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New Jersey prep < Gamecocl From staff reports Sam Rowe, a 6-foot-8-inch, 220-pound power forward/center from Teancck, N.J., Tuesday Decanie the thud high school player to sign scholarship papers to attend USC next fall. USC head basketball coach George Felton said he was excited with the signing of the 17-year-old prep star. "Sam comes from a quality high school program. Coach (John) Maz, a ziotta has done a super job, and we look forward to continuing his progress at USC," Felton said. "I'm obviously very happy with Sam's addition to the South Carolina program," he said. "I feel he's a young man that has a lot of potential I L. I -1 ? . itnu iic nas me capaonmes, out more important is his desire to make a conAnother E By WAYNE WASHINGTON Sports editor The last time a player named English to USC on a basketball scholarship, the Gamecocks were in ( A the middle of a dynasty. USC had become a basketball power under head coach Frank McGuire. Getting tickets to a Gamecock basketball game then was like trying to find a cup of ice water in the Sahara. Officials later named the basketball arena after McGuire. And that player named English? Well, that player, Alex English, I went on to become USC's all-time leading scorer and has since had his | jersey number retired. I Now, more than a decade later, | another player by the name of S! English has received a scholarship to play at USC - Stephen "Jo Jo" English of Columbia's Lower Richland High School. ? Jo Jo English is not related to Alex ^ English, and the former is quick to point that out. Indeed, there is one stark difference. Both players arc tall ? Alex English is 6-fcet-8 and Jo Jo English is 6-feet-4. But Jo Jo English is said to be the better athlete. "He is a super athlete," said Jim Qrro nnr * I* ?- *1- ? * ? 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I look forward Universitj to playing at South Carolina; it will Rowe, be tough at first, but after some hard Rutgers, work and a little time, I think I'll fit College, into the program very well." broadcast nelish comes tt o than 20 years. "He probably had "It wai more athletic ability than anybody on said, the team." That ki That's a big compliment for keep on v English, considering that one of his state chai teammates, 7-foot-tall Stanley point aloi Roberts, was chosen as the state's importan best player by many newspapers; clear. In his years at Lower Richland, "In th English had to deal with being the when Sta "other star." He said playing Scraper, alongside Roberts was easy because over and Roberts was a nice person to be the ball aiound. center. T Now, Roberts is off to play basket- most out ball at Louisiana State, and English Duplic must fit into a Gamecock program mance at mat io iivs luiigvi uit ujruaoiy 11 unit; x^ugiiau a was. chose U! "I would like to see the program UNC-Asi continue to grow," English said. exactly b So would third-year USC head "I real coach George Felton. jor collet Felton signed Eau Claire basket- His de ball star Joe Rhett to a Gamecock said, was scholarship. "I felt Rhett and English had engaged in he said, eight basketball wars during their high school careers. Too big were Englisl their games for a high school gym. four reb Many of their games were played in game du front of a large audience in Frank Lower R McGuire Arena. make th English's team won six of the school to eight. 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WHAT: QUIET stu > more of a team effort, he i finals wet nd of effort helped his team K j /inning right on through the t j mpionship, but there was a Hi ng that road when English's 1 STUDY SUPPLIES: ce to the team became very FREE use of type e playoffs against Wando a * 1 nley was in trouble," recalls I i & copy machines ' he took over. He flat took r ' ran the team. He brought i J FREE coffee and up the floor. He played j j hat was probably his single standing game." ^ r j?^ uKdKcK; m pgllSgB^ aid he is willing to try. He 1 SC over Austin Peay and h ? >1 heville, neither of which arc asketball juggernauts. ^ i ly wanted to play on the ma- f ] ;c level," English said. cision to come to USC, he H TRANSPORTATION i simple. [ j lhat was my besl choice," SB half llOUT frOtTI .. House to campi i, who averaged 14 points, * ounds and 3.4 assists per ] irina his senior wasnn at ichland, said he's ready to dtl?UMI I T. UI1IVC le adjustment from high ' college. 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