The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, December 10, 1990, Page 9, Image 9
Junior guard
as USC poun
By DAVID CARAVIELLO
Staff Writer
The USC men's basketball team did
Saturday night at Frank McGuire Arena.
With an 87-63 shellacking of Temple,
sociated Press poll, USC was able to stri
of basketball for the first time this seasor
at the free-throw line. More important!
- r r?L _
victory at the Tournament 01 L,nampions
"I'm just really proud, and to me the
coach of the 21st-ranked Gamecocks. "V
I've always said once we do that, we'll
night we took another step toward being
The Gamecocks did it offensively. Gi
seven of eight three-point shots, includii
record and finishing with a game-high 26
The Gamecocks did it defensively. 1
any quicker than this: Joe Rhett takes l
Roulston and hits a layup. Guard Barry J
and goes in for another layup. The nex
ends up in Manning's hands again, and
6-0 before the standing-room-only crow
seats, and English makes it 9-0 on his fi
Macon misses two free throws.
And only 59 seconds into the game.
The quick start even astonished Feltoi
believeble starts I've ever been associate
said.
But this game belonged to English, 1
sonal highlight reel with his offensive e>
Macon. The 6-foot-4-inch English evt
7-foot Temple center Donald Hodge in tl
"I don't think of myself as a three-poi
scorer," English said. "But I have confi<
it, and my teammates have confidence in
"Tonight (Temple) played a zone, and
and pifll up. But when the three-pointer \
English's outside shooting forced 1
switch from his patented match-up zont
man.
"I have not seen any team in the nati
well-coached than South Carolina," Chai
"On offense, they are tremendous."
But English was not the whole offens
game of his own and scored 16. Rhett i
score 20. Roulston, who held Hodge to
and Michael Glover chipped in eight.
English's offensive efforts will sun
played on Macon. The Temple guard ne<
his career, and English held him to 22. ]
and scored most of his points on long ju
the game.
Gamecock athl
From Staff Reports L
The 1990 sports campaign was a 1<
diverse one for USC, from the joy c<
of the Gamecocks joining the th
Southeastern Conference to the fire ir
at the new fieldhouse. From USC's
victory over No. 4 North Carolina hi
in basketball to Beth Hunt's deci- w
sion to leave me Laay uamecocK u
basketball team for a pro career s<
overseas, here is a recap of a very
interesting year. is
Baseball: The Gamecocks w
completed their 20th consecutive
winning season, finishing with a p
33-25 record and third place in the A
Metro Conference. a
Head coach June Raines picked t\
up his 550th career coaching victory
with a 3-2 win over Louisville G
in the Metro Conference Tourna- d
ment in Hattiesburg, Miss. t
Men's Basketball: USC fin- C
ished the * 1989-90 season with an
even 14-14 record and finished tl
fifth in the Metro. s
Women's Basketball: The *
Poor shootin
aids Lady Ti|
From Staff Reports
Sheron Wells scored 17 points 1
Saturday night as Clemson rolled 4
to a 73-40 win over the Lady s
Gamecocks at Littlejohn Coliseum f
in Clemson.
USC shot only 24.5 percent in r
the contest, and only 18 percent in .
the first half, where the Lady Tigers,
5-0, took a 37-18 lead. The
Lady Gamecocks also committed
27 turnovers to Clemson's 19. :
USC was led by sophomore 5
Marsha Williams with 14 points. 1
Karen Middleton had six and <
freshman Wendy Moss had five. 1
I 4
Midc
Belly Dancer S
P 2307 Devine St.
pj phone 799-5157
m (one block from Five Points)
scores 26
ds Temple
more than just win a ballgame
the 24th-ranked team in the Asng
together two complete halves
i and show marked improvement
? *1. ?- ' c
y, uity piuvcu uiai uiai *
was not an aberration.
MVP is the team," said Felton,
/e put together two solid halves,
make a lot of progress, and toa
very good team."
lard Jo Jo English connected on
lg seven straight, tying a school
\ points.
.ike quick starts? It doesn't get
he opening tip from center Jeff
banning steals the inbounds pass
t inbounds pass gets tipped and
the junior nails a 15-footer. It's
rd of 12,516 has filed into their
irst try after Temple guard Mark
n. "We had one of the most und
with. We were on fire," Felton
who turned it into his own percplosion
and with his defense on
m rejected a shot by heralded
ie second half.
nt shooter, I think I'm more of a
Jence in myself that I can make
me to make it.
I was looking more to penetrate
vas there, I took it," he said.
xmple Coach John Chaney to
i defense and employ a man-tolon
that is better or (more)
ney said in a prepared statement.
ive attack. Manning had a stellar
used some slick inside moves to
only seven points, scored nine,
>ly overshadow the defense he
jded 24 points to reach 2,000 for
Macon had only eight at the half
mpers in the waning moments of
letics reach h
ady Gamecocks finished the
)89-90 campaign with a 24-9 re)rd,
advancing to the Sweet 16 of
ie NCAA Tournament and finishlg
the season ranked 16th.
