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C iameeoek basketball lans had a
pleasant surpiise when tins season
stai led
A tew lans miL'hl have miessed thai
lohn Hudson, a junior -college
I transfer, would add scoring punch it)
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Hudson has been a major I'actor in
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this season. 1 110 (> loot-S inch Hudson
leads ilie team in scoring. a\eray
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fhc Anderson native is one ol
head coach George 1 elton's lour topnotch
newcomers this year. He lias
developed into one ol the
Gamecocks' stai plavcis. with
thunderous dunks Ins iiadeniark. He
already has 1 * dunks this season.
Hudson lias been a qualitv player
all over the court. Hut he picks one
pail o! the tiamc as his best.
"I would sii\ m\ inside tame. I hat
is one ol im slront-' points," Hudson
said. "I can tio outside. Hut I like inside
more."
Opponents who like to score near
the basket take a bit: chance when
they shoot the ball neai Hudson. He
can leap with the best ol them.
I 111' ( iimi'i iti k < . I:i. L :t t ill . i-iili'r
who can dominate inside. Hut Hud
son's shot-blockiny skill helps compensate
lor that \oid. He leads the
team in shot blocks this season with
Although Hudson said his \eitical
jump has never been measuied, spc\
tators who saw I SC pla\ Memphis
State this past Monda\ can I est 11 \ to
lus jumping abilit\.
Hudson had an "alle\-oop" slam
and another tlunk which rocked the
backboard. Both dunks electrified
the crowd ol 10,507 at I lank
Mc(iuire Arena.
Now that tic has pained some
respect, Hudson sard opponents
sometimes tr\ to bang him around to
take him on! ol his t h\ ihm.
He said being versatile has helped
hint deal with tough physical play.
"I sort ol can go both ways, in or
out, so either wa\ I'll ha\e 10 get
something," Hudson said
1 here was possibility Hudson
vvniiltl |-ii* icil ;it llu* hiM'innii. ?
i)t (lie season.
Alter j!iaduaimi? from C lescent
Hii'h School in upstate South
Carolina, Hudson played two \eais
with San Jacinto lunioi College in
1 Texas. He only has two yeais of col
lege eligibility let i
Hut he said I elton didn't pressuie
him to sit out until I S( t'ets oil
pionanon
"He pretty much lot! that decision
up to me," Hudson said "We sat
down and talked about it aiul
everything. So it worked out p:e11\
good."
Alter his two \eais as a (iamecock
are over, Hudson said he won't tutu
| down .1 shot at piolessional basket
t ball il he e\ei has the chance
"It I get the oppoi lunit\. wh\ not
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( I I MS()\ \! ?>si ni ihe |>I;i\cis
that make up toda\'s < iamecock
haskethall team wete still m ^.rade
school tlie I.tst lime n happened
I he < iainecoeks beat the I i>_ ers in
Clemson din mi' the ll)7| 72 season,
hill ha\e been shut out iliere in tHe
(last I(> seasons.
Safin da\, the 1 ii'ers clawed then
wa\ to a f>(M>s \ictoi\ over the
iestn L'ent ( iamecocks.
I he loss tliops I S( , which had
won loin stianrhi eaines. to II -J
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I Ik- ( i ;tiiicc?k k n wore KN "1
(.lost r o\cr s ol < .tmpbell I iii\oimI\
W ednesda\ . Inn had trouble against
another < ampbell ( lemson's
loot 10 inch ccntei I-.lden
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( .unpholl scored ll> point- Id lead
(ho I mors to victory, despite being
plagued b\ loul ttoublo throughout
11.
I lie tmil III inch sophomore,
who shol Mi peieeni trom (lie liekl
lor the uame, was perleel on si\ shots
in the In si hall
Campbell wasn't the onl\ biy
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(.ami-cock freshman Karen
learn.
Middlelori :
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Siull wriU'r
A year ago. I ad\ (iamccock Karei
Middleion u;is named by lln
\ mt'i i.'.i 11 \\ anii'ii'v Snurlv l i?rl#,r:(
tion as one ol the lop five prej
shooting guaids in the nation.
I lus year, the 5 loot l()-inel
freshman guard is estahlishinj
hersell as a premier hackcour
weapon foi USC.
Muldlelon, uho lias made the Iran
sim>n to college basket hall well, nov
st.uts lor the I ads (iameeoeks
"Karen does everything so well,'
I S( \ Martha I'aikei said. "Slu
pl?i\s like an experienced plasei. Or
tlie *.011; t, she gives I 10 peuent and ia
v ei y sinai t playei.''
Middlelon has had the hot ham
nam me mice poini line mis season
"I Jkln'l pla\ Willi the iIiht pom
line in high school." MuUileion s;ncl
"A l I ii si. I w as unci >1111 oil able abou
shooting lioin ilial range. bul ! con
11 illicit to work oil i! in ptaclice.
"I lake what I lie defense gives me
ami it 111 e \ leave nie open. I Jon'
hesitate lo put n up," she saul.
