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25-59, Finished 6th in ABA Eastern Division (Game Results)
ABA Season Summary
Scored 119.2 points per game, Allowed 126.4 points per game (Pythagorean W-L: 26-58)
Coached by Jack McMahon (21-53) and Mark Binstein (4-6)
Arena: Pittsburgh Civic Arena / Attendance: NA
SRS: -6.54 (11th of 11)
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1971-72 Statistics / Schedule
| G | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS | PTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | 84 | 20310 | 3912 | 8226 | .476 | 140 | 448 | .313 | 2052 | 2725 | .753 | 1596 | 2842 | 4438 | 1835 | 1714 | 2185 | 10016 | 119.2 | ||
| Opponent | 84 | 20310 | 4145 | 8414 | .493 | 122 | 386 | .316 | 2205 | 2852 | .773 | 1608 | 2841 | 4449 | 2026 | 1499 | 2147 | 10617 | 126.4 |
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accomplishments.
Players who did not spend the entire season with the team may not be
included (1961-62 season and before).
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Thompson | G | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | 70 | 2904 | 696 | 1448 | .481 | 41 | 132 | .311 | 455 | 584 | .779 | 155 | 198 | 353 | 257 | 217 | 201 | 1888 | |||
| 2 | John Brisker | F-G | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 49 | 2065 | 563 | 1228 | .458 | 43 | 137 | .314 | 248 | 286 | .867 | 154 | 293 | 447 | 203 | 210 | 156 | 1417 | |||
| 3 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 62 | 1902 | 436 | 987 | .442 | 16 | 42 | .381 | 275 | 385 | .714 | 91 | 138 | 229 | 243 | 212 | 178 | 1163 | |||
| 4 | Skeeter Swift | G | 6-3 | 204 | 25 | 79 | 2340 | 401 | 856 | .468 | 33 | 100 | .330 | 224 | 265 | .845 | 48 | 152 | 200 | 309 | 252 | 277 | 1059 | |||
| 5 | George Carter | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | 46 | 1885 | 377 | 878 | .429 | 0 | 8 | .000 | 231 | 289 | .799 | 121 | 234 | 355 | 103 | 140 | 148 | 985 | |||
| 6 | Mike Lewis | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 82 | 2618 | 385 | 713 | .540 | 0 | 0 | 165 | 226 | .730 | 357 | 639 | 996 | 316 | 237 | 315 | 935 | ||||
| 7 | Dave Lattin | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 28 | 64 | 1482 | 329 | 605 | .544 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 148 | 242 | .612 | 136 | 239 | 375 | 51 | 108 | 178 | 806 | |||
| 8 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 27 | 66 | 1941 | 176 | 356 | .494 | 0 | 4 | .000 | 121 | 184 | .658 | 188 | 402 | 590 | 126 | 96 | 224 | 473 | |||
| 9 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 23 | 79 | 1059 | 182 | 381 | .478 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 115 | .730 | 118 | 223 | 341 | 52 | 69 | 178 | 448 | ||||
| 10 | Walt Szczerbiak | F | 6-6 | 210 | 22 | 53 | 598 | 149 | 237 | .629 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 35 | 53 | .660 | 82 | 68 | 150 | 41 | 50 | 100 | 333 | |||
| 11 | Stew Johnson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 27 | 17 | 409 | 85 | 216 | .394 | 3 | 7 | .429 | 20 | 26 | .769 | 26 | 84 | 110 | 15 | 24 | 43 | 193 | |||
| 12 | Mike Grosso | C | 6-9 | 230 | 24 | 25 | 335 | 45 | 102 | .441 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 23 | .565 | 49 | 74 | 123 | 11 | 20 | 64 | 103 | ||||
| 13 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 18 | 354 | 34 | 82 | .415 | 3 | 9 | .333 | 11 | 14 | .786 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 74 | 38 | 37 | 82 | |||
| 14 | Mickey Davis | F-G | 6-7 | 195 | 21 | 23 | 126 | 25 | 63 | .397 | 0 | 2 | .000 | 14 | 20 | .700 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 64 | |||
| 15 | Nate Bowman | C | 6-10 | 230 | 28 | 18 | 217 | 19 | 53 | .358 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 5 | 9 | .556 | 32 | 55 | 87 | 13 | 17 | 48 | 43 | |||
| 16 | Arvesta Kelly | G | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 8 | 71 | 10 | 20 | .500 | 1 | 3 | .333 | 3 | 4 | .750 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 24 | |||
| 17 | Ronald Taylor | C | 7-1 | 265 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Brisker | F-G | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 49 | 42.1 | 11.5 | 25.1 | .458 | 0.9 | 2.8 | .314 | 5.1 | 5.8 | .867 | 3.1 | 6.0 | 9.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 28.9 | |||
| 2 | George Thompson | G | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | 70 | 41.5 | 9.9 | 20.7 | .481 | 0.6 | 1.9 | .311 | 6.5 | 8.3 | .779 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 27.0 | |||
| 3 | George Carter | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | 46 | 41.0 | 8.2 | 19.1 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 5.0 | 6.3 | .799 | 2.6 | 5.1 | 7.7 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 21.4 | |||