Head coach Nancy Wilson got
sr 300th career win with a 64-46
in at Cincinnati. USC was also
ie Metro Conference regularjason
champs.
Softball: The Gamecocks fin;hed
fourth in the South Region
ith a 49-14 record.
Michelle Delloso and Tricia Poowski
were both named Allamerican.
Andrea Beall, Stacy
igee and Angie Lear joined those
vo on the All-South Region team.
Men's Swimming: The
lamecocks finished with a 4-5
ual meet record and a 19th place
earn finish at the NCAA
Championships.
Tho fiamprrirt? fini?hp.d first in
he Metro Conference for the
eventh straight year. Head coach
[ris Kirchner, who left USC after
g by USC
>ers in rout
Clemson had the edge in steals
7-4, assists 15-7 and rebounds
4-34. Twelve Clemson players
cored in the game. Jackie Farmer
ollowed Wells' 17 points with 12.
The 33-point win was the largest
nargin of victory for Clemson in
he series.
The Lady Gamecocks fell to
1-2. USC plays a prelude to the
5EC schedule in 1991-92 as they
jlay host to the Lady Bulldogs ol
Seorgia Tuesday at Frank
vicGuire Arena at 7 p.m.
^tacc 1
lie Eastern Cuisine 1
at. Dec. 15 (after 7 pm)
We serve
Arabic Coffee
Curry Dishes j
Falafel
Vegeterian Dishes 9
IBhHWH
?
pp i
USC guard Jo Jo English eleva
win over 24th-ranked Temple. I
points.
Only twice did Temple threaten t(
went on a 14-5 run midway through t
to seven on a Vic Carstarphen thn
Hodge. But Felton called a timeoul
halted Temple's momentum. English
three-pointer, and Manning added on
to make it 42-29. The threat was over
Temple cut the lead to seven, 60-5
three straight baskets by Glover boos
would get no closer than 12 the rest c
uiir__ I I i _ r ^ _
we came oacK a coupie or times,
jump shot all night," Chaney said.
The victory gives the 5-1 Gameci
big-time opponent and gives them a
Top Twenty next week. Temple drop:
Glover was best able to put the ga
come out and prove we belonged in t
wasn't a fluke," the senior captain s
legitimate, and we did."
lighs, lows in 1
the 1990 season, was named Metro
and NIC Coach of the Year for the
fifth time.
Ray Burton, Jeff Hike, Dennis
Meehan and Rick Havekost were
named All-American.
Women's Swimming: The
Lady Gamecocks finished the season
ranked 21st, with a 5-3 dual
meet record.
USC won their fifth straight
Metro Conference title. Isabelle
Arnould was named Ail-American
and Michele Smith was Honorable
Mention All-American.
Men's Tennis: USC finished
17-9 and won their fifth Metro
Conference title in six years.
Head coach Kent DeMars was
named Region II Coach of the
Year.
Women's Tennis: The Lady
Gamecocks won the Metro Conference
championship and ended the
season with a 18-6 record.
USC advanced to the second
round of the NCAA Championchirio
T T/~>T A ^ A kl-.L -
laiuiig lu u^i^av u-u. i>auialie
Rodriquez, Robin Dietch and
Michelle Duda were named AllMetro
Conference.
Track and Field: USC finished
second in the Metro ConferStudents
Helping
is Learnin
By donating plasn
you are helping hemop
iacs as well as other
tients to enjoy a heal
productive life. Now, m
than ever, we need y<
help.
At Cutter Biological t
proving the quality of 1
education and service '
difference. We value y<
well help by compensa
study while you donate!
CALL
(803) 2!
COLUMBIA PLASMA CENT
1916 Taylor Street
Columbia, SC 29201
By]
Spo
J<
com
T
11" IP"1 ^1 Col
Ej0OT*fin| Sch
Kt # had
> .4,*. *>? T
Ji ^
?
hirr
him
f* vVu
HP me'
mL *mA ;* J| saic
* pla;
Renee Meyer/The Gamecock me
1
tes for a shot in Saturday's 87-63 son
English led all scorers with 26 ing
US
gan
3 make the game close. The Owls Fel
he first half and cut a 14-point lead doc
^-pointer ana two tree throws by ^a!
; with his team leading 36-29 and a
came out after the timeout and hit a
e of his own after an Owl turnover Per
TTC
3, with 10:49 to go in the game, but ce.s
;ted the lead back up to 12. Temple W1[
if the game.
but they were able to hit the outside 10
sur
J
xks their third straight win over a
i good shot at moving into the AP er^
s to 2-2 with the loss. ^ac
me into perspective. "We wanted to Par
he Top Twenty and prove last week *cv
aid. "We wanted to show we were
be
tea
990 seasons s*
abl
ence Championship. Phillipe Wil- ja
liams and David Arnould were ^a<
named All-American and both
men, along with Robert Brooks, ^
qualified for the NCAA ^
Championships.
the
Soccer: USC finished the wi
1990 season 14-5-2, advancing to saj
the second round of the NCAA sh;
Tournament. It was the sixthstraight
NCAA appearance for the
Gamecocks.
