Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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v >-1 L?? . . " -~4 sr. All America All America Kent Benson is the only returning starter from ) Indiana's 1976 national championship team. Benson, 6 11 and 245 pounds, uses his strength to rebound. I $1800 ^ money. I YOU 11 get $100 per month while in school, . ^ _ 9 months-a year $ 280 That's the a vera ? fitnHpnt will nf ? rv IWe cover whate^ the cost. $ 525 you'll earn while cruising the wor for 6-weeks. A A tuition a We pay for 4 sei In-state tuition totals $1244. $5849 an average total It's worth more' just money, also Isome standards requirements. W you about them you more inforrr Think About WF USC to nil 1 By MATT WARD Gamccock Staff Writer USC's basketball team will compete in two holiday tournaments this year?the Carolina Classic Dec. 22-23 and the Sugar Bowl Tournament in New Orleans, La. Dec. 28-29. The Gamecocks are the defending champions in the third annual Carolina Classic, having defeated Oklahoma State 70-61 in last year's championship. niia ? Classic win include Alabama, Harvard and Georgetown. In the first round Alabama plays Georgetown while the Gamecocks play Harvard. The Sugar Bowl Tournament will feature defending NCAA champion Indiana, improved teams from r.pnr0ia and Cinrinnati and Carolina. The Gamecocks, who won the Sugar Bowl Tournament in 1969 by defeating Notre Dame 84-83 in overtime, will play Cincinnati in the opening round. Alabama will be returning four starters and key substitutes from last year's 23-5 team. The Crimson Tide is seeking its fourth straight Southeastern Conference (SEC) championship this year. However, because of the graduation of four-year starting center Leon Douglas, who was AllAmerica and SEC Player of the e Figures -or You Trt Tkml i v i i i b i i r% tk About NROTC^^^^ I Scholarship th?" Flinn Hall iinJereare 777-4124 e'll tell and give lation. tO i C Carolina ay in holidj Vpar last vpar Alabama is not picked to win the SEC title. The Crimson Tide returns the best pair of guards in the SEC in three-year starter T.R. Dunn and Anthony Murray. Also returning are the two forwards, senior Ricky Brown and sophomore Reginald King. King was Freshman of the Year in the SEC last year. RECRUITING BROUGHT two All-American centers and two guards to the Crimson Tide. The centers are Chris Bagwell and Unnt^ir KnfU Atrnr A_Q onrl VY llllCllll iiuiu \j\jut \j v v,i u a, uuvi the guards are Robert Scott and Kent Looney. Harvard, coming off an 8-18 finish in 1975-76, is faced with the task of replacing its two top scorers, Bill Carey and Brian naims. McGuire "Graziano has really come along in the last 10 days of practice. And he's going to have to come along pretty fast with all the great ones he'll be playing against this year. 1 just hate we're having to throw him into the meatgnnder as soon as we are." The Gamecocks' defense is another area where McGuire has some anxieties. "Offensively we look good?we have some good shooters?but our defense has some problems, and that makes me unhappy. I"" ! ! ^^ j I "DELI QUALITY AT HA1 FOOT LONG Subs served with lettui on your choice of French. Rve. I i BRING YOUR j OR STUB F( MON. - SAT. 11-12 .00 p.m SUNDAY 12-12 p.m. ly tonrnai Top returnees are forwards Doc lines and Cy Booker. Harvard ead coach Thomas Sanders is coking to sophomore Alex James o help cover up the lack of depth ip front for the Crimson. "We ertainly can't be considered a on tender at this point," Sanders aid, "but we have some hungry layers who have every intention >f surprising some people." GEORGETOWN COMING off a 11-7 season and, losing only four ettermen, is looking for another >ood season. Top returnee for jeorgetown will be Derrick raylor, who averaged 17 points and hree rebounds per game last year. Also returning for Georgetown will be 6-7 senior center A1 Dutch. Last year Dutch averaged 11.6 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. In the Sugar Bowl Tournament will be the defending NCAA champion Indiana. The Hoosiers p'_ 1 1 a. t 1 a. ! i L ? on a iinisnea ine iasi season wim a record. Besides winning the NCAA tournament, Indiana won the Big Ten Conference with a 18-0 record. The top returnee for the Hoosiers is All-America center Kent Benson. The 6-11 senior averaged 17.3 points and 8.8 rebounds per game last year. Besides Benson, Indiana will have a relatively inexperienced team. Possible starters for the Hoosiers are Wayne Redford and Jim Wiseman at guard and Rich Valavicious and Butch Carter at Forward. CINCINNATI'S BEARCATS, coming off its best season since 1963 with a 25-6 record, returns six of its top seven scorers from a squad that finished 12th in the nation last year. >m Page 14 "IF YOU READ any of the coaches' comments about our football team, they were all saying that the constant changes made by the unit kept the other teams' offense off guard. That's the way I hope we'll be this year. It'll be a combination defense." The Gamecocks expect constant change between zone and man-toman coverage A combination defense last year, in the literal sense, gave USC its 1BURGER PRICES" e, tomato, onions, and spices yr Gerraau Brown bread. use BASKETBALL < )RA 10% DISCOUf OF THE GAME. HAPPV HOUR 2 domestic beer $.35 merits The prospects of returning the entire starting team pleases fifth year coacn uaie ^aiieu dui ne is concerned about the loss of two players who provided leadership for Cincinnati. "The losses of Garry Kamstra and Mike Artis will hurt us more than most people realize," Catlett said. "If we get the kind of leadership they gave us we'll have a good chance. I expect Brian Williams and Gary Yoder to provide that leadership this year." "I hope Brian comes to the front. He possesses tremendous ability and could become a great player with added consistency and maturity." Also back is the team's Most Valuable Player Bob Miller. Miller led the Bearcats last year in scoring and rebounding. Forward pat ^ummings returns ana is expected to lead the Cincinnati offense. GOERGIA RETURNS four of five starters that led the Bulldogs to a sixth-place finish in the SEC last year after finishing in last place the previous two seasons. Despite losing two-time All-SEC forward Jack Dorsey to the pros, the Bulldogs still figure to be an improved squad over last year's team that finished with a 7-11 conference record. Four returning starters will be the nucleau of this year's Georgia team. Heading the list of returnees is Walter Daniels, who was selected to the All-SEC freshman team last year. Others returning include center Lucius Foster, guard Tony Flanagan and forward Curtis Jackson. best defensive showing. "Our best defensive game of the year was against Villanova when we were playing a man-to-man, and Nate Davis thought we were playing a zone. Their coach didn't know what was going on, but it sure was effective," McGuire said. This year McGuire may win his rnntU ... ;... ,< 11 ...ino D..I 9UUU1 gdinc?iicruiu^ ii wins. as he approaches the season and the demanding schedule, he said, "I just hope I can do that this year, and that's no crying towel." uir r\ri i \ / r n vv e meli v erc i kj THE USC AREA j 6 p.m. til 10 p.m. Call 771U51 I Iev 11 A SPECIAL WITH\ I IS AD. 1 2 noon-1 Opm I I 3 AME TICKET | nITTHEDAY I I l muss ! m Mmm st 1