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SPORTS ON FRIDAY Women's basketball player Donna Carr has battled back from injury to help her team. GAMECOCK m _ BASKETABALL ATHLETICS M P IH ^ SCOREBOARD Alabama mmwb*,. m Bj^Bj nB J^^Bf BHk BmBi W B?B| BB mm mm HHj ^BBBBB S^B Hi BMp^BCT IBIiiS TV WIS-10; Radio 560 AM ^^BB| HB fl^B ^^B HH fiBk HH Boston CoUege 81 k Hi iBil Hi ^^^i k Women's B'ball at UNC-Charlotte B. W B^g BB BB IBB BBg BB B B ' LNGCharlotte 67 -H. JL ?HL. Dale F. Halton Arena Radio 1400AM The I From South Carolina to Massachusetts, freshman Herbet Lee Davis has returned to his home state to olav basketball for the Gamecocks. NATHAN BROWN Staff Writer Down by six points with two minutes left in the championship game, what do you do? Well, if you are Winchendon (Mass.) Prep, you give the ball to Herbert Lee Davis. Facing future teammate Antonio Grant and the squad of New Hampton Prep, Davis hit a couple of shots to move his team into the lead by one point with six seconds remaining. I After fighting their way back, Davis and his teammates lost at the buzzer. Despite the heart-breaking loss, Davis said this event is the most memorable of his career so far. "It was fun just competing and knowing that I could compete," Davis said. While at Winchendon Prep, Davis averaged 13.0 points and 3.0 rebounds per game and led his team to a 22-6 record. "Herbert Lee brings athleticism and outside shooting to our team. He has good skills," USC head coach Eddie Fogler said. "Herbert Lee's last two years at Winchendon Prep have helped him both on the court and in the classroom." After completion of prep school, Davis was approached by several of the nation's top basketball programs, including UMass, Florida, and Maryland. However, he chose the Gamecocks because he wanted to be near his family. Having a close relationship with his family, Davis said he liked the idea of his relatives being able to see nearly all of his games. The Georgetown, SO, native said the presence of family members and the familiar surroundings of South Carolina made him feel more comfortable attending USC. Upon his arrival in Columbia, Davis was faced with the rigors of the Gamecocks and their schedule. "The competition is hard. You have to work to get an edge," he said. However, hard work is an attribute familiar to Davis. His work ethic was instilled in him years ago by his mother, Lillie Geathers. 1 Applying the standard shown to him by his mother, Davis said he hopes to find his comfort zone at Frank F McGuire Arena, gain confidence and F nl ftir UaIIaw /Jrtfrtwoa oil of urVii/>L V* o F piay ucuci UCICIIDC, oil ui niuui, 11*? said, are his weaknesses. * On the flip side, he said "doing I the little things" and hustling are the ? best aspects of his game and his greatest contributions to the team. 1: Davis said he feels the Gamecocks are capable of winning the SEC and c advancing deep into the NCAA t tournament. ? _g p MTW /# I $17, $15 Res. ($14 students w/ID), at I I the Carolina Coliseum Box Office & I all Capital Tickets outlets. I Charge by phone (MC/VtSA ACCEPTED) ^ I Join us in support of the Harvest I -? Hope Food I "*:?{?;i 1 VVJ stoic m conctri canned food I I (location to the I ong rt |ir ifflr ** IIP .: ~ .* ?w^ 1*1?!^:' ? lp Tcshnian Herbert Lee Davis has cont His expectations of himself include laying the same number of minutes Sc er game as he is now (averaging 14 l.( apg) and continuing to do the "small bings," such as rebounding and hustling, isr n the future, he said he hopes to "show lisi vhat he can do." Cil Perhaps a glimpse of Davis' future tin las already been seen. to Against Furman, he racked up a areer-high 13 points, four assists, two lib docked shots, one steal and 23 minutes t o dayed. ac? Mm jau n FT , ^W" 5 4*; a ' ^ ^ > ;v^--^ / ' _ ^ ^f iSBEpr IHH m IE % 0 C|:/? !^^?P1 JH ^^HHi|i|g^ .<Mm :,-y -. M, % jflHS ributed solid minutes coming ofTth Currently, this Georgetown High D hool graduate is averaging 3.6 points, W > rebounds and 0.8 assists per game, w When this 6'5,175 pound Gamecock i't pounding the hardwood, he enjoys J( :ening to rap music and watching Rap M y. He also enjoys spending his spare hi le talking on the telephone, especially sc family members. Davis is a freshman in the college of U] eral arts. Switching from prep school D college was somewhat easier ai identically than athletically for Davis, cc UPT l#Balixi You r Quality Alternative to Bookstore Exclus\ 1609 Blossom St. 254-5330 phone orders with Mastercard or V free parking or walk from campu ome ' I a. tJ ti 0 n t t\ 1 U 0 Bh b a 1< is 1 v i] t; i v b o * b ii t c r I 1 ? ^ #*S ? j mmhMMHHHK o shhhhhiHI i Special to Hie Gamecock e bench for the Gamecocks. f c eveloping good study skills at rinchendon, he said he was prepared ell for college courses. Davis' favorite player is Magic * ihnson, but he doesn't try to emulate * [agic. He said no player can live up to is or her own potential by copying 8 imeone else. t By creating his own game and living p to his full