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Midwest Preview
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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.”
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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.”
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