1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team
American college basketball season
The 1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball team represented Oral Roberts University during the 1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Titans, led by fifth year head coach Ken Trickey , and played their home games at the Mabee Center as an NCAA Independent. For the first time in school history, they received a bid to the NCAA tournament playing in the Midwest region. The Titans defeated Syracuse in OT in the opening round and Louisville in the regional semifinals. In heartbreaking fashion, ORU was beaten by Kansas in OT in the Midwest regional final. They finished the season 23–6 and ranked number 18 in the final AP poll.
Senior Eddie Woods established the school record for career rebounds with 1,365.
Roster
1973–74 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G
10
Stan Kerby
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
—
Jr
Mound City, Illinois
G
11
David Tucker
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
—
Fr
Olney, Illinois
G
12
Bill Fredrick
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
Jr
Detroit, Michigan
G
13
Sam McCants
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
Pensacola, Florida
G
14
Kenny Cooper
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
So
Nashville, Tennessee
F
15
Anthony Roberts
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Fr
Chattanooga, Tennessee
F
20
Carl Vinson
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
Jr
Cairo, Illinois
G
21
Jasper Brown
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
—
Jr
Okmulgee, Oklahoma
C
22
Kenny Robinson
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
—
Jr
Calexico, California
F
25
Duane Fox
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
Jr
Detroit, Michigan
F
30
Eddie Woods
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
Sr
Chattanooga, Tennessee
G
35
Al Boswell
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
Jr
River Rogue, Michigan
F
44
Alvin Scott
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Fr
Cleveland, Tennessee
C
53
Bill Herring
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
Sr
Jenks, Oklahoma
C
55
Richard Lucas
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
—
Jr
Fincastle, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
Dec 10, 1973 *
Southwestern (TX)
W 105–76
1–0
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 10, 1973 *
Hardin-Simmons
W 120–91
2–0
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 13, 1973 *
San Diego State
W 95–78
3–0
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 15, 1973 *
at No. 19 Jacksonville
L 86–91
3–1
Jacksonville Memorial Coliseum Jacksonville, Florida
Dec 17, 1973 *
Eastern Kentucky
W 80–70
4–1
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 19, 1973 *
Cal State Hayward
W 88–62
5–1
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 21, 1973 *
Los Angeles State
W 103–76
6–1
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 22, 1973 *
Murray State
W 86–83
7–1
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Dec 26, 1973 *
vs. Weber State
W 82–79
8–1
Dec 28, 1973 *
vs. Houston
W 118–108
9–1
Dec 29, 1973 *
No. 14 USC
L 75–96
9–2
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 4, 1974 *
at Pepperdine
W 87–74
10–2
Firestone Fieldhouse Malibu, California
Jan 9, 1974 *
Illinois State
W 94–91
11–2
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 15, 1974 *
Nebraska–Omaha
W 111–79
12–2
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 17, 1974 *
at Loyola–Chicago
W 105–90
13–2
Alumni Gym Chicago, Illinois
Jan 19, 1974 *
at Virginia Tech
W 70–68
14–2
Cassell Coliseum Blacksburg, Virginia
Jan 21, 1974 *
Lamar
W 109–75
15–2
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Jan 26, 1974 *
Texas-Pan American
W 107–90
16–2
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 2, 1974 *
at No. 10 Long Beach State
L 89–98
16–3
Long Beach Arena Long Beach, California
Feb 4, 1974 *
Bowling Green
W 78–72
17–3
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 9, 1974 *
Pepperdine
W 98–71
18–3
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 14, 1974 *
at Oklahoma City
L 94–100
18–4
Fredrickson Fieldhouse Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Feb 16, 1974 *
McNeese State
W 103–96
19–4
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Feb 25, 1974 *
Southern Illinois
W 102–88
20–4
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 2, 1974 *
Oklahoma City
W 103–84
21–4
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 4, 1974 *
at Tulsa
L 84–85
21–5
Expo Square Pavilion Tulsa, Oklahoma
NCAA tournament
Mar 9, 1974 *
vs. Syracuse
W 86–82 OT
22–5
UNT Coliseum Denton, Texas
Mar 14, 1974 *
vs. No. 16 Louisville Midwest Regional Final – Sweet Sixteen
W 96–93
23–5
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
Mar 16, 1974 *
vs. No. 14 Kansas Midwest Regional Final – Elite Eight
L 90–93 OT
23–6
Mabee Center Tulsa, Oklahoma
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=Midwest.
All times are in
Central Time .
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References