Statistics Summary for 1966-67

SCORING TOTAL 3-PTS F-THROWS REBOUNDS MINUTES
Player GP GS Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO A TO Blk Stl Tot Avg
Jeff Fitch   28  0  531  19.0  186  350  .531  0  0  .000  159  193  .824  144  0  144  5.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Gaines   28  0  470  16.8  185  421  .439  0  0  .000  100  151  .662  174  0  174  6.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Cleburne Brigham   23  0  247  10.7  80  137  .584  0  0  .000  87  103  .845  178  0  178  7.7  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Tony Watson   22  0  171  7.8  60  145  .414  0  0  .000  51  68  .750  92  0  92  4.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Steve Middleton   28  0  161  5.8  58  133  .436  0  0  .000  45  57  .789  71  0  71  2.5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Robert Robinson   28  0  128  4.6  42  94  .447  0  0  .000  44  68  .647  112  0  112  4.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Purdy   21  0  100  4.8  40  93  .430  0  0  .000  20  31  .645  83  0  83  4.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Fred Williams   19  0  58  3.1  18  43  .419  0  0  .000  22  31  .710  35  0  35  1.8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
James Thrower   22  0  58  2.6  20  44  .455  0  0  .000  18  29  .621  25  0  25  1.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Calvin Walker   15  0  32  2.1  11  23  .478  0  0  .000  10  14  .714  26  0  26  1.7  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Dale Mitchell   13  0  22  1.7  6  28  .214  0  0  .000  10  18  .556  30  0  30  2.3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Jerry Walker   11  0  15  1.4  3  25  .120  0  0  .000  9  17  .529  10  0  10  0.9  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Team totals   28  0  1943  69.4  709  1541  .460  0  0  .000  525  780  .673  1123  0  1123  40.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0   
Opp totals   0  0  0  0.0  0  0  .000  0  0  .000  0  0  .000  0  0  0  0.0  0  -  0  0  0  0  0   

Results for 1966-67

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
12/01/1966 DRURY W 69-64 - Commerce, TX
12/03/1966 PRAIRIE VIEW A&M W 67-61 - Commerce, TX
12/06/1966 at Texas Western L 30-61 5100 El Paso, TX
12/07/1966 at New Mexico St. L 47-79 - Las Cruces, NM
12/12/1966 at Prairie View A&M L 63-78 - Prairie View, TX
12/15/1966 at Arlington State L 57-63 - Arlington, TX
12/17/1966 AUSTIN COLLEGE W 60-53 - Commerce, TX
12/19/1966 at Southwestern Louisiana L 62-84 - Lafayette, LA
12/20/1966 vs Nicholls St. W 95-83 - Lafayette, LA
12/29/1966 vs Texas Wesleyan W 85-68 - Dallas, TX
12/29/1966 vs East Texas Baptist L 67-69 - Dallas, TX
12/30/1966 vs Arlington State W 67-65 - Dallas, TX
01/04/1967 ARLINGTON STATE L 62-66 - Commerce, TX
* 01/07/1967 at Texas A&I W 84-70 - Kingsville, TX
* 01/09/1967 at Southwest Texas St. L 63-73 - San Marcos, TX
* 01/14/1967 MCMURRY W 59-50 - Commerce, TX
* 01/21/1967 at McMurry W 71-60 - Abilene, TX
* 01/28/1967 at Sam Houston St. L 62-71 - Huntsville, TX
* 01/30/1967 at Stephen F. Austin L 70-83 - Nacogdoches, TX
* 02/04/1967 HOWARD PAYNE L 60-69 - Commerce, TX
* 02/06/1967 SUL ROSS ST. W 69-60 - Commerce, TX
02/08/1967 at Austin College W 93-72 - Sherman, TX
* 02/11/1967 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 86-79 - Commerce, TX
* 02/13/1967 SAM HOUSTON ST. W 89-79 - Commerce, TX
* 02/18/1967 at Sul Ross St. L 81-84 ot - Alpine, TX
* 02/20/1967 at Howard Payne L 81-87 - Brownwood, TX
* 02/23/1967 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. W 75-66 - Commerce, TX
* 02/25/1967 TEXAS A&I W 79-64 - Commerce, TX
 
Fourth in the Lone Star Conference
Head Coach: Norman Pilgrim (10th Season)
Overall Record/; 144-108, 80-57 LSC

NAIA First Team All-American
Jeff Fitch

LSC Most Valuable Player
Jeff Fitch

First Team All-LSC
Jeff Fitch

Second Team All-LSC
Bill Gaines

Pilgrim's tenth season was rather similar to his ninth, a .500 winning percentage (14-14) and an 8-6 finish in conference play. The season was slightly longer than 1965 though, with 28 games on the docket instead of 24.

Drury and Prairie View A&M were quickly dispatched by the Lions at the beginning of the season, but those two victories were followed by four defeats. The Lions struggled through non-conference play with just a 5-8 mark. LSC competition was a bit of a relief for A&M-Commerce, as they found easy victories against A&M-Kingsville (twice), McMurry (twice), Sul Ross State, Austin College, Stephen F. Austin, Sam Houston State, and Texas State. The Lions finished fourth in league play, and missed the playoffs fo
r the ninth season in a row.

Jeff Fitch broke the 500-point ceiling again in 1966, scoring 531 points. Bill Gaines wasn't far behind with 470. Cleburne Brigham led in rebounds with 178, and Gaines was second in that category as well with 174.

Fitch earned his third consecutive All-American veneration in 1966, the school's tenth ever. Fitch and Gaines also snagged spots on the All-LSC list, First Team and Second Team, respectively.

* - Lone Star Conference Game

Overall: 15-13
Conference: 8-6
Home: 9-2
Away: 3-10
Neutral: 3-1