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Final frosh stats show four players averaging in
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FINAL FROSH STATS SHOW FOUR PLAYERS
AVERAGING IN DOUBLE FIGURES
MISSOULA--Four University of Montana freshman basketball starting players wrapped up the Cubs'
8-10 season averaging in double figures, and the fifth starter ended the year as the best
field goal shooter.
Guard Don Wetzel of Cut Bank (18.5), guard Mike Heroux of Manasha, Wis.
(13.4),
f0 1 ward Jerry (Cork) Hill of Columbia Falls (11.2) and forward Les Gordon of Dillon (10.3)
paced the scoring averages, while center Tony Bertuca of Chicago, 111. was close behind
at 9.1.
Bertuca, only 6-2, led the team in final field goal percentage, hitting on 48.8 per
cent of his attempts.
He was also third in rebounding with 8.5 per game.
The high-leaping Hill topped rebounders with 10.6 per game, followed by Gordon, who
came on strong in this department at the end of the season, with 9.6 per game.
Irailing Bertuca in field goal shooting were
Hill with 45.4 per cent, reserve forward
Tom O'Neil of Butte with 41.9 per cent, and Wetzel with 40.8 per cent.
lop free throw shooter on the squad was Herous with 69.9 per cent, followed by
Wetzel with 67.9 per cent and Hill and Gordon with 66.7 per cent each.
'As a team, the Cubs shot 39.2 per cent on field goals and 63.8 per cent on free
throws, averaged 76.5 points per game and grabbed 44.1 rebounds per game not counting
team rebounds.
Opponents
led in field goal percentage (43.1
per cent), trailed in free throw percen­
tage (59.8 per
cent), led in rebounding (44.5 per
game), and trailed in scoring average
(75 per game).
m
Don Wetzel was the leading scorer in 12 of the 18 games, while Hill and Gordon led
rebounds the most times, seven apiece.
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FINAL 1967-68 UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA FRESHMAN BASKETBALL STATISTICS
(l8 GAMES: 8-10)
PCT.
FTM-FTA
PCT.
CO
O
5 3 -7 8 “
. 3T9
6 5 -1 4 3
IT
Tony Bertuca
PLAYER
Don Wetzel
IT
FGM-FGA
1 31 -3 2 1
Mike Heroux
IT
9 2 -2 4 3
Jerry Hill
IT
Les Gordon
61+
AVG.
3 .8
FTS.
AVG.
315
1 8 .5
2+2+-63
.6 9 9
1 70
51
3 .0
4 5 -1
228
1 3 .4
.2+52+
6 0 -9 0
.6 6 7
108
180
1 0 .6
3 9 -1
190
1 1 .2
59 - 1 T 2
.3 4 3
5 8 -8 7
.6 6 7
12+2
163
9 .6
2+6-1
176
1 0 .3
IT
5 9 -1 2 1
.2 +88
3 7 -6 7
.553
92
12+5
8 .5
5 9 -3
155
9 .1
Tom O'Neil
16
2 6 -6 2
.2+19
3 5 -59
.593
60
67
2+.2
2 9 -0
87
5 . 2+
Kits Smith
15
23 -T T
.2 9 9
1 2 -2 0
.6 0 0
62
20
1 .3
23-O
58
3 .9
Jim Opitz
13
1 5 -5 2
.2 8 9
5 -9
.5 5 6
2+1
32
2 .5
9 -0
35
2 .7
Glen Wysel
5
1 0 - 3T
. 2 T0
1-2+
.2 5 0
30
3
0 .6
ll-l
21
2+.2
Ron Remple
6
8 - 1T
. 2+71
2+-5
.8 0 0
10
12
2 .0
2+-0
20
■ 3 .3
Wayne Wetzel
T
6 -1 5
.2 +00
1-2+
.2 5 0
12
12
l.T
3 -0
13
1 .9
Jim deBord
1
1 -2
.5 0 0
0-0
.0 0 0
1
1
1.0
2 -0
2
2 .0
1300
7 6 .5
1275
7 5 .0
CUB TOTALS
2+95-1262
IT
OPPONENT TOTALS IT 5 2 2 -1 2 1 0
*DOES NOT INCLUDE CUBS
**DOES NOT INCLUDE TEAM
•
REB
'.'679
SH.M
215
G
PF-D'
2+7 -0
750 * * 2+2+ . i
.6 3 8
.3 9 2 3 1 0 -2 + 8 6
943
31 T - 7
756
*
*
2
W
+.5
346-13
82+3
.5 9 8
. 2+31 2 3 1 -3 8 6
VS. MONTANA STATE FROSH, JAN. 19, 1968
REBOUNDS
FINAL SEASON RESULTS
WHERE PLAYED
Helena, Montana
Missoula
Missoula
Missoula
Missoula
Bozeman, Montana
Bozeman, Montana
Missoula
Missoula
Missoula
Couer d'Alene, Idaho
Missoula
Missoula
Moscow, Idaho
Moscow, Idaho
Spokane, Washington
Missoula
Missoula
CUBS
OPPONENT
102+ Carroll Frosh
82 N.W. Comm. Coll.
78 IM All-Stars
60 Gonzaga Frosh
63 Idaho Frosh
88 Montana St. Frosh
76 Montana St. Frosh
93 C. of Great Falls
60 North Idaho JC
78 Alumni Team
62+ North Idaho JC
Montana St. Frosh
T5
85 Montana St. Frosh
65 Idaho Frosh
76 Idaho Frosh
60 Gonzaga Frosh
IM All-Stars
83
98 Phi Delta Theta*
0PP
75
92+
69
T5
68
82+
85
T5
65
T9
T2
T6
81
8T
62
T5
6T
TO
*UM Intramural Champions
HIGH SCORER
D. Wetzel— -2i+
D. Wetzel— -26
Hill— 15
D. Wetzel— - I T
D. Wetzel, Heroux-- 13
Three with 20 each
D. Wetzel— -22+
Hill— 29
D. Wetzel— -18
D. Wetzel— -31
Bertuca--16
Heroux--20
D. Wetzel— -22+
D. Wetzel— -2T
D. Wetzel— -23
D. Wetzel— -20
Gordon-- 22
Bertuca-- 23
HIGH REBOUNDER
Gordon-- 12
Hill— 15
Bertuca--15
Hill-— 10
Gordon--18
No record kept
Gordons— 8
Gordon--13
Hill— 12+
Bertuca-- 10
Bertuca--12
Hill— 13
Bertuca-- 11
Hill, Gordon— 8
Gordon-- 10
Gordon--10
Gordon--29
Hill— 16