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1967-68 Pittsburgh Pipers Roster and Stats

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Record: 54-24, Finished 1st in ABA Eastern Division (Schedule and Results)
Coach: Vince Cazzetta (54-24)

PTS/G: 111.9 (1st of 11) ▪ Opp PTS/G: 108.7 (7th of 11)
SRS: 3.16 (4th of 11)
Expected W-L: 47-31 (4th of 11)

Arena: Pittsburgh Civic Arena ▪ Attendance: NA

Playoffs:
Won ABA Finals (4-3) versus New Orleans Buccaneers
Won ABA Eastern Division Finals (4-1) versus Minnesota Muskies
Won ABA Eastern Division Semifinals (3-0) versus Indiana Pacers

ABA Champions

Roster

No. Player Pos Ht Wt Birth Date Exp College
13 Craig Dill C 6-11 215 December 17, 1944 R University of Michigan
20 Calvin Graham G 6-2 195 June 7, 1944 R Gannon University
30 Ira Harge C 6-9 225 March 14, 1941 R University of New Mexico
42 Connie Hawkins PF 6-8 210 July 17, 1942 R University of Iowa
12 Art Heyman SF 6-5 205 June 24, 1941 3 Duke University
12 Bob Hogsett F 6-7 230 January 29, 1941 1 University of Tennessee
20 Jim Jarvis PG 6-1 175 March 3, 1943 R Oregon State University
14 Arvesta Kelly G 6-2 175 November 20, 1945 R Lincoln University of Missouri
40 Tom Kerwin F 6-7 210 July 7, 1944 R Centenary College of Louisiana
25 Barry Liebowitz SG 6-2 180 September 10, 1945 R Long Island University
22 Bill Meyer G 6-3 195 August 30, 1943 R Hiram College
45-50 Richard Parks SF 6-7 235 October 28, 1943 R Saint Louis University
30 Willie Porter PF 6-7 205 July 3, 1942 R Tennessee State University
John Postley F 6-5 220 May 30, 1940 R Bethune-Cookman College
45 Herschell Turner PG 6-2 195 March 29, 1938 R University of Nebraska
22 Stephen Vacendak PG 6-1 185 August 15, 1944 R Duke University
10 Chico Vaughn SG 6-2 190 February 19, 1940 5 Southern Illinois University
32 Trooper Washington PF 6-7 215 April 21, 1944 R Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
14 Dexter Westbrook F 6-8 190 R Providence College
44 Charles Williams PG 6-0 165 September 5, 1943 R Seattle University
24 Leroy Wright PF 6-9 215 May 6, 1938 R 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 18795 3230 7528 .429 243 790 .308 2028 2839 .714 4260 1239 1310 1846 8731 111.9
Lg Rank 8 3 6 2 1 1 1 6 7 8 4 4 4 9 1 1
Opponent 78 18795 3233 7543 .429 85 338 .251 1928 2711 .711 4619 1357 1440 1886 8479 108.7
Lg Rank 8 7 6 7 1 2 1 2 3 4 11 10 2 3 7 7

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 47 31 3.23 -0.07 3.16 .445 13.0 .269 .434 14.2 .256 Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Lg Rank 4 4 4 7 4 2 4 8 7 1 4

