1997 Long Island Surf Statistics
United States Basketball League (USBL)
Team Record: 19-7
Finishing 2nd in the USBL's North Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Sam Worthen (19-7)
Location: New York, New York
1997 Long Island Surf RosterTeam Record: 19-7
Finishing 2nd in the USBL's North Division
Lost Championship
Coach: Sam Worthen (19-7)
Location: New York, New York
The Long Island Surf of the United States Basketball League ended the 1997 season with a record of 19 wins and 7 losses, finishing second in the USBL's North Division.
Sam Worthen coached the team. The 1997 Long Island Surf lost in the Championship.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strickland | F | 23 | 16 | 798 | 433 | 250 | 221 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 122 | 183 | 74 | 19 | 5 | 90 | 64 | 624 |
| Steve Burtt | G | 20 | 17 | 651 | 281 | 147 | 172 | 144 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 30 | 43 | 77 | 22 | 1 | 43 | 67 | 441 |
| Ron Matthias | G | 24 | 21 | 710 | 245 | 143 | 123 | 82 | 5 | 3 | 38 | 52 | 90 | 125 | 35 | 1 | 72 | 93 | 371 |
| Lamont Jones | G | 22 | 10 | 608 | 187 | 98 | 98 | 69 | 23 | 7 | 22 | 46 | 68 | 102 | 41 | 0 | 49 | 82 | 272 |
| Brian Reese | F | 19 | 7 | 522 | 155 | 97 | 73 | 57 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 58 | 89 | 36 | 17 | 2 | 31 | 36 | 255 |
| Antonio Watson | C | 21 | 13 | 600 | 197 | 102 | 57 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 87 | 154 | 13 | 13 | 24 | 33 | 65 | 242 |
| Robert Werdann | C | 18 | 18 | 472 | 148 | 73 | 114 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 131 | 193 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 29 | 71 | 222 |
| Jason Osborne | F | 22 | 18 | 555 | 143 | 75 | 29 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 50 | 70 | 120 | 33 | 28 | 6 | 21 | 59 | 169 |
| Corey Williams | G | 22 | 2 | 403 | 118 | 48 | 67 | 59 | 25 | 10 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 45 | 20 | 0 | 26 | 50 | 165 |
| Shelton Jones | F | 6 | 1 | 151 | 65 | 30 | 27 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 78 |
| Charles Minlend | F | 9 | 0 | 178 | 41 | 18 | 31 | 25 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 63 |
| Jim Rowinski | F-C | 3 | 1 | 41 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| James Williams | G | 4 | 0 | 65 | 12 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 18 |
| Anthony Brown | G/F | 4 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
| Matt Tucker | F | 3 | 0 | 40 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 15 |
| Mitchell Foster | C | 4 | 0 | 61 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 14 |
| Maurice Grant | G | 3 | 0 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| Jamil Greene | F | 11 | 1 | 52 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| John Vlegianitis | G | 7 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tommy Starks | G | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 246 | 125 | 6000 | 2100 | 1121 | 1056 | 730 | 113 | 34 | 407 | 692 | 1099 | 553 | 235 | 84 | 429 | 668 | 3006 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strickland | F | 23 | 16 | 34.7 | 57.7 | 56.1 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 8.0 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 27.1 | |
| Steve Burtt | G | 20 | 17 | 32.6 | 52.3 | 83.7 | 21.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 22.1 |
| Ron Matthias | G | 24 | 21 | 29.6 | 58.4 | 66.7 | 60.0 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 15.5 |
| Lamont Jones | G | 22 | 10 | 27.6 | 52.4 | 70.4 | 30.4 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 12.4 |
| Brian Reese | F | 19 | 7 | 27.5 | 62.6 | 78.1 | 26.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 13.4 |
| Antonio Watson | C | 21 | 13 | 28.6 | 51.8 | 66.7 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 11.5 | |
| Robert Werdann | C | 18 | 18 | 26.2 | 49.3 | 66.7 | 3.4 | 7.3 | 10.7 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.9 | 12.3 | |
| Jason Osborne | F | 22 | 18 | 25.2 | 52.4 | 51.7 | 20.0 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.5 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 7.7 |
