Carolina Poly Cardinals
South Atlantic Conference: 26 - 6 (10 - 4)
Durham, NC

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:100 Record Vs 1-50:12-5
 Season Record:26-6 Record Vs 51-100:9-0
 Conference Record:10-4 Record Vs 100-200:4-1
 Home Record:15-3 Record Vs 200+:1-0
 Current Poll Rank:5 Current RPI Rank:5

 Stat Rankings
 Points:58.6  National Rank:9   Conference Rank:2  
 Points Allowed:48.2  National Rank:23   Conference Rank:1  
 Rebounds:32.0  National Rank:26   Conference Rank:4  
 Assists:14.4  National Rank:10   Conference Rank:2  
 Steals:5.1  National Rank:51   Conference Rank:2  
 Blocks:2.4  National Rank:103   Conference Rank:7  
 Turnovers:11.8  National Rank:165   Conference Rank:6  
 Fouls:15.9  National Rank:113   Conference Rank:5  
 FG%:.475  National Rank:5   Conference Rank:2  
 FT%:.703  National Rank:19   Conference Rank:2  
 3P%:.000  National Rank:1   Conference Rank:1  

 Athletic Director Notes
 Current Goal: Win the AIAA Tournament.  
 Job Evaluation: The board of trustees is currently satisfied with your performance.  
 Total Budget: $820,000  
 Staff Salaries: $500,703  
 Monthly Recruiting: $31,930  
 Training Facilities: 85  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: Cap Miller 59 A- D- A+ A+    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Regis Cavalier 44 A+ A+ F- C $185,867  
 Lead Scout: Bob Lynn 37 F- A+ A D+ $176,000  
 Coaching Assistant: Ellwood McNulty 64 D+ F B A $138,836  

