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Intramural basketball poll SBA tops IBy Jim Corbett Staff Writer What do you get when you combine the Twin Towers, a special brand of "court sense" and proven winning ways? For the Student Bar Association the hope that this combination will again give them the Men's Intramural Basketball Championship. The defending champions lead off the first Gamecock Intramural Basketball poll of the season, and with good reason. Center Bill Weeks (6'10") and forward Graig Bowers (6'9") form an imposing duo that led SBA to an undefeated season last year. AHr] rtnint onarH loprv Thonc inH fn? mor Hqrr>o/"v<lf 14 KVIV* pVkllV VI UVi * J A 1IVUU C4I1V* IVI ItlVft V?M?IBWVVI* forward Kevin Greevy to the squad, and SBA can only be described as loaded. SBA has clicked for three wins in the young season, not including Thursday's games. After opening with a forfeit win over Beta Alpha Psi, SBA exploded to rout Army ROTC 96-46. Kevin Greevy led the way with 21 points and Jerry Theus chipped in 17. Bill Weeks then tallied 14 points as SBA upped their record to 3-0 with a 68-49 win over Air Force. OMEGA PHI PSI holds down the second position in the poll. The Que's are fresh from last semester's Intramural Holiday Basketball Classic triumph and that momentum could carry over into the regular season. Omega relies upon the inside play of Derrick Pinckney and Terry Scott, who scored 32 points in the Holiday Classic I championship game. Mike Lawyer provides the outside shooting for Omega, who has a deep bench which they can call on. Depth will have to be the Que's secret weapon if they are to challenge for the championship. THE EMPIRE is a newly organized independent team that has experience despite its lack of tradition. The former Maxcy duo of Rico Williams and Laverne Keels along with captain Milton Dawkins give the Empire experience on the floor. The Empire will rely on balanced scoring and a fast break attack in their quest for the championship. ? ? | LMroimasn I FlyinqDutc By Richard Meyers Sportv Editor Carolina Head Basketball Coach Bill Foster was worried before Wednesday night's USC-Hofstra game that his ballclub might be thinking ahead to Saturday's clash with Notre Dame instead of concentrating on the Flying Dutchmen As it turned out, Foster had little to worry about as USC notched its third consecutive victory with a 90-72 thrashing of Hofstra. For the fourth straight game, guard Zam Fredrick led the Gamecocks in scoring with 39 points, continuing his hot shooting streak. BUT COACH Foster was pleased with the overall team rAl Gamecock guard Kevin Dun/oavy goes up for a shot against Hofstra Wednesday night. Dunieavy had 11 assists in Carolina's 90-72 victory. (Photo by John Parneli) Gamecock Keels and Williams were the big guns as the Empire smashed Chi Psi II 66-29 and edged by the Gonads 48-40. Keels had 33 points and Williams 28 in the two triumphs. SIGMA NU IS in the fourth spot in the poll. Sigma Nu is a veteran team which can run-and-gun or set up to play a patterned offense. Versatility will be a definite asset for Sigma Nu, who must compete in the tough fraternity division to reach the playoffs. Six-foot four Bob Parker provides muscle inside, outside shooting and deft passing for Sigma Nu. Guard Bill DeLoache is effective on his jumpers, and his three point shooting ability could make him a dangerous threat in the waning seconds of the game. Scrappy Steve Slack provides hustle and defense for Sigma Nu. THE WIZARDS are another independent team that will make a run for the championship. Checking in at the number five spot, The Wizards have a collection of height and depth that will make them a key factor especially during playoff time. Six-foot nine Pat Morbitzer is a proven scorer, having averaged over 28 points a game last season until an injury sidelined him before the playoffs. Point Guard Carter Kyle is a good penetrator and assist man, while guard Mike Chibbaro is a deft three point shooter. rormer Carolina waiK-on Jim needy ana tne captain 01 last year's quarterfinalists, Irmo Alumni Carry Oswald, gives the Wizards depth. Intramural Basketball Poll 1) STUDENT BAR ASSOCIATION 3-0 2) OMEGA PHI PSI 1-0 ; 3) THE EMPIRE 2 0 j 4) SIGMA NU 10 5) THE WIZARDS 2 0 6) KAPPA SIGMA 2 0 7) LA MACHINE 2 0 8) SIGMA ALPHA EPSILON 2 0 9) THE SPARTANS 0-1 10) HEARTBREAK HOTEL 3-0 uu is uvwri hmen90-72 effort, not just Fredrick's accomplishments. "There were a lot of heroes for us? Zam of course; (Kevin) Dunleavy with his 11 assists (a career high); (Jimmy) Foster with his arebounding," Foster said. "I like the way (Kevin) Darmody is playing now; also Billy Bessoir coming off the bench is playing well." Hofstra Head Coach Dick Berg felt his team was totally outplayed as the Flying