1953-54 Penn State Nittany Lions Men's Roster and Stats

Record: 18-6 (Independent)

Rank: 9th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: Elmer Gross

PS/G: 69.2 (86th of 173)

PA/G: 62.7 (29th of 173)

SRS: 5.48 (41st of 160)

SOS: 0.88 (75th of 160)

NCAA Tournament:
Won East First Round (62-50) versus Toledo
Won East Regional Semifinal (78-70) versus Louisiana State
Won East Regional Final (71-63) versus Notre Dame
Lost National Semifinal (69-54) versus La Salle
Won National Third Place (70-61) versus Southern California

Roster

Roster Table
Player	Class	Pos	Height	Summary
Jesse Arnelle	JR	F	6-5	21.1 Pts, 11.9 Reb
John Sherry	SR		6-1	11.6 Pts
Ed Haag	SR		6-3	8.5 Pts
Ron Weidenhammer	JR		6-1	7.6 Pts
Jim Brewer	SR		6-1	6.1 Pts
Jim Blocker	JR		6-4	4.8 Pts
Robert Rohland	JR		6-2	2.7 Pts
Dave Edwards	JR		6-1	2.9 Pts
Earl Fields	SO		6-0	2.7 Pts
Rudy Marisa	SO		6-4	2.8 Pts
Chas Christiansen			6-1	2.2 Pts
Harry Holm			6-4	1.5 Pts
Bob Hoffman	SO		5-9	2.0 Pts
Joe Malone			6-3	1.0 Pts
Clarence Watts			6-1	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	24		25.1			19.1	27.9	.685						22.0	69.3
Opponent	24		20.3			22.0	33.5	.657						18.3	62.7

Total Team and Opponent Stats Table
	G	MP	FG	FGA	FG%	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	PTS
Team	24		602			458	669	.685						529	1662
Opponent	24		488			529	805	.657						438	1505

Per Game Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	2P	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Jesse Arnelle	F	24	7.3	7.3	6.6	9.5	.700	11.9	2.8	21.1
2	John Sherry		24	3.8	3.8	4.0	5.6	.704		3.2	11.6
3	Ed Haag		24	3.3	3.3	1.9	2.5	.767		2.5	8.5
4	Ron Weidenhammer		24	3.2	3.2	1.2	1.7	.700		2.3	7.6
5	Jim Brewer		24	2.5	2.5	1.1	1.8	.643		2.2	6.1
6	Jim Blocker		24	1.8	1.8	1.1	2.0	.563		2.8	4.8
7	Dave Edwards		19	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.3	.667		1.7	2.9
8	Rudy Marisa		17	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.5	.680		2.6	2.8
9	Earl Fields		18	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.3	.667		1.6	2.7
10	Robert Rohland		21	0.9	0.9	1.0	1.7	.583		1.6	2.7
11	Chas Christiansen		5	0.6	0.6	1.0	2.0	.500		1.4	2.2
12	Bob Hoffman		1	1.0	1.0	0.0	0.0			0.0	2.0
13	Harry Holm		4	0.8	0.8	0.0	0.0			0.8	1.5
14	Joe Malone		1	0.0	0.0	1.0	2.0	.500		0.0	1.0
15	Clarence Watts		2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0			1.5	0.0
	Team Totals		24	25.1	2.6	19.1	27.9	.681	11.9	22.0	69.3

Totals Table
Rk	Player	Pos	G	FG	2P	FT	FTA	FT%	TRB	PF	PTS
1	Jesse Arnelle	F	24	174	174	159	227	.700	285	68	507
2	John Sherry		24	92	92	95	135	.704		76	279
3	Ed Haag		24	79	79	46	60	.767		60	204
4	Ron Weidenhammer		24	77	77	28	40	.700		55	182
5	Jim Brewer		24	60	60	27	42	.643		52	147
6	Jim Blocker		24	44	44	27	48	.563		67	115
7	Robert Rohland		21	18	18	21	36	.583		34	57
8	Dave Edwards		19	20	20	16	24	.667		33	56
9	Earl Fields		18	16	16	16	24	.667		28	48
10	Rudy Marisa		17	15	15	17	25	.680		45	47
11	Chas Christiansen		5	3	3	5	10	.500		7	11
12	Harry Holm		4	3	3	0	0			3	6
13	Bob Hoffman		1	1	1	0	0			0	2
14	Joe Malone		1	0	0	1	2	.500		0	1
15	Clarence Watts		2	0	0	0	0			3	0
	Team Totals		24	602	602	458	673	.681	285	531	1662