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Top 20 from page 10 sive playing time last season. Leading the cast is 7-0 center Pat Ewing, who averaged 17.7 points and 10.2 rebounds last season. A bulk of the scoring this season could come from 6-5 swingman David Wingate and 6-1 guard Michael Jackson, both sophomores. Wingate started all but one game last season as a freshman, while Jackson made the Big East all-rookie team. Four other returnees will give Georgetown enough strength to return to the Final Four as it did in 1982. The Hoyas' top recruit was 6-7 Reggie Williams, regarded as one of the best incoming freshmen. No. 3 (tie): Houston Coach Guy Lewis has three starters back from last year's NCAA runner-up team, which lost to N.C. State in the title game. But he lost two of his starters Clyde Drexler and Larry Micheaux to the NBA. Center Akeem Abdul Olajuwon, a 7-footer, will roam the middle again for the Cougars. The junior, who averaged 13.9 points and 11.4 rebounds last season, has improved enough during his career to be considered as one of the nation's top big men along with Bowie and Ewing. Guard Alvin Franklin and swingman Mi chael Young are returning starters, while re serves Benny Anders and Reid Gettys saw plenty of playing time last season. No. 5: Memphis State Memphis State coach Dana Kirk has his complete squad returning from last season, when the Tigers were 23-8. Leading the way is 6-10 forward Keith Lee, a forward regarded as one of America's top big men. Lee averaged 18.7 points and 10.8 rebounds last season. Having five starters back should give Mem phis State an early-season advantage over op ponents. In the backcourt are 6-3 Phillip "Doom" Haynes and 5-10 Andre Turner. The center is 6-9 Derrick Phillips, while 6-5 Bobby Parks will start along side Lee. Also back is sixth man Baskerville Holmes, a 6-7 forward. No. 6: Louisville A traditional Final Four candidate, Louis ville lost the McCray brothers but should still return to the top of the polls. A pair of well-seasoned players will start at guard senior Lancaster Gordon and junior Milt Wagner. Gordon averaged 13.7 points per game last season and Wagner scored 14.4 points per game. Center Charles Jones (10.9 points and 6.9 rebounds) will man the middle for Denny Crum's Cardinals. Replacing the McCrays may be sophomore Billy Thompson, the top prep player just two years ago, Manuel Forrest, Jeff Hall and Rob bie Valentine. No. 7: Iowa A coaching change will be the new look at Iowa this season. Lute Olson departed for Ari zona and George Raveling was hired from Washington State. Raveling is a winner he took his team to the NCAA tournament last year and he'll inherit a wealth of talent. Center Greg Stokes, the leading scorer, and " forward Michael Payne will lead the Hawk- eyes, who were 21-10 last season. Stokes and Payne will be expected to pick up where guard Bob Hanson and forward Mark Gannon con tributed before graduating. Steve Carfino, a 6-2 point guard, is also back. Raveling should get bench help from 6-4 Andre Banks and 7-0 Brad Lohaus. No. 8: Maryland Maryland coach Lefty Driesell welcomes back his entire 1982-83 squad, plus two fresh men. With a strong nucleus, the Terrapins are a consensus top-10 pick. Adrian Branch, a 6-8 swingman, averaged 18.7 points last year. Branch will play guard, but he has the ability to slip through the -big men in the middle. His backcourt mate is Jeff Adkins. The Taps' front-liners are not so tall 6-9 center Ben Coleman, 6-9 Mark Fother-' gill and 6-5 Herman Veal. Driesell also has a bench that saw a lot of playing time last season, so depth is no problem. No. 9: LSU LSU rallied from last place in the Southeast ern Conference in midseason to finish second with a 19-13 record. The Tigers lost leading scorer Howard Carter to graduation, but the outlook in Bayou country is brightened by the return of starters Leonard Mitchell and Jerry Reynolds. Two other starters, Johnny Jones and John Tudor, will help Dale Brown's team to the top of the SEC again. Another top returnee is 6-0 guard Derrick Taylor, who was redshirted last season. No. 10: UCLA Three of Larry Farmer's starters graduated from last season's 23-6 team, but leading scorer Kenny Fields and center Stuart Gray will help lead UCLA to a traditional high finish in the NCAA tournament. Fields scored 18 points a game and will need that average again because starters Rod Foster, Darren Daye and Michael Holton are gone. Gray, 7-0, 245-pound junior averaged 7.7 points and 6.9 rebounds. Other returnees include senior Ralph Jack son at guard and reserves Brad Wright, Nigel Miguel and Gary Maloncon. No. 11: Michigan State The Spartans, 17-13 last year, could be one of the most improved teams in 1983-84. Coach Jud Heathcote has four starters from last year, including 7-0 senior Kevin Willis at center. Willis averaged 13.3 ppints and led the Big Ten with 9.6 rebounds per game. Guard Scott Skiles was the Big Ten's fresh man player of the year last year. His backcourt mate, 6-2 Sam Vincent, is back, along with 6-8 senior forward Ben Tower. After four games, 6-8, 240-pound Ken Johnson will become eli gible after transferring from Southern Cal. No. 12: Fresno State Forward Bernard Thompson will lead the defending NIT champions in 1983-84. Fresno State was 25-10 and won its five NIT games. Thompson was a key, scoring 16 points a game and getting almost six rebounds. Forward Ron Anderson averaged 16 points also, and the two seniors should provide scoring leadership. Since 1955 CONTINENTAL CHAPEL HILL 115 East Franklin Street Any Time Any Place Any Way 967-2251 Senior guard Mitch Arnold averaged 7.