Wednesday, March 22, SPORTS lesday, March 22. 2000 THE BATTALION Page 11 torti >ss has pleaded innocent, against euthanasia,'' magazine News. “1 never! one's death, nor didl ■to do so.†ss' lawyer, Nicolaus l it w as at tlie w ar front di : nine children were killed las argued that his client^ de only lor initial exi ren admitted to the clinic, a child dies after being in institution, it is not the octor administering the aminations,†Lehnersaid tier has called the triala v motivated "scandal"j| hen Austria’s Nazi past in ense scrutiny. Austria's« ment includes a far-righls se leader, Joerg Haiders the 1 litler era. spective witnesses includa ir of the clinic, Johann Ga iot related to the defendantl trial, Johann Gross saidhei the defendant kill anyone, emories of abuse are vivid ould craw 1 on my hands. . legs behind me becausei void of sensation,†Grossi g injections he said wereg defendant as punishmeni a escape the institution, brow up, again and again. ie infants were left onhos^fter the completion of the 2000 iode of March Madness there will be doubt that the Big 12 deserves a spot mg the premiere conferences in the ege hoop scene. dany of the traditional powerhouse ns in the ACC, SEC, Big 10, Pac 10 Big East conferences have maiti ed their dominance in the NCAA mament A&M forward Jack granted another year of eligibility GUY ROGERS/1 in: Battalion l\ senior forward Aaron Jack drives to the basket against the University of Nebraska. Jack was granted a year of eligibility on Tuesday. BY JASON LINCOLN The Battalion The Texas A&M men’s basketball team breathed a sigh of relief on Tues day — senior forward Aaron Jack will be back for one more season. The NCAA granted the A&M starter an addition al year of eligibili ty in response to the Aggies’ appeal. Jack, the hands down defensive leader for the Ag gies, will bring back the most experi ence of the young A&M team. This season Jack averaged 8.2 points and led the team in rebounding with 6.5 per game. Jack averaged 62 percent from the field. The 23-year-old forward leads the JACK A&M presence in the paint with his 6- 8, 240-pound frame constantly earn ing points the hard way. Success has not always come to the Tulsa, Okla. native who started his ca reer in 1994 earning his right to play Division I hoops the hard way. After earning All-State honors in Oklahoma, Jack went to Loomis Chaf fee Prep School where he averaged over 25 points, 16 boards and 2 blocks. He went on to make a mark on the Big 10 Conference at Penn State Uni versity. After redshirting his freshman sea son, Jack was prepared to debut his skills in 1996. On the first day of fall practice Jack suffered a concussion — his third in nine months. The Nittany Lions would not clear Jack for further par ticipation. Jack was not ready to give up his basketball career that easy, and after extensive consultation with doctors, he transferred to A&M in the middle of the 1996-97 season. Due to NCAA guidelines he sat out the spring and fall semesters of 1997, gaining eligibility in mid-December 1997. He quickly became an impact play er and earned a starting position for the Aggies. “We’re extremely pleased that the NCAA recognized the series of mis fortunes Aaron experience and decid ed to grant him another year,†A&M men’s basketball coach Melvin Watkins said. “Aaron is the epitome of what a student-athlete should be and we look forward to his leadership next season.†Jack will return to the 2000-2001 Aggie squad as one of only two se niors and will return the most experi ence to the line-up. ig 12 basketball teams climbing the ranks BY JASON LINCOLN The Battalion Iconics naked or light I overnight during wi# lann Gross. s department kept no ret* ’ beached whales but adds am not aware of any tch, die ith U.S. scientists totrytoi rmine the cause. Breynattsa ^ oweveri the Big 12 burst into the na- al spotlight as the 2000 postseason hes a fever pitch. Six of the conferences 12 schools culent [having occurred, | e the NCAA tourney, and all six have e Bahamas.†1 le said further tests ( :hed top 25 rankings during the season. , , , ,,, : In comparison, the Big 10 and SEC ad whales would be canif led the Big 12 with six teams in the it in the United States, ocess that could take mont Smith said theexeivise wi&k i for upgrades of what the N* lls the Directional COmmandA ated Sonobuoy System. The exercise involved ivy P-3 aircraft dropping loys north of Abaco, one ise as 35 miles to the isl® : other 70 to 75 miles from! and. One buoy emitted a soit mal which was received bytli icr, mid a submarine wasnf ’ between the two buoys. He said the exercise to thing to do with low trap active sonar, a new and cot versial system that trc aar pulses so loud th itch the roar of a rocket laitf uire action tournament. The Big East had five teams while the Pac 10 and ACC showcased four and three respectively. After two rounds of tournament ac tion, the field of 64 is narrowed down to 16 and only Iowa State and Okla homa State remain alive to represent the conference. In retrospect, the Big 12 made a strong showing throughout the postseason. Five of the six teams made it past the first round and the conference’s lowest seed was ninth, Missouri, while the two Oklahoma schools earned No. 3 seeds and the Cyclones boasting of a No. 2 slot. The Big 12 basketball season has been highlighted by how well the teams match up. Iowa State was the only clear forerunner in the 1999-2000 season, winning both the conference’s regular season and tournament titles. This from a team that barely made the .500 mark 1 the year before. The other teams traded wins and nearly every member of the top six was upset by teams in the lower half of the standings. Once the teams reached the NCAA tournament, the situation did not change. Now ISU and OSU prepare to represent the Big 12 in the “Sweet 16.†IOWA STATE The Cyclones came in boasting a 31 - 4 record, tied for the top record in the field of 64. That, combined with their domi nance in conference action, made them a top prospect, yet their previous short comings resulted in only a second seed in the Midwest bracket. Junior forward and Big 12 Player of the Year Marcus Fizer led ISU to convincing wins over Central Connecticut State and Auburn in the first two rounds to earn the schools first “Sweet 16†appearance. First year coach Larry Eustachy will look to continue his team’s bid for a na tional championship against UCLA in the Midwest regional. OKLAHOMA STATE Coach Eddie Sutton’s squad has lived up to its No. 3 seed in the East. Desmond Mason led the well rounded Cowboy squad to wins over Hofstra and a surprising Pepperdine squad that up set Indiana. OSU will continue its postseason run against Seton Hall in the East regional. 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