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North Carolina for Gamecock 1 Some athletic teams have the luxury of being able to get out their schedules in the pre-season, point out one game and say, "That's our season. If we win that game, we're successful; if we don't, we're not" For Notre Dame, it's Miami. For mraue, u s inaiana. for tne in.y. Giants, it's the San Francisco 49ers. And for USC this basketball season, it's North Carolina. If you haven't circled Nov. 30 on your calendar yet, do it now. Tie a string around your finger, come up with some mnemonic device or staple a note to your forehead. Just don't forget that date. ; You can't forget it because it's the date of what might be the most important game in the history of Carolina basketball. No, that is not an exaggeration. This program has been painstakingly rebuilt by Bill Foster and George Felton over the past decade, and the North Carolina game will serve as a litmus test determining just how far it has come or how far it has to go. This program is teetering on the brink of greatness. A win, or more importantly, a good showing against North Carolina, and Felton's group could get over the hump. A blowout, and people will look at us like they did when N.C. State shellacked us in the first round of the NCAAs two years atm A flash in thp. Ria Danrp. nan First-round tournament fodder. The ACC championship USC won in 1971 signaled the apex of South Carolina basketball. Then Frank McGuire left in 1980, George Rogers won the Heisman Trophy and everyone seemed to forget this school had a basketball program. George Felton has brought this program as close as it has ever come to reliving the glory days of Carolina basketball. With a win, or For nearly a half-century the production of nuclear weap with an environmental legacy tl of future generations. Over 3,50 across the country - sites like tl radioactive and chemical by-prc from some sites have been linki other diseases. Restoring the environment; insurmountable problems. 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They should 1) make a serious run at the Metro Conference championship, 2) get into the Top 25 and stay there, 3) get back into the NCAAs, and 4)try to beat North Carolina. The North Carolina game is the key. g And it can be won. I don't like the cynicism I've been hearing about the North Carolina game. Everyone is talking about Eric Montross. He's a freshman, folks, and our game is very early in the season. Go ahead, take for granted that the Tar Heels will dominate the inside matchups. But you've got to give us the guards. Barry Manning and Jo Jo English can hang with anyone in the country, including the overrated pair of King Rice C and Rick Fox. / Dec. 20, 1988, is probably the v date Felton best remembers in his tenure as USC head coach. On that | night in Carolina Coliseum, the Gamecocks whipped a nationally ranked Ohio State team 74-68 on ESPN. That was the high point of the ? season. After every loss from then . on, Felton would say, "We need to ' get back to where we were aginst Ohio State." And after every big | win it was, "I feel we're back to where we were against Ohio J State." If USC beats North Carolina, they'll be back to where they were 1 against Ohio State. And everyone in the country will know it ( lr ? I* fX* Ml*. < ' United States has engaged in the ons. This Cold War exercise has left us j lat threatens the health and well-being j 0 waste dumps at more than 100 sites j le Savannah River Plant - contain the I xlucts of these operations. Releases sd to increased rates of cancer and it many of these sites may present s types of waste will continue to be of years. or New Priorities ;t over the next several decades to y made exceed $130 billion. The id all major facilities have been shut 1 and safety concerns. Congress and government planners are j ins of dollars rebuilding the nuclear for new priorities? % | 1 we are committed to imLife world-wide. 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J I after the semester t time, fee paying, US( iur ID card and a stu< Felton leads in final Metr By RICH TAYLOR Staff Writer As George Felton enters his fifth season as USC's head basketball coach, the Gamecock cagers will again attempt to capture the Metro Conference crown. It will be the team's final opportunity to win the league title, as Southeastern Conference play begins next year. "We're very excited about the upcoming season," Felton said. "It is nnr final innrnev in the Metro. and we'd like to make it special. It would be very nice to win the tournament. But before you look that far ahead, you have to take one game at a time." Felton expects the Metro race to be tight because the talent is spread throughout the conference's eight teams. "We're looking to be very competitive in the Metro this year," Felton said. "I think the Metro is going to be well-balanced, similar to two years ago when four teams went to the NCAA tournament "We play a tough schedule this year, including North Carolina for the first time in 18 years. I feel the schedule will be exciting for our entire program and fans here in South Carolina. Our team represents experience and depth at certain positions, and we look forBasketball Trivia 1. What Gamecock holds the recoi a contest? 2. What Gamecock holds the recor 3. What and when was USC's long 4. What and when was USC's high . GAIN VALUABL W I^JKJoulIN far JF UK J Call 77 LOOKING F TO EARN i $120 A Mi Let Hyland Plasm By donating plasma, you will save a life. Give Life-Give Plasma HYLAND PLASMA CENTI 1620 GERVAIS STREET mi TTA/fmA q r ooom 254-2280 NEW DONORS FOR YOUR FIR IsKETBALL TRIBUTION l Dec. 8 until Dec. M-2PM five days a we dick up a ticKet at tne t ip a ticket at the Colise >reak a new schedule \ D Campus Student to p dent ticket to enter the Gamecocks o campaign ward to the challenges ahead." Last season's squad was beset by injuries and academic troubles but still managed to post a 14-14 record. With all but one player back from a year ago, last year's adversity should make the Gamecocks a closer and better team. "I feel like the most important thing about a basketball team is its chemistry," Felton said. "Anytime you have a team that has gone through as much as we have, usually the kids will come together. I think there is probably a unique bond with this group, and I hope that bond will lead to exciting things for all of us." Felton and his coaching staff are close to the players, which factors heavily into the team's success. "The success of the program over the last four years is based on the communication between my coaching staff and the players. I think the kids understand that my biggest thing is the three C's: confidence, competence and caring. I think the last C, caring, is a big part of our program's success." With Felton providing leadership to the family-type atmosphere, the Gamecocks look to overcome a tough schedule and bring home their first title in their last season of Metro Conference play. d for most three-point field goals in d for most steals in a game? ;est winning streak? lest scoring average per season? fc E EXPERIENCE L aIIm/ v3r/\iVl 7-7726 :0R A WAY AN EXTRA ONTH??? a Center Help. ; RECEIVE $20 ST DONATION A l, 1990. ek starting Dec. 3, Coliseum from 9AM sum from 9AM until will be published in ick up a ticket. Coliseum to see a