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Sports
10 Wednesday, March 19, 1986
Foster resign
ODU's Young reportedly
heads list of candidates
By JOHN BOYETTE
Sports editor
ncaci DasKctoaii coacn mil roster ended
weeks of speculation by resigning his position last
Tuesday.
The announcement came less than a week after
the Gamecocks ended their season with a 12-16
mark after losing to Memphis State 100-59 in the
first round of the Metro Conference tournament,
the largest margin of defeat in the tournament's
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s'traight defeats, the longest losing streak since the
1964-65 Gamecocks dropped eight in a row.
Foster met with Athletic Director Hob Marcum at
II a.m. Monday, March 10, to discuss the basketball
program. At Mareum's request, Foster resigned
the next day at 1:30 p.m. Foster had two years remaining
on his contract, but the university reached
an agreement with him whereby he will be paid
$120,830 each of the next two years. Foster's salary
was $70,830. The remaining $50,(KM) is reportedly a
settlement for various camps and clinics l oster conducted
during the off-season.
Foster's assistants ? Rick Duckctt, Dick Stewart
and Ray Jones ? will remain 011 salary until their
contracts expire June 30 of this year.
In last Tuesday's press conference, Marcum made
it clear that he would conduct the search for
Foster's successor. Marcum indicated that he was
interested in looking at several coaches whose teams
arc participating in the National Collegiate Athletic
Association Tournament and the National Invitational
Tournament.
Old Dominion head coach Tom Young appears to
be at the ton of Marcum's list, accordi 11 u to several
published reports. Young guided the Monarchs to a
22-7 mark during the regular season and a berth in
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West Virginia 72-64 in the first round, but was
eliminated 89-61 by top-ranked Duke in the second
round. Young, however, has declined comment
repeatedly when asked if he was interested in USC's
vacancy.
Other top candidates for the job include Ohio
University head coach Danny Nee and Navy head
coach Paul Evans. Nee led his squad to a 22-7
record, while Evans guided the Midshipmen to a
27-4 record and a spot in this weekend's semifinals
of the NCAA's East Regional. Other coaches
rumored to be interested in the job are former USC
and Milwaukee Bucks star Brian Winters, currently
an assistant coach at Princeton, and Indiana Pacers
assistant coach Uonme Walsh, who was formerly an
assistant at USC under Frank McGuire. Virginia
Tech head coach Charlie Moir and Bradley head
coach Dick Versace have also expressed an interest
in the position.
Georgia Tech head coach Bobby Crcmins,
another Gamecock star during the McGuire era, has
taken himself out of the running for the position.
Crcmins renortedlv turned down an nffrr of f\ to
3 million for four years to return to his alma mater,
according to The Atlanta Constitution.
Foster came to USC in March of 1980 after
previous head coaching stops at Bloomsburg State,
Rutgers, Utah and Duke. He compiled a 92-79
record in his six seasons at USC, and his overall
coaching record in 26 seasons is 413-268. Foster is
the only coach in NCAA history to lead four different
schools to 20 or more victories, and his
1977-78 Duke squad reached the finals of the
NCAA Tournament before losing to Kentucky.
Foster's best USC squad was the 1982-83 team,
which posted a 22-9 record and reached the quarterfinals
of the NIT. However, that was the season
F*ostcr suffered a heart attack and spent a good por
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