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SPORTS Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 • 15 Sports briefs Jason Collier Rocket-to-be Collier from page 16 Golf team selected to compete in November Rolex against new teammate Steve Fran- cis, 1999, on the baseline at Tech) or Intercollegiate Match Play Team Championship where bigger players beat him on the Hot off a second place finish in the NCAA Tournament, the Tech boards. Still, he is not that vulnera- golf team claimed yet another accolade when they were named the top ble as his offense and experience will team in the Mastercard men’s golf final rankings. As if that weren’t shore those holes up soon. He also enough amongst the myriad of individual and team honors, the team wants to win and is not afraid to take was also selected as one of eight teams to participate in Rolex’s fall the big shot. match play tournament. Collier had this to say on draft The selections were made by the Collegiate Golf Foundation, and night, “I’m very excited and very the tournament will be held at the West Bay Club in Estero, FL, happy. This is all so unbelievable. I November 10-12. There, Tech will join Houston, Georgia, North- figured I would go around this point, western, Arizona, UNLV, Texas, and Clemson for the tournament, but I didn’t know to whom. I’m very where Tech is expected to be the top seed. Each match will consist of happy that Milwaukee selected me, five singles matches against an opponent school, with the winner and then happy that Houston trad- advancing and the loser sent to a consolation bracket, and with each ed for me. Milwaukee didn’t tell me team guaranteed at least three matches. that they were going to trade me, but Preparation begins immediately for the promising upcoming sea- I had gotten a hint from my agent son, which begins September 24, with the Ping/Golfweek Preview Richard Howell. Houston is a great Invitational at the Duke Golf Club. organization. They won back-to-back NBA championships in the 90’s. I know all about Steve Francis after Lewis, Teixeira selected to U.S. National Team playing against him last year. The Underclassmen Richard Lewis and Mark Teixeira were recently more I can play next to or behind selected from a finalist pool of 35 players to the 22-man final roster. Hakeem Olajuwon, and the more I The USA Baseball National Team held their tryouts in Tucson, Arizo- can learn from him, the better off I na at the U.S. WEST Sports Complex at Hi Corbett Field. Both will be. And I know I will learn a lot received numerous honors throughout the season and played pivotal from Coach Tomjanovich. I talked roles in Tech’s strong post-season effort where they advanced to the to him, and he’s a great guy and a NCAA Super Regionals before finally being defeated by the University great coach. I’m really looking for- of Southern California. These two will be reunited with several of their ward to playing for him and for the former foes from this NCAA series, USC’s head coach Mike Gillespie Houston Rockets.” and pitching ace Mark Prior. Additionally, USC pitcher Anthony By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Hats off and good luck to Collier Jason Collier dominates the lane with his rebounding power Reyes will join the roster for additional firepower. This team is not the Jason Collier dominates the lane with his rebounding power in his career. Also hoping to make a team that will represent the U.S. in the Sydney Olympic Games, but during one of many outstanding performances as a Yellow Jacket. move to the big leagues is 6’6” swing- they will play roughly 30 games this summer across the globe. man Jason Floyd. Floyd, an outstand- Big ups to the whole track team ing leaper and shooter has worked out in several camps and continues Swim team welcomes new assistant, Kit Raulerson Track from page 16 for making it to nationals, and fur- thermore doing well while there. to fine-tune his game in hopes of The swim team continued to build their rising program by hiring on and gold were Clayton Porter who This was no easy feat as there were making the league. a talented and tested assistant from the University of Michigan, which finished fourteenth in the long jump thousands of others who were let- When you think Floyd you have is known for consistently being a highly ranked program. Raulerson has with a leap of 23’ 9”. That mark ting their Air Maxes dry out from to think Steve Smith, a big guard worked with swimmers at all levels, having coached Big 