Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Kev Junior When you watch long enough, the s< the offensive or ck doesn't seem to somehow finds its v the basket or throw Or. a situation ar be at a crossroad ? comeback, to cut a That s when Damn pull do-Mi the neces Steadily, calmly, "A lot ot things pound forward sail them back up. l'n Fredrick < VbO 8i i shooter like that "I can shoot from so my shots come e you've got to look i what I did." Anyone who look see the junior foi Carolina's biggest { (including a team 1 for 8 shooting from with Clemson, 29 against Florida St. Dame. The final statist teammates could e The Springfield, \ rebounds per conte was even more im highest single-sea basketball history' "I try to stay as 1 KfifirHUl1 **: . y .7 Wmr^WMMm KB^kitiraHHS' ,imm I. . it u Layups line inn n highest field goa 1% rm van Forward Is Si By JIM CORBETT Asst. Sports Editor Carolina basketball and Kevin Darm< lene becomes familar. A missed snot ifensive board produces a rebound t belong to anyone. But the basketl /ay into the grasp of Darmody to be pu n to a guard breaking down court. ises during a game where USC appear: - ready to extend a lead or allow a tean big deficit or slowly fade away to deft odv emerges to hit that key jump shot sary rebound. predictably. Kevin Darmody at his bei 1 do go unnoticed, I think," the 6-7, d. "I get some trash rebounds and 1 not the flashy type player that Z N.CAA leading scorer at USC) is, a fit the outside. I don't take that many sh< very now and then. I'm the kinda guy t it the stats at the end of the game to ed at the statistics from last year wo rward compiling his best statistics 'ames.Twenty -six points and 13 rebou ia i r: * ^~ iiigu iu uuaiub in nit; liibi uiuiuiiup ai the field in the second) in a pair of gar points and 18 rebounds in two gar and a team high eight rebounds at Nc ics are more indicative of the man asily call Prudential, as in solid as a rc fa. native averaged 10.7 points and st last season, but his shooting percent ipressive. Darmody recorded the sec son field goal percentage in Caro with a .592 percentage. ; consistent as I can," the former Bis ppraj mpj gBBSB HB ?0&j!K^m& ;:|^^H ^nBjjjj|^ ;<:;: jjft ^HmH igM * j^BhaH^^SP fp^ T .^SF ' ' ' ^iiffiVffliH" " 'r" elped Darmody recordt^^^^^T i) percentage (.592) in USC history. mody ready, Ret O'Connell, Va. standoui played until I see the sU long as we win the game >dy Darmody was stead ?n sophomore center Jim nai helped Carolina to a 1' >all thanded shooter will re 1 *n player, along with juni( team's only two-letter v 5 to leader this year, lto "I've gotta be a leadc ;at- major said. "I'm the oi 1 or I've got to set a good < court, off the court, tal t- their school." To Darmody, leaders 203 setting examples, hustl put winner and what it take am Darmody has been a lent basketball memories a basket as a small ch )ts, practice at the same gc hat first organized basketb; see Next followed a stella u|d he was the D.C. area i i? named to three high scl tids Metro team. Coach d 7 basketball facilities and nes down here") combined nes Dame, Virginia and Vill tre Once here, Darmody and bad feelings surrou his eventually led to the ir>lr ??: ?? *: ? ~ ? ? icaigiiuiiuu cii me cu 61 roommate Kevin Dun] a8e difficult freshman year and 2.7 rebounds per lina Emeritus. Then came last year' hop own steady performan vmm blocked shots and a se Spj Fredrick. Mention his gpj readily admits a deficie life ' 'That's the weakest p rji quickness and alertnes nnrf f >.n f i/\ti nn *v*?i r ^iiuauuiiuiiiuj paiu j time ? on defense. I "And if I want to pla work at." On defense, Darmo< teammates, which tak "That's where your me If you're not mentally Darmody's greatest didn't play in, last y? Darmody sat out the g win. "I felt just as mu< they won the game, an< B?g?l|j ||||g|j^HHHBjM3^H|||WB^K^oH^S||^yB ?m "-KI m I yf ;> 11 III idy To Lead I t said. "I never know how well I've lj|g T roollv Hnn'f urnrrv ah/'int that as IfcO. 1 ? uu" v """J ' * ?p y in his support of Fredrick and SB my Fos^r, USC's top scorers who lo 7-10 reco last season. But the lefturn as tl ?team's most experienced ^ ^ >r guard Gerald Peacock, and as the |p| dinner. Darmody knows he must be a Mf j ;r," the Business-General Commerce Idest guy here with Gerald Peacock. 1 j example for these players ? on the JRy Iking to them, helping them out with jpjp hip 4 'means going out on the court and ?; ing, show them what it takes to be a m s to win in college basketball." winner most of his life, but his early S ire of shots being short of his home| ild and later of spending hours of >al. At eight years of age he joined his , all league. r c reer at Bishop O'Connell, where ||;. leadine soorer as a senior and was lool All-America squads and the All- |j| Frank McGuire, USC's excellent |j the warm South ("I like the weather |g|j to lure "Darmo" away from Notre g|^ inova to attend Carolina. found political turmoil, controversy, nding the legendary McGuire, which Naismith Hall of Famer's forced jd of the year. Darmody credited CQr leavy for helping him through his * mhinVi cqui him auoraOA A 1 tmintc . , n>uv? """ - ^yi game under USC's present Coach ^ l s pleasantly suprising season and his ce, which included the team lead in j,jj cond place showing in steals behind j : defense, however, and Darmody toj ncy. >oint of my game right now, defensive F >s," he said. "That's a lack of con- j Hiat's where I break down most of the tov y a lot this year that's what I have to ^ SOI dy concentrates on helping out his es more than physical conditioning. ^ ntal preparation comes in for a game. acj prepared, you might as well hang it j thrill in basketball came in a game he ^ iar'supset road win over Marquette. , ame with the flu but still cherishes the pfl :h a part of that team as they did when ^ d that was my biggest thrill." mwm BKNZ55K $<M 11111 M J^B j^||pB .^| amvmmnm^ Mmm. ? v~-' igp ^ "' /^-^ "I've gotta be a leader" says the 6)armody's personal goals are simpl ltributions I want to make towards i do in matter of points, in mattei stle, steals ? anything I can do like i," Darmody said. 'Or/' he continued, "if it requires n d encouraging the guys in front of n do anything I can to make this team JSC's goal this year is a NCAA tour Darmody. His own future personal g :eer in professional basketball, e rope, and becoming a Certified Publ )armody admires former Gamecocl glish and Brian Winters, both N] vard secondary degrees from Caro II prowess and academic commitl neone do well in sports and well in of people that can go through ( sketball talent, but I like to see peop ademics." Darmody's objective for the season i play my best and reach my potenti n every game we can." With Darmody providing steady ster's young squad, walking off the < a familiar experience for the Game< I I v> r?E3 HHBHj < < 7 Darmody. e and unselfish. "I set ; the team and what I r of rebounds, and in i that to help the team le sitting on the bench le to play good, I will. 4l|| a winner." nament bid according oals include a possible ither in the NBA or ic Accountant. c basketball stars Alex BA veterans working lina, for their basketLment. "I like to see academics. There's a school) just on their le come out with some " is simple. "For me it's al in every game, and play for Coach Bill court as a winner may jocks this season. r"n1 I m... m