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There are ame Seen Nea Toss time" said Wooden, 67 and coach at UCLA too many factors involved. I still haven't for the past 27 years. 'Td have to say that i accomplished everything I have set out to SAN DIEGO, Calif.-UCLA ing to do be trying to our best rebounded Syracuse by 57-50 fouls were called and 70 foul talented front line will be John- in the last week I came to a real definite 1 do at Louisville." will try to give its legendary to win it for him. ' but the Kentucky players think shots were taken in the rough- son and 6-9 sophomore Richard conclusion. I'd rather not go into the rea- coach a grand sendoff to re- "Coach is a master psy- they can do better. shod game. Washington, whose last second Other rumored possibilities include In- sons. Winning or losing had nothing to do diana's Bobby Knight, the Associated tirement while Kentucky hopes chologist/' said Marques John- "We played well enough to "I was impressed with their shot finally dumped Louisville. with it" to regain some of its lost glory son, the jumping-jack soph- win but we also played very size and strength," Wooden McCarter and senior Pete Press coach of the year who has said he in the NCAA national basket- omore forward of UCLA. "He sloppy against Syracuse," said said. "I haven't seen more Trgovich will start in the "I feel much better now having an- would only leave Indiana for a pro coach- ball championship Monday knew if he made the announce- starting center Rick Robey. awesome physical specimens. backcourt. nounced it," Wooden said Sunday. "Before ing job, and Providence's young and suc- night at the Sports Arena here. ment when he did it would only The Wildcats will start Rob- And they can play the game of "I suspect that when we had I did, I was pent up inside and I couldn't be cessful UCLA (27-3) is a one- get us psyched to win the last ey, All-America forward Kevin basketball. Their ability to Jabbar (Lew Alcindor) we totally honest with my friends and that Whoever it is, the task of filling Wood- favorite to regain the national one." Grevey and Bob Guyette on its come down and take the shot may have been more confident sort of thing. Now it's out in the open." en's shoes is awesome. title it held for seven years be- Kentucky coach Joe B. Hall front line with captain Jimmy with confidence tells me coach going into the final game," Immediately, rumors have begun circu- "I used to think the achievements of Joe ! fore losing to North Carolina hopes the impact of Wooden's Dan Conner. When Robey, Wooden said. "We don't have HI Hall has them disciplined and lating on Wooden's successor. But the man Louis were the greatest ever in sports," State last year while Kentucky resignation doesn't fire the Grevey and Guyette got in playing under control but that the one outstanding big player (26-4 is bidding for a fifth na- trouble against Syracuse, Ken- like Jabbar or Walton this they call "Coach" had no comment on who said UCLA's Morgan. "But now I think Bruins up too much but he he also hasn't taken away their it might be. ' tional title but first since 1958. doesn't think it will affect the tucky brought in 6-4 freshman initiative." year." John's are." (The game may be seen on Kentucky players any. Jack Givens, who scored 24 But the Bruins do have /That's Mr. Morgan's (J. D. Morgan, Consider: WSYR-TV, Channel 3 in Syr- points and 6-10 freshman Mike UCLA's success, including plenty of talent, championship UCLA athletic director) department. He "There is no way we can the overtime win over Louis- Nine NCAA national championships and acuse at 9 p.m.) come up with the resignation Phillips who came in to hit 10 ville, when the Bruins trailed game experience and the psy- handles that sort of thing," Wooden said. a win away from a tenth...seven consecu- John Wooden, the coaching impact," Hall said. "But we points while missing only one by four with a minute left, has chological advantage of win- "If they would ask me for some sort of tive titles...38 straight NCAA vic- genius at UCLA for 27 yesrs, have great momentum psy- shot. ning the last game for Wooden evaluation of any candidates, I'd be more tories,..four 30-0 seasons...88 straight "I thought maybe he (Hall) made this a satisfying season announced his retirement after chologically. What his retire- for Wooden. to