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Last Wednesday, the Aggies were defeated by Baylor in Waco, 74-67 in both schools’ SWC openers. “We’ve been burned in two games by the best players on those team,” Texas A&M Head Basket ball Coach Tony Barone said. “At Baylor, it was (center Brian) Skinner and at Tech it was (forward Jason) Sasser. We can’t get beat by every team’s best player.” In the loss to Baylor, Skinner shot 11-of-16 from the field, grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked eight shots to go along with 25 points in just 31 minutes. In the 10 games A&M has played since Dec. 16, only two have been at home. In that time, the Ag gies have traveled to games in Louisiana, Arizona, Illinois, Texas and Georgia. The high and low of the holiday break for the Aggies came in the Bank One Fiesta Bowl Classic which was played Dec. 28-30 in Tempe, Ariz. A&M’s opening game in the tournament was against the then-No. 3 Arizona Wildcats. Playing without starting center Dario Quesada and start ing guards Kyle Kessel and Tracey Anderson, A&M was snowed under 88-44. Despite the 44-point blowout, Barone said the tournament turned out to be a very positive expe rience for the team. “It was a great tournament, in the second round, we were down 12 points but came back and beat Pacific,” Barone said. “What you learn there is not how good those other teams are, you know that all ready, but how tough it is to win.” Barone said A&M’s biggest difficulty in the past month has been consistency. Against Tech, fresh man center Brad Strieker dominated inside for 21 points, but the Aggie guards shot miserably from the outside. The opposite was true against Baylor. Against the Bears, guards Kessel, Derrick Hart and Ander son combined for 44 of A&M’s 67 points. The start ing front line of Gary Nottingham, Quesada and Evan Zimmerman, The B/utamon Texas A&M junior guard Derrick Hart goes up for a shot during the Aggies' win over UMBC. Quinton James managed just 18 on a combined 6- of-16 shooting. Despite getting off to the slow 0-2 start, Barone said he does not think any team is out of the race for the final SWC championship. “The league is just a mess,” Barone said. “What you need to do is position yourself for a good draw in the (SWC) Tournament. These next two games against Texas and Rice are crucial. We need to get on track.” Camby feeling fine after collapse □ The All-American center was rushed to the hospital Sunday after losing consciousness. AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Marcus Camby, the top player on the nation’s top team, said he felt fully recovered Monday from a collapse just minutes be fore a Massachusetts game a day earlier. The 6-foot-11 center said he felt “100 percent” about 24 hours after passing out before a game at St. Bonaventure. “I’m fine, I feel great,” Camby said upon leaving Clean General Hospital in Clean, N.Y., to fly back to Massachusetts. “I’m anxious to get back on the court.” His sister, Mia Camby, said her brother planned to return to the Amherst campus. “The family is relieved right now,” she said. Massachusetts coach John Calipari said doctors told him Camby’s life was never in danger. That news, he said, “was like winning the Final Four.” After a brief visit with Cam- by’s doctors Monday, Calipari said a heart problem had been ruled out. Camby was taking medicine to fight a cough and felt light headed before collapsing, Calipari said. His mother, Janice Camby of Hartford, Conn., said he may have gone too long without eating. His teammates were also headed back to campus to pre pare for their next game Wednesday against Rhode Island. It wasn’t clear if Camby would play. Massachusetts (14-0) beat St. Bonaventure 65-52 Sunday without Camby. The 6-foot-ll junior col lapsed in a hallway outside the locker room after finishing pregame warmups. Camby’s heart never stopped beating, and he never stopped breathing, witnesses said. He was accompanied to the hospital by Calipari. The 21-year- old center underwent more tests before being rel eased. Calipari intended to stay by Camby’s side during his return, said school spokesman Scott McConnell. Camby is averaging 20.9 points and 7.5 rebounds. He has been touted as a po tential NBA lottery pick when he decides to turn professional. “With Marcus right now, I think our team knows their well-being is more important than any game,” Calipari said. “Before I left, we said a prayer, and I looked at all of them and said, ‘Look guys, if this was any member of our team, I’d be going to the hospi tal with you.’” Two years ago, Massachu setts guard Michael Williams collapsed during a game at Cincinnati. Tests revealed no cardiac problems, and he was cleared to play two weeks later. Last week, Massachusetts swimmer Greg Menton had a heart attack and died during a meet at Dartmouth College. "I'm fine, I feel great. I'm anxious to get back on the court." — Marcus Camby Massachusetts center FLOPPY JOE’S Software for MS, Win, Win 95 & Mac, Hard Drives, Ram, CD Ram, Sound Cards and more... Last chance for a FREE One Year Membership. Expires 05-31-96 1705 Texas Avenue in Culpepper Plaza College Station, Texas 77840 693-1706 Howdy Dance Tonight Texas Hall of Fame 8 p.m. til 1 a.m. Start this semester off AGGIE Style
