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Remainder of tea Centervw BY BILL GRANT Sports News Editor Bob Daniels is in an enviable posi tion for a basketball coach. The first year mentor of the Marshall Thun dering Herd inherits a ballclub that went through a 24-4 season and broke into the national rankings and made NCAA Midwest regionals, and loses only one starter to graduation. Daniels who replaces Carl Tracy who moved on to -Wake Forest, is not accustumed to losing ballgames. He comes to Marshall from power ful Kentucky Wesleyan, where his Tough Marshall's 6-8 forward Rax pressure in game last season. In rebounding, 12.6 average, Southerr offensive weight on their shoul ders." Also fighting for starting berths will be returning veterans Richard Johnson, 6-8 Mike Pitt, 5-11, Ronnie Arnold, 6-4 and and Tommy Palmer, 5-10. Johnson, who was slated to handle the center chores, substained a pre season ankle injury and is not expected to be ready for the Eagles opening game. However, he will Across from USC ROUNDHOUSE Bedlam Waterbe< 2713 Rosewood Dr. Presel CAPE CRAFT wood items all Make the nerfect (irinsa m solid 'orries for teams captured two national college division titles in five years and amassed a combined record of 110 36. Daniels has only one main worry in his initial season at the helm of the Herd; where to find a replace ment for All-America center Rus sell Lee, who now is drawing his paychecks from the Milwaukee Bucks. Lee averaged over 24 points during his three year career for Marshall. So for now, at least, Daniels has moved in 6-7 Chuck Jackson to the Fo stop idy Noll takes jumper despite Noll led the Thundering Herd and averaged 16.8 points. From Page 9 return later in the season and is relied on heavily to handle the 'big men' that Georgia Southern will be facing. Both Pitt and Palmer saw limited duty last season-Pitt due to a knee injury. He has returned to full strength now and he and Palmer are battling for the other place in the front court opposite Wallace. Arnold will be counted on again this year as valuable bench strength. As a reserve, Arnold pulled down 106 rebounds and scored 122 points. Rowe, like many coaches, plans to make extensive use of four freshman, the best of which would appear to be Dick Beuke a 6-5 swingman from Indianapolis, Ind. The Eagles have moved up through the ranks and have finally reached the top rung on the letter in status. Now the goal is to reach the top in competition. cls its! PINE: Lovely l under $10**! Gift for the con you lowe! Herd center spot. Jackson, a sophomore, averaged 14.9 ppg and 13.6 rebounds per game with Marshall frosh team. But, aside from the center spot Daniels has little to lose sleep about. Top returnees from last year's squad, a team that scored an aver age of 92.4 ppg, seventh in the nation, are guards Mike D'Antoni and Ty Collins, forward Randy Noll and swingman Bill James. All are seniors. D'Antoni, who has broken every assist record at Marshall as well as scoring in double figures in each of two varsity campaigns, can be con sidered a true candidate for All America honors. "He's the type of guard that everybody wants but few get. He's just great. He could easily be the best guard in the country." com mented George Washington coach Carl Stone after the Herd humiliated GW, 97-73. D'Antoni was named to the Marshall and Milwaukee all tournament teams, as well as being selected as a first team Academic All-America. Among his other hon ors, D'Antoni was handpicked by U. S. Olympic coach Henry Iba to par ticipate in the Olympic trials last summer. Noll, a 6-8 senior, begain his bas ketball career at Kentucky but transferred to Marshall after his sophomore year. During that span he was named the UK's outstanding frosh but only saw limited duty as soph. Noll, playing as a forward last season, averaged 12.6 rebounds pg, tops on the squad. If Daniels' center situation becomes desperate, Noll will move inside to the pivot but the Herd would lose his good outside shooting in the switch. Collins, who mans the other guard spot, was the Herd's leader in field goal percentage last season hitting at 52.7 percent and averaging 15.1 ppg. James, a swingman, started a number of games and contributed 8.8 points per contest. The Herd, even with their center problem and without an overabun dance of heigth, are a good, solid experienced team. Even if Jackson fails to develop in the pivot, this team has the ability to make Daniels first season in the big leagues a pleasant one. He.artsan Hutg Dress eniIbly.Conside.' fth&0|Inlato-60oth day and flighit A SERvICE OF YOUR HEART ASSOCIATION Roof J4 DIA MON I Welcome S 3 Locations '~I 1221 T Rosewood She 503 12th St. W DARRYL BROWN ...sopb sensation. Ram's b turns ou BY BILI Sports No It was not supposed to be and his Fordham Rams. Faced with the loss of All-t ton and Coach Digger Phe last season was slated to be a It didn't quite work out tl everybody by posting an 18 Louisville in the Holiday Tou and won for Wissel an Ez Again this year Wissel w seniors via graduation Tom S Steve Cain are gone--but sevc All-East performer Ken Cha prospect and 6-6 forward B feels is a fine professional pi Wissel feels that the Ram to move Charles, who avera a high of 41 against Massact Rams have plenty of exper a year ago. Frank Heyard (7.F (also 7.8 ppg as a sub) will m mores Gary Wall and Kevin ] strength. Up front the Rams are coui Darryl Brown in the midd] rebounds a game for the frosh 16.2 ppg as well. Helping tl will be Earl Lightbourne, Jac Collins. Last year's schedule, whic 29th toughest in the natior strength, with ten teams wh ments on hand, or as one natic version of the top ten." Despite the rugged sche planned for younger, inexper Fordham is "optimism". Thi; five talented freshman up fr seven returning letterman. With the guard situation rr during the last campaign, th4 and pressing defense shouk run at a NIT bid. It won't be sweIers udent Credit o Serve You aylor pping Center Columbia KEN CHARLES ...all-East preformer. ad year t good GRANT !ws Editor a good year for Hal Wissel merica guard Charlie Yelver lps plus a rugged schedule, rebuilding year for the Rams. hat way. The Rams suprised -9 mark, finishing second to rnament, earned a NIT berth st Coach of the Year award. ill be faced with the loss of ullivan, George Zambetti and n letterman return, including rles, la definate All-America art Woytowicz whom Wissel 'ospect. s will be stronger, and plans ged 21.2 ppg a year ago with iusetts, to the frontcourt. The enced guards, at a premium ppg as a sub) and Tom Pipich n the guard positions. Sopho 44oriarty will provide reserve ating on sophomore sensation le. Brown pulled down 14.6 team a year ago and averaged e 6-6 Woyotowicz (15.4 ppg) k Troha, and freshman Kevin h was rated by one survey as i, appears to have grown in ich made post-season tourna nal magazine put it, "an edited dule and the extensive use ienced players, the word from s feeling grows as a result of om last year's 12-6 club, plus iuch improved, a trouble spot a Rams well-known fast break I be in top form for another such a suprise this time. Across from USC ROUNDHOUSE