The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 19, 2001, Image 1
__Vol. 94, No. 65 Monday March 19, 2001_
e Carolina Community since 1Q08 ~
■» .....
www.DAiLYGANfECOCK.COM UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH C A R O LINA ' Columbia. S.C.
Library
acquires
literary
collection
by Brandon Larrabee
Ife The Gamecock
The South Caroliniana Library lias
acquired what USC is calling one of the
most important private collections of
materials about South Carolina.
The collection, started by a former
journalist and his family, is probably the
largest private collection of printed
materials and books pertaining to or written
about South Caroling according to USC
officials.
“There is a considerable amount of
new material never before available for
researchers ;ind others interested in South
Carolina’s history,” said Allen Stokes,
university librarian for special collections
at USC.
Tlie collection, begun by August Kohn
and developed by his daughter, the late
Helen Hennig, is being donated by Hennig’s
son, Julian Hennig Jr., his wife, Virginia
Henning, and tlie couple’s children, Helen
^Hennig Kluilers and Julian “Jay”
Hennig HI.
“The university has known about this
collection for years,” Stokes said. “We
Library see page 2
MADD
considers
chapter
-at USC
■ Anti-drunk driving
group would evaluate
USC's alcohol policies
by Jarvis Holliday
The Gamecock
Molliers Against Drunk Driving might
open a cliiipler at USC and begin evaluating
the university’s alcohol policies, the group
said.
Tlie group recently announced its plans
to add college chapters, set a national
standard for college alcohol policies and
rate schools on their alcohol policies
^•nnd enforcement.
Since its founding in 1980, MADD’s
mission has been to slop drunk driving, to
support the victims of the crime and to
prevent underage drinking.
In die past, die organization lias focused
its efTorts on elementary and liigh schools.
However, the new campaign would focus
on fighting binge drinking on college
campuses.
“[Binge drinking] has always been a
concern of ours because most binge
drinkers are under the age of 21,” said
Donna Carter, vice state chair of South
Girolina’s MADD chapter and president
of the Darlington County chapter.
- MADD bases many of its actions on
ii study done by the Harvard School of
Public Health.
The study says 44 percent of college
students report binge drinking —
MADD SEE PAGE 2
THE SEARCH IS ON: "This is the right decision for everyone."
Fogler bids USC farewell
■ Head coach resigns after
Athletics Director Mike McGee
won't extend his contract
■ Sources say list of potential
replacements doesn't include
Knight, Pitino or Cremins
■ USC drops last game of year
at Connecticut in first round of
National Invitation Tournament
Who will be (JSC’s next head coach?
■ Gregg Marshall,
a Greenwood
native, led the
Winthrop Eagles to
their third straight
NCAA Tournament.
Winthrop is 60-30
under Marshall.
■ Quin Snyder
coached Missouri to
the second round of
the NCAA Tourney
this year. ESPN.com
reported Sunday that
Snyder isn't interest
ed in USC, however.
■ A) Skinner
led Boston College
to the Big East title
this year and also
led his team to the
NCAA Tournament.
■ Kelvin Sampson
has led Oklahoma
to seven straight
NCAA Tournaments.
He is considered
the front-runner
for other vacancies
nationwide, as well.
■ Other possibilities: Chicago Bulls coach Tim Floyd, Seton Hall’s Tommy
Amaker and Tennessee Tech’s Jeff Lebo have been mentioned by the media.
Athletics Director Mike McGee hasn’t indicated he’s leaning toward anyone yet.
■ Who Isn’t coming to USC: Rick Pitino said Sunday on CBS that the only
head basketball coaching vacancy he’s interested in is at Louisville. Former
Indiana head coach Bob Knight and former Georgia Tech head coach Bobby
Cremins have expressed interest in the job, but sources close to USC told
The State newspaper neither one is a candidate.
by Brock Vergakis
The Gamecock
« After nearly a decade as USC’s head basketball coich,
Eddie Fogler has announced he won’t return next
settson and hits no plans ever to coach a college basketball
leant again.
The announcement was made this past Monday,
two days before the Gamecocks lost to Connecticut 72
65 in the first round of the National Invitation Tournament,
after Athletics Director Mike McGee refused to extend
Fogler’s current contract.
“Dr. McGee, Coach
Fogler and I have reached INSIDE
the mutual conclusion that -
the interests of the men’s ■ More on USC's
basketball program, its MIT loss — Page 8
student athletes and the
university would be served
best by ending the relationship between the University
of South Carolina and Cacli Fogler,” USC President John
Palms said in a prepared statement “Dr. McGee will begin
a search for a new head coach immediately.”