 Roster
 # Name Pos Cls Ht Wt Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Jmp Str Sta  
 15 Bob Buskirk C Jr 6-8 211 C F+ C C D+ D+ C- D+ C- B- D- C- D+ C+ B+ C+  
 13 Linc Freeman C So 6-8 244 C+ D- C- F- D+ F+ C B+ A C+ C D C D+ A C-  
 5 Mike Thornton C So 6-8 251 A D- C+ D D- D- D+ C C D+ F B- C C- B+ B+  
 42 Harry Pederson PF Sr 6-8 223 A- D- D+ C- C C C+ B C F C B+ C C- A+ C  
 20 Wayne Messer PF Jr 6-5 224 A+ C- C- F C- F+ B+ A- C+ D+ C+ C- C C+ B C+  
 30 Pat Roscoe SF Fr 6-3 215 C C- D+ C C C F C C- B B C- C C+ C+ B-  
 1 Eddie Knight SF Sr 6-5 215 B+ B- C+ A F C F A- F C C+ C B B+ A B  
 23 Ernie Taylor SF Jr 6-6 227 B B C+ C C+ C- C D D- C C C C C B+ A-  
 52 Ed Chapman SF Fr 6-3 211 C C D C+ C- D F D C D C- F C C+ C C  
 51 Danny Russo SG Sr 6-0 168 C A- A A C+ C- C C- C+ B D+ C- A C C- A  
 41 Joe Newton SG Sr 5-11 190 C C B- C C D B- C B B+ D+ F+ A- B- C A+  
 54 Ray Jennings SG So 6-1 176 C- C C+ C D C C+ C C- D C- D+ B B- C+ C  
 40 Charles Henderson SG So 6-1 176 C- C+ C B F+ F C+ D+ F+ C+ F+ C A- A- C- B+  
 25 Ray Johnson PG Jr 6-0 191 F+ B+ A C- C B+ C- D- D- C+ C+ F A A- C B  
 2 Frank Chesser PG So 5-9 163 C+ B B+ C C C- D+ F D B+ C- D A- B+ C- A  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  
 Wayne Messer Torn MCL 186 days  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Bob Buskirk C 27 0 6.3 0.7 0.2 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.5  
 Linc Freeman C 32 32 26.6 4.3 1.7 5.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 1.9  
 Mike Thornton C 32 0 20.8 7.7 1.1 3.7 0.8 0.3 0.8 0.9 1.7  
 Harry Pederson PF 32 32 25.7 6.4 1.4 5.2 1.4 0.7 0.8 1.1 1.8  
 Wayne Messer PF 15 0 19.3 9.4 1.7 4.2 1.1 0.5 0.1 1.1 2.3  
 Pat Roscoe SF 9 0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
 Eddie Knight SF 32 32 29.6 12.3 0.7 5.4 2.4 1.3 0.3 3.3 2.6  
 Ernie Taylor SF 29 0 13.9 5.3 0.5 2.0 1.2 0.3 0.0 0.6 1.3  
 Ed Chapman SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Danny Russo SG 32 32 33.6 11.9 1.6 3.8 2.4 0.8 0.2 2.1 2.3  
 Joe Newton SG 24 0 3.1 1.0 0.3 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Charles Henderson SG 5 0 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2  
 Ray Johnson PG 32 32 28.4 4.5 1.3 2.5 4.5 1.0 0.0 2.1 2.3  
 Frank Chesser PG 31 0 4.3 1.0 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Bob Buskirk C 8 20 .400 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Linc Freeman C 49 113 .434 40 64 .625 0 0 .000  
 Mike Thornton C 84 169 .497 78 107 .729 0 0 .000  
 Harry Pederson PF 81 160 .506 44 86 .512 0 0 .000  
 Wayne Messer PF 58 113 .513 25 39 .641 0 0 .000  
 Pat Roscoe SF 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Eddie Knight SF 162 356 .455 68 101 .673 0 0 .000  
 Ernie Taylor SF 64 121 .529 25 33 .758 0 0 .000  
 Ed Chapman SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Danny Russo SG 161 335 .481 59 70 .843 0 0 .000  
 Joe Newton SG 8 17 .471 7 8 .875 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Charles Henderson SG 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Johnson PG 51 119 .429 41 46 .891 0 0 .000  
 Frank Chesser PG 12 30 .400 6 7 .857 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Bob Buskirk C 37 3 7.0 0.7 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5  
 Linc Freeman C 62 62 25.5 4.0 1.4 5.0 0.8 0.5 0.2 0.8 1.9  
 Mike Thornton C 62 0 18.0 6.3 0.9 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.6 0.8 1.5  
 Harry Pederson PF 111 110 23.7 4.8 1.5 4.5 1.0 0.4 0.6 1.0 2.0  
 Wayne Messer PF 77 3 19.8 6.6 1.5 4.1 1.0 0.5 0.1 1.0 2.1  
 Pat Roscoe SF 9 0 2.8 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
 Eddie Knight SF 126 83 23.7 8.9 0.7 4.5 1.8 1.0 0.2 2.2 2.0  
 Ernie Taylor SF 91 10 12.7 3.9 0.5 1.6 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.5 1.1  
 Ed Chapman SF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Danny Russo SG 125 62 21.6 7.0 0.9 2.2 1.4 0.6 0.1 1.2 1.5  
 Joe Newton SG 94 0 3.5 0.8 0.2 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.3  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Charles Henderson SG 5 0 2.0 0.6 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.2  
 Ray Johnson PG 82 32 15.4 2.6 0.7 1.4 2.4 0.5 0.0 1.1 1.2  
 Frank Chesser PG 36 0 3.9 0.8 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.3  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Bob Buskirk C 9 28 .321 7 9 .778 0 0 .000  
 Linc Freeman C 92 206 .447 61 95 .642 0 0 .000  
 Mike Thornton C 135 279 .484 120 174 .690 0 0 .000  
 Harry Pederson PF 212 444 .477 106 209 .507 0 0 .000  
 Wayne Messer PF 190 424 .448 131 202 .649 0 0 .000  
 Pat Roscoe SF 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Eddie Knight SF 473 1002 .472 178 260 .685 0 0 .000  
 Ernie Taylor SF 147 311 .473 58 87 .667 0 0 .000  
 Ed Chapman SF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Danny Russo SG 352 775 .454 171 210 .814 0 0 .000  
 Joe Newton SG 27 67 .403 17 23 .739 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Charles Henderson SG 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Johnson PG 86 176 .489 43 48 .896 0 0 .000  
 Frank Chesser PG 12 31 .387 6 7 .857 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/10/74 vs. Cumberland W 68-42 1-0  
 11/12/74 vs. (10) Lane State W 61-58 2-0  
 11/17/74 Henry Hudson W 61-53 3-0  
 11/19/74 Brunswick W 60-32 4-0  
 11/25/74 at Bardney W 53-49 5-0  
 12/01/74 Grafton W 50-34 6-0  
 12/14/74 Miners College L 57-65 6-1  
 12/16/74 El Paso Methodist W 59-40 7-1  
 12/23/74 Dickson W 51-39 8-1  
 12/27/74 Richmond State W 76-65 9-1  
 01/01/75 Sadler W 67-52 10-1  
 01/07/75 Brookland W 70-35 11-1  
 01/12/75 Michigan Lutheran W 70-34 12-1  
 01/17/75 St. Martin's College W 40-38 13-1  
 01/20/75 at Piedmont University W 62-58 14-1  
 01/25/75 at (13) Charleston Tech L 65-68 14-2 (0-1)  
 01/30/75 at (20) Eastern State W 50-34 15-2 (1-1)  
 02/01/75 at Columbia Military Academy W 49-41 16-2 (2-1)  
 02/06/75 (22) Coastal State W 63-55 17-2 (3-1)  
 02/08/75 Cowpens State W 48-35 18-2 (4-1)  
 02/13/75 at (17) North Carolina Tech L 45-53 18-3 (4-2)  
 02/15/75 at (2) Maryland State W 67-65 19-3 (5-2)  
 02/20/75 (13) Charleston Tech L 53-61 19-4 (5-3)  
 02/27/75 (20) Eastern State W 63-42 20-4 (6-3)  
 03/01/75 Columbia Military Academy W 58-46 21-4 (7-3)  
 03/06/75 at Cowpens State W 67-39 22-4 (8-3)  
 03/08/75 at (22) Coastal State W 64-47 23-4 (9-3)  
 03/13/75 (17) North Carolina Tech W 61-47 24-4 (10-3)  
 03/15/75 (2) Maryland State L 62-65 24-5 (10-4)  
 03/23/75 vs. Flagstaff State W 67-43 25-5  
 03/28/75 vs. (11) Central Ohio W 48-46 26-5  
 03/30/75 vs. (4) Mississippi A&M L 40-62 26-6  

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