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By Billy Baker
Jackie Gilloon can be almost
anywhere on the basketball court.
And if he gets the chance to play
his game, that is, to utilize his
speed to beat the defense down the
court for the open shot or assisted
layup, his team has its best chance
of winning.
un occasions mis nappened
Sunday against Marquette, but it
was not enough to defeat the
nation's second-ranked team.
Gilloon appears to be the
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basketball future around, although
many will expect freshman recruit
Jim Graziano to step in and perform
miracles next season. A1
McGuire said it best after the
game.
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the guard position, and Jackie
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finale. Tired from playing 40
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goals for the future.
"What good is it if you become an
All-American, but you don't win,"
he said. "For me winning is
everything. I don't care about
personal goals. If you don't win,
it's not good."
Gilloon does not like to be
queried aDout nis natural
leadership ability. "I'll be the point
guard next year which means I'll
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school," Walsh said, "and that is
lis potential to be one of the best
point guards in the country.
"You can talk ahout his future
but I don't think there are many
better than him now," Walsh said.
"You can talk about your Phil
Ford's, but you have to be more
than a great shooter. Gilloon has
shown us everything. He showed
that he can shoot this year, too."
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One of the keys to Marquette's
victory was the effectiveness of
their 2-3 zone defense in the second
half that shut off Alex English's
scoring game. "I was looking for
him all the time," Gilloon said..
"They were always all over him.
They were a very quick team."
Alex English, whose number 22
was retired in pre-game
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was "pretty good, but the guards
couldn't feed me inside." USC's
all-time leading scorer scored only
11 points in his final game at the
Carolina Coliseum.
English's role in Carolina's
success may have to be transferred
to a freshman like Jim
Graziano next year.
Fans and writers may expect
much from Graziano next season,
but Gilloon has already proven he
can carry his share of the load. The
new recruits must learn to play
Gilloon's style of basketball* if
Frank McGuire is going to
cnanenge tne NCAA championship
at USC within the next two
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