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1968-69 Minnesota Pipers Roster and Stats

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Record: 36-42, Finished 4th in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Jim Harding (18-8), Vern Mikkelsen (6-6), Jim Harding (2-5), Verl Young (10-23)

PTS/G: 114.3 (7th of 11) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 114.2 (5th of 11)
SRS: -0.06 (6th of 11)
Expected W-L: 39-39 (7th of 11)

Arena: Metropolitan Sports Center ▪ Attendance: NA

Playoffs:
Lost ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (4-3) versus Miami Floridians

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
25 Dan Anderson C 6-10 230 February 15, 1943 1 Augsburg College
35 Frank Card SF 6-7 195 December 28, 1944 R South Carolina State University
30 Stephen Chubin SG 6-2 200 February 8, 1944 1 University of Rhode Island
42 Connie Hawkins PF 6-8 210 July 17, 1942 1 University of Iowa
12 Art Heyman SF 6-5 205 June 24, 1941 4 Duke University
41 Tom Hoover C 6-9 230 January 23, 1941 4 Villanova University
45 Tony Jackson F-G 6-4 200 November 7, 1942 1 St. John's University
20 Jim Jarvis PG 6-1 175 March 3, 1943 1 Oregon State University
14 Arvesta Kelly SG 6-2 175 November 20, 1945 1 Lincoln University of Missouri
13 Jim Kissane F 6-7 210 August 17, 1946 R Boston College
23-41 Tom Kondla C 6-8 225 November 30, 1946 R University of Minnesota
24 Mike Lewis C 6-8 225 March 18, 1946 R Duke University
30 Willie Porter PF 6-7 205 July 3, 1942 1 Tennessee State University
15 George Sutor C 6-8 235 September 14, 1943 1 La Salle University
22 Stephen Vacendak PG 6-1 185 August 15, 1944 1 Duke University
10 Chico Vaughn SG 6-2 190 February 19, 1940 6 Southern Illinois University
32 Trooper Washington C 6-7 215 April 21, 1944 1 Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
12 Ken Wilburn SF 6-6 195 June 8, 1944 1 Central State University
44 Charles Williams PG 6-0 165 September 5, 1943 1 Seattle University
13-24 Leroy Wright PF 6-9 215 May 6, 1938 1 University of the Pacific

Team and Opponent Stats

G MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS PTS/G
Team 78 18920 3320 7985 .416 281 1006 .279 1991 2868 .694 1771 2497 4268 1331 1429 1988 8912 114.3
Lg Rank 2 6 1 10 2 1 7 10 7 11 1 11 5 8 5 10 7 7
Opponent 78 18920 3353 7566 .443 129 390 .331 2069 2793 .741 4259 1344 1474 1975 8904 114.2
Lg Rank 2 7 6 8 5 2 10 3 2 10 6 3 7 2 5 5

Team Miscellaneous

Offense Four Factors Defense Four Factors
PW PL MOV SOS SRS ORtg DRtg Pace eFG% TOV% ORB% FT/FGA eFG% TOV% DRB% FT/FGA Arena Attendance
Team 39 39 0.10 -0.19 -0.06 .433 13.4 .249 .452 14.4 .273 Metropolitan Sports Center
Lg Rank 7 7 7 6 6 9 4 11 9 6 3

Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Connie Hawkins 26 47 1852 496 971 .511 3 22 .136 425 554 .767 167 367 534 184 155 166 1420
2 Charles Williams 25 66 2282 484 1298 .373 66 212 .311 203 286 .710 110 136 246 163 204 222 1237
3 Chico Vaughn 28 69 2301 415 1170 .355 145 523 .277 253 329 .769 44 121 165 107 150 178 1228
4 Trooper Washington 24 69 2625 421 839 .502 0 6 .000 190 316 .601 367 501 868 178 190 239 1032
5 Art Heyman 27 71 2362 350 832 .421 37 118 .314 285 409 .697 223 271 494 217 163 195 1022
6 Stephen Vacendak 24 60 1589 288 716 .402 2 8 .250 167 215 .777 90 120 210 166 139 158 745
7 Frank Card 24 76 1596 222 537 .413 1 5 .200 146 244 .598 185 234 419 81 110 155 591
8 Mike Lewis 22 52 1160 172 403 .427 0 2 .000 106 167 .635 193 258 451 78 89 178 450
9 Arvesta Kelly 23 68 1066 155 425 .365 25 105 .238 63 103 .612 54 103 157 61 89 141 398
10 George Sutor 25 64 886 139 397 .350 0 0 71 114 .623 175 173 348 27 60 170 349
11 Dan Anderson 25 29 628 112 228 .491 0 0 37 50 .740 98 120 218 26 30 72 261
12 Willie Porter 26 11 137 25 45 .556 0 0 13 27 .481 24 24 48 6 10 23 63
13 Jim Jarvis 25 11 134 14 45 .311 2 5 .400 10 12 .833 3 11 14 15 9 24 40
14 Tom Hoover 28 9 83 12 26 .462 0 0 10 21 .476 16 15 31 6 8 21 34
15 Stephen Chubin 24 8 54 6 21 .286 0 0 6 6 1.000 3 9 12 12 14 17 18
16 Leroy Wright 30 10 95 4 13 .308 0 0 0 5 .000 12 18 30 1 2 15 8
17 Ken Wilburn 24 6 34 2 9 .222 0 0 2 5 .400 6 12 18 2 6 6 6
18 Jim Kissane 22 2 15 2 6 .333 0 0 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 0 1 3 6
19 Tom Kondla 22 2 11 1 2 .500 0 0 2 3 .667 0 1 1 0 0 3 4
20 Tony Jackson 26 1 10 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0

Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Connie Hawkins 26 47 39.4 10.6 20.7 .511 0.1 0.5 .136 9.0 11.8 .767 3.6 7.8 11.4 3.9 3.3 3.5 30.2
2 Charles Williams 25 66 34.6 7.3 19.7 .373 1.0 3.2 .311 3.1 4.3 .710 1.7 2.1 3.7 2.5 3.1 3.4 18.7
3 Chico Vaughn 28 69 33.3 6.0 17.0 .355 2.1 7.6 .277 3.7 4.8 .769 0.6 1.8 2.4 1.6 2.2 2.6 17.8
4 Trooper Washington 24 69 38.0 6.1 12.2 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 2.8 4.6 .601 5.3 7.3 12.6 2.6 2.8 3.5 15.0
5 Art Heyman 27 71 33.3 4.9 11.7 .421 0.5 1.7 .314 4.0 5.8 .697 3.1 3.8 7.0 3.1 2.3 2.7 14.4
6 Stephen Vacendak 24 60 26.5 4.8 11.9 .402 0.0 0.1 .250 2.8 3.6 .777 1.5 2.0 3.5 2.8 2.3 2.6 12.4
7 Dan Anderson 25 29 21.7 3.9 7.9 .491 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .740 3.4 4.1 7.5 0.9 1.0 2.5 9.0
8 Mike Lewis 22 52 22.3 3.3 7.8 .427 0.0 0.0 .000 2.0 3.2 .635 3.7 5.0 8.7 1.5 1.7 3.4 8.7
9 Frank Card 24 76 21.0 2.9 7.1 .413 0.0 0.1 .200 1.9 3.2 .598 2.4 3.1 5.5 1.1 1.4 2.0 7.8
10 Arvesta Kelly 23 68 15.7 2.3 6.3 .365 0.4 1.5 .238 0.9 1.5 .612 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.1 5.9
11 Willie Porter 26 11 12.5 2.3 4.1 .556 0.0 0.0 1.2 2.5 .481 2.2 2.2 4.4 0.5 0.9 2.1 5.7
12 George Sutor 25 64 13.8 2.2 6.2 .350 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.8 .623 2.7 2.7 5.4 0.4 0.9 2.7 5.5
13 Tom Hoover 28 9 9.2 1.3 2.9 .462 0.0 0.0 1.1 2.3 .476 1.8 1.7 3.4 0.7 0.9 2.3 3.8
14 Jim Jarvis 25 11 12.2 1.3 4.1 .311 0.2 0.5 .400 0.9 1.1 .833 0.3 1.0 1.3 1.4 0.8 2.2 3.6
15 Jim Kissane 22 2 7.5 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 1.000 0.0 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.5 1.5 3.0
16 Stephen Chubin 24 8 6.8 0.8 2.6 .286 0.0 0.0 0.8 0.8 1.000 0.4 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.8 2.1 2.3
17 Tom Kondla 22 2 5.5 0.5 1.0 .500 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.5 .667 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.0 1.5 2.0
18 Ken Wilburn 24 6 5.7 0.3 1.5 .222 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.8 .400 1.0 2.0 3.0 0.3 1.0 1.0 1.0
19 Leroy Wright 30 10 9.5 0.4 1.3 .308 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 .000 1.2 1.8 3.0 0.1 0.2 1.5 0.8
20 Tony Jackson 26 1 10.0 0.0 2.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 2.0 0.0

Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Connie Hawkins 26 47 1852 9.6 18.9 .511 0.1 0.4 .136 8.3 10.8 .767 3.2 7.1 10.4 3.6 3.0 3.2 27.6
2 Charles Williams 25 66 2282 7.6 20.5 .373 1.0 3.3 .311 3.2 4.5 .710 1.7 2.1 3.9 2.6 3.2 3.5 19.5
3 Chico Vaughn 28 69 2301 6.5 18.3 .355 2.3 8.2 .277 4.0 5.1 .769 0.7 1.9 2.6 1.7 2.3 2.8 19.2
4 Stephen Vacendak 24 60 1589 6.5 16.2 .402 0.0 0.2 .250 3.8 4.9 .777 2.0 2.7 4.8 3.8 3.1 3.6 16.9
5 Willie Porter 26 11 137 6.6 11.8 .556 0.0 0.0 3.4 7.1 .481 6.3 6.3 12.6 1.6 2.6 6.0 16.6
6 Art Heyman 27 71 2362 5.3 12.7 .421 0.6 1.8 .314 4.3 6.2 .697 3.4 4.1 7.5 3.3 2.5 3.0 15.6
7 Dan Anderson 25 29 628 6.4 13.1 .491 0.0 0.0 2.1 2.9 .740 5.6 6.9 12.5 1.5 1.7 4.1 15.0
8 Tom Hoover 28 9 83 5.2 11.3 .462 0.0 0.0 4.3 9.1 .476 6.9 6.5 13.4 2.6 3.5 9.1 14.7
9 Jim Kissane 22 2 15 4.8 14.4 .333 0.0 0.0 4.8 4.8 1.000 0.0 7.2 7.2 0.0 2.4 7.2 14.4
10 George Sutor 25 64 886 5.6 16.1 .350 0.0 0.0 2.9 4.6 .623 7.1 7.0 14.1 1.1 2.4 6.9 14.2
11 Trooper Washington 24 69 2625 5.8 11.5 .502 0.0 0.1 .000 2.6 4.3 .601 5.0 6.9 11.9 2.4 2.6 3.3 14.2
12 Mike Lewis 22 52 1160 5.3 12.5 .427 0.0 0.1 .000 3.3 5.2 .635 6.0 8.0 14.0 2.4 2.8 5.5 14.0
13 Arvesta Kelly 23 68 1066 5.2 14.4 .365 0.8 3.5 .238 2.1 3.5 .612 1.8 3.5 5.3 2.1 3.0 4.8 13.4
14 Frank Card 24 76 1596 5.0 12.1 .413 0.0 0.1 .200 3.3 5.5 .598 4.2 5.3 9.5 1.8 2.5 3.5 13.3
15 Tom Kondla 22 2 11 3.3 6.5 .500 0.0 0.0 6.5 9.8 .667 0.0 3.3 3.3 0.0 0.0 9.8 13.1
16 Stephen Chubin 24 8 54 4.0 14.0 .286 0.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 1.000 2.0 6.0 8.0 8.0 9.3 11.3 12.0
17 Jim Jarvis 25 11 134 3.8 12.1 .311 0.5 1.3 .400 2.7 3.2 .833 0.8 3.0 3.8 4.0 2.4 6.4 10.7
18 Ken Wilburn 24 6 34 2.1 9.5 .222 0.0 0.0 2.1 5.3 .400 6.4 12.7 19.1 2.1 6.4 6.4 6.4
19 Leroy Wright 30 10 95 1.5 4.9 .308 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.9 .000 4.5 6.8 11.4 0.4 0.8 5.7 3.0
20 Tony Jackson 26 1 10 0.0 7.2 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 3.6 3.6 0.0 7.2 0.0

Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Connie Hawkins 26 47 1852 29.7 .584 .512 12.8 16.3 11.3 26.2 7.8 3.6 11.3 .293
2 Trooper Washington 24 69 2625 16.9 .528 .502 14.7 9.5 16.3 15.8 3.4 5.0 8.3 .152
3 Art Heyman 27 71 2362 15.6 .505 .443 9.3 12.6 13.9 17.6 2.4 3.8 6.2 .125
4 Mike Lewis 22 52 1160 15.2 .472 .427 17.3 9.2 15.7 17.3 0.3 2.4 2.7 .111
5 Frank Card 24 76 1596 12.2 .459 .414 11.7 6.9 14.6 16.8 -0.1 2.5 2.4 .072
6 Chico Vaughn 28 69 2301 11.7 .467 .417 3.2 6.7 10.2 22.6 0.3 2.0 2.3 .049
7 Stephen Vacendak 24 60 1589 12.4 .460 .404 5.9 15.0 14.6 21.2 0.0 2.2 2.2 .067
8 Dan Anderson 25 29 628 18.0 .522 .491 15.4 5.9 10.7 15.8 0.8 1.1 1.9 .145
9 Charles Williams 25 66 2282 11.1 .434 .398 4.8 10.7 12.5 25.3 -2.1 2.6 0.6 .012
10 Willie Porter 26 11 137 17.9 .554 .556 15.5 6.3 15.0 17.3 0.3 0.3 0.5 .182
11 Arvesta Kelly 23 68 1066 6.6 .423 .394 6.5 7.8 15.9 18.6 -0.9 1.3 0.3 .015
12 Tom Hoover 28 9 83 13.0 .482 .462 16.6 9.9 18.5 18.5 0.0 0.2 0.2 .122
13 Tom Kondla 22 2 11 8.4 .602 .500 4.0 0.0 0.0 10.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 .138
14 George Sutor 25 64 886 11.4 .390 .350 17.4 4.2 11.8 20.3 -1.7 1.7 0.0 -0.001
15 Stephen Chubin 24 8 54 -1.2 .381 .286 9.9 29.0 37.2 24.7 -0.1 0.1 0.0 .033
16 Ken Wilburn 24 6 34 1.5 .268 .222 23.5 7.2 34.9 17.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.037
17 Leroy Wright 30 10 95 3.5 .263 .308 14.0 1.3 11.6 6.4 -0.2 0.1 0.0 -0.007
18 Tony Jackson 26 1 10 -4.0 .000 .000 4.4 11.4 0.0 7.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.165
19 Jim Jarvis 25 11 134 4.9 .398 .333 4.6 14.5 15.2 15.7 -0.2 0.2 0.0 .008
20 Jim Kissane 22 2 15 5.9 .436 .333 8.9 0.0 12.7 18.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 .019

Playoffs Totals

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Connie Hawkins 26 7 320 65 172 .378 4 8 .500 40 62 .645 86 27 19 25 174
2 Art Heyman 27 7 264 41 92 .446 7 18 .389 32 41 .780 51 20 18 24 121
3 Charles Williams 25 7 255 41 112 .366 11 38 .289 27 39 .692 24 14 19 28 120
4 Stephen Vacendak 24 7 214 39 85 .459 0 0 37 41 .902 17 12 16 24 115
5 Trooper Washington 24 6 230 26 62 .419 0 0 15 21 .714 79 14 15 17 67
6 Frank Card 24 6 113 23 41 .561 0 1 .000 8 13 .615 28 6 10 17 54
7 Mike Lewis 22 7 131 20 52 .385 0 0 10 19 .526 47 11 5 28 50
8 Chico Vaughn 28 5 57 11 37 .297 6 21 .286 6 7 .857 6 1 1 5 34
9 Arvesta Kelly 23 5 50 8 22 .364 5 14 .357 3 3 1.000 11 5 4 14 24
10 Dan Anderson 25 5 38 6 13 .462 0 0 3 4 .750 10 5 2 8 15
11 George Sutor 25 1 3 0 1 .000 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0 1 2 0
12 Leroy Wright 30 1 5 0 3 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0

