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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.
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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.”
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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
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great basketball program and a great
school and it’s known all over the na-
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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.
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said. “It was very hard on me. The
one-point losses start to hurt more as
you get older.”
Lewis said he would recommend
longtime assistant coach Donnie Sch-
verak as his replacement. Former
Houston All-American Elvin Hayes
said he also was interested in the
coaching position.
“If I was approached by the
search committee, I certainly would
have to consider it,” Hayes said. “It
would be an honor to follow such a
great coach as Guy Lewis.”
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