Two Technician Basketball Special / December 1,1980 - 1980481 Maryland ’King’ of the hill Giving long thought to the be mentionedIn All-America talk. Picking State No. 4 was dif- Basketball Special topic of who will finish where in‘ Between the AUC one will find it a very ficult because Clemson. the No. 5 difficult task. team. is much stronger and big Observers feel the ACC is the the ger. In head-tohead matchups the best basketball conference in the Tigers might prove stronger than country. which is questionable. Lines State. What's not questionableis how Death Valley: This year more confusing it is. Just look at the than ever it will live up to its teams this year and try to come name. The Tigers have monsters up with a logical Order. - down in that part of ACC country. There is Maryland. which won Clemson's front line reads like the ACC Tournament last year this: Horace Wyatt. 6-10; Larry and then went to the regionals of Nance. 6-10; and Bill Ross. 610. the NCAA Tournament before be- Just thinking about facing that ing knocked off by Georgetown. trio gives one nightmares. The key to the Terps this year is The backcourt is directed by Contents the same as last year — All- Bynum. who can also play for- America Albert King. ward at his 6-7 height. The other King. who was ACC Player of starter should be Chris Dodds. the Year and ACC Tournament Senior Frank Johnson guides Valvano a chip off the old Roc .............3 MVP last year. averaged 21.7 Wake Forest to the No. 6.position. points a game and 6.7 rebounds a At Wake Forest they're pushing This year the city boy's going to town ..... 4 game last year and is seen as the .him for All-America. which seems same imposing threat this winter. a little absurd since he-missed all Joining King are the same run- of last year and even before he Sharingthe scoring. hitting the boards head ning mates from a year ago — and was injured they weren't pushing forwards’ task ......................... 5 they've only gotten better. The him for All-America honors. list includes Greg Manning, Publicity hype. Watts playing numbers game. odds in his Ernest Graham. Dutch Morley The Deacons are a'darkhorse favor for future ........................ 6 and Buck Williams. team this seaon. They also have Maryland seems to be the Alvis Rogers, who is good to say Joneses on Art's mind entering senior year 7 logical choice, for all its starters the least. Names that sound have returned and it is the defen- tion. will count heavily on James familiar and are returning include ding ACC champion. Worthy. who missed most of last Guy Morgan. Will Singleton, Mike Changing of the guards ................. 8 The second choice is Virginia: season due‘to injury. Carolina's Helms and Jim Johnstone. not North Carolina but Virginia.. other headliner this season Mike Gminski and Bob Bender Watts. Nevitt stack up at center slot ..... 10 Red Auerbach's franchise. should be freshman Sam Perkins. are gone and so is Duke. Ralph Sampson. is still in Charlot- Without a doubt Perkins may be Even having Gene Banks. Ken- tesville for what will probably be the best freshman in the con- ny Dennard and Vince Taylor can Speaking of stars coming out. Lacey may ference. Clemson‘s Clarke Bynum shine among them ..................... 12 his last season. After a year in help Duke. which just doesn't which Sampson averaged 14.9 included. have the depth it takes to com- points and snatched 381 re- Smith has a relatively young pete in the ACC. Women cagers sporting a new look ...... 13 bounds. Boston Celtic general team which. if it can get through a For the Blue Devils to sneak up manager Auerbach tried to per- “transition period" of getting us- on the ACC this season it will State coach Kay Yow begins 16th. but only suade-Sampson to play in Boston. ed to not having Mike O'Koren. have .to get help from Mike by accident began her 1st . ._ 14 where he could easily have filled should have a group of winners Tissaw, Jim Suddath. Allan in for the retired Dave Cowens. for the next four years. Williams and Tom Emma. With Sampson is Mr. Clutch. ~ State is the No. 4 choice. Don't forget Duke has a new Jeff Lamp. A year ago Lamp led One asks why since the heart of coach also. Mike Krzyzewski. For the Cavs in scoring with a 17.4 the team, Hawkeye Whitney. is now we'll call him coach K for average. gone. Elementary. my dear Wat- short. Familiar names like Lee