Statistics Summary for 1977-78
|
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 |
| Larry McGhee |
36 |
0 |
633 |
17.6 |
239 |
498 |
.480 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
155 |
186 |
.833 |
68 |
0 |
68 |
1.9 |
0 |
0 |
181 |
0 |
2 |
64 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Jeff Granger |
36 |
0 |
452 |
12.6 |
184 |
293 |
.628 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
84 |
121 |
.694 |
204 |
0 |
204 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
66 |
0 |
17 |
28 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Billy Roberson |
36 |
0 |
387 |
10.8 |
171 |
311 |
.550 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
45 |
63 |
.714 |
60 |
0 |
60 |
1.7 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
2 |
31 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mike Williams |
34 |
0 |
299 |
8.8 |
131 |
228 |
.575 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
37 |
69 |
.536 |
200 |
0 |
200 |
5.9 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
0 |
18 |
27 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Johnny Guilford |
36 |
0 |
286 |
7.9 |
126 |
208 |
.606 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
34 |
52 |
.654 |
177 |
0 |
177 |
4.9 |
0 |
0 |
19 |
0 |
33 |
20 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lee Johnson |
24 |
0 |
231 |
9.6 |
92 |
187 |
.492 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
47 |
62 |
.758 |
136 |
0 |
136 |
5.7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
0 |
34 |
8 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Mark Austin |
34 |
0 |
207 |
6.1 |
100 |
229 |
.437 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
7 |
14 |
.500 |
73 |
0 |
73 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
71 |
0 |
4 |
20 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Gerald Batty |
35 |
0 |
127 |
3.6 |
54 |
133 |
.406 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
19 |
27 |
.704 |
102 |
0 |
102 |
2.9 |
0 |
0 |
26 |
0 |
5 |
10 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Bruce Anderson |
36 |
0 |
104 |
2.9 |
44 |
95 |
.463 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
16 |
23 |
.696 |
77 |
0 |
77 |
2.1 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
6 |
17 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Don Page |
9 |
0 |
46 |
5.1 |
21 |
42 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
4 |
6 |
.667 |
32 |
0 |
32 |
3.6 |
0 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Anthony Sanders |
22 |
0 |
40 |
1.8 |
14 |
38 |
.368 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
12 |
14 |
.857 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
1.2 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
0 |
7 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Ken Salter |
13 |
0 |
29 |
2.2 |
12 |
29 |
.414 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
5 |
10 |
.500 |
18 |
0 |
18 |
1.4 |
0 |
0 |
13 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Paul Lemons |
6 |
0 |
15 |
2.5 |
3 |
8 |
.375 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
9 |
12 |
.750 |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Sam Williams |
10 |
0 |
14 |
1.4 |
7 |
18 |
.389 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
2 |
.000 |
27 |
0 |
27 |
2.7 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
8 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Pete Fenlon |
2 |
0 |
5 |
2.5 |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
3 |
3 |
1.000 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| John Burch |
2 |
0 |
4 |
2.0 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Lee Simmons |
4 |
0 |
3 |
0.8 |
1 |
4 |
.250 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
0.5 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Tony Wilson |
3 |
0 |
2 |
0.7 |
0 |
1 |
.000 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
2 |
2 |
1.000 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0.3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0.0 |
| Team totals |
36 |
36 |
2884 |
80.1 |
1202 |
2326 |
.517 |
0 |
0 |
.000 |
480 |
669 |
.717 |
1464 |
0 |
1464 |
40.7 |
0 |
0 |
538 |
0 |
138 |
242 |
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 1977-78
| |
Date |
Opponent |
|
Score |
|
Attend |
|
Site |
Notes |
|
11/21/1977 |
TEXAS COLLEGE |
W |
103-87 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
|
11/23/1977 |
SOUTHERN ARK. |
L |
64-75 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
|
11/25/1977 |
at Hendrix |
L |
75-76 |
|
- |
|
Conway, AR |
|
|
11/26/1977 |
at Arkansas Tech |
W |
71-63 |
|
- |
|
