1980-81 LIU Sharks Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 18-11 (ECACM MBB)

Coach: Paul Lizzo

PS/G: 82.4 (4th of 264)

PA/G: 77.7 (240th of 264)

SRS: -3.79 (164th of 264)

SOS: -5.75 (216th of 264)

NCAA Tournament: (#12 seed in East)
Lost East First Round (85-69) versus #5 Virginia Commonwealth

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Riley Clarida	JR	F	6-7	14.7 Pts, 9.8 Reb, 0.8 Ast
Robert Cole	SO	G	5-10	15.0 Pts, 2.8 Reb, 4.9 Ast
Rudy Johnson	SR	G	6-3	10.9 Pts, 4.2 Reb, 4.8 Ast
Jeff Meriwether	SO	F	6-4	10.6 Pts, 5.2 Reb, 1.0 Ast
Eric Short	JR	F	6-4	9.3 Pts, 3.7 Reb, 2.6 Ast
Earl Fuller	JR	G	5-9	8.6 Pts, 1.4 Reb, 2.1 Ast
Russell Davis	SO	F	6-6	5.3 Pts, 2.9 Reb
Ernest Bynum	JR	C	6-11	7.1 Pts, 5.8 Reb
Gerald Byrnes	JR	F	6-7	4.1 Pts, 2.0 Reb
Rickey Wilson	JR	G	6-3	1.6 Pts, 0.7 Reb
Michael Sims	SO	G	6-3	1.0 Pts, 0.5 Reb
Darry Butler				0.0 Pts, 0.0 Reb

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	29		32.0	65.6	.487	18.5	26.5	.698	40.6					21.4	82.4
Opponent	29		30.0	65.0	.462	17.7	25.6	.691	38.7					22.4	77.7

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	29		927	1902	.487	536	768	.698	1177					620	2390
Opponent	29		870	1884	.462	513	742	.691	1121					650	2253

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PTS
1	Robert Cole	G	28	5.8	12.6	.456	5.8	12.6	3.5	4.1	.845	2.8	4.9	1.9		15.0
2	Riley Clarida	F	29	5.4	9.7	.559	5.4	9.7	3.8	6.1	.631	9.8	0.8	1.0	1.0	14.7
3	Rudy Johnson	G	29	4.2	9.1	.464	4.2	9.1	2.5	3.3	.758	4.2	4.8	1.4	0.5	10.9
4	Jeff Meriwether	F	29	4.2	7.4	.565	4.2	7.4	2.3	3.7	.611	5.2	1.0	0.9	0.6	10.6
5	Eric Short	F	29	4.1	8.9	.459	4.1	8.9	1.1	1.6	.660	3.7	2.6	0.9		9.3
6	Earl Fuller	G	29	3.1	7.4	.421	3.1	7.4	2.3	3.1	.764	1.4	2.1	0.8		8.6
7	Ernest Bynum	C	17	3.1	5.9	.520	3.1	5.9	1.0	1.8	.548	5.8			3.1	7.1
8	Russell Davis	F	24	1.8	3.1	.560	1.8	3.1	1.8	2.4	.754	2.9				5.3
9	Gerald Byrnes	F	27	1.7	3.4	.505	1.7	3.4	0.7	1.0	.692	2.0				4.1
10	Rickey Wilson	G	21	0.6	1.7	.361	0.6	1.7	0.3	0.7	.467	0.7				1.6
11	Michael Sims	G	11	0.3	1.2	.231	0.3	1.2	0.5	0.7	.625	0.5				1.0
12	Darry Butler		1	0.0	1.0	.000	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0		0.0				0.0
	Team Totals		29	32.0	65.6	.487	32.0	65.6	18.5	26.5	.698	40.6				82.4

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	PF	PTS
1	Riley Clarida	29	157	281	.559	111	176	.631	285	24	30	28		425
2	Robert Cole	28	161	353	.456	98	116	.845	79	136	54			420
3	Rudy Johnson	29	122	263	.464	72	95	.758	122	140	41	15		316
4	Jeff Meriwether	29	121	214	.565	66	108	.611	152	29	26	17		308
5	Eric Short	29	119	259	.459	31	47	.660	106	75	26			269
6	Earl Fuller	29	91	216	.421	68	89	.764	41	61	22			250
7	Russell Davis	24	42	75	.560	43	57	.754	69					127
8	Ernest Bynum	17	52	100	.520	17	31	.548	99			53		121
9	Gerald Byrnes	27	46	91	.505	18	26	.692	55					110
10	Rickey Wilson	21	13	36	.361	7	15	.467	14					33
11	Michael Sims	11	3	13	.231	5	8	.625	6					11
12	Darry Butler	1	0	1	.000	0	0		0					0
	School Totals	29	927	1902	.487	536	768	.698	1177				620	2390