1961-62 Sunbury Mercuries Statistics
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 16-11
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Williamsport Billies 2-1
Coach: Stan Novak (16-11)
Coach: Jerry Rullo (16-11)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
1961-62 Sunbury Mercuries RosterTeam Record: 16-11
Finishing 3rd in the EPBL
Lost semifinals
Semifinals - Lost to Williamsport Billies 2-1
Coach: Stan Novak (16-11)
Coach: Jerry Rullo (16-11)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
The Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1961-62 season with a record of 16 wins and 11 losses, finishing third in the EPBL.
Jim Huggard scored a team-best 600 points for the Mercuries, while Tom Spencer contributed 290 rebounds. Jim Huggard dished out 147 assists for the squad.
Stan Novak and Jerry Rullo coached the team. The 1961-62 Sunbury Mercuries lost in the semifinals.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Huggard | G | 27 | 0 | 246 | 151 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 113 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 600 | |||
| Tom Spencer | 26 | 0 | 231 | 101 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 290 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 519 | ||||
| Bob Herdelin | F | 27 | 0 | 189 | 206 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 272 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 489 | |||
| John Richter | F | 27 | 0 | 186 | 170 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 253 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 477 | |||
| Ernie Beck | G-F | 24 | 0 | 185 | 104 | 80 | 0 | 0 | 199 | 140 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 450 | |||
| Jim Satterwhite | C/F | 27 | 0 | 189 | 99 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 227 | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 431 | |||
| Dave Riddick | G | 22 | 0 | 75 | 66 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 202 | |||
| Walt Byrd | F | 5 | 0 | 36 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |||
| Herman Adams | 20 | 0 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||||
| George Farley | 16 | 0 | 28 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | ||||
| Totals | 221 | 0 | 0 | 1401 | 0 | 0 | 943 | 595 | 0 | 0 | 1560 | 641 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3397 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Huggard | G | 27 | 0.0 | 71.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 22.2 | ||
| Tom Spencer | 26 | 0.0 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.2 | 2.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | |||
| Bob Herdelin | F | 27 | 0.0 | 53.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.1 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.1 | ||
| John Richter | F | 27 | 0.0 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.4 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17.7 | ||
| Ernie Beck | G-F | 24 | 0.0 | 76.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | 5.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.8 | ||
| Jim Satterwhite | C/F | 27 | 0.0 | 53.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.0 | ||
| Dave Riddick | G | 22 | 0.0 | 78.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.2 | ||
| Walt Byrd | F | 5 | 0.0 | 91.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 16.6 | ||
| Herman Adams | 20 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | |||
| George Farley | 16 | 0.0 | 58.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | |||
| Averages | 221 | 0.0 | 63.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
