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1977-78 Columbia Lions Men's Roster and Stats

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Record: 15-11 (11-3, 2nd in Ivy MBB)

Coach: Tommy Penders

PS/G: 66.7 (228th of 259)

PA/G: 65.7 (21st of 259)

SRS: -4.09 (159th of 253)

SOS: -4.05 (186th of 253)

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Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Ricky Free	JR	F	6-4	14.2 Pts, 8.3 Reb
Juan Mitchell	JR	F	6-5	12.6 Pts, 4.4 Reb
Shane Cotner	JR	F	6-5	8.0 Pts, 4.2 Reb
Alton Byrd	JR	G	5-8	10.7 Pts, 3.2 Reb
Mike Wilhite	SR	G	6-1	7.1 Pts, 1.9 Reb
Jeff Combs	SR	G	6-2	6.0 Pts, 1.6 Reb
Gene Bentz	SR	G	6-3	5.4 Pts, 1.8 Reb
Kevin Best	SO	F	6-5	4.6 Pts, 2.4 Reb
John McElaney	SO	F	6-5	0.8 Pts, 1.1 Reb
Bryan Sindorf	SO	F	6-4	1.1 Pts, 0.3 Reb
Gene Schatz	JR	G	5-10	0.4 Pts, 0.3 Reb

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	26		25.0	53.1	.470	16.8	23.8	.705	32.2					21.8	66.7
Opponent	26		25.2	53.0	.476	15.2	22.3	.683	33.8					22.5	65.7

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														66.6
Opponent	14														61.7

Total Team and Opponent Stats

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	26		649	1380	.470	437	620	.705	836					568	1735
Opponent	26		656	1378	.476	396	580	.683	878					584	1708

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														933
Opponent	14														864

Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Ricky Free	F	26	5.0	9.7	.514	5.0	9.7	4.2	6.3	.663	8.3	3.2	14.2
2	Juan Mitchell	F	26	5.4	11.6	.468	5.4	11.6	1.8	2.5	.697	4.4	3.5	12.6
3	Alton Byrd	G	19	3.5	7.3	.486	3.5	7.3	3.6	4.5	.802	3.2	2.6	10.7
4	Shane Cotner	F	26	3.1	6.3	.494	3.1	6.3	1.8	2.6	.687	4.2	2.3	8.0
5	Mike Wilhite	G	25	2.8	5.8	.473	2.8	5.8	1.6	2.2	.727	1.9	3.0	7.1
6	Jeff Combs	G	26	2.6	5.7	.459	2.6	5.7	0.7	1.2	.613	1.6	2.7	6.0
7	Gene Bentz	G	25	1.3	3.0	.427	1.3	3.0	2.8	3.4	.824	1.8	1.3	5.4
8	Kevin Best	F	26	1.8	4.1	.434	1.8	4.1	1.1	1.6	.683	2.4	2.5	4.6
9	Bryan Sindorf	F	9	0.4	1.0	.444	0.4	1.0	0.2	0.4	.500	0.3	0.3	1.1
10	John McElaney	F	21	0.2	0.8	.294	0.2	0.8	0.3	0.6	.462	1.1	0.9	0.8
11	Gene Schatz	G	16	0.1	0.8	.167	0.1	0.8	0.1	0.3	.400	0.3	0.4	0.4
	Team Totals		26	25.0	53.1	.470	25.0	53.1	16.8	23.8	.705	32.2	21.8	66.7

Totals

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Ricky Free	F	26	130	253	.514	130	253	108	163	.663	216	84	368
2	Juan Mitchell	F	26	141	301	.468	141	301	46	66	.697	115	92	328
3	Shane Cotner	F	26	81	164	.494	81	164	46	67	.687	109	61	208
4	Alton Byrd	G	19	67	138	.486	67	138	69	86	.802	60	50	203
5	Mike Wilhite	G	25	69	146	.473	69	146	40	55	.727	47	76	178
6	Jeff Combs	G	26	68	148	.459	68	148	19	31	.613	42	69	155
7	Gene Bentz	G	25	32	75	.427	32	75	70	85	.824	46	32	134
8	Kevin Best	F	26	46	106	.434	46	106	28	41	.683	62	65	120
9	John McElaney	F	21	5	17	.294	5	17	6	13	.462	24	18	16
10	Bryan Sindorf	F	9	4	9	.444	4	9	2	4	.500	3	3	10
11	Gene Schatz	G	16	2	12	.167	2	12	2	5	.400	5	6	6
	Team Totals		26	649	1380	.470	649	1380	437	620	.705	836	568	1735

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