
1985-86 Tampa Bay Thrillers Statistics
Team Record: 34-14
Finishing 1st in the CBA's East Division
Postseason: 12-5 Won Championship
Finals - Defeated La Crosse Catbirds 4-1
Coach: Bill Musselman (34-14)
Location: Tampa, Florida
The Tampa Bay Thrillers of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1985-86 season with a record of 34 wins and 14 losses, finishing first in the CBA's East Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 12-5.
Freeman Williams scored a team-high 783 points for the Bay Thrillers, while Brian Martin and Rick Lamb netted 11 or more per game also. Brian Martin contributed 430 rebounds. Sidney Lowe dished out 406 assists for the squad.
On defense, Sidney Lowe added 108 steals, and Brian Martin blocked 106 shots.
Bill Musselman coached the team. The 1985-86 Tampa Bay Thrillers 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freeman Williams | G | 35 | 894 | 699 | 308 | 87 | 34 | 161 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 55 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 96 | 783 |
Rick Lamb | F | 46 | 1214 | 381 | 223 | 1 | 0 | 172 | 116 | 0 | 0 | 353 | 54 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 158 | 562 |
Brian Martin | F-C | 37 | 1310 | 324 | 181 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 430 | 54 | 34 | 106 | 0 | 152 | 439 |
Rod Higgins | F | 11 | 422 | 200 | 109 | 10 | 4 | 111 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 30 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 38 | 314 |
Sidney Lowe | G | 43 | 1629 | 224 | 90 | 13 | 3 | 113 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 158 | 406 | 108 | 3 | 0 | 131 | 270 |
Ed Nealy | F | 29 | 926 | 170 | 91 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 309 | 34 | 33 | 9 | 0 | 86 | 241 |
Marc Glass | G | 30 | 596 | 136 | 67 | 3 | 0 | 93 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 92 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 84 | 209 |
Eric Laird | G | 29 | 263 | 99 | 43 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 118 |
Keith Hilliard | G | 3 | 53 | 22 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 26 |
Devin Durrant | F | 4 | 47 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 13 |
Pat Magley | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Mike Carter | F | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Brian Burke | F | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Totals | 270 | 7361 | 2270 | 1131 | 117 | 41 | 893 | 672 | 0 | 0 | 1497 | 759 | 294 | 158 | 0 | 815 | 2975 |
Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freeman Williams | G | 35 | 25.5 | 44.1 | 39.1 | 82.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 22.4 |
Rick Lamb | F | 46 | 26.4 | 58.5 | 0.0 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 12.2 |
Brian Martin | F-C | 37 | 35.4 | 55.9 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.6 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 11.9 | |
Rod Higgins | F | 11 | 38.4 | 54.5 | 40.0 | 82.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.7 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 28.5 |
Sidney Lowe | G | 43 | 37.9 | 40.2 | 23.1 | 77.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 6.3 |
Ed Nealy | F | 29 | 31.9 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 74.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 8.3 |
Marc Glass | G | 30 | 19.9 | 49.3 | 0.0 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 7.0 |
Eric Laird | G | 29 | 9.1 | 43.4 | 0.0 | 78.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
Keith Hilliard | G | 3 | 17.7 | 59.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 8.7 | |
Devin Durrant | F | 4 | 11.8 | 40.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 3.3 | |
Pat Magley | F | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | |||
Mike Carter | F | 1 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | |||
Brian Burke | F | 1 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | |||
Averages | 270 | 27.3 | 49.8 | 35.0 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 11.0 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Kevin Williams | G | 17 | 664 | 391 | 211 | 2 | 0 | 121 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 45 | 30 | 16 | 0 | 81 | 524 |
Don Collins | G | 17 | 486 | 305 | 146 | 1 | 1 | 65 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 36 | 29 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 347 |
Rod Higgins | F | 11 | 408 | 230 | 117 | 6 | 1 | 103 | 86 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 42 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 38 | 321 |
Ed Nealy | F | 17 | 753 | 173 | 83 | 5 | 2 | 69 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 25 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 53 | 219 |
Eric Fernsten | C | 17 | 564 | 100 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 21 | 12 | 23 | 0 | 54 | 171 |
Rick Lamb | F | 9 | 246 | 87 | 56 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 31 | 126 |
Sidney Lowe | G | 17 | 739 | 101 | 40 | 8 | 1 | 34 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 209 | 66 | 1 | 0 | 67 | 106 |
Marc Glass | G | 17 | 193 | 69 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 96 |
Eric Laird | G | 11 | 32 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 14 |
Totals | 133 | 4085 | 1472 | 758 | 24 | 5 | 511 | 403 | 0 | 0 | 749 | 408 | 179 | 82 | 0 | 409 | 1924 |
Postseason Player Averages:
Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
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Kevin Williams | G | 17 | 39.1 | 54.0 | 0.0 | 84.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 4.8 | 30.8 |
Don Collins | G | 17 | 28.6 | 47.9 | 100.0 | 83.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 20.4 |
Rod Higgins | F | 11 | 37.1 | 50.9 | 16.7 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 29.2 |
Ed Nealy | F | 17 | 44.3 | 48.0 | 40.0 | 73.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 12.9 |
Eric Fernsten | C | 17 | 33.2 | 60.0 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 10.1 | |
Rick Lamb | F | 9 | 27.3 | 64.4 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 14.0 | |
Sidney Lowe | G | 17 | 43.5 | 39.6 | 12.5 | 73.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 12.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 6.2 |
Marc Glass | G | 17 | 11.4 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 72.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.6 |
Eric Laird | G | 11 | 2.9 | 37.5 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
Averages | 133 | 30.7 | 51.5 | 20.8 | 78.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 14.5 |