Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Austir N otre By .OE GENOVA Sport Writer Notre Dame has all of it regulars back from a 21-8 unit. '[he Fighting Irish are led by tht number two scorer in the nation, Austin Carr. who averaged 38. points per game. The 6-3 senior All America star is joined by sever returning lettermen which shoulc give head coach Johnny Dee thi talent for an outstanding season in one week last season, thi Fighting Irish played the top thre4 teams in the nation, Carolina UCLA, and Kentucky, even thougl they lost all three contests. thi Irish showed the nation that the: were powerful on the hardwood a well-as on the soft green grass of i football field. "We'll take the tough schedule, said Dee. "It helps in the tour naments. And we brought hom three sellouts for next season an 50.000 dollars in cash." Two of th games will be played at the Ir diana school, the other game i scheduled for Louisville, Ky against Kentucky. Up front will be two time lel terman, 6-7 forward Collis Joner Siones had an 18 point scorin erage last y1bar while clearin the boards at 13 a game. Jones is back for his final year. Joining Jones will be 6-8 senia center, John Pleich. Last yea Go Go "We're behind Varsity Patrone' F 1"Live. Natural Organle No Chemnicale@ e Sunflower seeds, brown ri wheat flour, dried fruits germ, famila .etc. BET TEI THROUGH...BE~ Delivery Service Sat. 640 Harden At Five Peli Carr Dame A us tin Carr a Pleich was used in a substitute Jrole, but got a lot of playing time e and court experience. Pleich -scored at a 9.1 rate last season. s Senior frontcourt man Sid ,Catlett, whose father was Count Basie's drummer, shared time on -the court with Jones last year and . will play as a sixth starter this g season. Catlett's scoring pace was g' 9.0 a game. a Jones. Catlett, and Pleich make up what coach Dee calls his "anti r pollution experts..they pick up a Vet r of' garbage around the basket' amecocks you all the Way" Billards and s Cleaners Nature's Way" Ak it1oosm VI MN .G A ua,tin' Cik at eadcut exerene.THic Catlon-et whos Pahr was4-5456 leads hopes Doug Gimell, a 6-3 junior or Tom Sinnott. a 6-4 senior will probably start at the other forward spot. 'Gimell got a lot of time on the court last year and has been doing real good in practice. Jackie Meehan. a slick passer and playmaker, will be in the back court with Carr. giving the Irish a double threat with the scoring of Carr and the inside passing of Meehan. "The neighborhood is full of fine sophomores." said Dee. John Silinski a 6-3 forward. Bill Hinga a 6-7 forward. Jim Hinga. a 64 senior forward. John Regelan. a 6 8 center. Bill Lucas. a 6-4 guard and .John Egart a 5-11 guard make the future look bright. Houston to con tnz Ri IMGt' WILIAMS Sports Writer Houston head coach Guy Lewis is rather guarded in his pre-season analysis of his basketball team. "We will have a rough time matching the ?.5-5 record we had last season. We lack a proven pivot man." Though the Cougers have lost two starters from last year's varsity. Houston has seven returnees. In addition to this, they have two sophomores up from the freshman te4m that combined averaged 35.8 points and 35.3 rebounds per game. The loss of All-American for ward Ollie Taylor is bound to hurt ACC d Vy HilI,Y MMR E Sports Writer Virginia finished in a flourish last year upsetting North Carolina in the first round of the ACC Tournament 95-93 and almost tripping North Carolina State in the semis before bowing. 67-66. Virginia could well be a first division contender in the ACC this year. Virginia loses Chip Case, it's finest basketball player over the past four years. but eight let terman return including four starters and adds an excellent performer from last year's fresh man team. One of the ACC's most improved player. Bill Gerry. is back and will team with 6-10 Scott McCandllsh to furnish board strength. A big boost for the Virginia program will be the return of 6-5 Mike Wilkes who sat out last year. Wilkes, a two year starter averaged double figures in both scoring and rebounding his sophomore and junior years. Gerry led the team In scoring last year averagIng 17.7 poInts per game and was the top rebounder from his forward position. "I feel Poo needs piv te winnin Houston this season. Taylor. 6-2. averaged 24.4 points a game and hauled in I I .i rebounds. "We need a player like Taylor was last season. To perform in the pinch" LAwis said. There are undoubtedly several college coaches who would like to face the problems that might befall Lewis. The Houston mentor has two All-Southwest performers back in Dwight Davis and Poo Welch. and Larry Brown, a 6-0 guard who was a junior college All America. Add to this list sophomores Steve Newsome and Gene Bodden, both of whom have an excellent shot at a starting berth. and Houston may rbot1d be irkhorse Gerry is the best big man in the ACC." said Coach Bill Gibson. The Cavaliers are proud of their super-soph Barry Parkhill who averaged 26.4 for the freshman last year and is the best prospect at Virginia in over a decade. According to Gibson, "We have turned over the quarterback duties to Parkhill and this In Itself tells what we think of him." Tim Rash who started last year is one of the other probable star ters, He averaged 9.5 points a game last year at his guard position and Is counted on to In crease that average this year. "Hash got off to a slow start last year, but came on like gangbusters down the stretch." He was tough in the clutch near the end of the season and in the tournament," said Gibson about his hustling six footer. Jim Hobgood a 6-4 185 pound sophomore is expected to add depth to this year's team and could possibly land a starting job. Hobgood is a fine outside shooter for a big man and proved he could score by averaging 20.6 points last year for the freshman, Welch ot man g ways advance much further than the Mid-West regionals. where they ended last season. Newsome has been rated one of the nation's top 5) sophomores, averaging 17.5 points and 18.6 rebounds per game as a freshman. Davis. Welch, and junior Jeff Hichman make up the nucleus of Houston's 1970 squad. Davis averaged 17.9 points, while Welch and Hickman threw in 13.3 and 12.3 respectively. Welch is also the team'l leading playmaker. A lack of size may confirm the: fears of Lewis. Bob Hall, a senior center, is the tallest proven player 6-9. But he only averaged 4.8 rebounds per game last season. However. the addition of sophomores Newsome, who is 66, and Bodden, who stands 6-9, may prove Lewis' apprehensions pointless. A lot may depend on the time it takes the sophomores and Brown to become accustomed to' college play. As it stands now, only Welch, at guard, and Davis, at forward, have starting spots nailed down. Brown and Hickman will battle for the other backcourt spot. Newuome, Bodden, and Hail will fight for the center position, while Hickman and Newsome may alternate at the other forward slot. Houston's offense will be characterized by the fast break when the Cougers can effectively control the boards. On defense a basic 1-3-1 zone setup will attempt to control the opposition's attack. A schedule that includes such national powerhouses as University of Southern California, Tennessee, Villanova, and Jacksonville may very well make last year's 2S-Srecord a hard act to follow. "Even though three of our top four scorers are back, the lack of proven plvot man, which is usually the backbone of our offense, wBi be the biggest problem for the comise season," Lewis said. "But only time will tell."