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ports Wednesday, November 14, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 "Hie oil and gi( 'g areas u ■ et despii f y crisis,! 'lean Pci, : day. mdifferen 'Id set l»i ,() licy mji e, said lo! Shell Oil re saying intitule i® safely enu lea CAA Hoop ’84 Spotlight on Demons, Hoyas United Press International Midwest Preview Imagine a college a college basketball leather map with a 200-mile area jesignated “NCAA Championship Earning.” The watch area would stretch tom the North Side of Chicago own to Champaign, Ill., extending ttroleumi ptqBloomington, Ind. annual CD} s a certain o repeal aid prep ■K the OiiifJ nrationij g« ii mlenonil npinies, fecferalani ‘P Ind am tdusry'su n ligheniC aid in®* wide letiiij al Shelf;® The area includes tire big three of llidwest basketball — DePaul, Illi- jois and Indiana. And all three are iima fide contenders for the Final our and NCAA title to be settled Iris spring in Lexington, Ky. They edeep, talented and loaded, hut that's the watch word for the mire Midwest this year. Not only re those three Top 10 material, but Ithers like Michigan, Notre Dame, Iowa or Loyola of Chicago could lirnout to be a Cinderella. I The national focus will again be |)ii DePaul, were Joey Meyer takes Iver fon Ray Meyer. Meyer, the son, inherit a veteran club from his uther, who retired al ter 42 seasons. “We have purposely intensified schedule gearing for the tourna- e morateBtents,” said Joey Meyer, an assistant hen his team went 27-3 last year. [Being an independent you have to o that. We may lose a few more ;ames but it will prepare us for the urrney.” DePaul welcomes back senior for ming am s needed, laze of col ry for ketji ion, therd! :s whenm ;rve eneif foreign ts ■ to grow, controls lit marketsaij sard Tryone Corbin and last year’s reshman sensation, Dallas iomegys. Kenny Patterson returns is floor general and Marty Embry nd Kevin Holmes provide additio- ial rebounding power. The Blue Demons, who lost to Vake Forest in last year’s semifinals if ihe Midwest Regional, will again le tough defensively, solid under fie boards and accurate inside. The Big Ten is stocked this year nd, like DePaul, survivors could and up with several losses because f the con ference st r u ggle. Illinois, which narrowly missed a rip to the Final Four last year when [fell to Kentucky, has nearly every- me back. For Coach Lou Henson,- that means co-liig Ten Player of the Year Bruce Douglas at guard and all-league forward-center Efrem Winters. “We’re thinking about the na tional championship,” said Douglas, the playmaking guard who helped give Illinois a 26-5 mark and a share of the Big Ten title. “Last year, we got a real taste, coming so close against Kentucky, and this year, I think it has made us hungrier than ever.” George Montgomery and Doug Altenberger also return for Illinois, which has the official season-opener at Springfield, Mass., Nov. 18 against Oklahoma. Indiana was the least experienced team in the conference last year but went on to a 22-9 season and its usual NCAA berth under Olympic coach Bobby Knight. Steve Alford helped Knight’s team win the Olym pic gold and the sophomore guard will lead the Hoosjers. Center Uwe Blab, Marty Sim mons, Mike Giomi and Stew Robin son are all one year older and will be joined by one of Knight’s best re cruiting classes, headed by prep All- America Delray Brooks. Michigan would have been in In diana and Illinois’ class had it not lost Eric Turner and Tim McCor mick to the pros. But the Wolverines do have Antoine Joubert, who could be one of the best players in the Mid west. Iowa stumbled in Coach George Raveling’s first year. Michael Payne and Greg Stokes, the team’s Twin Towers, return and Andre Banks and Todd Berkenpas give Raveling a solid backcourt. It may be good enough for a NCAA bid if not a first division Big Ten finish. Purdue coach Gene Ready can’t get much respect. Each year, the