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New re< By Michelle Burchette Gamecock Staff Wrttar If you've watched much of the Gamecock basketball team this season, you probably noticed the players wearing numbers 24 and 21. Those digits mark the shirts of Carolina's two freshman recruits this year ? Kevin Darmody and Derrick Scott. Both from out of state, Darmody and Scott expect to see a lot of action this season. According to Scott, "coach (Frank McGuire) told me I would be playing a lot because we'll be running a lot. I don't think there's anyone in colleee basketball who can run the press for a full forty minutes so that means we're going to have a lot of different players on the court," he said. WHEN HE COMES off the Gamecock bench, Scott's main role will be at point guard. The team will play more of a running game this year, and Scott feels it will be a beneficial form of offense. "We can run under control," he said. "We have a lot of quick plays and if we can run the ball upcourt and not give the other team's defense a chance to set up, that \17A111 /"J Kn o Kirf arco* no M wvutu uc a uig aooct iw uo. Darmody agrees that the new offense is good for the team because they have the speed to execute it right. "I love the new offense. I'm glad we're doing the running game off the fast break," he said. "It should definitely work for several reasons. You've got Zam Fredrick out there on the break and he's awful quick. Plus you've got Kevin Dunleavy who's a very quick guard and gets the ball upcourt fast." From Springfield, Va., Darmody nHncD T TQP Atrnr nffnro f A on/tU vnv/ov wuv V/VC1 V/llCIO tv/ OULU schools as Notre Dame and Virginia. While the main reason for his choice was McGuire, Darmody also wanted to see some action on the court. "I was hoping I'd get some playing time down here right away as a freshman, where as at other schools I might not have. For instance at Notre Dame I probably would have sat on the bench a lot," he said. "Coach McGuire was auuui uic uiuai iiuiuciitjidi ichjiwi ill my decision though." SCOTT'S MAIN reason for attending Carolina was also McGuire. Despite offers to Southern California and San Diego State among others, Scott headed south because, in his own words, "The facilities were great and I wanted to play for coach McGuire. * "When I came in here, I had a lot of street game in me and coach taught me how to define my better .points like dribbling and passing; dp the things 1 could do best and try to improve them as much as I can," he added. For Darmody, McGuire's coaching and the more physical aspect of college ball have comSwimmers from page 17 K the Olympic trials and in the future ' I would like to compete in the 1984 r Olympics," ' DeSando said. 'Moscow is my goal right now and to do well there, really well there. .L m.aA ?11 * A _ f f A j>i s aooui an 1 m ininxing aooui right now," Cramer said. i ' ONE OF CRAMER'S dreams is to go back to the Virgin Islands and organize the sports program there. "No one really cares back home," she said. "When we went to the 75 Pan Am games our basketball players didn't even have sneakers. Before Montreal we didn't even know if we'd get to go because the government wouldn't give us any money. I'd really like to be the athletic director of the whole program and get it organized." cruits set bined to improve his game. "I've become more of an aggressive type of ball player than 1 was in high school. I'm going in and getting the rebounds a lot more," he said. "And there's more nhvsioal nlavers out here on the I C V court than there ever was in high school." The 6-7 forward added that the attitude of the other players has also been conducive to his improvement as a player. "They'll work with you and help you. We're all a team and we do things together. We proved that when we said we'd quit if they fired coach McGuire." ASIDE FROM the closeness of the team, Darmody is impressed with its talent. He believes they nave uie increments necessary 10 produce at least a 20-win season. "The team has so much talent that we could easily win 20 games, no problem," Darmody said. "That's how talented we are, plus we have the experience with seven seniors. Those are the two things you need; talent and experience, and we've already got the coaching." Near the beginning of the semester, the incidents involving McGuire and the board of trustees made Scott think twice about staying with the Gamecocks. After going home to think over the situation, Scott decided the best thing for him to do was return to use. From Flushing, N.Y., Scott got his start in basketball from several members of his family. "My father played basketball and so did my mother," he said. "They really influenced me a lot and my cousin got me started in it. "At that time I was in junior high school and I was playing ball in the parks. He got me into a CYO (Catholic Youth Organization) tournament and from there I went to a Catholic high school. That's really where my life began as far as playing basketball." WHILE HIS family has offered constant encouragement, Darmody's father is the one who started him in basketball and influenced him most throughout high school. "On the side of our house was a U 1.^4 1 ...I 1- - 1- - -1 A uc\snei auu wnen ne naa lime my dad shot with me. I guess he gave ' Is MHj ; 'H ' fl Atimet Performance guar, three years, with d Westciox accuracy Battery operated rr x5"x3". Ccelll not included, prov ' . , . - . " s - ^ | .y : ^ .. it & 11 M'&-im? to play me the ball and basket and I kept going from there,"hesaid. 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