The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 02, 1976, Special Basketball Section, Page Page 18, Image 18
USC's rest
By REBECCA MICK
Gamecock Staff Writer
Several USC basketball players
who have not played major roles in
past seasons hope to have a greater
role with this year's team and
perhaps get a chance to prove their
ahilit v
These non-starters include Bill
Gause, Brian Grevey, Stu Klitenic,
Chuck Sherwood and Billy Truitt.
SOPHOMORE BILL GAUSE,
used sparingly as a freshman,
playing in seven games with 28
minutes playing time.
Gause believes his greatest
improvement over last year is his
increased self-ronfidonrp whirh
has led to greater confidence in
him by team members.
Gause, a backup point guard for
Jackie Gilloon, said he performs
best when the game tempo has
slowed down. Gause expects an
improved season. "I'm not expecting
too much of myself,"
Gause said. "I'll try as hard as I
can. If it comes, it comes."
Gause savs this vear's team is
closer knit than past teams. "We
had a good win over Cal Poly,"
Gause said. "This showed the team
and the crowd that we are one unit.
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play in every game, but against
Cal Poly there was a lot more
enthusiasm on the bench than
there has been."
SOPHOMORE FORWARD
Bryan Grevey saw 52 minutes
playing time as a freshman.
Grevey scored 24 points all season
for a 1.8 average game score. His
hign scoring game was 8 points
against Yale.
Grevey attributes his improvement
this season to greater
self-confidence, better shooting
and improved defensive play.
Grevey hopes to contribute his
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skill at sparking the offense to the
team's success. "My forte is instant
offense," Grevey said.
Grevey believes he needs to
improve his defensive game. "My
biggest fault in defense is that I
relax when my man doesn't have
the ball," Grevey said. "But
regardless of how I play I will give
110 per cent effort every game."
Grevey said his brother Kevin,
an All-America at Kentucky and
now with the NBA, has contributed
a lot to his basketball skill. "He has
helped me more than anyone. He's
shown me what it takes to get into
the pros," Grevey said. "We work
at his summer camps and get to
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SENIOR STU KLITENIC, a
guard-forward, averaged 3.3 points
per game as a sophomore,
dropping to a 1.5 average his junior
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Klitenic believes his greatest
improvement has been a better
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Klitenic said. "I want one good last
shot. I'm looking up instead of
down this year."
Klitenic, playing the sixth man
spot, is the first substitute to come
off the bench. "I hope to come in
and do a good steady job," Klitenic
said. "I want the coaches to know
they have someone who can come
right off the bench and play a
consistent game."
Senior Chuck Sherwood, a
center, started in three games last
year when Bob Mathias was injured,
playing 62 minutes in six
games. Sherwood scored eight
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Sherwood hopes to assume more
responsibility this year. "With
Alex English, Bob Mathias and
Mark Greiner gone, I feel I have
more responsibility. This has made
me realize it's time to do the job."
THE 6-10 SENIOR said he expects
to play a greater role in the
team's effectiveness as a unit. "I
expect to try as hard as I can,"
Sherwood said. "I can't promise
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Sherwood expects to split time
with freshman Jim Graziano and
help with the rebounding load. "If
points come, that's fine too,"
Sherwood said.
"I was very impressed with the
Cal Poly game," Sherwood said.
"If we keep playing good team
basketball and hustling the ball,
we'll always be in the game and
> should do really well this season."
i Junior guard Billy Truitt started
in six games as a sophomore and
was sixth man for the rest of the
season. Truitt appeared in all 27
; games with 312 minutes playing
time. He scored 94 points for a 3.5
average.
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