1988-89 Rapid City Thrillers Statistics
Continental Basketball Association (CBA)
Team Record: 38-16
Finishing 1st in the CBA's West Division
Postseason: 6-5
Coach: Flip Saunders (38-16)
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
1988-89 Rapid City Thrillers RosterTeam Record: 38-16
Finishing 1st in the CBA's West Division
Postseason: 6-5
Coach: Flip Saunders (38-16)
Location: Rapid City, South Dakota
The Rapid City Thrillers of the Continental Basketball Association ended the 1988-89 season with a record of 38 wins and 16 losses, finishing first in the CBA's West Division. The team compiled a postseason mark of 6-5.
Milt Wagner netted a team-best 883 points for the Thrillers, while Andrew Kennedy scored 18 or more per game also. Chris Engler contributed 483 rebounds. Clinton Wheeler dished out 348 assists for the squad.
On the defensive side of the ball, Clinton Wheeler added 95 steals, and Chris Engler blocked 110 shots.
Flip Saunders 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Wagner | G | 52 | 1860 | 817 | 366 | 119 | 39 | 139 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 201 | 151 | 69 | 44 | 0 | 147 | 883 |
| Andrew Kennedy | F | 45 | 1609 | 648 | 348 | 3 | 0 | 242 | 164 | 0 | 0 | 383 | 90 | 65 | 23 | 0 | 145 | 860 |
| Jim Thomas | G | 48 | 1705 | 581 | 280 | 29 | 12 | 141 | 120 | 0 | 0 | 264 | 218 | 60 | 8 | 0 | 105 | 692 |
| Clinton Wheeler | G | 33 | 1440 | 541 | 248 | 47 | 17 | 176 | 147 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 348 | 95 | 6 | 0 | 92 | 660 |
| Jarvis Basnight | F | 47 | 1055 | 361 | 227 | 1 | 0 | 170 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 263 | 81 | 37 | 41 | 0 | 129 | 578 |
| Chris Engler | C | 50 | 1498 | 420 | 213 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 483 | 83 | 15 | 110 | 0 | 133 | 534 |
| Todd Mitchell | F | 20 | 673 | 276 | 151 | 2 | 1 | 157 | 112 | 0 | 0 | 207 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 0 | 80 | 415 |
| Conner Henry | G | 24 | 646 | 278 | 120 | 84 | 32 | 87 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 53 | 25 | 16 | 0 | 58 | 348 |
| Billy Donovan | G | 14 | 469 | 112 | 49 | 38 | 14 | 35 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 132 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 141 |
| Tom Gneiting | F | 30 | 383 | 118 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 146 | 15 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 46 | 136 |
| Sidney Lowe | G | 8 | 271 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 77 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 41 |
| Derrick Dowell | F | 5 | 42 | 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Mike Whitmarsh | F | 3 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Gary Voce | F-C | 3 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Zack Jones | G | 6 | 29 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Totals | 388 | 11715 | 4237 | 2077 | 325 | 115 | 1392 | 1059 | 0 | 0 | 2246 | 1307 | 458 | 275 | 0 | 999 | 5328 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milt Wagner | G | 52 | 35.8 | 44.8 | 32.8 | 80.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 17.0 |
| Andrew Kennedy | F | 45 | 35.8 | 53.7 | 0.0 | 67.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 3.2 | 19.1 |
| Jim Thomas | G | 48 | 35.5 | 48.2 | 41.4 | 85.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.5 | 4.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 14.4 |
| Clinton Wheeler | G | 33 | 43.6 | 45.8 | 36.2 | 83.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 10.5 | 2.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 20.0 |
| Jarvis Basnight | F | 47 | 22.4 | 62.9 | 0.0 | 72.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 1.7 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 12.3 |
| Chris Engler | C | 50 | 30.0 | 50.7 | 78.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 10.7 | |
| Todd Mitchell | F | 20 | 33.6 | 54.7 | 50.0 | 71.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 20.8 |
| Conner Henry | G | 24 | 26.9 | 43.2 | 38.1 | 87.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 14.5 |
| Billy Donovan | G | 14 | 33.5 | 43.8 | 36.8 | 82.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 9.4 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 10.1 |
| Tom Gneiting | F | 30 | 12.8 | 39.8 | 61.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 4.5 | |
| Sidney Lowe | G | 8 | 33.9 | 31.9 | 0.0 | 68.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.9 | 9.6 | 2.6 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.1 |
| Derrick Dowell | F | 5 | 8.4 | 61.1 | 64.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 6.2 | |
| Mike Whitmarsh | F | 3 | 8.3 | 40.0 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 2.0 | |
| Gary Voce | F-C | 3 | 3.3 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | |
| Zack Jones | G | 6 | 4.8 | 0.0 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | |
| Averages | 388 | 30.2 | 49.0 | 35.4 | 76.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.8 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 13.7 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Henderson | G | 11 | 389 | 155 | 87 | 6 | 0 | 65 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 30 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 233 |
| Kevin Williams | G | 7 | 216 | 118 | 65 | 13 | 6 | 49 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 175 |
| Andrew Kennedy | F | 11 | 392 | 135 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 20 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 174 |
| Todd Mitchell | F | 11 | 297 | 140 | 60 | 2 | 0 | 64 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 44 | 155 |
| Jim Thomas | G | 11 | 322 | 108 | 51 | 10 | 5 | 36 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 20 | 139 |
| Chris Engler | C | 11 | 358 | 84 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 0 | 25 | 81 |
| Milt Wagner | G | 11 | 219 | 84 | 27 | 14 | 1 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 24 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 67 |
| Keith Smart | G | 8 | 78 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 31 |
| Eddie Hughes | G | 6 | 110 | 28 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 27 |
| Sidney Lowe | G | 5 | 198 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Conner Henry | G | 2 | 36 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 20 |
| Totals | 94 | 2615 | 917 | 439 | 66 | 18 | 304 | 231 | 0 | 0 | 507 | 237 | 106 | 41 | 0 | 243 | 1127 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Henderson | G | 11 | 35.4 | 56.1 | 0.0 | 90.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 21.2 |
| Kevin Williams | G | 7 | 30.9 | 55.1 | 46.2 | 79.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 25.0 |
| Andrew Kennedy | F | 11 | 35.6 | 56.3 | 71.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 15.8 | |
| Todd Mitchell | F | 11 | 27.0 | 42.9 | 0.0 | 54.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 14.1 |
| Jim Thomas | G | 11 | 29.3 | 47.2 | 50.0 | 88.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 12.6 |
| Chris Engler | C | 11 | 32.5 | 41.7 | 50.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.5 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 7.4 |
| Milt Wagner | G | 11 | 19.9 | 32.1 | 7.1 | 92.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 6.1 |
| Keith Smart | G | 8 | 9.8 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.9 |
| Eddie Hughes | G | 6 | 18.3 | 28.6 | 30.0 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.8 | 4.5 |
| Sidney Lowe | G | 5 | 39.6 | 35.7 | 0.0 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 8.0 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
| Conner Henry | G | 2 | 18.0 | 50.0 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 |
| Averages | 94 | 27.8 | 47.9 | 27.3 | 76.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.4 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 2.6 | 12.0 |