Raker. son. elementary. Last and leastIs Georgia Tech Terry Gates and Jeff Jones will There is a new coach on the at No.8. Simply stated, it just join Sampson and Lamp in the block —— Jim Valvano. In short. doesn’t have it. starting rotation. he’s a winner. a motivator that The Yellow Jackets lost all Look for Maryland and Virginia Norm Sloan wasn't. The players their starters including their last to battle it out for king of the hill. relate to him and he to the hope Brooke Steppe. who was rul- The third selection is where the players. ed academically ineligible. pickirrg really gets.tedious. North Motivation is the key to, this Head coach Dwane Morrison is ON THE COVER: First year head coach Jim Carolina won out simply because team. along with some much- in for a long season and should Valvano coaches his players against the Polish of tradition. As much as some peo- needed strength on the boards. find comic relief for losing. The National Team earlier this year. The insets are ple dislike coach Dean Smith. ". Look for Kenny Matthews to Ramblin’ Wreck will. like last Art Jones. Kenny Matthews and Craig Watts. ' they have to admit that he is a break loose after spending an year, throw a perfect wrench into Cover photos taken by Technician photographer winner despite the caliber of. awful‘lot of time on the bench in the ACC title race which means it Linda Braffond. players he has. One could saythat the Sloan regime. shouldn’t be overlooked. Smith‘5 Tar Heels are the u'nder— A-lso. look out for Sidney Lowe. ' So there are the predicted rated team in the'.ACC He‘3 a definite choice for All-ACC picks. but remember that’s all The Heels. depleted by: gradua: and with a super year could easily they are ‘— predictions. Publication of the 1980-81 Technician Basketball ~;;-.»«.-§g! would not be possible without the help of the fifi‘kt‘r‘k‘kfi'fifir*‘kfififi‘k‘kfi'fifi‘k‘kfi‘kfifififififi‘kfi‘kfi following peopie: Editor Andrea Cole: Sports Writ-vr AILACC 'l‘I-rry Kelley; Photo Editor Lynn McNeill; Assistant Technician nu Photo Editor Simon Griffiths; Photographer Linda lir.II' I 'l‘ti: (Vol’roduction Managers Duncan Brown and liill \t'hue; Copy Editor Tucker Johnson; Assistant ('upy “ Z7(D:- a.=.. Q‘l‘v D:2.fl)=Q- G Sidney lowe, State Editor (Iara Flt-Sher; Ad Designers Peggy (‘IIlium-I). (‘hris Lockwood. Angela Mohr and Donnie ltolrhim; Ml . Manager Bill Hancock: Ad Sale-«men Pete Lollin. lTThllh C Ralph Sampson, Virginia \lI-t‘lI-ndon and Vernon Vegliu; and Layout Artist iiil’» i-I Min-(l. aaaaaaa Sports Editor Stu llall F Gene Banks, Duke G Jeff lamp, Virginia : ssaaasasa fr‘k‘k‘i‘r*‘k‘k‘k‘kfifirfifi‘k'fir*‘kfifififififififififififififififi December 1, 1980 / ’Technician Basketball Special / Three Valvano a Chip ofith e old Roc by Stu Hall "My wife is a part of the recruiting process. When .‘I Editor recruit is in town we have him over for dinner. lfa I‘t't ruit ’s the night ofJim Valuano's It's a new start To Valvano coaching is not a job. Yet it still is a very or my players can't see diapers laying around or mt- fresh start. demanding task. which can take its toll on him and his cleaning the plates off the table then something is It's he‘s and primed for family. wrong." since the day he. as a little kid up in the ghetto “Coaching is fun but. I'm also trying to be a father and of Queens, N. Y., watched his Rocco Valvano. husband. which can be hard when you put them tit coach high-school together." Valvano said with his deep Italian accent. “I It doesn't that this is just an exhibition try to involve my family in my basketball and my players Once again Valvano is at halfcourt. this time against the Polish National it's his with my family. Coaching is a way of life. though — seven crouching with one knee on the floorand his arms casual- at days a week. ly resting across each other. Harold Thompson swishcs a He stands anxiously, waiting for the pre—game 15-footer from the corner and in a lightning-quick motion to finish. swaying forward and backward. we Valvano is up on his feet screaming, “Move. move. inging his hands, blowing tiny bubbles with his gum in- move.“ as his team starts its fast-break drills. side his mouth enjoying it. though; Rocco always He wants his team to be the best. national cham- asked this of his boy. his dues and he wants it all. The begins and Valvano moves up and down the pion. He's paid bench —— crouching.