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Sports jq ' THE GAMECOCK Wednesday, November 29,1989 Pep Ta. By Wayne Washingt I Weak schedule, to give USC a 2 What if I told you that losing top scorer and rebounder John Hudson and team captain Terry Dozier to graduation won't stop the Gamecock basketball team from winning 20 games this season. What if I went even further and said that having its top 3-point shooter, Brent Price, transfer to Oklahoma won't turn out to be that big of a deal after all. You're probably wondering if mmiune Mist is me oniy tning I'm putting up my nose. Well, the fact of the matter is this: I believe USC will have its first 20-win season in seven years. A relatively weak schedule, a down year in the Metro Conference and an excellent defensive team should get coach George Felton over the 19-wins-per-season hump he's been on for the past two seasons. Think I'm sticking my neck out? Nah, not really. If all the tournaments I've watched and all the coaches I've listened to have taught me one thing, it's this ? defense wins games. And USC should be a topnotch defensive team. USC's schedule, while it has steadily improved over the days when Bill Foster was the coach, is weak. Traditionally competitive Texas-El Paso, Ohio State, Maryland, Tennessee and Richmond are all not as strong as they normally are, and the Gamecocks should have problems only with the Miners and Spiders. The weakness of USC's nonconference schedule is matched by that of the Metro. Louisville lost Kenny Payne and Pervis Ellison. Florida State lost Tat Hunter, Tony Dawson and It brings out the best 5?? in alio#us. When your talking dii to g pP ' ^ Corner of Assembly & ?? The' XQ7 Buy T sa ladi | 716 Salui MINIMUM With EVERY donate Blood. Programs avai simple blood test is al if you qualify. Speci students. QP Serologicals Berson n^rirrrf MrPlnnH ("'inrinnati lfKt Cedric Glover and Virginia Tech 4 | W& % # J| lost Wally Lancaster. If f ^ -?* The conference is further weakened by the return of Tulane, # coming back after banishment be- % j ^ 4 cause of a drug and gambling MmZ scandal. Ask SMU's football team ? 44pr^ if coming back from banishment is an easy thing to do. ^ v I v X" v ' ' Now, about this matter of what kind of team USC has ? scoring and rebounding are the question marks for the Gamecocks entering this season. / jgj Barry Manning, perhaps the { . conference's best man-to-man de- Mppp fender, won't be USC's leading Jri scorer. That honor could go to JX guard/forward Troy McKoy. McKoy averaged 29.4 points per * game in high school and has shown some explosiveness since his arrival at USC this past season. Another sophomore, Joe Rhett, Sophomore forward Andn should help the Gamecocks put earlier this season. The US( points on the board. However, at 6 record of 17-3-2. feet, 8 inches, Rhett will be counted on to pull down some C/iIin/i/p 1/* boards. So will freshman Chris C ilCJCJ I ?3 I i Leso and sophomore Jeff Roulston. I believe USC will get enough By The Associated Press rebounding to get by many of its They may not make the weaker opponents. bucks that their football cou With Manning, Rhett, McKoy parts do, but the basket and sophomore Jo Jo English, the coaches at Clemson and 1 Gamecocks will have one of the aren't hurting for money, quicker teams in the conference. Rnth ijcp'c Genroe Feltnn Don't be surprised if Felton sucks Clemson's Cliff Ellis have fi Roulston in the middle and runs a cjaj packages valued in the ni full-court press. borhood of a quarter of a mi That press would work well dollars a year. That includes against season-ending foe Clem- salary and other benefits as w< 1- * ? L. An _ w""-" *" 1 ?? w> contracts with companies. USC. Put it this way 45 points EIlis took home $265,000 ii will come a little harder for the Ti- and other compensaUon in 198 gcrs this time around. and Felton earned betu , volunteers $188,000 and $213,000, The DmRENtti reported Monday. The compensation figures Community Camvua Activities , . Service Proarama Cantor. 222-ttaa Compiled by the newspaper, v sheets start j mam* v rty, it's time | E io to... i TT 03 c\ 110% Disc Traffic Light announces a 2, set 1 FREE lie on selected es fall & winter merchandise STov. 24 - Dec. 2 la 765-9972 $20 PAID I on. Plasma & Whole il for all blood types. A II that is needed to see al bonus program for _ JA I olosicals. Inc. ^5* I Middleburg Dr. Suite 105 M III tolumbia, S.C. 29204 " Jt 254-6537 B U pleased with te mg- By BRANT LONG P Ppt -' *^mWr Assistant Sports Editor * x. - broken, they got b * roared back at Virgini seven and a half mini fSi :omes from grea I character." Berson said the de the team was the stor "jj|f season. * "A number of difl came into place. It ??pieces of a puzz DANA PURSER/The Gamecock together. They Came t ew Coggins dribbles upfield in a game NCAA playoffs." cnrc<ir tflQm pnrfpft its spnsnn with a Berson also cited Clark Brisson, whc ?veal coaches' contrai obtained information on the toe. He also earns a big 1988-89 school year from records amount from sumi nter- obtained through the Freedom of speaking engagemen ball Information Act. endorsements. use Felton, who led USC to an EIlis> who has led NCAA playoff berth this past year postseason playoff b and in his third season on the job, has of his flRt five seaS( inan_ a base salary of $77,000. He mark- son, earned a 5as sigh- ets his radio and television shows $90,720 this past sea lUion himself, and is thought to earn ab- guaranteed by contrac baSe out as much as Ellis, the news- hjs radio and TV sho *11 as ally earned $95,00( USC also provided Felton with sajd 1 pay 0315 worth $30,000; a dining >8-89 club membership; a country club, Clemson also guar, /een membership; and a one-month number of perks, ir State post-season bonus worth $6,417. automobiles worth 3 Felton's shoe contract with Con- the annual $7,785 pre were verse was worth $35,000 to life insurance pol Cil AAA TUsi C-7AA HAA. f.,11 /hich vj)J / ,VW, lllUUdUJ JUU1V/V3 U/IU 1 /IC. ^ / VV,WV, lull I1IVU1' xecutive ! I SOPH' crrPFTAPTAT I Want to earn $1 oriLKlilAKlAL I ceive a $4,000 SERVICES I job after gradue in help you with | recluiren,ien,s: * Word Processing | ~-Be a math, phyi ? 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"Alongside him developed Andrew i some great Coggins, who had a tremendous er Virginia season, and Ruben Tufino, who s were lying brought tremendous ability to Cartheir hearts olina but just needed time to gain ack up and experience." a for the last Goalkeeper Chris Foley, who utes . ... That started in all of USC's matches t personal and recorded 10 combined shutouts with Spencer Lueders, also velopment of improved, Berson said. / of the 1989 "Certainly another story was the continual improvement of Chris erent factors Foley in goal. He began to peak in was like the the Met Life Tournament and went ;le coming through the NCAA Tournament." o place in the Seniors Scott Henderson and the play of > broke two Sw SOCCER pcigi 11 :t agreements n unspecified for him and his family; and paid mer camps, him a bonus of one month's pay ts and other ? $6,436 ? for qualifying for postseason play, the Tigers to He also received income from erths in each summer youth camps, speaking enons at Clem- gagements and endorsements, e salary of While those figures were unavailison. He was able, industry spokesmen estimated t $85,000 for Ellis made about $35,000 from a ws, but actu- deal with Converse shoes, the ), The State newspaper said. Ellis has since switched to Reebok. 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