Pape 4
College Station, Texas
Excitement is the theme of
Aggie basketball, and indications
are that the coming year should
be even more interesting than
1971-72, which saw the cagers of
Shelby Metcalf finish third after
being picked to come in last in
the Southwest Conference.
Newcomers made the differ
ence, and this will be the case
Wednesday, August 2, 1972
THE BATTAlt
A&M basketball is exciting sport
again, although only two players
graduated from last year’s squad.
The A&M system of basketball
features a dual post offense with
one guard. Senior Mario Brown
played that point position last
season, and his flashy style of
ball handling gave fans their fill
of excitement.
Two other starters return, sen
ior Jeff Overhouse and junior
Randy Knowles. Overhouse was
Sophomore of the Year in the
league two years ago. At 6-7, he
plays a very physical game from
his post position. Knowles, 6-6,
specializes in 30-foot jump shots,
but he handles the ball well and
can rebound. On a short team
last year, he was called upon to
play the post several times. This
year, he will be used primarily at
the wing.
One of the brightest additions
to the team will be 6-8 sopho
more Cedric Joseph. As an Ag
gie Fish, he was named the Out
standing Player in the SWC
freshman loop. He is expected to
hold down the other post from
the beginning of the season.
This leaves quite a battle for
the wing position, the only start
ing spot to be determined. Soph
omore Mike Floyd, 5-11, could
play here, or start at the point,
moving Brown to the wing. Floyd
matched Joseph’s 20.9 per game
point output last season, but he
missed six contests with a broken
foot.
Junior college transfer Chuck
Tone will battle Floyd for the
fifth position. He is a 6-7 shoot
ing ace from Ft. Dodge, Iowa.
With Floyd’s shooting eye and
ball handling, defense could be
the determining factor.
Size and quality will be the
trademarks of bench strength,
with 6-8 junior college transfer
C. W. Guthrie, from Great Bend,
Kansas, being the backup man at
the posts. Webb Williams, a 6-7
sophomore, will fill in at the
wings. Williams may be the fast
est man on the team and should
develop into a fine player. Other
top substitutes will be seniors
Bob Gobin and Wayne Howard.
Nov. 28 with Wayland Baptist
at home. Non-conference oppon
ents include Texas - Arlington,
Angelo State, Oklahoma State,
George Washington and East
Texas State. The Aggies play in
the All-College Tournament in
Oklahoma City and the Bluebon
net Classic in Houston.
Future talent will be developed
on the redshirt team, including
6-10 junior college transfer Bruce
Ott and 6-8 sophomore Jerry
Mercer.
This year’s schedule begins
Metcalf, who is assisted by Jim
Culpepper, has compiled a 124-
100 record in nine seasons at
A&M, best in the SWC. Aggie
teams have won titles in 1964
and 1969 since he got the head
job, and only twice have had los
ing seasons, one of the better
sports records here.
Shelby Metcalf
Swim program improved
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Since Dennis Fosdick became
A&M’s swimming coach two years
ago, the water sport program has
improved by leaps and bounds.
And the native Californian has a
group of outstanding recruits and
his Coach of the Year in the SWC
award to prove it.
The Aggies topped off their
seven-month season by finishing
a surprising third placd in the
conference meet, with everyone
rising to the occasion for their
best times of the year.
Another highlight of the school
year was a Christmas vacation
trip to Brazil for Fosdick and a
group of his swimmers for meets,
demonstrations and some water
polo matches.
But the youthful coach is not
satisfied with these accomplish
ments and has big plans for his
program. Losing no one to grad
uation, he returns only three sen
iors this year, plus a group of
recruits with some five All-
Americans among their numbers.
“Water polo brought a lot of
these kids here,” Fosdick said.
“That and A&M’s educational
reputation. We’re getting a lot
of help from Aggie graduates,
too.” A&M plays water polo as
a club sport, but this is a big
thing in many of the top high
school and junior college swim
programs in the nation.
The new stoimmers are Steve
Moore, Santa Clara, Calif., Mike
Vanderhurst, Lynbrook, Calif.,
Tom Heholt, Grosse Point Woods,
Michigan, Nash Dowdle, Midland,
Casey Cuttler, New Trier East,
Calif., Jim Yates, Santa Clara,
Calif., Paul McKinzie, Sunny-
ville, Calif., and Gordon Brown,
Los Altos, Calif.
They will join standout letter-
men Steve Prentice, Doug Mea-
den, Eric Wolff and Lester Ham-
man, all of whom comptH
the national swim meet at*
Point last year. Fosdick ayiH
this year’s goal is to sends®
dividual entrants and twig
team to nationals.
An addition to the switl
gram at A&M is Steve Mw
ery, w'ho will assist Fosdiril
work with the Health ancj
sical Education Depi
Montgomery is the former]
Park High School coach.
Track outlook is promising
after frustrating 1972 seasoi
Aggie track took a downward
plunge in 1972, but things defi
nitely look better in the years
to come.
Injuries and a shortage of top-
quality seniors hurt the thinclads
of Coach Charlie Thomas and his
assistant, Ted Nelson.
A fifth place finish and no first
place events were the results of
the Southwest Conference meet,
but A&M still can claim two out
door and one indoor world record.
The main losses to graduation
were high jumper Marvin Taylor,
hurdler David Prince, pole vaulter
Billy Hoffman and sprinter Steve
Barre. ‘
A pair of African distantfl
ners will be on the squad.AS
Tingan and T. B. YeauM
from Ghana, have been a
Quartermiler Harold Davis!
Houston Jones, miler Paulj
man of Houston Mil by and il
ler Keith Bucy of Midlat|
the additions in the
events. New field men art]
Grice, a long jumper frome
ton Worthing, Craig Cartl
shut putter from Lubboclf
terrey and javeling throwerl
Newton of Salem, Kansas!
Jack Graham from Albuqae
New Mexico.
ONE OF THE TOP players in the conference is A&M post
man Jeff Overhouse, shown here jumping- for the opening
tip. In the foreground is another Aggie senior. Hob (iobin
Dennis Fosdick
THREE WAYS
TO BUY BOOKS
There are about three ways 10 buy textbooks
at A&M:
The standout lettermen include
half mile-mile relay men Willie
Blackmon and Horace Grant,
quarter miler-mile relay team
members Robert Brew, Doug
Brodhead and Wayne Mills,
sprinters Gerald D’Ambrosio,
Marvin Mills, Billy Porter, Don-
ny Rogers and Alan Swagerty,
hurdler Scott Jones, high jumper
Phil McGuire and pole vaulter
Harold McMahan.
Incoming freshmen are led by
the Sealy standout Sammy
Dierschke, who may rank with
Randy Matson as one of Thomas’
greatest recruiting accomplish
ments. Listed as a sprinter,
Dierschke was named the out
standing schoolboy tracksters in
the state.
" A ■'
Willie Ulackmon
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