Statistics Summary for 1957-58

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
John Fite   30  0  358  11.9  123  245  .502  0  0  .000  112  160  .700  96  0  96  3.2  101  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Dee Mackey   30  0  326  10.9  132  323  .409  0  0  .000  62  112  .554  251  0  251  8.4  89  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
A.C. Black   28  0  303  10.8  120  299  .401  0  0  .000  63  88  .716  247  0  247  8.8  57  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Charles Avant   30  0  276  9.2  102  237  .430  0  0  .000  72  115  .626  85  0  85  2.8  80  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Tommy Parris   30  0  208  6.9  76  173  .439  0  0  .000  56  73  .767  171  0  171  5.7  61  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
James Barker   30  0  163  5.4  63  144  .438  0  0  .000  37  59  .627  125  0  125  4.2  80  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Richard Gilmore   29  0  65  2.2  27  63  .429  0  0  .000  11  18  .611  59  0  59  2.0  47  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Roger Samuels   24  0  49  2.0  22  56  .393  0  0  .000  5  10  .500  32  0  32  1.3  24  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Joe Farmer   20  0  47  2.4  19  47  .404  0  0  .000  9  15  .600  14  0  14  0.7  16  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Joe Michalka   26  0  46  1.8  12  34  .353  0  0  .000  22  47  .468  37  0  37  1.4  29  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Ted Whillock   10  0  22  2.2  7  26  .269  0  0  .000  8  14  .571  9  0  9  0.9  10  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Mosley   3  0  0  0.0  0  0  .000  0  0  .000  0  0  .000  0  0  0  0.0  1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Team totals   30  0  1869  62.3  706  1649  .428  0  0  .000  457  702  .651  1227  0  1227  40.9  596  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 1957-58

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
12/04/1957 NORTHWESTERN ST. W 53-51 - Commerce, TX
12/07/1957 at Louisiana Tech L 42-55 - Ruston, LA
12/10/1957 AUSTIN COLLEGE L 58-59 - Commerce, TX
12/14/1957 MIDWESTERN W 71-52 - Commerce, TX
12/16/1957 at Northwestern St. L 54-57 - Natchitoches, LA
12/21/1957 at McNeese St. L 50-53 - Lake Charles, LA
12/26/1957 vs Austin W 61-46 - Dallas, TX
12/27/1957 vs Wayland Baptist W 76-58 - Dallas, TX
12/28/1957 vs Central State W 58-51 - Dallas, TX
* 01/04/1958 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. W 56-55 ot - Commerce, TX
* 01/06/1958 TEXAS A&I W 61-35 - Commerce, TX
* 01/11/1958 at Sam Houston St. W 69-52 - Huntsville, TX
* 01/13/1958 at Lamar Tech L 47-58 - Beaumont, TX
* 01/16/1958 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN W 75-62 - Commerce, TX
01/23/1958 at Midwestern W 52-44 - Wichita Falls, TX
* 01/28/1958 at Stephen F. Austin W 47-36 - Nacogdoches, TX
* 02/01/1958 at Sul Ross St. W 58-52 - Alpine, TX
* 02/03/1958 at Howard Payne W 89-77 - Brownwood, TX
* 02/08/1958 LAMAR TECH W 59-32 - Commerce, TX
* 02/10/1958 SAM HOUSTON ST. W 51-49 - Commerce, TX
* 02/15/1958 at Texas A&I W 56-51 - Kingsville, TX
* 02/17/1958 at Southwest Texas St. L 55-64 - San Marcos, TX
02/20/1958 at Austin College W 55-53 - Sherman, TX
* 02/22/1958 HOWARD PAYNE W 54-46 - Commerce, TX
* 02/24/1958 SUL ROSS ST. W 92-78 - Commerce, TX
^p 03/01/1958 at Texas Wesleyan W 82-64 - Fort Worth, TX
^p 03/03/1958 TEXAS WESLEYAN W 91-52 - Commerce, TX
#p 03/11/1958 vs Minnesota Duluth W 66-59 - Kansas City, MO
#p 03/12/1958 vs Northern St. W 63-57 - Kansas City, MO
#p 03/13/1958 vs Tennessee St. L 62-81 - Kansas City, MO
 
First in the Lone Star Conference
NAIA Quarterfinalist
20 Win Season
Head Coach: Norman Pilgrim (1st Season)
Overall Record: 23-7, 12-2 LSC

NAIA Second Team All-American
Dee Mackey

First Team All-LSC
Dee Mackey

Second Team All-LSC
Charles Avant

Norman Pilgrim became the fifteenth head coach of A&M-Commerce Men's Basketball in 1957, replacing the most successful Lions coach up to that point in time in Bob Rogers. Coach Pilgrim made a good impression in his first year, winning 23 games, leading the Lions to their twelfth LSC Championship, and taking the squad all the way to the NAIA Quarterfinals.

In their first seven games the Lions struggled a little bit, losing to Austin College, Louisiana Tech, and McNeese State, and taking one of two from Northwestern (Louisiana). They also won games over Midwestern and Austin College during that span. Soon after Pilgrim helped the Lions find their footing again, and they rumbled off winning streaks of six, eight, and seven games, the last of which stretched into the postseason. In the NAIA playoffs the Lions took down Texas Wesleyan twice in District competit
ion before jumping to the national stage, where they faced Minnesota-Duluth, Northern State (South Dakota), and Tennessee State. Their run ended with an 81-62 loss to Tennessee State.

Dee Mackey was an offensive and defensive force in 1957, compiling 326 points and 251 rebounds in just 30 games. John Fite led the Lions in scoring though, accumulating 358 points. A.C. Black also joined the Lions in the 300+ point club, and Charles Avant filled up the stat sheet with impressive totals in points and rebounds.

Mackey earned an NAIA Second Team All-American nod for his contributions, and a First Team All-LSC listing as well. Mackey's All-American award was the sixth in school history. Avant snagged a spot on the Second Team All-LSC.

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

Overall: 23-7
Conference: 12-2
Home: 10-1
Away: 8-5
Neutral: 5-1