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1982-83 Georgia Southern Eagles Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 18-12 (8-6, 3rd in TAAC MBB)

Coach: Frank Kerns

PS/G: 65.8 (198th of 274)

PA/G: 64.3 (64th of 274)

SRS: -3.48 (166th of 274)

SOS: -3.14 (188th of 274)

NCAA Tournament: (#12 seed in Mideast)
Lost Mideast Opening Round (64-54) versus #12 Robert Morris

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Eric Hightower	JR	G	6-2	15.4 Pts, 2.5 Reb
Dennis Murphy	SR	F	6-5	10.5 Pts, 4.2 Reb
Reggie Fears	JR	C	6-7	9.6 Pts, 5.7 Reb
Bryan Norwood	SR	G	6-4	9.4 Pts, 3.5 Reb
Lafayette Adams	SR	F	6-6	8.9 Pts, 6.7 Reb
David Wright	SR	C	6-6	5.2 Pts, 4.9 Reb
Aaron Rucker	JR	F	6-4	2.5 Pts, 1.0 Reb
Denver Byrd	JR	F	6-6	1.8 Pts, 2.0 Reb
Travis Filer	JR	G	6-3	2.6 Pts, 1.1 Reb
Mark McWhorter	FR	G	6-3	1.9 Pts, 0.4 Reb
Greg Ellis	FR	C	6-3	0.2 Pts, 0.7 Reb

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	30		25.0	51.0	.491	15.7	23.0	.682	33.7					20.0	65.8
Opponent	30		24.5	52.3	.469	15.3	21.2	.720	29.4					21.6	64.3

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														67.5
Opponent	14														65.6

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	30		751	1529	.491	471	691	.682	1011					599	1973
Opponent	30		735	1568	.469	458	636	.720	881					647	1928

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														945
Opponent	14														919

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PTS
1	Eric Hightower	G	30	6.1	13.1	.469	6.1	13.1	3.2	4.5	.704	2.5	15.4
2	Dennis Murphy	F	30	4.2	8.4	.504	4.2	8.4	2.1	2.9	.713	4.2	10.5
3	Reggie Fears	C	30	3.5	6.8	.510	3.5	6.8	2.7	4.1	.656	5.7	9.6
4	Bryan Norwood	G	30	3.6	7.6	.471	3.6	7.6	2.3	2.9	.784	3.5	9.4
5	Lafayette Adams	F	30	3.5	5.9	.599	3.5	5.9	1.8	2.9	.621	6.7	8.9
6	David Wright	C	30	1.8	3.5	.519	1.8	3.5	1.6	2.5	.627	4.9	5.2
7	Travis Filer	G	18	1.1	2.5	.422	1.1	2.5	0.4	0.7	.667	1.1	2.6
8	Aaron Rucker	F	29	0.9	1.9	.463	0.9	1.9	0.8	1.1	.710	1.0	2.5
9	Mark McWhorter	G	19	0.4	1.0	.368	0.4	1.0	1.2	1.6	.742	0.4	1.9
10	Denver Byrd	F	25	0.7	2.0	.360	0.7	2.0	0.4	0.8	.476	2.0	1.8
11	Greg Ellis	C	6	0.0	0.8	.000	0.0	0.8	0.2	0.3	.500	0.7	0.2
	Team Totals		30	25.0	51.0	.491	25.0	51.0	15.7	23.0	.682	33.7	65.8

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Eric Hightower	30	184	392	.469	95	135	.704	76		463
2	Dennis Murphy	30	127	252	.504	62	87	.713	127		316
3	Reggie Fears	30	104	204	.510	80	122	.656	171		288
4	Bryan Norwood	30	107	227	.471	69	88	.784	106		283
5	Lafayette Adams	30	106	177	.599	54	87	.621	200		266
6	David Wright	30	54	104	.519	47	75	.627	148		155
7	Aaron Rucker	29	25	54	.463	22	31	.710	30		72
8	Denver Byrd	25	18	50	.360	10	21	.476	50		46
9	Travis Filer	18	19	45	.422	8	12	.667	19		46
10	Mark McWhorter	19	7	19	.368	23	31	.742	8		37
11	Greg Ellis	6	0	5	.000	1	2	.500	4		1
	School Totals	30	751	1529	.491	471	691	.682	1011	599	1973