Playoffs Per Game

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Connie Hawkins 26 7 45.7 9.3 24.6 .378 0.6 1.1 .500 5.7 8.9 .645 12.3 3.9 2.7 3.6 24.9
2 Art Heyman 27 7 37.7 5.9 13.1 .446 1.0 2.6 .389 4.6 5.9 .780 7.3 2.9 2.6 3.4 17.3
3 Charles Williams 25 7 36.4 5.9 16.0 .366 1.6 5.4 .289 3.9 5.6 .692 3.4 2.0 2.7 4.0 17.1
4 Stephen Vacendak 24 7 30.6 5.6 12.1 .459 0.0 0.0 5.3 5.9 .902 2.4 1.7 2.3 3.4 16.4
5 Trooper Washington 24 6 38.3 4.3 10.3 .419 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.5 .714 13.2 2.3 2.5 2.8 11.2
6 Frank Card 24 6 18.8 3.8 6.8 .561 0.0 0.2 .000 1.3 2.2 .615 4.7 1.0 1.7 2.8 9.0
7 Mike Lewis 22 7 18.7 2.9 7.4 .385 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.7 .526 6.7 1.6 0.7 4.0 7.1
8 Chico Vaughn 28 5 11.4 2.2 7.4 .297 1.2 4.2 .286 1.2 1.4 .857 1.2 0.2 0.2 1.0 6.8
9 Arvesta Kelly 23 5 10.0 1.6 4.4 .364 1.0 2.8 .357 0.6 0.6 1.000 2.2 1.0 0.8 2.8 4.8
10 Dan Anderson 25 5 7.6 1.2 2.6 .462 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.8 .750 2.0 1.0 0.4 1.6 3.0
11 George Sutor 25 1 3.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 .000 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0 0.0
12 Leroy Wright 30 1 5.0 0.0 3.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Rk Player Age G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
1 Chico Vaughn 28 5 57 6.9 23.4 .297 3.8 13.3 .286 3.8 4.4 .857 3.8 0.6 0.6 3.2 21.5
2 Connie Hawkins 26 7 320 7.3 19.4 .378 0.5 0.9 .500 4.5 7.0 .645 9.7 3.0 2.1 2.8 19.6
3 Stephen Vacendak 24 7 214 6.6 14.3 .459 0.0 0.0 6.2 6.9 .902 2.9 2.0 2.7 4.0 19.3
4 Arvesta Kelly 23 5 50 5.8 15.8 .364 3.6 10.1 .357 2.2 2.2 1.000 7.9 3.6 2.9 10.1 17.3
5 Frank Card 24 6 113 7.3 13.1 .561 0.0 0.3 .000 2.5 4.1 .615 8.9 1.9 3.2 5.4 17.2
6 Charles Williams 25 7 255 5.8 15.8 .366 1.6 5.4 .289 3.8 5.5 .692 3.4 2.0 2.7 4.0 16.9
7 Art Heyman 27 7 264 5.6 12.5 .446 1.0 2.5 .389 4.4 5.6 .780 7.0 2.7 2.5 3.3 16.5
8 Dan Anderson 25 5 38 5.7 12.3 .462 0.0 0.0 2.8 3.8 .750 9.5 4.7 1.9 7.6 14.2
9 Mike Lewis 22 7 131 5.5 14.3 .385 0.0 0.0 2.7 5.2 .526 12.9 3.0 1.4 7.7 13.7
10 Trooper Washington 24 6 230 4.1 9.7 .419 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.3 .714 12.4 2.2 2.3 2.7 10.5
11 George Sutor 25 1 3 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.0 .000 0.0 0.0 12.0 24.0 0.0
12 Leroy Wright 30 1 5 0.0 21.6 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 0.0

Playoffs Advanced

Rk Player Age G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
1 Art Heyman 27 7 264 16.4 .550 .484 8.7 11.2 14.1 17.9 0.5 0.4 0.9 .165
2 Stephen Vacendak 24 7 214 15.5 .558 .459 3.6 8.6 13.4 20.5 0.6 0.2 0.7 .167
3 Frank Card 24 6 113 16.1 .578 .561 11.2 8.4 17.6 18.5 0.3 0.2 0.5 .196
4 Trooper Washington 24 6 230 13.0 .470 .419 15.6 8.5 17.4 13.8 0.0 0.4 0.4 .093
5 Charles Williams 25 7 255 9.5 .465 .415 4.3 8.2 12.8 21.4 0.0 0.2 0.3 .048
6 Connie Hawkins 26 7 320 17.2 .437 .390 12.2 13.4 8.7 25.1 -0.3 0.5 0.3 .038
7 Dan Anderson 25 5 38 15.3 .508 .462 11.9 19.5 11.9 16.2 0.0 0.1 0.1 .142
8 Arvesta Kelly 23 5 50 11.6 .515 .477 10.0 14.9 14.6 20.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 .144
9 Mike Lewis 22 7 131 12.6 .414 .385 16.2 12.3 7.6 18.4 -0.2 0.3 0.1 .036
10 George Sutor 25 1 3 -54.6 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 41.0 30.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.579
11 Chico Vaughn 28 5 57 12.4 .424 .378 4.8 2.7 2.4 26.5 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.036
12 Leroy Wright 30 1 5 -33.2 .000 .000 0.0 0.0 0.0 22.1 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.729