1969-70 Niagara Purple Eagles Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 22-7 (Independent)

Rank: 17th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Frank Layden

PS/G: 84.3 (39th of 203)

PA/G: 77.8 (113th of 203)

SRS: 3.15 (64th of 196)

SOS: 0.15 (101st of 196)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (79-69) versus Pennsylvania
Lost East Regional Semifinal (98-73) versus Villanova
Lost East Regional Third Place (108-88) versus NC State

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Calvin Murphy	SR	G	5-9	29.4 Pts, 3.6 Reb
Marshall Wingate	SO	G	6-5	11.3 Pts, 4.1 Reb
Bob Churchwell	SR	F	6-6	9.9 Pts, 10.4 Reb
Steve Schafer	SR	F	6-5	11.2 Pts, 8.5 Reb
Mike Samuel	SR	G	6-3	8.8 Pts, 4.7 Reb
Wayne Jones	JR	F	6-4	9.5 Pts, 8.1 Reb
Mike Brown	SR	G	5-10	6.8 Pts, 1.4 Reb
Paul Thornton	SO	G	6-2	1.2 Pts, 0.3 Reb
Joe Adomanis	SR	F	6-6	0.8 Pts, 0.9 Reb
Peter Aiello	SO	G	6-1	0.8 Pts, 0.3 Reb
Mike Whalen	SO	C	6-7	0.5 Pts, 0.7 Reb
Orlander Harrison	SO		6-5	0.4 Pts, 0.7 Reb
Dennis Kachovec	SO		6-7	2.0 Pts, 1.0 Reb
Ed Street	JR	F	6-5	0.4 Pts, 0.8 Reb
Dick Fitzgerald	JR	F	6-5	0.0 Pts, 0.5 Reb
A.Lynn Gray	SO		6-5	0.0 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	29		33.6	73.0	.460	17.2	23.9	.720	39.3					18.4	84.3
Opponent	29		30.6	67.9	.451	16.6	25.2	.656	46.2					17.6	77.8

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	29		973	2116	.460	499	693	.720	1140					534	2445
Opponent	29		888	1970	.451	480	732	.656	1340					511	2256

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Calvin Murphy	G	29	10.9	23.9	.457	10.9	23.9	7.7	8.7	.881	3.6	3.6	29.4	AA-1
2	Marshall Wingate	G	29	4.6	8.0	.580	4.6	8.0	2.1	3.3	.635	4.1	2.4	11.3
3	Steve Schafer	F	24	4.7	9.8	.477	4.7	9.8	1.8	3.4	.537	8.5	3.3	11.2
4	Bob Churchwell	F	29	4.2	9.8	.432	4.2	9.8	1.4	2.2	.625	10.4	3.6	9.9
5	Wayne Jones	F	24	4.3	11.3	.384	4.3	11.3	0.8	1.3	.613	8.1	1.5	9.5
6	Mike Samuel	G	29	3.3	6.9	.483	3.3	6.9	2.1	3.0	.698	4.7	1.6	8.8
7	Mike Brown	G	24	2.4	5.3	.457	2.4	5.3	2.0	2.7	.723	1.4	2.5	6.8
8	Dennis Kachovec		2	1.0	1.0	1.000	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.5	.000	1.0	0.0	2.0
9	Paul Thornton	G	23	0.6	1.5	.382	0.6	1.5	0.1	0.3	.286	0.3	0.6	1.2
10	Joe Adomanis	F	16	0.4	0.8	.462	0.4	0.8	0.0	0.0		0.9	0.4	0.8
11	Peter Aiello	G	11	0.4	0.5	.667	0.4	0.5	0.1	0.3	.333	0.3	0.1	0.8
12	Mike Whalen	C	10	0.2	0.5	.400	0.2	0.5	0.1	0.3	.333	0.7	0.3	0.5
13	Ed Street	F	5	0.2	0.8	.250	0.2	0.8	0.0	0.2	.000	0.8	1.0	0.4
14	Orlander Harrison		11	0.1	0.8	.111	0.1	0.8	0.2	0.2	1.000	0.7	0.6	0.4
15	A.Lynn Gray		3	0.0	0.0		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0		0.7	0.7	0.0
16	Dick Fitzgerald	F	2	0.0	0.5	.000	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0		0.5	0.5	0.0
	Team Totals		29	33.6	73.0	.460	33.6	73.0	17.2	23.9	.720	39.3	18.4	84.3

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Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS	Awards
1	Calvin Murphy	G	29	316	692	.457	316	692	222	252	.881	103	103	854	AA-1
2	Marshall Wingate	G	29	134	231	.580	134	231	61	96	.635	119	71	329
3	Bob Churchwell	F	29	123	285	.432	123	285	40	64	.625	303	103	286
4	Steve Schafer	F	24	112	235	.477	112	235	44	82	.537	203	78	268
5	Mike Samuel	G	29	97	201	.483	97	201	60	86	.698	137	46	254
6	Wayne Jones	F	24	104	271	.384	104	271	19	31	.613	194	35	227
7	Mike Brown	G	24	58	127	.457	58	127	47	65	.723	34	60	163
8	Paul Thornton	G	23	13	34	.382	13	34	2	7	.286	6	13	28
9	Joe Adomanis	F	16	6	13	.462	6	13	0	0		14	6	12
10	Peter Aiello	G	11	4	6	.667	4	6	1	3	.333	3	1	9
11	Mike Whalen	C	10	2	5	.400	2	5	1	3	.333	7	3	5
12	Dennis Kachovec		2	2	2	1.000	2	2	0	1	.000	2	0	4
13	Orlander Harrison		11	1	9	.111	1	9	2	2	1.000	8	7	4
14	Ed Street	F	5	1	4	.250	1	4	0	1	.000	4	5	2
15	A.Lynn Gray		3	0	0		0	0	0	0		2	2	0
16	Dick Fitzgerald	F	2	0	1	.000	0	1	0	0		1	1	0
	Team Totals		29	973	2116	.460	973	2116	499	693	.720	1140	534	2445