1996-97 Quad City Thunder Statistics
Continental Basketball Association (CBA)
Team Record: 27-29
Finishing 3rd in the CBA
Postseason: 2-3
Coach: Dan Panaggio (27-29)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
1996-97 Quad City Thunder RosterTeam Record: 27-29
Finishing 3rd in the CBA
Postseason: 2-3
Coach: Dan Panaggio (27-29)
Location: Rock Island, Illinois
The Quad City Thunder of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1996-97 season with a record of 27 wins and 29 losses, finishing third in the CBA. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-3.
Quad City netted 5,478 points and conceded 5,447. Jesse Pate scored a team-best 1,011 points for the Thunder, while Jimmy King averaged 16 or more per game, too. Kurt Portmann contributed 423 rebounds. Rick Brunson dished out 380 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Rick Brunson added 105 steals, and Kurt Portmann blocked 110 shots.
Dan Panaggio coached the team.
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Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Pate | G | 56 | 56 | 2024 | 895 | 432 | 26 | 6 | 197 | 141 | 92 | 129 | 221 | 105 | 53 | 42 | 110 | 186 | 1011 |
| Jimmy King | G | 45 | 34 | 1629 | 647 | 315 | 69 | 16 | 227 | 160 | 55 | 158 | 213 | 182 | 47 | 16 | 146 | 134 | 806 |
| Rick Brunson | G | 56 | 53 | 1953 | 567 | 231 | 154 | 42 | 198 | 148 | 57 | 161 | 218 | 380 | 105 | 8 | 145 | 134 | 652 |
| Joe Courtney | F | 28 | 25 | 987 | 433 | 226 | 2 | 0 | 101 | 73 | 72 | 130 | 202 | 35 | 8 | 19 | 88 | 87 | 525 |
| Richard Manning | C | 27 | 12 | 681 | 301 | 162 | 3 | 0 | 73 | 60 | 39 | 99 | 138 | 40 | 11 | 9 | 50 | 70 | 384 |
| Kurt Portmann | F | 54 | 53 | 1620 | 279 | 145 | 3 | 1 | 79 | 45 | 148 | 275 | 423 | 63 | 28 | 110 | 78 | 199 | 336 |
| Steve Woodberry | G | 30 | 16 | 787 | 283 | 128 | 25 | 6 | 45 | 35 | 46 | 65 | 111 | 46 | 26 | 9 | 24 | 58 | 297 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 15 | 2 | 466 | 191 | 99 | 97 | 49 | 49 | 43 | 11 | 44 | 55 | 31 | 10 | 7 | 16 | 29 | 290 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 27 | 3 | 470 | 183 | 90 | 48 | 17 | 40 | 34 | 6 | 26 | 32 | 71 | 16 | 4 | 40 | 73 | 231 |
| Chuckie White | F | 46 | 3 | 663 | 133 | 62 | 3 | 0 | 53 | 22 | 88 | 100 | 188 | 30 | 18 | 19 | 46 | 100 | 146 |
| Randy Woods | G | 13 | 6 | 364 | 110 | 45 | 66 | 22 | 38 | 32 | 12 | 47 | 59 | 85 | 20 | 2 | 48 | 37 | 144 |
| Erick Strickland | G | 8 | 0 | 196 | 79 | 41 | 41 | 18 | 36 | 32 | 6 | 38 | 44 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 22 | 27 | 132 |
| Barry Sumpter | C | 44 | 16 | 739 | 88 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 55 | 31 | 73 | 188 | 261 | 21 | 14 | 20 | 30 | 117 | 129 |
| Kwame Evans | G | 12 | 1 | 238 | 113 | 44 | 57 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 8 | 18 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 120 |
| Billy McCaffery | G | 12 | 0 | 233 | 77 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 14 | 30 | 84 |
| Matt Steigenga | F | 17 | 0 | 288 | 69 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 11 | 19 | 36 | 55 | 23 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 57 | 79 |
| Donta Bright | F | 9 | 0 | 163 | 62 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 16 | 15 | 31 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 22 | 61 |
| Sean Gay | G | 4 | 0 | 53 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 20 |
| Richard Rellford | F | 3 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 |
| LeRon Ellis | F-C | 4 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 11 |
| Cedric Ball | C | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| Jackie Robinson | F | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 514 | 280 | 13615 | 4542 | 2175 | 623 | 203 | 1280 | 925 | 760 | 1553 | 2313 | 1198 | 396 | 291 | 909 | 1398 | 5478 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Pate | G | 56 | 56 | 36.1 | 48.3 | 23.1 | 71.6 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 3.3 | 18.1 |
| Jimmy King | G | 45 | 34 | 36.2 | 48.7 | 23.2 | 70.5 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 17.9 |
| Rick Brunson | G | 56 | 53 | 34.9 | 40.7 | 27.3 | 74.7 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 11.6 |
| Joe Courtney | F | 28 | 25 | 35.2 | 52.2 | 0.0 | 72.3 | 2.6 | 4.6 | 7.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 18.8 |
| Richard Manning | C | 27 | 12 | 25.2 | 53.8 | 0.0 | 82.2 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 14.2 |
| Kurt Portmann | F | 54 | 53 | 30.0 | 52.0 | 33.3 | 57.0 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 7.8 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 6.2 |
