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Tough road for Ags over break
□ The men's basketball team played
just two home games while suffering
SWC losses to Texas Tech and Baylor.
By Nick Georgandis
The Battalion
While most Texas A&M students spent their holi
days at home, the A&M Men’s Basketball Team had
a tough time making its home on the road.
The Aggies emerged from the break with an 8-6
record heading into tonight’s clash with the Texas
Longhorns, but the team has gotten off to an 0-2
start in the final Southwest Conference race. They
were beaten 82-54 by No. 25 Texas Tech Saturday
in Lubbock.
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
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