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NEW ORLEANS — It is quite
possible that collegiate basket
ball reached a turning point
during the 1982 season’s climac
tic week, w'hich concluded Mon
day night on the floor of the Su
perdome.
Activities on and off the court
brought NCAA basketball some
of its most concentrated public
ity ever and put it into a position
to continue what has been, in
recent years, one of the biggest
booms in organized sports.
Foremost was the champion
ship game itself— North Caroli
na’s 63-62 win over Georgetowm
in a contest that was generally
acclaimed as being the best
NCAA final in recent memory.
College basketball was pre
sented on two television net
works during the 1981-82 sea
son, giving the sport unpre
cedented exposure. The NCAA
power structure, w'hich has
shied away from creating a
championship playoff for foot
ball, has turned its basketball
tournament into an event that
has taken its place among the
country’s top athletic events
each year.
The current price tag for
television rights in the Atlantic
Coast Conference, for instance,
show's the scope of the basketball
boom. This year’s television
rights to ACC games were sold
for Si million. Next year the
league begins a three-year pack
age w'ith a company that paid
$ 18 million for the rights to tele
vise ACC games.
This year’s tournament also
broke new ground in that the
Final Four took place in the Su
perdome, before record crowds
in excess of 61,000.
It was the first time since
1971 that the national semifinals
and finals had been played in an
oversized domed stadium. That
first venture, which took place in
Houston’s Astrodome, w as a dis
aster because of an elevated
court that obstructed the view of
people who supposedly had the
best seats.
The reviews were mixed con
cerning the Superdome games,
but early speculation was that
the Final Four would continue
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to make occasional appearances
in such stadiums.
Seattle’s Kingdome will host
the 1984 championship and the
Superdome plans to make a con
centrated bid to return the Final
Four to New Orleans in 1987.
“I don’t think this was a good
place for the game itself,” said
Texas Christian University
athletic director Frank Windeg-
ger, a member of the NCAA's
basketball committee. “But it
was certainly a great spectacle.
There is no denying that.”
The Tar Heels’ James
Worthy said: “I didn’t notice the
noise that much.” Worthy
scored 28 points in the cham
pionship game and w’as the sur
prise recipient of a misdirected
g ass by Georgetown’s Fred
rown in the final seconds of the
title game.
Finally, the sport may have
reached a turning point off the
court in that a suddenly out
spoken and aggressive tone was
taken by one of the game’s best-
known names concerning
alleged recruiting vioations.
Notre Dame coach Digger
Phelps said he had handed in
formation to the NCAA con
cerning two cases of cash pay
ment to players, and he said he
knew of five other such viola
tions.
Some coaches disagreed with
Phelps’ assessment that cheating
was rampant in college basket
ball, and others w'ere not pleased
that he took his feelings to the
media.
But it appeared by the end of
the week that a new, more vocal
attack was being made from
within against those who bend
and break the recruiting rules.
Fouls hamper Gervin
Warriors dump Spurs
United Press International
SAN ANTON IO — The Golden State Warriors
kept explosive George Gervin on the bench to
keep their playoff hopes alive with a come-from-
behind 113-107 win over the San Antonio Spurs.
“This was a very important win for us. It keeps
us very alive in the playoff picture,” said Golden
State coach A1 Attles after the game Tuesday.
Golden state has the sixth best record in the
NBA Western Division. The top six teams will go
into post-season play.
“George Gervin being in foul trouble really
helped us,” Attles said. “The Spurs had us on the
ropes several times, hut we kept battling and had a
good comeback.”
Gervin, who paced San Antonio with 34 points,
had to sit out a large part of the second half in foul
trouble. Purvis Short drove past Gervin for a
layup with 52 seconds remaining to put the War
riors in the lead for good 108-107.
“Ice (Gervin) was in foul trouble in the fourth
quarter and coach told me to take him to the
basket,” Short said. “We were successful at it.”
San Antonio, which saw a two-game victory
string ended, failed to score during the final 2:22
of the game, adding to the Spurs’ woes. Golden
State, down by as many as 11 midway through the
fourth quarter, outscored the Spurs 24-8 over the
final 7:42 of the final period.
Golden State was led by World Free’s 32 points.
Bernard King and Joe Barry Carroll scored 24
and 18 respectively.
The victory was Golden State’s fifth in its last
six games.
Gervin scored 26 in the first half, but with his
time on the bench could only manage eight points
in the second half and and had problems def end
ing the baseline driving of King and Short in the
closing minutes.
San Antonio’s victory chances suffered a severe
blow when Mike Mitchell fouled out with 1:56 to
play. He had 22 points for the game.
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The San Francisco Giants are off to a new start
— totally.
By sending Vida Blue to the Kansas City Royals
with Bob Tufts for pitchers Renie Martin, Atlee
Hammaker and Craig Chamberlain and a player
to he announced, and then dealing Doyle Alexan
der to the New York Yankees for pitcher Andy
McGafflgan and outfielder Ted Wilhorn, the
Giants dispatched virtually their entire 1981 start
ing staff.
“W r e felt it was an appropriate move to make at
this time,” said team general manager Tom Haller
of the Blue trade. “This trade will solidify our
future, and it adds a great deal to our present
team."
“It was a surprise to me,” said Blue. “But going
to Kansas City enhances my chances of getting to
the World Series.”
In other news, Jesus Vega, 26, a rookie f rom
Puerto Rico, ended the questions about whether
he will begin the season alternating at first base for
the Minnesota Twins. He hit three home runs,
along with a run-scoring single, in the Twins’ 6-2
exhibition victory over the Texas Rangers and was
scheduled to alternate with Kent Hrbek at first
base.
In other games:
Amos Otis hit a three-run homer and Greg
Pryor a solo shot in the eighth inning to lead the
Kansas City Royals to a 6-5 victory over the Cin
cinnati Reds.
Rookie Carlos Ibarra pitched five shutout in
nings as the Chicago White Sox beat the Boston
Red Sox, 3-1.
Ivan Dejesus collected three hits and knocked
in the winning run to lead the Philadelphia Phil
lies to a 6-3 victory over Baltimore.
Rick Rhoden pitched seven innings of one-run
ball and Jason Thompson drove in three runs,
leading the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 7-1 victors over
the St. Louis Cardinals.
Ferguson Jenkins was joinetl bv three other
Chicago Cubs pitchers in shutting out the Califor
nia Angels, 8-0.
George Foster belted a two-run homer, his
third blast of the spring, and Craig Swan pitched
five innings of shutout ball as the New York Mets
defeated the Detroit Tigers, 4-2.
Ruppert Jones celebrated his apparent nomi
nation to San Diego’s regular center field job bv
going 5-for-5 and leading the Padres to an 8-3
victory over the Oakland A’s.
Bud Bulling’s ninth-inning single scored \l
Cowens with the run that gave the Seattle Marin
ers a 7-6 victory over the Giants.
Bucky Dent and Bobby Brown had RBI singles
and Jerry Mumphrey knocked in another run
with a double to give the New York Yankees a 9-7
win over the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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TUCSON. Ariz. — Kansas
State basketball Coach Jack
Hartman has been offered a
similar position at the University
of Arizona, a university sjxikes-
man confirmed Tuesday.
The school is seeking a suc
cessor tt> Fret! Snowden, who
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Hartman. 56. met with Strack
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