Cumberland Explorers
Deep South Conference: 13 - 16 (5 - 11)
Knoxville, TN

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:69 Record Vs 1-50:4-10
 Season Record:13-16 Record Vs 51-100:2-3
 Conference Record:5-11 Record Vs 100-200:6-2
 Home Record:9-6 Record Vs 200+:1-1
 Current Poll Rank:NR Current RPI Rank:96

 Stat Rankings
 Points:51.8  National Rank:105   Conference Rank:9  
 Points Allowed:55.1  National Rank:177   Conference Rank:9  
 Rebounds:27.8  National Rank:173   Conference Rank:11  
 Assists:11.7  National Rank:68   Conference Rank:9  
 Steals:3.2  National Rank:197   Conference Rank:12  
 Blocks:1.8  National Rank:154   Conference Rank:11  
 Turnovers:10.9  National Rank:92   Conference Rank:4  
 Fouls:13.9  National Rank:16   Conference Rank:4  
 FG%:.448  National Rank:72   Conference Rank:6  
 FT%:.674  National Rank:73   Conference Rank:6  
 3P%:.000  National Rank:1   Conference Rank:1  

 Athletic Director Notes
 Current Goal: Reach the Sweet Sixteen.  
 Job Evaluation: The board of trustees is currently satisfied with your performance.  
 Total Budget: $569,156  
 Staff Salaries: $353,378  
 Monthly Recruiting: $21,578  
 Training Facilities: 55  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: Stan Hersey 50 D B C D    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Joshua Singleton 59 B+ F D C- $98,897  
 Lead Scout: Al Barker 55 C+ B+ B- D+ $129,267  
 Coaching Assistant: Pete McCartney 49 F C A+ C- $125,214  

