Texas A&M
The Battalion Sports
Tuesday, April 26, 1983/The Battalion/Page 9
Metcalf releases names of Aggie recruits
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by John Wagner
Sports Editor
Aggie basketball coach Shelby Met
calf has released the names of three
recruits who have signed national let-
ters-of-intent to play at Texas A&M.
In an informal meeting Monday
afternoon, Metcalf announced the
signings of Winston Crite, a 6-6 for
ward from Bakersfield, Ca., Darnell
Williams, a 6-2 point guard from Gar
den City Junior College in Kansas,
and Phillip James, a 6-5 guard from
Playa Del Ray, Ca.
Metcalf said he decided to release
the list of recruits to the press after a
story in Monday’s Bryan-College Sta
tion Eagle reported the signing of
Crite.
Metcalf had earlier refused to re
lease the names of Aggie recruits, but
said he was announcing the names to
end speculation on the subject.
Crite, a 210-pounder from Bakers
field South High School, averaged 19
points and 13 rebounds a game last
season.
“He reminds me of Rynn Wright
(former Texas A&M basketball play
er) when he was at that age,” Metcalf
said Monday, adding that Crite is still
growing. He won’t turn 18 until this
summer.
Williams played high school ball at
Hamilton High School in Brooklyn,
N.Y., before coming to Garden City
Junior College. The 185-pounder av
eraged 21 points, nine rebounds and
eight assists a game last season, and
was named all-Jay hawk Conference as
well as all-Region 6.
Williams coach, Jim Carey, de
scribed him as an “all-around leader.”
Metcalf said James, a 205-pound
guard from St. Bernard’s High School
in Los Angeles, is “a heck of an athlete,
probably the best athlete on his team.”
St. Bernard’s starting five last season
consisted of five seniors. All five have
now signed letters-of-intent — to
UCLA, USC, Arizona State, Cal-
Berkely, and Texas A&M.
Metcalf said although the Aggie
coaching staff wasn’t finished yet, he
was pleased with their results.
“We didn’t sign anybody this year
who wasn’t an outstanding citizen, and
who wasn’t serious about his educa
tion,” he said.
The three signings brings the num
ber of Aggie recruits to four. Metcalf
signed Snook High School star Clint
Thomas, a 6-1 forward, on April 13.
Metcalf said these recruits will be
called upon to produce from the be
ginning. i
“We don’t have any choice. They’re
going to have to (help out). Ready or
not, they’ll have to play.”
At least two members of the basket
ball team are reportedly having scho
lastic difficulties, and it is not known at
this time if either will return in the fall.
Also, three starters from last year’s
team have completed their senior sea
sons — Claude Riley, Tyren Naulls
and Roy Jones. That leaves freshman
center Jimmie Gilbert and junior
guard Reggie Roberts as Metcalfs
only returning starters.
The Aggie coaching staff is looking
to recruit another big forward, but
Metcalf says he doesn’t have anyone in
mind.
“We’d like to recruit one,” he said,
“but we just don’t know where he is
right now.”
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minutes before the start of to
day’s 1983 NFL draft, but the
Baltimore Colts ended all specu
lation by picking the 6-foot-4-
inch, 200-pound Stanford quar
terback just 30 seconds into the
draft.
Prior to the draft, there were
rumors that Baltimore would
trade away the rights to the No.
1 pick to get help in the offensive
and defensive lines, where Colt
head coach Frank Kush has said
Baltimore needs the most help.
In a surprise minutes after El
way was picked, an ESPN official
reported that he had learned
from an inside source that Elway
would choose professional base
ball over pro football. The Colts
would not comment on the
situation until after a press con
ference scheduled for later to
day, when Elway will officially
announce his plans.
In later picks, SMU’s Eric
Dickerson was picked second
overall by the Los Angeles
Rams, who traded with Houston
for the No. 2 overall pick.
Los Angeles Head Coach
John Robinson said he thinks
Dickerson is a great running
back who can step right in and
help the Rams.
Arkansas’ Billy Ray Smith
chosen fifth in NFL draft
“We feel like we have a man
that has the potential to be a
great running back,” Robinson
said. “I’ve been impressed with
his inside running as well as his
outside speed. He breaks long
runs at a phenomenal rate. Ev
ery time you look up, he’s break
ing one.”
The third pick overall was
Penn State’s Curt Warner, who
was chosen by the Seattle Sea-
hawks — no surprise.
With all the talk of who’ll go
where, the top three picks all
went to the teams that were sup
posed to pick them.
The fourth pick, however,
was definitely a surprise. Six-
foot-6-inch, 285-pound Chris
Hinton, a tackle from North
western, was chosen fourth
overall by Denver amid talk of
trade with the Dallas Cowboys
and talk of the Broncos choosing
Billy Ray Smith.
Smith, an all-America perfor
mer, was chosen next by the San
Diego Chargers.
Other players chosen in this
morning’s initial round of the
draft include:
— Chicago (No. 6), Jimbo Covert,
lineman, Pittsburgh
, — Kansas City (No. 7), Todd Black-
ledge, quarterback, Penn State
— Philadelphia (No. 8), Michael
Haddix, running back, Mississippi
State
— Houston (No. 9), Bruce Matth
ews, offensive lineman, USC
— New York Giants (No. 10), Terry
Kinnard, defensive back, Clemson
Women’s golf teani
leading SWC field
SMU tailback Eric Dickerson picked No. 2 by Rams
The Texas A&M women’s golf
team waited, waited, waited and
finally pulled together for a full
day of good golf. Check that —
great golf.
The Aggie Ladies, ranked
19th nationally, stroked their
way to a first-place tie with No.
1 -ranked TCU after the first day
of the Southwest Conference
championships in Fort Worth.
Texas A&M and TCU shot
302’s on the par 72 Ridgelea
Country Club to lead the pack of
SWC golfers. SMU, ranked No.
8, is in third with a 310, Texas,
ranked No. 9, is in fourth after a
311 round and Texas Tech
came in with a 334 — good
enough for fifth place.
Individually, Texas A&M’s
Shirley Furlong is topping after
the first 18 after burning the
links for a par 72. In second
place, Aggie Jakie Bertram is
tied with Rita Moore and Ma^
Bozarth of TCU.
Other Aggie golfers placin
in the first round of the tournfe
were Pat Gozales in tenth after
round of 78, Susan Yantis i
12th after a 79 and Angel
Atkins in 15th after an 80. »
Today, the Aggies will try^t
continue their winning streak's
the SWC tourney heads into mi
second day of the 54-hole even
Should Texas A&M win, it VJil
be the first SWC championshi
ever for the women’s golf lean
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