Monday, August 29, 1983AThe Battalion/Page 9B area of e Tigers height ; said he >th what he'd uts began tlisj fensively ett y good v ' e ’ve got a dl and rani of quickni |,e have on^ well. So wei ( . 'out a lot J ■ v 'o to thand mdtryto® ’’re just « o sit up th{| it people lej e the " i confuse per. ing to try it . much astt pponents)an ie said. ive the secon- erience, ami ovide needd lie rush. Hoi ini Wilkenso: trength. ited will ope at Wharton bright I and women 1 >0 : J Men’s basketball team suffering from ‘mass exodus’ Texas A&M basketball coach Shelby Metcalf lost four starters off of last year’s 17-14 club. Only center Jimmie Gilbert returns, leaving Metcalf with a major rebuilding job. by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Staff Jimmie Gilbert has to be won dering where everybody went and why so soon. Just two years ago, he was a high school basketball star at Huntsville, surrounded by friends. Now he’s only a sopho more — a talented 6-9 sopho more — but still a sophomore. And he’s all alone. He’s the only returning starter on the 1983-1984 Texas A&M basket ball team. Gilbert and the Aggies re bounded in the second half of last season to finish third in the Southwest Conference, and posted a season record of 17-14. But familiar faces like that of 6- 10 forward Claude Riley, a third-round draft choice of the NBA’s Philadelphia 76ers this summer, are gone. Also missing are talented point-guard Tyren Naulls, who also was drafted into the NBA, forwards Roy Jones and Lowell McHenry, and guard Reggie Roberts. Roberts and McHenry were declared academically ineligible. Thus the challenge. Head coach Shelby Metcalf will begin his 21st season with the Aggies with the toughjob of finding two forwards and two guards who can step in quickly. But some fine reserves re turning from last season as well as some quality freshmen re- FREE VIDEO ONE WEEK WITH ANY T.V. 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Sophomores Kenny Brown and Doug Lee, as a matter of fact, are probably the leading candidates to fill in the holes left by Naulls and Roberts. Brown, known for his pinpoint accuracy with long-distance jumpers, started in 10 games last season and played in many more. Brown averaged 9.6 points a game and was the hero during the Aggies’ appearance in the Alaska Shootout tournament, in which he was named to the all tournament team. A 24-year old sophomore, Brown came to Texas A&M af ter playing military basketball while in the Army. The other probable starter at guard is 6-foot, 4-inch Lee, who started in three games last sea son and gained a reputation as an outside shooting threat and a tough rebounder. Floods leave manufacturer short of bags United Press International SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The floods in Utah have caused a bag crisis in California. Thousands of sacks meant for walnut, rice, and bean har vests have been shipped to Salt Lake City for use as sandbags by the Sacramento Bag Manufac turing Co. Nearly all of the 800,000 bags sent to the flood-ravaged Utah city from Sacramento came from Alex Fahn’s company, which usually sells its products to Central Valley farmers. Another possibility at guard is Gary Lewis, who left the squad in December. Lewis turned in good performances during the 1981-82 season, and has excel lent point guard abilities In addition to those back from last year, Metcalf has a handful of freshmen and a transfer from which to pick. The transfer is 6-2 point guard Darnell Williams from Garden City Community Col lege in Kansas. Clint Thomas of Snook and 6-foot, 5-inch Phil James of Los Angeles, Calif, are two freshmen who could break into action. While some top lettermen are available to fill the guard spots, both forward positions must be filled by newcomers. One of the top prospects is 6-6 Winston Crite, of Bakersfield, Calif. Another is 6-5, 210-pound A1 Pulliam, a 24-year-old who, much like Brown, enters college ball after playing military bas ketball in the Air Force. The Aggies’ schedule this year may be more suited for newcomers than those in the past, since they will host the first three games before taking on tough LSU in Houston’s Sum mit. The opener is Nov. 12 ^ against the Houston AAU Flyers. Texas A&M will travel to two tournaments before conference : play begins. The first is the In diana Classic in Bloomington, '■ Ind., which begins Dec. 16. j Teams in the tournament are Ulinios State, Indiana and Utah State. The second is the Music City : Invitational, in Nashville,^ Tenn., where the Aggies will en ter with Air Force, Southern Florida and Vanderbilt. 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