# 1972–73 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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

Sources

## 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

## 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 |

## Awards

| Jim Minch | MVP |
| Rick Martin | Raider Award |
| Jim Minch | Guardian Award |