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w -? y-.-.rxrtwtwaaiw ,ar-mMcam*B~> ?**. | Shaw 83 Elizab< | ^ Winston-Salem State 78 St. Pai [ Bowie State 45 Fayetti I sports" Gaines By Robert E/ter Sports Editor It will be the middle of February before C.E. "Bighouse" Gaines finds out if he will be elected to the Back in November as the 1980-81 basketball season was about to get under way a number of writers and fans were predicting that for the first time in a number of years WSSU coach "Bighouse" Gaines wasn't pulling anybody's leg whence as always predicted that his Rams would not be among the favorites to win the Southern Division title. As far back as anyone can remember "House" has always "cried the blues" before the season began only to end up on top of the division come tourney time. Things were different this season however, die Rams had\ lost All-American Reggie Gaines and four year starter Mike Robinson. With them went not only the . teams top scorers but also their top rebounders and their only players above 6-5. Meanwhile > Robert Moore had\ brought in James George, a 6-10 transfer from UNC-Charlotte to go along with an already overpowering frontline. Harvey Heartley was returning four fifths of a team that won the district w6 title last season, and the rest of the division and league were getting stronger. ,__j Still the feeling was that Gaines would as always find a way to win even without the big man he had always talked about wanting. Now 15 games into the season it looks as if the roof is caving in on the House. After surprising everybody with two victories in the Thanksgiving Classic, the Rams proceeded to win only 2 of their next 13 games. During that stretch they lost silky freshman James Mitchell, only 6-4, but possibly their best frontcourt player to a knee injury. Less than 24 hours later 6-5 freshman Willie Miliar alcn wpnt Hown with a knee iniurv which will require surgery. Now for the first time since 1968, the year after Earl Monroe led the team to a national title, Gaines faces the prospect of a losing season. The 10-14 record of 68 is Gaines only non winning year since he started coaching basketball more than 900 games and 34 years ago. During the recently concluded road trip the Rams beat only St. Augustine, for the second time this year, while losing to Elizabeth City, St. Paul, Fayetteville and even Livingstone. The final nail may have been put in the coffin in Raleigh last Friday night. The rams jumped out < to a quick 12-2 lead on the Bears who had won but 2 of their last 43 games. The team still looked in control at the half leading 38-33 after allowing the Bears to take a 31-30 lead at one point in the first 20 minutes. A little more than 10 minutes into the final half all looked as well as the Rams built another 10 point cushion 52-42. But the Bears, looking for their first CI A A victory in two seasons, came back and tied the game at 63 with 14 seconds left. And as had happened on four other occasions this season, the Rams couldn't convert a final shot as the game went into overtime. Again in the extra five minute period the Rams had a shot at winning. They tied the game at 68 on a drive by Kevin McRae with 1:35 left and after a turnover took time outs at 1:14, :30, and 08 seconds but failed to score and were dominated in the second overtime as Warren Reynolds got his first CIA A win as a coach. Now with 9 league games left Gaines can only hope that with seven at home his squad can overtake North Carolina Central, a team that beat the Rams in Durham, but has seven road games left. Gaines admits that he doesn't have an answer to the problems that face the Rams, lack of height, two scoring guards who need the ball to be effective, and who are both defensive liabilities because of their lack of height. Unless the games winningest coach can come up with some kind of miracle, and the Eagles fold, Gaines will suffer his second losing season and will go to the CIAA tourney without a team competing in it for only the sixth time in the events history. .> ? * ? ' . -- > Btvok Cottegi HOME . I MEAC gustlne's at " ? ?; ^ eville State L___ * SWAC Last Week ????? Winston-Sa ^Srt\inn thi' list V> I ??? ??? On HOF James Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, but for the nation's winningest active basketball coach the honor of being recognized even-by nomination after some 35 years of coaching is honor enough. "It's the highest honor one can receive in basketball," he said this week as he sat in his office, talking to this reporter as he signed a travel expense voucher for a football coach, checked the schedule of various P.E. students and talked with the equipment manager simultaneously. "The significance of it is so broad," he continued after a few more interruptions. "You can be honored as a player, a coach, an official (referee) or contributor." For Gaines it is one of the few honors he has not received since he came to WSSU in 1946. His first G1AA crown came in 1953, an NCAA college division title followed in 1967. The next year he was chosen for the NA1A Helms Hall of Fame, became a member of the CIAA Hall of Fame in 1973 and a member of the North Carolina Hall in '78. The Naismith Hall has a special meaning for Gaines for a number of reasons. First, he would become the first black coach to be selected. John B. McLendon was named as a contributor in 1978. Secondly, he would be the first coach to be named since Ray Meyer, who ranks behind him in wins, to be chosen since the legendary John