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Gamecoi By KEVIN ADAMS 8 Sports editor C A lot has happened since USC and t Clemson met on the basketball court a two months ago. F Since that 90-70 USC win over the Tigers Dec. 3 at"Carolina Coliseum, I several interesting tnings nave occurred: The Gamecocks have been in and out of the national rankings, appearing as high as No. 16 after wins over Top 20 opponents Tennessee and Ohio State. USC dropped out after only two weeks in the polls because of back-to-back losses to LaSalle and Princeton at the Cotton States Classic Dec. 29-30 in Atlanta. USC's 12-3 record after 15 games marked the best start by a Gamecock team in 15 years, since Frank McGuire's 1973-74 squad, the last USC team to appear in the NCAA tournament. Since that 12-3 start, USC has dropped two last-second heartbreakers, 69-67 to Metro Conference rival Florida State and 87-86 to lowly Oral Roberts. After the loss to the Gamecocks dropped the Tigers to 2-1, Clemson won 10 of its next 12 games and three of its first four Atlantic .Coast Con- | ference contests to take a share of the ft ACC lead. That's when Clemson had its 1 problems. There was a reported alter- / cation between some Tiger players f and university police after a home _ win over Western Carolina. Then, after a 7S-74 ln? tf) Afr\p Pipnroia Tech, seven players were suspended by Tiger head coach Cliff Ellis for violating study hall rules. The Tigers played last Sunday's game at Duke, a 92-62 loss, with only seven players, including the team's manager, dressed out. All was forgiven, however, when the seven returned for Wednesday night's game with No. 3 North ( Carolina and led the Tigers to an Golf team tied for f eighth in tourney . The USC men's golf team was in a ( three-way tie for eighth place (in a 2 field of 21 schools) with a combined ( total of 304 after the first round of 8 the Ping Arizona Intercollegiate S Tournament being held at the Tournament Players Club at Starpass. i The Gamecocks were led by senior Bruce Bulina, who shot a first-round J 74 and is tied for sixth place overall. Other USC players and their firstround scores: Robert Dargan, 76; v Jeff Hull, 77; Rick Williams, 77; f Brett Quigley, 79. f Due to unl circumstances tf Leonard Nimoy Ko&er Centei cancel Information concern and previously pure] be forthce DO YOU HAVE A FOR YOUR SWEET Send your "Love Line" ir Valentine's Spec $1.00 per line Come by The Gamecock Adven Room 323 Russell House Mon. You can mail it t c/o The Gamec( Box 85131, Can. NTo m a iiainw I Address I I Today's date n I L L_ I I :ks, Tig( 15-82 victory at Clemson's Littlejohn Coliseum. Dale Davis, suspended for he Duke game, returned at full force igainst the Tar Heels, scoring 21 joints and grabbing 21 rebounds to Pilljjjfl / ^ Gamecock sophomore guard Barry M n the last meeting between Clemson s "lemson Saturday to try and sweep the Arizona's Jeff Manson leads the ield with a 69. Team Standings: 1. Fresno State, !89; 2. Arizona State, 290; 3. Oklahoma State, 295; 4. Arizona 195; 5. Texas El-Paso, 297; 6. Jeorgia Tech, 301; 7. Colorado, 303; !. USC, UC-Santa Barbara, San Jose Itate, all with 304. Williams picked for oreseason honors USC sophomore Brian Williams, vho played seven different positions or the Gamecock baseball team as a reshman, has been named to three breseen le February 6 Show at the p has been led. ing rescheduling based tickets will )ming. MESSAGE HEART? I'mi i The Gamecock's * r tising Department / -Fri. 9-12 & 1-3 or f o us: f /' ***** 5ck r ipUS SSN Telephone Run D; Deadline: jrs set f( pace the Tigers' upset win. The question is, how will all these events affect Saturday night's USCClemson rematch at Littlejohn? USC head coach George Felton I ? ^Hf i>?m * J* . Sjj^^ ppv ~:> W ^ V Jjf | TEDDY LEPP/The Gamecock anning is about to let fly a jump shot ind USC. The Gamecocks travel to season series with the Tigers. I SPORTS BRIEFS | preseason All-America teams. The latest to honor Williams, 6'2" 181 pounds, was The Sporting News, which selected him to a first team oiitffeld position. The Sporting News will "publish its entire All-America team in an issue in late February. Earlier, Collegiate Baseball selected Williams to a first team berth as a utility player on its preseason All-America, and Baseball America chose him as a pitcher on its third team. In 1988, as a freshman, Williams batted .332 and hit eight home runs GOT Iv We urgently need peop to aid in medical resear had mono within the p qualify for $100 perwi time. Call 254-6537. Serok I 2719 Midd Colurr Serologicals * b Jill <3*. h \ ^ 1 ? I $1.00 per line ite: Mon. Feb. 13, 1989 Wednesday, Feb. 8, 1989 I ? I I I I I I I I I I >r remati wishes he had the answer, but says he does know one thing: the Tigers aren't the same team USC whipped in December. "Apparently, they must be a dif JHr USC senior John Hudson goes up fo season as teammates Brent Price and J Clemson 90-70 in the December meetin and also had a 3-1 pitching record, striking out 56 batters in 42 1/3 innings while only walking 13. Williams also played first base, shortstop, third base, left field, right field and designated hitter, in addition to his pitching. In 1989, Williams is expected to play center field in addition to a regular spot in the pitching rotation. USC opens its baseball season Feb. 18 at Baptist College, with its home opener scheduled for Feb. 22 against Winthrop. The Gamecocks will enter the season ranked 15th in the nation by The Sporting News, 16th by Collegiate Baseball and 22nd by Baseball America. 10N0? )le with Mononucleosis 'ch. 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When you have time off, it does give you a little bit of an edge in that you're not worried about one oppo nent after another." USC will be led by senior center John Hudson, who continues to top the Gamecocks in both scoring and rebounding. Hudson is averaging 16.1 points and 8.2 boards a game. Sophomore guards Brent Price and Barry Manning are averaging 14.1 and 12.5 points a game, respectively, and senior forward Terry Dozier is also averaging in double figures at 10.3. Freshman forward Joe Rhett (6.9 points a game) is the likely fifth starter, while redshirt freshman center Jeff Roulston (5.4 points a contest) has scored 46 points in the last four games. Roulston had 14 points in the first game against the Tigers. Junior center Elden Campbell leads Clemson with an average of 16.5 points and 7.0 rebounds per game, followed by guard Derrick Forrest at 12.0 points a game, and Davis at 11.8 points and 8.6 rebounds a contest. 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