.;.. .*. •■.•. - -.;».v»;-'*>v- •- •■ - v. *iy; ATTAUO THE BATTALION Tuesday, August 29, 1972 College Station, Texas Page 3 3rd place finish last season A&M basketball promises to provide excitement, competition ■ 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 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 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 Pickard m obertson andij group of ft d Browns, Hoi i to earn ajf 1 ■i cornerbach; es in the NatJ •America f Francisco I league tes| harlie andi like Clark,! Jtegent, Sll ett, New( , New York.’: nsas City! ington! botball staia| Barnett pir 1 i/ Shelby Metcalf is Dave Job )f several m es organize the Los Ate club, and! am. rh Johnston ich at Soutt: ;ie grad. Mario Brown Recruits 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 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, 6-11, could play here, or start at the point, moving Brown to the wing. Floyd 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 matched Joseph’s 20.9 per game point output last season, but he missed six contests with a broken foot. 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. Future talent will be developed on the redshirt team, including NAME POS. HT. WT. HOMETOWN (High School) Dale Ammons QB 6-2 190 Pampa Jim Hartman QB 5-10 185 Luling, La. (Hahnville) Doug Wood QB 6-1 180 Arlington Bubba Bean RB 6-0 190 Kirbyville Tony Blankenship RB 6-2 175 New Orleans (Jesuit) Alvin Bowers RB 5-11 205 Wharton Ronny Hubby RB 5-10 195 Clovis, N. M. Mark Martin RB 6-1 190 Celina Carl Roaches RB 5-9 180 Houston (Smiley) Bucky Sams RB 5-10 196 Amarillo (Tascosa) Pat Thomas RB 5-10 175 Plano Skip Walker RB 5-10 170 Del Valle Melvin Howard RB 5-9 170 Warner Robins, Ga. David Greeno RB 5-11 185 Albuquerque, N. M. Bruce Welch C 6-4 250 Houston (King) Henry Tracy G 6-2 215 Houston (Sam Houston) Carl Warnke G 6-0 200 Castroville (Medina Valley) Ted Ginsberg G 6-1 200 Tyler (Lee) Terry Crownover G 6-2 235 Lafayette, La. Tyrone Wright G 6-0 185 Del Valle Kent Krueger T 6-5 260 Belmont, Calif. (Calmont) Glenn Bujnoch T 6-5 225 Houston (Mt. Carmel) Dennis Smelser T 6-5 237 Odessa (Permian) Bill Foster T 6-6 225 Ennis Wayne litis T 6-2 215 Castroville (Medina Valley) Charles Underwood T 6-6 280 San Antonio (TMI) Blake Schwarz TE 6-2 215 Houston (Memorial) Dan Allen TE 6-1 210 Arlington Richard Osborne SE 6-5 214 San Antonio (Lee) Edgar Fields DE 6-3 240 Austin (Johnston) Ronnie Garrison DE 6-1 208 Orange (Stark) Scott Knippa LB 6-1 218 Bishop Jim Norman LB 6-1 230 Ennis Kim Scott LB 6-0 200 Dallas (Bryan Adams) Garth TenNapel LB 6-2 195 Euliss (Liberty) Gary Kern LB 6-1 205 Columbus, Ga. (Baker) Ed Simonini LB 6-0 200 Las Vegas, Nev. (Valley High) Charles Arndt DB 5-10 175 Cuero David Bialis DB 6-0 185 Houston (Bellaire) Jeff Hesla DB 6-3 185 Dallas (Hillcrest) Jackie Williams DB 5-11 174 Plano Tom O’Dwyer DB 5-10 175 Dallas (Highland Park) 6-10 junior college transfer Bruce Ott and 6-8 sophomore Jerry Mercer. This year’s schedule begins 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. 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. CUSTOM BOOT MAKERS BOOT & SHOE REPAIRING LEATHER GOODS Justin Boots Portage & Porto-Ped Shoes For Men WESTERN BOOTS Made-to-Order Makers of The Famous TEXAS AGGIE SENIOR BOOTS MoLL i