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Three v Foster' By Tracy Helms Staff Writer South Carolina's new ba: may noi be running a fostei still must rear some youthful Bill Foster, who succ McGuire at the Gamecock 1 last season, is faced with a rc task, as he inherits only tl from last year's 16-11 squa< Zam Fredrick, Kevin Dunle Darmody ? will be joined b transfer, six freshmen rec: walk-ons. Co-captains Fredrick and be reinforced at the guard p Peacock, a 6-0 sophomore Brevard Junior College. L averaged 4.3 points last freshman reserve, will be joi freshmen Brad Jurgenson Foster. Jurgenson, a 6-8 forw Manitowoc, Wis., while Fost< is from Greenville's Wade School. A TRIO of 6-6 freshmen ?! Billy Bessoir and Bob Hor guard Scott Sanderson, alon walk-ons ? Chris Nastopouli Henry Atkins and Terry Sma out the squad, which has bee the nation's youngest. A maj the team is height, or rather t 4<\A1c* pan't r?nm? nff thn K TV V .VUII V WIUV V/Al Vllt LT but we hope to get some help and defense," Foster said Duke to the NCAA finals ii playoffs again last season. " to rebounding, we're going t time against some of the schedule, not only in height and experience as well. Starl freshmen in the trenches d any easier. "Our shooting will be a fac f n.:? ? A; w*j iciic una ht'abun, cumin "We've simplified our offen: T alent* I Mi' ".v^ JKrelBBgSMM^^^^^M >&S?3 N Va:v. All American She/in Fost upon to provide insidi Gamecocks. veterans h s kiddie o loorninn nw/\?/?r.n ? ivui 111115 j;i uccos U keep everybody he sketball coach things going for us? * home, but he players. FROM ALL ear :eeded Frank first-edition of a Ga lead post after will be chnrartpri >ugh rebuilding by a running offensi hree returnees "There is a mis* i. That trio ? that if you're younf avy and Kevin said. "Ixion't belies y a sophomore down some, but I pr ruits and four "Our thinking is teams down the fl< advantage for ou nimlpovv t.Mll 0oftirio tHo holl ir, ^MIIIV/U * J TV ill tllV I7UII III -osts by Gerald quickly, we minim transfer from pressed, and that'; )armody, who squad." season as a ned up front by FOSTER ADMII and Jimmy tinue his style of in nrH hailc fmm as possible in each j ?r, a 6-9 center, Hampton High "That has alway he reflected. demanding game, Kenny Holmes, out there pacing ne ? and 6-3 effort the ent g with the four means using a lot oi us, Jim Reedy, The Gamecocks 11 l \ ? in ? win round "cuncaud^ wigm s in described as Asheville, after at ior problem for road. Aside froi he lack of it. Marshall which 4,sl noticed some imp nnnk ntUU nnfinrfc ciiv.il wmi . with quickness , who carried "I liked the waj n 1978 and the end," Foster said < When it comes in Friday's 73-69 o have a tough Western Kentucky teams on our way to go. It is goii Kilt in oUnMrttU offnrt f r\r? no n r\r\ WUl Ml Dll CU^UI vtiw v ?v? uo IV dW ting a couple of accomplish this ye, oesn't make it expect every time havethat just tosta tor in how well Kevin Darmody ued the coach. attack against WK se to make the rebounds. 1 j ea trio poi 1 lie: wir jun Pa he? kej ret F the qui acc F Cai top U< wh reb S cor Cai F brc bro a K _ r<m woi er will once again he relied q strength for the Lady my vvai a lc orps I little easier. We need to althy and have as many I ': ?r> wt: i uiy c*an. ' , ly indications, Foster's ||??|jjj|i mecock basketball team BpffeS ed not only by youth, but 5 as well. ^Bgp| :onception in basketball t trmi ?' K W j, jiuu can i i mi, r usici /e that. We might slow it efer not to. ^H? ;, if we can beat other >or, we might create an rselves. Also if we're ^Bff i play and up the floor ize our chances of being W s got to help our young m that he will con- gg* voiving as many players SiT- s been my philosophy," |S rhis is a physically and I don't want people themselves. We need a ire 40 minutes and that |j| f players." lMi? carry a 1-3 record after 85-57 victory over UNC>sorbing three losses on ff?P^' Ti Monday's 116-85 loss to . 4 locked" him, Foster has ^ rovements in the early 1 ' we fought back at the }f the Gamecocks' effort season-opening loss to "But we've got a long ig to take more than just nmni:?u i im ii pi inn w i i<i i wi* uupt? 10 ar. Effort is something I Co-Cs we play ? we have to Hollar y competitive." sparked the Gamecock Utili; U with 23 points and six the G; r oster wer USC By Liz Chandler ion writer ^he success of the 80-81 Lady Game* > primarily in a triangle of power f ining returners, Sheila Foster and lior transfer Frani Washington, acc< m Parson. iesides relying on the team's ability t ilthy, and learn week by week, Fart i players will be very important to th< 'he Gamecocks' sixth place national urners as well as the recruits, accord 'oster, Johnson and Washington will entire 40 minutes, and will be joim ility players in order to maintain tin f/v On uium^ IU i ciiowiiA. 'OHMINCi ONE corner of the tr -olina's top scorer, averaging 16.4 pc rebounder, averaging 10.5 a game. ! )5 points and 708 rebounds in two ich threaten to break the school's ounding records. erving as co-captain this season, icern in life right now is to "be numfc -olina." 