make it terribly difficult for than happy to comply." wins... 16 Pac-8 Conference champion- Saturday's 75-74 overtime win ment announcement does to didn't start his regulars after I Kentucky. it appears now that both current UCLA in the semifinals against Louis- his team, I don't know. It will saw the way those reserves "I''m extremely proud of this "We won't make any ships...619 wins and 147 losses at ville. That move can only have not affect us." played," Wooden said dryly. "I team as I have been all year changes," Wooden said. "What assistant coaches are out of the running, UCLA...884 wins and 203 losses at Dayton, the Bruins sky-high to win one Kentucky got into the finals thought perhaps the reserves long/' Wooden said. "They can you do in one 45 minute , the Bruin's chief recruiter Ky. High, South Bend Ind. Central High, last title for the ''Wizard of for the first time since losing were the regular starters." haven't folded in adversity and practice. We'll go with what is headed for the head job at Brigham Indiana State Teachers College and Westwood." to Texas Western in 1966 by It will be Kentucky's bruis- they have played well when got us here." Young University and , UCLA... 149 wins and only 2 losses at "Everyone loves the physically pounding Syracuse, ing muscle against UCLA's fi- they had to play well/' "Just because this is my last Wooden's right-hand man, announced Sat- UCLA's Pauley PaviJion. Coach/' said Andre McCauer, 95-79 in Saturday's opening nesse. The Wildcats impressed "We've come a long way coaching year doesn't mean urday he was leaving the basketball pro* a junior guard from Phila- semifinal game. The Wildcats Wooden against Syracuse when since the beginning of the I'll want this one more than fessiqn to take another position at UCLA. (Continued on page 12) delphia. "We're definitely go- shot almost 50 percent and out- an NCAA record 61 personal year," said UCLA All-America any others/' Wooden said. "I forward Dave Meyers, who has wanted the first one very badly been bothered by nagging leg but I've wanted the others all i the same way—no one cham- injuries. "We know now we 1 can win the game no matter pionship more than another/ Consolation Means what type of situation we're One more NCAA title Orangemen Squeezed in." wouldn't be out of place. Little to Louisville Joining Meyers on UCLA's -BATZOLD By Clawing Kentucky I I I By TOM BATZOLD Regionals but in the Finals I guess there is I By TOM BATZOLD acuse starters actually outscored the SAN DIEGO, Calif.-One of the four a little difference between third and I I SAN DIEGO, Calif.-It might be re- Kentucky starters by 10. But the Wildcats teams that reaches the NCAA national fourth." I Imembered as the year Syracuse was mug- reserves had a tremendous 52-26 scoring semifinals always has the unhappy dis- Danforth is hoping to put his team back I Iged in its bid fc> the national champion- advantage, tinction of ending its season with a pair of together after it was physically busted up Iship. The big surprise was Kentucky's 6-4 losses. It's the team that loses in the con- by powerful Kentucky. Several players I freshman forward Jack Givens, who didn't I I "It was more like fooiball than basket- solation game. have nagging bruises and starting guard Iball/' Syracuse coach Roy Danforth said. start but scored 24 points to lead both Syracuse and Louisville will meet Mon- I (t teams. Givens popped in 10 of 20 shots and Jimmy "Bug" Williams has had his arm in IOur casualty list reads more like the Ko* day for consolation honors in the annual a sling since Saturday. I rean War. Almost all our players are bang- grabbed 11 rebounds for good measure. game that is usually remembered only by Syracuse's tentative lineup will be 6-8 I The big disappointment for Syracuse trivia experts* Syracuse (234) got to the I ed up. I can't believe that many people can was the loss of Hackett for 14 minutes of Rudy Hackett and 6-5 Chris Sease at for- I Iget hurt in a basketball game.'