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Thursday, December 4, 1988 Daily Nebraskan Page 13 SpCDl 71 J) iTT M 73 5(Q (g(J Tim By Hartman left and we thought we had the game bers that the crowd bombarded N.C. they will." the fact that people constantly asked Staff Reporter won. They came down and hit a three-point- er State forward Lorenzo Charles with Jackman said hie transferred to Ne- him about Duke. and they would foul us. Since pizza boxes because he had stolen braska because he was homesick not "I'd get it 1 0 times a day 'What Wayman Tisdale, Ralph Sampson, we would get two points each time and some pizzas earlier in the year. for his family and friends, but for about Duke?' 'Do you wish you were Michael Jordan just Dominique Wilkins, they would get three, they gained a The crowd gets so wild because of the Nebraska people as well. He said still there?' 'I've got a ring, do you have Thurl are some of and Bailey the big- point each time. They keep hitting the obsession with basketball, Jack-ma- n Nebraskans were easier to get along a Final Four ring?'" Jackman said. in three-pointer- s, gest stars professional basketball those we missed and said. with. "It was a tough thing, but I'm glad now. Besides the fact that all of " right they ended up beating us : "People out there dream of playing in "Nebraska people are so friendly. they did what they did, and this is in the share three-poin- them play NBA, they Jackman said the t shot the ACC tournament; there's nothing Out there you would say 'hi' to people where I've been the last four years, so characteristic all have another played will benefit both him and the team. bigger than the ACC tournament," on campus and it was just a different we'll just make the best of it," Jackman Nebraska forward Bill against senior "Personally, it's something I can Jackman said. "It would be like playing mentality," Jackman said. said. Jackman. Jackman has off Nebraska-Oklahom- a squared hit," Jackman said. "We've got a lot of in the (football) After Jackman returned to Nebraska, During his first year at Nebraska these and other well-know- n against many guys like Brian (Carr) and Joel game here." his recruiting class at Duke, which Jackman had to redshirt and in the last either at basketball players (Sealer) and Anthony Bailious who Jackman said he hopes the Nebraska included Johnny Dawkins, two years he has seen limited playing summer his at Duke can camps during year hit it." crowd can show the same enthusiasm finished second in the NCAA tourna- time. He averaged 6.3 points a game in or his at Ne- While University during years at Duke, Jackman played in that the Duke crowd does. ment. Jackman said it was difficult to 1984-8- 5 and 1.1 in 1985-86- . braska. front of the Duke crowd, a group known "It would be awesome if Nebraska watch them do so well after the leaving Jackman the season With all that talent, who is the best for their antics. During one game against could get that kind of crowd," he said. school. opened regular with 15 Cal-Irvin- e. A- player he has ever gone up against? North Carolina State, Jackman remem "I think eventually with Coach Nee "It was he said. "I think points against tough," he scored "There's no doubt Michael Jor- there was a of two lthough only three points probably period in the second he dan," Jackman said. months in there and the fact that I against Oregon game, Jordan as said he was with his defense Jackman played against a wasn't playing at all here, where they pleased at where and rebounding. freshman Duke, he played were on TV just about every week. Just to Nebraska. Jordan before transferring watching them, seeing these guys and "Our team is improving all the time," for North played Carolina. Guarding watching the team progress it was a he said. "That's the biggest thing NBA all-sta- r the future proved difficult, tough situation." because the competition is going to get said. "' " Jackman The situation was made tougher by a lot better." "I guess someone had watched us on TV and said, 'What do Bill Jackman, Larry Bird and Dr. J. have in common?'" A The answer "We've all been dunked - D on by Michael Jordan." .... a CASH? Jordan wasn't the only player to amaze Jackman. "I played against Dominique (Wi- lkins) in a summer camp and he was just phenomenal," he said. Downtown The camp was the All-St- ar Camp and Jackman attended it after his senior buys used records, cassettes & compact discs. School. The 250 best year at Grant High - 477-605- 217 No. 1 1th 1 high-scho- ol players in the country were invited to the camp. At the conclusion of 20 were y the camp the top players - chosen. Jackman was among the 20 chosen and played the camp counse- v lors in a game. Dom- A "We i played the counselors, and inique was one of the counselors," Jackman said. "It was 12-- the counse- lors were up, and he had six dunks. He had all their points." I One dunk particularly impressed Jackman. Wilkins took a half-cou-rt "PowERBimEo" Performance j pass that was drifting away from the I basket, caught it in mid-air- , and, was still able to slam it. "It was incredible," he said. "Com- ing from a small high school, I had never seen that." While Jackman was at Dul'e, the Atlantic Coast Conference was exper- imenting with the three-poin- t goal, JI V ' . something that all conferences are using this year. Jackman said the V three-poin- t goal was a big factor in the - n ACC games. 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