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1953-54 LSU Fighting Tigers Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 20-5 (14-0, 1st in SEC MBB)

Rank: 14th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Harry Rabenhorst

PS/G: 75.0 (40th of 173)

PA/G: 60.6 (20th of 173)

SRS: 13.49 (14th of 160)

SOS: 0.53 (77th of 160)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East Regional Semifinal (78-70) versus Penn State
Lost East Regional Third Place (73-62) versus Indiana

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Bob Pettit	SR	F	6-9	31.4 Pts, 17.3 Reb
Norman Magee	JR	G	5-11	10.0 Pts, 2.5 Reb
Don Belcher	JR	F	6-2	9.8 Pts, 4.2 Reb
Benny McArdle	SR	G	5-10	8.0 Pts, 1.3 Reb
Ned Clark	JR	C	6-5	7.6 Pts, 8.7 Reb
Don Sebastian	SO	G	5-10	2.5 Pts
Jim McNeily	JR	F	6-5	2.1 Pts
Paul Zinser		G	6-1	1.6 Pts
Roger Sigler	FR	F	6-3	2.3 Pts
Bill Lee		F	6-5	1.6 Pts
Don Loughmiller	SR	G	6-0	1.1 Pts
Bob Freshley	SR	C	6-6	0.6 Pts
Leslie Jones	SO	G	6-2	1.3 Pts
Dick Holt	SO	C	6-5	1.5 Pts
Troy Rushing	FR	F	6-3	0.8 Pts

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	25		27.1	72.1	.376	20.8	29.7	.699							75.0
Opponent	25		20.1			20.6	31.4	.656							60.6

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														76.7
Opponent	14														56.7

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	25		678	1802	.376	519	742	.699							1875
Opponent	25		503			514	784	.656							1514

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	14														1074
Opponent	14														794

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Bob Pettit Jr	F	25	11.2	22.9	.490	11.2	22.9	8.9	12.3	.724	17.3	3.2	*31.4*	AA-1
2	Norman Magee	G	25	3.3	9.7	.339	3.3	9.7	3.4	4.8	.711	2.5	2.8	10.0
3	Don Belcher	F	25	4.0	12.2	.325	4.0	12.2	1.8	2.7	.687	4.2	2.0	9.8
4	Benny McArdle	G	25	3.1	9.4	.333	3.1	9.4	1.8	2.1	.830	1.3	3.8	8.0
5	Ned Clark	C	25	2.9	8.9	.329	2.9	8.9	1.7	2.6	.662	8.7	3.6	7.6
6	Don Sebastian	G	25	0.7	3.5	.205	0.7	3.5	1.1	1.6	.675		1.9	2.5
7	Roger Sigler	F	8	0.8	1.9	.400	0.8	1.9	0.8	1.4	.545			2.3
8	Jim McNeily	F	24	0.8	2.1	.360	0.8	2.1	0.6	1.0	.600			2.1
9	Bill Lee	F	8	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	1.5	0.1	0.3	.500			1.6
10	Paul Zinser	G	13	0.5	1.0	.462	0.5	1.0	0.7	1.3	.529			1.6
11	Dick Holt	C	4	0.5	1.5	.333	0.5	1.5	0.5	0.5	1.000			1.5
12	Leslie Jones	G	7	0.4	1.3	.333	0.4	1.3	0.3	1.0	.286			1.3
13	Don Loughmiller	G	12	0.4	0.9	.455	0.4	0.9	0.3	0.7	.375			1.1
14	Troy Rushing	F	4	0.3	1.0	.250	0.3	1.0	0.3	0.5	.500			0.8
15	Bob Freshley	C	16	0.1	1.1	.111	0.1	1.1	0.4	0.6	.600			0.6
	Team Totals		25	27.1	72.1	.376	27.1	72.1	20.8	29.7	.699			75.0

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Bob Pettit	25	281	573	.490	223	308	.724	432	81	785
2	Norman Magee	25	82	242	.339	86	121	.711	63	69	250
3	Don Belcher	25	99	305	.325	46	67	.687	106	50	244
4	Benny McArdle	25	78	234	.333	44	53	.830	33	96	200
5	Ned Clark	25	73	222	.329	43	65	.662	218	91	189
6	Don Sebastian	25	18	88	.205	27	40	.675		48	63
7	Jim McNeily	24	18	50	.360	15	25	.600			51
8	Paul Zinser	13	6	13	.462	9	17	.529			21
9	Roger Sigler	8	6	15	.400	6	11	.545			18
10	Bill Lee	8	4	12	.333	1	2	.500			13
11	Don Loughmiller	12	5	11	.455	3	8	.375			13
12	Bob Freshley	16	2	18	.111	6	10	.600			10
13	Leslie Jones	7	3	9	.333	2	7	.286			9
14	Dick Holt	4	2	6	.333	2	2	1.000			6
15	Troy Rushing	4	1	4	.250	1	2	.500			3
	School Totals	25	678	1802	.376	519	742	.699			1875