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NORRIS WHO?
Dae a pleasant surprise to 49er coaches
by mike jamison
Norris Dae was a pleasant
surprise to UNCC basketball and I
guess you could say, UNCC
basketball was a pleasant surprise
to Norris.
Dae played no high school ball.
A transfer of schools kept him out
of competition in his junior year
and a broken arm made him idle
his final season.
So when he came to UNCC, his
face was a new one to the
coaches, and in a way, basketball
was sort of new to him. He went
out for the team though, and
opened many eyes by making the
freshman club.
Then last year, as a sophomore,
he went wild. Setting many
rebound records and averaging 18
rebounds and 17 points a game,
he became a crowd favorite during
the 49ers’ 14-14 season.
Norris Dae
Rebounding is his big
contribution to the UNCC
basketball team and most of the
time he is just as content pulling
down a rebound as he is popping
in a jumper. Norris is small
compared to other rebounding
threats (b-.S, 195 pounds), btit he
doesn’t feel si/e is the key thing.
“The key to rebounding is
position," explained Dae. “If you
can get t)ne step on your
opponent, you more than likely
will gel the rebound. Also,
another main factor is quickness.
Because of my size, I was quicker
than most guys I faced and I was
lucky enough to get a good many
rebounds.”
Dae is really excited about this
year’s basketball team. “The
transfers this year will really help
improve our team,” he said.
“We’ve got our work cut out for
us but the future looks good. I
think the fans are looking forward
to a much more exciting year.”
There is one big change for this
year’s team that has affected the
scheduling greatly, and that is the
switch from the Dixie Conference,
to independent status. The
change will give the 49ers a
chance to do more traveling, and
play bigger teams. “1 like the idea
of traveling more,” Norris says,
“because you get to see more of
the country and it could be
educational.”
The first impression one who
doesn’t participate in athletics
gels is, “how in the world do
athletes keep up with their studies
as well as play ball.” Well, Norris
who is majoring in business
administration seems to find it
easier to find time to study than it
would be if he weren’t playing
basketball.
“If I wasn’t playing ball, I
would probably bull jive around
until late at night, then 1 wouldn’t
take any time to study,” he
explained. “But with basketball, 1
have to make sort of a time
schedule, and about all I have
time for is studying and playing
ball. Coach (Bill) Foster stresses
studies and tells us they come
before basketball. You can say a
lot for the athletic department
here because most of the athletes
are abr)ve average students.
“I like the UNCC campus
because it is kind of small, and
you get to know the people well.
It has more of a homely
atmosphere than some other
college’s do.”
Golfers
take fourth
The UNCC Golf team placed
fourth last weekend in the
Ftowah Collegiate Invitational
golf tournament at Ftowah Valley
Country Club.
Terry Mauney was low scorer
for the 49crs with a 3(> hole total
of 151, which lied him for third
place in the individual
competition. Furman won the
tournament, followed by
Wofford, Clemson, UNCC,
Presbyterian and Appalachian.
One of the most talked about
issues in Charlotte today, the
busing situation, also draws an
opinion from the quiet, deep
thinking Dae.
“I think busing is a good thing
for the black kids,” he said.
“There have been a lot of great
black athletes in Charlotte that
haven’t had the chance to go to a
big school and get a good
education, and therefore couldn’t
go to college. Now, they can get a
better education, and get a better
shot at scholarships.”
Two years ago Norris Dae
wasn’t sure hirnself that he could
play organized basketball. Now,
with two more years of college
competition to go, who knows? It
may turn out to be his career.
“/ thought you weren’t supposed to tackle!’
Interesting day
for intramurals
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by don cousar
Taking a random sample of the
pre-season intramural football
games, I found some crowd
pleasers; for example, on
Thursday, Oct. 1st, AKPsi, edged
the Hockos 7 to 6. Charlie Kelly
kept the score from being tied 7
all in a last minute save on the
extra point. Showing good
throwing form was Bob Long,
who threw the TD pass for AKPsi.
Ohter AKPsi standouts were Dave
Vermeulin, Tony Starnes, Mark
Dill, Robert Jones, Gary Springer
and Steve Faires. Not to be
ignored, however, was the
tremendous effort of the Hockos.
Such players as Don Keaton, Jim
Cunningham, Fred Davis, Jim
Cook, and Paul Philips kept the
game close. Adding a lot of energy
and determination were Joe
Smith, Colin Kresock, Gary
Witherspoon, Ray Abernathy,
Dave Rhinehardt, and Jim Hood.
After a game like that, 1
decided to spectate some more
that day. I’m glad I did. Little did
I know that the possible first
place team was readying for a
match against the Swamp Foxes.
The Pigs can win and take it all
because they have a big
asset-organization; they even play
platoon football.
Looking, over the mighty Pig
defense was like watching a
regular type college football
game-no rule infractions-just
tough defense-it appeared to alf
Ken Davidson, Mike Smith, Steve
Kiser, Mike Lesley, Bill Yergens,
Mike Osborn Greg Adkins did a
great job. Outstanding on defense
for the Swamp Foxes was James
Cuthbertson. Adding much
support throughout most of the
game was Spencer Singleton,
Robert Reeves, Paul Hemphill,
Gary Carpenter, William Gerris,
and Wyman Anthony.
The final tally had it Pigs 34
and Swamp Foxes 12. An exciting
contest for player and spectator
alike was witnessed this day on
the intramural field north of the
gym.
Talking to the assistant
intramural coach and supervisor,
Mr. Michael Kerwin, I learned that
the intramural program offers
refreshing break from teaching-
Mr. Kerwin did his undergraduate
work at Western Michigaj]
University on an academic and
athletic scholarship-he ran the
half mile just over the record-
People like Coach Kerr and Mr-
Kerwin will help the student body
remain healthy and alive lofS
after their undergraduate work
has been completed. They
doing this through the intramurS'
program which promote*
sportsmanship on and off the
playing fields.
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victorious Kappa Sig team, eludes diving opponent.
Why not football or soccer at UNCC?
photo by mike slid
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by hank nelson
Now that our athletic
department has moved out of the
fledgling stage it should be time to
start thinking about which sports
should be added to the list of our
varsity sports. When one thinks of
college sports, football naturally
pops into mind; if not football,
then its small college equivalent
soccer. This reporter decided to
do to Athletic Director, Dr.
Murphy, and get his views on the
subject.
Doctor Murphy said that there
was no target date set for the
establishment of a football team
and/or a soccer team. He pointed
out that the possibility of such
programs had not been discussed
positively because these programs
require too much energy
resources, and finances. Dr.
Murphy said that our present and
future budgets would be unable to
accommodate these programs for
quite a while. He said that he had
checked into the costs involved,
and that it would cost over one
million dollars to even establish a
team on par with those in the
Southern Conference. Dr. Murphy
said that only 25'7 of the schools
involved in such a program break
even. He added that though there
had been some public interest in a
program for football, it was
beyond his part in the picture of
athletics at UNCC, and there were
too many other things to do. He
said. "1 would like to see it
(football) ignored for a couple of
years because it’s too energy
absorbing, but that is an
unrealistic view. We will probably
be faced with it and we must
consider it."
Dr. Murphy did point out.
however, that he did give some
priority to soccer because of its
relatively low cost and
increase of foreign students
UNCC.
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BOWLING NOTES
The ■70-'71 edition 9*
the UNCC Bowling Team
now organizing and it needs
new members. Students im
terested in inter-collegia^*-’
bowling should contact
Dean Donald .McKav. .