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Phone do Last Thursday, at approximi reporters and other interesi basketball office realized that been waiting for since 9:30 a.m. The NCAA bid, which Game( hopes for, wasn't going to be e: Through process of eliminatior knew that the addition of the PC up sealed USC's fate. While the people at the Car< more optimism for that bid tl reason to, everyone thought McGuire would bring home tI formance didn't warrant it. McGuire and his coaches proba weeks ago when the Game< Warriors. Judging by the breakdown of Thursday, it is obvious thi preferential treatment by the P the twelve bids that were sent o to winners of the ECAC toui runners-up were designated to I Notre Dame, Marquette, Utah only independents chosen. While McGuire didn't expre team was left out, he questionc ECAC was sending four teams t several teams in the East N Gamecocks, there were some tc tournaments that should hav( season several weeks ago. Niaf and they were soundly thrashi January. Yet they played Syra these ECAC tournaments. Pi and St. Bonaventure also part with records worse than Carol Regardless of the inquities ( Carolina just didn't measure ut have been good enough to land think of a few losses that could I Dame, St. John's, Houston, Ma as easy to think of a few victorif other way (Virginia Tech, Pil consider what might have be( McGuire turned his thoughts come. He voiced concern that effect on his young team. But, realized how disasterous it woi if the Gamecocks stayed at h. The NIT will have one of its:I with Carolina, Clemson, St. Memphis State and Oral Ro Carolina will face some tough and even if it is leftovers from t: has certainly played (and even those in the NIT field. More importantly, with Car from this year's squad to gradi next year's team if the Gamec4 advance to its final stages. Th4 teenth time, to prove they can p They need to win the pressure g get in the NIT. With essentially the same t Gamecocks would expect a hig again. Their performance at week will probably decide that, what he or she thinks of pres ete Feheley ports FAitor ?sn't ring itely 12:30 p.m., the crowd of ;ed spectators at the USC the phone call that they had wasn't going to take place. -ock rooters still held out faint tended to Carolina this year. , those at the basketball office cific-Eight conference runner lina basketball office exuded ian an 18-8 record gave them the magic name of Frank e bid even if the team's per In a more realistic sense, bly knew the bid was dead two :ocks lost to the Marquette the bids that were extended on it the conferences got the ICAA selection committee. Of ut (four additional berths went rnaments), seven conference play in the NCAA's. Creighton, State and Cincinnati were the ss any bitterness because his d the fact that the widespread o the NCAA's. While there are vith better records than the ams participating in the ECAC thrown in the towel for the rara finished the season at 12-13 1d by the Gamecocks back in cuse in the first round of one of tt, Providence, West Virginia icipated in these tournaments ina's. if the NCAA selection process, >this year. A 20-6 record would an invitation, and it is easy to iave gone the other way (Notre rquette, Toledo). But it is just ,s that also could have gone the ~t and Canisius). No time to n. to the NIT bid that was sure to the NIT would have a negative at the same time he must have ild be to his recruiting position ame. strongest fields in recent years Johns, Holy Cross, Oregon, berts having accepted bids. competition in this tournament be NCAA tournament, Carolina lost to a few) inferior teams to olina losing only one member zation, it would be a big lift for cks could win the NIT or even ay have a chance, for the ump lay as a unit and win as a unit. ame, the kind of game they will eam returning next year, the h ranking in preseason ratings Madison Square Garden next But just ask any Carolina fan tason ratings. USC tennih The Carolina tennis team's record fell to 3-1 on the season as they dropped a close match to Duke Saturday after an impressive victory over Western Michigan on Thurs<day. The Gamecocks dropped their first match of the season to Duke on Saturday. The Blue Devils, one of the top two teams in the ACC, edged the Gamecocks 5-4. Duke's and the ACC's number one singles player Mark Meyers downed Carolina's number one seed Clyde Skaflestad in the opening match of the meet 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. The Blue Devils went on Get the DOU O &0*4 C 001 ? 1975 robert bi in ee'ebration o Wgmen w 10 a.m. - Meet rej organizations fr Infori The Gr Snnd team drops to take three of the remaining five singles matches to take a 4 2 lead over the Gamecocks into the doubles competition. Duke's number one doubles team of Meyers and Rathien teamed up to defeat Carolina's number one doubles team of Skaflestad and Andreas Huf schmid to insure the Blue Devils victory. Carolina took the final two doubles matches but to no avail. Thursday the Gamecocks downed Western Michigan 8-1. Ron Smarr's team swept the singles competition without losing a set. on ~OLE SS dt Why take the time to ro twice for one smoke? 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