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Gra By Mickey Trimai He's been descr big men in the coi York, but not t playground basket most of a young tivities. Instead, J suburban commu located in a quiet sprawling Nassau Gfaziano, a 6-li signed a basketl Carolina, was one high school player than 300 colleges h< his freshman yeai School, where he 1" he arrived. Yet, h * 1. nis superstar sti salt." "I can remembe when the Univers me," Graziano sai( c I I V ANI HOI Re i Re M< IV FU Re ! Tu Re Reg ill CHI | At F \m B J I * ' IS 6 \ MA TA ziano rchi ni ibed as one of the best in imtry. He's from New tc he inner city, where ball tends to dominate man's after-school ac- tl im Graziano is from the C nity of Farmingdale, corner of Long Island's a County. tl 0 center who recently ball grant-in-aid with T of the most sought after vv s ni the country. More ave contacted him since rr * at Farmingdale High f* las been a starter since tl le has managed to take itus "with a grain of d ?( ir in my freshman year a ity of Cincinatti called j< 1 "I was at a party and 3EALIS rOR TH SAVI $80? D GET A FAMOUS RE VIE STEREO MUSIC S lalistic STA-90 AM-FM }ceiver with Two Tape onitors! . iro Optimus-1 B Walnut oor/She/f Speaker Sys ta/istic LAB-100 Manu< i- i- r* imauit! wnri oastt anu alistic/ADC Elliptical ( ular Separate Items Pric S id you can MHJT ; *"" -?**-? O wwr ? w i+.M misas >NKAM(?ICARD Dutch Square AA< 1726 Fores t D r .. lorths ide Plaz a 319 N. Main St. NDY CORPORATION COMPANY 6ready iy father thought the call wai nportant so he dragged me hom< i the guy." USC COACH Frank McGuire i le major reasons Graziano is cc arolina. 41T lilro hie nnrl Viic avnnxir a. unv iii? ai j iv uuu 1IIO CAp^I 11 11 the success: he's had with playi le New York area," Graziano Guys like John Roche, Brian om Riker and Kevin Joyce have ^ell since they've graduated." A B-plus student, Graziano | lajor in journalism when he em ill and was impressed with the q le USC program. "I've always loved to write a one well on the school newspa Paper Lion," he said. "I also lil nH wnnlH lilro tn nnccihltf hnnnm V* ?T UV91U illkV WU |VV/UUliyiJ k/\..V/V/l 1 i :>urnalist someday." Whatever his future ambition: 'VIA ? >Tiv IE MUSK ET i, - mm |^|| jS ALISTIC ? ilii I iYSTEM f $39.95 ' HIM e .. 639.80 iff mmmummatmmmtmmmmammtmmmmmmmrntutmHmmtm <' J 'P OO 00 all *471 L an 685 for a s really may inclu< e to talk player, Gi standing ; During th? s one of averaged 2 >ming to for the Fa high schoo jnce and two-time A ers from has played said. home and winters, toured witl all done team that p Leningrad, alans to oils this "THE T1 uality of was the p clothes the nd have gray or kh per, the slower, too ce music touch with e a rock Grazianc play in ano 5, which really exci C-MIN $?$&$?: V$ty> j| || il ill lip "*??? ' *? ??ijiM^^us????Z222ssj22S*^^*^*:^: ??"" S 6> Capitol Squc idmar k Sq. Sh '0 Garners F? i new i ie becoming a pro basket! ~aziano will take many ( achievements to Carolina e past four seasons he I 1 points and 16 rebounds a ga rmingdale Lions, was twic< 1 All-America selection and Jl-Long Island pick. Grazi. against manv groat nlnvprc -" / O" v abroad. Two years ago h the Amateur Athletic Un >layed Russian all-star team: Kiev and Moscow. HINU that impressed me nr eople," Graziano said. y wore were all the same--b? laki. The place was so m ?, and the people seemed ou everything." ) will visit Ireland in April ther all-star tournament. " ted and can't wait to go," UED fil " M* fJbmmmmatmmm ire Shop. RadM C t r. /fcB?l I O D C- t r Moil iltms alto a at R*dio ShxK O Looti tor UM i ?r ry Rd. "^0^0, 'HICES MAY VAHY AT INOIVIOUAl STORI jhaller )all Graziano's most imj >ut- game was last yeai i. another superstar, juni< has 6-9 center for Lutherj me Long Island, e a The Graziano-McKoj is a one of the best high si ano New York in several > ? at contest, McKoy outscoi he and outrebounded him ion ine rivalry reache s in December, as Grazte outscoring McKoy 36-3 boards 16-8 and blockii lost shots. Graziano also see Hie eight points, including *sic basket with 20 seconds uch final score a 71-70 upsc t mingdale on Lutheran'; THAT GAME really ,to but the papers realh I m nrnnnrtinn " Hra-yijartrk < V.V.., I, ?m^mmmmmmmmmamm Sec G1 -x SAE i in inti i i__ UttSKC By Mitch Shei Cye Parker, scored 19 anc tively, to lead 1 52-48 victory tramural baj Sigma Alpha game Monday I "They (SAE and I felt if \ man-to-man d< i them," said Oi Clarence Wil shooting real all-around goc The lead I several nines with SAE tafc halftime. SA1 defense, wa Parker, who i well as he scor David Carper I the score clos short jump she half by Chip ] its one-point 1 Omega Ps ; second half pulled ahead way into the minute span, scored Omega the score t supplied eighl With a 49 minutes to pi hnM thn Koll i I- VIIV UHll 1 out the clock, before Omeg* Sanders was Greenlee. San shot and SAE rebound, but r OSP controllc held the ball With time intentionally and Foster i throw, but i OCarpentef ma and free thrc and Parker g? last two point Carpenter li ike points while were Omega ES J SAE's Paul ( ^ double figure ige' rortant high school *'s rematch with >r Wayne McKoy, a in High School in ' aivalry has been chool matchups in rears. In the first red Graziano 33-32 20-8. id its peak last ?no got revenge, 4, dominating the ig five of McKoys >red his team's last the game-winning 5 left, making the !t victory for Fars home court, meant a lot to me, / blew it out of said. "Now I have RAZIANO, Page 14 ipset ramural tball rwood and Dprosrhpr Prir?? i 18 points, respecOmega Psi Phi to a over defending insketball champions Epsilon SAE in a ' night. I) were a good team ve a played a good sfense we could beat mega Psi Phi coach. lliams. "We were well and we had an >d night." exchanged hands during the first half, ;ing a 24-23 lead at E, playing a zone s unable to stop abounded almost as ed. However, SAE's iter's 10 points kept e in the first half. A )t with 1:26 left in the Nagle provided SAE ead at intermission. i Phi started the shooting well and to a 40-30 lead midperiod. Within a two however, SAE outt Psi Phi 10-2 to close o 42-40. Carpenter t of those points. -46 lead arid four lay, Omega Psi Phi in an attempt to run Two minutes elapsed i Psi Phi's Maurice fouled by Bobby uci s imsseci me toui came down with the nissed it's next shot. ?d the rebound and again. running out, SAE fouled Sam Foster, sank the first free missed the second, de SAE's last basket, iws by Papo Durant ive Omega Psi Phi its s and a 52-48 victory. ed all scorers with 28 Parker and Price Psi Phi top scorers, [^lark also scored in s with 12 points.