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By Mike Chibbaro
Sports Editor
When Bill Foster accepted th<
head basketball coaching job a
USC in March, he outlined a set o:
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|/I ll/l mca WHICH lie pidllllCU U
pursue vehemently.
Heading his list of priorities
were the assemblage of a coaching
staff and recruiting. These tw(
elements along with the building ol
v a competitive schedule became th(
foundation for a new era ir
Carolina basketball.
Two months after his arrival a
USC, Foster had succeeded ir
bringing together one of the fines
coaching staffs in the country anc
lurine sevei talented hasketbal
players to his program at Carolina
FOSTER EXPLAINED his plan<
for the development of USC'5
men's basketball program.
"We want to capitalize fully or
our situation," the successful 49
year-old coach said. "We want tc
take full advantage of our in
dependent status as far as
scheduling and travel are con
cerned and we want to utilize the
reputation which Coach (Frank)
McGuire has built for South
Carolina basketball...We feel we
have a responsibility to capitalize
on these things."
Foster, who built winning
programs at Bloomsburg State,
Rutgers, Utah, and Duke before
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loften overemphasized need for
Carolina to affiliate with a con
ference.
"I know a lot of people would like
for us to join a conference, one
conference in paticular, but I think
this is a feeling that comes anc
goes/' the personable head coach
explained.
"We feel like if we play exciting
basketball, have a fairly gooc
scneauie, ana a couple exciting
players, along with winning some
games then the need for a league
may not be emphasized as much."
THROUGHOUT HIS 20-yeai
head coaching career, Foster has
been known and respected for his
recruitment of quality athletes. He
explained his philosophy or
recruiting.
"We believe in recruiting
pJbspfcotar,-.fiot suspects," he said
"Wie {have alttftys preferred tc
relprift a certain kind ol
pfiyet. jQne-that has more thar
jilt tilt' finical tools.M
JonlpPteriilg Foster's talenteei
y?gjng^TcffiT'hing staff are Bob
wwizei. Kay Jones, and Steve
f St/Jmwedel Wenzel and Steinwede
w^j-e assistant coaches under
Foster at Duke last season, while
Jofles held an assistant coaching
p<#it ion c't Furman before
relocating t :> Columbia. Jones was
al|o an assistant coach under
Foster at Duke for two seasons.
These three men, along with
Foster have accepted the
numerous challenges that were
waiting for them upon their arrival
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at USC. Coach Foster and his staff
inherited an unenviable task in
respect to recruiting.
t ONLY FOUR PLAYERS
f returned from last year's 16-11
> squad and one of those remaining
four, Derrick Scott, will not be
, returning this fall. Due to the
I coaching change, Foster and his
> staff also got a very late start in
f the recruiting battle.
J Despite the adverse ciri
cumstances, the USC coaching
staff is pleased with the seven
t prospects signed this year. Jones,
i who Foster refers to as a
t "dedicated recruiter", assessed
i the corps of youngsters recruited
1 by the Gamecock coaches.
"We got a late start, but we are
very pleased with the kids we
> recruited," Jones said. "We didn't
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'We believe in
recruiting prospects,
not suspects.'
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1 that late, but we feel like we
- recruited some very good athletes.
> "We wanted to do some more in
- state recruiting, but we just got toe
j late of a start for that. In the
future, we plan to recruit heavily
; in the state," he added.
One of the most sought-after
i Gamecock recruits was 6-9 Brad
i Jergenson from Maitowac, Wise.
Jergenson, who can play either
forward or center, averaged 17
; points and 12 rebounds his senior
year in high school.
"Brad was recruited by
i Marquette, Tennessee, ahd Fur
man and we feel fortunate to have
gotten him," Jones commented
"He is a good rebounder and
; defensive player and a very gooc
? athlete."
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! JOINING TIIK NKWCOMERSir
the frontcourt will be 6-9 205 pounc
Jimmy Foster from Greenville
f Foster, after averaging nearly 3(
i points and 20 rebounds a game
aunng nis junior year at Wade
I Hampton High, did not play hi*
senior year due to personal
' reasons.
1 Other frontcourt signees were 6-f
Ken Holmes of Savannah, Ga. anc
; Bob Home, a 6-6 forward from
I Niceville, Fla. Holmes, who wat
1 recruited by Ohio State and Ole
Miss, averaged 2'.i points a game as
a senior at Richard Arnold High. Ir
Holmes' four years at Richarc
Arnold, they won two state
championships.
Sophomore Kevin DarmoH'
be the. PJily ^
:ks
ism mark
etball
Gamecocks in the frontcourt.
In the backcourt, junior college
transfer Gerald Peacock heads ai
impressive list of newcomers
Peacock is described by Jones as;
"very quick guard who can fly ui
and down the court."