Wooden in '72. North Carolina's Dean Smith is also on this year's ballot, however. And most importantly,, Gaines would finally gain the recognition he deserves by entering a Hall where he would be among the select ranks of such coaches as Adolph Rupp, Red Auerbach and Frank McGuire. Another reason Gaines would like to get into the Hall, although he didn't say so, might be the effect it could have on recruiting at WSSU, where in all his years, Gaines had never been able to attract the "big man." Should he be inducted, what would be left as goals for Albany State Dismisses Two Albany State College has Jackson, a guard who been beset by disciplinary averaged 20.1 points per problems. Head men's game last year, and Johnny basketball coach Oliver Hayes, a 6-foot-8 senior Jones was forced recently to forward. The Rams are 5-7 dismiss two of his top now, and are 1-4 since losing r\ I a VPTC Kor>onra C T I. f/m/v. J fvvauaw VI uciiflViUl J at'KSUn and problems. Gone are Mark Haynes.. Del. State Hires While Coach Quite a controversy is cessor. News of Purcycki's brewing up at Dover, Del., hiring was kept strictly where the Hornets recently hush-hush until the official became the first school in announcement was made black college history to hire recently, a white head football "I don't think there is gocoach. He's Joe Purcycki, ing to be any problem formerly a defensive working at a black school," backfield coach at mostly- said Purcycki. "Athletes white University of are athletes." Delaware. Purcycki replaces Charles The mostly-white media Henderson, who was fired 'n Dover pushed hard for at the end ofTast year's 1-9-t Purcycki's appointment, campaign which included a saying it would give 105-0 loss to Portland State. Delaware State a chance to Already Delaware State something no other fans and alumni are b,ack university had done, grumbling about the hiring Also said to be an of a white coach to head a aspirant for the Delaware black college team. Most State job was North blacks in the Dover area Carolina A&T Coach Jim were hoping Philadelphia McKinley. Sources say Eagles assistant coach Billy McKinley was also being in joe would get the job. The lerviewed tor other jobs, Delaware State administra- but decided to stay put at tion passed over Joe A&T when his contract was however, opting to go with extended and he was given a Purcycki. healthy raise. It was a stunning an- "The controversy will nouncement, and word calm down," said one leaked that it could be a writer who asked that his shocker when the Delaware name not be used. "Things State administration huddl- will be alright once Pured in secret sessions to talk *cycki gives them a couple of about Henderson's sue- winning seasons." V ' ? Scoreboard -??? VISITORS J;CSl",th Livingstone * ciaa j?;ry ^um~ * SIAC Virginia State. . . ,'s Scores 9 lem Chronicle in\lon C ommunii y Sirw r 1974 Ballot the man who has sent a number of players to the NBA, had two first round draft choices taken in the league draft, traveled the world as a good will ambassador for the sport he loves and had a new athletic facility named for him on the WSSU campus. "I'd like to win 700 games and then devote my time to building the athletic .program here and making it sound financially.'* Then he jokingly added, showing he still has a great j sense of humor, despite facing the possibility of the worst record in his coaching career this season. "Getting to 700 ' may be very difficult or I may get too old to coach belfore it happens at the rate I'm going now." On a more serious note he concluded, "It is the original Hall of Fame, and a huge number of people go to Springfield, Mass. each year just to tour it." Now in its 20th year since the first induction in 1960, the Hall is the pinnacle of basketball honors, a fitting place for a man who is at the top among basketball coaches. All Stars Take \ Fowlers All Stars The tournament con- ; defeated the Hornets in five sisted of 15 games with i sets to win the Fifth Annual teams from R.J. Reynolds, Twin City Volleyball Western ~Electric, Merita Classic at the Patterson pakery, Winston-Salem Ave. YMCA, Jan. 23 and Police Department, 24. Winston-Salem State The All Stars, led by cap- University, the YMCA and tain Ron Fowler, defeated out-of-state team from the Hornets 13-15, 17-15, Martinsville, Va. 7-15 15-13 15-12. The Mean Machine, last CHEVETTE PRIC CHEVROLET HAS REI THE PRICE OH ALL 1 ZJrm I The Chronicle, Saiurda>, January 30, 1981-Pa^e 13 V r ->-nrf ii^B>i.Tr i t i - -a? - ( n ^ fkTuy -v a-?-? ... Ill N.C. Central 66 ... 99 Winston-Salem State 65 . . . 72 Livingstone 63 . ^ * >* ? % * v, i? .. * : ... * . . , \ * : t * ' ' V i; ' ' -V ' __ ' ' ..^iljjHk ? K*?? ^ fl T^B^T*S^Kk :i I 4 I Elk I SBBHBi -^OBhBBBBI Dee Dee Wardtow of the High Point College Panthers grabs one off the boards during their game against the Winston-Salem State Ramettes. The Panthers won the contest 90-60, leaving the WSSU with a record'of 3-11. '-Ball Tourney year's stars and lost in the captain is Oscar Brayboy. second round to the The game's Most Hornets 11-15 and 10-15. Valuable Players were More than 800 spectators Charles Jordan and Sarah showed up for the two dayxjylitchell, both All Stars, event. Robert Cook, tournaThe Patterson Ave. YM- ment director, says the CA Family Circle league still has openings for Volleyball League was teams or individuals inrepresented in the finals by terested in playwrg the Hornets. The team's volleyball. E REDUCTION! 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