The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 01, 1975, Special Basketball Issue, Page Page 3, Image 3
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ll> MARK I.KAItY
Sports Kditor
One large question haui
19'75-7(> Gamecock basl
squad and the ultimate out(
the season: will Hob Math
Chuck Sherwood be able to
the "big man" play neede
successful college basl
team? ..
viamecocK coacn
McGuire realizes he has a p
and is working his team ha
try and compensate for it.
worked ten times harder tli
than any year that I
coached," McGuire said. 4
have the established 'big m
I expect it will tell by the en
season."
What left the Gamecocks
this crucial area was tl
departure of Tom Boswe
being drafted number one
Boston Celtics of the I*
Basketball Association.
"I expected Boswell to
really did," McGuire said,
had only decided earlier. II
decided after the season er
would have gotten a junior
big man or someone else.'
Unfortunately, Boswell
... ~r n/i
idic, diiu in iiic woi ub ui iv]
the Gamecocks "were left
For this reason McGi
working his team 10 times I
McGuire said, "I have giv<
kids such a beating in praci
they love it. That is what
team they are."
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The hard working
will be led for the se<
co-captains Alex Engl
nts the Dun lea vy. Both sen
ketball averaged 16.0 poii
:omc of rebounds per conte:
ias and while Dunleavy av
supply points per game.
ketball English's role will
than that of last yea
Frank the 'oss ?f Boswell.
troblem sophomore season a
irder to offensive pressure
"I have squarely on his shoulc
lis year came to town and sue
have forward from Columt
'I don't on,y big man that wa
an'and the dutch.
d of the y\s in his sophot
Knglish will again be
short in to go to in key situatii
fie late shifting of offensive p
II after to Knglish foe favo
by the Gamecocks stellar
National iMcuuire wouia oni>
smile. "I'll tell yo
stay, I season is underway.'
"If he The other half of t
[he had leadership tandei
ided we Dunleavy. He is un
college hard working, aggre
Dunleavy will be cou
decided !'ke Kevin '?^e .ar
nrc \tuirn It mn w\c.
Icuuire "v* * wu
short " worked underneath I
Hire is ')e t*le one *? *a^e
harder jumper in the final *
*n these Kametice,
but The rest of the t
kind of flexible and depen
opponent, place and
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iors, English
its and 8.7
>t last year j
eraged 16.3
be different j
r because of
In English's f
great deal of I
was placed [
iers. Bos well [
Idenly the 6-8 f
)ia wasn't the |
s looked to in |
nore season Hr
i the big man I
ans. Will this
>ressure back |
rable to the
forward? could see almost anj
r say with a court. Besides the
u when the which will be manne<
' and Sherwood, you
he Gamecock a,m03t anybody in th
he Gdmecock guard and forward s|
iiioutrwii/i y u ... . ..
ssive guard. r Vo" ght want th
ntcd on much f'r? l'?wcr andjumpi,
id Brian Win- N? ? !>av??r the pro;
,11 can not be af>l, '"es of a Mark V
Dunleavv will ''KB' essiveness of
lha. haLlin- Augustus at forward.
>econds of the guard you might
and seasoned Billy
earn will be swing man type offei
ding on the Klitenic or the fancy
situation you play of a Jackie Gill
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\y BILLY COX
lamecock Sports Writer
One of them is a guard, an Irish C
rish, who pokes his tongue out of 1
treaks down the court, plowi
i i i i r
neerieaaers ana ians.
Hie other is a tall, black forwar
uch a low-keyed approach to the g.
rhe's alive. That's when he'll giv
eject a shot, giving every indicat
uite set in yet. But he still won't ge
For the second year in a row, US<
all upon his odd couple--6-2 Mike ]
Flick) Enelish-to co-caotain the (
975-76 campaign.
