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Carolina's i - -B 4^ B WM ' hM \ jBK ~|hM .. A Jimmy Foster puts up one-han use faces from Staff Reports Bill Foster unveils his i? basketball team tonight a Coliseum when the Gamec Marathon Oil in an exhibitu 7:30 p.m. Student tickets will be today in the Hussell H<> General public tickets are a the Coliseum ticket office for $ Last year, USC edged Mara 89 in a oreseason exhibition Oil has won the national Athletic Union champion USC's Bill By Tim Gochnaur For the uninitiated, it takes a 4 guy&, uie miners, are ai one < rebounds. At the other end, the and guards, are whipping pass pers. At that end of the floor, the h before the watchful eye of th reporter's questions. The cam< looks up. "Doin* a series," the ' * <?, \ ^ : y ; USC Head Basketball Coach 81 third season at Carolina with a % rien's baskel 0-^-Sglli?,---*- BlS"-S|1Bill liL ? nX' j . <Wl.v >v" ided jump shot from 15 feet out during Marathon Oil ? consecutive years, l( J2-83 men's with a 49-21 record las t Carolina :ocks meet Other members m game at Marathon Oil team, Sergent, include Gre distributed South Carolina State use lobbv. from Western Carolir vailable at 4, Samford; Bud Gre< 51. Dennis Taylor, 6-8, thonOil93- Tony Vann, 6-7, A . Marathon Donald Reece, 6-8, I Amateur Kaminsky, 6-10, I iship four Fowler, 6-9, Georgia 5 H d AA t-oster: ll ye Gener moment to sort out. The big He 2nd of the floor fighting for returr ! smaller guys, the forwards segm< ;es about and shooting jum- assist ho fac ead basketball coach stands ^ e TV camera, answering a *ra runs out of film, and he coach said. "Gonna replace "ei*d ^ colleg teacr fflBlircii ; of tn Blillilffiai can, I've i / M I habit iff g do. /L.^ ':M p "T: IP* "v. jn B those when ill Foster is entering his *|*at 31 25 record... .... .... ***"? ball team' By Johnn USC's i for 20 wi vitation,' Foster. "I'm < entering helm, sai playing e do is do il The Gi from las' sophomc , i guard fr Sanders< Ala. I The on / is not re forward college c , . The t\ I a game last season. basketbi ??"n? ? Washing *ah:mi?4 I Tr.?utmi tuiiiyiii go with ? >78-81, and finished (year. ..WE. dependi) of the 1982-83 got som< coached by Glenn in abilit g Wilson, 6-6, from play a lo /llhArt fl <*??>? ? it* ttlQ " V- lit IJ i; , Vf ^ A/WAMU>9> VXM) 1 U 11 la; Steve Barker, 6- team I tl sr, 6*6, North Park; said. Northern Illinois; The k labama-Hupntsville; reducing Bradley; Frank shooting ^wis; and John will hav Southern. just hav? tars of a wi nJ Wncnit/i / " huddles at mid-court with his p 1 to their work. Practice is a ints of individual and teamwor ant coaches. The head coach obse ;ls it necessary, and occasionally lis players. .LI AM EDWIN FOSTER enters basketball coach at USC this ;iate head coach. His record is 31-: erall. coaches and players, these are 1 :ics. Scandals on the court ai ten the structure and integrity or the player who approaches it vhere some good can be done. hink there are tremendous benefi trough peaks and valleys, the s 'er again and again. I think yc UFArlr ciiK in/if i nrt f U W Ui rv , KJL OUk/JCVllll^ y VJUl OC1I 1UI til think you learn to develop yourst rtant areas," Foster added. "( s one thing we try to do in our p op self-motivation. The other is I r it and be enthusiastic about it." lead coach should have a gras] les and Foster does. OTIVATION," FOSTER SAID, 4 fing to stimulate a person to do j ad hopefully mavbe achieve a seen some players who were so s that they just went beyond whs hinking, enthusiasm ? I think i attributes toward a self-motivat i the player doesn't have to have i he starts sliding down ? he can p t to see these high ideals bear f good players. Foster will be lifinO ic q nr\nfiniiniic nrAnaoc U/Vi 41 l/lllg 1?J U WIIUMUWUO pi lA^VCIO. TV II 's what he's looking for. asically, I go with the 3 A's," tic ability in basketball. A ground and interest. Hopefully, v, we have made clear to that they'r ation, and we expect them to.w.orfc he third thing is attitude and a i shooting for 2 y Boggs & i men's basketball team is "shooting ilk nnj ~ 1 * ?