| 4 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 62 | 30.7 | 7.0 | 15.9 | .442 | 0.3 | 0.7 | .381 | 4.4 | 6.2 | .714 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 18.8 | |||
| 5 | Skeeter Swift | G | 6-3 | 204 | 25 | 79 | 29.6 | 5.1 | 10.8 | .468 | 0.4 | 1.3 | .330 | 2.8 | 3.4 | .845 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 13.4 | |||
| 6 | Dave Lattin | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 28 | 64 | 23.2 | 5.1 | 9.5 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 2.3 | 3.8 | .612 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 12.6 | |||
| 7 | Mike Lewis | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 82 | 31.9 | 4.7 | 8.7 | .540 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .730 | 4.4 | 7.8 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 11.4 | ||||
| 8 | Stew Johnson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 27 | 17 | 24.1 | 5.0 | 12.7 | .394 | 0.2 | 0.4 | .429 | 1.2 | 1.5 | .769 | 1.5 | 4.9 | 6.5 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 11.4 | |||
| 9 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 27 | 66 | 29.4 | 2.7 | 5.4 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 1.8 | 2.8 | .658 | 2.8 | 6.1 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 7.2 | |||
| 10 | Walt Szczerbiak | F | 6-6 | 210 | 22 | 53 | 11.3 | 2.8 | 4.5 | .629 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 0.7 | 1.0 | .660 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 6.3 | |||
| 11 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 23 | 79 | 13.4 | 2.3 | 4.8 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.5 | .730 | 1.5 | 2.8 | 4.3 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.3 | 5.7 | ||||
| 12 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 18 | 19.7 | 1.9 | 4.6 | .415 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 0.6 | 0.8 | .786 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 4.1 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 4.6 | |||
| 13 | Mike Grosso | C | 6-9 | 230 | 24 | 25 | 13.4 | 1.8 | 4.1 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | .565 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 4.1 | ||||
| 14 | Arvesta Kelly | G | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 8 | 8.9 | 1.3 | 2.5 | .500 | 0.1 | 0.4 | .333 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .750 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | |||
| 15 | Mickey Davis | F-G | 6-7 | 195 | 21 | 23 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 2.7 | .397 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.6 | 0.9 | .700 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 2.8 | |||
| 16 | Nate Bowman | C | 6-10 | 230 | 28 | 18 | 12.1 | 1.1 | 2.9 | .358 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 0.3 | 0.5 | .556 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.4 | |||
| 17 | Ronald Taylor | C | 7-1 | 265 | 24 | 1 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | 3P% | FT | FTA | FT% | ORB | DRB | TRB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Brisker | F-G | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 49 | 2065 | 9.8 | 21.4 | .458 | 0.7 | 2.4 | .314 | 4.3 | 5.0 | .867 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 24.7 | |||
| 2 | George Thompson | G | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | 70 | 2904 | 8.6 | 18.0 | .481 | 0.5 | 1.6 | .311 | 5.6 | 7.2 | .779 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 23.4 | |||
| 3 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 62 | 1902 | 8.3 | 18.7 | .442 | 0.3 | 0.8 | .381 | 5.2 | 7.3 | .714 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 22.0 | |||
| 4 | Walt Szczerbiak | F | 6-6 | 210 | 22 | 53 | 598 | 9.0 | 14.3 | .629 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.1 | 3.2 | .660 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 9.0 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 20.0 | |||
| 5 | Dave Lattin | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 28 | 64 | 1482 | 8.0 | 14.7 | .544 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .000 | 3.6 | 5.9 | .612 | 3.3 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 | 19.6 | |||
| 6 | George Carter | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | 46 | 1885 | 7.2 | 16.8 | .429 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 4.4 | 5.5 | .799 | 2.3 | 4.5 | 6.8 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 18.8 | |||
| 7 | Mickey Davis | F-G | 6-7 | 195 | 21 | 23 | 126 | 7.1 | 18.0 | .397 | 0.0 | 0.6 | .000 | 4.0 | 5.7 | .700 | 6.0 | 5.7 | 11.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 6.6 | 18.3 | |||
| 8 | Stew Johnson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 27 | 17 | 409 | 7.5 | 19.0 | .394 | 0.3 | 0.6 | .429 | 1.8 | 2.3 | .769 | 2.3 | 7.4 | 9.7 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 17.0 | |||
