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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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"Unbelievable. Unstoppable. He'd post up next to the lane
and there was no way. Mike Brittain would be guarding him
and you couldn't even see Mike behind him," Foster said.
Reserve center Duane Kendall was equally impressed with
Mr. Mu. Kendall reminded one of Fantasy Island"'s Tattoo
standing next to Mr. Roarke when his 6-9, 225-pound frame
was beside the Chinese giant.
"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;
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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. I also hope to arrange for some kind of public showing
for anyone who wants to come," Foster said.
"This was just a super trip, a fantastic experience. I can't
thank everybody involved enough. They bent over backwards
to treat us right, particularly the basketball people
and the leaders of the countries that were responsible for us.
I want to thank them all, Foster said.
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