Statistics Summary for 1975-76

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
Nate Granger   25  469  18.8  185  343  .539  .000  99  140  .707  209  209  8.4  31  0.0 
O'Neal Tarrant   26  430  16.5  156  339  .460  .000  118  145  .814  88  88  3.4  97  0.0 
Hugo Cabrera   26  342  13.2  155  272  .570  .000  32  50  .640  212  212  8.2  47  0.0 
Larry McGhee   26  230  8.8  66  153  .431  .000  98  122  .803  47  47  1.8  88  0.0 
Pat Laue   25  204  8.2  85  192  .443  .000  34  47  .723  115  115  4.6  48  0.0 
Bruce Crawford   25  173  6.9  83  168  .494  .000  10  .700  72  72  2.9  10  0.0 
Lyle Medlock   24  29  1.2  14  20  .700  .000  .200  35  35  1.5  0.0 
Jeff Granger   10  29  2.9  12  29  .414  .000  .556  13  13  1.3  0.0 
Stan Witherspoon   23  21  0.9  22  .409  .000  .429  47  47  2.0  33  0.0 
Warren Korecky   22  16  0.7  14  .500  .000  .500  14  14  0.6  0.0 
Lonnie Jones   10  2.0  .429  .000  1.000  10  10  2.0  0.0 
Warren Miller   10  1.7  .600  .000  1.000  0.8  0.0 
Paul Lemons   0.4  .250  .000  .000  0.0  0.0 
Roy Smith   0.0  .000  .000  .000  0.3  0.0 
Team totals   26  1965  75.6  779  1575  .495  .000  407  547  .744  1015  1015  39.0  417   
Opp totals   0.0  .000  .000  .000  0.0   

Results for 1975-76

  Date Opponent   Score   Attend   Site Notes
11/20/75 TEXAS COLLEGE W 122-92 - Commerce, TX
11/25/75 at East Central W 61-56 - Ada, OK
11/28/75 LOUISIANA COLLEGE W 79-65 - Commerce, TX
12/01/75 at New Mexico L 56-87 - Albuquerque, NM
12/06/75 at SMU L 77-88 - Dallas, TX
12/08/75 EAST CENTRAL W 65-53 - Commerce, TX
12/13/75 at Central State W 67-53 - Edmond, OK
12/29/75 vs Bishop W 107-102 - Dallas, TX
12/30/75 vs Dallas Baptist W 98-80 - Dallas, TX
12/31/75 vs Sam Houston St. W 86-76 - Dallas, TX
* 01/03/76 at Tarleton St. W 80-66 - Stephenville, TX
* 01/05/76 at Howard Payne L 56-59 - Brownwood, TX
* 01/07/76 at Sul Ross St. W 75-69 - Alpine, TX
* 01/12/76 HOWARD PAYNE W 72-70 - Commerce, TX
* 01/14/76 ANGELO ST. W 90-77 - Commerce, TX
01/16/76 at UTEP L 41-53 - El Paso, TX
* 01/19/76 at Stephen F. Austin W 59-57 - Nacogdoches, TX
* 01/22/76 ABILENE CHRISTIAN W 91-75 - Commerce, TX
* 01/24/76 at Southwest Texas St. W 66-59 - San Marcos, TX
* 01/26/76 at Texas A&I W 66-60 - Kingsville, TX
* 02/02/76 SAM HOUSTON ST. W 81-73 - Commerce, TX
* 02/07/76 SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. W 58-54 - Commerce, TX
* 02/09/76 TEXAS A&I W 93-79 - Commerce, TX
* 02/16/76 at Sam Houston St. W 78-69 - Huntsville, TX
* 02/19/76 STEPHEN F. AUSTIN L 73-93 - Commerce, TX
+p 02/23/76 at Howard Payne L 69-72 ot - Brownwood, TX
 
Second in the Lone Star Conference
Head Coach: Jim Gudger (7th Season)
Overall Record: 89-96, 60-59

First Team All-LSC
Hugo Cabrera
Nate Granger

Honorable Mention All-LSC
O'Neal Tarrant

Gudger's squad impressed once again in 1975, wracking up a 19-6 finish with a school-record 13 wins in the Lone Star Conference. Despite this success, the Lions failed to win the LSC Championship, losing to Howard Payne in overtime.

The Lions shot out of the gate in 1975, winning their first three and eight of their first ten. They then proceeded to sweep through the LSC, losing only to Howard Payne and Stephen F. Austin. At one point A&M-Commerce managed to string together eight consecutive conference wins. The Lions headed to the LSC tournament with confidence, but got stung again by the Yellow Jackets, losing 72-69 in overtime.

Nate Granger took the scoring title from O'Neal Tarrant in 1975, outpacing him 469 to 430. Cabrera led in rebounds with 212 boards, though Granger wasn't far behind with 209. Assists were first regularly recorded in 1975, and Tarrant led in this category with 97.

Cabrera and Granger snagged First Team All-LSC nods, and Tarrant garnered an Honorable Mention spot.

* - Lone Star Conference Game
+ - Lone Star Conference Tournament

Overall: 20-6
Conference: 12-2
Home: 9-1
Away: 8-5
Neutral: 3-0