Poweshiek Chiefs
Indy Midwest: 8 - 21 (0 - 0)
Grinnell, IA

 Season Info
 Current Performance
 Team Prestige:32 Record Vs 1-50:0-8
 Season Record:8-21 Record Vs 51-100:2-4
 Conference Record:0-0 Record Vs 100-200:3-9
 Home Record:3-11 Record Vs 200+:3-0
 Current Poll Rank:NR Current RPI Rank:167

 Stat Rankings
 Points:47.9  National Rank:190   Conference Rank:13  
 Points Allowed:51.9  National Rank:101   Conference Rank:9  
 Rebounds:29.3  National Rank:111   Conference Rank:7  
 Assists:11.7  National Rank:63   Conference Rank:2  
 Steals:4.0  National Rank:124   Conference Rank:8  
 Blocks:1.9  National Rank:148   Conference Rank:13  
 Turnovers:10.9  National Rank:89   Conference Rank:5  
 Fouls:16.6  National Rank:163   Conference Rank:13  
 FG%:.426  National Rank:175   Conference Rank:11  
 FT%:.630  National Rank:170   Conference Rank:15  
 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: $224,250  
 Staff Salaries: $102,384  
 Monthly Recruiting: $12,187  
 Training Facilities: 90  

 Coaching Staff
 Position Name Age Rec Sct Off Def Salary  
 Head Coach: John Bittner 58 D+ A+ B- D+    
 Recruiting Coordinator: Tuck Conklin 46 B- D- C C $30,000  
 Lead Scout: Al Watts 39 D+ C F- D+ $42,384  
 Coaching Assistant: Spec Bickel 54 D+ C- 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  
 43 Ralph Cate C Sr 6-9 215 C+ C- D- C+ C C- C D B C- F D+ C- C- A C+  
 23 Ray Mason C Jr 6-7 226 D C- C F- D C- F+ C C D- C C+ D C A- A-  
 1 Lee Novak C Fr 6-8 243 A- D- D F- C F+ D- C+ F D D+ B+ D- C A- A+  
 52 Curly Fries PF Fr 6-6 248 C- D+ C F+ D D+ C D- C- D+ D- F+ D+ C A- C  
 3 Ike Thornton PF Jr 6-6 243 C- D- C- F- F+ F+ D+ C+ C C F C- C C+ A C+  
 30 Vance Weiss PF So 6-7 222 D+ C- C+ F+ C F+ C B- D C- F+ A- C- C A- B  
 24 Tom Athey PF So 6-7 240 C+ F+ D F- C D- C- C+ B+ D D- C D+ D+ A B-  
 31 Paul Donnelly SF Sr 6-4 215 C- B C- D- C- B+ D+ C C- D- B+ D B C B- A-  
 14 Ivan Connor SF So 6-4 212 D+ C+ C- C F D C D F C C- C- B+ C A- C+  
 12 Frank Skidmore SG Jr 6-5 209 D C C A F D+ C- C C- C C D- C B C A-  
 42 Frank Simmons SG So 6-0 192 C- D+ C C C C- D D- F+ C D C- A A C C  
 51 Roy Heath SG Fr 5-9 178 C- C- C+ B C F- C- F D+ B- D- F A- A- C B-  
 33 Roger Moore PG So 5-11 165 C- B C- C B+ D D F+ F C F+ C- A B+ C B-  
 15 Hank Branch PG So 6-0 191 D D- C+ C+ C C- C- C- D D- D+ D- B+ C C B+  
 25 Sam Martens PG Fr 5-9 182 D+ D- C- B C+ C F F+ D+ C- C C A C D+ A+  

 Unavailable Players
 Player Reason Length  

 Season Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Ralph Cate C 29 29 27.0 6.4 1.5 3.9 1.0 0.2 0.1 1.0 2.4  
 Ray Mason C 11 0 2.1 0.0 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3  
 Lee Novak C 29 0 22.0 7.5 0.9 4.4 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.5  
 Curly Fries PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Ike Thornton PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Vance Weiss PF 29 0 7.0 1.6 0.4 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.4 0.2 0.6  
 Tom Athey PF 29 29 27.9 4.9 1.7 6.2 0.9 0.3 0.6 0.8 2.6  
 Paul Donnelly SF 29 29 29.9 7.1 0.9 4.5 3.9 1.0 0.2 2.0 2.8  
 Ivan Connor SF 29 0 7.3 1.3 0.4 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.4 0.6  
 Frank Skidmore SG 29 29 30.5 7.8 1.1 3.8 2.3 0.9 0.0 2.9 1.1  
 Frank Simmons SG 28 0 4.6 0.9 0.1 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.2 0.4  
 Roy Heath SG 3 0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Roger Moore PG 29 29 26.4 7.0 0.7 2.4 1.3 0.4 0.0 1.4 2.3  
 Hank Branch PG 3 0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.3  
 Sam Martens PG 29 0 16.5 3.3 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.2  

