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1970-71 Carolina Cougars Statistics
Team Record: 34-50
Finishing 6th in the ABA's Eastern Division
Coach: Jerry Steele (17-25)
Location: Greensboro, North Carolina; Raleigh, North Carolina; Charlotte, North Carolina
Attendance: 241,182, Avg. 5,742 in 42 home dates
1970-71 Carolina Cougars Results
The Carolina Cougars of the American Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 34 wins and 50 losses, finishing sixth in the ABA's Eastern Division.
The Cougars netted 9,688 points and yielded 10,026. Joe Caldwell tossed in a team-best 1,678 points for Carolina, and Bob Verga scored 18 or more per game as well. George Peeples accounted for 771 boards. George Lehmann dished out 464 assists for the squad.
Jerry Steele coached the team.
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Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Caldwell | F-G | 72 | 3008 | 1528 | 685 | 30 | 6 | 541 | 302 | 216 | 273 | 489 | 301 | 0 | 0 | 249 | 237 | 1678 |
George Lehmann | G | 83 | 2918 | 1186 | 535 | 382 | 154 | 256 | 214 | 53 | 150 | 203 | 464 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 221 | 1438 |
Bob Verga | G | 75 | 2009 | 1202 | 550 | 44 | 10 | 419 | 302 | 167 | 113 | 280 | 182 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 223 | 1412 |
George Peeples | C-F | 82 | 2220 | 773 | 377 | 1 | 0 | 335 | 202 | 265 | 506 | 771 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 193 | 279 | 956 |
Larry Miller | G-F | 77 | 2140 | 795 | 364 | 61 | 13 | 272 | 197 | 171 | 286 | 457 | 167 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 181 | 938 |
Randy Mahaffey | F | 83 | 2353 | 791 | 385 | 8 | 0 | 239 | 156 | 215 | 403 | 618 | 115 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 304 | 926 |
Frank Card | F | 63 | 1795 | 645 | 293 | 5 | 1 | 298 | 194 | 95 | 353 | 448 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 161 | 210 | 781 |
Gene Littles | G | 70 | 1495 | 501 | 223 | 14 | 4 | 168 | 117 | 81 | 124 | 205 | 173 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 175 | 567 |
Ira Harge | C | 29 | 892 | 289 | 131 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 42 | 120 | 219 | 339 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 104 | 304 |
Dave Newmark | C | 31 | 457 | 209 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 34 | 46 | 111 | 157 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 84 | 234 |
Rich Johnson | C | 25 | 395 | 151 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 29 | 27 | 83 | 110 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 65 | 169 |
Vann Williford | F | 38 | 295 | 141 | 62 | 9 | 3 | 37 | 21 | 28 | 40 | 68 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 34 | 148 |
Chuck Lloyd | C-F | 14 | 118 | 51 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 20 | 14 | 11 | 25 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 66 |
Gary Bradds | F | 7 | 114 | 45 | 17 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 13 | 28 | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 44 |
Arvesta Kelly | G | 5 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 |
Mack Daughtry | G | 4 | 43 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
Lonnie Kluttz | F | 3 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 761 | 20305 | 8329 | 3823 | 556 | 191 | 2809 | 1851 | 1516 | 2706 | 4222 | 1745 | 0 | 0 | 1644 | 2172 | 9688 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Joe Caldwell | F-G | 72 | 41.8 | 44.8 | 20.0 | 55.8 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 23.3 |
George Lehmann | G | 83 | 35.2 | 45.1 | 40.3 | 83.6 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 17.3 |
Bob Verga | G | 75 | 26.8 | 45.8 | 22.7 | 72.1 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 18.8 |
George Peeples | C-F | 82 | 27.1 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 60.3 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 11.7 |
Larry Miller | G-F | 77 | 27.8 | 45.8 | 21.3 | 72.4 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 12.2 |
Randy Mahaffey | F | 83 | 28.3 | 48.7 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 7.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 11.2 |
Frank Card | F | 63 | 28.5 | 45.4 | 20.0 | 65.1 | 1.5 | 5.6 | 7.1 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 12.4 |
Gene Littles | G | 70 | 21.4 | 44.5 | 28.6 | 69.6 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.5 | 8.1 |
Ira Harge | C | 29 | 30.8 | 45.3 | 0.0 | 51.2 | 4.1 | 7.6 | 11.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 10.5 |
Dave Newmark | C | 31 | 14.7 | 47.8 | 56.7 | 1.5 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 7.5 | |
Rich Johnson | C | 25 | 15.8 | 46.4 | 70.7 | 1.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 6.8 | |
Vann Williford | F | 38 | 7.8 | 44.0 | 33.3 | 56.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
Chuck Lloyd | C-F | 14 | 8.4 | 45.1 | 66.7 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 4.7 | |
Gary Bradds | F | 7 | 16.3 | 37.8 | 0.0 | 55.6 | 1.9 | 4.0 | 5.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
Arvesta Kelly | G | 5 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.8 | |
Mack Daughtry | G | 4 | 10.8 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 3.3 | |
Lonnie Kluttz | F | 3 | 2.7 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
Averages | 761 | 26.7 | 45.9 | 34.4 | 65.9 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 5.5 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 12.7 |