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Wednesday, January 22, 1986/The Battalion/Page 15 r TANK MCNAMARA® by Jeff Millar & Bill Hinds Tech to forget A&M loss Ex-Baylor coach says charges often incorrect Associated Press WACO — Former Baylor basket- 11 coach Jim Haller said an NCAA report on alleged irregularities dur- ng his tenure was frequently inaccu rate and blown out of proportion. The NCAA announced Monday that because of violations encompas sing illegal cash payments, illegal transportation for players, and ex- :essive recruiting contacts the Bears :annot participate in NCAA hampionship competition or in any ather postseason play during the 1985-86 academic year. In addition, only two new basket ball recruits will be permitted to re ceive initial athletic-related Financial aid for the 1986-87 academic year. The university’s basketball pro gram will be limited to a total of 13 scholarships during the 1986-87 and 1987-88 academic years, a reduction of two from current levels. The penalty would have been more severe except for Baylor’s co operation with the NCAA’s investi gation, the NCAA said. Haller, who was forced to resign ast spring after players went to ad ministration officials with allegations of wrongdoing by Haller,- told the Waco Tribune-Herald many of the harges were inaccurate. “Some of it is accurate and some of it isn’t accurate,” Haller said. ['That's what they thought. That’s Iwhat they believed, and that’s what Tm going to have to live with. The NCAA has got the power and what they say, unfortunately, has to be ac cepted in every situation.” Speaking of specific allegations, Halier added, “I can guarantee you (giving an assistant coach $200) has [never happened. I never gave a Tuesda'I player $1,872. I don’t like the way dnst Bs'l the NCAA said it was unethical about the way I arranged airplane tickets. “I personally don’t see anything wrong with me making airline reser- ations for players at the beginning of the year.... I wanted to make sure those youngsters had a reservation to go home for the Christmas holi days. I don’t see why it’s wrong to bill the players for the airline tickets and let them pay it out on a payment schedule,” Haller said. Haller also said NCAA allegations that Baylor recruiters visited a player more than six times was un true and could not be proved. L Scores litals) MAKIU mston lin^s. illy good , “But tin want evo ital lean- i loss, il« 1 ranted Battalion File Photo Former Baylor basketball coach Jim Haller (above) says the NCAA report, which put the Bears on probation, contained inaccuracies. Current Bears Coach Gene Iba, whose team has yet to win a confer ence game in six tries, said he’s glad the investigation has ended. However, he said he was unhappy about some of the recruiting penal ties. “I’m not happy if they only allow us to sign two recruits. That’s fairly disappointing. That’s something that affects the destiny of kids who are already on scholarship because you can’t do much to improve the team.” Raiders set to face surging Ponies tonight Associated Press DALLAS — Defending Southwest Conference basketball champion Texas Tech finds out tonight whether it can forget one of the toughest losses in Coach Gerald My ers’ Red Raider career. The Red Raiders had specialized in winning last-second thrillers until the fates turned against them Satur day in friendly Municipal Coliseum. They were 4-0 thanks to three last-gasp game-winning shots from Tony (the Buzzer Beater) Benford. It appeared the Texas Aggies also were on the vefge of falling victim to the Red Raider magic when the two teams, both with perfect records in SWC play, clashed for the undis puted conference lead. With Texas Tech leading by two points and 12 seconds remaining in the game, the Raiders’ Dewayne Chism stole a pass and drove uncon tested for a slam dunk. However, the ball slipped from Chism’s hand on the way up, the Aggies regained pos session, and a three-point play with five seconds remaining gave the Ag gies a 58-57 victory. Myers slammed his fist into the floor, but later recovered his poise. “People have to remember that Chism didn’t miss the shot on pur pose. Nobody feels worse than he does,” Myers said. “There were other circumstances that led to the loss. We’ll have to for get about it. We’ve had some mirac ulous wins, and this is one that was miraculous the other way. I guess ev erything evens out.” Aggie Coach Shelby Metcalf said, “It was the greatest comeback I’ve ever seen, and I’ve been coaching quite awhile.” Against this backdrop, the Red Raiders visit Moody Coliseum alone in second place behind the Aggies. They’ll face a revived Southern Methodist team that may have found itself while upsetting the Texas Longhorns 63-56 Saturday night. SMU is 3-2 and broke a two-game losing streak by defeating the Long horns for the eighth consecutive time. SMU Coach Dave Bliss has been tinkering with his lineup and appar ently found the right combination against the Longhorns. The insertion of 6-9 sophomore Glenn Puddy of Houston into the lineup has solidified the Mustangs’ frontline. He had nine points and three rebounds in 27 minutes against Texas. Also, center Terry Williams is coming back after a slump. Williams had 19 points and 8 rebounds in the triumph over the Longhorns. - “Terry has been a different center than the one we’ve seen play in the last two games,” said Bliss. Tech swept SMU in two regular- season games last year. “Gerald has done a great job with a young team this season,” Bliss said. “It’s going to be a fun game.” Lewis to retire at end of Cougars’ season A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A 88 A A A A A A AR AR A A AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR AR 5 'HI H H a H H i3 H H H a H HI !h :hi HI ■ai !hl :hie :hi HIE HIE :hie HIE Guy V. Lewis TT . A .L Yl ALLY! ALLY! ALLY! ALLY! ALL Yl ALLY! ALLY! ALLY! A.L Y( A .L Y< ALLY! ALLY! ALL Yl ALLY! ALL Yl ALLY! ALL Yl A.LYI A .L Yl A..YI A .[ ALL ALL ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALLY! ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALLY! ALLY! ALL Yl ALL Yl ALLY! ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl ALL Yl Associated Press HOUSTON — Veteran Univer sity of Houston basketball coach Guy V. Lewis, whose teams made the NCAA Final Four three consecutive times in the early 1980s, said Tues day that the current season will be his last. “I felt like 30 years as head coach and 33 years coaching at the Univer sity of Houston was enough,” Lewis, 64, said at a news conference. “I never thought of this as a job. It’s al ways been to me a crusade to build a great basketball program and a great school and it’s known all over the na- school. Unfortu- of Houston just non as a great nately, the peoph don’t know that.” Lewis’ career won-loss mark —en tirely at Houston — is 586-272. Athletic Director Tom Ford said Lewis’ retirement would be effective Aug. 31. Ford said a search committee to name a replacement would be ap pointed by Chancellor Richard Van Horn within a few days. Lewis said he told his family of his plans following a one-point loss to Texas Tech earlier this season. “That was one of the toughest A losses that I’ve ever experienced,” he said. “It was very hard on me. 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