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1978-79 Columbia Lions Men's Roster and Stats

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Record: 17-9 (10-4, 2nd in Ivy MBB)

Coach: Buddy Mahar

PS/G: 71.6 (178th of 262)

PA/G: 66.3 (37th of 262)

SRS: 0.88 (111th of 256)

SOS: -4.07 (194th of 256)

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Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Ricky Free	SR	F	6-4	15.8 Pts, 8.2 Reb, 1.7 Ast
Alton Byrd	SR	G	5-8	15.0 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 6.0 Ast
Juan Mitchell	SR	F	6-5	13.7 Pts, 4.4 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Shane Cotner	SR	F	6-5	9.6 Pts, 3.8 Reb, 1.5 Ast
Dave Fields	SO	F	6-4	6.2 Pts, 3.9 Reb, 0.5 Ast
Dave Westenburg	SO	F	6-4	4.4 Pts, 2.0 Reb, 0.4 Ast
Kurt Mahoney	SO	F	6-4	3.2 Pts, 1.0 Reb, 1.4 Ast
Joe Lynch	SO	G	6-0	1.7 Pts, 0.9 Reb, 0.7 Ast
Greg Smith	SO	C	6-8	2.1 Pts, 1.9 Reb, 0.1 Ast
John McElaney	JR	F	6-5	1.0 Pts, 0.7 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Rich Rutecki	SO	F	6-2	1.7 Pts, 0.6 Reb, 0.0 Ast
Gene Schatz		G	5-10	0.3 Pts, 0.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast
J. Kutlow				0.5 Pts, 0.0 Reb, 0.0 Ast

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		28.2	57.7	.489	15.1	22.7	.667	33.5	14.8				19.6	71.6
Opponent	26		26.0	54.8	.474	14.3	19.7	.725	33.4	13.3				21.5	66.3

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														68.4
Opponent	14														62.4

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		734	1501	.489	393	589	.667	872	385				509	1861
Opponent	26		676	1426	.474	371	512	.725	869	346				560	1723

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														958
Opponent	14														873

Per Game

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Ricky Free	F	26	6.1	11.2	.543	6.1	11.2	3.7	6.0	.619	8.2	1.7	3.0	15.8
2	Alton Byrd	G	26	5.3	10.9	.489	5.3	10.9	4.3	5.5	.771	2.5	6.0	3.0	15.0
3	Juan Mitchell	F	26	5.7	12.6	.456	5.7	12.6	2.2	3.4	.648	4.4	2.1	3.2	13.7
4	Shane Cotner	F	25	4.0	8.3	.478	4.0	8.3	1.7	2.4	.712	3.8	1.5	2.4	9.6
5	Dave Fields	F	26	2.4	4.7	.521	2.4	4.7	1.4	1.9	.735	3.9	0.5	2.8	6.2
6	Dave Westenburg	F	25	2.0	4.2	.467	2.0	4.2	0.4	0.8	.579	2.0	0.4	1.4	4.4
7	Kurt Mahoney	F	24	1.4	3.4	.415	1.4	3.4	0.3	0.6	.571	1.0	1.4	1.3	3.2
8	Greg Smith	C	17	0.8	1.5	.560	0.8	1.5	0.5	1.5	.320	1.9	0.1	0.7	2.1
9	Joe Lynch	G	23	0.7	1.5	.457	0.7	1.5	0.3	0.4	.800	0.9	0.7	0.8	1.7
10	Rich Rutecki	F	10	0.6	0.6	1.000	0.6	0.6	0.5	1.0	.500	0.6	0.0	0.3	1.7
11	John McElaney	F	18	0.3	0.7	.462	0.3	0.7	0.3	0.6	.600	0.7	0.0	0.9	1.0
12	J. Kutlow		6	0.2	0.5	.333	0.2	0.5	0.2	0.3	.500	0.0	0.0	0.3	0.5
13	Gene Schatz	G	13	0.0	0.2	.000	0.0	0.2	0.3	0.3	1.000	0.2	0.1	0.3	0.3
	Team Totals		26	28.2	57.7	.489	28.2	57.7	15.1	22.7	.667	33.5	14.8	19.6	71.6

Totals

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Ricky Free	F	26	158	291	.543	158	291	96	155	.619	212	43	79	412
2	Alton Byrd	G	26	139	284	.489	139	284	111	144	.771	64	155	79	389
3	Juan Mitchell	F	26	149	327	.456	149	327	57	88	.648	114	55	84	355
4	Shane Cotner	F	25	99	207	.478	99	207	42	59	.712	95	38	59	240
5	Dave Fields	F	26	63	121	.521	63	121	36	49	.735	102	12	72	162
6	Dave Westenburg	F	25	49	105	.467	49	105	11	19	.579	51	11	36	109
7	Kurt Mahoney	F	24	34	82	.415	34	82	8	14	.571	25	33	30	76
8	Joe Lynch	G	23	16	35	.457	16	35	8	10	.800	21	15	19	40
9	Greg Smith	C	17	14	25	.560	14	25	8	25	.320	32	2	12	36
10	John McElaney	F	18	6	13	.462	6	13	6	10	.600	12	0	17	18
11	Rich Rutecki	F	10	6	6	1.000	6	6	5	10	.500	6	0	3	17
12	Gene Schatz	G	13	0	2	.000	0	2	4	4	1.000	3	1	4	4
13	J. Kutlow		6	1	3	.333	1	3	1	2	.500	0	0	2	3
	Team Totals		26	734	1501	.489	734	1501	393	589	.667	872	385	509	1861

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