1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans basketball team

1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
1973–74 Oral Roberts Titans men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Elite Eight
Conference	Independent
Ranking
AP	No. 18
Record	23–6
Head coach	Ken Trickey (5th season);
Assistant coaches	Jack Sutter; Terry Scott;
Home arena	Mabee Center
	Seasons ← 1972–73 1974–75 →

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.

1973–74 NCAA Division I men's basketball independents standings
v t e	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 Oral Roberts		–		–	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

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

Ken Trickey (Middle Tennessee)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	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

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

[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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