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t’s no coincidence that Dario Quesada’s favorite profession
al player is Chicago Bulls’ small forward and reigning Sixth
Man of the Year, Toni Kukoc. Quesada, a junior power for-
ard on the Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team, is himself a dis-
laced European, hailing originally from Madrid, Spain.
Despite being a little homesick when he arrived in Ag-
ieland three years ago, Quesada was soon right at home with
is new surroundings.
“I’m not scoring
as much as I was
last year. Fm not
shooting as well
as I was last year/
Dario Quesada
Junior power forward
lowever, adjusting to the
[irand of basketball played
ithe United States, as op-
bosed to the European
jtyle, was not so easy.
“Basketball is a com-
bletely different world
kre than in Europe,”
Juesada said. “American
lasketball is way more
jhysical and way more
ip-tempo, and it took
le a while to get used to
It. It was something I had
}o acquire slowly.”
But the engaging Spaniard sees acquiring new skills an
^sset for someone who would like to play professional
Dasketball one day.
really see myself playing basketball overseas,” Quesa-
iasaid. “I would love to play basketball in the NBA, but that’s
Something that I realize is hard to do.
“I could be playing pro basketball right now, I just really want
|to get my degree. But I want to play at a higher level, and I think
jafter my senior year I’ll be ready to do it.”
As far as the here and now is concerned, Quesada’s
Irole on the team is not as pronounced as it was last year.
[He and sophomore forward Brad Strieker are not the
[only big men on the team anymore.
See Quesada, Page 10
Aggies ready to build on success of first
conference win against Missouri tonight
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junior forward Dario Quesada is averaging five points and seven re
bounds a game.
By Jeremy Furtick
The Battalion
The Texas A&M Men’s Basketball Team
was finally able to rid itself of the pesky
monkey on its back. The Aggies broke their
eight-game losing streak with a win over
Kansas State Saturday.
But the Aggies will try to keep the mon
key from coming back when they take on
the University of Missouri at G. Rollie White
Coliseum tonight at 7.
Senior guard Tracey Anderson said the
Aggies are not so much basking in their vic
tory as collectively sighing with relief.
“Getting that first win really takes the
pressure off us,” Anderson said. “We have a
little momentum now.”
A&M Head Coach Tony Barone said the
win boosted the team’s confidence, but did
not change the attitude they will take into
tonight’s contest.
"Anytime you win a game it makes it a lot
easier to practice, play defense, even run
and jump because you’ve gained some con
fidence,” Barone said. “Our attitude has nev
er been in doubt, and it shouldn’t change
the whole season.”
Junior forward Dario Quesada said the
team was struggling with the loss of many
close games during the last month.
“Whenever you come so close to having
three or four wins and come up with all loss
es, it means a lot to finally put a win behind
you,” Quesada said.
Anderson said now the team is looking at
the season in a new perspective.
“We’re ready to get it rolling now and put
a string of wins together,” Anderson said. “I
think we could surprise some people the
rest of the season.”
Barone said the team’s main concern
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Sophomore Calvin Davis goes up for the
shot amongst Texas defenders Jan. 15.
with theTigers (10-9, 2-5) is their size.
“We’re concerned about their physical
strength combined with our limited num
bers,” Barone said. “We’re going to have a
tough game from the physical standpoint.
We have to play very intelligently and watch
the foul trouble.”
Quesada said the Aggies will cause some
match-up problems at the shooting guard
and small forward positions.
“We have pretty similar teams,” Quesada
said. “But with Jerald (Brown) at the two
(shooting) guard and Calvin (Davis) at the
three (small forward), they will have a tough
time finding a good match for them.”
Barone said the Aggies’ quickness, usually
an asset, could work against them tonight.
“We have great quickness but that might
get us into trouble in this game,” Barone
said. “Because of our short bench, we’ll have
to play more tentatively than usual. We can’t
afford to get into foul trouble.”
See Aggies, Page 12
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By Kristina Buffin
The Battalion
I raveling may come with the job,
but it seems as if the Texas A&M
Football Team’s new quarter
backs coach, Ray Dorr, has seen his
share of the United States.
A&M Head Coach R.C. Slocum an
nounced five days before Christmas
that Dorr would succeed former offen
sive coordinator and quarterback
coach Steve Ensminger, sending Dorr
to a new town and new program.
Dorr has been involved in seven pro
grams throughout his 30-year coaching
career. His jobs have ranged from grad
uate assistant at Akron University in
1967 to offensive coordinator under
John Robinson at the University of
Southern California in 1992.
Dorr said despite the number of col
lege programs he has coached under,
he is excited to be involved with the Ag
gie program.
“This is a great place,” Dorr said.
“There are a lot of neat traditions. If you
look around the country at the various
traditions — sure USC has the horse.
A&M has something special. The stu
dent body is so tied into the traditions,
to be an Aggie is special.”
After Dorr arrived in Aggieland, he
went into the Memorial Student Center
to familiarize himself with the abun
dance of traditions.
Dorr said he now knows what
most students learned about at their
freshman orientations — Muster, Sil
ver Taps, yell practice and the Corps
of Cadets.
“I am trying to acclimate myself to
the customs of A&M,” he said. “Like not
wearing a hat in the MSC, the Aggie ring
and all the traditions that reach further
than athletics.”
Dorr has known Slocum for several
years, through various clinics and con
ventions that college coaches attend.
He said Slocum would always joke
around and say “ ‘someday I’m going to
get you to coach for me.’
“When he called, he said this is
someday,” Dorr said.
Dorr has served as an assistant
coach at the University of Kentucky for
the past four years and has coached
several NFL quarterbacks including the
Viking’s Warren Moon, the Oiler’s Chris
Chandler, the Eagles’ Rodney Peete, for
mer Los Angeles Raider Todd Mari-
novich and USC standout Rob Johnson.
“Throughout most of my career, I have
coached quarterbacks,” Dorr said. “For
three years I coached receivers and run
ning backs. I have been very fortunate.”
“A&M has some
thing special. The
student body is so
tied into the
traditions.”
Ray Dorr
A&M quarterbacks coach
From 1984-87, Dorr was the head
coach at Division II Southern Illinois
University. He said, while he enjoyed his
head coaching stint, there simply was
not an enthusiasm for football in the
Southern Illinois administration.
“In this profession, the No. 1 goal is
always to reach for the golden ring, the
top of your profession, to be a head
coach,” Dorr said. “I have been with
great programs but I was not happy
with the situation (at Southern Illinois).
“When A&M offers you the opportu
nity, you just can’t say no.”
Dorr arrives at a time when A&M has
suffered its worst season since 1983
when the team was 5-5-1 under Jackie
Sherrill. Dorr said he is working with the
players in their effort to avoid this type
of season again.
“I hope to get this message across,
but the players have to buy into it,”
Dorr said. “If they continue to work as
hard as they have been, the dividends
will pay off.
“Slocum talked about the character
of the team and about how this is ‘their
team.’ I believe in this statement.”
Dorr will work under new offensive
coordinator, Mike Sherman, who was
promoted from offensive line coach.
Dorr said it is a plus to work for some
one who already knows the system.
“He is an extremely well-organized
person,” Dorr said. “He is very open to
suggestions but in the same breath knows
what he wants to do.
See Dorr, Page 12
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