 Season Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Ralph Cate C 76 155 .490 33 66 .500 0 0 .000  
 Ray Mason C 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Lee Novak C 77 177 .435 63 101 .624 0 0 .000  
 Curly Fries PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ike Thornton PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Vance Weiss PF 14 33 .424 19 20 .950 0 0 .000  
 Tom Athey PF 55 117 .470 31 56 .554 0 0 .000  
 Paul Donnelly SF 88 214 .411 31 49 .633 0 0 .000  
 Ivan Connor SF 16 44 .364 5 9 .556 0 0 .000  
 Frank Skidmore SG 97 215 .451 32 51 .627 0 0 .000  
 Frank Simmons SG 7 27 .259 11 15 .733 0 0 .000  
 Roy Heath SG 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Roger Moore PG 80 203 .394 43 64 .672 0 0 .000  
 Hank Branch PG 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Sam Martens PG 38 99 .384 20 26 .769 0 0 .000  

 Career Stats
 Name Pos G GS Min Pts Orb Reb Ast Stl Blk TOs PFs  
 Ralph Cate C 93 89 26.1 5.0 1.2 3.1 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.9 2.4  
 Ray Mason C 61 0 4.2 0.4 0.2 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6  
 Lee Novak C 29 0 22.0 7.5 0.9 4.4 0.8 0.3 0.5 1.0 2.5  
 Curly Fries PF 0 0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Ike Thornton PF 3 0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Vance Weiss PF 59 0 8.7 1.5 0.5 1.8 0.3 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.7  
 Tom Athey PF 59 59 26.9 5.0 1.4 5.6 0.8 0.2 0.5 1.0 2.5  
 Paul Donnelly SF 92 89 28.6 6.6 0.9 3.9 2.8 0.8 0.2 2.3 2.2  
 Ivan Connor SF 56 0 7.1 1.4 0.3 0.8 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.5 0.7  
 Frank Skidmore SG 88 60 23.7 5.5 0.7 2.8 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.9 1.2  
 Frank Simmons SG 57 0 6.1 1.4 0.2 0.5 0.2 0.1 0.0 0.4 0.4  
 Roy Heath SG 3 0 1.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 Roger Moore PG 59 39 24.2 7.0 0.6 1.8 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.3 1.9  
 Hank Branch PG 8 0 1.8 0.5 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3  
 Sam Martens PG 29 0 16.5 3.3 0.3 1.1 0.7 0.7 0.1 0.9 1.2  

 Career Shooting
 Name Pos FGM FGA Pct FTM FTA Pct 3PM 3PA Pct  
 Ralph Cate C 190 427 .445 82 165 .497 0 0 .000  
 Ray Mason C 9 35 .257 4 5 .800 0 0 .000  
 Lee Novak C 77 177 .435 63 101 .624 0 0 .000  
 Curly Fries PF 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Ike Thornton PF 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Vance Weiss PF 28 79 .354 32 35 .914 0 0 .000  
 Tom Athey PF 114 243 .469 66 121 .545 0 0 .000  
 Paul Donnelly SF 260 618 .421 88 129 .682 0 0 .000  
 Ivan Connor SF 34 81 .420 13 22 .591 0 0 .000  
 Frank Skidmore SG 206 478 .431 71 109 .651 0 0 .000  
 Frank Simmons SG 29 78 .372 20 27 .741 0 0 .000  
 Roy Heath SG 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000  
 Roger Moore PG 164 396 .414 83 126 .659 0 0 .000  
 Hank Branch PG 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000  
 Sam Martens PG 38 99 .384 20 26 .769 0 0 .000  

 Season Schedule
 Date Opponent Result Score Record  
 11/19/74 Western Florida L 38-39 0-1  
 11/22/74 Lawrence State L 38-52 0-2  
 11/25/74 Queen City L 40-50 0-3  
 11/27/74 Maumee State L 38-55 0-4  
 12/01/74 Wichita Baptist W 62-54 1-4  
 12/03/74 at Hartford Wesleyan W 54-46 2-4  
 12/05/74 at Abilene Baptist L 50-51 2-5  
 12/07/74 at Boulder State W 53-44 3-5  
 12/10/74 at (8) Whitney College L 46-57 3-6  
 12/18/74 Northern Minnesota L 53-61 3-7  
 12/21/74 at Oklahoma City State W 51-42 4-7  
 12/23/74 at (6) Indiana A&M L 48-58 4-8  
 12/27/74 at (11) Central Ohio L 39-47 4-9  
 12/29/74 St Andrews College W 59-52 5-9  
 01/02/75 at Topeka State W 59-51 6-9  
 01/06/75 at Iowa A&M L 44-53 6-10  
 01/10/75 at (14) Coastal California L 49-61 6-11  
 01/14/75 at (2) Maryland State L 42-50 6-12  
 01/18/75 at (15) Western Iowa L 44-54 6-13  
 01/20/75 at Rock Island L 44-51 6-14  
 01/23/75 Dakota College W 65-58 7-14  
 01/27/75 Great Plains State L 43-52 7-15  
 02/01/75 Kansas Agricultural L 38-59 7-16  
 02/03/75 Golden Gate L 54-58 7-17  
 02/11/75 American Atlantic L 43-46 7-18  
 02/14/75 at Central Illinois W 52-33 8-18  
 02/23/75 at Perry State College L 43-60 8-19  
 03/05/75 Plover College L 53-62 8-20  
 03/07/75 Custer College L 46-48 8-21  


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