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The USC athletics department
announced Thursday it has extended
the contracts of baseball coach Ray
Tanner-end women's basketball coach
Susan Walvius.
The University's Board of Trustees
Executive Committee ratified the
moves in its meeting Thursday morn
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Tanner, who just completed his
second year with Carolina, was named
the 1998 Southeastern Conference
Coach of the Year. He led the Gamecocks
to a 44-win season and a final
national ranking of No. 16.
The victory total and final ranking
are the best the program has done
since 1985.
The Gamecocks emerged as SEC
contenders and advanced to the
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Tanner's current contract has been
extended through May 31,2003, with
his base salaiy increased from $73,500
to $83,500.
In her first season with the Gamecocks,
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overseas is all business.
South Carolina head volleyball
coach Kim Hudson-Christopher
has been selected as an as- 1
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traveling through Europe June 13 ^
through June 28. 1
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tablished a solid foundation for future
success with the program.
Home attendance tripled last year,
and the Gamecocks won their first
SEC Tournament game. Coach
Walvius' incoming recruiting class
has been rated seventh in the country.
With a host of talented newcomers
joining such returnees as All-SEC
forward Annie Lester, the prospects
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Walvius' current contract has been
extended one year and now runs .
through June 30,2003. She received
a base salary increase from $90,000
to $96,500.
"We have a high level of confidence
in the direction that our
Olympic sports programs are heading,"
Athletics Director Mike
McGee said. "And these two coaches
have certainly elevated their respective
programs in a very short period
of time.
"We look forward to Drovidine
them with the type of support necessary
to compete at a championship
level in the SEC and nationally."
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i June 22 and June 23.
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where they will play the last four
days before the return to the USA
on June 28.
The tour includes two athletes
from Florida and one athlete from
Arkansas, all of which are former
All-SEC members.
Results will be posted on
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www.AMGVolley.com.
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Wednesday, June 17,1998
Jordan leads Bulls
1 . . 1
to sixth NBA title
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Salt Lake City, Utah ? The Chicago Bulls captured
their third straight NBA title and sixth in the last eight
years after rallying for an 87-86 victory over the Utah
Jazz in game six of the championship series Sunday
night at the Delta Center. Michael Jordan, perhaps in
his final NBA game, scored 45 points and hit a jump
shot with 5.2 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter
to give the Bulls the victory. He also was named the
Most Valuable Player of the Finals for the sixth time
in Chicago's six title runs.
The Jazz had one final nhance to send the series
to a decisive game seven, but John Stockton's threepoint
attempt from the top of the key bounced harmlessly
off the rim, and the Bulls had their third consecutive
championship.
Jordan scored the Bulls' final eight points, as Chicago
came from behind in the final minutes to pull out
the win. The Bulls trailed 83-79 after a Karl Malone
jumper with two and a half minutes remaining. Jordan
answered with two free throws to cut the deficit to two
points, then following a missed three-pointer by Stock
ton, Jordan evened the game at 83-83 with two more
free throws.
Undeterred, Stockton nailed a three-pointer from
the left wing to give Utah an 86-83 advantage with 41.9
seconds on the clock. Following a time-out, Jordan drove
to the basket and sank a lay-up to make it a one-point
game.
On the defensive end, Jordan snuck around Malone
and stripped the ball away, setting himself up for
the game-winning attempt. Jordan beat Bryon Russell
with a cross-over dribble and pulled up for a jumper
from the top of the key. The hoop gave the Bulls their
title.
Malone led the Jazz with 31 points, 11 rebounds
and seven assists. He averaged 25 points per game in
the finals.
Chicago jumped on the Jazz early in the first quarter,
using a 9-0 run to grab a 17-8 advantage with
4:56 remaining in the first stanza. Ron Harper capped
the spurt with a lay-up.
The Jazz answered back with a 14-3 run of their
own, grabbing a 22-20 advantage with less than a minute
remaining in the quarter. Utah held a 25-22 advantage
after the quarter, behind 12 points from Malone. Jordan
scored eight points in the quarter.
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