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YORK (AP) — As Patrick
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tad [some times, didn’t we. Oak?”
wing shouted from the podium.
Indeed they did.
And for a fleeting moment Tuesday,
£wing was back under the basket with
Dakley, the two battling for baskets
md bounces, trying to put the New
fork Knicks over the top.
^■hey never quite got there, but they
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1 HFor 15 years. Ewing was the center-
9ieci of the Knicks, New York’s go-to
HEAL Em guy. There were two wrap-up seasons
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"■ ‘mo u> jv anCtuvcr as one of the league’s most
dominant centers.
— x &.:c7 7 -The 40-year-old Ew ing finishes his
S’^cooow NBA career with 24,815 points and
114)06 rebounds. He'll move on to
become an assistant coach for Michael
ROOMMAT Jordan and the Washington Wizards.
^phe I 1-time All-Star holds a num-
** ber of Knicks records, including lead-
46z ing scorer (22.8 points) and leading
^rebiounder (10.4). Most of the time,
^Btley was right there with him.
Hr He came to work every day,”
Oak iey said. “He put a lot of effort into
whbt he wanted to do,, what he wanted
to accomplish.”
BMso attending Ewing’s farewell
news conference were ex-teammates
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Charley Ward, Allan Houston, Herb
Williams and Mark Jackson; coaches
Mike Jarvis, Don Chaney and Jeff Van
Gundy; and Miami’s Alonzo
Mourning, out for the season with the
Miami Heat because of his kidney con
dition.
Ewing was asked how he wanted to
be remembered.
“As a hard hat,” he said. “A hard
nose. The work ethic I brought, I gave
it 110 percent. I thought I had a great
career. I have no regrets. I wouldn’t
trade it for anything. I enjoyed every
minute.”
The NBA championship was the
missing piece of the puzzle for the man
who led Georgetown to three NCAA
finals, including the 1984 title, before
becoming the No. 1 pick in the first
NBA lottery draft.
“I’m disappointed I never won a
championship — in the pros,” Ewing
said. “We did the best we could to
help the franchise win one. It didn’t
happen. That’s life. You’ve got to
move on.”
In 1994, Ewing led New York to a
3-2 lead over the Houston Rockets in
the NBA Finals before losing in seven
games. He said his greatest memory
was converting a putback on a shot by
John Starks that beat Indiana for the
Eastern Conference title and put the
Knicks in those finals.
Ewing was injured in 1999 when
the team lost in the finals in five games
to the San Antonio Spurs.
Now, he’ll be an assistant coach
with the Wizards, Jordan’s team.
After general manager Wes Unseld
signed him, Ewing was asked about the
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Wednesday, September 18, 2002
retirement from basketball
PATRICK
Calls it quits after
17-year career
Patrick Ewing announced his retirement
from the NBA on Tuesday. He played his
first 15 seasons with the New York Knicks,
then one in Seattle before joining Orlando,
never winning a championship.
Career highlights
1985-2000 New York Knicks
2000- 2001 Seattle Supersonics
2001- 2002 Orlando Magic
► Averaged 21 points and 9.8 rebounds
in his NBA career.
► Voted one of the “50 Greatest Players
in NBA History.”
► 11-time NBA All-Star.
► 13th-leading scorer in NBA history
(24,815).
► NBA Rookie of the Year (1985-86).
► Two-time Olympic gold medal winner.
► Won NCAA championship with
Georgetown (1984).
irony of working with Jordan, who
often denied him his shot at an NBA
title.
“Instead of needling me from afar,
he’ll be needling me in the same town.
We’ll be in the same organization,”
Ewing said.
Pat Riley, who coached Ewing and
the Knicks to the finals in 1994, said:
“I’m sure that his next career in coach
ing will be just as successful as his
playing career.”
For owner Abe Pollin, the signing
of Ewing brings an important asset to
the Wizards.
“It will be a unique opportunity for
our players to be tutored by three of the
50 greatest players of all time —
Michael Jordan, Wes Unseld and now,
Patrick Ewing,” he said.
Ewing said he had thought hard
about retiring, discussing it thoroughly
with friends and family.
“It’s still a hard decision,” he said.
“It’s still 50-50. Should I play? Should
I retire? I felt I could still play.
“It’s time to move on. It was a
great ride.”
So what happens if sometime next
season some NBA team decides it needs
help in the middle? Is Ewing available?
He laughed at the question.
“A few teams called,” he said. “I
made this decision anyway. Unless one
of the Wizards goes down and they tell
me, ’Put down the pad, we need you to
go get some shots ...”’
Dave Checketts, longtime presi
dent of the Knicks, remembered
Ewing’s work ethic. In a game
against Milwaukee, the center banged
his knee and, with the Knicks com-
SOURCES: NBA; Associated Press
fortably in front, he went to the dress
ing room. Checketts came down to
join him.
As the two men sat, talking basket
ball and families, the Bucks sliced the
Knicks’ lead to single digits. Ewing,
watching on the dressing room televi
sion, took note of the situation, removed
the ice from his knee and stood up.
