Michigan Lutheran Bears
Indy Midwest: 10 - 19 (0 - 0)
Saginaw, MI

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:32 Record Vs 1-50:0-10
 Season Record:10-19 Record Vs 51-100:1-6
 Conference Record:0-0 Record Vs 100-200:7-3
 Home Record:6-6 Record Vs 200+:2-0
 Current Poll Rank:NR Current RPI Rank:105

 Stat Rankings
 Points:50.1  National Rank:146   Conference Rank:9  
 Points Allowed:53.9  National Rank:155   Conference Rank:13  
 Rebounds:29.1  National Rank:116   Conference Rank:8  
 Assists:10.7  National Rank:122   Conference Rank:9  
 Steals:4.2  National Rank:116   Conference Rank:5  
 Blocks:1.8  National Rank:144   Conference Rank:13  
 Turnovers:12.8  National Rank:201   Conference Rank:14  
 Fouls:16.0  National Rank:124   Conference Rank:11  
 FG%:.437  National Rank:128   Conference Rank:12  
 FT%:.653  National Rank:118   Conference Rank:8  
 3P%:.000  National Rank:1   Conference Rank:1  

 Athletic Director Notes
 Current Goal: Finish with at least a .500 record.  
 Job Evaluation: The board of trustees is currently satisfied with your performance.  
 Total Budget: $235,750  
 Staff Salaries: $113,520  
 Monthly Recruiting: $12,223  
 Training Facilities: 60  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: Oscar Lingenfelter 54 B F+ C- B-    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Coot Bolin 46 C+ F B- F+ $30,000  
 Lead Scout: Simon Hile 39 F- C+ D D- $53,520  
 Coaching Assistant: Boyd Haddock 39 D+ F+ C- D+ $30,000  