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 25 70 3146 635 1223 .519 2 9 .222 603 789 .764 368 577 945 320 200 248 1875
2 Charles Williams 24 78 3042 642 1573 .408 51 178 .287 290 429 .676 377 173 270 295 1625
3 Chico Vaughn 27 74 2858 512 1350 .379 137 410 .334 308 416 .740 298 142 171 203 1469
4 Art Heyman 26 54 2116 360 806 .447 32 117 .274 335 446 .751 426 239 185 153 1087
5 Trooper Washington 23 63 1844 312 596 .523 2 2 1.000 106 186 .570 303 369 672 102 110 189 732
6 Ira Harge 26 52 1652 176 441 .399 0 0 119 184 .647 593 38 111 194 471
7 Craig Dill 23 65 1354 187 488 .383 0 3 .000 71 106 .670 378 31 64 164 445
8 Jim Jarvis 24 63 818 132 343 .385 12 48 .250 53 64 .828 106 72 48 103 329
9 Barry Liebowitz 22 23 447 83 207 .401 2 6 .333 52 60 .867 40 52 55 44 220
10 Richard Parks 24 40 374 59 133 .444 1 3 .333 12 21 .571 116 14 19 68 131
11 Willie Porter 25 13 171 26 74 .351 0 0 32 48 .667 69 9 15 28 84
12 Arvesta Kelly 22 16 146 26 76 .342 3 13 .231 8 13 .615 33 13 10 34 63
13 Leroy Wright 29 17 331 24 60 .400 0 0 9 22 .409 108 14 20 49 57
14 Stephen Vacendak 23 9 73 13 35 .371 0 0 10 15 .667 15 8 9 14 36
15 Bill Meyer 24 7 45 10 22 .455 0 0 2 2 1.000 5 1 2 7 22
16 Bob Hogsett 27 13 119 7 20 .350 0 0 7 17 .412 23 1 4 11 21
17 Dexter Westbrook 5 68 7 20 .350 0 0 3 5 .600 14 3 6 14 17
18 Herschell Turner 29 9 65 6 21 .286 1 1 1.000 3 6 .500 6 5 7 10 16
19 Tom Kerwin 23 13 68 7 22 .318 0 0 0 2 .000 20 1 2 5 14
20 Calvin Graham 23 8 52 4 14 .286 0 0 5 8 .625 10 0 1 12 13
21 John Postley 27 1 6 1 3 .333 0 0 0 0 6 1 1 1 2

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 25 70 44.9 9.1 17.5 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 8.6 11.3 .764 5.3 8.2 13.5 4.6 2.9 3.5 26.8
2 Charles Williams 24 78 39.0 8.2 20.2 .408 0.7 2.3 .287 3.7 5.5 .676 4.8 2.2 3.5 3.8 20.8
3 Art Heyman 26 54 39.2 6.7 14.9 .447 0.6 2.2 .274 6.2 8.3 .751 7.9 4.4 3.4 2.8 20.1
4 Chico Vaughn 27 74 38.6 6.9 18.2 .379 1.9 5.5 .334 4.2 5.6 .740 4.0 1.9 2.3 2.7 19.9
5 Trooper Washington 23 63 29.3 5.0 9.5 .523 0.0 0.0 1.000 1.7 3.0 .570 4.8 5.9 10.7 1.6 1.7 3.0 11.6
6 Barry Liebowitz 22 23 19.4 3.6 9.0 .401 0.1 0.3 .333 2.3 2.6 .867 1.7 2.3 2.4 1.9 9.6
7 Ira Harge 26 52 31.8 3.4 8.5 .399 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.5 .647 11.4 0.7 2.1 3.7 9.1
8 Craig Dill 23 65 20.8 2.9 7.5 .383 0.0 0.0 .000 1.1 1.6 .670 5.8 0.5 1.0 2.5 6.8
9 Willie Porter 25 13 13.2 2.0 5.7 .351 0.0 0.0 2.5 3.7 .667 5.3 0.7 1.2 2.2 6.5
10 Jim Jarvis 24 63 13.0 2.1 5.4 .385 0.2 0.8 .250 0.8 1.0 .828 1.7 1.1 0.8 1.6 5.2
11 Stephen Vacendak 23 9 8.1 1.4 3.9 .371 0.0 0.0 1.1 1.7 .667 1.7 0.9 1.0 1.6 4.0
12 Arvesta Kelly 22 16 9.1 1.6 4.8 .342 0.2 0.8 .231 0.5 0.8 .615 2.1 0.8 0.6 2.1 3.9
13 Leroy Wright 29 17 19.5 1.4 3.5 .400 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .409 6.4 0.8 1.2 2.9 3.4
14 Dexter Westbrook 5 13.6 1.4 4.0 .350 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .600 2.8 0.6 1.2 2.8 3.4
15 Richard Parks 24 40 9.4 1.5 3.3 .444 0.0 0.1 .333 0.3 0.5 .571 2.9 0.4 0.5 1.7 3.3
16 Bill Meyer 24 7 6.4 1.4 3.1 .455 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.7 0.1 0.3 1.0 3.1
17 John Postley 27 1 6.0 1.0 3.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0
18 Herschell Turner 29 9 7.2 0.7 2.3 .286 0.1 0.1 1.000 0.3 0.7 .500 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.1 1.8
19 Bob Hogsett 27 13 9.2 0.5 1.5 .350 0.0 0.0 0.5 1.3 .412 1.8 0.1 0.3 0.8 1.6
20 Calvin Graham 23 8 6.5 0.5 1.8 .286 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.0 .625 1.3 0.0 0.1 1.5 1.6
21 Tom Kerwin 23 13 5.2 0.5 1.7 .318 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 0.1 0.2 0.4 1.1