'oster attributes her success to picl ther and high school coaching. "I ither and the guys a lot and I still do. I reat high school coach my first two i my junior year that was even ruited by coach Parsons. She's th< tr," Foster said. EKING A floor leader, helping out w ping everybody mentally up will be the team, according to Foster, and sh hey come. 'oster has no set plans for the future r years at Carolina, but will consider iketball. "If I'm drafted I'll play. I'll bblea ball," Foster said. A the second corner of the power tr elyn Johnson, sister of Los Angeles I /in "Magic" Johnson oorliwl AC-7 U.M III^; to# j/iMim d> it 11 111111111 UIM team is in a comfortable spot being 1 would "rather be ranked sixth thai 11 always be striving to get to the top. ohnson Icels that basketball ranks ^ ication and graduating, hut values Ik k combined with a little "Magic" i cess, she said I didn't work that hard as a child, h talent in junior high school 1 starter uted to learn everything 1 could abou ?t from my brother just by watching JEx^; / ??# %t a j. J^hRHbR* i ^SBnX a ?... lptain Kevin Dunleavv dribbles past G id) zing a size advantage, Iona downed Fredri( amecocks 79-69 Saturday in what Jurgen termed a "sporadic" showing. Zam fense. )'s Lady Gai those guys but my brotl :ock basketball team too old. So I played with ormed by two letter- "My high school coa Evelyn Johnson, and pick up a lot on my ording to head coach Carolina," Johnson add Till*" FAKT lirml/ mmrns a l li./ 1 Ml V-tm v,U o work together, stay very important to the I ;ons feels these three to Johnson. "We've go ?team. when one person is off a ranking is due to the said. ing to Parsons. Johnson says her role need to play almost to heln out with the rel ed by two other high and taking her shot wh< ?ir f'fth place status, lx? fairly evenly distr passing moi e than her s Becoming a pro bas iaiigle, Foster was thoughts. "I'm not that lints a game, and the to concentrate on getti She has accumulated But if I'm offered goo< seasons ? numbers Johnson said. career scoring and tw thirH in Washington who trans! Foster says her top reasons, where she was >er one before I leave "Frani is an importar of exploding with 25 p c-up games with her ability," Parsons said, use to play with my Washington averagec picked up a lot . I had and scored set a gan years and got a new against Tennessee, anot better. Then I was A tremendous "need t ?. best college coach for coming as far as sh compete constantly. F< ith the rebounds and gained success, I becarr Foster's major role "When I was young je will take the points families' children. At fi practiced. I ran hom< ? except to finish her everywhere so when it c playing professional I could win," Washingto play as long as 1 can A GOOI) high school c continue her success a iangle is sophomore knee, spurred Washingt* ,akers All Pro guard Washington is strivir shooting, and being a i 1 year, Johnson feels glad to be included in t anked sixth and says portant but I do feel 1 on l nno nr I vi n Iwnnco thn !???11 /\i<f ? l<-?t everybody excited," Wa ;econd to getting her The three forwards e >th very highly. Hard Tech. Tennessee, and s responsible for her Dominion, among other? It we can sta\ withir ?ut 1 began to realize should be able to pull 1 working harrier and gained a lot through re t the game. I learned Dominion, for example 1 wanted to play with much for us not to win." IBPr * * "r i Oli inn, _ '""' mmW^WSSSSBBBBiWKK9&F !* ersid Peacock. (Photo by Kyle :k pumped in 24 points and Brad son added 14 to propel USC on of- > I necocks Ani? llf/M ll/4n ' l/Af tVt/\ k^vrkn.tn^ ? L, ... . iti m/unin l uri illir iKXclUSU uit;^ were i guys more my caliber. ch didn't know too much so I had to own, and then I was recruited by ed. mbined with outside shooting will be ,ady Gamecocks (his year, according it a lot of great outside shooting and nother one can pick up the slack," she ; this year with the Gamecocks will be bounding, passing to the open olaver mi it's there. She feels the scoring will ibuted and plans to emphasize her ;hooting this year. ketball nlaver has entered Evelyn's miere;;ieu now, my main concern is ng us back into the final four again. :1 money in my senior year I'll go," the triangle is formed by Frani r~ f a-A- r ? - lciicu iium vjihu oiaie lor personal named a Kodak Ail-American, it addition to our team. She is capable lamfc Vinn ??* ? pviiho aiiu uaa u CUICIIUUUS JUIIiping 1 23.6 points per game at Ohio State ?e-high scoring record of 39 points her nationally ranked team. o be the best" is Washington's reason le has. "I've always had this need to >r a while it was an obsession. As I le capable of controlling this drive. my brother and I would race other i ?..i,i ? i?* lai, i tuuiu never ueat anyooay, so I ? from school and ran just about ;ame time to race during the holidays n said. oach and the need to prove she could fter suffering torn cartileges in her on on to play college ball. ior mree nasic things: passing, motivating force on the team. "I'm hat triangle. 1 don't feel I'm so imm contribute some things. I'd like to help in the scoring, and try to keep s'hington said. xpeot strong games with Louisiana the 79 80 National Champions Old i ten points ol the bigger teams we off the win," Johnson said. "We've criiiting and haven't lost much Old . has gained too but they've lost t<x?