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The N February 20,1985, Volume 22 Number 8 Ofticial Publication of th ational Collegiate Athletic Association Basketball coaches’ 500~victory club is growing By James M. Van Valkenburg Carolina’s Dean Smith and Northern in its last regular-season game (he was 21, heavy favorites to defeat 7-16 NCAA Director of Statistics State’s (South Dakota) Bob Wachs not with the team because of his Towson State. In the men’s College Basketball joined in 1984. Earlier this season mother’s death). But the 204 Great Both can reach 700 1984 Press Kit, we published the first- (January 23 News), Tennessee State’s Danes will be home Friday, February “I don\ know if it’s all that signifi- ever list of all men’s college coaches in Ed Martin and Old Dominion’s Paul 21, to meet Brockport State in a cant,” says Driesell. “I guess if you’re history-regardless of division or Webb reached 500. Early this month, conference play-off game. dumb enough to coach for 25 years, association ~ who won 500 games at Duane Woltzen of Lakeland (Wis- The same night, Maryland’s you11 probably win 500.” The truth is, the four-year level. There were 32 on consin), a non-NCAA member like Charles “Lefty” Driesell saw his team however, that only Dean Smith, that list and only five had joined it in Northern State, made it 37 members. fail for the fourth time (three of them among active SOO-gamewinners, can the 1980s. Tuesday night, February 19, Al- tough Atlantic Coast Conference road top Lefty’s .707 winning percentage. Now, less than two seasons later, bany, (New York) Richard “Dot” games) to get No. 500, losing at Geor- And, Driesell has a good chance to the 500 club could reach 40 members Sauers had a chance for his SOOth,but gia Tech. But the 19-10 Terps were win 700 or more (only six have won Dried1 Sauers by the end of this season. North his team lost at Hamilton back home Thursday night, February 700) if he keeps going. “Right now, I feel like I could coach another I5 to “I guessif you’re 20 years,” said Driesell, 53. Sauers is in top condition. He can dumb enough to couch beat any of his players in racquetball or golf. He has never had a losing for 25 yews, you’ll season in his 30-year career (one .500 team, 1964) and he, too, is a good bet probably win 500” to reach 700 victories if he keeps - Diesel 1 going. (He is 54.) The 40th member of the 500 club? That could be Angelo State’s Ed 200 wins in nine sewno Messbarger, now at 495. But his 17- 12 Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim last week team would have to win an NCAA got his 200th victory in just his ninth tournament game to make it. season of coaching-a rare feat in- Washington’s Mat-v Harshman, in deed. Louisville’s Denny Crum had his final season, leads active Division 219 at the end of his ninth. Jerry I coaches at 638, while Clarence “Big- Tarkanian of Nevada-Las Vegas had house”Gaines, Winston-Salem State, 224 after nine, but his first year at tops all active coaches in all of college Long Beach State, the team was in basketball at 731 --fifth on the all- Division II. Gramhling State’s Fred time list. Hobdy had 218 after eight, but the Oregon State’s Ralph Miller needs team was in Division II that entire three to reach 600 victories (only 12 span. But no other big winner in have done it in all divisions), if you Division I can match Bo&cim (it don’t count 15 victories forfeited in should be added that big winners like the Lonnie Shelton case by NCAA Adolph Rupp did not even play 20 Council action. South Carolina’s Bill games a year early in their careers a Foster recently got his 400th. See Basketball.page 3 NCAA pays about $1 million in legal fees from TV suit The NCAA has paid nearly Sl l %34,087 to Washington, D.C., million in legal fees to the Universities attorney Philip R. Hochberg. of Georgia and Oklahoma and to the l S12,962.50 to University of Ok- attorneys who represented them in lahoma attorney Stanley M. Ward. the litigation that resulted in the 1982- l %22,283.45 to the firm of Jones, 1985 NCAA Football Television Plan Day, et al., Washington, D.C. and implementing contracts being l $59.034.14 for various legal ex- declared in violation of the Federal antitrust laws. penses. Judge Juan C. Burciaga earlier l S354,543.75 as an extra award ordered the Association to pay the for attorneys Coats and Muchmore. plaintiffs’ legal fees in the amount of The extra award of S354,543.75 for 3975,702.34. Coats and Muchmore was established The amount paid included the fol- by Judge Burciaga when he increased lowing: Muchmore’s billed rates by 50 peicent l S354,543.75 for charges by attor- and Coats’ billed rates by 35 percent neys Andy Coats and Clyde A. Much- and multiplied by two. According to more. advice from the plaintiffs’ attorneys, l $135,497.75 to the firm of Crowe that money will be retained by Coats Play-off drive & Dunlevy, Oklahoma City (firm of and Muchmore and will not be dis- I which Coats and Muchmore are tributed to the plaintiffs or other Dan Gurtad of Hope has helped the Flying Dutchmen achieve a 17-3 record this seaSOnand become members). organizations and individuals who a contender for a ploy-off berth in the NCAA Divirion III Men’s Basketball Championship. (See l $2,750 to University of Georgia paid the actual time and charges for story on page 7). Gurtad ir shown in action against Wheaton (Illinofi) attorney James F. Ponsoldt. those attorneys during the litigation. 