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THURSDAY, JUL)
75-76 Bas
Schedule I
BY BILLY BAKER
Sports Editor
USC's associate head basketball
coach Donnie Walsh has called the
1975-76 basketball schedule "a very
cautious one" because 14 of the 26
games will be played away from
the Carolina Coliseum.
"Anytime you have 12 games at
home and 14 away you must ap
proach things cautiously," Walsh
said. "It's the kind of schedule any
coach would approve of."
The Gamecocks play in the
Holiday Festival December 27-30
with possible matchups against
Indiana and St. Johns. "That's
enough competition right there
without telling who else is in the
field," Walsh said.
The season begins on December
1 at home against Hofstra. The
Gamecocks follow with home
games on the sixth and seventh of
December with Toledo and
Oklahoma respectively.
"I don't care what other people
say about the 'difficulty of our
basketball schedule," Walsh
commented when told that the
Basketball Weekly, a national
publication, had ranked USC's
schedule only 82nd among NCAA
division one schools in degree of
difficulty. "Why don't people
complain about N.C. State playing
Atlantic Christain or Appalachain
State," Walsh said.
Furman returns to the Carolina
schedule after several years ab
sence. USC visits Furman on
January 31 and the Paladins come
to Columbia on February 18.
Carolina will host its own
tournament once again, and the
second annual Carolina Classic
will be played December 22-23.
Joining USC in the competition is
Yale, Virginia, and Oklahoma
State.
Games with Notre Dame and
Marquette at home will be
televised over the new NBC-TVS
partnership. The season ending
game with the Warriors will be
televised nationally.
Michigan, Kent State, Hofstra,
Temple, St. Bonaventure,
Nebraska, and South Florida join
Furman as newcomers to USC's
schedule.
Carolina finished last season
with a 19-9 record following six
consecutive seasons of more than
20 wins. Frank McGuire has
coached USC's teams to an over-all
record of 204-86. He will enter his
26th year as a collegiate head
coach this winter with a record of
471 wins and 179 losses.
1975.76
USC BASKETBALL SCHEDULE
DeC. 1 HOFiSTRA
3 TOLEDO
6 OKLAHOMA
10 at Michigan
22.23 CAROLINA CLASSIC (Yale,
Virginia, Oklahoma State)
27-30 at Holiday Festival (Temple,
Columbia, IndIana, Villanova, St.
Bonaventure, Manhattan, St. Johns)
Jan. 3 at Marquette
6 at Nebraska
17 At South Florida
19 At St. Louis
24 Davidson at Charlotte
28 KENT STATE
31 at Furman
Feb. 4 at Villanova
7 TEMPLE
12 Fordham at Madison Sq. Garden
14 at Pittsburgh
18 FURMAN
21 NOTRE DAME
23 at Georgia Tech
25 ST. BONAVENTURE
28 GEORGIA SOUTHERN
Mar. 7 MARQUETTE
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A prominent member of the 1
GAMECOCK Tuesday the re
university is seeking to rejoin t
left in 1971.
The trustee insisted that his i
he felt that all communicatior
related through USC Presiden
The source said that durinj
coach Frank McGuire and his t(
approached by numerous ma
form a private basketball ass(
association grew from the NC,
ditional invitations to Independ
The source said the Board of
rejoining a conference aftei
basketball progam "had seri
private association.
"I know that President Patte
should the basketball program
would box in other USC sports
source said. "It didn't seem ver
Walsh Ri
Both McGuire and Walsh wer
USC Board of Trustees on May:
board voted to give Dr. Patters<
the ACC for possible re-entry.
"We were definitely contacl
seeking to form a basketball ass
a representative to the NCAA
viously it is apparent that the
dependents bids this past seas<
"It would have been an asso<
Collegiate Athletic Conference
A new basketball league has
Metropolitan Basketball Associ,
St. Louis, Louisville, Ga. Tech
and Tulane.
It seems that the NCAA will s
basketball association. Howev
some Independents are willing tc
It will be interesting to see hov
will extend the Metropolitan Ass
obtaining NCA A bids it seems lii,
was contacted by might eventual
league.
There is truth to the belief that
association it makes the other i
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Title I
Equity Ii
BY BILLY BAKER
- Sports Editor
The chairman of the In
tercollegiate Activities
Committee on Athletics at
USC said that even with
passing of Title IX, women's
athletics can't expect to
receive equal funding.
