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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, NOV. 18, 1975
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By DAVID WALKER
Battalion Sports Writer
Fans around the Southwest Con
ference have been waiting for years
for the University of Houston to join
the SWC baskethall family. They
need not wait any longer.
The Cougars begin their first run
at the conference championship this
season, and coach Guy Lewis disag
rees with those who thinks the
Cougars will walk away with the ti
tle.
“I sure don’t think we re going to
run away with it like some people
seem to think,” Lewis said. “Maybe
three years ago, but the conference
has really upgraded basketball in
the past three years.
“Some of the big differences in
SWC basketball has come about
mainly because of more emphasis
being put on the sport by the
schools,” Lewis added.
“There are a number of things
that moved the conference up. Such
things as more assistant coaches, re
cruiting nationally and the black
player,” Lewis said.
“We all know this is a football
state — and it’s going to be a football
state — but there’s no reason for a
conflict because you don’t play with
the same kids,” Lewis said.
While Lewis is glad to be in the
SWC he feels that it could be a long
first year. “This is the youngest
team I’ve had since 1963. With the
exception of Rice it will be the
youngest team in the conference.
I’ve only got one senior who’s
played any, and that’s David
Marrs,” Lewis said.
There are two other seniors on
the Cougar squad, but they played
only a total of 50 minutes of varsity
ball last year. Marrs was the fourth
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leading scorer for the Cougars last
year with a 9.5 average and the third
rebounder with seven per game.
The only other returning starter is
Otis Birdsong who was the leading
scorer last year with a 24.6 average.
He was the No. 15 scorer in the na
tion as a sophomore when he was
the first Houston player ever to
score more than 1,000 points as a
sophomore.
Winder. Winder, a 6-10, 240-pound
center is expected to start for the
Cougars after averaging over 20
points a game throughout his high
school career.
From there it’s mostly freshmen
led by the state’s No. 1 blue-chip
prospect from Arlington, Allen
Other top recruits include 6-9
Gary Noble, an All-Stater from
Evans Louisiana, Tim Suddarth a
6-9 all-district star from San Antonio
Holmes and George Walker, a 6-5
all-stater from Stafford.
The Cougars will miss the seniors
horn last year’s 16-10 team. Those
gone are two-time All-American
Louis Dunbar, three-year starter
Maurice Presley and Ed Riska.
While the seniors will be missed,
Lewis feels that there is no use in
worrying about their absence.
“It’s going to he tough this sea
son. The league is strong from top to
bottom, and I think the winner of
the league will have at least three
losses, maybe four,” Lewis said.
“It’s going to be tough, but we’re
looking forward to the challenge and
hope that everything turns out for
the best.”
Tomorrow: Rice.
Aggies’ Woodard named
SWC ‘Player of Week’
AGGIES!
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Associated Press
Consider these statistics of
George Woodard, mere freshman:
— He has started only four games
at Texas A&M University at fullback
but has never been held under 100
yards.
— He is 249-pounds yet was
timed at 9.9 in the 100-yard dash at
Van Vleck High School.
— He can bench press 425
pounds and lift 700 pounds of
weights with his legs.
— He is so strong that Coach
Emory Bellard says he can play any
spot on the offensive line, including
tight end.
“With that guy at fullback you can
put your game plan on a postage
stamp,” says Rice Coach Al Con-
Conover should know. Woodard
chewed up the Owls for 167 yards
on 32 carries Saturday in a 33-14 vic
tory. It earned Woodard The As
sociated Press Southwest Confer
ence Offensive Player of the Week
award.
Middle linebacker Robert
Jackson, a junior college transfer
from Henderson County, made it a
clean sweep for the Aggies by taking
The AP’s SWC Defensive Player of
the Week honor. Jackson made 11
tackles and turned in two big plays
that the Aggies cashed into
touchdowns — tackling Rice’s
punter and causing a fumble.
Woodard has started against
Louisiana State, Baylor, Southern
Methodist and Rice and gained 106,
101, 106 and 167 yards, respective
ly. He started out the season battl
ing for the third team position
against another promising
freshman, Eddie Hardin of Houston
Madison.
“George has done an outstanding
job when you consider how little
work he has had,” says Bellard.
“He’s been bothered with a hamstr-
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With that fact staring the Cotton
Bowl Selection Committee in the
eye, it selected twice-beaten Geor
gia Sunday for the guest team spot
in the New Year’s Day Classic.
The SWC host team will be either
Texas, Texas A&M or Arkansas.
Arkansas will play in the Liberty
Bowl against Southern California if
the Razorbacks don’t make it to the
Cotton Bowl. Arkansas has lost to
Texas and must play Texas Tech and
Texas A&M.
The loser of the Nov. 28 game:
between third-ranked Texas A&M
and No. 7 Texas will go to the
Astro-Bluebonnet Bowl to face Col
orado Dec. 27 in the Astrodome.
However, if A&M beats Texas
and Arkansas whips A&M, the Ag
gies will go to the Liberty Bowl.
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