Alton Lee Gipson
Alton Lee Gipson
Full Name:  Alton Lee Gipson
   School:  Dubach High School in Dubach, Louisiana
            Utica JC in Jackson, Mississippi


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FSU Career
Basketball
Year  No  Pos     Hgt  Wgt  Cl  Ltr  Hometown
83-84 54  C       6-10 220  Jr   *   Dubach, LA                  
84-85 54  C       6-11 230  Sr   *   Dubach, LA                  


Comments
Center from Debach, La...two-year letterman and starter...earned 1st Team All-Metro in 1984 and 2nd Team in 85...AP All-American Honorable Mention in 1984...led the Metro Conference in scoring 1984, scored in double figures in 29 of the 31 games...had a deadly jumper from five to ten feet...a good defensive player who ran up and down the court well...had four 30-point games including 35 against Virginia Tech in 1984...averaged 19.6 points for his career...scored 1194 points, pulled down 442 rebounds and blocked 101 shots.


Conference Awards
Basketball
Year  Award
1984  Metro Conference - Newcomer of the Year
      Metro Conference - All-Conference - 1st Team
      Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team
1985  Metro Conference - All-Conference - 2nd Team
      Metro Conference - All-Tournament Team


All-American Awards
Basketball
Year  Award
1984  Associated Press - All-American - Honorable Mention


FSU Statistics
Basketball
                                 --3 Point---                            ----REBOUNDS-----
Year  GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  PCT  FGM FGA  PCT  FTM FTA  PCT  PTS  AVG    OFF DEF  TOT  AVG  PF DQ  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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83-84 31  31 1086 260  497 .523          .000  106 173 .613  626 20.2             208  6.7  74  0   19   47   54   21
84-85 30  30 1040 236  489 .483          .000   96 152 .632  568 18.9             234  7.8  87  2   32   58   47   21
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Tot   61  61 2126 496  986 .503    0   0 .000  202 325 .622 1194 19.6      0   0  442  7.2 161  2   51  105  101   42
Basketball
Game Statistics
1983-84                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Nov 26 Central Florida      1   c   30   8   13             2   2   18      1   6    7   2    1    2    1    1
Nov 28 Tampa                1   c   11   4    9             0   0    8      1   4    5   4    1    1    0    0
Dec  2 Florida              1   c   32   5   13             4   8   14               6   3    0    2    2    1
Dec  5 Auburn               1   c   38  10   20             0   1   20      3   6    9   1    1    1    0    2
Dec  8 Jacksonville         1   c   33   4   12             4   8   12      3   1    4   4    0    0    1    1
Dec 10 FL International     1   c   25  12   16             6   7   30      3   2    5   0    0    1    2    0
Dec 20 Pittsburgh           1   c   27   3    7             1   4    7               4   4    0    1    1    1
Dec 23 Florida              1   c   35  12   25             2   2   26      3   5    8   2    0    0    3    1
Dec 30 Furman               1   c   41  14   23             1   6   29      6   4   10   3    0    1    2    0
Jan  3 South Carolina       1   c   39  11   24             6  10   28      2   2    4   1    0    2    3    0
Jan  7 Southern Mississippi 1   c   38   9   14             2   3   20      1   2    3   2    1    5    1    1
Jan  9 Tulane               1   c   30   5    9             0   0   10      0   0    0   4    0    1    1    1
Jan 14 Cincinnati           1   c   38  10   18             3   4   23      1   6    7   3    0    2    1    0
Jan 18 Baptist College      1   c   37  11   21             4  11   26     10   4   14   1    1    1    2    0
Jan 25 Louisville           1   c   32   8   18             1   4   17      1   3    4   4    1    1    3    2
Jan 28 South Carolina       1   c   35   7   18             8   8   22      1   8    9   4    2    2    2    1
Feb  4 Southern Mississippi 1   c   37   9   12            10  15   28      1   2    3   2    1    0    0    0
Feb  6 Louisville           1   c   39   9   18             1   2   19      3   4    7   2    0    1    2    0
Feb 11 Memphis State        1   c   39  12   22             1   2   25      3   6    9   2    1    1    2    1
Feb 13 Jacksonville         1   c   38   7   11             7  12   21               3   3    0    2    1    1
Feb 15 Memphis State        1   c   39   8   16             4   6   20      2   3    5   3    1    4    1    1
Feb 20 Tulane               1   c   38   8   10             3   4   19      0   4    4   1    1    2    1    0
Feb 22 South Florida        1   c   37   8   13             1   3   17               7   2    1    2    5    0
Feb 25 Virginia Tech        1   c   40   4   17             2   4   10      4   9   13   0    0    0    3    1
Feb 29 Cincinnati           1   c   37  10   15             7  10   27      2  12   14   3    1    2    3    0
Mar  3 Virginia Tech        1   c   38  14   26             7  10   35      4  10   14   2    1    1    0    1
Mar  5 Monmouth             1   c   36  11   16             5   6   27      1   3    4   1    0    2    2    1
Mar  8 South Carolina       1   c   40   9   14             5   9   23      4   4    8   2    2    2    3    0
Mar  9 Memphis State        1   c   39   7   15             4   5   18      0   6    6   3    1    1    3    2
Mar 15 North Carolina State 1   c   36   6   13             3   4   15      0   3    3   4    1    2    1    0
Mar 18 Pittsburgh           1   c   32   5   19             2   3   12               9   2    0    2    2    1
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Totals                     31  31 1086 260  497    0   0  106 173  626     60 119  208  74   19   47   54   21

