Statistics Summary for 1953-54

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
Jim Miller   28  0  377  13.5  138  410  .337  0  0  .000  101  140  .721  242  0  242  8.6  67  2  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Clarence Lynch   27  0  359  13.3  106  294  .361  0  0  .000  147  186  .790  83  0  83  3.1  78  5  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Shelby Metcalf   28  0  328  11.7  92  275  .335  0  0  .000  144  189  .762  109  0  109  3.9  73  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Raymond Hall   28  0  211  7.5  74  165  .448  0  0  .000  63  112  .563  73  0  73  2.6  71  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bob Williams   26  0  160  6.2  54  141  .383  0  0  .000  52  93  .559  127  0  127  4.9  57  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Jerrel Logan   27  0  154  5.7  48  130  .369  0  0  .000  58  85  .682  38  0  38  1.4  50  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Notley   28  0  130  4.6  47  147  .320  0  0  .000  36  49  .735  62  0  62  2.2  60  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Jerry Cook   22  0  48  2.2  19  69  .275  0  0  .000  10  17  .588  18  0  18  0.8  33  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Jack Stephenson   24  0  42  1.8  16  54  .296  0  0  .000  10  14  .714  14  0  14  0.6  36  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Wayne Mulkey   24  0  39  1.6  14  35  .400  0  0  .000  11  20  .550  32  0  32  1.3  22  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Glynn Stevens   10  0  23  2.3  7  29  .241  0  0  .000  9  14  .643  6  0  6  0.6  21  1  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Royce King   8  0  10  1.3  4  10  .400  0  0  .000  2  3  .667  11  0  11  1.4  8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Richard Gilmore   5  0  4  0.8  1  4  .250  0  0  .000  2  3  .667  4  0  4  0.8  5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Dale Lowder   1  0  1  1.0  0  2  .000  0  0  .000  1  2  .500  0  0  0  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Jim Bell   2  0  0  0.0  0  1  .000  0  0  .000  0  2  .000  0  0  0  0.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Team totals   28  0  1886  67.4  620  1766  .351  0  0  .000  646  930  .695  825  0  825  29.5  582  14  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 1953-54

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
12/01/1953 HOWARD PAYNE W 81-62 - Commerce, TX
12/04/1953 CENTRAL STATE W 62-47 - Commerce, TX
12/08/1953 at Central State W 71-66 o2 - Edmond, OK
12/11/1953 NORTHEASTERN ST. W 68-52 - Commerce, TX
12/14/1953 CENTRAL MISSOURI ST. W 80-64 - Commerce, TX
12/17/1953 vs Findlay W 79-68 - Kansas City, MO
12/18/1953 vs Illinois Wesleyan W 60-54 - Kansas City, MO
12/19/1953 vs Southwest Missouri St. W 59-43 - Kansas City, MO
01/05/1954 at Howard Payne L 69-72 - Brownwood, TX
* 01/08/1954 LAMAR W 58-47 - Commerce, TX
* 01/14/1954 at Stephen F. Austin W 57-52 - Nacogdoches, TX
01/18/1954 SHEPPARD AFB W 74-50 - Commerce, TX
01/21/1954 at Mississippi Southern L 55-62 - Hattiesburg, MS
01/23/1954 at Loyola (LA) L 60-66 - New Orleans, LA
01/29/1954 at Sheppard AFB L 51-56 - Wichita Falls, TX
* 02/01/1954 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. W 71-54 - Commerce, TX
* 02/05/1954 SAM HOUSTON ST. W 83-57 - Commerce, TX
02/08/1954 SOUTHWESTERN OKLA. W 74-59 - Commerce, TX
* 02/11/1954 at Southwest Texas St. W 53-51 - San Marcos, TX
* 02/15/1954 at Sam Houston St. W 74-60 - Huntsville, TX
* 02/18/1954 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 67-51 - Commerce, TX
* 02/22/1954 SUL ROSS ST. W 76-52 - Commerce, TX
* 02/23/1954 SUL ROSS ST. W 65-60 - Commerce, TX
* 02/27/1954 at Lamar Tech W 69-55 - Beaumont, TX
^p 03/04/1954 vs North Texas W 60-54 - Dallas, TX NAIA District Championship
#p 03/08/1954 vs Portland W 72-59 - Kansas City, MO NAIA Tournament
#p 03/10/1954 vs Geneva W 79-52 - Kansas City, MO NAIA Tournament
#p 03/11/1954 vs Southwest Missouri St. L 59-65 ot 9000 Kansas City, MO NAIA Tournament
 
NAIA Quarterfinalist
First in the Lone Star Conference
Head Coach: Bob Rodgers (2nd Season)
Overall Record: 48-10, 19-1 LSC

First Team All-LSC
Clarence Lynch
Jim Miller

Second Team All-LSC
Shelby Metcalf

The Lions really benefited from Rogers' leadership in 1953, winning 23 games enroute to their first undefeated run through the LSC (10-0), and A&M-Commerce's ninth LSC Basketball championship.

The season started with an eight-game win streak, including impressive results against Central Oklahoma, Northeastern Oklahoma, Central Missouri State, Findlay (Ohio), Illinois Wesleyan, and Southwest Missouri State. Howard Payne took down the Lions in a tough three-point loss, but the Lions rebounded, winning their next three. The toughest part of the season came in a three-game losing streak to Southern Mississippi, Loyola-New Orleans, and Sheppard AFB. Thankfully Coach Rogers was able to turn it around
in the next game, a 71-54 blowout of Texas State. That win predicated a 12-game win streak that lasted all the way until the NAIA National Tournament quarterfinals, where the Lions would lose 65-59 to Southwest Missouri State.

Jim Miller, Clarence Lynch, and Shelby Metcalf proved integral to the Lions offense once again. Miller led in points scored (377), made field goals (138), and rebounds (242). Lynch led in made free throws (147), and Metcalf once again filled the spreadsheet by finishing second or third in every category.

Lynch and Miller both earned consecutive First Team All-LSC nods, and Metcalf repeated on the Second Team All-LSC.

* - Lone Star Conference Game
^ - NAIA District Four Playoffs
# - NAIA National Tournament

Overall: 23-5
Conference: 10-0
Home: 12-0
Away: 5-4
Neutral: 6-1