Carolina Poly Cardinals
South Atlantic Conference: 24 - 8 (9 - 5)
Durham, NC

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:100 Record Vs 1-50:12-7
 Season Record:24-8 Record Vs 51-100:1-1
 Conference Record:9-5 Record Vs 100-200:11-0
 Home Record:13-3 Record Vs 200+:0-0
 Current Poll Rank:9 Current RPI Rank:12

 Stat Rankings
 Points:57.5  National Rank:20   Conference Rank:2  
 Points Allowed:48.3  National Rank:34   Conference Rank:5  
 Rebounds:28.8  National Rank:126   Conference Rank:6  
 Assists:13.2  National Rank:20   Conference Rank:2  
 Steals:7.1  National Rank:4   Conference Rank:1  
 Blocks:2.5  National Rank:81   Conference Rank:5  
 Turnovers:8.9  National Rank:2   Conference Rank:1  
 Fouls:15.6  National Rank:100   Conference Rank:6  
 FG%:.463  National Rank:33   Conference Rank:2  
 FT%:.676  National Rank:62   Conference Rank:3  
 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: $800,000  
 Staff Salaries: $465,369  
 Monthly Recruiting: $33,463  
 Training Facilities: 88  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: Cap Miller 57 B+ D- A A+    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Murray Wurth 55 A+ A+ F- C- $181,333  
 Lead Scout: Andrew Moy 61 A- A- F C- $145,200  
 Coaching Assistant: Ellwood McNulty 62 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  
 34 Gordon Bridwell C Jr 6-5 223 C D C F- C- D+ B- B- B- D- D+ D+ C C- B A+  
 42 Harry Pederson C So 6-8 220 B+ D- D+ C- C C- C C+ C F C B- C C- A D+  
 23 Ernie Taylor C Fr 6-6 224 B- C C C C D+ C- D F+ C C- C- C C B B+  
 15 Bob Buskirk C Fr 6-8 209 C F+ C C D+ D C- D+ D+ C+ F+ D+ D+ C B C-  
 45 Preston Watts PF Sr 6-7 244 C F C- D C- D+ C- D B+ F+ D+ A- D+ D A- C  
 20 Wayne Messer PF Fr 6-5 222 A- C- C- F D+ F+ C+ B C D C D+ C C C+ C-  
 14 Jerry Mack SF Sr 6-4 254 B+ B- C+ F F+ F+ A- A+ A C C C C C A- A-  
 35 Art Timms SF Jr 6-3 213 B- A C+ C D+ C+ D+ F+ A- A- A C B C+ C+ A+  
 1 Eddie Knight SF So 6-5 214 B- C+ C A- F C F B+ F C- C C- B- B A- C  
 54 Ray Jennings SG Fr 6-1 174 D+ C- C+ C D C- C C C- D- D+ D B B- C+ D  
 44 Joe Tomlin SG Sr 6-2 207 C C+ C A- C- C- D C- D+ C+ C- D+ A- A+ C A+  
 51 Danny Russo SG So 5-11 162 C B- A- A- C C- C D+ C C D C- A C C- B+  
 41 Joe Newton SG So 5-11 186 C C- B- C C D C+ C C+ B- D F+ A- B- C A  
 31 Phil McGrady PG Sr 5-11 190 C- C- C+ A- A+ B+ C- D+ F A B+ D- A B+ C A  
 25 Ray Johnson PG Fr 6-0 187 F+ C+ A- D+ C B- C- D- D- C C F A A- C C  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  
 Jerry Mack Broken Foot 57 days  
 Art Timms Ruptured Achilles 183 days  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Gordon Bridwell C 28 0 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5  
 Harry Pederson C 17 16 23.3 4.1 1.7 4.2 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.0  
 Ernie Taylor C 32 10 14.9 4.0 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.3  
 Bob Buskirk C 9 3 9.6 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Preston Watts PF 30 30 26.1 4.1 1.2 3.7 0.6 0.2 1.8 0.6 1.6  
 Wayne Messer PF 32 3 20.1 5.5 1.3 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.9  
 Jerry Mack SF 12 12 24.9 7.8 1.8 5.8 2.0 0.6 0.4 1.4 1.4  
 Art Timms SF 12 12 29.7 12.5 1.2 2.6 2.4 2.2 0.3 1.6 2.4  
 Eddie Knight SF 32 21 23.4 9.4 0.8 4.4 1.2 0.8 0.1 1.7 2.0  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Joe Tomlin SG 32 21 24.5 7.9 0.9 3.2 1.3 1.1 0.0 1.5 2.1  
 Danny Russo SG 32 0 15.6 5.7 0.7 1.6 1.1 0.6 0.0 0.6 1.1  
 Joe Newton SG 15 0 3.1 1.1 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.1  
 Phil McGrady PG 32 32 33.1 9.6 1.5 3.6 4.3 1.8 0.1 1.4 2.4  
 Ray Johnson PG 20 0 5.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.4  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Gordon Bridwell C 10 16 .625 2 5 .400 0 0 .000  
 Harry Pederson C 26 56 .464 17 25 .680 0 0 .000  
 Ernie Taylor C 51 106 .481 25 37 .676 0 0 .000  
 Bob Buskirk C 1 8 .125 4 6 .667 0 0 .000  
 Preston Watts PF 52 110 .473 18 32 .563 0 0 .000  