316 radio stations to broadcast Plav-offs in men’s basketball A J More than 300 radio stations across while Host Communications. Inc.. of Kansas, KABI; Abilene, Texas. KORO, Agana, Alaska, WTCG; Anderson, Indiana, WHBU: WKAD: Cape Girardeau, Missouri, KGIR; the country are gearing up to broad- Lexington, Kentucky, received cdm- Guam, KGUM; Albany, Georgia, WGPC; Am&on, Alabama, WDNG; Ashland, Ken- Caspcr, Wyoming. KTWO; Cedar City. Utah. Albuquerque, New Mexico. KOB: Aledo, Illi- tucky. WCMI; Asheville, North Carolina, KSUB; Champaign, Illinois, WDWS; Charlcs- cast the NCAA Division I Men’s mitments from 150 additional stations. nois. WRMJ; Alexandria. Lousiana. KALB; WSKY; Atlanta, Georgia, WGST: Atlanta, ton. Illinois. WEIC; Charleston, South Carol- Basketball Championship. Here is a complete list of the NCAA Allentown, Pennsylvania, WAEB; Alliance, Texas, KPYN: Atlamic City, New Jersey, ina, WOKE; Charleston, West Virginia, The NCAA Radio Network will Radio Network stations listed alpha- Nebraska. KCOW: Alpine. Texas. KVLF: WIIN; Augusta, Georgia, WGAC, Bad Axe. WCHS. cover all four regional finals, the American Samoa, WVUV: Anacortes. Wash- Michigan, WLEW: Baltimore, Maryland, Charlottesville, Virgima, WINA; Chatta- betically by city: WBAL; Bakersfield, Cahfornia. KPMC. nooga, Tenncrsec, WDEF. Cheboygan, Mich- national semifinals and the national ington, KLKI. Aberdeen, Mississippi, WHAY; Abilene, Anchorage. Alaska, KBYR; Andaluria. Barre, Vermont, WSNO, Baton Rouge, Loui- igan, WCBY; Chester, South Carolma, WGCD, championship, the latter two oche- siana, WJBO. Beaumont. Texw KTRM: Beck- Chicago, Illinois, WBBM; Chillicothe, Ohio, duled March 30 and April I in Lex- In the News ley. West Virginia, WJLS; Big Springs, Texas, WBEX; Clayron. New Mexico, WLMX: Clcvc- ington, Kentucky. KBYG; Birmingham, Alabama, WAPI: Blairs- land, Ohio, WERE; Cincinnati, Ohio, WCKY, Providence College’s Joe Mullaney is an old-fashioned coach who injected Clinton. Illinois. WHOW: Columbia, Missouri, As of February 19, 316 stations ville. Pennsylvania, WCQO: Bonneville, ln& new ideas into the game of collegiate basketball.. .2 ana. WBNL: Boston, Massachusetts, WEEI; KARO, Columbia. South Carolina. WIS: Co- were included in the network and Championships previews in Divisions II and III wrestling and Division 111 Boulder, Colorado, KBOL, Boyle, Mississippi, lumbus, Ohio, WCOL; Columbus, Georgia, more stations were expected to join in WRDC; Brunswick, Georgia. WMOG: Bucy- WRCG: Columbus, Nebraska, KTTT men’s and women’s basketball _ . -6-l the coming weeks. rus. Ohio, WBCQ: ButTalo. New York, WBEN. Colville, Warhmgton, KCVL; Concord, New Legislative Assistance. _ __ _ . .8 Hampslure, WKXL; Conway, Arkansas, The total includes 96 of the nation’s Burnsvillc. North Carohna, WKYK; Butte, Eleven former players selected for induction into the National Football Montana, KBOW; Camilla, Georgia, WCLB; KTOD, Cookevillc, Tennessee, WHUB; Coo- top 173 radio markets. CBS radio Foundation’s College Football Hall of Fame . .12 Campbellsville. Kentucky, WCKQ; Canton, lidge, Arizona, KCKY: Corbin, Kentucky, affiliates accounted for 166 stations, Illinois. WBYS; Canton, Pennsylvania, See316 radio, page 8 2 February 20,198s The NCAA Comment not the means to an end; it was the end Coaching- By Bill Reynolds the doubleheaders at the old Garden tia accounted for, everything pro- friends whoLe been through a lot of ProvidenceJournal as a communicant. But while others grammed. For a month, Mullaney wars together, men who symbolize When it was all over, when the ofily wanted to be players, Joe wanted never mentioned what they were going the greatest eras in Providence bas- press conference was over, when the to coach. He would go to the Garden to do when practice started. What’s ketball. team had been told and the well- and study the moves of Chair Bee, going on, thought Gavitt. Even the The conversation cut through the wishers had left, when everyone finally then the coach of Long Island Univer- day before pmctice was to start, Mul- years, but the underlying themes were knew that he officially had resigned, sity, a man years ahead of his time.