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and four assists per game last season. Those three players, plus six return ing reserves, may give Fresno State enough to make the NCAA field this season. No. 13: Oregon State Oregon State got off to a shaky 7-8 start last season. Because of that, Ralph Miller's Beavers had to settle for NTT play. But forwards Char lie Sitton and A.C. Green, center Steve Wood side and guard Darryl Flowers will provide a nucleus strong enough to challenge for the Pac 10 title. Sitton, a 6-8 senior, averaged 18.8 points last season and Woodside averaged 8.9 in a re serve role. Sitton was on the U.S. team in the Pan American Games in August. No. 14: Boston College Boston College lost its top scorer from last year's 24-6 team. John Garris graduated with his 19.7 scoring average. But four other start ers should give the Eagles enough talent to challenge Georgetown for the Big East honors. Guard Michael Adams averaged 16.2 points last season, and he'll be joined by Dominic Pressley in the backcourt. Seniors Martin Clark and Jay Murphy form the front line for coach Gary Williams. Reserves returning in clude 6-5 Roger McCready, 6-3 Stu Primus and guard Tim O'Shea. No. 15: Arkansas Arkansas lost its key player from last year's 26-4 team Darrell Walker. The Razorback guard did it all for coach Eddie Sutton's team, averaging 18.2 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 2.8 steals. But all is not lost this season in Fayetteville. In fact, the winning ways should continue. Alvin Robertson, a 6-3 senior, is at guard, where he poured in more than 14 points per game last season. Forward Leroy Sutton and 6-11 center Joe Kleine are back on the front line, leading Arkansas' hopes for overtaking Houston in the Southwest Conference race. No. 16: Georgia The Bulldogs only tied for fourth in the Southeastern Conference, but garnered an NCAA bid and advanced to the Final Four. Forward James Banks, a 6-6 senior, and guard Vern Fleming are the top returning scorers. Center Terry Fair graduated, and 6-6 Richard Corhen may move into the pivot. Gerald Crosby and sub Donald Hartry are back and should give Georgia one of the top backcourts in the country. If the 'Dawgs get through the 18-game SEC schedule in good shape, they will probably have accumulated enough nonconference wins to make another trip to the NCAA tournament. No. 17: Oklahoma Center Wayman Tisdale, a 6-9 sophomore, became one of the country's top players even as a freshman. Tisdale poured in 24.5 points per game, grabbed 10.3 rebounds and aver aged 2.4 blocked shots. Tisdale is the only sea soned starter on Billy Tubbs' team, so he'll have to continue his scoring pace. The four other starters, who led OU to a 24-9 mark last year, graduated. Tubbs will get help from Jan Pannell, Calvin Pierce and William Tisdale (Wayman's brother). Tim McCallister is one of seven freshmen on this year's team, and he should make a contribution soon. No. 18: DePaul "The Coach," as the retiring Ray Meyer is called, will be making his last run at an NCAA tournament bid. Meyer is just three wins short of becoming the fifth Division I coach to win 700 games, and he's approaching his 70th birthday. DePaul has four starters back, including 6-6 forward Tyrone Corbin and 6-2 guard Kenny Patterson. The Blue Demons also grabbed one of the nation's elite recruits 6-9 Dallas Comegys from Philadephia. No. 19: Kansas Surprisingly, Kansas has made several top 20 polls in the preseason. That's unusual be cause the Jayhawks were 13-16 last season. However, the Jayhawks will use the same starting five they did a year ago. First-year coach Larry Brown will have senior Carl Henry and sophomore Jeff Guiot at guards, Kelly Knight at center, and Kerry Boagni and Calvin Thompson at the forwards. Henry scored 17.4 per game last season, while Boagni chipped in with 14.1 per game. The Jayhawks will wel come 7-1 transfer Greg Dreiling from Wichita. State. No. 20: Virginia Commonwealth Virginia Commonwealth saw its 24-7 season end last March when it lost to eventual Final Four participant Georgia by two points in the NCAA tournament. But J.D. Barnett's Rams are a good bet to make another trip as the Sun Belt conference representative. Junior Gaurd Calvin Duncan leads the Rams. He averaged 17.4 points per game last season. Another of four starters returning is Michael Brown, a forward who averaged 10.6 points. Three junior college transfers lead the team's newcomers. . Wake up to a cup of coffee and The Daily Tar Heel Flowers. . . The Gift of Love from 310 W. Franklin St. 967-9394 Basketball 83-84 The Daily Tar Heel 1 1
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