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1951-52 Penn State Nittany Lions Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 20-6 (Independent)

Coach: Elmer Gross

PS/G: 61.3 (96th of 170)

PA/G: 50.0 (16th of 170)

SRS: 6.89 (31st of 156)

SOS: 0.44 (83rd of 156)

NCAA Tournament:
Lost East Regional Semifinal (82-54) versus Kentucky
Lost East Regional Third Place (69-60) versus NC State

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Jesse Arnelle	FR	F	6-5	18.9 Pts, 9.8 Reb
Herm Sledzik	JR		6-4	9.2 Pts
Hardy Williams			6-0	8.9 Pts
John Sherry	SO		6-1	6.6 Pts
Jay McMahan	SR	F	6-7	6.8 Pts
Ron Weidenhammer	FR		6-1	6.3 Pts
Joe Piorkowski	JR		6-3	5.8 Pts
Ed Haag	SO		6-3	3.8 Pts
Chester Makarewicz			6-6	2.5 Pts
Jim Blocker	FR		6-4	0.6 Pts
Frank DeSalle			6-2	1.3 Pts
James Hill			6-6	0.4 Pts
Robert Rohland			6-2	0.7 Pts
Richard Phillips				0.0 Pts

Per Game Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	26		23.5			14.4	23.8	.607						23.0	61.3
Opponent	26		17.1			15.8	25.8	.611						19.6	50.0

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	26		610			375	618	.607						599	1595
Opponent	26		445			410	671	.611						510	1300

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Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Jesse Arnelle	F	26	4.8	8.3	.571	9.8	2.3	18.9
2	Herm Sledzik		23	2.7	4.0	.667		3.4	9.2
3	Hardy Williams		23	1.8	2.8	.631		3.6	8.9
4	Jay McMahan	F	22	1.6	2.8	.590		2.8	6.8
5	John Sherry		24	2.0	3.5	.553		3.1	6.6
6	Ron Weidenhammer		23	0.9	1.1	.800		2.5	6.3
7	Joe Piorkowski		24	0.9	1.3	.688		3.8	5.8
8	Ed Haag		22	1.0	1.7	.605		2.0	3.8
9	Chester Makarewicz		15	0.6	1.0	.600		1.7	2.5
10	Frank DeSalle		3	0.7	0.7	1.000		0.3	1.3
11	Robert Rohland		3	0.0	0.3	.000		1.0	0.7
12	Jim Blocker		12	0.1	0.6	.143		1.4	0.6
13	James Hill		5	0.0	0.2	.000		0.2	0.4
14	Richard Phillips		1	0.0	1.0	.000		0.0	0.0
	Team Totals		26	14.4	23.8	.607		23.0	61.3

Totals Table
Rk	Player	G	FG	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Jesse Arnelle	26	184	124	217	.571	254	60	492
2	Herm Sledzik	23	75	62	93	.667		79	212
3	Hardy Williams	23	82	41	65	.631		82	205
4	John Sherry	24	56	47	85	.553		74	159
5	Jay McMahan	22	57	36	61	.590		62	150
6	Ron Weidenhammer	23	63	20	25	.800		58	146
7	Joe Piorkowski	24	59	22	32	.688		91	140
8	Ed Haag	22	30	23	38	.605		45	83
9	Chester Makarewicz	15	14	9	15	.600		26	37
10	Jim Blocker	12	3	1	7	.143		17	7
11	Frank DeSalle	3	1	2	2	1.000		1	4
12	James Hill	5	1	0	1	.000		1	2
13	Robert Rohland	3	1	0	1	.000		3	2
14	Richard Phillips	1	0	0	1	.000		0	0
	School Totals	26	610	375	618	.607		599	1595