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The Battalion March 26,1991 ite a fully func in such a shot! 'Yet, we are etil iecause the scier. re need us to ati iure environmec lain intact.” gathered in Oslo irst conference in nation. : main source learn about Unite! ey will continue to 1 service organiza dome, the Mental vation Army, own lives and thi major, said, portunities of: d. “It will not only >w you live.” ard work to tutor vas able to make a oy volunteering at t having the avail — who are disad 1 mji t the door y, and > CrawFish Boil SIS TUESDAY March 26, 1996 Sports Page 7 sports GLANCE Fiery Dibble announces retirement from Cubs MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Rob Dibble, a two-time National League All-Star known for his brushback pitches and fiery demeanor, on Monday an nounced his retirement from the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs were carrying the 32- year-old right-hander as a non-roster player this spring. He had missed most of the past two years after arthroscopic surgery on his right shoulder in April 1994. He played briefly last season with the Chicago White Sox, precipitat ing a bench-clearing, five-minute brawl with the Milwaukee Brewers )une 29. A&M cracks Baseball America's Top 25 DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Top 25 college baseball teams as deter mined by the staff of Baseball Amer ica magazine with records through March 24: 1. CalState-Fullerton 26-2 2. Southern California 21-6 3. Texas Tech 31-4 4. Florida 22-7 5. Louisiana State 20-5 6. Wichita St. 11-2 7. Clemson 21-5 8. CalState-Northrldge 28-6 9. Florida State 25-4 10. Arkansas 24-5 11. UCLA 16-10 12. Alabama 20-9 13. Tennessee 13-7 14. Arizona State 19-11 15. Stanford 16-11 16. North Carolina St. 24-4 17. South Florida 23-6 18. Miami 20-5 19. Nevada 20-4 20. Duke 24-3 21. Oklahoma St. 20-7 22. Pepperdine 21-12 23. Texas A&M 24-8 24. Georgia Tech 17-8 25. UNLV 27-8 SCORES ROUNDUP NCAA Women Connecticut 67, Vanderbilt 57 Georgia 90, Louisiana Tech 76 Tennessee 52, Virginia 46 NBA San Antonio 95, New Jersey 88 Utah 103, Dallas 86 Portland 94, Philadelphia 71 NHL Montreal 4, N.Y. Islanders 1 Philadelphia 3, Hartford 0 Detroit 5, Anaheim 1 Toronto 4, Calgary 2 A&M Basketball: A Season In Review Internal problem, losing streak doom year The Aggie Basketball Team ended the year with a seven-game losing streak. By Kristina Buffin The Battalion The 1995-96 season has been a se ries of ups and downs for the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team. The Aggies entered the season having lost their top four starters and were left with freshmen and sophomores to fill the void. Because of the youth of the team, A&M went on to a 11-16 overall and 3-11 South west Conference record. A&M Head Coach Tony Barone said it is not just the inexperience of playing at a collegiate level but ma turity which the team needs to ac quire. “Maturity comes from physical ex perience,” Barone said. “We were not strong in the backline and hopefully we will get better.” Part of the maturity involves the players developing physical strength. In the offseason, Barone has a strength-training regimen planned for his team. “The biggest issue is that we have to get stronger,” Barone said. “The guys are committed to this. We need to get into the type of shape were we can keep five to seven players in the whole game and not rotate ten differ ent players throughout the game.” What the Aggies do have to look forward to is the beginning of the Big 12 conference next sea son. “It is a thrill and a tremendous leap for us,” Barone said. “I’m looking forward to competing that is why we must get stronger.” A&M will join the cur rent Big 8 with Baylor, Texas, and Texas Tech. The Aggies will have to compete against basket ball powerhouses Kansas, Kansas State, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State. However, Barone said the Ag gies will be up to the challenge. “We have to be better defensively,” Barone said. “We are allow ing teams 200 more foul shots. It will be a challenge that we have to face and hopefully attack in a posi tive way. There is tremen dous enthusiasm.” The Aggies were outre- bounded 985-887 and the last four out of five games