1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball
Record	17–5 ( )
Head coach	John Ross (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Jim Brown; Ray Ridenour;
Home arena	Stebbins High School, WSU PE Building
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

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

1972–73 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

John Ross (Wilmington)

Assistant coach(es)

Jim Brown (Dayton), Ray Ridenour(Georgia Tech)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Sources^[1]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

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

Jim Minch	MVP
Rick Martin	Raider Award
Jim Minch	Guardian Award

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References

^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 21, 2023.
^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Wright State University Basketball 1972-73". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ 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)
^ "1972-73 WRIGHT STATE UNIVERSITY BASKETBALL STATS" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
^ "Wright State University Basketball 1973-74". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

[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.

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