1984-85                                          3 Point                  --REBOUNDS--
Date  Opponent             GP  GS  Min FGM  FGA  FGM FGA  FTM FTA  PTS    OFF DEF  TOT  PF  AST   TO  BLK  STL
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Nov 26 Tampa                1       31  16   27             1   3   33              11   2    1              3
Nov 30 Florida              1       35   4   16             2   5   10               3   3                    
Dec  3 FL International     1            8   12             3   8   19                                        
Dec  5 Jacksonville         1       37   9   15             0   2   18               5   4                    
Dec 18 Tennessee-Martin     1           12   20             3   4   27                                        
Dec 21 Pittsburgh           1       39  10   23             4  10   24               9   2                    
Dec 29 Furman               1            8   16             1   1   17                                        
Jan  2 Cincinnati           1   c   30   6   12             3   4   15              12        0              0
Jan  5 North Carolina       1            8   22             2   2   18               5   3    6              1
Jan  7 Saint Joseph's Coll  1   c   38  10   14             5   8   25               5        0              0
Jan  9 South Florida        1       34   0    6             2   2    2               4   1                    
Jan 12 Louisville           1       25   3    7             6   7   12              11   1                    
Jan 14 Virginia Tech        1            8   25             5   6   21                                        
Jan 19 North Carolina State 1   c   39   5   15             1   2   11               7        2              0
Jan 23 Memphis State        1       40   6   13             6   8   18               7   4                    
Jan 26 Southern Mississippi             11   19             5   9   27                                        
Jan 28 Tulane               1   c   40  11   17             0   1   22               5        1              2
Feb  2 South Carolina       1            5   18             4   8   14                                        
Feb  4 Florida              1       25  12   22             1   2   25              10   4                    
Feb  6 Tulane               1       36   8   17             2   2   18               6   4    1              2
Feb 11 Southern Mississippi 1            9   15             4   5   22                                        
Feb 13 Jacksonville         1       32   8   14             7   9   23               7   4                    
Feb 16 Memphis State        1            5   19             4   5   14                                        
Feb 20 Louisville           1   c   32   4   12             4   5   12               6        0              1
Feb 23 Virginia Tech        1            7   21             0   2   14                                        
Feb 27 Cincinnati           1   c   33   7    8             0   1   14               9        3              0
Mar  2 South Carolina       1            5    9             2   4   12                                        
Mar  7 Virginia Tech        1           12   22             9  11   33                                        
Mar  8 Cincinnati           1       35   8   14             6  11   22              10   3                    
Mar  9 Memphis State        1       39  11   19             4   5   26               8   3                    
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Totals                     29   6  620 236  489    0   0   96 152  568      0   0  140  38   14    0    0    9