Statistics Summary for 1971-72

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
Bob LaFevers   27  0  548  20.3  216  421  .513  0  0  .000  116  145  .800  223  0  223  8.3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Bryan   27  0  338  12.5  142  282  .504  0  0  .000  54  86  .628  160  0  160  5.9  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Dale Reed   27  0  308  11.4  123  261  .471  0  0  .000  62  81  .765  75  0  75  2.8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
James Vander Poel   27  0  255  9.4  103  219  .470  0  0  .000  49  62  .790  67  0  67  2.5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Carl Briley   27  0  141  5.2  54  112  .482  0  0  .000  33  46  .717  49  0  49  1.8  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Otis Cobb   27  0  121  4.5  47  84  .560  0  0  .000  27  55  .491  137  0  137  5.1  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Barry Wilson   20  0  83  4.2  21  47  .447  0  0  .000  41  62  .661  40  0  40  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Earnest Spencer   26  0  63  2.4  22  70  .314  0  0  .000  19  41  .463  131  0  131  5.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Kenneth Williams   11  0  33  3.0  14  33  .424  0  0  .000  5  9  .556  22  0  22  2.0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bill Stewart   19  0  29  1.5  9  23  .391  0  0  .000  11  24  .458  28  0  28  1.5  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Eddie Daniels   10  0  26  2.6  9  47  .191  0  0  .000  8  13  .615  12  0  12  1.2  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Bruce Kerr   12  0  18  1.5  7  19  .368  0  0  .000  4  5  .800  15  0  15  1.3  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Don Boen   13  0  11  0.8  4  14  .286  0  0  .000  3  4  .750  9  0  9  0.7  0  0  0  0  0  0  0  0.0 
Team totals   27  0  1974  73.1  771  1632  .472  0  0  .000  432  633  .682  1121  0  1121  41.5  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 1971-72

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
11/27/71 EAST CENTRAL L 68-73 - Commerce, TX
12/03/71 at Midwestern W 84-78 - Wichita Falls, TX
12/04/71 vs Central State W 51-48 - Wichita Falls, TX
12/07/71 at East Central L 72-81 - Ada, OK
* 12/09/71 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. L 69-77 - Commerce, TX
* 12/11/71 TEXAS A&I L 86-87 - Commerce, TX
12/29/71 vs Texas Wesleyan W 82-78 - Dallas, TX
12/30/71 vs Dallas Baptist L 69-89 - Dallas, TX
12/30/71 vs Sul Ross St. W 90-77 - Dallas, TX
* 01/03/72 at Sam Houston St. L 57-83 - Huntsville, TX
* 01/05/72 at Stephen F. Austin L 52-87 - Nacogdoches, TX
01/08/72 at Abilene Christian L 61-76 - Abilene, TX
* 01/10/72 at Tarleton St. L 82-85 - Stephenville, TX
01/13/72 MIDWESTERN W 72-69 - Commerce, TX
* 01/15/72 ANGELO ST. L 84-88 - Commerce, TX
* 01/17/72 SUL ROSS ST. W 77-72 - Commerce, TX
* 01/22/72 at McMurry W 69-57 - Abilene, TX
* 01/24/72 at Howard Payne W 74-71 - Brownwood, TX
* 01/29/72 at Southwest Texas St. L 62-72 - San Marcos, TX
* 01/31/72 at Texas A&I L 84-102 - Kingsville, TX
* 02/05/72 SAM HOUSTON ST. L 65-72 - Commerce, TX
* 02/07/72 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 61-63 - Commerce, TX
* 02/14/72 TARLETON ST. W 83-82 ot - Commerce, TX
* 02/19/72 at Angelo St. L 72-81 - San Angelo, TX
* 02/21/72 at Sul Ross St. W 75-64 - Alpine, TX
* 02/26/72 MCMURRY W 80-64 - Commerce, TX
* 02/28/72 HOWARD PAYNE W 93-78 - Commerce, TX
 
Tied for sixth in the Lone Star Conference
Head Coach: Jim Gudger (3rd Season)
Overall Record: 25-51, 18-36 LSC

First Team All-LSC
Bob LaFevers

Gudger and the Lions continued to struggle in 1971, with the Lions winning just 11 games total and just 7 in LSC play.

A&M-Commerce continued to be dominated by East Central, losing to the Tigers 73-68. They managed to scrounge up wins against Midwestern State and Central Oklahoma, only to be knocked down by East Central again, this time 81-72. The Lions rollercoastered a bit through the rest of non-conference play, and then when they hit the meat of LSC competition, the wheels came off. The Lions lost four in a row to LSC opponents, won four of the next five, and then lost four in a row again. 1971 did close on a high no
te though, as the Lions won three of their final four games.

Bob LaFevers became the fourth Lion ever to score more than 500 points in a single season in 1971, scoring 548 points in 27 games. He also collected 223 boards, leading the Lions in that category too.

LaFevers earned a spot on the First Team All-LSC.

* - Lone Star Conferene Game

Overall: 12-15
Conference: 7-11
Home: 5-6
Away: 4-8
Neutral: 3-1