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 25 70 3146 7.3 14.0 .519 0.0 0.1 .222 6.9 9.0 .764 4.2 6.6 10.8 3.7 2.3 2.8 21.5
2 Charles Williams 24 78 3042 7.6 18.6 .408 0.6 2.1 .287 3.4 5.1 .676 4.5 2.0 3.2 3.5 19.2
3 Chico Vaughn 27 74 2858 6.4 17.0 .379 1.7 5.2 .334 3.9 5.2 .740 3.8 1.8 2.2 2.6 18.5
4 Art Heyman 26 54 2116 6.1 13.7 .447 0.5 2.0 .274 5.7 7.6 .751 7.2 4.1 3.1 2.6 18.5
5 Stephen Vacendak 23 9 73 6.4 17.3 .371 0.0 0.0 4.9 7.4 .667 7.4 3.9 4.4 6.9 17.8
6 Barry Liebowitz 22 23 447 6.7 16.7 .401 0.2 0.5 .333 4.2 4.8 .867 3.2 4.2 4.4 3.5 17.7
7 Willie Porter 25 13 171 5.5 15.6 .351 0.0 0.0 6.7 10.1 .667 14.5 1.9 3.2 5.9 17.7
8 Bill Meyer 24 7 45 8.0 17.6 .455 0.0 0.0 1.6 1.6 1.000 4.0 0.8 1.6 5.6 17.6
9 Arvesta Kelly 22 16 146 6.4 18.7 .342 0.7 3.2 .231 2.0 3.2 .615 8.1 3.2 2.5 8.4 15.5
10 Jim Jarvis 24 63 818 5.8 15.1 .385 0.5 2.1 .250 2.3 2.8 .828 4.7 3.2 2.1 4.5 14.5
11 Trooper Washington 23 63 1844 6.1 11.6 .523 0.0 0.0 1.000 2.1 3.6 .570 5.9 7.2 13.1 2.0 2.1 3.7 14.3
12 Richard Parks 24 40 374 5.7 12.8 .444 0.1 0.3 .333 1.2 2.0 .571 11.2 1.3 1.8 6.5 12.6
13 John Postley 27 1 6 6.0 18.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 36.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 12.0
14 Craig Dill 23 65 1354 5.0 13.0 .383 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 2.8 .670 10.1 0.8 1.7 4.4 11.8
15 Ira Harge 26 52 1652 3.8 9.6 .399 0.0 0.0 2.6 4.0 .647 12.9 0.8 2.4 4.2 10.3
16 Dexter Westbrook 5 68 3.7 10.6 .350 0.0 0.0 1.6 2.6 .600 7.4 1.6 3.2 7.4 9.0
17 Calvin Graham 23 8 52 2.8 9.7 .286 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.5 .625 6.9 0.0 0.7 8.3 9.0
18 Herschell Turner 29 9 65 3.3 11.6 .286 0.6 0.6 1.000 1.7 3.3 .500 3.3 2.8 3.9 5.5 8.9
19 Tom Kerwin 23 13 68 3.7 11.6 .318 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.1 .000 10.6 0.5 1.1 2.6 7.4
20 Bob Hogsett 27 13 119 2.1 6.1 .350 0.0 0.0 2.1 5.1 .412 7.0 0.3 1.2 3.3 6.4
21 Leroy Wright 29 17 331 2.6 6.5 .400 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.4 .409 11.7 1.5 2.2 5.3 6.2

