2018-19 ORU MEN’S BASKETBALL MEDIA GUIDE 1973-74 (23-6) • NCAA ELITE EIGHT FIRST ROW (L TO R): Assistant Coach Jack Sutter, Assistant Coach Terry Scott, Alvin Scott, Eddie Woods, Greg McDougald, Richard Lucas, Bill Herring, Willis Collins, Eddie Calbart, Duane Fox, Trainer Glenn Smith, Head Coach Ken Trickey. SECOND ROW (L TO R): SID Mal Elliott, Manager Max James, David Tucker, Bill Fredrick, Sam McCants, Anthony Roberts, Al Boswell, Rod Eppley, Ken Robinson, Manager Wally Hamilton.
1973-74 RESULTS (23-6 OVERALL) Dec. 1 Dec. 10 Dec. 13 Dec. 15 Dec. 17 Dec. 19 Dec. 21 Dec. 22 Dec. 27 Dec. 28 Dec. 29 Jan. 4 Jan. 9 Jan. 15 Jan. 17 Jan. 19 Jan. 21 Jan. 26 Feb. 2
Southwestern (Texas) Hardin-Simmons San Diego State at Jacksonville Eastern Kentucky Cal. State-Hayward Los Angeles State Murray State vs. Weber State vs. Houston vs. USC at Pepperdine Illinois State Nebraska-Omaha at Loyola at Virginia Tech Lamar Texas-Pan American at Long Beach State
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1973-74 ROSTER
Feb. 4 Bowling Green 78-72 W Feb. 9 Pepperdine 98-71 W Feb. 14 at Oklahoma City 94-100 L Feb. 16 McNeese State 103-96 W Feb. 25 Southern Illinois 102-88 W March 2 Oklahoma City 103-84 W March 4 at Tulsa 84-85 L NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND (DENTON, TEXAS) March 9 vs. Syracuse 86-82 (OT) W NCAA TOURNAMENT MIDWEST REGION (TULSA, OKLA.) March 14 Louisville 96-93 W March 16 Kansas 90-93 (OT) L
to knock off Syracuse 86-82 in overtime in Denton, Texas, in the first round and Louisville 96-93 at the Mabee Center to move on to the Elite Eight. ORU’s dream season came to an end on its home floor, however, as Kansas overcame a nine-point deficit in the game’s final minutes to send it to overtime, where the Jayhawks won 93-90. ORU, at 23-6, won 20-plus games for the fifth straight season, closing out Ken Trickey’s five-year coaching stay with an incredible 118-23 record. ORU averaged 94.6 points, the fifth straight season over the 90-point mark under Trickey, whose running style helped revolutionize offensive basketball from then on. Junior guard Sam McCants paced the Titans with a 24.0 scoring average, while senior forward Eddie Woods completed a standout four-year career by leading the team with a 12.1 rebounding average. The Titans finished 18th in the final Associated Press ranking, the second time in three years placing in the Top 20.
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NAME POS. HT. Stan Kerby G 5-10 David Tucker G 5-11 Bill Fredrick G 6-2 Sam McCants G 6-3 Kenny Cooper G 6-3 Anthony Roberts F 6-5 Carl Vinson F 6-3 Jasper Brown G 6-0 Kenny Robinson G 6-11 Duane Fox F 6-6 Eddie Woods F 6-7 Vincent Banks F 6-4 Rod Eppley G 6-3 Willis Collins F 6-8 John Patterson F 6-6 Al Boswell G 6-5 Alvin Scott F 6-7 David Vaughn C 7-0 Eddie Calbert F 6-6 Greg McDougald F 6-8 Bill Herring C 6-9 Richard Lucas C 7-0
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ORU, in just its eighth season of varsity competition, made the big show and almost stole the show, coming within three points of advancing to the Final Four. The Titans finished the regular season 21-5 before receiving the NCAA bid and then proceeded www.ORUAthletics.com
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