1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NIT, First Round
Conference	Independent
Record	20–7
Head coach	Bob Daniels (1st season);
Associate head coach	Stewart Way
Assistant coach	Bill Robinette
Home arena	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse
	Seasons ← 1971–72 1973–74 →

The 1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team represented Marshall University during the 1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Thundering Herd, led by first-year head coach Bob Daniels, played their home games at the Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse as an independent. They finished the season 20–7 and received a bid to the NIT where they lost to Fairfield in the First Round.

1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 4 Providence		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 5 Marquette		–		–	27	–	4	.871
No. 13 Houston		–		–	23	–	4	.852
No. 14 Syracuse		–		–	24	–	5	.828
Virginia Tech		–		–	22	–	5	.815
Jacksonville		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oklahoma City		–		–	21	–	6	.778
Oral Roberts		–		–	21	–	6	.778
South Carolina		–		–	22	–	7	.759
Marshall		–		–	20	–	7	.741
Northeastern		–		–	19	–	7	.731
St. John's		–		–	19	–	7	.731
Centenary		–		–	19	–	8	.704
Florida State		–		–	18	–	8	.692
Northern Illinois		–		–	17	–	8	.680
Duquesne		–		–	16	–	8	.667
Fairfield		–		–	18	–	9	.667
Cincinnati		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Denver		–		–	17	–	9	.654
George Washington		–		–	17	–	9	.654
Penn State		–		–	15	–	8	.652
Detroit		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Hardin–Simmons		–		–	16	–	9	.640
Indiana State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Manhattan		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Utah State		–		–	16	–	10	.615
Notre Dame		–		–	18	–	12	.600
Air Force		–		–	14	–	10	.583
Creighton		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Hawaii		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Rutgers		–		–	15	–	11	.577
Stetson		–		–	15	–	11	.577
DePaul		–		–	14	–	11	.560
South Alabama		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Trinity (TX)		–		–	14	–	11	.560
Canisius		–		–	13	–	11	.542
Butler		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Charlotte		–		–	14	–	12	.538
Illinois State		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Long Island		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Navy		–		–	13	–	12	.520
Dayton		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Fairleigh Dickinson		–		–	13	–	13	.500
St. Bonaventure		–		–	13	–	13	.500
Portland State		–		–	12	–	12	.500
Georgetown		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Tulane		–		–	12	–	14	.462
Army		–		–	11	–	13	.458
Boston College		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Colgate		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Villanova		–		–	11	–	14	.440
Fordham		–		–	12	–	16	.429
Southern Illinois		–		–	11	–	15	.423
West Virginia		–		–	10	–	15	.400
Cleveland State		–		–	9	–	14	.391
Ball State		–		–	9	–	15	.375
Niagara		–		–	9	–	16	.360
Loyola (IL)		–		–	8	–	15	.348
Holy Cross		–		–	9	–	17	.346
Southern Miss		–		–	8	–	16	.333
St. Francis (NY)		–		–	8	–	16	.333
Portland		–		–	9	–	19	.321
Seton Hall		–		–	8	–	17	.320
Georgia Southern		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Saint Peter's		–		–	8	–	18	.308
Georgia Tech		–		–	7	–	18	.280
Iona		–		–	6	–	16	.273
Samford		–		–	5	–	20	.200
Saint Francis (PA)		–		–	5	–	21	.192
Pan American		–		–	4	–	22	.154
Xavier		–		–	3	–	23	.115

Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	10	Mike D'Antoni	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Mullens, West Virginia
G	14	Greg Imperi	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr	Huntington, West Virginia
G	23	Billy James	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Sr	Scottsburg, Indiana
G	24	Tyrone Collins	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	Patterson, New York
F	34	Lyle Monroe	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Fort Recovery, Ohio
F	35	Joe Wilmer	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Ronceverte, West Virginia
G	41	Joe Hickman	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Woodstown, New Jersey
G	42	Eric Bachelor	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Eminence, Kentucky
F	43	Dave Mastropaolo	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Falls Church, Virginia
F	45	Randy Noll	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Sr	Covington, Kentucky
C	51	Chuck Jackson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	El Paso, Texas
C	52	Andy Frederiksen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jr	St. Thomas, Virgin Islands
F	53	Bill Mannefeld	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Plano, Texas
C	55	Wayne Smith	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jr	Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Head coach

Bob Daniels

Assistant coach(es)

Stewart Way
Bill Robinette

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

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Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
Dec 2, 1972	Morris Harvey	W 85–70	1–0	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Dec 5, 1972	UNC Charlotte	W 74–59	2–0	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Dec 8, 1972	vs. UTEP Bayou Classic	W 64–62	3–0	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA
Dec 9, 1972	at No. 10 Southwestern Louisiana Bayou Classic	L 84–98	3–1	Blackham Coliseum Lafayette, LA
Dec 12, 1972	at Cleveland State	W 79–72	4–1	Public Hall Cleveland, OH
Dec 15, 1972	Baylor Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 82–72	5–1	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Dec 16, 1972	Princeton Marshall Memorial Invitational	W 78–64	6–1	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Dec 22, 1972	Morehead State	W 74–71	7–1	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Dec 30, 1972	at Western Michigan	L 70–72 ^2OT	7–2	Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 3, 1973	Oral Roberts	L 76–81	7–3	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Jan 6, 1973	Eastern Kentucky	W 83–72	8–3	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Jan 10, 1973	at Bowling Green	L 87–92	8–4	Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
Jan 13, 1973	Central Michigan	W 99–91	9–4	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Jan 17, 1973	Miami (OH)	W 90–70	10–4	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Jan 20, 1973	at Morris Harvey	W 95–72	11–4	Charleston Civic Center Charleston, WV
Jan 24, 1973	at Morehead State	L 80–81	11–5	Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY
Jan 29, 1973	North Carolina A&T	W 85–66	12–5	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Jan 31, 1973	at South Carolina	L 71–88	12–6	Carolina Coliseum Columbia, SC
Feb 3, 1973	at Eastern Kentucky	W 100–76	13–6	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
Feb 7, 1973	at Miami (OH)	W 68–59	14–6	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
Feb 10, 1973	at No. 19 Oral Roberts	W 106–103 ^OT	15–6	Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
Feb 17, 1973	Saint Francis (PA)	W 116–79	16–6	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
Feb 22, 1973	at UNC Charlotte	W 69–65	17–6	Belk Gymnasium Charlotte, NC
Feb 24, 1973	at Stetson	W 86–67	18–6	DeLand National Guard Armory DeLand, FL
Feb 26, 1973	at Florida State	W 71–59	19–6	Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL
Mar 1, 1973	Samford	W 77–65	20–6	Veterans Memorial Fieldhouse Huntington, WV
NIT
Mar 18, 1973	vs. Fairfield First Round	L 76–80	20–7	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "1972-73 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "1972-73 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
^ "2018–19 Marshall Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[1] "1972-73 Marshall Thundering Herd Roster and Stats". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[2] "1972-73 Marshall Thundering Herd Schedule and Results". college-basketball-reference. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

[record_book_p39-3] "2018–19 Marshall Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Marshall University. p. 39. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 8, 2023.

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