Boilermakers are pegged for the sec ond division but each year they wind up in post-season play. Purdue was 15-3 and conference co-champion, but the Boilermakers lost co-Player of the Year Jim Rowinski and two other seniors. Ohio State lost high-scoring Tony Campbell but has four starters re turning. Coach Eldon Miller also has Brad Sellers, a Wisconsin transfer, ready for the starting lineup. Michigan State was last season’s biggest disappointment. This year Coach Jud Heathcote is recovering from a heart attack and guard Scott Skiles was involved in legal problems in the off-season. But MSU does have four starters back including hot-shooting guard Sam Vincent. Loyola has been ignored by the NIT and NCAA the last two years, despite impressive records. But the Ramblers have the nation’s leading returning scorer, Alfredrick Hughes, and a schedule that in cludes Bradley, Marquette, Illinois, Louisville and DePaul. “We’ve gotten some publicity from our dissatisfaction,” said Loyola coach Gene Sullivan. “With ‘Rick’ back for another year, we’ve got a chance to again prove we’re de serving.” East Preview Never did home movies look so good for John Thompson. “I don’t stay up nights guarding against complacency,” the George- _ town coach says. “I stay up watching game films. I deal with things I can control.” One of the things Thompson and his defending NCAA champions fig ure to control this season is the Big East Conference, let alone basketball throughout the East, or the whole country for that matter. After all, this is a team that went 34-3 last year and returns armed to the teeth. T here is one shot-blocking menace in All-America Patrick Ew ing, the nation’s premier center. At forward he’s flanked by David Wing ate and Ralph Jackson with Michael Jackson, Horace Broadnax and Reg gie Williams at guard. Michael Graham, college basket- Basket Case Photo by DA VID LEYENDECKER Aggie forward Al Pulliam (44) does every thing but stare his shot into the basket. For ward Reggie Hayes (33) and guard Kenny Brown (32) wait to pounce on the rebound. Shelby MetcalFs Aggies muscled their way to a 95-89 victory over the Houston Conti nental Flyers this past weekend. The Ags play Stephen F. Austin Nov. 25. ball’s answer to Mr. T, may be gone because of academics and Gene Smith and Fred Brown may have graduated, but no matter. In all, eight players are back supplemented by outstanding recruits. Last season the Hoyas forced opponents to shoot less than 40 percent. There’s no rea son the killer defense will be any less relenting. “It will take a great team to beat them,” says Syracuse coach Jim Boe- heim. One of the three teams to beat Georgetown last year was St. John’s. And things look even better. Exhibit A is All-America Chris Mullin, Ew ing’s Olympic teammate and per haps the best swingman in the na tion. Mullin mostly will be at guard with the addition of forward Walter Berry, the country’s top junior col lege player out of San Jacinto (Texas) JC. Strong play at center from Canadian Olympian Bill Wen- nington and the Redmen could be rolling. “Last year we were fighting with water pistols,” Coach Lou Carne- secca says. “This year we’ll be fight ing with guns.” See NCAA, page 12 satellites orbit « mnell Doi l the asli igineers or Westarl .at one-ti between art of the ip a fract Palapa londay'stt 1 if a sirai VVestar,, have a mi n g the sail payload ia, and th h room ii mind tin! ■ availabM > had yesl Dine up" ! | . same po |f; dvv, it c°l ■oblems; 1 allot in* ourcapaM n cy woflffl to me w* ainties he tiniel* I plan).” . substan* ” said union, ion violet 111 any to.s' 1 ? that untr d result 11 snian, died. “Tra 1 ' her tint largest valued d prod™ sidered jlti-role*'; (OS a ,Irs.Sl»* num berS |i sedacon'i Lesandt" 1 , “absol u,el go for 1 te park 5. IT’S TIME TO REMEMBER! JUNIORS, SENIORS & GRADS: 1985 AGGIELAND PICTURES are now being taken at Yearbook Associates 1700 So. 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