’“Look,”’ Checketts recalled him
saying, ’“Eve enjoyed talking to you,
but I’ve got to go.’”
Kentucky, Alabama lose appeals of football sanctions
(APi —- Kentucky and Alabama lost again Tuesday when the NCAA
(r„ rejected their appeals to lift sanctions against the football programs
because of recruiting violations.
'.lepcsts: T/lAti infractions appeals committee upheld a one-year postseason
ban placed on Kentucky’s football program. It was one of several
penalties levied against the school in January after internal and NCAA
investigations unearthed dozens of recruiting violations.
at 603OPH j apThe Kentucky case was one of widespread abuse by employees of
- : ■ : the university," said Terry Don Phillips, chairman of the infractions
/ ‘ appeals committee. “It is about institutional responsibility for the con-
A -T duct and control of its employees and the duty and care an institution
must exercise in the administration of its athletic program.”
Kentucky appealed the ban in February, claiming the penalty was
SERVICES t0 ° harsh because the violations did not give the school a clear com
petitive advantage.
B “We conclude Kentucky construes the term ‘recruiting advantage’
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too narrowly in its argument,” the committee’s report said.
Alabama sought restoration of six scholarships and its bowl eligi
bility but the appeals committee upheld all the penalties imposed after
the program was cited for illegal recruiting by boosters and other
infractions.
The NCAA placed Alabama on five years' probation Feb. 1, tack
ing on six scholarship cuts to the university’s self-imposed reduction
of 15, and banning the team from participating in a bowl game for
two years.
Those penalties were deemed appropriate “because the viola
tions in this case were numerous and particularly egregious,” the
report stated.
The committee cited Alabama for illegal recruiting practices by
boosters, with chairman Thomas Yeager saying the panel considered
the so-called “death penalty” which would shut down the program for
at least one season.
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JOHN C. LIVAS - THE BATTALION
Achilefu's net play vs. BYU this weekend.
Volleyball Set to Meet Kansas
By Kevin Espenlaub
THE BATTALION
The No. 17 Texas A&M volleyball team will host the
University of Kansas Jayhawks today at 7 p.m. at the G.
Rollie White Coliseum.
The game will serve as the Big 12 Conference opener
for both schools.
The Jayhawks (8-0) are coming off three weekend vic
tories that led them to the Hampton Inn/Jayhawk Classic
Championship.
Kansas has swept all but one opponent so far this sea
son and will be facing its first nationally-ranked opponent
when the teams face off.
The Aggies (8-1) are coming off a championship of
their own after winning the McDonald’s Texas A&M
Invitational II this weekend at G. Rollie White Coliseum.
The Aggies are 13-0 all-time against the Jayhawks and
7-0 in matches played at home.
Achilefu
Continued from page IB
just one-half inch from where
it was before the injury, and
Achilefu has come into her
own as a mainstay at middle
blocker for the Aggies.
She has developed one of the
nastiest jump serves in the Big
12 and set an A&M all-time
record last season with six aces
in a match against Oklahoma.
She has earned a starting
role this season for the Aggies
and has become a force at the
net. She leads the team with a
.370 attack percentage and is
second among Aggies with 26
total blocks, almost one-third
of A&M’s team total.
“But for the unequivocal cooperation of the university, it’s very
clear the death penalty most probably would have been imposed,”
Phillips said.
Interim Alabama President J. Barry Mason said university officials
“disagree and are disappointed” with the decision.
In a statement. Mason said the university’s arguments for relief
“were grounded in fact and well presented both in writing and in our
meeting with the appeals committee last month.”
Kentucky officials expressed similar sentiments.
“I’m very disappointed with this ruling,” university president Lee
Todd said. “The prospect of postseason play in any sport is what drives
the hope and optimism for all of us.
“I’m disappointed for our fans. I’m disappointed for our coaches.
And most of all I’m disappointed for the student athletes and this team
who are giving their all to restore this program. For them, I feel the
process has let them down.”
“It’s been phenomenal to
watch her come back,” said
A&M head coach Laurie
Corbelli. “Anytime you go
through something that tough,
you really have to know it’s
important to you before you
put in all that time and effort.
“Now in her fifth year, she is
definitely the team leader. She’s
the inspirational leader. She
works so hard in every single
drill, which is something that is
so necessary in your leaders.”
It’s not evident in just the
coach’s eyes. As one of two
seniors on A&M’s youthful
squad, she is a natural role
model for the rest of the team.
“A.D. is a strong leader on the
court, not just with her power or
hitting,” said sophomore Melissa
Munsch. “She has some strong
leadership qualities, and we all
follow her. Being the oldest
player on the team with the most
experience, she’s someone we
all look up to.”
The big sister role, both on
and off the court, is one
Achilefu cherishes.
“Eve been here a long time,”
she said. “I’m their big sister.
I’ve seen a lot and I’ve been
through a lot, so if they need
some help or some words of
encouragement they know they
can come to me. I love the fact
that I’ve gone through every
thing I have so that I can help
others who may face some
tough things.”
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