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All-American leaves
USC to play overseas
From Staff Reports
Beth Hunt, All-American forward for the USC basketball team, has
decided to forgo her senior season of competition to pursue a career in
professional basketball overseas, according to an announcement made by
the Athletic Department Thursday.
Hunt was a two-year starter for USC, where she had 1,340 career
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average is the best in the schcx)l and Metro Conference history. She averaged
9.7 rebounds a game for her career.
Hunt was one of the 12 finalists for the 1990 U.S. National Team.
She had been selected to a number of pre-season All-America squads.
She was the 1989-1990 Women's Metro Conference Player of the
Year, while leading her team in scoring with a 22.7 average.
Hunt led the Gamecocks to the final 16 of the NCAA Tournament last
season.
"Beth Hunt has certainly played a key role in the success of our women's
basketball program over the past two years," Athletic Director
King Dixon said.
"We were counting on her heavily and are disappointed that she has
decided to forgo the completion of her college education and her final
year of eligibility," he said.
USC head coach Nancy Wilson must search to replace Hunt with preseason
practice slated to begin in less than two weeks.
"Beth's decision comes as a complete surprise to me and could not
come at a more inopportune time," Wilson said. "Many of our plans have
been built around her as well as the schedule that would challenge a
player of that caliber.
"I in no way agree with Beth's decision.
' In my opinion, it is not in her best interests, personally, nor do I
consider it a positive precedent for women's basketball.
"As a coaching staff, we now turn our full attention to the players in
our program who have honored their committment. We have confidence
in them.. Our program will move ahead and will continue to have
success."
Hunt was unavailable for comment.
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[f the team pulled out a victory,
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nacho celebration going on. If the
earn lost and the coach literally
3lessed the team out, then it won't
re a very pleasant situation.
Now sure, women should have
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expose themselves to the male vulgarities
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3ut should the male athlete change
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*ame situation because a women
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This cockiness continues after
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Tommy Tank and his teamates
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(6-foot-6-inch, 319 pounds) plays
defensive end and had 17 solo
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Tank enters the locker room,
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nasty body fluids have stained his
tattered jersey, and his emotional
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in the locker room, situations
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According to the same AP story
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when I'm naked, especially
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situation as being a woman
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