1974–75 Wright State Raiders men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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Record | 15–10 ( ) |
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Home arena | WSU PE Building |
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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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Jim Brown (Dayton), Ray Ridenour (Georgia Tech)
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Sources [1]
Schedule and results
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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. |
Sources
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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 |
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Awards
Bob Grote | MVP |
Rick Martin | Raider Award |
Bob Grote | Guardian Award |
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References
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball 1974-75". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "74/75 Wright State University Press Book". Wright State Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "1974-75 Final Wright State University Basketball Stats" (PDF). Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
- ^ "Wright State University Basketball Press Book 1975-76". Wright State University Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2023.
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