THE BATTALION
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College Station, Texas
Wednesday, August 8,1
1973—A Season Of Optimism For A&M Basketbal
MIKE FLOYD goes high for a rebound in last year’s
game with Weyland Baptist College. Floyd is expected to
be the court leader for the A&M basketballers this year.
By BARRY DONNELLY
For the 1973 version of the
Aggie basketball team, the sea
son will be one of optimism.
The Aggies lost two valuable
starters in Mario Brown and Jeff
Overhouse, but there is much re
turning- talent to take up the
slack. There will be several re
turning players with considerable
playing time plus quality trans
fers and recruits.
The hubs of the team will be
lettermen Mike Floyd and Randy
Knowles. Floyd will be the court
leader for the Aggies and
Knowles will be counted on to
provide the same outstanding
scoring punch as last season.
Cedric Joseph will be relied upon
heavily to provide the solid post
man play the Aggie’s tandem
post offense demands. Jerry Mer
cer, another returning letterman
who started several games last
year, teams with Joseph to give
the Aggies two formidable post
men.
The team will receive help from
several other returnees. Chuck
Tone, Webb Williams, C. W.
Guthrie and Joe Arciniega give
the Aggies experience, and can
be counted on to battle for start
ing positions.
The Aggies will need help from
the redshirts, transfers and re
cruits, also. They expect to get
that help from several quality
players. John Thornton, a 6-6
San Antonio Junior College
transfer, will be counted on to
step in and make a large contri
bution to the team. Steve Jones
from Houston Wheatley and
Mike Johnson from Austin High
in Chicago, 111., are two of the
quality recruits the Aggies will
have this season, and both could
see considerable playing time.
There are also other fine recruits
and redshirts available for the
upcoming season. Ray Roberts,
Robert Chambers and 6-11 Bruce
Ott are redshirts of whom the
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coaches expect great things.
The 1973 Southwest Conference
race will be a close one with all
of the teams in the league im
proved. There are fewer big
name players in the conference
this year, but the overall teams
are stronger. The coaches feel
that if all the pieces fall together
for the Aggies, they will be right
up there battling for the t
with the best of the other ta
So the 1973 season will be
of optimism. The team as
ways will be exciting to m
with several returning plij
and a bunch of new qualityi
ent. If all this conies togs
well, the Aggies will be a fe
hard to beat.
A&M Baseball Squad Hopes
For Better News This Year
With just a little help, the Ag
gies will be a real fine baseball
team in the spring.
While doing some intensive
fishing this summer, Texas A&M
baseball coach Tom Chandler has
also been doing some heavy re
cruiting. Chandler hopes to re
cruit another infielder and a
right-handed hitting outfielder
to help the team this year.
The past season was an un
usual and emotionally draining
one for the young team. It was
like one of those good news-bad
news jokes. The good news was
the Aggies were the only team to
win a series from the Kansas
City Royals Baseball Academy in
Sarasota, Florida. They won five
of seven games. Also, the Aggies
won 19 games and lost only nine
in the regular season. The bad
news is eight of the losses came
in conference play.
There were many highlights
last year. Included were the six-
day trip to Florida, Bobby Witt-
camp’s no-hitter against TCU,
the first ever by an Aggie in con
ference play, a one-hitter by Bob
by Falcon against champion and
No. 4 nationally ranked Texas and
four game sweeps of Minnesota
and Iowa State.
More good news for the Aggies
is the entire starting lineup re
turns this year, along with sev
eral outstanding pitchers.
Sophomores Mike Frazier and
Mike Schraeder rate as the most
improved players on the team,
and will be looked to provide
leadership the young team
need. Frazier led the team in:
ting in SWC play with a ,351
erage and had several wint
hits.
Strikeout ace Bobby Fab
lost to the pros, but the Ayy
return pitchers Wittcamp,
Jackie Binks 3-0, Clint Thop
Jim Juhl and David Lockett
Other top returnees int
first baseman Paul Miller, si
stop David Buxkamper,
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baseman Jim Hacker and a
fielder Jim Bratsen. Brata
the team in runs batted in,i
18, and tied Schraeder for*
homers with three.
Coach Chandler views this*
son with optimism. He says,’
were just a fraction awayfr
having a real good team
year, and I’m looking forwafi
this year.”
’73 Footba
Schedule
Date Team
Sept. 15* Wichita State 7:31)!
Sept. 22 LSU 7:308
Sept. 29* Boston College 7:30}
Oct. 6 Clemson l:30f
Oct. 13 Texas Tech 7:30!
Tct. 20 TCU 2:00!
Oct. 27* Baylor 1:30!
Nov. 3 Arkansas 1:00!
Nov. 10* SMU 1:30!
Nov. 17 Rice 2:00[
Nov. 22* Texas l:30j
♦denotes home games
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