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1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record17–5 ( )
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jim Brown
  • Ray Ridenour
Home arenaStebbins High School, WSU PE Building
Seasons

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

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The 1971-72 team went 9–17 in Wright State's sophomore varsity season.

Season summary

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The Raiders soared to their first winning season, finishing 17–5 in just the third year of varsity basketball.

Roster

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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

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
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

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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

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Awards

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Jim Minch MVP
Rick Martin Raider Award
Jim Minch Guardian Award

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References

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  1. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
  2. ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  3. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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)
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ 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)
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ "1972-73 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATS" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
  11. ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.