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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 4, 1981
Rob Williams dreams of the pros
United Press International
HOUSTON — Houston
Cougars sophomore guard Rob
Williams says he thinks often ab
out starting his pro career after
next season, but so far he hasn’t
decided on even the questions he
must ask himself before deciding.
A Cougars win in the Southwest
Conference’s postseason tourna
ment beginning Thursday in San
Antonio might help Williams, 19,
make up his mind; playing in the
NCAA Tournament finals would
go even farther.
“I caught myself the other night
dreaming that I was in the final
four. I woke up when Billy Packer
hollered ‘Houston’ as he was intro
ducing the teams. I was pretty ex
cited,” he said.
Earning an NCAA Tournament
finals berth is a longshot for the
Cougars, a young team who is 19-8
and the SWC’s second-place
team. Nevertheless, Williams said
he will be emotionally let down if
his team doesn’t make it.
“That is what my dream is all
about. I’ve been thinking about it
ever since the team has been going
good,” he said.
Houston probably will not re
ceive an NCAA Tournament bid if
they do not win the SWC Tourna
ment, but they may be in line for a
National Invitation Tournament
berth with a defeat.
Win or lose, Williams will play
his junior season for Coach Guy
Lewis in 1981-82 and then decide
whether to declare himself a hard
ship case, pass up his senior season
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and become eligible to play pro
basketball.
“A lot of people have been tell
ing me (to go hardship),” he said.
“I’ll be straight with you. I try to
look at it like it won’t be that bard
(a decision) because I want to stay
in school and get my degree and
everything. Most likely I will.”
He added, however, “I might
like to go hardship. I imagine it
will be a tough decision because
there is an opportunity to play pro
ball. I haven’t really gotten very
far on thinking about it. There are
things like if I have a big year, if I
average 20 or 25 points next year
and if the team has a good season
— then I might consider taking
advantage. ”
Williams is the nation’s sixth
leading scorer with a 25.0 average.
He was the national player of the
week once this season. He was the
District 6 co-player of the year.
He is a better floor leader than
former Cougar guard Otis Bird
song, a pro now. But he is not as
sharp a shooter.
“I consider I’m at the midpoint
in my development,” he said.
“I’ve matured more mentally to
where certain situations on the
floor get me going. ”
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Men’s tennis
The Texas A&M men’s tennis team travels to Corpus
Christi today for the 13th Annual H.E.B. College Tennis
Team championships. The 24-team tournament has 12 na
tionally ranked teams competing. Play starts at 12 p.m. today
and will conclude Saturday at 2 p.m. with the championship
match.
Women’s tennis
While the men travel to Corpus Christi, the Aggie women’s
tennis team is on the road in Provo, Utah at the Brigham Young
Invitational Tournament. The eight-team tourney has someo
the top-ranked teams in the nation.
The team will consist of Liliana Fernandez, Pam Hill,
Maylen Hooton, Amy Gloss, Sonja Hutcherson, Laura Hanna
and Judy Willard. Doubles teams will be Hill-Hutcherson,
Hanna-Closs and Femandez-Hooton.
Women’s golf
The lOth-ranked Texas Aggies led throughout the “Future
Pros” Tournament, held Sunday through Tuesday at the Briar-
crest Country Club, and won the event Tuesday over defend
ing champion SMU by one stroke.
Texas A&M ended the three-day 12-team event with a 922
team total, while the Ponies managed a second-place 923 total
TCU was third at 929.
The event, played under gray, drizzly skies, saw Kim Bauer
of the Ags finish second individually with a 227 total. Amy
Benz of SMU was first at 225.
Other Texas A&M finishers: Susan Yantis, 230; Shirley Fur
long, 230; Monica Welsh, 238; and Sheila Oldfield, 243.
Football
Approximately 100 candidates including 67 scholarship
players and 44 lettermen were on hand Tuesday at Head
Coach Tom Wilson put the Aggies through their first day of
spring training.
“It’s evident that they worked hard during the off-season
training program,” Wilson said. “I was very pleased with the
overall physical condition of the squad.”
The opening session was primarily a teaching session with
very little contact. Wilson said today’s workout will have more
contact work.
Women’s softball
The first weekly national coaches poll has placed Texas A&M
in second place behind Utah State.
The Aggies, state champions and second in the national
tournament in Norman, Okla. a year ago, swept four games
this past weekend against Texas Women’s University (ranked
sixth) and UT-Arlington to start off the spring.
National top 10 rankings are as follows: 1) Utah State, lOfirsI
place votes, 350 points; 2) Texas A&M, 8 first place, 312; 3)
Indiana University, 188; 4) Arizona State, 1 first, 176; 5) Cal-
Berkely, 1 first, 122; 6) Texas Women’s, 1 first, 122; 7) Western
Michigan, 120; 8) Western Illinois, 1 first, 110; 9) Cal State-
Fullerton, 102; 10) UCLA, 1 first, 98.
Others receiving more than 50 points: Oklahoma State,
California Poly, Pomona, Missouri.
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Men’s basketball
Vernon Smith’s illustrious four-year career as an Aggie con
cluded Monday night in G. Rollie White Coliseum in front of
4,300 fans.
The forward ended as Texas A&M’s all-time leading scorer
with 1,778 points. Teammate Rynn Wright, who was recruited
out of Dallas at the same time as Smith, finished as the third
leading Aggie scorer with 1,495 points. Smith is also the
school’s career rebounding leader with 978 while Wright
finished second at 861.
During the SWC season. Smith led the team with 15 points
per game and 8.4 rebounds, with Wright finishing second with
12.5 points per game and 8.2 rebounds. Reggie Roberts was
third in scoring with 11.5 points average and Claude Riley was
fourth with 10.8.
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Women’s basketball
The final statistics for the Texas A&M Lady Aggies, 7-22on
the season, show Kelly Sullivan led the team in scoring with an
average of 6.3 points a game, 315 points.
Trigg Crawford had 250 points to finish second in total points
and average with 8.6. Fuller also had 8.6 a game and was third
in total points with 240.
Tammy Grafton was the most accurate shot, making 46
percent of her attempts.
Crawford led the team in rebounds with 183, averaging6.3a
game. Sullivan also led the team in assists with 68.
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