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/ The Great Wall, Mr. M p* rm. f _1 mi ssy uavia aerry The Great Wall of China towers above its immediate surroundings and is, for the most part, impossible to topple from its sturdy base. And according to Mike Brittain, the Wall also sets a mean pick on a back door play. Brittain, Carolina's 7-0, 210-pound center, has firsthand knowledge of the man the Chinese call "Mr. Mu," a 7-5, 350pound center for the People's Liberation Army team, after playing against Mu during the Gamecock basketball team's Far Rnst tour The tour, sponsored by the State Department and arranged by USC President James Holderman's office, took Coach Bill Foster's squad to five countries in two weeks with stops long enough to play games, hold clinics and see sights. "I want to thank Dr. Holderman and everyone in his office for this opportunity because it was the trip of a lifetime, " Foster said. "It was just super. We did so much in such a short time. I also felt it was good public relations. People in other countries went out of their way to make us feel at home. We got along well," Foster said. During the side trips and fanfare were seven basketball games against national teams from the Philippines, Japan, Hong Kong, South Korea and China. The Gamecocks breezed through the brief schedule, falling only to South Korea and Mr. Mu's China team. "The Asia team had the best shooter I've ever seen in Le Chung He. He was incredible. I asked the coaches who taught him to shoot and they said 'he was born to shoot.' I believed it, too," Foster said. Chung He connected on 10 consecutive shots from the 20 to 25-foot range to lead the Koreans to a four-point victory over Carolina. Foster said that deadeye performance, however, paled before the efforts of the Wall - 32-year-old Mr. Mu. 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"He's not only the biggest player I've ever played against, he's the biggest person I've ever seen. He!s really graceful; uui ne s so Dig, you can i move mm. He gets me jod done, said Kendall. "The attendance at the games was good. 1 think the largest crowd was around 8,000 and that was against the Red Army. However, we were televised all over the country which was really nice. I think it was a good experience for our freshmen to play seven games in that type atmosphere," Foster said. The team returned to Columbia June 5, complete with filmed memories and souvenirs. For most of the travelers^ the trip was over, but for Foster there was still a public relations matter to take care of. "We had someone over there shooting (filming) the guys, not only in game situations, but walking around, seeing the sights and meeting people. When it's fully developed, I plan on showing it to the team, letting them see themselves in action. 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