El Paso Methodist Bandits
Southern Border Association: 14 - 15 (9 - 3)
El Paso, TX

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:24 Record Vs 1-50:0-7
 Season Record:14-15 Record Vs 51-100:5-4
 Conference Record:9-3 Record Vs 100-200:7-4
 Home Record:6-8 Record Vs 200+:2-0
 Current Poll Rank:NR Current RPI Rank:51

 Stat Rankings
 Points:50.0  National Rank:151   Conference Rank:6  
 Points Allowed:51.6  National Rank:89   Conference Rank:4  
 Rebounds:30.0  National Rank:76   Conference Rank:3  
 Assists:10.4  National Rank:147   Conference Rank:5  
 Steals:4.1  National Rank:115   Conference Rank:3  
 Blocks:2.7  National Rank:79   Conference Rank:3  
 Turnovers:12.2  National Rank:184   Conference Rank:6  
 Fouls:14.7  National Rank:40   Conference Rank:2  
 FG%:.417  National Rank:201   Conference Rank:6  
 FT%:.683  National Rank:57   Conference Rank:1  
 3P%:.000  National Rank:1   Conference Rank:1  

 Athletic Director Notes
 Current Goal: Avoid last place in the conference.  
 Job Evaluation: The board of trustees is currently delighted with your performance.  
 Total Budget: $266,500  
 Staff Salaries: $115,223  
 Monthly Recruiting: $15,128  
 Training Facilities: 39  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: Will Erwin 43 A- A D+ D-    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Hal Meade 57 C C C D- $45,223  
 Lead Scout: Jim Hawkins 37 D+ C C- F- $40,000  
 Coaching Assistant: Doc Harris 41 D+ C- C- C $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 Arturo Dominguez C Sr 6-9 247 B+ D+ C B- C D+ C C C C C A D C- A- C+  
 14 Ben Sowers C Sr 6-9 211 C+ F- D+ F D+ F- D C C C C+ C D D+ A A-  
 15 Larry Givens C Jr 6-7 222 C D C- F- D+ D+ B B+ C- D F+ B C- C- A C  
 11 Mike Troyer PF Fr 6-6 227 D D D- F+ C D+ D- D- D- D D- D+ C C B+ C  
 23 Joe Brantley PF Sr 6-4 230 C D C- F- C- C- C D- C- D+ D C D+ C- B+ A-  
 35 George Plyler PF Jr 6-6 217 A- D+ D+ C C+ C C D+ D+ D- F F+ C C+ B B  
 22 Grant Belknap SF Jr 6-5 210 D+ A C+ C- F+ D C- C C C- C- D+ B C+ B A+  
 1 John Shea SF So 6-5 207 C- C D+ B+ F- C+ C D+ C D C F C B C B  
 31 Will Hilderbrand SG Sr 5-11 197 C- B B+ C- C- C- D F- C F+ D C B+ A- C+ A+  
 54 Bobby Spinks SG Sr 5-10 185 D- B+ A- A D- C C- F D C- D- C- B+ C+ C A-  
 5 Willy Alvarez SG Jr 5-10 183 C- C C+ D F C+ F B- F+ F+ B- D- B+ A C A-  
 12 Jim Lester SG Jr 5-11 190 C- D+ C- C+ F+ C D C- F+ C C- C A- C+ C A-  
 53 Syl Kerwin SG Fr 6-2 202 C+ D+ D C- D+ D C+ C F D+ F D+ B+ B- C- C  
 32 Dino Williams PG Sr 5-10 163 F+ D C+ B+ B C F+ D+ C+ C B+ F A- C C A+  
 24 Gail Nordin PG So 5-11 173 D+ C- D+ B- C C+ C- D- D+ D C- D A- B D+ A-  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Arturo Dominguez C 29 29 30.7 11.0 1.6 5.9 1.0 0.3 1.0 1.1 2.0  
 Ben Sowers C 29 1 20.1 4.4 1.0 4.1 0.6 0.3 0.5 0.7 1.8  
 Larry Givens C 29 28 26.8 5.5 1.7 7.0 0.9 0.1 0.7 1.2 1.7  
 Mike Troyer PF 14 0 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2  
 Joe Brantley PF 1 0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 George Plyler PF 29 1 20.2 5.8 0.8 2.6 0.9 0.3 0.2 1.3 1.6  
 Grant Belknap SF 29 29 25.2 6.2 1.1 3.8 1.8 0.8 0.1 2.0 1.1  
 John Shea SF 29 5 11.6 2.4 0.5 1.7 0.8 0.3 0.0 1.1 1.0  
 Will Hilderbrand SG 24 0 2.8 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1  
 Bobby Spinks SG 24 23 27.2 8.0 1.0 2.0 1.8 0.5 0.0 2.5 2.6  
 Willy Alvarez SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Jim Lester SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Syl Kerwin SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Dino Williams PG 29 29 27.4 4.8 0.6 1.9 1.8 1.3 0.0 1.3 2.2  
 Gail Nordin PG 29 0 13.2 2.3 0.5 1.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 1.1 1.0  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Arturo Dominguez C 117 304 .385 85 104 .817 0 0 .000  
 Ben Sowers C 47 117 .402 34 50 .680 0 0 .000  
 Larry Givens C 61 125 .488 37 64 .578 0 0 .000  
