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By Johnny Boggs
It has been difficult to sta;
Head Basketball Coach Bill
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"I'm doing as much as tl
Foster said, "and I'm doing
strength-wise with the team
Foster suffered a heart att
upset Purdue Dec. 11 and
bypass surgery a few days
since then, holding his first
at the Roost yesterday.
"I REALLY don't have a i
able to come back," Foste
myself and what I am capab
The 52-year-old native of
one-and-a-half miles twice a
"It's difficult to stay awa;
ready to coach at this pbini
ching a lot of basketball gar
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allowed to do for recruiting
can fly. If I can, I'll go o
(Kanaskie) off."
There have been rumi
universities took advantag
telling potential recruits ttu
would be in disarray becaiu
prevent him from coaching.
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night's basketball game at the
isses coa
y away from basketball, but I
Foster said he wants to be fi
caching again.
le doctors will allow me to d
as much as I am capable of do
and basketball program."
tack shortly after the Gameco
underwent quadruple coron
\ later. He has been recover
press conference over break!
timetable yet as to when I will
r said. "It is up to the doct<
le of doing."
Norwood, Pa., said he is walk
day at "a brisk pace."
y," he said, "but I know I'm
t and time. Right now, I'm v
nes, but as far as when I'll cc
iting prospects are all Foste
. "I don't know whether or n
n the road, and we'll pull ?
ws that coaches from ot
;e of Foster's heart attack
it Carolina's basketball progi
?e Foster's heart condition w<
iv shootinc
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JBy^p
:ks Florida State's Michael Ji
i Coliseum. The Seminoles beat
iching, plan
"I've heard about it," he sj
? hard to think anybody would
illy ^ un*vers*ty responsible
FOSTER SAID he didn't noti
?>" until the night of the Purdue ga
'tog "I didn't feel too good at hall
had been a lot of games when
cks time. I just passed it of fas a vii
ary "By the second half, I was
i?g was short of breath and needec
fast
"AFTER THE GAME, I tall
a pain in my chest. I went bacl
I be i got very uncomfortable.
)rs? "I was laying on the floor, st
thp phnipp fn unhornn onpit<
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iHg Foster had, but he said he thou
not ??i TOOK the one I thought
^at- to get back and do what I want
,me "I got a lot of calls from sc
tack," Foster said. "I think i
coaches, especially basketb
r is volatile nature of the game,
pt I "(Maryland Coach) Lefty
lurt said he felt bad about the waj
someone, 'Geez, I hope I dor
-her got.'"
by Foster said he also recei
'am coaches and people who had u
>uld "I plan to be back," Fost*
question."
I lifts Semin
ohhnton't shot daring Wednesday
the Gemecocks 90-85 in overtime.
s return
aid, "but it's all hearsay. It's
resort to that, but I wouldn't
f, just the coach.
ice any problem with his health
ime.
'time," Foster said, "but there
11 didn't feel too good at half
rus.
feeling very uncomfortable. I
I water.
ked to the team briefly and felt
c to do the radio show, and then
ill hoping it was only a virus."
;ry was only one of the options
ight it was his best choice.
would give me the best chance
edto do," he said.
ime coaches after the heart atit
caused an awareness among
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Driesell called one night and
j his team was playing and told
ft have the same thing Foster
ved a lot of mail from fans,
ndergone the same operation,
jr said. "The when is the only
oles past U
By Tim Gochnaur
The Florida State Seminoles
point scoring of Mitchell Wigg
overtime victory over USC
night. The Gamecocks' recon
14-5, while the Seminoles imprc
"For myself, I'm embarras
sure the rest of the team is <
But it's our fault/' said Jimm?
had 19 points and eight rebounc
"We lost the game. The co
excellent job preparing us. W<
game," Foster said.
"THEY OIJT-RF.ROI IMriRT
"That's one of our keys, and w
The biggest rebound of the gai
took my arm off and no foul wa
Florida State started the g
unanswered points, and Ca
score until a Mike Brittain ti
made it 6-2.
The Gamecocks fell behind b
mainly because of Wiggins
jumpers.
Near the end of the first half,
after a Seminole pass and kn
Michael Johnson into a press
was awarded the ball, and Wigg
jumper at the buzzer to put the!
42-41 at halftime.
