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June 29, 1982 Page 7
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by Frank L. Christlieb
Sports Editor
Many NBA scouts have dub-
this year’s college draft as a
uard-dominated, undergradu-
ite-dominated collection of bas-
etball players from around the
ation. In that respect, Texas
Rudy Woods stands to be
jutnumbered, since he’s a cen-
;er and he recently completed
is fourth year of eligibility.
But Woods, still fighting a
jattle against critics who have
spent the past four years analyz
ing the trials and tribulations of
“the star who never was,” says
he’s confident about his chances
of being selected early in the
draft. The summer draft
opened this morning at 11 CDT
at Madison Square Garden’s Felt
Forum in New York.
“I feel that I’ll go no lower
than the second round, and that
I’ll go high in that round,”
Woods said Monday.
Some professional scouts
have said that an NBA team
might “take a chance” on
Woods, drafting him because of
his tremendous potential.
Woods, however, disregards
those assessments.
“They’re really taking a
chance on everyone in the draft,
so I look at (those comments)
constructively,” the 6-10 former
Bryan High School all-America
said. “If I don’t make it, I’m not
going to go off and shoot myself.
I’ll just have to wait and see what
happens.”
Woods said he’s been con
tacted by the Chicago Bulls,
Phoenix Suns, Cleveland Cava
liers, Houston Rockets, San
Antonio Spurs , and Dallas
Mavericks. Woods has partici
pated in pre-draft camps at Chi
cago and Phoenix, and has in
vestigated a semi-pro league in
Italy as well.
Aggie coach Shelby Metcalf
said he sees excellent profes
sional potential in Woods, who
United Press International
NEW YORK — In the grand
radition of the rich getting
idler, the Los Angeles Lakers
pen today’s NBA college draft.
While all signs point toward
be selection of forward James
Vorthy of North Carolina, the
JBA champions insisted pro-
:cting the identity of the No. 1
hoice.
“We just don’t know who
we’re going to take,” owner Jer
ry Buss said. “I have my selec
tion, but (General Manager) Jer
ry West and (President) Bill
Sharman also have their
choices.”
The 10-round draft, open to
the public, begins at noon EDT
at Madison Square Garden’s Felt
Forum. And while many of the
top selections will attend,
Worthy is not among them.
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„ , .*.38, Ga., signed a football scholarship with Texas A&M University
£ , on up Smith, who in February signed a national letter of intent to
(tend the University of Georgia, two weeks ago gained the right to
ionsider another school after Georgia dropped his scholarship in
he midst of apparent recruiting violations.
A6-3,230-poundall-America who was named player of the year
Georgia, Smith had been recruited heavily by Texas A&M’s
ackie Sherrill and offensive assistant George Pugh before decid-
ng upon Georgia near the end of the recruiting campaign in
■ebruary. Smith, with a 4.6 time in the 40-yard dash, rushed for
,600 yards as a senior at Coffee County.
Besides earning all-state, all-district and all-region honors,
demona qualified for the “Super I 1 ” team in Georgia and the “Super
Tht 4 S if team, which covers Georgia and Florida. Smith, who saw
;d I Antra )| a yi n g t jme at defensive tackle, tight end, linebacker and strong
a i a ^ et y ^ ur * n g his high school career, has been rated by a national
id Ood ecruiting magazine as one of the top 15 players in the nation.
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Tuesday afternoon, he fiew
from North Carolina to Los
Angeles. The Lakers and Clip
pers, who pick second, re
quested the 6-foot-9 all-America
be on the West Coast should
they draft him.
“He’s one of the very best ever
to come out of North Carolina,”
West said. “And with the guys
that school has produced, that
says enough right there.”
Although the Lakers have an
abundance of strength, they are
concerned over the knee injury
to power forward Mitch Kup-
chak.
If Worthy goes to the Lakers,
San Diego may follow with for
ward Dominique Wilkins of
Georgia. Dubbed the “Human
Highlight Film” for his rim
shaking moves, Wilkins is one of
the most electric players to enter
the pros in some years.