Russellville, AR |
|
|
11/28/1977 |
at Paul Quinn |
W |
119-89 |
|
- |
|
Dallas, TX |
|
|
12/01/1977 |
at East Central |
L |
75-84 |
|
- |
|
Ada, OK |
|
|
12/04/1977 |
at Southwestern (TX) |
L |
70-83 |
|
- |
|
Georgetown, TX |
|
|
12/07/1977 |
EAST CENTRAL |
W |
72-59 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
|
12/10/1977 |
at Dallas Baptist |
W |
93-89 |
|
- |
|
Dallas, TX |
|
|
01/03/1978 |
BENEDICTINE (KAN.) |
W |
99-86 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
|
01/07/1978 |
vs Wiley |
W |
74-70 |
|
- |
|
Dallas, TX |
|
| + |
01/10/1978 |
HOWARD PAYNE |
W |
76-68 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
01/14/1978 |
SOUTHWEST TEXAS ST. |
W |
96-81 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
01/16/1978 |
TEXAS A&I |
W |
82-72 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
|
01/19/1978 |
PAUL QUINN |
W |
126-65 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
01/21/1978 |
at Stephen F. Austin |
L |
64-68 |
|
- |
|
Nacogdoches, TX |
|
| * |
01/23/1978 |
at Sam Houston St. |
W |
67-55 |
|
- |
|
Huntsville, TX |
|
| * |
01/28/1978 |
at Angelo St. |
W |
77-72 |
|
- |
|
San Angelo, TX |
|
| * |
01/30/1978 |
at Abilene Christian |
W |
81-76 |
|
- |
|
Abilene, TX |
|
| * |
02/04/1978 |
ABILENE CHRISTIAN |
W |
89-74 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
02/06/1978 |
ANGELO ST. |
W |
106-80 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
02/11/1978 |
at Texas A&I |
L |
64-71 |
|
- |
|
Kingsville, TX |
|
| * |
02/13/1978 |
at Southwest Texas St. |
L |
61-79 |
|
- |
|
San Marcos, TX |
|
| * |
02/16/1978 |
at Howard Payne |
L |
48-58 |
|
- |
|
Brownwood, TX |
|
| * |
02/18/1978 |
SAM HOUSTON ST. |
W |
79-75 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| * |
02/20/1978 |
STEPHEN F. AUSTIN |
W |
80-77 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| +p |
02/26/1978 |
vs Sam Houston St. |
W |
79-72 |
|
- |
|
Brownwood, TX |
|
| +p |
02/27/1978 |
vs Angelo St. |
W |
68-66 |
|
- |
|
Brownwood, TX |
|
| p* |
02/28/1978 |
at Howard Payne |
W |
76-71 |
|
- |
|
Brownwood, TX |
|
| ^p |
03/04/1978 |
EAST TEXAS BAPTIST |
W |
94-79 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| ^p |
03/07/1978 |
HOWARD PAYNE |
W |
76-68 |
|
- |
|
Commerce, TX |
|
| #p |
03/14/1978 |
vs Newman |
W |
81-65 |
|
- |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
| #p |
03/15/1978 |
vs Birmingham Southern |
W |
78-72 |
|
- |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
| #p |
03/16/1978 |
vs Drury |
W |
79-77 |
|
- |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
| #p |
03/17/1978 |
vs Grand Canyon |
L |
69-74 |
|
- |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
| #p |
03/18/1978 |
vs Quincy |
L |
73-87 |
|
- |
|
Kansas City, MO |
|
NAIA Semifinalists
First in the Lone Star Conference
20 Win season
Head Coach: Jim Gudger (9th Season)
Overall Record: 141-113, 97-67 LSC
NAIA Third Team All-American
Larry McGhee
Honorable Mention All-LSC
Jeff Granger
LSC All-Tournament Team
Billy Robertson
Mike Williams
1977 was arguably Gudger's most successful season at A&M-Commerce. He led the Lions to a record-setting 27 wins, and tied his own record for LSC wins with 13. The Lions also advanced to the NAIA Semi-Finals, the farthest any team had gone since 1954, when A&M-Commerce won the NAIA National Championship.
The Lions once again dominated in both conference and non-conference play. Outside of the LSC the Lions were 9-3, and in LSC competition the Lions were 13-4. The Lions put together win streaks of three, six, five, and ten games, the last of which carried A&M-Commerce through the LSC Tournament and into the NAIA Semi-Finals. Unfortunately the Lions didn't have quite enough to get over the hump, losing to Grand Canyon and Quincy in the semis.
With the departure of Nate Granger in 1976, Larry McGhee had to step up as the primary offensive option. He did a marvelous job, scoring 633 points in just 36 games. Nate's brother Jeff Granger was the #2 guy, scoring 452 points. Jeff Granger led on defense with 204 rebounds, and Mike Williams trailed him by just 4 boards with 200. McGhee also acted as the quarterback, dishing out 181 assists, a new school record.
McGhee earned the university's 19th All-American award in 1977, though he didn?t get any All-LSC acclimation. Granger snagged a spot on the Honorable Mention All-LSC list, and Billy Robertson and Williams were named to the All-Tournament team.
* - LSC Conference Game
+ - LSC Tournament
^ - NAIA District four playoffs
# - NAIA National Tournament
Overall: 26-10
Conference: 10-4
Home: 13-1
Away: 7-7
Neutral: 6-2