were lost in the closing sec onds of the game. Freshman forward Calvin Davis, "Maturity comes from physi cal experience. We were not strong in the backline and hopefully we will get better." — TONY BARONE Texas A&M Head Basketball Coach who averaged 8.9 points and 5.5 re bounds a game, said this year was a learning experience for the freshmen on the team. “I hope the Big 12 will be excit ing,” Davis said. “The SWC was a good conference and a good learning experience. We will have to adjust in terms of a matter of producing.” This season did not only involve on the court matters but off the court as well. In the middle of v the season, the play ers and Coach Barone suffered from a break down in communication and a communications council was formed. Barone said the team has dealt with the problem and the team can only move forward. “We are dealing with the issue and I a m learning from my mis takes and will move for ward,” Barone said. “The mistakes I made will hopefully be rectified and each player must take stock in what they did.” The Aggies have four re cruits including the top Texas recruit, Ger ald Brown. Brown will be p 1 ay - mg Sun day in the McDonald’s All- American Classic. The Aggies also snatched the No.2 guard in the state in Steven Hous ton, 6-foot, 9-inch Lar ry Thompson and Brian Barone. “I am pleased with the recruiting ^ class,” Barone ‘ said. “The reality is that we signed a wonderful class.” Stew Milne, The Battalion Texas A&M's Gary Nottingham tries to slip between Texas Tech's Tony Battle and Koy Smith during the two teams' first-round meeting in the Dr Pepper SWC Tournament. a]m 1995-96 Texas A&M Basketball Results aIm Opponent Result Record Leading Scorer Maryland-B.C. W 75-47 1-0 Anderson, 17 Wisconsin-G.B. L 60-49 1-1 Hart, 12 Columbia W 65-39 2-1 Anderson, 13 North Texas W 68-50 3-1 Anderson, 18 St. Mary’s W 83-55 4-1 Hart, 23 SWLouisiana L 74-69 4-2 Hart, 25 McNeese St. L 83-68 4-3 Davis, 22 Arizona L 88-44 4-4 Hart, 25 Pacific W 77-72 5-4 Hart, 23 Ulinois-Chicago W 79-62 6-4 Quesada, 25 Bethune-Cookman W 69-50 7-4 Nottingham, 18 Georgia So. W 67-63 8-4 Hart, 27 Baylor L 74-67 8-5 Hart, 17 Texas Tech L 82-54 8-6 Anderson, 16 Texas L 86-70 8-7 Hart, 15 Rice W 78-56 9-7 Quesada, 16 Houston L 78-67 9-8 Hart, 22 TCU L 80-76 9-9 Davis, 21 SMU W 62-58 10-9 Quesada, 20 Baylor W 67-64 11-9 Anderson, 21 Texas Tech L 66-63 11-10 Anderson, 19 Texas L 69-50 11-11 Davis, 18 Rice L 60-55 11-12 Anderson, 16 Houston L 79-75 11-13 Anderson, 21 TCU L 91-89 11-14 Quesada, 23 SMU L 75-72 11-15 Nottingham, Davis 14 Texas Tech L 85-57 11-16 Hart, 14 Career Opportunities for Texas A&M BBAs and MBAs F irst USA, the third largest provider of Visa/MasterCard services in the U. S., is holding an informal information session to introduce Business students to our exciting career opportunities and summer internships. RECEPTION Wednesday • March 27th 6-8pm Room 206 MSC (Memorial Student Center) (Dinner will be provided) The credit card industry is one of the fastest growing and most profitable segments of the financial services industry, and First USA’s success is due to our exclusive focus in this field and our pursuit of technological advances. In addi tion to serving more than 11.9 million U.S. cardmembers, offering a variety of Visa and MasterCard credit card prod ucts, we also work with merchants throughout the U.S. (we processed more than $20.1 billion in sales volume in the past year), and provide investment services to other financial institutions. Enjoy a unique opportunity to learn more about First USA and our exciting career opportunities. We have over 3,000 employees nationwide and offices throughout the U.S., with our corporate headquarters located in Dallas, TX. Join us Wednesday, March 27th, at room 206 MSC (Memorial Student Center) for an informal information session from 6-8pm. If you are unable to attend, please write to us for more information: First USA, Human Resources, 1601 Elm St., 14th Floor, Dallas, TX 75201. Equal Opportunity Employer. FIRST USA. First in Quality. First in Service. Hear Te! Hear Ye! Thank you to the Texas A&M Bookstore for their efforts to make the 1995-1996 All-University Colendor a success. Hie calendar is still available— at riAir PEICE!!
