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r jte applies Iditional 5 to qualify for I UPS, EARN CASKI (PUS REPS/ GiW to Cancun, Jam*, for information on jor* iporator. _ i can own a man* model homes 779 2123 lion Bought (i Is or 862-4184 d^l id plus head and|# Monday Page 11 September 2, 1996 International Classroom Forward Calvin Davis gained experience in Jones Cup tournament play in Taiwan, expected to help depleted A&M team in ’97 By Ross Hecox The Battalion When Texas A&M Basketball Coach Tony Barone recruited Calvin Davis, he knew he would be taking the forward on a few road trips. With Southwest Conference and Big 12 cities coming to mind, however, Barone never envisioned the blue-chip recruit heading over seas to play ball. Dogs. Many puretwt ’55 1TATE icy. minutes to AW Rutledge, broker. Battalion file photo Sophomore forward Calvin Davis dishes the ball off against the Houston Cougars. But when the 6-foot, 8-inch Davis was invit ed to play on the Nike All-Star Team this sum mer, the sophomore was on his way to Taipei, Taiwan to play in the William Jones Cup International Tournament Aug. 15-26. Barone said that Davis, who is the only player on the team not from the Atlantic Coast or Big East Conferences, has benefited from the experience. "It’s a real plus when you have the opportuni ty to give a player a perspective on what it takes to be successful,’’ Barone said. “It’s real obvious that he played with tremendous enthusiasm. He was extreme ly productive over there.” Davis was productive in more ways than one. He led the team in five different cat egories, including rebounds (66) and field goals (44). Davis also recorded 10.8 points per game and shot 76 percent from the floor. The Nike team played against 10 different teams from Korea, Canada, Japan, Russia, Taiwan, Australia, Saudi Arabia, India, South Africa and Slovakia. The All-Stars finished third in the round-robin tournament with an 8-2 record. The team was assembled by Wake Forest assistant coaches Ricky Stokes and Ernie Nestor and included such college players as Jeff Capel of Duke (10.3 points per game, 27 assists), Laron Profit of Maryland (12.7 ppg, 23 steals) and Jameel Watkins of Georgetown (15 blocks, 50 rebounds). Playing against older and more experienced teams, the players had the opportunity to dis play their talents and improve their game. Nestor said he tried to give all the players equal playing time. “In a game situation, you can really learn,” Nestor said. “We chose to just split the time up “I think he’ll have an outstanding career at A&M. I hope he enjoyed it, because we enjoyed having him play.” Ernie Nestor Wake Forest asst, coach and give everyone about 23 minutes.” Nestor was impressed with Davis’ effort. “He’s got good quickness to the ball,” Nestor said. “He worked the boards hard — he’s a very good offensive rebounder. (When scoring), he just went to the glass. I think half of his shots must have been dunks. “I think he’ll have an outstanding career at A&M. I hope he enjoyed it, because we enjoyed having him play.” Barone said Davis’ solid performance in Taiwan came as no surprise to him. “We were confident that he would be a big-time player,” Barone said. “A player plays well when he’s confident, and he can’t be confident unless he produces. This gives Calvin a tremendous amount of confidence.” Davis will play an important role next season for an Aggie team that is suffering the unex pected loss of three players. Junior point guard Kyle Kessel left the team to pursue a profes sional baseball career, senior for ward Gary Nottingham was dis missed for violating team rules and sophomore forward Joel Ockey is leaving to fulfill a two-year religious mission. Barone said the team can overcome the losses. “(Senior guard)Tracy Anderson, (senior guard) Derrick Hart and the freshmen will take care of our point guard position,” Barone said. “I think we have fine players in our back court. We’re moving on, and we’re not looking back at all.” As a freshman, Davis averaged 8.9 points and 5.5 rebounds a contest while earning Southwest Conference All-Freshman honors. Barone believes that Davis will strengthen the A&M defense in 1996-1997. “Calvin is a true shot blocker, which really helps our defense,” Barone said. “It’s obvious that Calvin’s quickness around the basket will be a plus for this program.” flATE junlry outside Pfrjj* J >0/mo+1/2 bills. 10 Close, but no cigar mansas City turns away late ^Houston rally, prevails 20-19 to 29 pounds this nw' All natural guararttt: ON roommate. 