1978-79 Baltimore Metros/Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds Statistics
Continental Basketball Association (CBA)
Team Record: 16-15
Finishing 4th in the CBA's South Division
Coach: Larry Cannon (9-5)
Coach: Fred Keller (0-2)
Coach: Freddie Lewis (7-8)
Coach: Nappy Doherty (9-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland; Utica, New York
1978-79 Baltimore Metros/Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds RosterTeam Record: 16-15
Finishing 4th in the CBA's South Division
Coach: Larry Cannon (9-5)
Coach: Fred Keller (0-2)
Coach: Freddie Lewis (7-8)
Coach: Nappy Doherty (9-7)
Location: Baltimore, Maryland; Utica, New York
The Baltimore Metros/Mohawk Valley Thunderbirds of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 16 wins and 15 losses, finishing fourth in the CBA's South Division.
Eric Evans netted a team-best 284 points for the Metros/Thunderbirds and contributed 138 rebounds. Mike Deane dished out 30 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Eric Evans added 16 steals.
Larry Cannon, Fred Keller, Freddie Lewis and Nappy Doherty 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Evans | C | 25 | 445 | 294 | 120 | 1 | 1 | 59 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 16 | 16 | 29 | 0 | 60 | 284 |
| Joe Pace | C | 12 | 369 | 172 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 16 | 8 | 29 | 0 | 51 | 211 |
| David Thompson | F | 9 | 295 | 180 | 79 | 14 | 5 | 39 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 17 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 194 |
| Tony Rufus | C | 9 | 312 | 141 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 29 | 157 |
| Pat McKinley | F | 15 | 268 | 111 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 19 | 12 | 13 | 0 | 20 | 124 |
| Bob Netolicky | F | 8 | 322 | 113 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 120 |
| Gary Brewster | F | 12 | 254 | 77 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 0 | 49 | 104 |
| Dave Reavis | F | 7 | 167 | 89 | 35 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 17 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 80 |
| Rubin Collins | G | 9 | 232 | 56 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 27 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 67 |
| Guy Arnold | F | 9 | 142 | 54 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 63 |
| Mike Deane | G | 4 | 156 | 43 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 30 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 39 |
| Frank Gugliotta | 4 | 84 | 30 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 30 | |
| Mo Rivers | G | 3 | 72 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 14 |
| Freddie Lewis | G | 5 | 66 | 17 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 11 |
| Joe Finn | C | 2 | 33 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Ron Dorsey | G | 1 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Trooper Washington | F-C | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Paul Stappenbeck | F | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Davis | G | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Totals | 137 | 3243 | 1418 | 625 | 26 | 7 | 346 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 716 | 233 | 112 | 105 | 0 | 363 | 1505 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Evans | C | 25 | 17.8 | 40.8 | 100.0 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 11.4 |
| Joe Pace | C | 12 | 30.8 | 46.5 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 17.6 | |
| David Thompson | F | 9 | 32.8 | 43.9 | 35.7 | 79.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 21.6 |
| Tony Rufus | C | 9 | 34.7 | 46.1 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.9 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 17.4 | |
| Pat McKinley | F | 15 | 17.9 | 44.1 | 0.0 | 74.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 8.3 |
| Bob Netolicky | F | 8 | 40.2 | 46.9 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 15.0 | |
| Gary Brewster | F | 12 | 21.2 | 58.4 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 8.7 | |
| Dave Reavis | F | 7 | 23.9 | 39.3 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 11.4 |
| Rubin Collins | G | 9 | 25.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 7.4 |
| Guy Arnold | F | 9 | 15.8 | 51.9 | 77.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 7.0 | |
| Mike Deane | G | 4 | 39.0 | 39.5 | 0.0 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 7.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 9.8 |
| Frank Gugliotta | 4 | 21.0 | 43.3 | 44.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.5 | ||
| Mo Rivers | G | 3 | 24.0 | 28.6 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 4.7 | |
| Freddie Lewis | G | 5 | 13.2 | 23.5 | 33.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
| Joe Finn | C | 2 | 16.5 | 18.2 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Ron Dorsey | G | 1 | 8.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Trooper Washington | F-C | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Paul Stappenbeck | F | 1 | 9.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Roger Davis | G | 1 | 6.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 137 | 23.7 | 44.1 | 26.9 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.2 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 11.0 |
