Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

Gilloor By Willie T. Smith III Oanwcock Staff Writer If you polled people all over the country on who the best college ballhandler in history was> you'd get several answers. If you asked the people of South Carolina, the cnoice would almost unanimously be Jackie Gilloon. Gilloon is playing professional basketball in Buenas Aires, Argentina and enjoying it. "The first two months I was down there, I was lonely," Gilloon said. "It's a lot like going to college for the first time and being from far away. Of course you're going to get lonely. "I had two Americans living with me, so it wasn't too bad. I'm also starting to pick up the language which is a tremendous advantage," Gilloon said. 4,I started to go out with some girls, *1 n<rl fKnf nltatmtn uiiu mai always ucipd. Although the league Gilloon plays in is trying to limit the number of Americans, there are three on his team. "John Ribbock, who played for USC, is our playercoach. We also have a guy from Columbus. Ga. named Robert Herd who is our best player. He's vdry good," he added. GILLOON SA1I) his team didn't do as well as it could have, but the record is very deceiving. "We wj?re seventh out of ten teams, although we were in third place af^er the first half of the season," Gilloon said. *4In my opinion, and in a lot of otfier people's opinions, we had the best talent in the league. We only, got blown out once." Gilloon said. "We lost a lot of games when we were up by four or five with a minute.pr two to go and something would go wrong. The guard who playjs me is very talented, but he gof^j^azy at times and takes f'felt'he's learning, and be much better next SlO?jj^said there were several ctoanges^hich took time to adjusrto. "They're international rules, which are the same as the Olympics'. We have a 30 second clock. There is no one-and-one; it's usually three to make two. v "IT'S A MUCH faster pace, which was a big change for me ctiu;r piaying unaercoacn Mcuuire who-believes in a slower paced gairtte^* Gilloon added. "If you turn A-rt ' qgj %) . i A career Ipvithoiitb li; A?ui? just three months of Paralegal Tiaimng in exci'tinc StimGjMing and rewarding c? , without law school. $ ^J^H^yer's assistant yo? 2^ duties traditionally handi J JfKe l^Stjtute for Paralegal Tr |f different areas of law I :4 The Institute's r yofji a responsible and c? tjlank or corporations the Gil The JnetHirte; for Paralega y. and most respected school ^ *970. we've placed over 3,0< \ ^ you're a senior of high a< for an above average career, |/\f #*? ? ta?i4W ?? ?ui an miiuiviuw wmi L ' ' W? Will Visit J TUESDAY, ; Z * ' f '' ' i ? ' " k . ; , ;.; - ; . . Institute j? Training M*0 i alive an< your head in this league, the play is gone. The referee doesn't touch the ball on out-of-bounds plays either, which keeps the game moving." Like most players, Gilloon has nnthinO Dfinrl tn cav aKnnt nWlniolc ? >Q *v WMJ UUVUV ViAIViaiO. "The game is very physical, and the referees are terrible," he said. "You can't say anything to them either. If you say anything to them, you're out of the game. If you get thrown out of the game, you get suspended and go before a commission. We had a few players get suspended." The salary range is hard to tell because according to Gilloon, "most players are secretive about what they make. I would say it ranOoc omiuihoro nnigra?uuj nnti t 11 uiu iu $2,400 a month. Clarence Metcalf, a point guard, is supposed to be the jhSBBHcM ^i . \.Ky'l,':-;;^.MIk^i Former Gamecock point guard in action from his senior ye playing in South America, ( popular players to wear a USC inlaw? iw school. studv at The Institute for ) Philadelphia, you can have a ireer in law or business ? j will be performing many of ed only by attorneys. And at aihing, you can pick one of [ a study. Upbn completion of unique Placement Sen/ice will tallenging job in a law firm, t fy of your choice. I Training is the nation's first - .* for paralegal training. Since )0 graduates in over 85 cities sademic standing and looking contact your Placement tulr representative. j 'our campus on: FEBRUARY 12 K i ' *L 235 South 17th Street . ..Philadelphia, PA t9103 T (215) 732-6600 ISM, : 'afa tiga). ?n& . J aaasaagsi , I SwlS^-V-** ^ d well, liv highest paid player, and it's reported he makes $2,400 a month," Gilloon said. 44We also get all exnpnsps naiH fnr PVPPnt fnnH and some teams pay for that also." Payment is a problem on some teams, but Gilloon reports it's not on his team. "We get paid on time every month, no problems." AS FAR AS USC goes, Gilloon says there are several things he misses. "I miss playing ball the most. Watching the guys play Clemson really revived old memories," he said. "I'm still emotionally involved with a lot of the guys on the team, which makes it hard to just sit and watch them. "It was also hard to get adjusted to paying for meals," Gilloon said. ~ " ~j-i i "-,- ~|^"vj*_i ->>;.- 7 - v. - ] n1^^! JT'l'1 1 'V' I1'1 I'V ''l I1 1 I ' I I 1 Jackie Gilloon controls the ball ar against Notre Dame. Now iHloon was one of the most uniform. \ f iiiiiMiJF x. , I CE m J ' 'P-^^a I 1 ' ' ' -^^feffil i mm ''^^^BftBBtefi ? E| I '^M^E8^-3j '' '?* * ' ss^SsS^^'t ?4' . ' * '? ' '*', ?'\ ?v ' ' * ' **,' '", ' '*' " 1 . ? ...., .?.' ?> . ' '' ' >*^ ing in Arc "It's like living in a fantasy world when you're on scholarship, because all the necessities of life arpnniH fnr " The official league season in Argentina lasts from September to December, but the unofficial lasts a bit longer. "Before and after the regular season we have what are called 'friendly games.' These are just for prestige, because you don't get paid for them," Gilloon said. After being in Argentina for Need Family All methods ot birth contr . Low cost lor services Convenient clinic hours All information strictly coi Pregnancy testing avails * \ ?i \ The Ladies 1411 Uiirnwcll St. Colum I his is moi <i irK'ii ^R^Kc SUNSHINI From opposite 425 ASS One Day service cold seal service (tiand ? Leathers & suedes Good Parking for custonr Formal weepFK1^*** Branch Office at 1. For wade Hami Fabric Car< CUEANERS?LAUNDI I topi 1 Want to learr flW y Yourself and Eft | OPEN DOOR, Enrichment JMBB accepting o for STUDENT IMBm! ' "* *?? ' ' ."*>'. ^ * Hh '\ For more Infoi JJH OPEN DOOR / [entina almost a year, Gilloon says he has learned to appreciate things that are taken for granted in this country. "You really learn to appreciate things such as water fountains and toilet tissue in bathrooms. We're pretty spoiled," Gilloon added. "Their inflation is 120 percent, "The food is not that expensive, but if you want to go out, it'll cost you more to have a good time than here," Gilloon said. See Qilloon, page 7 *************** V Planning? ol aviiilnbic llicicntinl ' \ Clinic ibia.SC 254-7333 [ r<il y. J | I ! I ' i J f > # E MOVED 1 The Honeycombs J EMBLY i i rork) i lers ' V ai 5 cervals street Dton Residents ; e c 1937 fi @ e Center ?RERS FURRIERS \ Your Health I I ng others? USC's Health | Center, is applications gh ... . \ . VI wv^l y I v> PEER HEALTH < > ; ORS. : r *' t - % ' ' . A e hours Ic credit motion call J \ (777-2782) I p.: I .1 . * . ' . ' : ' '?) ' A% ,