| Steve Woodberry | G | 30 | 16 | 26.2 | 45.2 | 24.0 | 77.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.9 | 9.9 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 15 | 2 | 31.1 | 51.8 | 50.5 | 87.8 | 0.7 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 19.3 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 27 | 3 | 17.4 | 49.2 | 35.4 | 85.0 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 8.6 |
| Chuckie White | F | 46 | 3 | 14.4 | 46.6 | 0.0 | 41.5 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Randy Woods | G | 13 | 6 | 28.0 | 40.9 | 33.3 | 84.2 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 6.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 11.1 |
| Erick Strickland | G | 8 | 0 | 24.5 | 51.9 | 43.9 | 88.9 | 0.8 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 16.5 |
| Barry Sumpter | C | 44 | 16 | 16.8 | 55.7 | 56.4 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 2.9 | |
| Kwame Evans | G | 12 | 1 | 19.8 | 38.9 | 29.8 | 88.2 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 10.0 |
| Billy McCaffery | G | 12 | 0 | 19.4 | 44.2 | 26.7 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 7.0 |
| Matt Steigenga | F | 17 | 0 | 16.9 | 46.4 | 40.0 | 57.9 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 3.4 | 4.6 |
| Donta Bright | F | 9 | 0 | 18.1 | 40.3 | 73.3 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 6.8 | |
| Sean Gay | G | 4 | 0 | 13.2 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 83.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 5.0 |
| Richard Rellford | F | 3 | 0 | 6.7 | 66.7 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 6.0 | |
| LeRon Ellis | F-C | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | 40.0 | 87.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 2.8 | |
| Cedric Ball | C | 3 | 0 | 4.7 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | |
| Jackie Robinson | F | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 514 | 280 | 26.5 | 47.9 | 32.6 | 72.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 10.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Pate | G | 5 | 5 | 188 | 92 | 46 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 18 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 23 | 110 |
| Jimmy King | G | 5 | 5 | 192 | 74 | 34 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 16 | 88 |
| Rick Brunson | G | 5 | 0 | 177 | 58 | 28 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 19 | 8 | 17 | 25 | 40 | 6 | 0 | 11 | 15 | 81 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 5 | 0 | 157 | 53 | 22 | 19 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 61 |
| Richard Manning | C | 3 | 0 | 80 | 35 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 | 44 |
| Barry Sumpter | C | 5 | 5 | 131 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 42 | 56 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 27 |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 5 | 5 | 62 | 21 | 10 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 |
| Matt Steigenga | F | 4 | 0 | 87 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 25 |
| Kurt Portmann | F | 5 | 5 | 112 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 23 |
| Chuckie White | F | 1 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Totals | 43 | 25 | 1200 | 409 | 189 | 68 | 22 | 113 | 90 | 77 | 146 | 223 | 120 | 28 | 27 | 69 | 125 | 490 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jesse Pate | G | 5 | 5 | 37.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 78.3 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 2.2 | 4.6 | 22.0 |
| Jimmy King | G | 5 | 5 | 38.4 | 45.9 | 28.6 | 80.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 17.6 |
| Rick Brunson | G | 5 | 0 | 35.4 | 48.3 | 35.3 | 95.0 | 1.6 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 16.2 |
| Jimmy Oliver | G-F | 5 | 0 | 31.4 | 41.5 | 31.6 | 100.0 | 0.8 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 12.2 |
| Richard Manning | C | 3 | 0 | 26.7 | 51.4 | 88.9 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 14.7 | |
| Barry Sumpter | C | 5 | 5 | 26.2 | 47.4 | 64.3 | 2.8 | 8.4 | 11.2 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 5.4 | |
| Kelvin Upshaw | G | 5 | 5 | 12.4 | 47.6 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 5.2 |
| Matt Steigenga | F | 4 | 0 | 21.8 | 36.0 | 33.3 | 66.7 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 6.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 6.3 |
| Kurt Portmann | F | 5 | 5 | 22.4 | 42.3 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 4.6 |
| Chuckie White | F | 1 | 0 | 14.0 | 33.3 | 50.0 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | |
| Averages | 43 | 25 | 27.9 | 46.2 | 32.4 | 79.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 11.4 |