10 champions, didn’t allow him to advance but he not qualifying while Tech’s track- who can shoot the lights out. Floyd U.S. National competition qualifiers, and even Olympians. Raulerson did win All-American honors at the sters ran their hearts out, making a has added good muscle weight while also helped with a broad variety of the coaching responsibilities at Indoor Championships. name for themselves and for Tech. here at Tech, has an incomparable Michigan. Not only was he involved in the usual practices and compe- Brendan Mahoney failed to qual- If this and other recent accomplish- work ethic, and is a nice pickup for titions, he also went above and beyond, helping with travel prepara- ify in the 800 meters, with the same ments are any sign of the future, any squad. At press time, it was not tions and alumni relations. Still, one of the most promising areas that fate happening to women’s team then things look bright as Tech certain whether he was drafted this Kit helped with that could certainly be useful to Tech is in the recruit- members Sara Pardue and Becky races towards the 2001 season. night. Thanks for the memories and ing department. Hopefully, with his many talents, Kit Raulerson can Megesi, although they were present good luck to these two standouts in help the growing program in their continued success. to compete in the earlier rounds. the future. page 16 Basketball Preview The Running Shoe SPORTS Get to know the new man at the In depth coverage - a conversation helm, head coach Paul Hewitt. with the founder of the chain. Upcoming Issue Upcoming Issue Technique • Friday, June 30, 2000 Collier drafted, traded away to Houston By David Williams aged 17.1 points per game and 8.3 can finish around the basket on a Quickly becoming a regular rebounds in his 55 games at Tech. consistent basis, and you have a nice How will he play in the NBA, fans addition to anybody’s team. Colli- The 2000 NBA Draft was a might ask? Very well is the reply. er might have been a better fit with dream come true for a lot of young Collier possesses a nice touch from the Bucks as they are young, run men whose lifelong aspiration was the outside and is a very serious well, and have some skilled players to make it to the NBA. One of threat from beyond the arc. This who get well-structured shots off. these players is someone we are all Houston is a little more wide open familiar with on North Avenue, and volatile with Steve “WonderKid” Jason Collier, who was selected 15th “I’m very excited and Francis, but playing with Hakeem overall in the first round by the Olajuwon never hurt anybody. If Milwaukee Bucks. Collier was then very happy. This is all Collier develops his shot and gains traded to Houston for Joel Pryzbil- so unbelievable. I his teammates’ confidence, he may la and a future first round pick. become the third option on the team, It was the end of a long trip for figured I would go with the advent of Barkley’s retire- Collier, who transferred from Indi- around this point, but ment. He will be surrounded by ana to become a Yellow Jacket, where familiar names like Walt Williams he flourished under Coach Bobby I didn't know to of Maryland fame, the monster re- Cremins. Collier joins a select group whom.” bounder Kelvin Cato, and slasher of Yellow Jackets, as Tech has had Shandon Andersen. 12 players selected in the first round Jason Collier What does Collier lack, the hat- since 1983. Tech also now has 12 Future Houston Rocket ers might ask? First, he needs to add players currently in the NBA (New good solid muscle mass, which will York natives Stephon Marbury and be tough as he has a hard time main- Kenny Anderson, John Barry, Drew will enable him to bring bigger and taining weight on his seven-foot tall Barry, Tom Hammonds, Matt Har- slower defenders out of the paint frame. Collier can be a little suspect pring, John Salley, Dennis Scott, where he can either drive by them defensively, exemplified by the games Fred Vinson, Matt Geiger and “the or create lanes for cutting team- here where smaller players went over glove”, Dion Glover). mates like Steve Francis and Cuti- him all too easily (witness “the dunk”, By Dale Russell / STUDENT PUBLICATIONS Collier, who is listed at 7 feet tall no Mobley Robinson. Add in the Center Jason Collier proved his prowess in basketball here at Tech. Now, and weighs in at 250 pounds, aver- fact that Collier is left-handed and See Collier, page 15 he will take it to the next level wearing the uniform of the Houston Rockets.