 Wayne Messer PF 65 156 .417 46 72 .639 0 0 .000  
 Jerry Mack SF 37 83 .446 19 25 .760 0 0 .000  
 Art Timms SF 67 132 .508 16 23 .696 0 0 .000  
 Eddie Knight SF 128 263 .487 46 67 .687 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Joe Tomlin SG 111 238 .466 32 54 .593 0 0 .000  
 Danny Russo SG 69 159 .434 43 52 .827 0 0 .000  
 Joe Newton SG 7 10 .700 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Phil McGrady PG 123 277 .444 61 90 .678 0 0 .000  
 Ray Johnson PG 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Gordon Bridwell C 28 0 4.7 0.8 0.3 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.5  
 Harry Pederson C 49 48 22.3 3.5 1.5 4.0 0.9 0.3 0.3 0.9 2.0  
 Ernie Taylor C 32 10 14.9 4.0 0.7 1.6 0.7 0.5 0.1 0.4 1.3  
 Bob Buskirk C 9 3 9.6 0.7 0.3 1.4 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Preston Watts PF 100 30 11.5 1.7 0.6 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.8 0.3 0.7  
 Wayne Messer PF 32 3 20.1 5.5 1.3 3.9 0.9 0.5 0.1 0.6 1.9  
 Jerry Mack SF 102 12 7.4 2.4 0.5 1.6 0.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6  
 Art Timms SF 78 44 24.9 10.5 0.8 2.0 1.9 1.5 0.2 1.9 2.2  
 Eddie Knight SF 64 21 18.2 6.5 0.5 3.4 1.1 0.7 0.1 1.3 1.6  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Joe Tomlin SG 103 25 12.9 3.9 0.5 1.7 0.9 0.5 0.0 0.9 1.1  
 Danny Russo SG 63 0 10.7 3.7 0.4 1.1 0.8 0.4 0.0 0.5 0.8  
 Joe Newton SG 43 0 4.2 1.0 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.3  
 Phil McGrady PG 126 93 25.2 5.9 0.9 2.4 3.2 1.1 0.1 1.2 2.0  
 Ray Johnson PG 20 0 5.3 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.4  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Gordon Bridwell C 10 16 .625 2 5 .400 0 0 .000  
 Harry Pederson C 69 149 .463 32 60 .533 0 0 .000  
 Ernie Taylor C 51 106 .481 25 37 .676 0 0 .000  
 Bob Buskirk C 1 8 .125 4 6 .667 0 0 .000  
 Preston Watts PF 69 154 .448 32 56 .571 0 0 .000  
 Wayne Messer PF 65 156 .417 46 72 .639 0 0 .000  
 Jerry Mack SF 96 214 .449 55 68 .809 0 0 .000  
 Art Timms SF 352 715 .492 112 155 .723 0 0 .000  
 Eddie Knight SF 181 378 .479 54 82 .659 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jennings SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Joe Tomlin SG 171 363 .471 55 92 .598 0 0 .000  
 Danny Russo SG 91 207 .440 52 66 .788 0 0 .000  
 Joe Newton SG 16 40 .400 10 14 .714 0 0 .000  
 Phil McGrady PG 304 704 .432 137 211 .649 0 0 .000  
 Ray Johnson PG 8 16 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/05/72 at (23) Redwood W 53-40 1-0  
 11/07/72 vs. Eastern Kansas L 55-59 1-1  
 11/09/72 vs. Hartford Wesleyan W 63-37 2-1  
 11/14/72 at Bronx Tech W 53-36 3-1  
 11/17/72 at Jersey City Tech W 59-43 4-1  
 11/29/72 at Chesapeake State W 54-44 5-1  
 12/06/72 Poweshiek W 61-41 6-1  
 12/08/72 Lawrence State W 55-33 7-1  
 12/10/72 Lincoln W 57-28 8-1  
 12/12/72 Richmond State W 73-51 9-1  
 12/15/72 Michigan Lutheran W 58-56 10-1  
 12/22/72 St. Gordius W 67-36 11-1  
 12/27/72 Commonwealth Catholic W 64-42 12-1  
 01/05/73 Dickson W 67-58 13-1  
 01/07/73 at Northern Mississippi W 60-52 14-1  
 01/09/73 (1) Detroit City College L 66-71 14-2  
 01/20/73 at (8) Maryland State L 44-58 14-3 (0-1)  
 01/25/73 Charleston Tech W 61-52 15-3 (1-1)  
 01/27/73 (10) Eastern State W 70-53 16-3 (2-1)  
 02/01/73 at (16) North Carolina Tech W 57-54 17-3 (3-1)  
 02/03/73 at (24) Coastal State L 47-60 17-4 (3-2)  
 02/08/73 Columbia Military Academy W 44-37 18-4 (4-2)  
 02/10/73 Cowpens State W 64-41 19-4 (5-2)  
 02/17/73 (8) Maryland State L 43-56 19-5 (5-3)  
 02/22/73 at (10) Eastern State L 50-66 19-6 (5-4)  
 02/24/73 at Charleston Tech W 52-35 20-6 (6-4)  
 03/01/73 (24) Coastal State L 48-50 20-7 (6-5)  
 03/03/73 (16) North Carolina Tech W 67-45 21-7 (7-5)  
 03/08/73 at Columbia Military Academy W 71-64 22-7 (8-5)  
 03/10/73 at Cowpens State W 54-45 23-7 (9-5)  
 03/17/73 vs. Iowa A&M W 55-44 24-7  
 03/23/73 vs. (6) Lane State L 49-58 24-8  

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