.1 11 rri
rooioau: ine uamautRs miished
the season 6-5 with an impressive
29-10 win over West Virginia
on Thanksgiving night on
ESPN.
It was Head coach Sparky
Woods' second winning season in
as many years at USC. Woods was
also named defensive coach for the
annual Blue-Gray All-Star Game.
Volleyball: The Lady Gamecocks
finished the season with a
23-14 record.
USC won the Palmetto State
Tournament for the second straight
year but was eliminated from the
Metro Conference Tournament in
the first round.
^ Mk
ve are committed to imife
world-wide. Through
trniT nan Vinln mairn thp
)ur time and effort and
iting you. You can even
TODAY
54-6683
ER Cutter ^
MILES
''Pcopfc 'Jicfpiruj I'copfe'
'omeback sto<>
>r Gamecocl
DOUG AUBE
rts Editor
x Rhett's comeback story is
iplete.
he 6-foot-8-inch junior from
umbia's Eau Claire High
ool has returned to the USC
cetball team in full force after
season's pacemaker surgery,
he starting forward for Coach
>rge Felton is the Gamecocks'
ling scorer with a 15.1 average
r hitting seven of 12 shots and
ring 20 points in Saturday
it's win over Temple.
The medical profession gave
i his clearance, and he felt J
d," Felton said. "I think that's
ind us. When we first recruited 1
i, I thought Joe Rhett had tre- c
idous potential. I don't think <
:'s changed." <
thett downplays his good play 1
season. 1
At first, I thought it (his batball
career) was over," Rhett <
1. "Right now I'm happy to be <
ying and that the doctors gave :
the OK to play."
lie Rhett story started last sea- I
when Rhett began experienc- 1
a shortness of breath during a
C road trip following USC's
rie with Louisville on Feb. 8. I
ton convinced Rhett to see a i
:tor and, upon examination, it
5 determined he had an irregular
rtbeat. s
thett's surgery was successfully
formed on Feb. 22, and the
C basketball team rode the sucs
into an inspirational 93-80
1 over Virginia Tech that night.
The whole situation was hard
adjust to," Rhett said. "But the
gery went well."
^ext came a long road of recovfor
Rhett in which he had to
e both the physical and mental
t of getting his life back to the
el he wanted.
*hett made enough progress to
given permission to sit with his
mmates on the bench on March
n USC's eame against Florida
te.
'Sitting was hard, just being
e to watch and not being able to
iy was tough. It was something I
i to do though," he said.
Then came the off-season and
i process of getting back in
ape.
"I wasn't able to work out with
j team. I couldn't lift weights
th them or run with them," Rhett
id. "I tried to get in the best
ape I could."
The question of whether or not
SI
CAROLINA PR
Travel and Toi
pnasc
BERIV
SPRING B
Marah
only:
IN'Cll
Airfare. Aocomodf
Beach parties. Lunch
Cruises. Steel band o
hur
$100 Deposit I
Come by DhUU Dm 209
or call 777-7130 for detail*
$50 MINIM
DONA
Your plasma is need
recently have had ar
infections!!!
1) Mononucleosis
2) Strep Throat
3) Chickenpox or Shin
4) Measles
5) Mumps
6) Chlymidia or Herpej
OP
Serologicals
ry complete
'c forward
foe Rhett
*hett was going to be able to play,
)r even if he would play if he was
illowed, was still unanswered. The
leath of Loyola-Marymount's
Tank Gathers after a heart attack
further complicated the matter.
"It made me see how easily it
:ould happen. I wondered if I
:ould or should play again," Rhett
said.
But the fire still burned inside
Rhett, and when his doctors gave
him clearance to play and the university
worked out the* legal paper
work with his lawyers, Rhett and
his family were faced with a tough
decision.
"I decided it (playing) was
something I wanted to do. I was in
a good shape, and the team was all
behind me," Rhett said. "The
whole thing was a total team effort.
The guys were real supportive
of me."
'There are a lot of people in similar
situations ? people who
have been there. And they have
been real supportive of me with
letters and calls.
'They say I have been a real inspiration
to them," he said.
Rhett has also been an inspiration
to his team. He has been the
Gamecocks' leader this season
making the all-tournament team in
both tournaments USC has been in
(the Great Alaska Shootout and the
Tournament of Champions). Rhett
has been one of the big reasons
why the Gamecocks are 5-1 and
nationally ranked.
'This is his third year, and he's
really matured," Felton said. "He's
starting to come into his own. I
can't sing more praises about
him."
It seems the question of whether
he would be the same player after
surgery has been answered as the
Joe Rhett comeback has come full
circle.
OGRAM UNION
it Committee
;nts
1UDA
IREAK '9-1
O
I &?>
?495
DE&
ition for 7 nights,
es. Live rock bands,
oncerts and Dance<s...
CP253?
)ue by Dec. 12
This program ie paid for. n pert
by atudcnt actMica fee*
tUM EACH
TION
ed if hlolL have or
vy of the following
gles
3 (must be free of other STD's)
2719 Middleburg Dr.
Suite 105
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 254-6537
*