* consolation game by losing to Kentucky, ward, 6-9 Eamie Seibert at center and 6-2 I the game. The 6-8 senior scored only 14 95-79, Louisville by dropping an overtime Jimmy Lee and either the 5-9 Williams or I That's the way it wenf for Syracuse Sat- points and had five rebounds before foul- heartbreaker to UCLA, 75-74. I Iurday when Kentucky's big* strong basket- ing out with 6:29 to play. 6-2 freshman Ross Kindel at guard. ball team physically beat up the Orange, Syracuse's game will be broadcast by Lee continued his magnificent NCAA I I "I'm not going to complain about offici- I95-79, in the NCAA national semifinals. ating," Hackett said. "All I know is that WSYR radio at 6:55 p.m. although there playoff scoring with 23 points in the loss to I will be no TV coverage of the consolation Kentucky while Sease had 18 points and 10 I From the beginning of the game right I'm 6-foot-8 and I went straight up for the contest. The UCLA vs. Kentucky title I until the final bvzzer, Syracuse aad Ken- rebounds. And four of my fouls were re- rebounds against the Wildcats. Hackett Itucky scrapped and knocked keads la one game will be televised by WSYR-TV at 9 bad only 14 poiats before fouling out in the I I bounding fouls, I don't think I really p.m. second half. I Syracuse Orangemen (23-8) of the toughest games possible. Syrnane played that bad. It's just that I didn't play "When you get this far, it's always dish- Louisville will use a balanced lineup of Ijust didn't have the depth and the talent to enough." I istay in tiie game with Kentucky. Syracuse cut the Kentucky lead from eartening to play a consolation game/' 6-9 center Bill Bun ton, 6-5 , I says Louisville coach Denny Crum, "I can 6-5 Wesley Cox, 6-2 Phillip Bond and 6-5 I "If we had fouled any more people out of just over 20 points to under 10 midway handle it but I don't like it because my I the game we might have had to use the through the second half and for a few brief All-America . Murphy vs. Iteam doctor," Danforth quipped. "And he players have to play in it. It's mean- poured in 33 points in the loss to UCLA but I I moments, there was hope that the Orange ingless. I might have fouled out too, because he's an could reach the impossible goal Bridgeman shot poorly (4 for 15) and had Iaggressive doctor." "It's very difficult when you base your Only 12 points. I But Kentucky's depth and some key entire season on winning the national "There's no consolation to it now," I Three starters, All-America Rudy Hack- plays ended that dream and the Orange championship and then lose the type of Bridgeman said. "Personally, this game I Iett, center Earnie Seibert and guard was doomed for a consolation game.. game we did to play in a consolation now is only a waste of time. Syracuse I IJimmy "Bug" Williams fouled out of the "We still played like fell," Dmftrtk in* game," Crum added. must have a fine team but who cares. No- I game for Syracuse. Kentucky was in foul s£»ted. "We came back to within nlfte Itrouble with its starters also and bad 31 points, then they step the kali tnt of "Consolation games seem to contradict body is going to care who wins the game I I the whole purpose of winning/' says Louis* with Syracuse so why can't they (NCAA) I fouls called against its team as opposed to Sense's hand on a qwrtlmaMe play. Tken 15 I3D against Syracuse. But Kentucky simply viile starting forward Wesley Cox. "When do away with it? I Hackett foil* art art h Jist broke *«nr you've played 90 games in a year and prac- But the game will be played and the Ihad more people. tock. ticed for 20 hours a week, yonr emotions prospects of losing two straight games I "They had 30 guys waiting in the "You never know what might have hap- Iwings," Danforth said. ''Every time pened if we had come within seven or five. are so drained after losing iike we did." may be enough to motivate some of the I I Altfemgh it's terriMy tfifftartt to tec»me players. they'd make a sutatitotiorr, I'd lean down The nwmentwn might have earned as or ermttonally reatfy tar a o&srittfen game "Well he pfejrtftg «*e tf the finer teams I Iand ask (assistant coach) Tommy Green they might have panicked," Danforth said. like tlits, Symiw cmcfe ftoy Diftfortit in the crafttry so to me it's «ftether Iwhat eacfi man wotiM do against us. Late "AH along we've said if we can stay I in the game, they were bringing off guys close until the end of the game, we'd have does think tfcere is a place for fke gime. gatne," says SIT* Sewe. "We d5*Tt wfne I I "In a setting like this, maybe yow have ovt aft thf* w«? to toe tw« game*." (27-3) Iand I'd ask him ami Green saM: "I've nev- a chance to win any game/' he said. to have it" Daftfortt! «*y* "Mayl* we I er