 Roster
 # Name Pos Cls Ht Wt Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Jmp Str Sta  
 11 Larry Sturges C Jr 6-9 229 C+ D+ C F C F C- C A+ F C C- D+ C A- A  
 34 George Riggle PF Fr 6-6 249 F F D+ D- F+ D+ D+ C+ C- C- D+ A- D+ C- B C  
 41 Sheldon Swinney PF So 6-7 228 C D- C- F- C D+ C C D+ F- C- B- D+ C B+ C  
 10 Ken Kern PF Jr 6-8 266 B+ C C F D D- C- C B- C D C- D- D+ B C-  
 13 Bob Bednarz PF Fr 6-4 234 C- F+ C- F+ F C D+ C+ B- F F- D- C- C- B+ B  
 12 Bobby Alvardo SF Jr 6-5 209 C C C D C- D+ B C- C C F F- B- C B A+  
 5 Bob Bergen SF Sr 6-5 230 F C C+ B- C+ D- C B- D+ C- D- D B- B- B A  
 32 Willie NAvarro SF Jr 6-4 211 C+ B C C+ D C C C- F+ F+ F+ C C A- C+ A-  
 51 Jack Knudson SF Jr 6-7 232 C D+ C+ B- B- C C- C C B+ F+ C+ B- C C+ C+  
 45 Jerry Powell SG Sr 6-0 201 D+ B- C+ C+ C+ C F- D+ D- C- C- C- A- C+ C B  
 52 Cleo Washington SG Sr 6-0 186 C C+ C+ A- D+ C- D+ C- D- A- D D A- A C A-  
 24 Bruce Hines SG Jr 5-10 194 C B- C A D- F+ C+ D F F C- D+ B B+ C+ B+  
 0 Ray Jones PG So 5-10 172 C- A- B+ C+ C B C D- F+ D- D C- A- B- C- C+  
 30 Al Lewellen PG So 5-9 163 C C C A- C+ D C- C D- D+ D+ D A- B+ C A-  
 31 Merle Bryant PG Fr 5-10 167 F C+ C- C B- C F- F C- C D- D A B C A  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  
 Ken Kern Academic Suspension One month  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Larry Sturges C 29 29 35.6 7.6 1.6 5.8 0.8 0.5 0.4 1.4 2.4  
 George Riggle PF 9 0 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3  
 Sheldon Swinney PF 29 20 25.0 3.8 1.5 4.6 0.9 0.4 0.5 1.0 2.0  
 Ken Kern PF 9 9 29.3 9.9 1.3 5.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.7  
 Bob Bednarz PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Bobby Alvardo SF 26 0 10.8 2.8 0.5 1.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.5  
 Bob Bergen SF 17 0 3.7 1.7 0.4 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4  
 Willie NAvarro SF 26 0 7.7 2.5 0.5 1.2 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.5  
 Jack Knudson SF 29 29 32.4 7.6 1.2 4.6 2.0 0.3 0.4 1.7 1.6  
 Jerry Powell SG 29 3 17.2 3.6 0.2 1.2 1.7 0.5 0.1 1.0 1.1  
 Cleo Washington SG 26 26 31.7 11.0 1.1 4.1 1.7 0.8 0.0 2.2 2.7  
 Bruce Hines SG 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Ray Jones PG 29 29 29.4 9.1 0.8 2.3 3.4 0.5 0.2 2.1 2.4  
 Al Lewellen PG 24 0 5.0 1.6 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.5 0.3  
 Merle Bryant PG 3 0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Larry Sturges C 85 173 .491 51 77 .662 0 0 .000  
 George Riggle PF 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000  
 Sheldon Swinney PF 34 93 .366 41 70 .586 0 0 .000  
 Ken Kern PF 32 65 .492 25 38 .658 0 0 .000  
 Bob Bednarz PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Bobby Alvardo SF 27 56 .482 19 26 .731 0 0 .000  
 Bob Bergen SF 9 15 .600 11 14 .786 0 0 .000  
 Willie NAvarro SF 31 68 .456 4 15 .267 0 0 .000  
 Jack Knudson SF 93 209 .445 33 53 .623 0 0 .000  
 Jerry Powell SG 39 99 .394 26 36 .722 0 0 .000  
 Cleo Washington SG 121 285 .425 45 61 .738 0 0 .000  
 Bruce Hines SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jones PG 102 214 .477 59 74 .797 0 0 .000  
 Al Lewellen PG 17 40 .425 5 8 .625 0 0 .000  
 Merle Bryant PG 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Larry Sturges C 89 59 26.8 5.1 1.2 4.2 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.9 2.1  
 George Riggle PF 9 0 3.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3  
 Sheldon Swinney PF 57 20 14.2 2.3 0.9 2.6 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.2  
 Ken Kern PF 9 9 29.3 9.9 1.3 5.8 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.8 1.7  
 Bob Bednarz PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Bobby Alvardo SF 38 0 8.0 2.0 0.4 1.2 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4  
 Bob Bergen SF 23 0 5.7 1.5 0.3 1.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.8  
 Willie NAvarro SF 81 0 5.5 1.8 0.4 0.8 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4  
 Jack Knudson SF 89 89 30.5 6.9 1.1 4.3 1.7 0.4 0.3 1.7 1.7  
 Jerry Powell SG 88 3 9.2 2.0 0.1 0.7 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.5 0.6  
 Cleo Washington SG 112 86 25.7 8.0 0.9 3.1 1.5 0.5 0.1 2.2 2.2  
 Bruce Hines SG 3 0 1.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0  
 Ray Jones PG 59 29 22.2 6.6 0.6 1.7 2.3 0.4 0.1 1.7 1.8  
 Al Lewellen PG 28 0 4.5 1.5 0.1 0.8 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.3  
 Merle Bryant PG 3 0 2.0 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Larry Sturges C 169 400 .423 117 171 .684 0 0 .000  
 George Riggle PF 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000  
 Sheldon Swinney PF 41 107 .383 47 78 .603 0 0 .000  
 Ken Kern PF 32 65 .492 25 38 .658 0 0 .000  
 Bob Bednarz PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Bobby Alvardo SF 28 64 .438 20 28 .714 0 0 .000  
 Bob Bergen SF 9 19 .474 17 20 .850 0 0 .000  
 Willie NAvarro SF 62 145 .428 23 43 .535 0 0 .000  
 Jack Knudson SF 251 591 .425 111 170 .653 0 0 .000  
 Jerry Powell SG 69 178 .388 36 50 .720 0 0 .000  
 Cleo Washington SG 375 886 .423 141 210 .671 0 0 .000  
 Bruce Hines SG 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Jones PG 154 330 .467 79 100 .790 0 0 .000  
 Al Lewellen PG 19 42 .452 5 8 .625 0 0 .000  
 Merle Bryant PG 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/10/74 vs. (5) Carolina Poly L 42-68 0-1  
 11/12/74 vs. Dickson L 35-43 0-2  
 11/26/74 at Alabama Gulf Coast L 51-54 0-3  
 12/01/74 at North Shore W 60-57 1-3  
 12/04/74 at Armstrong W 66-46 2-3  
 12/09/74 Plover College W 57-56 3-3  
 12/17/74 Maldin W 47-44 4-3  
 12/26/74 Needham W 63-62 5-3  
 12/29/74 Bigsby College L 61-62 5-4  
 01/02/75 Granville W 46-42 6-4  
 01/04/75 Middlesex W 50-42 7-4  
 01/08/75 NW Pennsylvania W 54-42 8-4  
 01/12/75 at Rome State L 48-49 8-5  
 01/22/75 at Bayou State W 63-60 9-5 (1-0)  
 01/25/75 (7) Northern Mississippi L 50-80 9-6 (1-1)  
 01/29/75 at Opelika State W 67-58 10-6 (2-1)  
 02/01/75 Alabama Baptist W 65-52 11-6 (3-1)  
 02/05/75 Central Kentucky L 56-66 11-7 (3-2)  
 02/08/75 Opelika State W 68-57 12-7 (4-2)  
 02/12/75 (4) Mississippi A&M L 48-63 12-8 (4-3)  
 02/15/75 at Bluegrass State L 37-38 12-9 (4-4)  
 02/19/75 at (3) Baton Rouge State L 31-52 12-10 (4-5)  
 02/22/75 Bayou State W 57-56 13-10 (5-5)  
 02/26/75 at Central Kentucky L 27-64 13-11 (5-6)  
 03/01/75 (9) Noble Jones College L 63-75 13-12 (5-7)  
 03/05/75 at Georgia Baptist L 39-49 13-13 (5-8)  
 03/08/75 Western Florida L 43-48 13-14 (5-9)  
 03/12/75 at (7) Northern Mississippi L 64-66 13-15 (5-10)  
 03/15/75 at Alabama Baptist L 45-46 13-16 (5-11)  

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