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Fogler brings winning way By ANDREW BORGERT Sports bditor Eddie Fogler is a busy man these days. USC's new basketball coach has spent the past three and-a-half months watching high school basketball all stars and getting to know the USC players and staff. Why would Fogler, the consensus 1993 Nationa Coach of the Year, want to leave a Vanderbilt progran coming off its best season ever for a USC program tha has searched for an identity since Frank McGuir* retired in 1980. "It was time to make a change," Fogler said, "not; change for the sake of changing, but a change to i major state institution. "I've always felt that the best positions in coachin< are when you are coaching somewhere that's th< 'University of.' People recognize that you are with i major state institution. we nave interest, tradition, lacinties. we nave j very good conference, and I think we have very stronj leadership now with Dr. Palms and Mike McGee." Fogler's first major task at USC was signing player: for this season. His 1993 recruiting class, which i: regarded as strong for the time he had to work with includes two foreign players, Czech Republic native Jir Formanek and Canadian Peter Van Elswyk, but onb one South Carolinian, Florence's Andy Bostic. Fogler hopes to re-establish USC's in-state recruitinj base. "We. will rorrnit on a national basis, but certainlv being a state university, the state itself is our numbe one priority," he said. The new players will face a stiff challenge becausi there are only four returning scholarship players fron last season: Emmett Hall, Carey Rich, Jamie Watsoi and Norm Greene. "Three of those four played quality minutes las yearr" Fogler said, "so certainly we are a very young inexperienced basketball team. That might be the ba< news. "The good news is it gave us an opportunity t< recruit because of the scholarships freed up." Fogler, a graduate of the University of Nortl Carolina, will institute many of the offensive am defensive principles of Dean Smith. According t< Fogler, there is no mystery to the "Smith System." "It is basically what every coach wants," Fogler said "It is a system that emphasizes teamwork, it empha CLINICAL P! CLINICAL S< PHARMACIS w Plan a future that soars. Take your science-related dej into the Air Force, and become ai officer in the Biomedical Science Coips. You'll learn more, you'll g faster-you'll work with other ded professionals in a quality environ where your contributions are nee ? In short, you'll gain more of ever that matters most to you. You anc Air Force. Launch now-call TOLL FREE 1-800-423- U S AF wmmMmmmmm?mmmmmmmmmm?m?rn : npw aHitnHp ' JLLV f ? V*. V VJL V V1V1V| s to Carolina r ! HM|| i ^ I ^b / |J| Eddie Fogler will be looking to add to his 142-80 e head coaching record next season. n sizes defense, it emphasizes ball movement. That's the t way basketball should be played. "There's a way to play the game of basketball and j that's unselfishly and that's very hard and that's intelligent. Our teams are mostly motion offense basketball :) teams and multiple defenses, changing defenses to try to keep the (opposition's) offense off-balance." h With a team that is young and in transition, Fogler is [j realistic about the upcoming season. He is also con0 vinced the program will once again be a national power. I. "It takes time to build a quality basketball program," - Fogler said. "But we'll get it done." 1 ^I? 11 . 256., I '<^ieu Dinn cornroi ) iment Pregnancy testing v ded. of sexually trans ything AborHons Pap si i the We match U! (SI Planned P v II?' 2712 Middl ^ 5?g",gp ' - off Forest Drive betw? ?= ~ and Richland Athletic De expects $201 By PATRICK McNEILL Staff Writer USC's Athletic Department i: likely to be under budget for th< 1992-93 fiscal year, sai< Associate Athletic Director Johi Moore. The Athletic Department esti mates it will finish with a budge surplus between $150,000 an< $2(X),000. These figures came as; surprise to Athletic Director Mik< McGee, who two months ago tol< reporters the department wouh finish the year almost $350,000 ii debt. Moore, who said he is cautious ly optimistic about the new pro jections, was quick to say tha final numbers for the fiscal yea will not be available until mid August. Moore said the actual fig ures "could swing $200,000 eithe way." The new budget figures tak< into account 3>2.6 million tna USC received from the South ?WAf Sports Phc The Gamecock needs qi shoot USC sports events another body in the stan taking pictures. n A An call ///-J888 a or stop by t\ Russell Hoi I Confident*0* J^jVfiordnbte l^omen prn<ti??"e's II Open, a?Y??me U evenings8 V Saturdays 4908 .... _?? I w fuu tun uiiuiu r Testing & treatment mitted diseases mears Counseling 5C pill prices 'arenthood eburg Drive jen Providence Hospital Fashion Mall I partment 0,000 surplus eastern Conference's revenue sharing. USC also received ~ s money from the SEC's share of the NCAA Basketball Tour- *l * ^ j nament, which gives the Athletic a Department $400,000 more than expected. USC has also benefitted from t increased expectations for the j upcoming football season. Donaa tions to the Gamecock Club have ? reached $5.6 million this year and \ could reach $6 million after inter- ^ j est is factored in. * a The USC Ticket Office reports an increase in season ticket sales . of 1,100 and the Nov. 20 game . against Clemson has sold out. t Associate Athletic Director r Moore credits McGee with the - department's improved financial state. McGee is implementing r staff reductions designed to improve efficiency and save up to 2 $300,000. t "It's our goal to operate from a - fiscally sound posture," Moore said. > sITED? itographers lalified photographers to ; in the fall. Don't just be ds, be on the sidelines md ask for Jason, le newsroom, use Rm.321. CANOE TRIPS Adventur^^^^ V Carolina Inc. 1107 State St., Cayce, SC 29033 (803) 796-4505