When enrolling at USC in 1972,
osed the nucleus of what many s
reshman team in the nation. Three
riginal seven are still playing. ']
r\ /\r? r\ f tir/\ HPV*/\?r o /\t ?^
liUDC IWU. ilicjf SldllCU HUl UIIUCI
Levin Joyce and Brian Winters, I
/ith Bob Mathias and Mark Greii
Mention in the NCAA playoffs in 1?
reshmen were wet behind the ei
hould have been sitting in the star
;>ul-riddled USC against Texas Te<
'These fellas are just two solid b
They both compensate inside an<
itndps and fhpv'rp a nlpasnrp tow:
? J I ?
ias gotta be one of the most d<
cached. He loves basketball wit
Dunleavy often goes back long a I
tame films of his opposition, havi
von't interfere with his studies. 44
rear," the Brooklyn bomber expl
ittle thing to help, well, it'll be wor!
ixisi wmier, tjramecocK ians w<
luickly an offense can fall apart,
esponsibility of Dunleavy and Eng
"We had a lotta players on the
veren't used to playing with, like (i
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/voay on me it i rum a
center slot, turn into the
i by Mathias knows he c;
i could see will be in e
le remaining backcourt.
lots. needed was <
is too bad
e long-range someone on
lg ability of a man," McGi
yen defensive improved ai
rnirtnt* r\?? i nVitrcinolltr 1
I tlllCI Ul llic |JIIJi>H.UIIY ,
a Goalie
When t
Gamecock h
want the new year. no <
Truitt or the freshman c
use of a Stu in. Guari
dan style of Bryan firevi
oon. all contribul
o-Capta
Catholic yankee with a de?
the corner of his mouth a
ng into chairs, bench
d from Columbia who tal
ame opponents often worn
?them the hairy eyeball a
ion that rigor mortis has
it hyped up about it.
n Pna/'h FTVnnlr MrCnir/i u
Dunleavy and 6-8 Alexant
Jamecocks as they enter I
Dunleavy and English c<
couts said was the prem
; years later, only four of I
rhpv'vp hopn thrniitfh a 1
J * ~ o" ? the
guidance of cagers li
)oth now in the pros. Ale
ner, they captured natioj
>73, dispelling doubts that
ars, The four rookies ti
ids taking notes bailed ou
ch and won the game, 78allplayers,"
noted McGuii
i out. They've got great
atch. Dunleavy, for instai
edicated athletes I've e^
h a nacQinn "
-- " f*" ?
Eler practice is over to wa
ng assured his coach tha
I really want to have a g<
ained, "and if I can do i
:h it to me."
ere painfully aware of h
rv !A ..Jll 1
unce again, n win ue
ilish to settle it down.
team last year that we j
lew Celtic Tom) Boswell,
l*leuse seel'APT.MNS, l'a|
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haunt Gat
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to
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oes come around and P?
i ball player McGuire
in be the Gamecocks :?
xcellent shape in the 1
"What he (Truitt)
\ year's experience. It :
we have to evaluate
their play as a freshuire
said. "Truitt has j*
1 awful lot. Not only
:wt also mentally."
alking about the \
lasketball squad of this an
one can leave out the tra
rop McGuire brought po:
ds Eddie DiRugeris, thr
sy and Bill Cause could sej
te this year, as well as be
ins???
the
)m- I
ier
the
lot.
ike
>ng
ice
low
for HAMU#
?e 7
ty couh
necock
fears to come. As foi
n the adjustment
ool ball to college ba
It is not a step t
de overnight.
rhe schedule will
portant factor in the
; season. Many ha>
> Gamecocks schedul
quick to argue atx
>ed easiness of his
'There are no soft tou
ledule this year," Mc
:>r instance, two te?
last year are amoii
ms we begin the se
len you play in the
irney in New York tl
t touch in the field.'
What McGuire left 01
hedule are very
ints. The Ciamecock
home eam?*s in what
be a very long seasc
it Christmas tourne
ked about, there is i
it the Gamecocks
liana. The Gamecoc
>et Marquette, wh
Dwer packed" to sa;
>st pre-season pollste
irriors at least thir
:s.
?Vith a question rnar
d the addition of tl
ivel squad rule by th<
ssihle games with tw
ee teams in the cc
ison-as usual-shoul
interesting for the (
I
J
i
s
r any freshfrom
high
11 is a giant
hat can be
be a very
_ r
uuicuuie 01
/e ridiculed
e. McGuire
;ut the supopponents.
iches on our
rGuire said,
ims we lost
ing the top
a son with.
Christmas
lere isn't a
Lit about his
important
s only have
could prove
>n. Also, in
;y McGuire
i possibility
could meet
ks will also
o will be
y the least,
rs have the
d on their
k at center
he ten-man
? NCAA and
o of the top
>untry. this
Id prove to
iamecocks