1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
ConferenceIndependent
Ranking
APNo. 18
Record23–6
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jack Sutter
  • Terry Scott
Home arenaMabee Center
1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 5 Notre Dame –   – 26 – 3   .897
No. 8 Providence –   – 28 – 4   .875
No. 16 Pittsburgh –   – 25 – 4   .862
UNC Charlotte –   – 22 – 4   .846
Centenary –   – 21 – 4   .840
Marquette –   – 26 – 5   .839
No. 19 South Carolina –   – 22 – 5   .815
No. 18 –   – 23 – 6   .793
South Alabama –   – 22 – 6   .786
Creighton –   – 23 – 7   .767
St. John's –   – 20 – 7   .741
Georgia Southern –   – 19 – 7   .731
Southern Illinois –   – 19 – 7   .731
Syracuse –   – 19 – 7   .731
VCU –   – 17 – 7   .708
Cincinnati –   – 19 – 8   .704
Boston College –   – 21 – 9   .700
Florida State –   – 18 – 8   .692
Rutgers –   – 18 – 8   .692
No. 20 Dayton –   – 20 – 9   .690
Hawaii –   – 19 – 9   .679
Jacksonville –   – 20 – 10   .667
Manhattan –   – 18 – 9   .667
Mercer –   – 16 – 8   .667
Detroit –   – 17 – 9   .654
Fairfield –   – 17 – 9   .654
Houston –   – 17 – 9   .654
Illinois State –   – 17 – 9   .654
Marshall –   – 17 – 9   .654
St. Bonaventure –   – 17 – 9   .654
Stetson –   – 17 – 9   .654
DePaul –   – 16 – 9   .640
Memphis State –   – 19 – 11   .633
Northeast Louisiana –   – 16 – 10   .615
Utah State –   – 16 – 10   .615
Colgate –   – 15 – 10   .600
Portland State –   – 16 – 11   .593
Seton Hall –   – 16 – 11   .593
Pan American –   – 13 – 9   .591
George Washington –   – 15 – 11   .577
Portland –   – 15 – 11   .577
Saint Francis (PA) –   – 15 – 11   .577
Ball State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Butler –   – 14 – 12   .538
Canisius –   – 14 – 12   .538
Milwaukee –   – 14 – 12   .538
Penn State –   – 14 – 12   .538
Northeastern –   – 12 – 11   .522
Long Island –   – 13 – 12   .520
Duquesne –   – 12 – 12   .500
Georgetown –   – 13 – 13   .500
Oklahoma City –   – 13 – 13   .500
Virginia Tech –   – 13 – 13   .500
Indiana State –   – 12 – 14   .462
Loyola Chicago –   – 12 – 14   .462
Niagara –   – 12 – 14   .462
Tulane –   – 12 – 14   .462
Air Force –   – 11 – 13   .458
Iona –   – 11 – 13   .458
St. Francis (NY) –   – 11 – 13   .458
Fairleigh Dickinson –   – 11 – 14   .440
Hardin-Simmons –   – 11 – 14   .440
South Florida –   – 11 – 14   .440
Denver –   – 11 – 15   .423
Southern Mississippi –   – 11 – 15   .423
Navy –   – 9 – 13   .409
West Virginia –   – 10 – 15   .400
Fordham –   – 8 – 17   .320
Northern Illinois –   – 8 – 17   .320
Eastern Michigan –   – 8 – 18   .308
Holy Cross –   – 8 – 18   .308
Saint Peter's –   – 8 – 18   .308
Xavier –   – 8 – 18   .308
Villanova –   – 7 – 19   .269
Army –   – 6 – 18   .250
Houston Baptist –   – 6 – 19   .240
Cleveland State –   – 6 – 20   .231
Samford –   – 6 – 20   .231
Buffalo –   – 5 – 20   .200
Georgia Tech –   – 5 – 21   .192
Georgia State –   – 1 – 25   .038
Rankings from AP Poll

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

    [1]

    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.

    [2]

    References

    1. ^ "1973–74 Oral Roberts Golden Eagles Roster and Stats". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
    2. ^ "1973-74 Men's Basketball Schedule". Oral Roberts University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2023.
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