1978-79 Detroit Mercy Titans Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 22-6 (Independent)

Coach: Smokey Gaines

PS/G: 84.2 (17th of 262)

PA/G: 74.2 (153rd of 262)

SRS: 7.69 (42nd of 256)

SOS: 0.29 (111th of 256)

NCAA Tournament: (#7 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast First Round (95-87) versus #10 Lamar

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Terry Duerod	SR	G	6-2	23.3 Pts, 3.5 Reb, 2.5 Ast
Earl Cureton	JR	F	6-9	11.7 Pts, 9.0 Reb, 1.3 Ast
Jerry Davis	FR	F	6-5	11.6 Pts, 5.8 Reb, 1.9 Ast
Wilbert McCormick	JR	G	6-1	11.4 Pts, 3.4 Reb, 6.6 Ast
Dave Niles	JR	G	6-5	10.2 Pts, 2.3 Reb, 3.1 Ast
Keith Jackson	SR	C	6-9	6.5 Pts, 6.1 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Jeff Whitlow	SR	F	6-6	4.5 Pts, 2.5 Reb, 1.1 Ast
Joe Kopicki	FR	F	6-9	3.7 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 0.6 Ast
Garey Fields	JR	F	6-6	1.6 Pts, 1.2 Reb, 0.1 Ast
Rich McDermott	SR	G	6-2	1.1 Pts, 0.4 Reb, 0.3 Ast
Mario Berson	FR		6-3
Arthur Bright	SO	F	6-5

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	28		36.6	74.4	.493	10.9	15.6	.702	41.7	17.8	8.5	5.0		19.1	84.2
Opponent	28		30.7	68.4	.449	12.8	19.8	.647	42.0	13.5	5.5	1.8		17.1	74.2

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	28		1026	2083	.493	306	436	.702	1167	497	239	140		534	2358
Opponent	28		860	1916	.449	358	553	.647	1177	378	153	51		480	2078

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Terry Duerod	G	28	28	35.2	10.8	20.6	.525	10.8	20.6	1.7	2.4	.691	3.5	2.5	1.5	0.5	2.3	23.3
2	Earl Cureton	F	28	28	26.6	4.9	9.6	.511	4.9	9.6	1.8	2.7	.680	9.0	1.3	1.0	1.1	3.3	11.7
3	Jerry Davis	F	28	28	28.9	5.1	10.8	.475	5.1	10.8	1.3	1.7	.750	5.8	1.9	2.1	0.9	2.8	11.6
4	Wilbert McCormick	G	28	28	35.8	4.7	9.6	.493	4.7	9.6	1.9	2.5	.771	3.4	6.6	1.5	0.0	2.4	11.4
5	Dave Niles	G	28	0	22.5	4.5	8.9	.506	4.5	8.9	1.2	1.6	.750	2.3	3.1	0.7	0.1	1.1	10.2
6	Keith Jackson	C	28	0	20.0	2.8	5.7	.484	2.8	5.7	1.0	1.5	.683	6.1	0.6	0.4	1.8	2.5	6.5
7	Jeff Whitlow	F	28	17	14.6	1.8	4.2	.432	1.8	4.2	0.9	1.2	.727	2.5	1.1	0.7	0.3	2.4	4.5
8	Joe Kopicki	F	26	11	15.2	1.4	3.9	.363	1.4	3.9	0.9	1.5	.590	3.7	0.6	0.5	0.2	1.6	3.7
9	Garey Fields	F	20	0	4.3	0.8	1.3	.600	0.8	1.3	0.1	0.2	.333	1.2	0.1	0.0	0.3	0.8	1.6
10	Rich McDermott	G	11	0	2.5	0.2	1.0	.182	0.2	1.0	0.7	1.0	.727	0.4	0.3	0.3	0.0	0.3	1.1
11	Arthur Bright	F	4		4.8
12	Mario Berson
	Team Totals		28			36.6	74.4	.493	36.6	74.4	10.9	15.6	.702	41.7	17.8	8.5	5.0	19.1	84.2

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Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Terry Duerod	G	28	28	986	303	577	.525	303	577	47	68	.691	98	71	42	14	63	653
2	Earl Cureton	F	28	28	744	138	270	.511	138	270	51	75	.680	251	35	29	32	93	327
3	Jerry Davis	F	28	28	809	144	303	.475	144	303	36	48	.750	161	54	59	25	78	324
4	Wilbert McCormick	G	28	28	1003	132	268	.493	132	268	54	70	.771	96	184	42	1	67	318
5	Dave Niles	G	28	0	629	126	249	.506	126	249	33	44	.750	64	88	20	2	30	285
6	Keith Jackson	C	28	0	560	77	159	.484	77	159	28	41	.683	171	16	12	49	69	182
7	Jeff Whitlow	F	28	17	408	51	118	.432	51	118	24	33	.727	69	31	19	8	68	126
8	Joe Kopicki	F	26	11	395	37	102	.363	37	102	23	39	.590	95	15	12	5	41	97
9	Garey Fields	F	20	0	85	15	25	.600	15	25	1	3	.333	24	2	0	5	16	31
10	Rich McDermott	G	11	0	27	2	11	.182	2	11	8	11	.727	4	3	3	0	3	12
11	Arthur Bright	F	4		19
12	Mario Berson
	Team Totals		28			1026	2083	.493	1026	2083	306	436	.702	1167	497	239	140	534	2358

Per 40 Minutes Table
Rk	Player	G	GS	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Terry Duerod	28	28	986	12.3	23.4	.525	1.9	2.8	.691	4.0	2.9	1.7	0.6	2.6	26.5
2	Dave Niles	28	0	629	8.0	15.8	.506	2.1	2.8	.750	4.1	5.6	1.3	0.1	1.9	18.1
3	Rich McDermott	11	0	27	3.0	16.3	.182	11.9	16.3	.727	5.9	4.4	4.4	0.0	4.4	17.8
4	Earl Cureton	28	28	744	7.4	14.5	.511	2.7	4.0	.680	13.5	1.9	1.6	1.7	5.0	17.6
5	Jerry Davis	28	28	809	7.1	15.0	.475	1.8	2.4	.750	8.0	2.7	2.9	1.2	3.9	16.0
6	Garey Fields	20	0	85	7.1	11.8	.600	0.5	1.4	.333	11.3	0.9	0.0	2.4	7.5	14.6
7	Keith Jackson	28	0	560	5.5	11.4	.484	2.0	2.9	.683	12.2	1.1	0.9	3.5	4.9	13.0
8	Wilbert McCormick	28	28	1003	5.3	10.7	.493	2.2	2.8	.771	3.8	7.3	1.7	0.0	2.7	12.7
9	Jeff Whitlow	28	17	408	5.0	11.6	.432	2.4	3.2	.727	6.8	3.0	1.9	0.8	6.7	12.4
10	Joe Kopicki	26	11	395	3.7	10.3	.363	2.3	3.9	.590	9.6	1.5	1.2	0.5	4.2	9.8
11	Mario Berson
12	Arthur Bright	4		19