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1949-50 BYU Cougars Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 22-12 (14-6, 1st in MSAC MBB)

Coach: Stan Watts

PS/G: 55.8 (96th of 169)

PA/G: 49.9 (20th of 169)

SRS: 7.94 (26th of 143)

SOS: 2.83 (50th of 143)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost West Regional Semifinal (56-55) versus Baylor
Won West Regional Third Place (83-62) versus UCLA

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Joe Nelson	SR	F	6-2	14.9 Pts
Roland Minson	JR	F	6-0	12.3 Pts
Mel Hutchins	JR	C	6-5	11.8 Pts
Robert Craig	JR	G	6-1	4.6 Pts
Jerry Romney	SO	G	6-3	3.4 Pts
Jack Whipple	SR	G	5-10	2.9 Pts
Dick Jones	JR	G	6-3	2.9 Pts
Ray Fullmer	SR	F	6-0	5.0 Pts
Russell Hillman	JR	F	6-2	2.3 Pts
Ivan Beem	SR	F	6-4	1.6 Pts
Wayne Cottle		F	6-0	1.4 Pts

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	34		21.4	62.7	.341	13.1	21.0	.625						17.8	55.8
Opponent	34		18.5	59.4	.312	12.9	19.9	.646						17.5	49.9

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	20
Opponent	20

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	34		726	2132	.341	446	714	.625						605	1898
Opponent	34		630	2019	.312	438	678	.646						596	1698

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	20
Opponent	20

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	PF	PTS
1	Joe Nelson	31	5.5	17.1	.323	3.9	5.0	.786	2.1	14.9
2	Roland Minson	34	5.1	13.3	.383	2.1	3.7	.559	2.7	12.3
3	Mel Hutchins	34	4.5	11.1	.407	2.8	4.3	.639	3.0	11.8
4	Ray Fullmer	12	1.7	4.5	.370	1.7	2.3	.741	1.8	5.0
5	Robert Craig	33	1.6	6.3	.256	1.4	2.4	.563	2.5	4.6
6	Jerry Romney	33	1.4	4.6	.296	0.7	1.6	.434	1.8	3.4
7	Dick Jones	28	1.0	2.9	.363	0.9	1.7	.511	1.6	2.9
8	Jack Whipple	31	1.2	4.3	.278	0.5	1.1	.457	1.4	2.9
9	Russell Hillman	25	0.8	2.6	.308	0.7	0.9	.773	1.8	2.3
10	Ivan Beem	22	0.6	2.4	.264	0.4	0.4	.889	1.1	1.6
11	Wayne Cottle	8	0.6	1.4	.455	0.1	0.4	.333	0.9	1.4

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	PF	PTS
1	Joe Nelson	31	171	530	.323	121	154	.786	66	463
2	Roland Minson	34	173	452	.383	71	127	.559	93	417
3	Mel Hutchins	34	153	376	.407	94	147	.639	102	400
4	Robert Craig	33	53	207	.256	45	80	.563	81	151
5	Jerry Romney	33	45	152	.296	23	53	.434	61	113
6	Jack Whipple	31	37	133	.278	16	35	.457	42	90
7	Dick Jones	28	29	80	.363	24	47	.511	44	82
8	Ray Fullmer	12	20	54	.370	20	27	.741	22	60
9	Russell Hillman	25	20	65	.308	17	22	.773	45	57
10	Ivan Beem	22	14	53	.264	8	9	.889	24	36
11	Wayne Cottle	8	5	11	.455	1	3	.333	7	11
	School Totals	34	726	2132	.341	446	714	.625	605	1898

1949-50 BYU (Men's) Season