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Graziam to meet c By EARL TURNER Gamecock Staff Writer Adjusting from one level of coi no one knows this better than US< "When you're 6-9 in high scho< every game because they're just "But in college there is a big guy NEVERTHELESS, GRAZIAN adjustment. "In the informal p seemed to like it a lot because 1 started going into patterns and 1 now I'm sort of doing stuff on my to the offensive boards when soi most important thing I've learr Graziano was named to severa IT* III?,1- o _ 1 T r aniimgucue nign cicnooi on la)i points and 15 rebounds a game ALTHOUGH THE GAMECC rebounding and scoring strength pressure on him. "Well, I don't said. "Alex English's and Bob M will be scoring pressure." Learning the Gamecock systen imnnrtnnt tr? f-f*ii\nn?-i "If T om < said. "If you don't know what yoi you can look pretty funny." Graziano compares his style of York Knicks. "He's constantly ; good, but he's consistently ave which is what I want to achieve tl Graziano said he wants to be c have good and bad games, but h< His main concern is to "try not to I always give out 100 per cent ALTHOUGH CAROLINA will 1 thinks they can be successful. 441 he said. "1 think a very importan three games." Chicks placed use s women's volleyball te concluded the season with a th place win in the state tournam last weekend, losing to Winth: and College of Charleston. Coach Kathy Graham v satisfied with her team's p formance in the tournament. " were glad to take third plac Graham said, "although we w we could have done even bette The third place win represe improvement over last year, wl __ - ? i w ^ I OFFER GOOD FOB 1.2.1.4. S I ! OINNER SERVED MON. THRU SAT.4PM-8 SUNDAY?11 AM-8.30 PI ] LUNCH SERVEC | 1 1-4 P.M. AAon.-Sc j $1-9? g | * Valid Thru Sund I Dec., 12, 1976 ] Not Valid Tuesd ! p i _ _ flDEEBED ? seeks hallenge npetition to another is challenging and Ts freshman center Jim Graziano. dI you don't play against a big man in not that many around," Graziano said, on every single team." lO thinks he will be able to make the ractices in September and October I [ could move on my own, but then we [ felt sort of stagnated," he said. "But own off the patterns, like maybe going neone takes a shot. I think that is the led so far." il All-America teams his senior year at ig Island, N.Y., where he averaged 22 >CKS will depend on Graziano for i hp Hoos not think thprn will mnnli know if you can call it pressure," he athias' shoes will be hard to fill. There n and being comfortable on the court is comfortable I can apply my desire," he u're doing and try to apply your desire, nlnu tr\ Inhn nionnlli /\f MD A 'r? M/\??? i.u uv/iui vituiiviii v/i me nun o new average. I don't think he's really that rage and sometimes above average, lis year," he said. :onsistent like Gianelli. He said he will ; hopes to always be average or above. be outplayed. I don't think I ever will if i * lave a young team this year, Graziano We need to mature as fast as we can," t trend to set is winning the first two or 3rd in volleyball am the team took fifth place. "We've iird come a long way, learned a lot, and ent with this rate of improvement we rop hope to take first place next year," Graham said. /as The young team will be losing >er- only two seniors, Lee Branch anc We Robin Drain. "Hopefully everyont e," will return and we'll have a win ish ning team," Grhaam said. "I'ir ir." very optimistic about next year nts I've already started planning foi hen it." Sit EACH OR 6 PERSONS pLUS :30 PM it. J ay ay's, RIME RIB NIGHT I FOREST ACRES | 2120 BELTLINE BLVD. | Phone 782-63*7 I BBBBBDIBBDl i 9KS1H B ' im ' JH w%< Bp ^ . J Hm ? 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Citadel, College of % Charleston, Presbyterian and USC- * Sumter finished third through sixth, respectively. "OVERALL, WE definitely played better than in previous tournaments," USC head coach Ron Smarr said. "It (the tournament) was played on clay (courts) and we only practiced on clay four times." USC's Chris Mayotte won the ) number one singles flight over Citadel's Edwnrdn Gavnn fi-3 fi-1 Gayon is Philippines' National Men's Champion. USC's Rip Trammell won the number two singles over Clemson's Steve Vaughn 6-4, 6-0. In number three singles, USC's Peter MacDonald lost in the semifinals to Furman's James Wynn 62, 2-6 and 7-5. Wynn won the * number three singles. In the number four singles finals, USC's Phil Dukes lost to Clemson's Mark Buechler 7-5, 5-7 and 7-6. The other singles flight USC did not win was number five. Clemson's Dick Milford defeated USC's Arthur Anastopoulo in two sets 6-4, 6-4. 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