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1952-53 Northwestern Wildcats Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 6-16 (5-13, 8th in Big Ten MBB)

Coach: Waldo Fisher

PS/G: 71.9 (65th of 173)

PA/G: 76.4 (124th of 173)

SRS: 4.92 (46th of 158)

SOS: 9.42 (3rd of 158)

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Larry Kurka	JR		6-0	12.4 Pts, 3.1 Reb
Larry Dellefield			6-2	10.5 Pts, 4.5 Reb
John Biever	JR		6-3	9.8 Pts, 6.5 Reb
Hal Grant	SO	F	6-6	9.6 Pts, 5.4 Reb
Frank Petrancek	JR		6-8	9.6 Pts, 6.0 Reb
Don Blaha			6-3	6.0 Pts, 3.9 Reb
Frank Ehmann	SO	F	6-3	6.4 Pts, 4.8 Reb
Jim Bragiel	SO		6-1	3.8 Pts, 2.3 Reb
Bob LeBuhn	JR		6-4	3.8 Pts, 2.5 Reb
Walt Stoeppelwerth	SO		6-2	1.8 Pts, 0.8 Reb

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	22		24.6	73.1	.336	22.7	35.2	.644	47.5					22.6	71.9
Opponent	22		26.6	75.5	.352	23.2	36.7	.631	48.9					23.8	76.4

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	18														71.6
Opponent	18														76.0

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	22		541	1609	.336	499	775	.644	1044					497	1581
Opponent	22		585	1660	.352	510	808	.631	1075					523	1680

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	18														1288
Opponent	18														1368

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	FGA	FG%	2P	2PA	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Larry Kurka		22	5.0	13.1	.378	5.0	13.1	2.5	4.7	.534	3.1	3.0	12.4
2	Larry Dellefield		22	3.2	8.2	.389	3.2	8.2	4.1	6.4	.638	4.5	2.9	10.5
3	John Biever		22	2.6	8.5	.303	2.6	8.5	4.6	6.2	.750	6.5	2.7	9.8
4	Frank Petrancek		22	3.2	10.5	.304	3.2	10.5	3.2	5.1	.634	6.0	3.3	9.6
5	Hal Grant	F	22	3.6	9.2	.394	3.6	9.2	2.3	3.5	.662	5.4	3.0	9.6
6	Frank Ehmann	F	20	2.3	8.4	.274	2.3	8.4	1.8	3.3	.538	4.8	2.7	6.4
7	Don Blaha		22	2.4	7.5	.319	2.4	7.5	1.2	1.5	.765	3.9	0.9	6.0
8	Bob LeBuhn		17	1.4	3.5	.400	1.4	3.5	1.0	1.8	.548	2.5	1.6	3.8
9	Jim Bragiel		22	1.1	4.5	.253	1.1	4.5	1.5	2.0	.767	2.3	2.2	3.8
10	Walt Stoeppelwerth		12	0.3	0.8	.333	0.3	0.8	1.3	2.0	.667	0.8	0.9	1.8
	Team Totals		22	24.6	73.1	.336	24.6	73.1	22.7	35.2	.644	47.5	22.6	71.9

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Larry Kurka	22	109	288	.378	55	103	.534	68	65	273
2	Larry Dellefield	22	70	180	.389	90	141	.638	98	64	230
3	John Biever	22	57	188	.303	102	136	.750	142	59	216
4	Hal Grant	22	80	203	.394	51	77	.662	118	66	211
5	Frank Petrancek	22	70	230	.304	71	112	.634	132	73	211
6	Don Blaha	22	53	166	.319	26	34	.765	86	19	132
7	Frank Ehmann	20	46	168	.274	35	65	.538	96	53	127
8	Jim Bragiel	22	25	99	.253	33	43	.767	50	49	83
9	Bob LeBuhn	17	24	60	.400	17	31	.548	42	27	65
10	Walt Stoeppelwerth	12	3	9	.333	16	24	.667	10	11	22
	School Totals	22	541	1609	.336	499	775	.644	1044	497	1581