Dutchmen's record dropped to 7-9. "I thouoht wp would nut mnrp nrf?ssiiro nn thnm hut thpv broke well and physically they beat us." FREDRICK MISSED his first two field goal attempts of the contest, then connected on his next six in a row to stake Carolina to a 14-8 lead. Hofstra was slow getting back on USC's fast break midway through the half, and the Gamecocks took advantage of it. Carolina tallied five layups in as many minutes to increase their lead to 33-16 with 5:40 remaining in the half. Darmody collected a slam dunk and reverse layup to help Carolina to a 22 point halftime lead. Fredrick scored 22 points in the half and Dunleavy contributed seven assists to give USC their 46-24 margin after 20 minutes of play. The Gamecocks shot 67 percent from the floor in the half while totaling 15 assists in what Foster called probably the best statistical half of the year. FOSTER'S FEAR of USC looking forward to the Fighting Irish picked up some validity at the start of the second half. USC was guilty of six turnovers in less than five minutes of play and the Dutchmen cut the lead and trailed by only 11, 49-38. Foster called two timeouts during that period and offered the starting team an opportunity to watch the game from the bench if they continued their sloppy play. "We kind of let up at the start of the second half," Jimmy Foster said. "Coach Foster told us if you want to let up, we ,i iL I m uaii pui in uit: fcevunu hit nig. "I think we came out a little bit too cocky early in the second half," Dunleavy said. Whatever the reason for their poor play, returned to their first half form after the second timeout. JIMMY FOSTKR'S dunk with 9:07 left in the contest gave USC a 67-47 lead. Carolina coasted the rest of the game to their 12th win in 19 outings. The freshmen dominate^ squad needs only four more wins in their final e^ght regular fce^Oil fcarriqs to e>qual last year's 16-11 mark. !*! i i ' I ! 1 H !Tl 1 ' i 1 1 ! < ) I ! > Fredrick's 39 points came on 19 field goals, (two short of tying John Roche's record for most field goals in a game) and one free throw. Jimmy Foster was the only other player in double figures for the Gamecocks with 12 points. Holmes and Foster each were credited with four assists. Foster led all rebounders with 11. Center Gery Cheslock and David Taylor tied for the top scoring honors for Hofstra with 15 points. Forward Lionel Harvey garnered 14 points and guard Dan Rumph added 13 points. wmmmm?mmmm?m?mm?mmmimm?mm?mmmmnmmKim?mmmm?mmm?mmmm?mmmwmmtmmmmmmmrnmmmmmm poll The Wizards used depth to wear down the Spartans 61-56 anrl tn tmnnpo Cirtmn Phi II no in n*u,.j *n V...V. ?V k> VUI1VV uiglliu VIII It IO-JI. IT1W1 UIU.C1 llrfU '?Z puillld and Kyle 30 in the two wins. KAPPA SIGMA is another team that will rely upon depth to win. THe sixth-rated team is led by guard Dennis Crocket and Center Tom Wallace. Crokett had 14 and Hampton Chandler 13 points in a 55-37 win over Sigma Phi Epsilon. Richard Curtis recorded 20 in a 67-52 triumph over Pi Kappa Alpha. Kappa Sig will have to be seriously considered a contender for the championship. NUMBER SEVEN this week is another independent entry, La Machine. La Machine is another team that does not rely upon one scorer. John Fountain is an excellent outside shooter who can run the offense, while Ed Burgess is the leading scorer for La Machine. Burgess had 22 points as they squeaked by the Gonads 5451, and Fountain scored 13 points in a 67-57 victory over the Taste Buds. SIGMA ALPHA Epsilon is the number-eight team. SAE is led by Adger Rice, who sparked SAE into the Intramural Football Finals. SAE has been impressive so far this season, relying on U~1 1 : 1 A j-r ml 1 1 uctiaiiuuu scoring anu team ueiense. i riey nave recorded two win so far, a 64-29 thrashing of Zeta Beta Tau, and a 5750 victory over Sigma Chi. THE SPARTANS pull in as the ninth place team despite their opening setback at the hands of the Wizards. The Spartans, who gained the finals of the Holiday Classic, were hampered by eight penalty points for being late in their game versus the Wizards. The Spartans are led by forward Howard Graig and guard Michael Keels in the scoring department. The Snartans arp hnrtinu r?n th#? hpn^h thniioh- u,ith nnli; civ players, they will have to have superior performances from each player if they are to seek the championship. THE HEARTBREAK Hotel rounds out the Gamecock top ten. The Hotel has notched three victories in three atempts. The Hotel squeaked by the Horseshoe 48-38, destroyed Douglas I 82-26 and subdued Douglass 3rd 61-36. The Hotel features balanced scoring and a defense anchored by Andre Christie. i wmijmb / * * > f A flying Peacock Sophomore guard Gerald Peacock passes off to a teammate as he glides over a downed Flying Dutchman. (Photo by Chip Lowell)