1978-79 New Jersey Gems Statistics
Women's Professional Basketball League (WPBL)
Team Record: 9-25
Finishing 4th in the WPBL's East Division
Coach: Don Kennedy (9-25)
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
1978-79 New Jersey Gems RosterTeam Record: 9-25
Finishing 4th in the WPBL's East Division
Coach: Don Kennedy (9-25)
Location: Elizabeth, New Jersey
The New Jersey Gems of the Women's Professional Basketball League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 9 wins and 25 losses, finishing fourth in the WPBL's East Division.
Gail Tatterson tossed in a team-leading 711 points for the Gems, while Wanda Szeremeta scored 18 or more per game also. Gail Tatterson accounted for 349 boards. Kathy Solano dished out 158 assists for the squad.
On defense, Debra Mason and Kathy Solano added 79 thefts.
Don Kennedy coached the team.
Click on column headings to sort.
Player Totals:
| Player | Pos | GP | Min | FGA | FGM | 3PA | 3PM | FTA | FTM | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Tatterson | 34 | 1184 | 413 | 267 | 267 | 177 | 115 | 234 | 349 | 44 | 49 | 21 | 148 | 179 | 711 | |||
| Wanda Szeremeta | 28 | 1055 | 464 | 191 | 194 | 136 | 51 | 163 | 214 | 106 | 47 | 26 | 177 | 81 | 518 | |||
| Debra Mason | 34 | 951 | 328 | 153 | 232 | 175 | 60 | 81 | 141 | 120 | 79 | 20 | 134 | 75 | 481 | |||
| Susan Martin | 33 | 798 | 318 | 158 | 95 | 76 | 55 | 112 | 167 | 40 | 36 | 15 | 91 | 88 | 392 | |||
| Randi Burdick | 34 | 788 | 261 | 112 | 108 | 81 | 24 | 29 | 53 | 125 | 60 | 3 | 144 | 84 | 305 | |||
| Kathy Solano | 31 | 1035 | 316 | 114 | 103 | 65 | 28 | 95 | 123 | 158 | 79 | 7 | 123 | 94 | 293 | |||
| Denise Burdick | 20 | 502 | 227 | 99 | 49 | 40 | 32 | 115 | 147 | 25 | 17 | 14 | 32 | 61 | 238 | |||
| Karen Logan | 21 | 684 | 169 | 69 | 41 | 33 | 15 | 76 | 91 | 83 | 18 | 10 | 89 | 47 | 171 | |||
| Debra Roelich | 21 | 337 | 90 | 35 | 43 | 24 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 1 | 63 | 64 | 94 | |||
| Mariah Burton Nelson | 8 | 147 | 56 | 28 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 23 | 67 | |||
| Jo-Ellen Bistromowitz | 13 | 244 | 48 | 18 | 50 | 20 | 13 | 36 | 49 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 23 | 39 | 56 | |||
| Mary Jo Peppler | 16 | 191 | 36 | 12 | 25 | 13 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 37 | |||
| Tanya Johnson | 11 | 121 | 24 | 7 | 18 | 11 | 12 | 33 | 45 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 20 | 25 | |||
| Kathy Fitzgerald | 7 | 42 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 15 | |||
| Peggy Canning | 7 | 32 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | |||
| Mary Jean Hayek | 8 | 57 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 12 | |||
| Pam Browning | 1 | 28 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Sharon Manning | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 328 | 8204 | 2807 | 1280 | 0 | 0 | 1265 | 874 | 466 | 1058 | 1524 | 757 | 432 | 137 | 1101 | 902 | 3434 |
Player Averages:
| Player | Pos | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Off | Def | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | PF | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gail Tatterson | 34 | 34.8 | 64.6 | 66.3 | 3.4 | 6.9 | 10.3 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 20.9 | ||
| Wanda Szeremeta | 28 | 37.7 | 41.2 | 70.1 | 1.8 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 2.9 | 18.5 | ||
| Debra Mason | 34 | 28.0 | 46.6 | 75.4 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 3.9 | 2.2 | 14.1 | ||
| Susan Martin | 33 | 24.2 | 49.7 | 80.0 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 11.9 | ||
| Randi Burdick | 34 | 23.2 | 42.9 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.7 | 1.8 | 0.1 | 4.2 | 2.5 | 9.0 | ||
| Kathy Solano | 31 | 33.4 | 36.1 | 63.1 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 9.5 | ||
| Denise Burdick | 20 | 25.1 | 43.6 | 81.6 | 1.6 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 11.9 | ||
| Karen Logan | 21 | 32.6 | 40.8 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 2.2 | 8.1 | ||
| Debra Roelich | 21 | 16.0 | 38.9 | 55.8 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 4.5 | ||
| Mariah Burton Nelson | 8 | 18.4 | 50.0 | 78.6 | 1.8 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 8.4 | ||
| Jo-Ellen Bistromowitz | 13 | 18.8 | 37.5 | 40.0 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.3 | ||
| Mary Jo Peppler | 16 | 11.9 | 33.3 | 52.0 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | ||
| Tanya Johnson | 11 | 11.0 | 29.2 | 61.1 | 1.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 | ||
| Kathy Fitzgerald | 7 | 6.0 | 25.0 | 71.4 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 2.1 | ||
| Peggy Canning | 7 | 4.6 | 36.4 | 60.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 2.0 | ||
| Mary Jean Hayek | 8 | 7.1 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | ||
| Pam Browning | 1 | 28.0 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 9.0 | 2.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | ||
| Sharon Manning | 1 | 8.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | |||
| Averages | 328 | 25.0 | 45.6 | 69.1 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 10.5 |
