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FROM THE SIDELINES
Former NFL safety Brad
Edwards is back at USC.
Edwards was named assistant
director of athletics on June
zl. towards spent 10 years in
the NFL.
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Is time
Eddie Fogler's contract
wasn't rolled over on June
21. What effect will this
have on the Fogler era of
Gamecock basketball?
By Jeff Romig
Sports Editor
June 21 marked another first for the USC
basketball program.
For the first time in Eddie Fogler's USC tenure,
his contract was not rolled over. Fogler had just one
comment on the subject.
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USC's coach in April P &
1993. His first season
as Gamecock head
coach was the first losing season of his career.
Last year, USC finished 8-21 (3-13 SEC) and was
winless on the road. This prompted USC's decision
to not roll over the contract, which runs through the
2002-2003 season, paying Fogler a base salary of
$155,000 a year.
"It's not the athletics director's policy to exercise
the rollover option in a coach's contract following a
losing season unless that provision has beai established
in the initial contract,"'said Kerry Tharp, assistant
director of athletics. "That was the case on Coach
Fogler's first contract."
The 1999-2000 season should be the true test of
Fogler's coaching ability. USC all-time leading scorer
BJ McKie graduated, as did five of his teammates.
Shnnfinor piiard Herhert. T.ee Davis is the lone
senior returning for the upcoming season. Junior
forwards Antonio Grant and David Ross are also
returning.
Grant gives Fogler another veteran to pencil into
the starting five, and Ross is a solid three-point
threat off the bench.
After the three upperclassmen, the Gamecocks
will feature three sophomores and seven freshman.
Sophomore Aaron Lucas will take his place once
again in the backcourt. Lucas averaged 5.7 points
a game in 1998-99, starting 18 of the 29 games he
played in.
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If you had hoped to watch Lou
Holtz and the Gamecocks in the SEC
Championship football game, think
again. Sure, they could make it, but
the Georgia Dome already has sold
out for the Dec. 4 game.
Wednesday, June 23,1999
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A proven winner
Last year's 8-21 record is only
rogler's second losing record
:ogler's career records
Jorth Carolina Assistant Coach
971-72 26-5 NCAA Final Four
972-73 25-8 NIT
973-74 22-6 NIT
974-75 23-8 NCAA
975-76 25-4 NCAA
976-77 28-5 NCAA Final Four
977-78 23-8 NCAA
978-79 23-6 NCAA
979-80 21-8 g NCAA
980-81 29-8 NCAA Final Four
981-82 32-2 NCAA Championship
982-83 28-8 NCAA
983-84 28-3 NCAA
984-85 27-9 NCAA
985-86 28-6 NCAA
5 Years 360-94 13 NCAA, 2 NIT
(NCAA Title)
Wichita State Head Coach
986-87 22-11 NCAA
987-88 2p^G\ NCAA
988-89 ipp 1IX NIT
Years 61-32 2 NCAA, 1 NIT
anderbilt Head Coach
989-90 21-14 4!,N|X Championship
990-91 ?|' ' NCAA
991-92 v 15-15 ft'" IT NIT
992-93 28-6 SEC ChampS,- I
| NCAA Sweet 16i
Years 81-48 2 NCAA, 2 NIT
(NIT Title)
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993-94 9-19 first SEC Tourney Win
094-98 10-17 Nonp
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995-96 19-12 NIT Quarterfinals
996-97 24-8 SEC Champs, NCAA
997-98 23-8 SEC Finals, NCAA
998-99 8-21 None
Years 93-85 2 NCAA, 1 NIT
iverall Head Coaching Record
3 Years 235-165 6 NCAA, 4 NIT
(1 NIT Title)
iverall College Coaching Record
B Years 587-238 19 NCAA, 6 NIT
rial to the Gamecock
lie Fogler will have his hands full next year
i a young team and pressure to succeed.