Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Basketball By not belonging to the ACC, Carle Cmom omr mrtiAnnl nr rinUa?io 1 ialmnci/ II Villi UJJY i ugiuuui ut iiuiiwuai vvi^vioiv. gets. By belonging to the ACC, Carol received from any teams which repre! bowl. Even if Carolina does not go to would receive something as a member It's great to receive all the money ? very successful and appears on televis bid. However, Carolina has not rea< football team like Notre Dame, Penn S ANOTHER ARGUMENT Carlen pr< caliber of national competition. In oth so inferior, why is it that in USC's last up to the Nov. 12th game against Wal game. If the ACC does not have good calil n /\ /\f ( U v? K/\ml duwi, uitc ui IIIV: ciiuci uuwi ^aiiit Maryland to last year's game. This y will most certainly go to bowls, and the of publicity and money with two tea course when USC gets to a bowl, it w Carlen's arrival USC has been invited I 1975. SO WITH another upcoming year 01 forward to with this year's basketball last year's? Or will it be a repeat followers will have to wait till next j The answer to these questions depen able to get consistent performances f they must hope the freshmen can cont Mike Doyle did last season. I^st year the Gamecocks had dis Gilloon and Karlton Hilton. Gilloon terms of experience and playmakii pressure situations and improve his below .400. If Gilloon can score with not just throw the ball up for gral pressure on Graziano. The forward position will be of vita Nate Davis. Hilton was supposed disappointment. Hilton did not scon This year will be cril direction of Carolina been three years sir had national prestig will be counted on this year to provide with Graziano. TO 1IKLI* the forward position, the from Tom's Kiver, N.J. Wejnert app< capable of being an asset for the te But the most important thing the G play lrom everyone on Hie squad. L; formance from one or two players eac took the night off. Now that Nate Davis is gone, McC style of one particular player. McGu men Wejnert and Frederick and soph a year of experience behind him, Gr, the finest players at USC in quite a year, but he needs help from his team guards and rebound help from the f< V-*/? 1/^n /J ' jjcvicu iu cat i y mu iwau tui ilic UIllUU THIS YEAR will be critical as to th It has been three years since the lean the desire of the board and the athl dependent, then the basketball prog doomed. McGuire cannot be totally blarm oasketDuii because tne ooara has McGuire proved his ability as a coach in the early 1960's. He can do it agaii It has been a long time since Carolii the coliseum to capacity. It will be e do not realize it is time for USCtogo 1 Carolina's continuance as an i Gamecocks in the dark ages as far as USC athletics is in the hands of the 1> logical decision to be made as USC conference affiliation it needs so b; From page 3 1 n hopes to take in all the money / >n exposure and bowl games USC ina would be able to split profits sent the ACC on television or in a i a bowl or appear on television it r of the ACC. r is an independent if your team is f ion regularly and receives a bowl r ;hed the level of an independent t t., or fittsDurgn. t ? sports is ACC football is not of the er words, it is inferior. But, if it's t seven games against ACC teams 1 te Forest, USC has won only one e f 3er football, why is it the Cotton 2s in collegiate football, invited ear North Carolina and Clemson : ACC will get more than its share ims in post-season activity. Of ill take in all the profits. Since :o just one bowl, the Tangerine, in it of the ACC, what can fans look team? Will it be any better than in which Gamecock basketball year? usuii wiimiiui IIIC uuiiut'iuuKb die rom their returning players, and ribute the way Jim Graziano and >appointing seasons from Jackie is the Gamecocks best guard in lg but must avoid turnovers in field goal percentage, which fell consistency from the outside and it nan holn nllmnutp c/>Arinrt y *v vuii ?iv?p uuvviuiv otUl lllg il importance with the absence of to help last year, but he was a . e enough points last year, and he Meal as to the basketball. It has ice the team has ie. e the necessary front-line strength Gamecocks signed Richie Wejnert ;ars to be the kind of player who is am. amecocks must have is consistent ist year Carolina had a good per.L. ...I. :i ? ai a t A i i jii ?uini' wime me resi 01 me team luire will not have to cater to the ire has a good nucleus with freshomores Graziano and Doyle. With aziano has the ability to be one of while. He showed his ability last mates, especially scoring from the 3rwards. Graziano cannot be ex team. e direction of Carolina basketball, i has had national prestige. If it is letic director to keep Carolina in[ram at Carolina may be forever ed for the demise of Gamecock kept Carolina out of the ACC. 1 when he built Carolina basketball n if Carolina gets back in the ACC. na has won the big game and filled ven longer if the l>oard and Carlen >ack in the ACC. n^nrvnn/hm ttiill ??l?