1982-83 Detroit Spirits Statistics
Continental Basketball Association (CBA)
Team Record: 26-18
Finishing 1st in the CBA's Central Division
Postseason: 7-5 Won Championship
Finals - Defeated Montana Golden Nuggets 4-3
Coach: Gary Mazza (26-18)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
1982-83 Detroit Spirits RosterTeam Record: 26-18
Finishing 1st in the CBA's Central Division
Postseason: 7-5 Won Championship
Finals - Defeated Montana Golden Nuggets 4-3
Coach: Gary Mazza (26-18)
Location: Detroit, Michigan
The Detroit Spirits of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1982-83 season with a record of 26 wins and 18 losses, finishing first in the CBA's Central Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 7-5.
Tico Brown tossed in a team-best 998 points for the Spirits, and Terry Duerod scored 19 or more per game, too. Clarence Kea contributed 524 boards. Kevin Smith dished out 289 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Kevin Smith added 84 steals, while Cyrus Mann blocked 130 shots.
Gary Mazza coached the team. The 1982-83 Detroit Spirits won the Championship.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tico Brown | G | 44 | 1471 | 826 | 392 | 30 | 11 | 241 | 203 | 0 | 0 | 243 | 104 | 56 | 18 | 0 | 102 | 998 |
| Terry Duerod | G | 32 | 991 | 675 | 332 | 44 | 17 | 87 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 69 | 36 | 9 | 0 | 58 | 751 |
| Clarence Kea | F | 38 | 1406 | 504 | 238 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 524 | 62 | 27 | 17 | 0 | 158 | 652 |
| Kevin Smith | G | 42 | 1225 | 537 | 227 | 33 | 11 | 180 | 142 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 289 | 84 | 12 | 0 | 163 | 607 |
| Ron Charles | F | 44 | 1275 | 259 | 139 | 1 | 0 | 186 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 377 | 40 | 22 | 69 | 0 | 173 | 378 |
| Kenny Higgs | G | 32 | 755 | 244 | 100 | 21 | 7 | 144 | 117 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 115 | 39 | 5 | 0 | 86 | 324 |
| Cyrus Mann | C | 39 | 1165 | 285 | 128 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 296 | 34 | 13 | 130 | 0 | 171 | 306 |
| James Wilkes | F | 11 | 290 | 112 | 64 | 2 | 1 | 58 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 26 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 38 | 173 |
| Francois Wise | F | 8 | 249 | 108 | 56 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 132 |
| Erv Giddings | F | 13 | 264 | 96 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 22 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 104 |
| Don Williams | G | 10 | 234 | 96 | 45 | 2 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 104 |
| Gerald Sims | G | 7 | 74 | 28 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 33 |
| John Thirdkill | F | 3 | 65 | 28 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 29 |
| Marvin Barnes | F | 6 | 82 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
| Stuart House | C | 10 | 95 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 23 |
| Bob Elliot | C | 1 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Tony Rufus | C | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 342 | 9658 | 3843 | 1804 | 139 | 50 | 1356 | 985 | 0 | 0 | 1987 | 817 | 337 | 298 | 0 | 1075 | 4643 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tico Brown | G | 44 | 33.4 | 47.5 | 36.7 | 84.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 22.7 |
| Terry Duerod | G | 32 | 31.0 | 49.2 | 38.6 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 23.5 |
| Clarence Kea | F | 38 | 37.0 | 47.2 | 70.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.8 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 17.2 | |
| Kevin Smith | G | 42 | 29.2 | 42.3 | 33.3 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 14.5 |
| Ron Charles | F | 44 | 29.0 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 8.6 |
| Kenny Higgs | G | 32 | 23.6 | 41.0 | 33.3 | 81.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.1 |
| Cyrus Mann | C | 39 | 29.9 | 44.9 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 7.8 | |
| James Wilkes | F | 11 | 26.4 | 57.1 | 50.0 | 75.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 15.7 |
| Francois Wise | F | 8 | 31.1 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 80.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 16.5 |
| Erv Giddings | F | 13 | 20.3 | 40.6 | 60.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.0 | |
| Don Williams | G | 10 | 23.4 | 46.9 | 50.0 | 86.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 10.4 |
| Gerald Sims | G | 7 | 10.6 | 42.9 | 66.7 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 4.7 |
| John Thirdkill | F | 3 | 21.7 | 42.9 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 9.7 | |
| Marvin Barnes | F | 6 | 13.7 | 50.0 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 4.2 | |
| Stuart House | C | 10 | 9.5 | 40.9 | 0.0 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 2.3 |
| Bob Elliot | C | 1 | 9.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | ||
| Tony Rufus | C | 2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 342 | 28.2 | 46.9 | 36.0 | 72.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 13.6 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tico Brown | G | 12 | 518 | 317 | 164 | 10 | 3 | 87 | 70 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 33 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 36 | 401 |
| James Wilkes | F | 10 | 341 | 125 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 92 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 43 | 154 |
| Kenny Higgs | G | 11 | 291 | 109 | 52 | 10 | 4 | 44 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 60 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 143 |
| Kevin Smith | G | 12 | 392 | 144 | 60 | 6 | 1 | 26 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 99 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 139 |
| Alan Hardy | F | 11 | 247 | 117 | 58 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 17 | 135 |
| Terry Duerod | G | 11 | 251 | 160 | 61 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 132 |
| Ron Charles | F | 12 | 424 | 78 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 18 | 5 | 26 | 0 | 59 | 105 |
| Cyrus Mann | C | 12 | 372 | 71 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 104 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 0 | 52 | 87 |
| Bob Elliot | C | 5 | 144 | 36 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 46 |
| Totals | 96 | 2980 | 1157 | 555 | 38 | 13 | 310 | 219 | 0 | 0 | 552 | 279 | 89 | 80 | 0 | 314 | 1342 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tico Brown | G | 12 | 43.2 | 51.7 | 30.0 | 80.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 33.4 |
| James Wilkes | F | 10 | 34.1 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 15.4 |
| Kenny Higgs | G | 11 | 26.5 | 47.7 | 40.0 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 13.0 |
| Kevin Smith | G | 12 | 32.7 | 41.7 | 16.7 | 69.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 11.6 |
| Alan Hardy | F | 11 | 22.5 | 49.6 | 50.0 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.3 |
| Terry Duerod | G | 11 | 22.8 | 38.1 | 44.4 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 12.0 |
| Ron Charles | F | 12 | 35.3 | 59.0 | 41.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 8.8 | |
| Cyrus Mann | C | 12 | 31.0 | 50.7 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.7 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 7.3 | |
| Bob Elliot | C | 5 | 28.8 | 47.2 | 63.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 9.2 | |
| Averages | 96 | 31.0 | 48.0 | 34.2 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 2.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 14.0 |
