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e firstm Are there any teams that
eexpressed more interest in
when V ( than others?
MoifiralJHhe Golden State Warriors
irdonaiij Detroit Pistons have
a Gay M serially contacted me. The
field, r 0 i it comes from scouts,
at pant, yefo or agents — they’ve told
the vktr |liBt certain teams are in-
e Poiti'i ;sted.
heonlvi Do you think there was a
and a ft tain part of the season when
nning«i| totally recovered from
e left-law sickness and started play-
cM'srtcc better?
lOdontl'^. I think when we played
idiesart (J hi re, it was one of my best
InvitatM deilence games (14 points, 12
remain oujids). From that point on, I
will pi: my self playing better and
doul tet every game. I felt myself
Sundaiiling stronger and my court
vement was getting better.
What do you think is the
st important thing you’ve
rned here?
\. Ilguess one of the most im-
kani things I’ve learned is to
3;good follower as well as a
edleiji Jer. When you find yourself
matter: on dug a leader and a lot of
ipla looking up to you, it can
i,thera pressure on you. But it nev-
i theaoul pressure on me. As f ar as
basis,a ooli is concerned, it was a
oaching igglr for me all the way
onhejLough because the pace of
had am* basketball and classes was
AA (1. But I learned to cope with
id.“IbindB thought it was great for
any p tope able to make that ad-
1 don't if maut.
makescU So you felt no pressure?
K. I never really did. The
ss, conn in ijeason is that I always got
niantb$e to each player on the team
s not 1 they got close to me. They
Is failediivBiat I had the winningatti-
isitionii e ahd that makes it easier on
k thevii because they knew that all I
coachesi ild talk about was positive
?d tolisigs and things that would
tion'sbeke pur team he a winner,
dy balktatanakes you feel really confi-
•bdstlnt when they accept you as
k.how ng a leader.
), 1. TCU held onto third place
most of the season. Was
re a certain point during the
SSSSSSfsoii when the players de-
WHCflledt 0 make every effort to get
* ^ C “rd place and that bye to the
,UB
Claude Riley has prediction
about NCAA tournament
Dallas part of the tournament?
A. That’s the whole idea right
there. When we beat TCU here,
we realized that we were tied up
and when TCU lost the next
game, we knew we’d have third
to ourselves if we won our last
game. We were going to do
whatever it took to get to Dallas
and keep from having to play
that first game.
Q. How did the players feel
going into the TCU game in
Dallas?
A. As far as I can see, every
one was fired up knowing that
great things were going to hap
pen to us. We finally got
together and were playing great
ball and we were going to be
playing Houston in the finals.
We were going to knock TCU
and Arkansas off and play
Houston in the finals. And
there’s no telling what might
have happened then. It was real
ly disappointing when we didn’t
succeed in that.
Q. Was there any way you
guys were looking ahead?
A. I’ve got to say that we really
did look ahead. When we first
realized we were going to the
tournament, right away we
looked to Arkansas because we
wanted to beat them. Not to the
point that we totally neglected
TCU, but I must say that we did
look ahead to Arkansas. We
looked ahead a little bit too
much.
Q. What if you had played
Houston?
A. I believe we’d have given
Houston one hell of a game, be
cause we would have played
great ball during the last few
games. I feel like our confidence
would have been so high that
we’d have been feeling like we
were doing everything right. We
might have beaten them. I think
Houston would have been ...
watching out more for us than
we would have been for them.
At that point, they were number
one and we didn’t have anything
to lose, but they would have. It
would have made us look really
great to have beaten the number
one team.
Q. Who do you think is going
to win the NCAA champion
ship?
“My coining in as a
freshman and playing
with Rynn (Wright) and
Vernon (Smith) was an
inspiration for me, be
cause they’re one of the
reasons I came. Being
on a championship
team and going into the
NCAA playoffs really
matured me a lot and
prepared me for the
next seasons too. ” —
Riley.
A. I’ll tell you what — I’ve got
all my faith in Houston. I’ve
played against them twice and I
know what type of players they
are, they’re from my confer
ence, they’re number one and I
lie
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ir Sewim will host the 15th National
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^ 3n Friday at 9 a.m., the
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-,132-and 148-pound men’s
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uriclay’s events will feature
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and 275-pound weight classes
and the super-heavyweight
class.
The Aggies won the cham
pionship in 1975 and 1977, hut
Kutztown University has won it
the past two years. The Univer
sity of Texas won the title ifi
1979 and 1980.
Competing for Texas A&M
will be Ralph Jones, Robert
Windsor, Bubba McGough, Wil
liam D. Adams, Jeff Schmidt,
Steve Lumpee, Steve McGough,
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Kerr and Andy Rettenmaier.
Other schools participating in
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Brigham Young, Florida State,
Indiana, Memphis State, Ohio
State, Purdue, Houston, Minne
sota, Illinois, North Carolina,
Oklahoma State and Villanova.
Tickets for the event will be
available at the door.
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want them to go all the way. Just
speaking of raw talent, Houston
is stacked with it. I feel like if
they just keep playing the way
they know how to play and just
execute with that talent they
have, I don’t think anyone can
beat them. They’ve got to hit
those free throws. They know
how to win now and they know
how to reach back and get that
extra effort they need. I feel like
whoever they go up against,
Houston will come out victo
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Q. And what about the
Aggies’ future? Do you think
things are going to look up now
that Coach Metcalf has a new
contract?
A. I feel that they’re going to
have an excellent recruiting year
because of the guys who are
leaving and the positions that
are going to be open. I think
everyone who comes here
should be really confident about
their chances of playing. I think
the Aggies will really be a power
house because of the young ta
lent they still have, like Jimmie
(Gilbert), Kenny Brown and
Doug Lee. With a good recruit
ing year, A&M should be a
dominant force, because Coach
Metcalf knows how to win and
he’s an excellent coach.
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