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 25 70 3146 28.8 .597 .520 12.7 15.5 11.3 21.0 13.7 4.1 17.9 .273
2 Art Heyman 26 54 2116 19.8 .542 .467 8.5 16.4 15.6 20.9 5.7 2.4 8.1 .185
3 Trooper Washington 23 63 1844 19.9 .540 .525 15.4 8.0 14.0 15.9 3.7 2.4 6.0 .157
4 Chico Vaughn 27 74 2858 13.7 .479 .430 4.4 7.3 10.0 22.2 3.0 1.9 4.9 .082
5 Charles Williams 24 78 3042 12.2 .461 .424 5.2 8.8 13.3 24.9 1.6 2.3 3.9 .061
6 Ira Harge 26 52 1652 10.5 .451 .399 15.2 3.1 17.5 14.3 0.2 1.9 2.1 .060
7 Barry Liebowitz 22 23 447 11.3 .471 .406 3.8 17.3 19.1 24.0 0.4 0.4 0.8 .085
8 Jim Jarvis 24 63 818 10.4 .443 .402 5.5 12.6 11.5 19.1 0.0 0.7 0.7 .043
9 Richard Parks 24 40 374 11.4 .460 .447 13.1 5.3 11.8 16.1 0.1 0.4 0.5 .068
10 Craig Dill 23 65 1354 9.6 .416 .383 11.8 3.2 10.7 16.5 -0.9 1.3 0.4 .014
11 Leroy Wright 29 17 331 6.3 .409 .400 13.8 5.4 22.3 10.1 -0.1 0.4 0.2 .036
12 Willie Porter 25 13 171 15.4 .442 .351 17.1 7.4 13.6 24.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 .061
13 Bill Meyer 24 7 45 11.8 .481 .455 4.7 3.5 8.0 20.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 .074
14 Stephen Vacendak 23 9 73 9.6 .433 .371 8.7 16.1 17.8 25.8 0.0 0.1 0.1 .040
15 Calvin Graham 23 8 52 2.2 .371 .286 8.1 0.0 5.4 13.3 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.036
16 John Postley 27 1 6 20.9 .333 .333 42.3 24.1 25.0 24.8 0.0 0.0 0.0 .007
17 Dexter Westbrook 5 68 1.3 .383 .350 8.7 5.8 21.3 15.5 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.012
18 Bob Hogsett 27 13 119 3.9 .382 .350 8.2 1.0 12.7 9.9 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.006
19 Arvesta Kelly 22 16 146 7.3 .385 .362 9.6 13.1 10.9 23.4 -0.3 0.2 -0.1 -0.035
20 Tom Kerwin 23 13 68 5.3 .306 .318 12.5 1.9 8.0 13.6 -0.2 0.1 -0.1 -0.082
21 Herschell Turner 29 9 65 -2.1 .338 .310 3.9 10.0 22.8 17.6 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.065

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 25 14 616 145 244 .594 0 0 129 177 .729 172 64 48 58 419
2 Charles Williams 24 15 626 145 336 .432 6 35 .171 60 82 .732 64 37 56 61 356
3 Art Heyman 26 15 564 94 194 .485 14 37 .378 94 139 .676 107 58 53 44 296
4 Chico Vaughn 27 15 576 90 256 .352 24 93 .258 62 78 .795 53 44 34 53 266
5 Trooper Washington 23 15 610 95 179 .531 0 2 .000 28 57 .491 261 42 39 60 218
6 Jim Jarvis 24 15 211 39 89 .438 0 2 .000 16 20 .800 21 15 11 29 94
7 Willie Porter 25 14 167 19 43 .442 0 0 20 29 .690 69 6 18 43 58
8 Leroy Wright 29 13 190 9 28 .321 0 1 .000 8 22 .364 73 8 8 30 26
9 Arvesta Kelly 22 8 27 5 14 .357 2 4 .500 4 5 .800 5 0 2 8 16
10 Craig Dill 23 6 15 3 8 .375 0 0 1 1 1.000 6 2 3 5 7
11 Stephen Vacendak 23 7 16 2 7 .286 0 0 0 0 3 2 1 2 4
12 Richard Parks 24 5 7 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 4 .250 2 0 0 3 1

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 25 14 44.0 10.4 17.4 .594 0.0 0.0 9.2 12.6 .729 12.3 4.6 3.4 4.1 29.9
2 Charles Williams 24 15 41.7 9.7 22.4 .432 0.4 2.3 .171 4.0 5.5 .732 4.3 2.5 3.7 4.1 23.7
3 Art Heyman 26 15 37.6 6.3 12.9 .485 0.9 2.5 .378 6.3 9.3 .676 7.1 3.9 3.5 2.9 19.7
4 Chico Vaughn 27 15 38.4 6.0 17.1 .352 1.6 6.2 .258 4.1 5.2 .795 3.5 2.9 2.3 3.5 17.7
5 Trooper Washington 23 15 40.7 6.3 11.9 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 1.9 3.8 .491 17.4 2.8 2.6 4.0 14.5
6 Jim Jarvis 24 15 14.1 2.6 5.9 .438 0.0 0.1 .000 1.1 1.3 .800 1.4 1.0 0.7 1.9 6.3
7 Willie Porter 25 14 11.9 1.4 3.1 .442 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.1 .690 4.9 0.4 1.3 3.1 4.1
8 Leroy Wright 29 13 14.6 0.7 2.2 .321 0.0 0.1 .000 0.6 1.7 .364 5.6 0.6 0.6 2.3 2.0
9 Arvesta Kelly 22 8 3.4 0.6 1.8 .357 0.3 0.5 .500 0.5 0.6 .800 0.6 0.0 0.3 1.0 2.0
10 Craig Dill 23 6 2.5 0.5 1.3 .375 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.000 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.8 1.2
11 Stephen Vacendak 23 7 2.3 0.3 1.0 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.6
12 Richard Parks 24 5 1.4 0.0 0.4 .000 0.0 0.2 .000 0.2 0.8 .250 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.6 0.2

