# 1971–72 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team, led by head coach John Ross, represented Wright State University in the 1971-72 NCAA College Division men's basketball season. They played their home games at Stebbins High School in Riverside, Ohio.

## Previous season

The 1970-71 team went 7–17 in Wright State's first varsity season.

## Season summary

The Raiders finished 9–14 in their second varsity season in which the young team had become more competitive and showed hints of the success to come.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1971 | Berea | W 88-87 | 1–0 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Dec 3, 1971 | vs. Spring Arbor Taylor Invitational | W 75-71 | 2–0 | Upland, Indiana |
| Dec 4, 1971 | at Taylor Taylor Invitational | L 88-104 | 2–1 | Upland, Indiana |
| Dec 11, 1971 | at Bellarmine | W 52-47 | 2–2 | |
| Dec 13, 1971 | at Rose-Hulman | L 70-89 | 2–3 | Terre Haute, Indiana |
| Dec 21, 1971 | Kenyon | L 52-71 | 2–4 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Dec 28, 1971 | vs. Aquinas | L 63-80 | 2–5 | Allendale, Michigan |
| Dec 29, 1971 | at Grand Valley State | L 86-111 | 2–6 | Allendale, Michigan |
| Jan 3, 1972 | Thomas Moore | L 61-76 | 2–7 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Jan 8, 1972 | at Marian (IN) | W 109-107 $^{2OT}$ | 3–7 | Indianapolis |
| Jan 12, 1972 | at Wilmington | L 59-73 | 3–8 | Wilmington, Ohio |
| Jan 15, 1972 | Wilberforce | L 77-78 | 3–9 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Jan 18, 1972 | Cedarville | W 85-77 | 4–9 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Jan 22, 1972 | Rio Grande | L 69-71 | 5–9 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Jan 25, 1972 | Cumberland | W 93-81 | 6–9 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Jan 28, 1972 | Northwood | L 63-89 | 6-10 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Feb 2, 1972 | at Wilberforce | W 95-81 | 7–10 | Wilberforce, Ohio |
| Feb 5, 1972 | at Ohio Northern | L 85-94 | 7–11 | Ada, OH |
| Feb 8, 1972 | at Cumberland | L 83-91 | 7–12 | Williamsburg, KY |
| Feb 12, 1972 | at Cleveland State | L 65-75 | 7–13 | Cleveland, OH |
| Feb 18, 1972 | Walsh | W 86-82 | 8–13 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Feb 24, 1972 | Earlham | W 81-74 | 9-13 | Stebbins High School Riverside, OH |
| Feb 27, 1972 | at Thomas Moore | L 70-81 | 9–14 | Crestview Hills, Kentucky |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. MW=Midwest. ||||||
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## Statistics

| Number | Name | Games | Average | Points | Rebounds |
| 23 | Tim Walker | 23 | 17.1 | 394 | 98 |
| 21 | Bill Fogt | 20 | 13.8 | 277 | 218 |
| 32 | John Lucas | 23 | 10.0 | 230 | 108 |
| 22 | Greg McCurdy | 23 | 8.3 | 193 | 165 |
| 25 | Jim Minch | 20 | 9.0 | 180 | 154 |
| 12 | Fred Clark | 21 | 6.5 | 138 | 71 |
| 11 | Phil McKee | 20 | 5.4 | 108 | 27 |
| 14 | Bill Marras | 19 | 5.3 | 101 | 70 |
| 23 | Don Vorhees | 19 | 3.4 | 66 | 25 |
| 20 | Dan Swain | 20 | 3.0 | 60 | 67 |
| | Mike Tollinger | 6 | 2.0 | 12 | 17 |
| | Ben Phifer | 10 | 1.0 | 10 | 2 |

## Awards

| Bill Fogt | MVP |
| Bill Fogt | Raider Award |
| Tim Walker | Guardian Award |