> 41 iivivpviivjviu win tuny mu athletics is concerned. The fate of oard and Carlen. There is only one ! has been gone too long from the idly. M'VVriiJU'.i ' ' Freshmen impres ly VINCE MOORE eligibility instead of Ust. Snorts HHitnr made the haskothall : livelier for everyone When college basketball began ts season in 1972, the sport had a THERE WAS ST lew, and what would prove to be TICISM, though, that t evolutionary, wrinkle. For the might not be able tc irst time in NCAA history, fresh- quantum leap from hi nan nlavers wprp allnwpri tn hrint? college. After a heir basketball magic directly basketball is a differei rom high school to the college without some sort of irena. might do more harm The NCAA lifted the regulation Well, five seasons hat incoming freshman players freshmen appear to I lad to spend their initial season on well. Last year, such i freshman team. It provided the North Carolina's Mik< >layers with four years of Louisville's Darrell Gi I/Sr crhor/nloff #r in two Christmas By DOUG JOLLEY t< Gamecock Staff Writer g, Carolina will participate in two holiday tour- fi naments this year, playing in the Cable Car Classic C Dec. 16-17 at Santa Clara, Calif, and in the fourth c annual Carolina Classic Dec. 22-23 in the Frank b McGuire arena of Carolina Coliseum. t< This is USC's second appearance in the Cable Car Classic. In the 1971 classic, Carolina defeated Santa tl Clara in the first round, 77-66 and defeated California y in the final, 67-59, for the title. The Gamecocks' first- h round opponent, Portland, is coming off an 11-15 r season but is returning all top players from last year. m Santa Clara will play San Jose State in the other first a rAiirirl (famo T iwi4.iv. e>"'"v.- L USC HAS WON the first two Carolina Classics, s defeating Louisiana State 77-64 in 1974 and Oklahoma tl State 70-61 in the 1975 finals. Alabama won the 1976 v II" I'J rr.nr' r ri ', i". - ?s McGuire three and their teams to post-season tourseason a lot naments and national rankings. i nn.:? ? ?1 L, ? concerned. una ycui, muiyiauu tuaui ix;iiy Driesell successfully persuaded ILL SKKP- Albert King--the most highly he freshmen recruited prep star-to display his make that talents for the Terrapin fans, igh school to Afterwards, there was a general II rmllnnn pnnconciic 't ill n il Lf haclralKqll *1, VUllCgC VV.IUV..UUW MMwnviMUH it game and, fanatics that Driesell may as well transition, it have bought some stock in the than good. NCAA championship. ; latpr thp De alive and BL'T FOR ALL the Dean Smiths freshmen as and Lefty Driesells, there are still i 'Koren and some rumbles of discontent heard riffith helped throughout the college coaching ranks. One is Carolina head coach Frank McGuire, even though his lop irubiiinun icibi yt-ar, Jim Graziano, proved to be the backbone of the team. "I think it (freshman rule) is a ^ bad rule," McGuire said. "11 makes recruiting tougher because some of the kids will look you in the eye and ask you if they can play right awav. And vou can't alwavs say yes. "Academically it's bad, too. Basketball is a long season, and us all freshman need to, the players can't hit the books like they should. I think freshmen should serve an apprenticeship before stepping IfllU MIC Wl? lUd^UUd. But it looks as if the freshman rule is here to stay, and as far as f the Gamecock's freshman recruits go this season, McGuire will have to make the best of what he admits is a very gopd situation. "It was a very good recruiting year," McGuire said. "All of these freshman will be helping the team right away." BUT CAROLINA again failed to recruit the "big man," or the height at center, and McGuire said "that's all we need." McGuire wants the big man so he can move Graziano from the pivot to for- , ward, his natural position. They might have it next year when Cedric Ilordges, a 6'9" transfer from Auburn who McGuire thinks can ably fill the position, becomes eligible. The Gamecocks also lost freshman recruit David Underwood, a (?'6" forward, who went back to New York earlier in the semester because of "homesickness." tie may nave oeen me nesi 01 the freshmen," McGuire said. But the lack of a big man and the loss of Underwood notwithstanding, McGuire is pleased with this year's recruiting effort. The Gamecock freshmen are as follows: See FRESHMEN, nni/n S > participate fnnrn/fmonfc w v m m m ? V III 49 mrnament, beating Carolina in the championship ame, 67-62. Coach Frank McGuire is impressed with Carolina's rst-round opponent, Southern Cal, in this year's arolina Classic. "I received a newsletter from head oach Bob Boyd the other day, and he has had the est recruiting season in vears at USC. That'll bo a nigh first-round opponent," he said. Southern Cal, known more for its football program lan basketball, is coming off a 6-20 season. Uist ear's team had good players, but all but two of these ave been lost to graduation. Boyd will be relying on eturning starter Paul Henderson, a 6-7 senior for /ara wno averaged 11.8 points a game last season, nd his talented freshmen to lead the team. The two JSC's have never met in basketball before. Carolina has olaved l>ofh oklahnm JinH P???n. ylvania before and holds an even series with l>oth of hem. This is the first Carolina Classic for all three isiting teams.