Joining Peacock in the back
court will be 6-6 Billy Bessoir o
Scranton, Pa. and 6-3 Scott San
derson from Tuscaloosa, Ala
Bessoir, whose father is the hea<
basketball coach at the Unviersit;
of Scran?on, averaged 29 points <
game as a senior at Scranton Prep
Sanderson's father was recently
named head basketball coach a
the University of Alabama anc
Jones says of Sanderson, "he play:
like a coach's son. He makes verj
few mistakes."
CO-CAPTAINS Zam Fredricl
and Kevin Dunleavy will join this
group of newcomers in th<
backcourt. Fredrick is the mosl
experienced returnee for the
Gamecocks, while Dunleavy is a
scrappy point guard who will be
relied upon for leadership.
Jones, like all of the Gamecock
coaches and players, is anxiously
awaiting the start of the 1980-81
season. "1 wish practice startec
today," the energetic young coach
said. "Evreybody has been so nice
to us. Coach Carlen and his stafi
have helped us out tremendously
and we are ready to get thingj
. going."
Jones also indicated that Coacl
Foster and his staff will worl
diligently to solicit student suppor
for the basketball program. "We
want this place (Caroline
uonseum) to be the hardest plaj
around to play in and we feel the
students can make it that way,'
Jones said with a gleam of ex
citment. Coach Foster also in
dicated that he has plans foi
organizing a special studen
cheering section.
"WK WOULD LIKE for this
place to be a madhouse becaust
the crowd really does make ?
difference," Jones added. "W<
want other teams to wish thej
never came here."
The 1980-81 edition of th<
Gamecock basketball team will b<
'We want this place
(Carolina Coliseum) to
be the hardest place
around to play in and
we feel the students
can make it that way.'
RayJones
asst. basketball coach
very young and inexperienced
Coach Foster said jokingly tha
Gillette refused to sponsor any o
the telecasts for USC this yea;
because so few of the Gamecocl
players have to shave.
FOB GAMECOCK basketbal
fans, patience could prove to be i
tfoldon virtlio for (hpm OL- n-*%?
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watch their team suffer> through
some early season growing pains
under their new head coach. Bu
despite the Gamecocks' obvious
lack of experience, the high level o!
anticipation demonstrated by tin
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[ been selected as co-captains for
' basketball team. Fredrick, Dun/eav
uiv amy inree players returning iron
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Intramura
3 on 3 bas
t Do you need something to look forwa
reruns?
j Well, the new USC Summer Intramur;
5 League could be what you're looking for.
? "In the past, the summer Intramural
t Softball. This summer we are trying t
> (three on three basketball, volleyball, ar
! the schedule and based on suggestions th
j we have decided to try three on thre
> uirecioroi intramural and Kecreational
i Play begins Monday June 23 with an
June 17. Leagues are available for men
all USC students, faculty, and staff.
Rambo places fi
| USC track star Tony Rambo placed fift
the NCAA track and field championship
weekend. Rambo's fifth place time w
seconds behind first place finisher Dav
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! tiordges to jot
l! Cedric Hordges, a member of last y
squad, appears to be headed for the Der
Basketball Associations. The Nuggets 1
with the Chicago Bulls to obtain the servi
Hordges, USC's 6-8 forward who was di
f elected to play out his eligibility at USC.
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BYU defeats Lady
Brigham Young University defeatec
1 team in the quarter-final round of the ,
, week. The Lady Gamecocks and the La
f matches before USC saw its hopes for ai
j BYU captured all three doubles matches
j "We've improved since last year (22-:t
and there's no doubt we're one of the toj
. head coach Jeff Kefalos said after the lot;
f a super team. They'll probably finish sec
, I In a consolation match, the Lady (i<i
\ I Clemson 5-4 USC finished its season with
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\nd Kevin Dunleavy have
the 1980-81 Gamecock
y and Kevin Darmody are
1 last year's 16-11 squad.
riefs
Is offer
iketball
rd to besides Andy Griffith
*1 Basketball three on three
program has included only
o add some new programs
id co-recreational tennis) to
at were received last spring
;e basketball," Eric Stein,
Sports said.
entry deadline of Tuesday.
and women and are open to j
ifth in meet
h in the 400 meter hurdles at
s in Austin, Texas this past
as 50.42 seconds, just two
id Lee of Southern Illinois.
n Nuggets
ear s Gamecock basketball
lver Nuggets of the National
lave reached an agreement
ces of Hordges.
rafted last year by the Hulls,
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> Gamecocks
1 the USC Women's tennis
AIAW national playoffs last
dy Cougars >plit six singles
n AIAW title hattored when
\ and seventh in the nation).
> five teams in the country,"
is. "Brigham Young just has
ond to Southern Cal "
imecocks were defeated by
i an impressive 22-2 record.
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