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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
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rebounds. At the other end, the
and guards, are whipping pass
pers.
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before the watchful eye of th
reporter's questions. The cam<
looks up. "Doin* a series," the
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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
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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
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'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?
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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
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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
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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
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: at that. '
willingness to work, to Witti many of th
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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
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>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
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