 Mike Troyer PF 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Joe Brantley PF 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 George Plyler PF 71 182 .390 26 48 .542 0 0 .000  
 Grant Belknap SF 72 163 .442 36 57 .632 0 0 .000  
 John Shea SF 30 85 .353 10 22 .455 0 0 .000  
 Will Hilderbrand SG 7 18 .389 10 13 .769 0 0 .000  
 Bobby Spinks SG 66 142 .465 59 72 .819 0 0 .000  
 Willy Alvarez SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Jim Lester SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Syl Kerwin SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Dino Williams PG 55 118 .466 30 43 .698 0 0 .000  
 Gail Nordin PG 23 61 .377 22 38 .579 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Arturo Dominguez C 116 87 25.2 6.6 1.3 4.4 1.0 0.2 0.9 1.0 2.0  
 Ben Sowers C 108 25 17.0 3.5 0.7 3.1 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 1.5  
 Larry Givens C 87 62 25.5 5.1 1.6 6.2 0.9 0.1 0.4 1.1 1.7  
 Mike Troyer PF 14 0 4.1 0.3 0.1 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.2  
 Joe Brantley PF 31 0 2.8 0.4 0.1 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1  
 George Plyler PF 87 1 16.7 5.2 0.8 2.3 0.8 0.1 0.1 0.9 1.6  
 Grant Belknap SF 85 83 25.9 6.5 1.1 3.9 1.7 0.6 0.2 1.9 1.8  
 John Shea SF 58 5 11.2 2.5 0.6 1.5 0.6 0.3 0.0 1.0 0.9  
 Will Hilderbrand SG 36 0 2.6 0.9 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.1  
 Bobby Spinks SG 91 56 21.7 6.2 0.7 1.3 1.5 0.4 0.1 2.0 1.7  
 Willy Alvarez SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Jim Lester SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Syl Kerwin SG 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Dino Williams PG 116 58 23.8 4.3 0.4 2.1 1.4 1.1 0.0 1.3 2.0  
 Gail Nordin PG 58 0 11.0 2.2 0.4 0.9 0.6 0.2 0.0 0.9 0.9  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Arturo Dominguez C 287 691 .415 193 269 .717 0 0 .000  
 Ben Sowers C 143 339 .422 91 146 .623 0 0 .000  
 Larry Givens C 169 366 .462 108 183 .590 0 0 .000  
 Mike Troyer PF 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Joe Brantley PF 6 13 .462 1 4 .250 0 0 .000  
 George Plyler PF 183 446 .410 88 141 .624 0 0 .000  
 Grant Belknap SF 214 491 .436 122 175 .697 0 0 .000  
 John Shea SF 64 158 .405 16 36 .444 0 0 .000  
 Will Hilderbrand SG 10 24 .417 11 15 .733 0 0 .000  
 Bobby Spinks SG 204 444 .459 155 194 .799 0 0 .000  
 Willy Alvarez SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Jim Lester SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Syl Kerwin SG 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Dino Williams PG 192 445 .431 120 168 .714 0 0 .000  
 Gail Nordin PG 45 104 .433 38 61 .623 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/17/74 Texas Gulf Coast L 41-49 0-1  
 11/21/74 Darnell State L 52-53 0-2  
 12/05/74 at Plover College W 53-48 1-2  
 12/10/74 at Smithfield College W 54-46 2-2  
 12/12/74 CC Los Angeles W 58-52 3-2  
 12/16/74 at (5) Carolina Poly L 40-59 3-3  
 12/19/74 at Lubbock State L 44-51 3-4  
 12/24/74 at (15) Western Iowa L 39-42 3-5  
 12/27/74 Alexandria W 58-44 4-5  
 12/29/74 (23) Redwood L 41-59 4-6  
 01/02/75 at (12) Northern California L 39-72 4-7  
 01/05/75 at (10) Lane State L 33-54 4-8  
 01/11/75 California Catholic L 57-75 4-9  
 01/14/75 Glover (GA) L 35-36 4-10  
 01/23/75 Texas Panhandle W 66-55 5-10 (1-0)  
 01/25/75 Canyon A&M W 49-40 6-10 (2-0)  
 02/01/75 at Jersey City Tech L 60-63 6-11  
 02/06/75 Valley State W 55-44 7-11 (3-0)  
 02/08/75 Flagstaff State L 31-41 7-12 (3-1)  
 02/13/75 at Texas Panhandle W 51-50 8-12 (4-1)  
 02/15/75 at (18) Tempe College W 47-40 9-12 (5-1)  
 02/20/75 at Abilene Baptist W 51-48 10-12 (6-1)  
 02/22/75 Utah A&M L 45-52 10-13  
 02/24/75 at Rock Island W 70-46 11-13  
 02/27/75 at Canyon A&M W 66-62 12-13 (7-1)  
 03/06/75 (18) Tempe College W 63-55 13-13 (8-1)  
 03/08/75 Abilene Baptist L 65-68 13-14 (8-2)  
 03/13/75 at Flagstaff State W 50-40 14-14 (9-2)  
 03/15/75 at Valley State L 38-52 14-15 (9-3)  

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