1979-80 New Jersey Gems Statistics
Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL)
Team Record: 19-17
Finishing 3rd in the WPBL's East Division
Coach: Howie Landa (19-17)
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
1979-80 New Jersey Gems RosterTeam Record: 19-17
Finishing 3rd in the WPBL's East Division
Coach: Howie Landa (19-17)
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
The New Jersey Gems of the Women's Professional Basketball League ended the 1979-80 season with a record of 19 wins and 17 losses, finishing third in the WPBL's East Division.
Ann Meyers tossed in a team-leading 756 points for the Gems, and Donna Geils scored 17 or more per game, too. Ann Meyers contributed 351 boards. Ann Meyers dished out 202 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Ann Meyers added 166 steals.
Howie Landa 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Meyers | 34 | 1397 | 588 | 270 | 5 | 0 | 286 | 216 | 115 | 236 | 351 | 202 | 166 | 13 | 200 | 156 | 756 | |
| Donna Geils | 35 | 1432 | 615 | 249 | 0 | 0 | 209 | 161 | 72 | 87 | 159 | 156 | 97 | 2 | 191 | 137 | 659 | |
| Wanda Szeremeta | 36 | 1340 | 466 | 180 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 143 | 87 | 132 | 219 | 90 | 64 | 8 | 148 | 107 | 503 | |
| Randi Burdick | 35 | 921 | 277 | 126 | 9 | 2 | 97 | 71 | 51 | 132 | 183 | 45 | 40 | 20 | 60 | 115 | 329 | |
| Pam Browning | 34 | 964 | 248 | 97 | 0 | 0 | 160 | 111 | 74 | 156 | 230 | 58 | 38 | 39 | 75 | 128 | 305 | |
| Debra Comerie | 24 | 828 | 220 | 111 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 81 | 101 | 147 | 248 | 44 | 32 | 39 | 69 | 96 | 303 | |
| Willodean Harris | 14 | 469 | 215 | 119 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 37 | 56 | 113 | 169 | 23 | 8 | 21 | 47 | 51 | 275 | |
| Donna Simms | 27 | 298 | 89 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 32 | 31 | 60 | 91 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 32 | 61 | 126 | |
| Faye Young | 8 | 110 | 35 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 29 | |
| Lynn Arturi | 16 | 71 | 24 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 26 | |
| Kaye Young | 9 | 87 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 23 | |
| Debra Mason | 4 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 18 | |
| Drema Greer | 10 | 81 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 3 | |
| Totals | 286 | 8025 | 2817 | 1231 | 16 | 2 | 1212 | 885 | 609 | 1096 | 1705 | 652 | 467 | 152 | 868 | 889 | 3355 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ann Meyers | 34 | 41.1 | 45.9 | 0.0 | 75.5 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 0.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | 22.2 | |
| Donna Geils | 35 | 40.9 | 40.5 | 77.0 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 3.9 | 18.8 | ||
| Wanda Szeremeta | 36 | 37.2 | 38.6 | 0.0 | 77.3 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 6.1 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.2 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 14.0 | |
| Randi Burdick | 35 | 26.3 | 45.5 | 22.2 | 73.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 3.3 | 9.4 | |
| Pam Browning | 34 | 28.4 | 39.1 | 69.4 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 6.8 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 9.0 | ||
| Debra Comerie | 24 | 34.5 | 50.5 | 62.3 | 4.2 | 6.1 | 10.3 | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 12.6 | ||
| Willodean Harris | 14 | 33.5 | 55.3 | 69.8 | 4.0 | 8.1 | 12.1 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 19.6 | ||
| Donna Simms | 27 | 11.0 | 52.8 | 66.7 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 4.7 | ||
| Faye Young | 8 | 13.8 | 25.7 | 75.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 3.6 | ||
| Lynn Arturi | 16 | 4.4 | 45.8 | 66.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | ||
| Kaye Young | 9 | 9.7 | 30.4 | 90.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 2.6 | ||
| Debra Mason | 4 | 6.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 90.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 4.5 | |
| Drema Greer | 10 | 8.1 | 11.1 | 20.0 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | ||
| Averages | 286 | 28.1 | 43.7 | 12.5 | 73.0 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 11.7 |