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hlf-'ll 1 ~ pi Mill S, I IK ! I ill ill)' si illic i lull li
hoc lhums down the stie'ih when
( letnson was 11s 1111n> to hold on to
its lead.
I S( scil m m v.Oli!OI l).ui\l M.ii!h:
scoied the 111 ^t hit ket ol the lmiik .
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I !io (iiiineeo^ks seemed to He
Iij'hrmv .in uphill battle lintn then on
;is the I idol's mil rebounded I S(
II) II in I he t it s| ls.il! .mil led 4D M .it
intei mission.
"I novel lei! ih.u ao \m u id the
f'ltvv ol the lmme 'oinohi." I S(
head coach (ieoioe I elton s.ud .it the
post game pii'Nv umlfH'iiic. "I could
icll alter tlic tiisi !cv\ minutes ol the
panic that wo nist weren't >11 the
1 In tlun. "
"We were up nine at the hall, and
I thought we should" ve been up bv
15." ( leniM'ii head to.uli ( litt I Ills
said. "I'm not taking anything awav
from South C atolma. I ius| thought
we were plaving too quick."
( lcnison had several tuinoveis m
the lust halt, bin I S( got into deep
loul trouble
John Hudson, 1 S("s leading
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Middklon, shown here Jan. 16 against S
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"Karen is a ureal should,"
sophomore I isa l)ia/ said, "but ?e
i all knew that when she came hete."
"I've never pushed Karen to shoot
three-pointers," head coach Nancy
i Wilson said. "I don't object to any
player on the team shooting them il
i they're conlident. Karen has made
? the decision to shoot them herself."
t Middleton said she is comfortable*
about her shooting but believes she
has room to improve on delense.
^ "I'm not icallv quick," she said.
"So I have to anticipate passes."
Naien has uotten a tot quicker.
I)ia/ said. "She wotks on iinpiount:
hei defense all the tune."
i " I he encouiaueinent l"\e iiotten
v 'nun the pla\eis aiul coaches on
shootme the hail and unproune iu\
I speed has made things easier," Mid
dlelon said
t Senioi forward Monica Williams
said she has a lot ol confidence in het
t teammate.
"I 11 v lo LM\e kaien the hall as
much as I can." Williams said,
"because > peicent o! the time she
t shoots. It \ LHUIIL' 111
I he freshman has ceitamlvi made
;i iwo- uimti^i i i
that can cover tuitioi
plus $100 |K4r acack'ii
l;incl out if >*>u (jualii
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Clemson I
moici, picked up Ills NCHMIlI (mil f
with M M let' 111 the tn si li.iI! [ ' I
he ( i.tiiuxo. Isn. with HihInoii out p; i ^
anil Martin atkl lmi.iuI Icii> (nuikl
with iwo IdiiIn also. wmiUln'l ha\c i-----:
hcen able to throw .1 link into the [ ; "
<Kean in I lie I ii st li.ilt i r":
I he\ shot peuent t?> ( lenison's I
~'i percent E ^ ;
I SC opened Ihf second halt with a [ -
o spun. hut I ii;ei point s'liatd
(na\M>n Maishali answered with a \
lastip to make the suue 42
I S< lallied and took the lead on J
I {ikIsoii's "* loot lunipet with I V5f> [ T\
leit in llu came [: = 4
Kincaid answeied with a Itee ~-~
lInow ^2 seconds latei. tyini! the [
scm e a I -I V -"rr >
Maishali dime the baseline anil t
senieil aeain. and hinoaid sank two I
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I point lc.nl the\ ne\ei relinquished I
Hudson. scnioi euatd I on\ Shaw .
ami lotuaid len> Do/ier each had
I? points in the losing elloit. \'t:_
I ho (lainecotAs will attempt to le pS
bouiul Iroiti the loss toniehi when
the\ tra\el to I allahassee to t.ike on ;=.r
Metro (ontciencc leadci lloiiua
State.
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Gamecocks
.m impact.
Against louisville. Muldleton
dazzled ilie not with 20 points, help
ing pace the I ad\ Gamecocks to a
57-55 win. In a 76-61 romp over
Southern Mississippi, she was
responsible lot IS points.
Middleton. who was quiet against
nri, l?> h.?? r^r #?v??n. #?
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know n in die I ennessee iiamc.
I lie I ad\ Vols couldn't tine! Mid
dlelon's numbei and allowed lie; to
collect .1 team high 25 points.
Middleton made seven three point
shots against I ennessee and played
the entiie game.
Although the I adv Vols downed
I S( Ss-so. the McMee native en
io\ed a tine performance
"I'm \er\ proud ot kuien,"
I 'ill k 01 said. "Sht- is a haid working
player who is contributing a lot ot
strength to the team physically and
mentalU
I he (i.ii not and Mack colors seem
to suit Middleton.
"She is Iitt mg r ight in." I)ia/ said
"She is executing plays anil pla\s like
a \eteian "
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