 G 6 0 175 jr Lima, Ohio Shawnee Jim Minch n basketball 25 C 6 6 190 sr Xenia, Ohio Carroll Dan Swain n basketball 31 C 6 8 205 jr Beavercreek, Ohio Beavercreek Tim Walker n basketball 23 G 6 2 180 sr Centerville, Ohio Centerville Bob Grote n basketball 30 F 6 3 190 so Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Bill Fogt n basketball 21 F 6 3 185 sr Piqua, Ohio Piqua Rick Martin n basketball 10 G 5 10 155 so Middletown, Ohio Middletown Lyle Falknor n basketball 20 F 6 5 158 so New Madison, Ohio New Madison Jim Cunningham n basketball 32 F 6 8 206 sr Miamisburg, Ohio Alter Greg McCurdy n basketball 22 C 6 7 200 sr Centerville, Ohio Centerville Jim Hough n basketball 11 G 6 0 170 fr Springboro, Ohio Springboro Dan Brinkman n basketball 13 G 6 2 175 so Dayton, Ohio Alter Neil Reif n basketball 12 F 6 5 185 fr Cincinnati, Ohio Indian Hill Mike Herr n basketball 24 F 6 4 185 fr Cincinnati, Ohio Elder Ken Millisor n basketball 15 C 6 7 185 fr Bremen, Ohio Fairfield Union y 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 1973-74 Wright State Athletics October 6, 2023 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 |- Dec 1, 1973 Wilmington WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 87-55 1–0 |- Dec 4, 1973 yes Miami Ohio Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio 69-79 1–1  |- Dec 8, 1973 Heidelberg WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 73-54 2–1 |- Dec 12, 1973 yes Cincinnati UC Armory Cincinnati, OH 42-78 2–2 |- Dec 15, 1973 yes Cumberland Lebanon, TN 67-81 2–3 |- Dec 20, 1973 yes Marietta 76-58 3–3  |- Dec 12, 1973 Berea WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 87-56 4–3 |- Dec 28, 1973 yes Adrian Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH Colonel City Classic 81-64 5–3   |- Dec 29, 1973 yes Bluffton Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH Colonel City Classic 62-60 6–3   |- Jan 3, 1974 Northern Kentucky WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 92-59 7–3 |- Jan 5, 1974 Urbana WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 83-59 8–3 |- Jan 10, 1974 yes Stetson Deland Armory DeLand, Florida 61-64 8–4 |- Jan 12, 1974 yes Rollins Enyart-Alumni Winter Park, Florida 77-84 8–5 |- Jan 16, 1974 yes Kent State Memorial Gymnasium Kent, Ohio 78-87 8–6 |- Jan 19, 1974 yes Rio Grande Lyne Physical Education Center Rio Grande, OH 79-69 9–6 |- Jan 21, 1974 Cleveland State WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 69-45 10–6 |- Jan 26, 1974 yes Otterbein Alumni Gym Westerville, Ohio 64-70 10–7 |- Feb 2, 1974 yes Franklin Franklin, Indiana 46-45 11–7 |- Feb 7, 1974 Marian (IN) Naval Armory Indianapolis 82-88 11–8 |- Feb 13, 1974 Tiffin WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 92-58 12–8 |- Feb 16, 1974 Wilberforce WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 120-55 13-8 |- Feb 20, 1974 Bellarmine WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 99-75 14–8 |- Feb 23, 1974 yes Rose-Hulman Shook Memorial Terre Haute, Indiana 90-77 OT 15–8 |- Feb 26, 1974 Thomas Moore WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 80-68 16–8 |- March 2, 1974 yes Cedarville WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH 102-75 17-8 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 1973-74 Wright State Athletics October 6, 2023 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 https://wsuraiders.com/documents/2018/8/16//1973_74_MBB_stats.pdf?id=14430 1973-74 Final Statistics Wright State University Athletics October 6, 2023 Awards Jim Minch MVP Rick Martin Raider Award https://corescholar.libraries.wright.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1013&context=athletics_publications 74/75 Wright State University Press Book Wright State University Athletics October 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