Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mary top sC to fill By LEWIS AILEN Sports Writer Entering his second season a the helm of the Marylan Terrapins, Lefty Driesell is cor fident that the Terps will improv on their 13-13 record of last seasoi Only two starters return for th 1970-71 campaign but the Varist will be bolstered by the addition < six sophomores up from last year freshman squad which establishe a scoring record while posting a 1: 4 record. Juniors Sparky Still and Charle Blank return as the only ei perienced varsity starters. The 6. Still, who was the third leadin scorer averaging 13 points p game and second leadin rebounder with an 8.5 mark px game, will occupy one of the poi spots. He will be called upon I guard the opponents big man th year. Blank, a 6-8 wing man lai year in Driesell's double post a fense, has been moved inside i man the other post position in h junior year. A pair of high school AJ Americans, Jim O'Brien ar Howard White. who led the fres man team to a 100.6 pointy p game record, and Nebrasi transfer Barry Yates round out ti starting five. O'Brien, 6-7, was the t< statistical individual performi among all ACC freshmen last yea Not only did O'Brien average 30 over 16 contest but he also posto the -best rebound mark with if Six foot guard Steve 1< USC's Bob Carver in aci Carolina Coiiseumv~, Kel and ex. :oring fr starting per game. Dreisell labeled O'Brien "the team's best shooter and rebounder: a real pro prospect." it d White. 6-1 guard with great . moves and shooting ability, scored e 21.3 points per game for the fresh men. Dreisell said that "White has e responded well to treatment on his bad knee..." Commented Driesell. * Howard has the most potential of anyone I've had at that spot." d Captain Barry Yates. "has been I troubled by a foot injury and has t y not been performing up to ex . pectations." Yates entered the .7 Coast Guard after playing fresh- t g man basketball at Nebraska four r years ago. He won all-Navy honors g and was named an alternate r member of the 1968 U.S. Olympic it squad. s l)riesell 's most pleasant surprise it so far has been the play of Bob V f. Hodell. Bodell was the third 1o leading scorer for the Terp frosh is with a 15.6 average and has been pressing Yates for the fifth star ting berth. Other returning lettermen are C M .iay Flowers. a junior who I a averaged 4.4 last year. and senior L a Steve Kebeck. a pesky guard who fi e averaged 4.6. h a ip Darrell Brown, a 6-5 forward ir who was second in rebounding to r. O'Brien on last year's frosh and p -I who averaged 14 points per game. u 'd and two Californians. Tim Skelly h .4 and .lack Neal complete the strong h *One on One ebeck drives on thrilling of feg ion last year at the Terps bei bec put ona oects osh - gaps sophomore contingent. Skelly wound up with a 10.4 average and Neal finished at 6.9. The big problem for the Terps his year will be the lack of height. 4owever. the present freshman cam, touted as the "best in the iation" by Sports Illustrated, ncludes three players over 6-9. ind )reisell is all smiles about the >otential of that group. )reisell. in transforming the >asketball program at Maryland, ias designed new uniforms for the eam. has had the Cole Field House loor revamped, and most im iortantly has indicated that his ,am could wind up in the NIT. In assessing the season outlook )riesell commented. "We have a ittle better athletes than last year ut not as much experience. We 3st three starters, including our -ading scorer and rebounder. I on't know how the young players ,ill react to pressure, especially n the road." The Terrapin schedule calls for I of the first 1 : games to be played t Cole Field House. while the 14th ill be played at the Baltimore ivic Center against Loyola of altimor?. Delaware. Buffalo and ehigh provide the Terps their rst competition. The Terps will ave a home court advantage gainst each of those ewerhouses I)reisell thinks 17 victories are ossible though "we'd have to play p to our maximum capabilities. ave maximum dedication and ave no injuries." isv.al9oto so o ore Carer cam on to put~ Maryland's Lefty Driesell Look to Marks for Colorful Shirts in the Creighton fraditi! p l n s It' mad in a/ ln f64o eot it nscns coto an' raeCoCrih 'arnpoyse n/5 TeraNio-Pr. that oot yo ton eigtonsivet "Deos soestanre equpmet out-erfrms all the competition. Not long point Calcutta collar and two buttoflan d cueper Good Luck Gamecocks Ma rks 1321 MEan St. 'Snn 6.e SV S S9.)* ..,,.