| Alton Lee Gipson |
Full Name: Alton Lee Gipson
Born: February 18, 1962, Dubach, La.
Died: May 15, 2015, Grand Rapids, Mich.
School: Dubach High School in Dubach, Louisiana
Utica JC in Jackson, Mississippi
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| FSU Career |
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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 |
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| Comments |
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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. Alton Lee Gipson Obituary. Posted by findagrave.com.
Alton Gipson was found dead in his apartment by a neighbor. His death was
by natural causes. |
| 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
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| 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
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| 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Totals 29 6 620 236 489 0 0 96 152 568 0 0 140 38 14 0 0 9 |