 Roster
 # Name Pos Cls Ht Wt Ins Jps Fts 3ps Hnd Pas Orb Drb Psd Prd Stl Blk Qkn Jmp Str Sta  
 52 Larry McCormack C Sr 6-10 233 C- C- B F- C+ D+ C+ A B C D+ C+ D- C- A+ A-  
 42 Carden Bibb C Sr 6-9 215 F D+ D+ D- D+ D D B- C C- F+ D+ C- D A A  
 4 Chuck LaBarge C Fr 6-6 228 C D+ C- F D- C- D+ C+ C D F D D+ C A C+  
 30 Sam DiGiacomo PF Sr 6-7 227 D+ C- B- F- D+ F B- A- C F+ D- D- C C- B B+  
 5 Tom Elliott PF Jr 6-6 221 C B+ C F- D- C C- B- C C D- D+ D+ C+ A- C+  
 43 Joe Loeb PF So 6-6 231 D+ C- C+ F- C- D+ C- C C D C- D C C B- C-  
 50 Pete Ryan SF Sr 6-7 255 B- F- C- C B- C- A- D+ C C- C- C- C C A+ B-  
 22 Newt McCarter SF Sr 6-3 199 A- D+ C+ B F+ D+ F- F+ D+ D B D- C+ C B- C  
 3 Al Hunter SF Jr 6-3 198 C C- C C+ D D C C C- C F+ C- C+ C B B-  
 31 Benny Harris SG Jr 5-9 176 D+ C+ C B+ D C D F C D+ C C A- A- C+ C-  
 2 Dick Crippen SG Fr 6-0 185 D+ C- C+ C+ D D- D C- C- D D+ D- B- A C A  
 10 Mike Damon SG Fr 6-2 208 F C C C+ C- C- D+ C C- C D- F A- C+ C+ B+  
 24 Ray Wheatley SG Fr 6-2 179 D C C+ B- F C- D- D F C- C+ C B B- C+ C  
 32 Frank Singley PG Fr 5-9 181 C+ D+ B- C C+ C D- D+ D+ C+ D- D+ A- C C- C  
 41 Jack Gould PG So 6-0 164 D+ F+ C C+ C C F+ D- C C+ C- D A B+ C A-  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Larry McCormack C 29 29 34.5 6.9 2.2 9.1 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.6 2.2  
 Carden Bibb C 3 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Chuck LaBarge C 24 0 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3  
 Sam DiGiacomo PF 29 27 30.9 5.5 1.8 6.6 1.3 0.3 0.2 1.1 2.8  
 Tom Elliott PF 29 0 9.4 1.9 0.6 1.6 0.5 0.1 0.0 0.3 0.9  
 Joe Loeb PF 3 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Pete Ryan SF 24 24 28.8 9.0 2.2 4.5 1.3 0.8 0.2 1.2 2.6  
 Newt McCarter SF 29 29 26.7 10.4 0.6 2.0 1.9 0.9 0.2 2.8 1.8  
 Al Hunter SF 29 0 6.3 1.6 0.4 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4  
 Benny Harris SG 29 0 14.3 3.2 0.4 0.9 0.9 0.3 0.0 1.6 1.1  
 Dick Crippen SG 16 0 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1  
 Mike Damon SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Ray Wheatley SG 29 7 13.9 2.8 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.2  
 Frank Singley PG 29 0 14.0 3.2 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.2  
 Jack Gould PG 29 29 26.0 6.5 0.3 1.6 1.8 0.4 0.2 1.8 1.9  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Larry McCormack C 77 152 .507 47 61 .770 0 0 .000  
 Carden Bibb C 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Chuck LaBarge C 3 9 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000  
 Sam DiGiacomo PF 61 135 .452 38 57 .667 0 0 .000  
 Tom Elliott PF 25 42 .595 5 12 .417 0 0 .000  
 Joe Loeb PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Pete Ryan SF 88 207 .425 40 74 .541 0 0 .000  
 Newt McCarter SF 129 326 .396 43 65 .662 0 0 .000  
 Al Hunter SF 22 57 .386 3 5 .600 0 0 .000  
 Benny Harris SG 39 102 .382 16 28 .571 0 0 .000  
 Dick Crippen SG 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 0 0 .000  
 Mike Damon SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Wheatley SG 32 65 .492 18 29 .621 0 0 .000  
 Frank Singley PG 35 99 .354 23 31 .742 0 0 .000  
 Jack Gould PG 72 142 .507 45 61 .738 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Larry McCormack C 118 117 30.9 5.7 1.9 7.4 1.3 0.4 0.7 1.3 2.5  
 Carden Bibb C 14 0 1.2 0.4 0.0 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
 Chuck LaBarge C 24 0 2.6 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3  
 Sam DiGiacomo PF 85 27 17.5 3.1 1.0 3.8 0.7 0.2 0.2 0.7 1.6  
 Tom Elliott PF 85 0 6.6 1.1 0.4 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.6  
 Joe Loeb PF 3 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Pete Ryan SF 110 84 23.7 6.1 1.7 3.8 0.8 0.4 0.2 0.8 2.2  
 Newt McCarter SF 113 58 14.8 5.3 0.2 1.0 0.8 0.5 0.1 1.3 1.3  
 Al Hunter SF 57 0 5.6 1.5 0.4 0.8 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.4  
 Benny Harris SG 61 29 19.2 4.0 0.4 1.1 1.0 0.4 0.0 1.6 1.2  
 Dick Crippen SG 16 0 1.8 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1  
 Mike Damon SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Ray Wheatley SG 29 7 13.9 2.8 0.3 1.2 0.7 0.5 0.0 1.4 1.2  
 Frank Singley PG 29 0 14.0 3.2 0.3 1.1 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.7 1.2  
 Jack Gould PG 50 29 16.3 3.9 0.2 1.0 1.1 0.2 0.2 1.1 1.2  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Larry McCormack C 248 552 .449 178 244 .730 0 0 .000  
 Carden Bibb C 2 2 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Chuck LaBarge C 3 9 .333 1 4 .250 0 0 .000  
 Sam DiGiacomo PF 103 228 .452 58 84 .690 0 0 .000  
 Tom Elliott PF 40 85 .471 10 25 .400 0 0 .000  
 Joe Loeb PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Pete Ryan SF 266 580 .459 143 251 .570 0 0 .000  
 Newt McCarter SF 248 600 .413 99 149 .664 0 0 .000  
 Al Hunter SF 40 93 .430 8 12 .667 0 0 .000  
 Benny Harris SG 101 244 .414 43 72 .597 0 0 .000  
 Dick Crippen SG 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 0 0 .000  
 Mike Damon SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ray Wheatley SG 32 65 .492 18 29 .621 0 0 .000  
 Frank Singley PG 35 99 .354 23 31 .742 0 0 .000  
 Jack Gould PG 75 149 .503 45 62 .726 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/12/72 at Rose Point (PA) L 61-69 0-1  
 11/16/72 at Rainier College L 45-55 0-2  
 11/18/72 at Dudley W 52-39 1-2  
 11/22/72 Capital (MS) University W 51-48 2-2  
 11/27/72 St. Blane L 57-64 2-3  
 11/30/72 Abilene Baptist W 57-46 3-3  
 12/04/72 at Wisconsin State L 60-79 3-4  
 12/09/72 at Alabama Gulf Coast L 52-55 3-5  
 12/12/72 at (2) Indiana A&M L 56-65 3-6  
 12/15/72 at (9) Carolina Poly L 56-58 3-7  
 12/18/72 at (4) Mississippi A&M L 42-48 3-8  
 12/23/72 at (7) Noble Jones College L 39-53 3-9  
 12/27/72 Holland W 45-36 4-9  
 12/30/72 at (1) Detroit City College L 44-56 4-10  
 01/01/73 at St. Ignatius L 44-56 4-11  
 01/04/73 North Shore W 57-49 5-11  
 01/07/73 Annapolis Maritime W 57-55 6-11  
 01/10/73 at (5) Western Iowa L 39-58 6-12  
 01/14/73 Payne State L 46-52 6-13  
 01/17/73 Rome State L 57-59 6-14  
 01/21/73 at Central Illinois W 48-47 7-14  
 02/01/73 at Needham L 36-39 7-15  
 02/03/73 at Bay State W 63-53 8-15  
 02/06/73 Three Rivers State L 40-46 8-16  
 02/08/73 Grant (IN) W 53-47 9-16  
 02/14/73 at Chicago Poly L 53-57 9-17  
 02/17/73 Great Plains State L 51-63 9-18  
 02/19/73 at Central Carolina W 62-54 10-18  
 03/02/73 NW Pennsylvania L 31-56 10-19  

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