potential, Herbert Lee e avis hopes to irritate USC opponents s id amaze the spectators for years to r irne. g O$70D j- $50 Discc -? ^ $20 Discc rj $70 D1 Gamecocks travel 1 ARRY WILLIAMS Senior Writer UI team Back in December, after upset migh osses to UNC-Asheville and isin Charleston Southern, not many "I xpected much from the USC men's he te asketball team. you 1 Six consecutive wins later, things they ave taken care of themselves for talen Ka fi-nrrv?mrks Fi-f) wVin is in ravel to Alabama tonight with hopes T1 f keeping the renaissance alive. wher In their last game, against Georgia, Tide j he Gamecocks overcame a one-point aver alf-time deficit to whip the Bulldogs reboi 2-71 and remain in sole control of T irst place in the SEC East. playe The Gamecocks will be trying to in th /in their third consecutive road game All-S onight, a mark that would triple in th heir win total from last season. point At first glance, it might appear gamt JSC won't have much trouble picking A ip their unprecedented sixth straight in its onference win tonight in Tuscaloosa. Gate Alabama (11-6,1-3 SEC), after Alab saving blazed to a 10-0 record to allov egin the season, has gone through goal terrifying stretch of late, having inth ost six of their past seven games. Gain But, as USC coach Eddie Fogler T 3 the first to point out, the Crimson met Me isn't about to let the Gamecocks, year': /ho have surprised many with their to N? mprobable resurgence, sneak up on hem. r\ __ _ upposne pains co [JSC takes on 'Bai LARRY WILLIAMS Senior Writer S recei The USC men's basketball team pent mows what Alabama's going through. ", After streaking to a 10-0 start to happ >egin the season, including a win said iver Minnesota, the Crimson Tide confi las fallen into a January slump, our [ laving lost six of its past seven games, thin] The Gamecocks' problems came the g n December, as heartbreaking losses worr o UNC-Asheville and Charleston is do Southern dropped them to a 5-5 ecord at one point. said. In January, however, South I dor Carolina has been on a tear, having whei von six-straight in January to push the 1 heir record to 11-5 and a 28th-place P anking in the Associated Press poll. Gam lie Gamecocks are just 19 votes shy abilil f cracking the Top 25. on tl They are also 34th in the Coaches McK Joll. V\ The Gamecocks have surged to rem* irst place, ahead of Kentucky, in the colui SEC East with a 5-0 record. has 1 USC will get a chance to keep the in th treak alive tonight when it plays oppo it Alabama (8 p.m. EST, Jefferson hlot). Cam First place is a position junior Wati [uard Melvin Watson does not want are r o relinquish anytime soon. up a "[5-0 in the SEC is] the first time turn ver for me, so it feels good," Watson P aid. "We're just playing so well right chan low. It's just coming together real pod for us." Urbbl ISCOUN >unt on gold cla >unt with paym crrvimrrt jl : ;o Tuscaloosa Uabama is a really dangerous " Fogler said. "Eric Washington it be as good a shooter as there college basketball, lis statistics are incredible, and ikes tough shots to do it, and :hrow in Brian Williams, and mi rrKf K 00 Vil nti o 00 iiiigiii/ littYc ao a tin v tiLy ao ted, as gifted backcourt as there the country." hat is likely a qualified statement 1 considering the numbers. The is led by Washington, a 6'4 senior aging 17.0 points and 6.6 inds per game. he sophomore Williams, who d against USC guard BJ McKie e 1995 Converse High School tar Game, has asserted himself e backcourt, averaging 12.8 ;s per game and 4.0 assists per * labama played perhaps poorest j last game, at Florida, as the rs set new season highs by an ama opponent in most points yed in a second half (55), field percentage (50) and assists (22) e Jan. 18 85-66 'Bama loss in esville. he last time USC and Alabama was in the third round of last s N.I.T. in Columbia, with a trip iU7 Vnrlr tV?n MFPo T?Aiit? /*? xvirv ivi uk; mi o x aicu x vui UBAMA page 9 nverge when tna tonight 0, what's been the key in USC's it trip from the outhouse to the house? A number of things have ened," USC coach Eddie Fogler 1. "Winning has created a dence level in the group. I think ilayers are performing better. I k they're losing themselves in fame better, playing the game, ying about how South Carolina ing. We are 5-0 in the SEC," Fogler "There's still a long way to go. l't think you can really judge re people truly are until after lalfway point." erhaps most critical in the iecocks' rebirth has been their ty to win without relying solely leir guard trio of Watson, BJ i ie and Larry Davis. fhile the "Triple Threat" has lined consistent in the scoring nn, the remainder of the squad ed by committee of late, hustling e paint and out-working bigger nents for second chance points. When people talk about South lina, they talk about the guards," 3on said, but i think our guys eally starting to pick their games nd I think that's helped the ,:; around also." erhaps most important in the ge has been sophomore forward OPPOSITE^ page 9 Wmmm i -* ss rings ent in full i f/ '