*. i? ma aim d uauuiidi lUUiiidlUClll 111' according to Head Coach Bill expecting a good year," Foster, ||| his third year at the Gamecock d. "We've been getting great effort ^ iround the state. Now all we have to imecocks return all but one player t year's 14-15 team, Foster said the vere involved in an "outstanding" n weight-training program, which Hi ake them stronger on the boards. IT NOW, some of the players are in suape ever, ne saia. we re more ced than we were last year, and lot stronger. Our team is really 3 win." ling for USC are sophomore Mike [ a 7-0 center from Clearwater, Fla.; evin Darmody, a 6-7 forward from fl sld, Va.; junior Jimmy Foster, a 6-8 center from Greenville, S.C.; re Jimmy Hawthorne, a 6-3 guard m rood-Ridge, N.J.; junior Kenny a 6-5 forward from Savannah, Ga.; raa jergenson, a 6-8 forward from |H >c, Wis.; sophomore Duane Ken- W -10 center from Las Vegas, Nev.; ?re Harold Martin, a 6-3 guard from a; senior Gerald Peacock, a 6-0 ^ om Raleigh, N.C. ; and junior Scott )n, a 6-3 guard from Tuscaloosa, jy piayer irom last year s team who turning is Vernia Strickland, a 6-5 , who withdrew from USC to attend loser to his Gadsden, Ala., home. So vo freshmen newcomers to USC's las all team are 6-6 forward Allen jton of Cayce, and 6-0 guard Chris ^ in of Elizabethton, Tenn. rJ se the Gamecocks have several q( iced players, Foster said he will not my set lineup. 4 Fo LL RUN A different lineup sti ng on who we play," he said. "We've su] 3 players who are really fairly equal y, so whoever has a hot streak will it. off ke to use a set lineup, but with this sa (link we'll vary the starters," Foster kx foi eys to a successful season will be * turnovers and improving foul according to Foster. "Our defense e to play better," he said, "and we an. b to prove what we can do." W1 nning coaching subject themselve layers' then they irved into 10-minute -OUR PHILO! k and is run by the prospects, not sus rves, comments when We're going to a ' walks throuch drills HactotKoii cuiio 1 w MuonvwuMii orviiiO. J presence." Foster and his ? his third season as must be approacl year, his 22nd as a player is looking f< 25 at Carolina and 352- want to go to. Fo: wants and show hi ,ough times in college "Tradition is in id in the classroom ? these things ar of poIIpc'p haclfpthnll .-w0w 1I1C UpJAJl lUllliy u the right way, Foster in. "We need to do ts," Foster said. "You When they do, the setbacks, learning to the type of people >u learn the value of job selling the Uni e good of the team. So, when the sel ?lf in some very, very learn their lesson? )ne is self-discipline. rogram. Another is to WE P9 the team approach, to (National Invitati get in the NCAA p on the concepts he I1??, K F and DePaul (All ici ciitc (uuiiauui is a continual process the best they possibly ilH little bit beyond that, spr fariatir with nrartipp V it they could normally 9 you're developing all ^ ion," he said. " That's || ! the pep band around W ml/ Kimcnlf nn : at that. ' willingness to work, to Witti many of th !0 wins' I - hh^h^HHHR jP^H^ uthern player for a rebound in a game it season. Foster said he likes this year's schedule. 3C plays 18 home games and 10 on the ad, facing Holy Cross, Marquette, jPaul and archrival Clemson. 4We have an attractive home schedule," ster said. "I hope we can get more idents to the games and increase the pport, because that is really important. WE'LL BE RUNNING an aggressive ense and aggressive defense," Foster a iH '' \A7 lionn Hivinrr ,"in flnnrc after ^ ^ WW ??v. >se balls, and I think we get an A for ef*t. "I'm pleased with the style of play, and I ink we'll be exciting to watch offensively id defensively," he said. "But only time 11 tell." B pmiosopny s for the good of the team. SOPHY is to recruit good people ? pects ? and develop them to their fullest, ccentuate heavily on the development of 3ut we're also going to accentuate on social staff know that each prospective recruit led in a certain way. Each future college or something special in the school they may ster said he must find out what the player m that Carolina can fill the bill. iportant, who you play, the coaching staff e going to help a player make up his mind. > play and the team style of play also figure l a good ioh and np?r?nlo tr? haf" t> j? o - - r~"r"v vu :y're very impressed with the facilities and in our program. We just have to do a good versity of South Carolina." ling job works, the good players come, they then... veu, rosier said, "we'll get in the NIT onal Tournament). If we do very well we'll (National Collegiate Athletic Association), made a history of that, as have Marquette three teams are independent of any con\ in basketball, as is USO.We need to bring See "Foster" page 22 mm' P." -r'"-^:^~7".-y.^>>v.y;-*^^B gBH^Ki-'^:: 1 ose games decided from time-out strategy. . ? . , . . . B ?K A