Utah has the third choice and
Terry Cummings of DePaul fi
gures to be the choice. He can
play power forward or center
and take control underneath.
Worthy, Wilkins and Cum
mings are undergraduates and
highlight the infusion of the
draft’s young blood. As many as
nine of the 12 players who de
clared early eligibility for the
NBA could go in the first round.
Following Utah, the rest of
the round is: Dallas, Kansas
City, New York, Chicago, In
diana, Detroit, Atlanta, Port
land, Cleveland, New Jersey,
Golden State, Phoenix, Hous
ton, Kansas City, Detroit, De
nver, Milwaukee, New Jersey,
Philadelphia and Boston.
Those with two choices each
in the first round are Kansas
City (5, 17), Detroit (9, 18) and
New Jersey (13, 21). San Anto
nio and Washington make their
opening choice in the second
round and Seattle must wait un
til the third.
“The anticipation is great, a
lot of teams can help them
selves,” New Jersey Nets’ Coach
Larry Brown said. “You hope
you know about the players be
fore you draft them.”
‘ Will There Be Blood
If You Need It?
... only if there’s a volunteer donor to provide it.
Like yourself.
Blood has to come from another human being. It
cannot be manufactured.
You can be that volunteer donor June 28 and 29.
That’s when the Texas A&M Blood Club has its
annual Summer blood drive.
Wadley Central Blood Bank is proud to have been
associated with this 12th Man tradition of service to
humanity during the past 24 years. We look forward
to continuing to participate in the Texas A&M Blood
Club drives for many years to come... and we join
with all Texans in saluting this unparalleled gesture
of generosity and concern for one’s fellow man!
AGGIE BLOOD DRIVE
MONDAY, JUNE 28
AND
TUESDAY, JUNE 29
LOCATION:
BLOODMOBILES PARKED IN
FRONT OF THE COMMONS AND
ADJACENT TO MSC
WADLEY CENTRAL BLOOD BANK
Sponsored by
APO, OPA, & Student Government
averaged 13.9, 11, 8.1 and 11
points a game during his four
seasons at Texas A&M.
“He could do it,” Metcalf said
of Woods’ prospects of being
drafted early. “He’s got talent. I
hope for his sake that he goes
high and gets an opportunity to
prove himself.”
Woods, who played in only 13
games during the 1980-81 sea
son before being declared scho
lastically ineligible, holds Texas
A&M records for blocked shots,
and finished his career as the
third leading rebounder in the
school’s history. Forwards Ver
non Smith and Rynn Wright,
who completed their eligibility
during the 1980-81 season, are
No. 1 and No. 2 on the rebound
ing charts, while Woods holds
down the No. 6 spot on the all-
time scoring list.
Woods won two Southwest
Conference field goal percen
tage titles during his Texas
A&M career, shooting 62 per
cent during his freshman year
and averaging 59 percent dur
ing the following season.
During recent NBA drafts,
several Texas A&M players have
been picked within the first
three rounds. In 1981, the Phi
ladelphia 76ers chose Smith in
the second round and Wright in
the eighth round. The expan
sion-team Dallas Mavericks
selected guard David Britton in
the third round of the 1980
draft following the Aggies’
Southwest Conference cham
pionship season.
Smith and Wright, however,
were cut by Philadelphia before
the start of the regular season,
with Smith being the last player
released from the squad. The
Mavericks did likewise with Brit
ton prior to the season.
staff photo by Peter Rocha
Lining up the putt
Fourteen-year-old Blaine Dykes, a participant in the
first-ever Texas A&M All-Sports Camp, eyes the line
between the ball and the cup during a practice ses-
on the Texas A&M golf course Monday afternoon.
Dykes, from Nederland, and about 185 other campers
from around the state will wrap up three weeks of
sports when the camp ends Saturday.
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