| Corey Williams | G | 22 | 2 | 18.3 | 40.7 | 88.1 | 40.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 7.5 |
| Shelton Jones | F | 6 | 1 | 25.2 | 46.2 | 66.7 | 0.0 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 8.2 | 2.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| Charles Minlend | F | 9 | 0 | 19.8 | 43.9 | 80.6 | 33.3 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 7.0 |
| Jim Rowinski | F-C | 3 | 1 | 13.7 | 50.0 | 60.0 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 4.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 6.0 | |
| James Williams | G | 4 | 0 | 16.2 | 41.7 | 53.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| Anthony Brown | G/F | 4 | 0 | 11.5 | 50.0 | 25.0 | 50.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 4.0 |
| Matt Tucker | F | 3 | 0 | 13.3 | 60.0 | 50.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 3.0 | 5.0 | |
| Mitchell Foster | C | 4 | 0 | 15.2 | 50.0 | 33.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | |
| Maurice Grant | G | 3 | 0 | 3.3 | 62.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 4.0 | |
| Jamil Greene | F | 11 | 1 | 4.7 | 36.4 | 100.0 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.8 | |
| John Vlegianitis | G | 7 | 0 | 5.0 | 14.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | ||
| Tommy Starks | G | 1 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| Averages | 246 | 125 | 24.4 | 53.4 | 69.1 | 30.1 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 12.2 |
Postseason - Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strickland | F | 3 | 0 | 93 | 58 | 31 | 37 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 80 |
| Steve Burtt | G | 3 | 3 | 117 | 51 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 66 |
| Ron Matthias | G | 3 | 3 | 133 | 35 | 24 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 63 |
| Lamont Jones | G | 3 | 0 | 99 | 36 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 50 |
| Jason Osborne | F | 3 | 3 | 72 | 21 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 30 |
| Shelton Jones | F | 2 | 2 | 58 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 28 |
| Tommy Starks | G | 1 | 1 | 39 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 18 |
| Antonio Watson | C | 3 | 0 | 44 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 13 |
| Jim Rowinski | F-C | 3 | 3 | 52 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 |
| Corey Williams | G | 2 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| Jamil Greene | F | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 27 | 15 | 720 | 255 | 144 | 110 | 67 | 17 | 7 | 45 | 100 | 145 | 79 | 20 | 11 | 45 | 84 | 362 |
Postseason Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Strickland | F | 3 | 0 | 31.0 | 53.4 | 48.6 | 4.3 | 7.0 | 11.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 26.7 | |
| Steve Burtt | G | 3 | 3 | 39.0 | 49.0 | 77.8 | 33.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.3 | 5.0 | 22.0 |
| Ron Matthias | G | 3 | 3 | 44.3 | 68.6 | 62.5 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 10.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 21.0 | |
| Lamont Jones | G | 3 | 0 | 33.0 | 50.0 | 81.8 | 45.5 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 16.7 |
| Jason Osborne | F | 3 | 3 | 24.0 | 71.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 10.0 | ||
| Shelton Jones | F | 2 | 2 | 29.0 | 42.3 | 85.7 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 12.0 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 4.5 | 14.0 | |
| Tommy Starks | G | 1 | 1 | 39.0 | 81.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 18.0 | |
| Antonio Watson | C | 3 | 0 | 14.7 | 75.0 | 25.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.3 | |
| Jim Rowinski | F-C | 3 | 3 | 17.3 | 62.5 | 75.0 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.3 | |
| Corey Williams | G | 2 | 0 | 6.5 | 0.0 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.5 | |
| Jamil Greene | F | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 27 | 15 | 26.7 | 56.5 | 60.9 | 41.2 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 13.4 |