Title IX prohibits
discrimination by sex in any
educational program that
receives federal funds. The
law will go into effect July 21.
Bob Peters, USC Trustee,
said that Title IX was like any
other Health, EduCation and
Carolina A
lumn By Billy Bakt
JSC Board of Trustees told the
Al reason why he thinks the
de Atlantic Coast Conference it
iame not be revealed because
s on the ACC issue should be
William H. Patterson.
! the spring, USC basketball
ip assistant Donnie Walsh were
jor Independents desiring to
ciation. The idea of such an
A's reluctance to extend ad
ents for post season play-offs.
rurstees became interested in
- it discovered that USC's
Dus intentions" of joining a
rson told Coach McGuire that
join a private association it
to remain Independent," the
y practical at all."
sponds
e present at a meeting of the
~7. It was at this time that the
m the power to negotiate with
ed by two different groups
ociation that would determine
play-offs," Walsh said. "Ob
NCAA didn't give many In
iation similar to the Eastern
(ECAC), " Walsh said.
been formed. It is called the
ition. Its members include:
,Memphis State, Cincinnati,
anction this privately formed
er, it does indicate how far
go in order to get NCAA bids.
Smany invitations the NCAA
ociation. If it is successful in~
ely that the other group USC
ly try to form another private
once a school joins a private
ports at that institution onn.
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1Athletic]
Welfare issue. "As they
commence to implement it, it
changes its meaning," Peters
said. "Title IX can't insure
equal funding for, women's
athletics, but it can insure
equal opportunity for women
to participate in athletics.
"You can't expect to give
non-revenue producing sports
equal funding with the sports
that generate most of the
money," Peters said. "I
always felt women's sports
have received the short end of
the deal. Even the press does
not treat women athletics
fairly."
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fined to Independent status.
basketball, baseball, and footb
three different associations. Im
kind of situation would bring abc
a good point when they told Mc
would be confined to Independer
a private association. Anyway,'
schools who get together and for
should sanction conference
associations formed for the wr
Donnie Walsh claims that he d
why USC desires to rejoin the
understand how the possibiliti
basketball conference could pre
the ACC.
Chairman Peters
Bob Peters is the chairman of
Committee on athletics at USC.
few Trustees who didn't advocat
"We are thinking in terms of
returning to a conference," Pete
good time to explore the possibili
really feel that it is in the best in
rejoin the ACC."
"I have a lot of personal feelin
member of the Board of Truste(
what is best for everyone."
"We have made our wishes kno
(Bob James) and we are waitinj
Peters said. "However these thi
this."
From the Commis
Marvin Francis, administrativ
matter could be taken up as earl
holds a specially called meeting
"At this time the athletic direc
each ACC school will be togethe
seriously whether the issue will
certain it will be discussed amonj
time."
"South Carolina was a very va
Francis said. "The big thing nos
the ACC. It is good for the ACC if1
into the lenaue?"
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"You can read a great deal
about a boys basketball game
in the newspaper, but it is
hard to find much information
on the girls games," he said.
Peters pointed out that
much of the expense of title IX
will be paid for by the students
through athletic fees which
every student is required to
pay.
Peters didn't think it was
feasible for the government to
have to subsidize a law that it
implements. "Tje federal
government should not be
expected to subsidize women's
athletics."
C
It is highly ualikely that our
all teams could be a part of
agine the impracticalities this
ut. The Board of Trustees had
Guire that USC's other sports
it status should basketball join
Nhy should the NCAA sanction
m "associations"? The NCAA
s and Independents; -not
Dng reasons.
loes not know the real reasons
ACC. He said that he didn't
es of USC joining a private
:'ipitate USC wanting to rejoin
Opposed ACC
the Intercollegiate Acitivites
He said that he was one of the
i USC rejoining the ACC.
all sports when we think of
rs said. "We felt like it was a
ties of rejoining the ACC. We
terests of the university if we
gs about the matter, but as a
s I have to think in terms of
wn to the ACC Commissioner
i on a response from them,"
ngs take time and we realize
sioner's Office
e assistant to James said the
y as August when the NCAA
in Chicago.
tors and faculty chairmen of
r," Francis said. "I doubt
be voted on then, but I'm
the league members at this
luable member of the ACC,"
~is to know what is good for
ve allow South Carolina back1