1968-69 Sunbury Mercuries Statistics
Eastern Professional Basketball League (EPBL)
Team Record: 10-16
Finishing 4th in the EPBL's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-0
Coach: Gene Guarilia (6-12)
Coach: Julius McCoy (4-4)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
1968-69 Sunbury Mercuries RosterTeam Record: 10-16
Finishing 4th in the EPBL's West Division
Lost division semifinals
Division Semifinals - Lost to Wilkes-Barre Barons 2-0
Coach: Gene Guarilia (6-12)
Coach: Julius McCoy (4-4)
Location: Sunbury, Pennsylvania
The Sunbury Mercuries of the Eastern Professional Basketball League ended the 1968-69 season with a record of 10 wins and 16 losses, finishing fourth in the EPBL's West Division.
John Richter scored a team-best 696 points for the Mercuries and contributed 342 rebounds. Walt Manghan dished out 106 assists for the squad.
Gene Guarilia and Julius McCoy coached the team. The 1968-69 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 | 25 | 0 | 276 | 0 | 217 | 144 | 0 | 0 | 342 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 696 | ||
| Jim McCoy | 25 | 0 | 168 | 19 | 89 | 67 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 460 | |||
| Walt Manghan | 24 | 0 | 177 | 0 | 116 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 292 | 106 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 442 | |||
| George Leo | 25 | 0 | 136 | 1 | 108 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 211 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 336 | |||
| Rusty Parker | F | 22 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 96 | 77 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 329 | ||
| Julius McCoy | F | 11 | 0 | 113 | 0 | 84 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 274 | ||
| Cal Graham | G | 24 | 0 | 82 | 0 | 127 | 91 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 255 | ||
| Mel Witherspoon | 16 | 0 | 78 | 0 | 46 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 98 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 187 | |||
| Bob Aston | 12 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | |||
| Ed Beidenbach | 9 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 81 | |||
| Bill Soens | 13 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | |||
| Al Jackson | G | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| Totals | 209 | 0 | 0 | 1259 | 0 | 20 | 937 | 638 | 0 | 0 | 1524 | 514 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3216 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Richter | F | 25 | 0.0 | 66.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.7 | 1.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 27.8 | ||
| Jim McCoy | 25 | 0.0 | 75.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.6 | 3.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | |||
| Walt Manghan | 24 | 0.0 | 75.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.2 | 4.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | |||
| George Leo | 25 | 0.0 | 56.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 13.4 | |||
| Rusty Parker | F | 22 | 0.0 | 80.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.0 | ||
| Julius McCoy | F | 11 | 0.0 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 24.9 | ||
| Cal Graham | G | 24 | 0.0 | 71.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 10.6 | ||
| Mel Witherspoon | 16 | 0.0 | 67.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 11.7 | |||
| Bob Aston | 12 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.3 | |||
| Ed Beidenbach | 9 | 0.0 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | |||
| Bill Soens | 13 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.8 | |||
| Al Jackson | G | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | ||
| Averages | 209 | 0.0 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 15.4 |