Fogler will be paid $750,000 for the remaining three
years on his contract and about $35,000 for the remainder
oi ins Diise smary uus year.
“Tliis is the right decision for everyone,” Fogler said.
Wliile McGee liasn’t specifically mimed any potential
replacements, local and national media have. Those names
include, among others, Winthrop head coach Gregg
Marshall, Tennessee Tech head coach JelT Lebo, Quin
Snyder of Missouri, Al Skinner of Boston College and
Kelvin Sampson of Oklahoma. McGee has said he wants
to hire a “proven winner.”
When Fogler came to Carolina, he was one of the
hottest coaches in college basketball after being named
SEC Coach of the Year and National Coach of the Year
in 1993 at Vandeibill. He also won the SEC award al USC
after leading the Gamecocks to an SEC championship
in 1997 season. USC made it to the NCAA tournament
twice under Fogler and lost in the fust round each time.
The Gamecocks have not had a winning season since
their NCAA Tournament appearance. Fogler finishes
his tenure at USC with an overall record of 123-117. “The
last three years obviously haven’t been as good as we’d
like,” Fogler said.
Coach Fogler s contract was not extended because
there were certain standards and expectations, such its
finishing in the upper half of the SEC and advancing to
the NCAA Tournament, that weren’t met,” McGee said.
Fogler and McGee openly disagreed about the
expectations that were laid out for the biiskelball program
when Fogler said he didn’t believe it was realistic to expect
the Gamecocks to make it to the NCAA tournament every
year. The last lime Carolina made the tournament was
three years ago, when they lost to Richmond in the first
round.
“You could see the writing on the wall,” forward
David Ross said. “His time wascoming to an end.”
While Ross was able to foresee Fogler’s future, other
players were caught off-guard, and some are considering
transferring. Gilvin Clemmons said he was considering
transferring even before Fogler made his announcement.
However, Clemmons later said he would wail and see.
“I think I owe it to the new coach to meet him and
make my decision then, rather Ilian an automatic decision
I was going to transfer,” Clemmons said.
. Tony Kilchings and Rolando Howell, who was Fogler’s
most highly touted recruit at USC, have also said they’re
considering transferring but will wait to see who the new
coach is before making a decision. Also playing the wait
and-see game is Fogler’s only recruit for the upcoming
season, Pawel Storozynski, a 6-foot-8-inch forward from
Dodge City Community College.
“We now turn our attention to attracting a basketball
coach that will lead USC to consistent success in the SEC
and nationally. This new appointment coincides with the
beginning of construction of USC’s new arena, which will
be one of the outstanding facilities in college basketball,”
Fooler see page 2
■ USC milestones:
1993-94:
First SEC Tourney
win at USC
1995- 96:
NIT quarterfinals'
1996- 97:
SEC championship,
NCAA tournament
1997- 98:
NCAA tournament
2000-2001: NIT
■ Coaching record,
year by year
use W-L
1993- 94 9-19
1994- 95 10-17
1995- 96 19-12
1996- 97 24-8
1997- 98 23-8
1998- 99 8-21
1999- 00 15-17
2000- 01 15-15
8 years 123-117
Vanderbilt
1989- 90 21-14
1990- 91 17-13
1991- 92 15-15
1992- 93 28-6
4 years 81-48
Wichita State
1986- 87 22-11
1987- 88 20-10
1988- 89 19-11
3 years 61-32
North Carolina
(as assistant coach)
1971- 72 26-5
1972- 73 25-8
1973- 74 22-6
1974- 75 23-8
1975- 76 25-4
1976- 77 28-5
1977- 78 23-8
1978- 79 23-6
1979- 80 21-8
1980- 81 29-8
1981- 82 32-2
1982- 83 28-8
1983- 84 28-3
1984- 85 27-4
1985- 86 28-6
15 years 360-94
Total record as
head coach:
265-196 (.575)
Total record in
coaching:
625-290 (.683)
Weather , Coming Up Quote of the Day Online Poll
Today
, 57
45
Tuesday
48
43
More on
Eddie Fogler’s
| resignation
This Week
“Love is infallible; it has
no errors, for all errors
are the want of love.”
— Andrew Bonar Law
Who should be named
USC’s next head
basketball coach?
-I'iui i■■ Vote at www.dailygamecock.com.
Results will be published Friday.