| 9 | Skeeter Swift | G | 6-3 | 204 | 25 | 79 | 2340 | 6.2 | 13.2 | .468 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .330 | 3.4 | 4.1 | .845 | 0.7 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 16.3 | |||
| 10 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 23 | 79 | 1059 | 6.2 | 13.0 | .478 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | .730 | 4.0 | 7.6 | 11.6 | 1.8 | 2.3 | 6.1 | 15.2 | ||||
| 11 | Mike Lewis | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 82 | 2618 | 5.3 | 9.8 | .540 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 3.1 | .730 | 4.9 | 8.8 | 13.7 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 12.9 | ||||
| 12 | Arvesta Kelly | G | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 8 | 71 | 5.1 | 10.1 | .500 | 0.5 | 1.5 | .333 | 1.5 | 2.0 | .750 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.1 | 6.1 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 12.2 | |||
| 13 | Mike Grosso | C | 6-9 | 230 | 24 | 25 | 335 | 4.8 | 11.0 | .441 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 2.5 | .565 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 13.2 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 6.9 | 11.1 | ||||
| 14 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 27 | 66 | 1941 | 3.3 | 6.6 | .494 | 0.0 | 0.1 | .000 | 2.2 | 3.4 | .658 | 3.5 | 7.5 | 10.9 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 4.2 | 8.8 | |||
| 15 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 18 | 354 | 3.5 | 8.3 | .415 | 0.3 | 0.9 | .333 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .786 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 8.3 | |||
| 16 | Nate Bowman | C | 6-10 | 230 | 28 | 18 | 217 | 3.2 | 8.8 | .358 | 0.0 | 0.2 | .000 | 0.8 | 1.5 | .556 | 5.3 | 9.1 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 8.0 | 7.1 | |||
| 17 | Ronald Taylor | C | 7-1 | 265 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0.0 | 9.0 | .000 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 45.0 | 0.0 |
| Rk | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | G | MP | PER | TS% | eFG% | ORB% | DRB% | TRB% | AST% | STL% | BLK% | TOV% | Usg% | ORtg | DRtg | OWS | DWS | WS | LS | WSAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nate Bowman | C | 6-10 | 230 | 28 | 18 | 217 | 6.0 | .377 | .358 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 18.3 | 6.8 | 23.0 | 12.4 | |||||||||
| 2 | George Thompson | G | 6-2 | 200 | 24 | 70 | 2904 | 19.2 | .554 | .495 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 5.6 | 12.2 | 11.3 | 24.1 | |||||||||
| 3 | Ronald Taylor | C | 7-1 | 265 | 24 | 1 | 4 | -35.7 | .000 | .000 | 22.9 | 0.0 | 11.4 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 18.2 | |||||||||
| 4 | Walt Szczerbiak | F | 6-6 | 210 | 22 | 53 | 598 | 19.5 | .640 | .629 | 12.6 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 9.6 | 16.1 | 18.9 | |||||||||
| 5 | Skeeter Swift | G | 6-3 | 204 | 25 | 79 | 2340 | 11.1 | .544 | .488 | 1.9 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 16.7 | 20.6 | 19.1 | |||||||||
| 6 | Paul Ruffner | C-F | 6-10 | 225 | 23 | 79 | 1059 | 13.8 | .519 | .478 | 10.2 | 19.2 | 14.7 | 6.2 | 13.8 | 17.2 | |||||||||
| 7 | Jimmy O'Brien | G | 6-1 | 170 | 22 | 18 | 354 | 6.8 | .465 | .433 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 24.1 | 30.1 | 13.0 | |||||||||
| 8 | Goose Ligon | F-C | 6-7 | 210 | 27 | 66 | 1941 | 11.0 | .541 | .494 | 8.9 | 18.9 | 13.9 | 7.4 | 18.0 | 10.0 | |||||||||
| 9 | Mike Lewis | C-F | 6-8 | 225 | 25 | 82 | 2618 | 16.5 | .575 | .540 | 12.5 | 22.3 | 17.4 | 14.8 | 22.6 | 14.6 | |||||||||
| 10 | Dave Lattin | F-C | 6-6 | 225 | 28 | 64 | 1482 | 16.9 | .566 | .544 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 11.6 | 4.6 | 13.2 | 20.2 | |||||||||
| 11 | Arvesta Kelly | G | 6-2 | 175 | 26 | 8 | 71 | 10.9 | .551 | .525 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 20.6 | 21.6 | 14.3 | |||||||||
| 12 | Stew Johnson | F-C | 6-8 | 220 | 27 | 17 | 409 | 11.0 | .424 | .400 | 5.8 | 18.7 | 12.3 | 4.9 | 9.5 | 22.4 | |||||||||
| 13 | Mike Grosso | C | 6-9 | 230 | 24 | 25 | 335 | 10.0 | .459 | .441 | 13.4 | 20.2 | 16.8 | 4.0 | 15.1 | 14.4 | |||||||||
| 14 | Mickey Davis | F-G | 6-7 | 195 | 21 | 23 | 126 | 11.2 | .446 | .397 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 14.9 | 9.3 | 19.1 | 25.7 | |||||||||
| 15 | George Carter | F-G | 6-4 | 210 | 28 | 46 | 1885 | 13.8 | .490 | .429 | 5.9 | 11.3 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 12.2 | 22.2 | |||||||||
| 16 | John Brisker | F-G | 6-5 | 210 | 24 | 49 | 2065 | 19.9 | .523 | .476 | 6.8 | 13.0 | 9.9 | 14.2 | 13.4 | 27.6 | |||||||||
| 17 | Bob Verga | G | 6-1 | 190 | 26 | 62 | 1902 | 15.1 | .503 | .450 | 4.4 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 26.2 |