1970-71 Sunbury Mercuries Statistics
Eastern Basketball Association (EBA)
Team Record: 14-14
Finishing 3rd in the EBA's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Allentown Jets 2-1
Coach: Bob Pavlovich (14-14)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
1970-71 Sunbury Mercuries RosterTeam Record: 14-14
Finishing 3rd in the EBA's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Allentown Jets 2-1
Coach: Bob Pavlovich (14-14)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
The Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Basketball Association ended the 1970-71 season with a record of 14 wins and 14 losses, finishing third in the EBA's West Division.
John Richter scored a team-best 540 points for the Mercuries and contributed 305 rebounds. Brian Heaney dished out 130 assists for the squad.
Bob Pavlovich coached the team. The 1970-71 Sunbury Mercuries lost in the division 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richter | F | 27 | 0 | 215 | 0 | 195 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 305 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 540 | ||
| Brian Heaney | G | 28 | 0 | 213 | 2 | 133 | 104 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 536 | ||
| Walt Manghan | 28 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 100 | 75 | 0 | 0 | 205 | 94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 425 | |||
| Lou Grillo | G | 27 | 0 | 120 | 0 | 136 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 343 | ||
| Bob Riley | F | 22 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 98 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 127 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 331 | ||
| Bob Benfield | F | 26 | 0 | 135 | 0 | 116 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 187 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 330 | ||
| Jim Reid | F | 24 | 0 | 123 | 0 | 138 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 322 | ||
| Mel Witherspoon | 18 | 0 | 77 | 0 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 193 | |||
| Rusty Parker | F | 13 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 45 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 166 | ||
| Ken Moorehead | 12 | 0 | 53 | 0 | 44 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 138 | |||
| Melvin Bell | F | 18 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 51 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 132 | ||
| Arvesta Kelly | G | 9 | 0 | 31 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | ||
| Totals | 252 | 0 | 0 | 1395 | 0 | 4 | 1123 | 733 | 0 | 0 | 1441 | 533 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3535 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richter | F | 27 | 0.0 | 56.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 20.0 | ||
| Brian Heaney | G | 28 | 0.0 | 78.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 19.1 | ||
| Walt Manghan | 28 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.2 | |||
| Lou Grillo | G | 27 | 0.0 | 75.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | ||
| Bob Riley | F | 22 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Bob Benfield | F | 26 | 0.0 | 51.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.2 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.7 | ||
| Jim Reid | F | 24 | 0.0 | 55.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | ||
| Mel Witherspoon | 18 | 0.0 | 79.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | |||
| Rusty Parker | F | 13 | 0.0 | 84.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.8 | ||
| Ken Moorehead | 12 | 0.0 | 72.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.5 | |||
| Melvin Bell | F | 18 | 0.0 | 54.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | ||
| Arvesta Kelly | G | 9 | 0.0 | 61.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.8 | ||
| Averages | 252 | 0.0 | 65.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14.0 |