2 bdrmt )9. HOUSTON (AP) — The Kansas oiorado football9/2&j hty Chiefs can still make it inter- d line. Price no dip I ; . o) 226-2334 fsting in the fourth quarter. sight Metabolism be 1 V, MC, Disc. & cW 323-3307 - B-CSlat' No expe be picked 345-3313 :h ENT FFAIRS Affairs, will ft sfer studenlsat ; new students The luncheon le an open-end- in would The Chiefs, who made a habit f winning in the fourth period ast season, got two first-half louchdown passes from Steve Bono and then held off the Houston Oilers’ late challenge for 20-19 victory Sunday. They played before a sparse Astrodome crowd of 27,725 that eemed to cheer as loudly for the Chiefs as the Oilers. Fans have )een angered by owner Bud Warns’ plan to move the Oilers to Tennessee by 1998. But the fans who 3ame got a treat he fourth quarter vhen the Oilers cored on a 22-yard Teld goal by A1 Del ireco, his fourth of he game, with 3:41 o cut the Chiefs’ ead to one point. Moments later, Tonnie Harmon locked Louis Aguiar’s punt, giving Jouston a chance for victory at the Tansas City 34. But Anthony Davis tackled Tarmon in the backfield on third lown and Chris Chandler’s fourth- lown pass deflected off the finger- ips of Derek Russell with 2:02 left n the game. Houston got the ball again, but hie Carter’s interception with :26 to play sealed the victory. Kansas City, with the best regu ar-season record in the NFL (13-3) 1st season, got its seventh straight ipening-day victory, although it ook awhile to get started. Bono overcame Houston’s )le. ent (circle one) early defensive charge with a 23- yard touchdown pass to Lake Dawson with 26 seconds left in the half that gave the Chiefs a 17- 16 lead. Earlier, the Oilers jumped on the visitors in the first quarter and took a 10-0 lead on Del Greco’s 34- yard field goal and Chandler’s 34- yard pass to former Chiefs receiv er Willie Davis. Bono fumbled on third-and- 10 from the Chiefs 48-yard line on the game’s opening drive after he was hit by defensive tackle Henry Ford. Kendrick Burton got the recovery at the Kansas City 16. Chandler’s 15-yard pass to Frank Wycheck got the Oilers to the Chiefs 35 prior to Davis’ first touch down as an Oiler. Bono’s 11- yard touchdown pass to Tamarick " Vanover late in the first quarter and Pete Stoyanovich’s 35-yard field goal tied it 10-10 with 12:36 to go in the first half. Field goals of 44 and 33 yards by Del Greco gave the lead back to Houston, but Bono used the clock effectively in the closing seconds of the first half, moving the Chiefs 68 yards to the go- ahead touchdown pass to a wide- open Dawson in the corner of the end zone. The Oilers, who have dropped their last four games to the Chiefs, return to action next Sunday in an AFC Central show down with the Jaguars in Jacksonville. Mensik leads Lady Ags into ’96 season ► The Volleyball Team finished 2-1 in Holiday Inn Classic with victo ries over LMU and Auburn. Staff and Wire Reports The 18th-ranked Texas A&M Volleyball Team has found an heir to former setter Suzy Wente’s throne. At the University Park Holiday Inn Classic in Fort Collins, Co. this weekend, Lady Aggie sophomore Farah Mensik accumulated 166 assists in three matches, 81 short of the 237 she totaled all of last season as a backup to Wente. In a tournament featuring Colorado State University, No. 20 Loyola Marymount and Auburn University, A&M finished the tournament 2-1. In their opening first round match, the Lady Aggies dropped their first two games, but came back to defeatk Loyola Marymount 13-15, 7-15, 15-12, 15-12 and 15-8. Mensik recorded 72 assists in the marathon match to tie Wente with the second highest total of assists in a match in A&M history. The team also registered the second highest total of team kills in a match with 93, missing the top mark by one. Both junior out side hitter Kristie Smedsrud and sophomore Stacy Sykora con tributed 30 apiece. A&M’s second opponent was tournament host Colorado State. The Rams, who went 21- 11 and lost in the first round of the NCAA tournament last year, defeated the Lady Aggies in less than two hours, 15-7, 10-15, 15- 13 and 15-11. The Lady Aggies had 30 errors in the match, while only hitting .211 compared to the first game when they had 32 errors in their five-game open ing match and hit .290. Leading the A&M attack once again were Smedsrud and Sykora with 18 and 14 kills respectively. The Lady Aggies got back to busi ness in their final game defeating Auburn 16-14, 15-10 and 16-14. Smedsrud recorded 19 kills, while Page White got in on the action with 13. Mensik tallied another 42 assists and A&M had a total of 16 team blocks. The Lady Aggies are now 15-6 in season openers since 1976, including 5-1 over the last six seasons. Up next on the A&M sched ule is a road trip this weekend to Madison, Wis., where the Lady Aggies will play in the Inntowner Invitational. Featured opponents will be Loyola Chicago, the University of Maryland and the University ofWisconsin. Mensik December Graduates Official Texas A&M Graduation Announcements on sale at the 4r MSC Box Office J.C 1st Floor of Rudder Tower September 2 - September 20, 1996 Offering Personalized as well as Traditional Announcements http://graduation.tamu.edu IMPROVE YOUR WEALTH BY SHARING YOUR HEALTH Here are 81 good reasons to become a plasma donor at Westgate Plasma Center: S80 dollars in your first two weeks, and you save lives. If you have any questions about donating Plasma or wish to set up an appointment please call us at 846-885 5 or check out our new location in the Golden Corral Shopping Center opening in mid-September. ***VALUABLE COUPONS*** NEW DONORS: Receive an extra $5 on your first donation. CURRENT DONORS: Receive an extra S10 when you bring in a friend and they donate four times in their first 2 weeks. 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