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April 3,1985, Volume 22 Number 14 Ofiicinl Publication of th ational Collegiate Athletic Association Albrecht appointed to Council vacancy I .ouisc Alhrrcht, associate dlrcctot Committee to fill a vacancy on the of athletics at Southern Conncctlcut NCAA Council. State Unlverslty. has hrrn appointed Alhrrcht replaces Nancy Olson, by the NCAA Administrative formerly at Florida lntrrnational IJni- versity, as a Division II Council member. Olson resigned from the Council. Alhrrcht, a memher of the NCAA Women’s Basketball K&s Committee and a national rules interpreter in women’s basketball, joined the South- ern Connecticut State stall In 1970. She has coached volleyball and soft& ball at the institution, was appointed assistant director of athletics and primary woman administrator in 19X0, and assumed her current posi- tion in 19X4. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Whittier College and played I5 seasons as a pitcher and outfielder in national women’s softball competition. She appeared m eight national tournaments, was most val- uable player in the 1962 national championships and will hr inducted into the Amateur Softball Association Louise Alhrecht Hall of Fame in June. Basketball rules for women are reevaluated by committee Although lntcrcollegiate comprti- will be in the player control or “offen- tion for NCAA women’s basketball sive” foul. Now, only the player in will he conducted using NCAA play- control of the ball and holding or ing rules for the first time in history dribbling it can commit an offensive next season, the average fan probably foul. Previously, any player on the Women’s basketball is Monarch’s dominion will not see a difference in the game. team that had control of the ball The NCAA Women’s Basketball could be charged with an offensive Old Dominion ~Jnivcrsit~~~5 Murk Chmtiun goes uL>.for u @up against the University of Georgia’s Rules Committee, established at the foul. Zresa Edwards in the NCAA Division I Women’s klmkethall Champicmship,finarl in Austin. Texas. lYX5 Convention, met for the first The committee also eliminated the Old Dominion won the championship with a 70-65 victory. time March 27-29 in Austin, Texas, “hold whistle” on jump-ball viola- and made only a few minor changes tions. Violations on jump-ball sltua- in the Eame. tions will be called at the time they Men’s game gets 45-second clock Perhaps the most noticrahlr change The NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules to the committee’s annual questlon- changed the penalty for an intentional Committee has adopted the 4%second nairc favored the shot clock. foul on a shooter. “When a player is shot clock for use In lntercolleglate The commlttcc will recommend fouled mtentlonally in the act of shoot- Probe continues at Tulane; competition next season. that the clocks be mounted ahove and ing and the field-goal attempt is no ‘The committee felt there was a behind the hackhoard. recessed in a good, the shooter will be awarded drug-testing plan proposed strong mandate from the coaches and manner that will avoid contact with a two free throws and the fouled team As a basketball point-shaving and Orleans Parish District Attor- from the 25 conferences that rem live ball. will be awarded the ball out of investigation entered its second ney Harry Connick said more ar- searched the clock through experl- Tn other actlon, the commIttee hounds,” said Stelt7. “The intent of week at Tulane University, more rests were possible. An eighth prr- mrntation to implement the clock,“ the rule was to stiffen the penalty for arrests were considered possible: son, a 22-year-old nonstudent, said Edward S. SteitL, secretary-rules In the News an intentional foul on the shooter.” and university officials were con- Craig Bourgeois of New Orleans, edltor of the commrttce and director The commlttcc also specifically sidering plans to test all grant-in- was arrested April 2. His connec- of athletics at SprIngfield College. C‘olumnist Hal Bock says that ha\- defined the point at which an official’s aid athletes for drug use, beginning tion with the case was not immr- Lack-ol-action counts also were kcthall is a sport that is tailol~rd lor jurlsdlction for a contest ends. “Once this fall. dlately revealed. eliminated with the adoption of the gambler\ .2 the official has left the court at the Three basketball players, three Two other basketball players 45-second clock. (‘hamplonshlp~ Highlights .4-6 end of the game.” said Steit7, “that other students and a convicted have been granted immunity from “WC adopted preclscly what had <‘hamplonshlp\ Prcvicwh . 