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GAMECOCK il M mum mtri 'For as long as I cai uinntoil tn nlnu nwi ? ?iihv?I w ^ vr feels great/ By TRACY HELMS Sports tditor Zam Fredrick's dream ended with a ringing in his ears. Fredriek, who concluded his Carolina basket ball career a few months ago, picked up the phone last Tuesday to discover he had been drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association. It was a moment for which the St. Matthews native had long waited. "FOR AS LONC AS I can remember. I have wanted to play pro basketball." Fredrick, in Columbia to assist in the Hill Foster Basketball Camp, said Tuesday Fredrick, the nation's leading scorer for the 1980-81 season, was surprised to be picked by Los Angeles. "1 really was," said the 6-2, 180-pound guard. "1 hadn't talked to them l>efore the draft, but 1 had heard they were interested in me. "But it really feels great," he continued. "I'm loomng iorwarci u> going to l^A. l don t think 1 could pick a letter place to go. They've really got sonic great guys to play wit h. "I'M Jl'ST READY to go out there and try to make the team." Fredrick - the fifth pick in the draft's third round - said he had hoped to be selected in the second round. By TRACY HELMS Colson has dor Sporta tditof us jn pas| ^ Ray Goff resigned as USC continue to do assistant football coach Mon- Carlen said day to take a similar position at Goff would the University of Georgia. recruiting in G Goff, who was a three-year offensive assistant at Carolina, will become a field recruiter for the Bulldogs. He had been in 4 charge of I JSC's recruiting in / central Georgia in addition to his offensive backfield coach- ^3M ing duties. -. Keith Co\Ron, who v*a? ?crve<\ as h part-time assists. 4 for the I Gamecocks for three yearn, will /ma,m . Ireplace Goff, I JSC Head FootJ ball (bach Jim Carlen said I Tuesday. I "I feel happy for Kay," Carlton said. "It's an honor for him Ito return to his alma mater. I He's a irood. vmimr coiwh arwi r wish him well. "WK If ATE TO SEE an- Keith ( ybody leave, hut we'll do al- ...replarej ri^ht," Carlen added. "Keith I i agto. BBMIB?I it JA iBWH Sk MHktr u i remember, I have basketball...It reallv ?Zam Frederick "Hut there's not much difference in getting picked in the second or third round." he said. "Kither wav. I've imtta im out nnH nlnv to thc? team." The Lakers chose Mike McGee, a guard-forward from Michigan, as their first draftee. Elvis Rolle, a Florida State center, was LA's secondround pick. McGee and Fredrick are expected to compete for a guard spot. "1 THINK MY VERSATILITY will help me a lot,"Fredrick said. "1 can bo a shooting guard, as well as a ball-handler. So being able to adjust to either guard position should really help." A I'SC co-captain last season. Fredrick has some e\tr:i si'fiiritv :ind nrideisinre nbtiiinimr his business degree. "I'm really proud of graduating on time," Fredrick acknowledged. During my first three years at Carolina, 1 had some time to think about the things that I wanted to do. So many professional athletes don't graduate, hut I'm really proud that I did." Fredrick admitted he would enjoy playing with LA's Kareem AMul-Jahaar and "Magic" .Johnson, yet admitted that his top priority is making the team. "I'M LKAVINf; SATURDAY for a mini camp," he said, "and they have another camp in July. So I'll probably be in Los Angeles for most of the summer. "I've been running and playing ball a lot every ves IISC it? a good job for "Almost all of our players ind -ve know he'll from Georgia were signed by real well." Coaches Larry New and Jack that the loss of Kligg," Carlen cited. "The only not hurt USC way that Itay could hurt us eorgia. would lx- in recruiting for Georgia." USC signed nine players from Georgia this spring. nw n i incurs, vvnu graduated 'Ha- from USC in 1977, was a ^ three-year letterman as a lUf defensive back for the (lamecockB. Before joining the f" Carolina staff, he was an assistunt at lirad well Institute. -After meeting with Georgia j Coach Vince Dooley last week, (ioff was admittedly interested in the job at his alma mater, doff, a native of Moultrie, Ga., * was a standout quarterback for Georgia from 1975-76. He was the Southeastern ^ Conference Player of the Year yOlSOn for 1976 and nlaiwl in 4 (ioff Heisman Trophy voting that aeaaon. I -' 'I fcv::!:': c.:ti.\ :;:?^ ?;:^-V;: [-- - -- ?_K j* 3?^ Zam Fredrick was picked in tl day, so I feel like I'm in great shape." Fredrick was one of the three state players selected in the draft. Clemson's Larry Nance was taken by I'hoenix as the draft's 20th player overall. Mike Howard of Wofford was a lateround selection of Washington, Fredrick scored 1781 points during the 1980-81 Tech Hire Former USC basketball as- ~ sistant Hen Jobe Thursday accepted an assistant coaching CilAffC* job at Georgia Tech. wf fS Jolx1. who su'rvofl ?? ???!?< ant under Frank McGuire for five years, will aid Tech Head Bas- Lubert turned c kethall Coach Bobby Cremins. and will return Cremins, who started as season. guard for three seasons under Kish signed McGuire, was head coach at the St. Louis C Appalachian State before day. He will r< suceeding Dwane Morrison at bonus for signii the Tech head post. dinals, whoMra Jobe, A native of Naahville, 11th round last Tenn., served for two years as a Kish came or Denver Nugget's assistant fnr fisr in ih<? after leaving Carolina. He was the 19K1 seaso head coach at S.C. State before saves in the N coming to USC. and one Colleg save. USC PITCHKKS KOIiliY Lubert, a fii Kisli and Dennis Lubert have by the New \ taken different paths in their turned down t i 1.-ii I'twi'imn carccrs. offer and set h Kish decided Saturday to senior year at I. tfive up his senior season at Lubert ranks (lliroliria i ?1 nrilni- <" -11 i:-' " ?"'C. ?""> ail-lllllt' Will IIHl professional baseball, while Johnson City few ft ' I T? |M?H ? mHHHB *l#fc^' Hh IW* ^ J> - WWM Hfek ''%vy.. . a?s VHBBrw^^Hn fit "'' BBjgg.v/ x ^g^BijMEl^^HgBHM^' iB<<^ ki V" 1 ^r i*\ p n tie NBA draft by Los Angeles. < I ? season, playing ia all 27 games. His 28.9-per-game aver;ig<s earned him the national scoring title. Fredrck went 300-591 frnm field for a .508 percentage, and hit 181 of 223 free-throws for an >llpercentage. Fredrick became thf 14th USC player drafted by an NHA team. t' I js iobe ~ ~ sui'iered three post-season losses in 1981. Briefs IJfiC FIRST BASEMAN Jim Cu I was named Friday to the University Division Academic lown a pro offer All-America team for the i to USC next second straight year. (Jurl, a senior from Albany, a contract with Ga j was one of two players who lardinals Satur- earned the honor for two 'ceive a $15,000 straight years. ig with the Car,fted him in the <^arolina outfielder Paul Hoi Tuesday. named to the second J i strong in relief U'* ml Last season, Hollins was final stretch of a tnfrd-team selection. n, earning two Ourl, who posted a 3.44 averICAA regionals in management, batted .IM7 ;e World Series dui^ng the past season. He hit 17 jome mns and drove a school 'th-round draft recird 74 runs in fork Yankees, he team's first ]! iu uiirhtu *\n V?iu 1 H ^llll*.I.A * /in " ?* r * v7on;i wtt? jh ISC. narieri Monday to the United M fifth on I JSC's Stages women's basketball with 22, but the tea*n for the 1981 World " , N.C. native University Games.