Page 12 THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1980
Britton to try out for U. S. Olympic te
By KATHLEEN McELROY
Sports < Staff
Dean Smith isn’t a man to hold a
grudge. A case in point: in the NCAA
tournament David Britton led the
Texas A&M basketball team over
Smith’s North Carolina Tar Heels by
directing the four-corner offense — a
ploy Smith invented.
But that didn’t stop the coach from
inviting Britton to the tryouts for the
U.S. Olympic basketball team.
Britton, a senior guard, is thrilled
to get invited and said he will defi
nitely try out for team even though it
probably won’t play in Moscow.
“I used to dream about it, but after
all this controversy, I blocked it out
of my mind, ” Britton said. But now
the Aggie season is over, the all-star
team is on his mind.
One subject Britton has never
blocked out of his mind is the idea of
playing pro ball next season. He feels
that a number of National Basketball
Association teams could use him.
But he realizes his own play needs a
little work to make him more attrac
tive to NBA teams.
“I have to improve on every
thing,” he said. But, of course, he
thinks he’ll make it. “I have the de
termination and the heart.”
Britton transferred to Texas A&M
from Potomac State Junior College
in Keyser, W. Va., after he finished
an outstanding high school career in
Brooklyn. Britton explained his high
school academic record was only
good enough for him to go to a junior
college, and he said Potomac was a
good choice because he got some
play and experience.
Then Britton came to Texas A&M
David Britton goes in for a dunk against Louisville in the
quarter finals of the NCAA Tournament Friday night in Hous
ton. Britton may soon be wearing a United States uniform.
U.S. Olympic coach Dean Smith invited him to try out for the
team. Staff photo by Lynn Blanco.
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because “they spent the most time
after me.”
And the main recruiter was, of
course, Texas A&M basketball head
coach Shelby Metcalf — which
started the beginning of what was not
a father-son relationship.
Metcalf and Britton have contrast
ing styles. Britton, at the very least,
is a flamboyant player — at the most,
he’s a flashy hot dog style-artist.
Metcalf prefers the less-flashy and
more fundamental ball player, and
he and Britton had a few disagree
ments last year.
“Things got real hairy,” he said. “I
was never going to quit, but there
was pressure on me.”
Sportwriters, students, and Met
calf weren’t always happy with his
play, and Metcalf benched him
sometimes.
But this season, the problems and
differences seemed to be smoothed
out, and Britton not only started, but
directed and motivated the Aggies.
The team elected Britton and David
Goff, the other senior guard, co
captains.
In short, in the eyes of many, he
went from a selfish troublemaker to a
team leader.
“It was fun to read the papers
saying David Britton revitalized,” he
said.
Some of these same writers named
him the Most Valuable Player in the
Southwest Conference Tournament
after the Aggies swept through the
their conference opponents to earn
an NCAA tournament berth. The
Aggies made it to the Midwest re
gional semifinals before losing to
Louisville.
Now that Britton and Goff have
finished their careers at Texas A&M,
Metcalf has to find not only two start
ing guards, but two more leaders.
Britton says he won’t have to search
far.
“There’s a lot of talent already
here,” he said adding Hynn Wright
and Vernon Smith, win J
senior Towards next ifj|
charge while i
veloping.
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senior, is
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ate on time.
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