7 official’sjurisdiction has ended. Leav- bookmaker were arrested late last prosecution, Conmck said. They been researched,” Stclt7 said. Kodak’s womcn’sall~/\mcr~c;~ has- ing rhe playing floor IS tantamount to month. A Louisiana grand jury testified before the grand jury In addition to the data supphed by kcthall team announced . .8 approving the final score.” resumes its investigation April 4, See Prohe, page 3 the confcrenccs, Steit7 said that 6X Ixgiclativc Awlstancc . .9 The committee also adopted rulings percent ofthccoachcs who responded See Men :i. pqe 9 Wildcats’ tournament shooting spree among all-time best By James M. Van Valkcnburg Fresno State December 3, 1977, hut against Utica. Fordham shot X0.5 Percent Team, opponent.dstc Percent ‘Term, oppment. date NCAA r)lrector of Statlctics the Maryland game was found (and pcrccnt in a game last season and 7x 6 V,llanova (22-2X) “I Gc,rrgctwn. 4m 16.1 Houston HaptisL (23-30) vs. NE La.. Villanova’s 7X.6 percent field-goal confirmed) in extensive research in Holy Cross X0 in 19XI for the other X0 I-KS 2-27-82 accuracy in the national championship the hours following the championship percent games in history. 7x 6 SI krcr’\ (22-28) vb. Army. I -Y-X2 Needless to say, none of the other 7x 4 Western Kentucky (2Ym 37) VI game IS more than an all-time NCAA game. Here is the all-time top 20 since Iktylon. I-24-79 games carried quite the importance tournament record. It is tied for eighth That was Charles “lzfty” Driesell’s otticlal NCAA record-keeping started 7x I Army (25-32) vs. Manhattan, I -2Om the Vlllanova~Georgetown game did. on the all-time Division I list for 3X second Maryland team, only 14- I2 with the IY47-4X season: 79 . Another amarlngthing about Vil- Percent Team,opponent, date 77 5 Nwholl\ State (31 -40) Y). Samlord, Ianova’s tournament performance was seasons of official NCAA record- for the season. His team had lost at 12~3WX3 x3.3 Maryland (IS-IX) VI. South keeping- and that covers a little more South Carolina by 26 points earlier in 77 4 Kwhmond (24-11) \s. C‘nadcl. 2-X- that It held opponents to only 50 Carolina. I -Y-71 points per game in the tournament, than 200,000 games. the season. South Carolina, coached 81.0 Ftesno Stare (34-42) VS. Portland 76 K;,n,a, St&c 127-35) VS. Nebraska. Villanova shot 22-for-2X in that by Frank McCuire, came to Mary- St.. 12-3-7-l 77. I yet put its foes on the free-throw line stunning victory over Cieorgetown ~ land with a IO- I record, ranked No. 2 RI 0 St. t’clcr‘, (34-42) v\ tJl,ca, 12-4-X4 2-3-82 only 10.6 times per game great de- 77 0 lona (47-61) VI. N C Charlotte. I 80.5 Furdham (33-41) vs. Fawfeld, 2-27- II “1 fcnsc without fouling. I3-for-lx in the first half and Y-for-lo nationally. “The score was something 1.1-11 I x4 in the last half. like 4-2 at half time and we won, 31- x0 0 Holy (‘nw (32-40) vs Vermont. I I - 76 9 Stanford (30-39) VI. Oregon. I -X-X3 In two Final Four games in I,ex- Central Mich. (30-39) VI Fawfleld. The Division I record is 83.3 percent 30,” recalls Jack Zane, veteran sports 30-81 76.9 ineton.Y 1 Villanova was 42-for-53 at I I -26-X3 79.4 Arkansas (27-34) vs. Texas Tech, 2- the free-throw line, opponents 13- by Maryland on 15-for- 18 against information director at Maryland. 7h.7 North Carolina (33-43) vs. Vqmm. 20-79 South Carolina in 197 I The NCAA Last December, St. Peter’s tied I-7-78 for- 17 (in six tourney games lO2- 136 79.4 Columbia (27-34) vs. Dartmouth. 3- record book lists the record as 81 by Fresno State’s 81 percent in a game 2-84 76.7 Iona (33-43) vs. Manhattan, 2-5-85 vs. 42-53). 2 April 3. 1985 The NCAA Comment Basketball5 a sport that lends itself to gambling By Hal Bock errant pass now or then. It’s easy. And Newton was an innocent bystander “A guy misses a tree throw or won on you guys last night?’ ” .- .*. that’s how point-shavtng scandals tn that scandal. He even is able tojoke doesn’t pull a rebound. It happens. ttartman salct thr assistant coach If Dr. Naismith hadn’t invented develop. about that now, saying, “You can’t But fixing’? I was totally shocked. I quickly shooed the team away from basketball, professional gamblers all Vanderbilt coach C. M. Newton throw games from the bench. No one couldn’t believe it.” its uninvttcd visitor, but the episode most certainly would have. played his college ball at Kentucky on ever asked me.” Kentucky was not the only team had left an Impression.

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