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He's the
Alcorn State Universi- 43, both on the road,
ty s Head Coach Dave Arkansas-Little Rock 95Whitney
was very worried 55 and South Carolina
about his center spot be- state 103-68, both in ScalIore
the season started,? ping Grounds, and 87-67
that position being held over Florida A&M in Taly
Belzoni, Miss., Junior lahasee. During that
J ^u/*an SWAC" time, ASU has outscored
aker, a 6 9, 215 pounder. opponents 488 to 325 for
ne Braves, since lo- an average of 97.6 to 64.tfr*
sing to Miss. State 83-80 Whitney's defending
three weeks a^o, have SWAC Champiops, inbounced
back to take vie- spired to play harder betories
over-North Carolina cause no one picked them
A&T 108-86, I^oward 95- to win the crown this
8 By Joe Faust
. A&T News Bureau
It's supposed to be a
rebuilding year for the
N.C. A&T Aggies-one
which features a new
coach, three freshmen
starters, and an ambitious
NCAA Division I schedule
of competition.
\ s\ Yet, three games into
SMBffrrr? * the l,979-80 basketbal seaBrawner
son A&T finds itself with
H k 2-i record against traditionally
strong Alcorn
State, Jackson State and
Tennessee State on the
road.
There were few who
believed A&T, winners of
six Mid-Eastern Athletic
Conference tournament titles,
would fare that well
against that competition.
But first year head coach
don Corbett has made full
use of his bench and his
"highly , touted' freshment
have come on strong in
- their starting
franklyrl didn't
know what to expect going
Corfactt *nto *^e season* there
were times when we exe- Here's
hoping that the seven pounds have been
readers of this column had. taken at the Salem Lake
a most enjoyable Christ- during cold weather*
mas, and much more that Bruce Alderman and a
St. Nick filled your socks friend were up there on an
with enough goodies in early afternoon and the
the fishing line that you friend landed a seven
can't wait for spring to pounder plus. The very
arrive. next day Bruce went out
If you get too impatient and removed a twin to the
you can always break the bass that his friend had
- ice and make a go of it. taken.
Believe it or not some of I have seen Bruce and
the biggest fish caught his father break their way
have been caught during to their favorite crappie
the cold weather. If you - holes. On such trips out
arp intprp?fpH in nnanitv thpv r?otr?H rfunntAc in thp
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now is the time to go after near and over one pound
the crappie; the largest sizes.
ones are quite accommO- It's possible to fish even
dating. when ice forms on your
Lunkers weighing up to line, but I don't recomf
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Sultan of'!
season, has six players^ eight rebounds and rejecaveraging
in double fi- ting 2.5 shots a contest,
gures. In the double digit The big guy is also averacategory
are Larry "Mr, ging 28 minutes a game.
Mean" Smith of Hollan- Baker is lulled the
dale, Baker, E.J. Bell.. "Sultan of SWAT" beClint
"Spacetalker" cause he loves to block
Wyatt, Bill "Socks" Ho- shots. The mobile guy
ward and Joe "The Rifle" can get to fast guards
Jenkins. because of his mobility,
Since the season has leading to his slapping
started, Baker has been balls to his teammates or
Whitney's most pleasant up into the stands.
surprise. He is scoring 13 Last season he scored
points a game, hauling only 123 points, but alreas
Rebuild Surp
cuted well during practice James Horace, a freshand
other times not so man from Seale, Alabawell,"
said Corbett, ma, who zipped the nets
whose Aggies have had for 23 points and had
long rest going into the seven rebounds. Harold
, Aggie Holiday Classic Royster, a silky smooth
Dec. 28-29 in the Corbett junior from Yonkers, New
Sports Center. "I was York, is averaging 15
really impressed with the points and six rebounds
way our young players per outing.
pulled together , against "Joe (Brawner) decided
Tennessee State and Jack- he wafc just going to pass
sdon State." and play defense in the "We've
been playing - Jackson" game," Corbett
nine men and each of said. "He passed up a
them has been contribu- number of open shots to
* ting. So far, it's been a give it to a teammate who
great team effort." has possibly a higher perUnlike
A&T teams of
the past featuring a big
scorer with a talented
supporting cast, this year'
team has a different personality.
Although guard Joe iP5|"f3^B
Brawner, the 1979 "Pla- H fiSSfi flHBBEs
yer of the Year" in the
MEAC is averaging 26.3
ppg through the /first ^
three outings, clear
that . any given night
any of the players can
have a big scoring night.
In theJU-76 over Jack--?||H
-son, it was 6-5 swingman - ?
mend that unless you are AM cvjs?0^?
a hard-core fisherman. . jk J
The .funny thing about .
fishing when the weather
is inclement is that you KgA N
are not really cold until ^ x -j
you finish fishing, then .
you are almost too stiff to \\0 '
This discomfort of near
chilling to death can be
alleviated if you take along
a couple of pocket
warmers and strap'a kidney
warmer to your back.
The , kidney warmer
warms me circulating SSPSSP?
blood, thus keeping the
entire body comfortable. Wpg|gg J ^
If you got new fishing
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dy has 94 this season. Of Howard at center, transcourse
he played behind ferring him from the forAlfredo
Monroe, now in ward spot. But the injury
Holland, last year. Savs to Larry "Mr. Mean"
Baker: "1 knew I'd be Smith changed all of thatT
ready this season. 1 have forcing Whitney, to start
the confidence and pla- Howard at forward. Baying
regularly increases ker playing center has not
it. I'm glad Coach Whit- been disappointing,
ney has confidence in me The big guy's main goal
to start me in all of our is to be SWAC's All-Congames
thus far." ference center . "EveryAt
one time in the one only talks about Jackpre-season,
it seemed as son State's Audie Norris. I
if Whitney would use Bill believe I'm the best-"
risingly Well
centage opportunity. cessful we'll be throughHe's
a competitor, a lea- out the remainder of our
der and the catalyst of our schedule.
attack.. He sets the tern- "Boddie and Hoarace
po." have come along much
Probably the biggest faster than anticipated,
and most pleasant deve- Boddie has made the
lopment for Corbett has transition from a high
been the play of freshmen school forward to big
Joe Lopez, 6-7 Kenny guard where we can use
Boddie, 6-4, and Horace. his height and defensive
"Lopez is from Dakar, skills.
Senegal and . has really "Horace made the
come on strong in recent game winning tip against
weeks," Corbett said. Tennessee State and did
"He'$ an aggressive indi- an outstanding job on the
vidual and his board work obards against an . expewill
determine how sue- rienced Jackson State.
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