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 Connie Hawkins 25 14 616 8.5 14.3 .594 0.0 0.0 7.5 10.3 .729 10.1 3.7 2.8 3.4 24.5
2 Arvesta Kelly 22 8 27 6.7 18.7 .357 2.7 5.3 .500 5.3 6.7 .800 6.7 0.0 2.7 10.7 21.3
3 Charles Williams 24 15 626 8.3 19.3 .432 0.3 2.0 .171 3.5 4.7 .732 3.7 2.1 3.2 3.5 20.5
4 Art Heyman 26 15 564 6.0 12.4 .485 0.9 2.4 .378 6.0 8.9 .676 6.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 18.9
5 Craig Dill 23 6 15 7.2 19.2 .375 0.0 0.0 2.4 2.4 1.000 14.4 4.8 7.2 12.0 16.8
6 Chico Vaughn 27 15 576 5.6 16.0 .352 1.5 5.8 .258 3.9 4.9 .795 3.3 2.7 2.1 3.3 16.6
7 Jim Jarvis 24 15 211 6.7 15.2 .438 0.0 0.3 .000 2.7 3.4 .800 3.6 2.6 1.9 4.9 16.0
8 Trooper Washington 23 15 610 5.6 10.6 .531 0.0 0.1 .000 1.7 3.4 .491 15.4 2.5 2.3 3.5 12.9
9 Willie Porter 25 14 167 4.1 9.3 .442 0.0 0.0 4.3 6.3 .690 14.9 1.3 3.9 9.3 12.5
10 Stephen Vacendak 23 7 16 4.5 15.8 .286 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 4.5 2.3 4.5 9.0
11 Richard Parks 24 5 7 0.0 10.3 .000 0.0 5.1 .000 5.1 20.6 .250 10.3 0.0 0.0 15.4 5.1
12 Leroy Wright 29 13 190 1.7 5.3 .321 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 4.2 .364 13.8 1.5 1.5 5.7 4.9

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 Connie Hawkins 25 14 616 30.0 .651 .594 11.7 15.8 13.0 22.4 3.4 0.6 4.0 .310
2 Art Heyman 26 15 564 19.1 .580 .521 7.9 14.2 17.2 20.4 1.7 0.4 2.2 .185
3 Trooper Washington 23 15 610 18.1 .534 .531 17.9 9.4 16.0 14.9 0.9 0.7 1.5 .120
4 Charles Williams 24 15 626 12.9 .478 .440 4.3 9.0 13.1 25.5 0.4 0.3 0.7 .057
5 Willie Porter 25 14 167 9.9 .520 .442 17.3 4.6 24.4 16.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 .101
6 Chico Vaughn 27 15 576 11.0 .458 .398 3.9 10.4 10.5 21.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 .029
7 Jim Jarvis 24 15 211 11.4 .481 .438 4.2 10.1 10.1 19.2 0.1 0.1 0.2 .055
8 Leroy Wright 29 13 190 6.1 .345 .321 16.1 5.0 17.5 9.0 -0.2 0.2 0.0 -0.011
9 Arvesta Kelly 22 8 27 9.7 .494 .429 7.8 0.0 11.0 25.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 .079
10 Craig Dill 23 6 15 5.7 .415 .375 16.8 19.3 26.2 28.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.001
11 Stephen Vacendak 23 7 16 2.8 .286 .286 7.9 16.3 12.5 18.7 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.151
12 Richard Parks 24 5 7 -15.4 .133 .000 12.0 0.0 0.0 20.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.421