USC ACTING Head Coach
wedel and Seminole Coach J
traded a few heated words in
scorer's table and were sepai
referees before going to thei
lot'ncr rooms.
As the second half began, Ca
out to a 47-42 lead. A Foster k
gave the Gamecocks their big
the night, 53-47.
After quick scoring by 1
Point guard t
By Andrew Miller
Leadership is an aspect of ba
does not show up as a numeric;
any scorebook. It is a quality fe
players possess. Gerald Peacc
the few who have it.
For the past two seasons
Peacock has shown the poise a
necessary for an effective poii
controls the ball and the game
calls offensive plays.
Much of the team's succesi
tributed to this senior from F
His defense and improved oufc
have helped Carolina attain a 1'
"He means a lot to the t?
guard Jimmy Hawthorne ss
handles the ball well. He's a <
and an all around good point gu
Some have criticized Pea<
hesitation to take the onen shn
has rectified that problem this 3
"I'm looking for the shot mor
did before. I have been a little
the past-te take the shot, but
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USC Head Basketball Coach Bill I
yesterday at a press conference at thi
SC in overtii
another Foster la]
a 66-65 lead.
i rode the 27- with the game ti
ins to a 90-85 Holmes was calle
Wednesday given a technical f
i dropped to three free throws
>ved to 10-7. Carolina called tim
sed, and I'm After FSU turn*
;mbarrassed. scored on an inbo
/ Foster, who an(j USC again cal
... -
?, ... caiiea lor another
aches did an free throw to put F
e just lost the
CAROLINA CA
seconds on the
> us," he said. strategy. Martell
re didn't do it. Foster and fouled
ne, their man with an injured
scalled." Hawthorne came
ame with six throws to send the
rolina didn't at 77.
ip-in at 17:21 USC could do lit
the line in the o
y eight, 30-22, Seminoles hit nine
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Williams was \
, Foster went verdict.
ocked FSU's "We played reall
; table. FSU year Seminole coa<
[ins hit a long seven of our last nir
Seminoles up
"SOUTH CAROL
club with a good
Steve Stein- control the tempo i
oe Williams We went to a zom
front of the control the crowd,
*ated by the offense," he said,
r respective Brad Jergenson
why the Gamectx
irolina raced overtime period,
lyup at 15:35 "Yeah, we fell
;gest lead of Jergenson said. "T
x)th teams,
demonstrates I
take the shot if it's
sketball that He said he feels 1
al statistic in to control the ten
w basketball good defense.
ck is among
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best I can. I try t<
at Carolina, player and play th<
nd character said.
it guard He
s tempo and ^ . P
who can control th
"He's the team
defensively. He gel
"5?^ when we need il'"
K> record junior back-up poin
flm," swing
lid. "Gerald Peacock feels t
?lutch player has been good.
ard." **'So far we look pi
jock for his have a good shot ;
t. He said he said.
fear- Peacock scored
e often than I assists against F1
? reluctant in overtime loss Wee
now I try to thday..
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Photo by Dave Grimley
Foster answers questions
9 Roost.
ne
fup gave the Gamecocks
ed at 73-73, USC's Kenny
d for pushing and also
oul. Vince Martello sank
for Florida State, and
le-out.
ed the ball over, Foster
unds pass from Holmes,
led time-out. Holmes was
foul, and Johnson sank a
SU ahead 77-75.
LLED a time-out with 15
clock to plan its final
o was called for fouling
out. Foster left the game
left thumb, and Jimmy
in to sink the two free
f game into overtime, tied
tie right from the field or
vertime period, and the
free throws in the last 90
jame away.
pleased with the final
4^ 9 9 il 'it
y wen ufiiigni, ine I1IU1*h
said. "We've now won
le."
.INA has a real good ball
crowd. We wanted to
tnd stop their fast break,
e press and felt like to
we had to control their
was at a loss to explain
iks were so flat in the
t good going to OT,"
he shots just didn't fall."
Sea "Gamecocks," page 14
eadership
there," Peacock said.
lis main goal in a game is
lpo on offense and play
every game and play the
j get me Dan 10 an open
e best defense I can," he
nd Peacock said they feel
situations, he's the one
steam.
leader offensively and
Is the big basket or steal
said Scott Sanderson, a
it guard.
he team's performance
retty good, and I think we
at post-season play," he
16 points and had six
lorida State in a 90-85
Inesday on his 22nd bir
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