# 1974–75 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

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 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 for the second year in a row.
Their second winning season firmly established the WSU PE Building as tough court to visit.

## Season summary

The 1974–75 squad concluded the John Ross era with a third straight winning season.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Nov 30, 1974 | at Cincinnati | L 71-89 | 0–1 | UC Armory Cincinnati, OH |
| Dec 4, 1974 | Tiffin | W 92-57 | 1–1 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 7, 1974 | at Miami Ohio | L 61-85 | 1–2 | Millett Assembly Hall Oxford, Ohio |
| Dec 14, 1974 | Heidelberg | W 65-59 | 2–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 21, 1974 | Indiana Southeast | W 74-53 | 3–2 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Dec 27, 1974 | vs. Ohio Northern Colonel City Classic | W 44-37 | 4–2 | Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH |
| Dec 28, 1974 | at Kenyon Colonel City Classic | W 71-55 | 5–2 | Wertheimer Field House Gambier, OH |
| Jan 4, 1975 | at Rice | L 83-92 | 5–3 | Autry Court and Gym Houston, TX |
| Jan 9, 1975 | Cleveland State | W 58-53 | 6–3 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 13, 1975 | Wilberforce | W 78-69 | 7-3 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 16, 1975 | at Rollins | L 57-59 | 7–4 | Enyart-Alumni Winter Park, Florida |
| Jan 18, 1975 | at Stetson | L 38-62 | 7–5 | Deland Armory DeLand, Florida |
| Jan 22, 1975 | Northern Kentucky | W 90-76 | 8–5 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 25, 1975 | Rio Grande | W 103-80 | 9–5 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 28, 1975 | Akron | L 60-63 | 9–6 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Jan 30, 1975 | Slippery Rock | L 79-81 | 9–7 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 1, 1975 | Franklin | W 87-60 | 10-7 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 5, 1975 | Urbana | W 82-73 | 11–7 | College Community Center Urbana, OH |
| Feb 8, 1975 | at Cleveland State | L 60-75 | 11–8 | Cleveland Public Hall Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 11, 1975 | Cumberland | W 88-73 | 12–8 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 15, 1975 | at Bellarmine | L 79-83 $^{OT}$ | 12–9 | Knights Hall Louisville, Kentucky |
| Feb 19, 1975 | at Northern Kentucky | W 80-78 | 13–9 | Highland Heights, Kentucky |
| Feb 22, 1975 | Central State | W 62-60 | 14–9 | WSU PE Building Fairborn, OH |
| Feb 25, 1975 | at Thomas Moore | W 68-58 | 15–9 | Covington Central High School Covington, Kentucky |
| Mar 1, 1975 | Indiana Southeast | L 71-76 | 15-10 | Jeffersonville Fieldhouse New Albany, Indiana |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## 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 |

## Awards

| Bob Grote | MVP |
| Rick Martin | Raider Award |
| Bob Grote | Guardian Award |