1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team

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 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball
NIT, First Round
ConferenceIndependent
Record20–7
Head coach
Associate head coachStewart Way
Assistant coachBill Robinette
Home arenaVeterans Memorial Fieldhouse
Seasons
1972–73 NCAA University Division men's basketball independents standings
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

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1972–73 Marshall Thundering Herd men's basketball team
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
Assistant coach(es)

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

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Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# 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

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  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.
  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.