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The Battalion ember 9,1 4cCullar c HOWWPI W THE. MIDDI? Fiat '/i£ POLO ALLJHESETm t Kowals WoHiC- r’vffa OlRiFRi ienc >r Cardin WEH. IT 100® GooC> ON VoIjII ;t week: . Madison 5 Friday, November 9, 1990 Sports Editor Nadja Sabawala 845-2688 dge Lucius But irge system, the: als in New Orlt. irrently is onap; >usek said, e Department iiL t Court of Appet ; going to file sot ral court, in ordf nent. /'s elections) sta) )urt says otherjitl Id have to bea» ; ! flow we elect Court.” ;w courts were) ;nts after the 11 UDY ? VIP )rt-term edication. who enroll Research* AME t Spot! 2818 Soup' J JANNEaThe Battalion Lynn Buber is the lone senior on this year’s A&M team, made up mostly of junior college transfers. /?< /iadJzetLcUl 1990-91 The Kermit Davis Tr. Era Officially Begins By RICHARD TIJERINA Of The Battalion Staff i urphy’s Law has descended onto Kermit Davis Jr .’s world. IT, : V threatening to turn his 1990 I L— [ dream into a coaching nightmare. Davis, in his first year as Texas A&M men’s basketball coach, has faced enough adversity in his first eight months to last a lifetime: • Forward David Peterson left the school because of academic problems. • Forward-center David Harris, the SWC leader m blocked shots last year, also left A&M because of academics. • Two transfers — highly regarded Maurice Sanders from Marshall ana Tommy French from Hardin-Simmons ~~ ran into problems over the summer and left school. Both would have been eligible to play this year. • Two Proposition 48 cases —Seagovdle forward Ed Wheeler and San Antonio Lee £_uard Artie Griffin — were lost. Wheeler left A&M and now is at Paris junior College. Griffin is sitting 1990 out, but should be in an Aggie uniform next year. • Guard Freddie Ricks, expected to be the team's leader, was charged with breaking and entei mg a car on the A&M campus and has been suspended from the team. He may or may not play basketball this year, depending on a University investigation. • Center Carlos Marrero, who saw limited playing time last vear but was expected to shoulder the load under the basket this season, is out indefinitely with a knee injury. The Aggies (14-17 in 1989, 7*9 in the Southwest Conference) start their season Saturday night. They host St. Petersburg AAU Saturday night at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Tipoff is at 8 p.m. ‘‘Sometimes when you’ve got the best players, you might not be ready to play a game but overall athletic ability just gets you through the game,” Davis said. ‘"Here, it’s a fine line. We’ve got to be able to go and execute the details everyday, because if not we have a chance to gel beat badly.” A&M figures to get beaten more often than not in 1990. Only two experienced players return from last year's squad. Guards Lynn Suber (14.0 point per game) and Brooks Thompson (8.3) will have to provide leadership to a young Aggie team made up mostly of junior college transfers. Suber is the lone senior on the team. Tm really pleased with the job Lynn has done on and of the floor with our newer players,”Davis said. “He can be vocal leader. He See Aggjes/Page5 F. JOE/The Battalion M. MULVEY/The Battalion Kermit Davis Jr. arrived in College Station amidst a maelstrom of media questions and team turbulence. Now he’s ready to bring his Texas A&M team into its season opener. Sophomore guard Brooks Thompson will lead the 1990-91 Texas A&M men’s basketball team. Thompson averaged 8.3 points a game as a shooting guard last year, and will be come the point guard in first-year head coach Kermit Davis Jr.’s offensive attack. Kermit's World New Texas A&M head bas ketball coach Kermit Davis Jr. says he's setting long-term goals for the Aggie pro gram./Page 7 Heeere's Hickey Texas A&M women's basket ball coach Lynn Hickey says the Lady Aggies are ready for the season to begin./Page 6