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The Student Newspaper of the Uaiversity of North Carolina at Charlotte
Charlotte, North Carolina
March 15, 1977
91-86 over Central Michigan
49ers’ ‘cool attitude’ wins
By Ron Green
As the final seconds ticked of the
clock Sunday afternoon, and the UNCC
49ers had pulled out a heartstopping
91-86 victory over Central, Michigan in
the first round of the NCAA tournament,
one would expect to have seen the 49ers
jumping around in wild celebration.
After aO, they had survived a last-second
tap-in attempt that would have ended
their season, and had gained second life
with the overtime period. With the
victory, the team was on its way to
Lexington, Kentucky for the Mideast
Regionals, one of 16 teams still alive in
the quest for the national championship.
But the 49ers were not jumping all
over each other, they didn’t even have
Coach Lee Rose on their shoulders. The
biggest signs of triumph and excitement
were a few handslaps and an occasional
raised fist.
You see, it is just not the 49ers style
to be all torn up with emotion. Unlike
most college basketball teams, UNCC
does not insist on running around
climbing on each other’s backs and
slapping hands each time they complete
an inbounds pass. The 49ers maintain a
level-headed, low-key approach to the
game, rarely showing more than a
minimum of emotion.
Lew Massey, one of the men most
responsible for the success of the 49ers
feels the oncourt attitude of the team is
just an extension of their personalities.
He said, “We just have the kind of people
on the team who try to be themselves. I
guess it is called quiet confidence. When
the time comes, I guarantee you
everybody is ready to play.
“We don’t come out jumping all over
each other. A lot of times people come
out jumping, they aren’t ready to play.
They are just trying to fool somebody.”
Part of the reason for the ^cool
attitude can be attributed to the
coaching philosophy of Rose. Senior Ken
Angel said, “Coach Rose doesn’t try to
motivate us as far as a gaine attitude. He
doesn’t try to reach us emotionally. He
lets us do it ourselves. We know our
capabilities and limitations.”
Cedric Maxwell agreed with Angel’s
idea about Rose’s personality. He said,
“Coach Rose is the same way we are. He
tells us what is at stake and what it takes
to be successful. Then we go out and try
to do that job.”
“We don’t need to psyche anybody
up by jumping around and all that. The
players know what they have to do. ’
The business-like approach of the
team does not indicate they are not
having fun. Quite the contrary according
to Kevin King. He said, “We are happy,
very happy. We know we can compete
with anybody, so there is no need to get
excited.”
“We are just ourselves rather than
trying to be what people want us to be.
We don’t try to put on an image. Being
ourselves has worked so long there is no
need to change it.”
Angel said, “Part of the reason we
seem to be low-key is that Cedric and
Lew and Wat are just cool guys. They
could walk around with big heads but
they don’t. We have a great team. That is
what it is, a team.”
“We just play basketball. That is
what it is dl about. Having fun.”
While talk abounds about the 49ers
deservance of a spot in the national polls
and in a post season tournament, the
players seem to stay out of the
discussion. They seem to be content to
let others worry about these problems
while they concentrate on playing. King
said, “We. really didn’t care if we were
ranked or not as long as we could play
with teams that were ranked. It would
Carolina Journal photo by Lisa Laney
Fans greet the victorious 49ers at the airport Monday morning.
have been nice to be ranked, though.” though the team’s attitude is not typical
Now UNCC is in the top twenty and of most college basketball teams, neither
still in the hunt for a national title. And is their record.
Carolina Journal photo by Lisa Ijiney
Maxwell drives hard for two of his game-high thirty-two points against C. Michigan.
Spring
Election
Results
The results of the major spring
elections of March 1977 are;
President of the Student Body;
Chase Idol-359, Doug Lerner-306, Jeff
Hall-297, Joe Lemoyne-171, Mike
Owen-41. There will be a run-off
between Chase Idol and Doug Lerner.
Senior Class President; Robert
Douglas Love, Jr.-195 for, 58 against.
Junior Class President; Angela
Threatt-130, Greg Eller 110.
Sophomore Class President; Jimmy
Twining-188, Kim Burns-77, Sandy
Robinson-29, Leon V. Stadlher-9.
Student Representatives of
Legislature.
Engineering; Bob Council-71 for, 9
against.
HDL; Randy Caudle-40 for, 4
against.
Nursing; Yvette Miller-71 for, 9
against.
Architecture; Andy Ringler-45,Matt
Barhydt-22.
Science and Math (two seats open);
Carol Jones-71, Dipti Parikh-58, Hazel
Pettrice-36.
Humanities (two seats open); Ted
Stewart-56, David Dalton-56, Vaughan
Winborne-35.
Social u.' . and i Behavioral
Science -(two seats open); Melinda
Means-67, Renee Jones-64, Mike
Loflin-59, Kent Hoffman-54, Frank
Alexander-45.
Business Administration (two seats
open); Mike Shields-163, Gary
Rogers-121, Charlie Holt-75, Rob
Howie-1, Greg Hutchinson-1, Gordon
Pruitt-1.
Commuter Representative; Joy
Kincaid-197, Sammy Hamrick-121
Student Senators
Social and Behavioral Science; Jane
Davidson-54 for, 31 against.
Business Administration; Scott
Simmons-136 for, 26 against.
Humanities; Linda Hinson-65 for, 12
against. Anne Woodruff-58 for, 15
against.
English; Jane Bailes-23, Karen
McKeown-18.
Science and Math; Larry
Oppegaard-55, Thomas Figg-36.
Student Superior Court (Six seats open)
Justices; Clay Elder-628, Dave
Edwards-627, Denise Hennigan-619,
Bobby Flowers-586, Vicki Warrick-555,
Neal Collins-511, Alease Long-463.
University Program Board.
At-large members
(two positions open); Sharon
Byrum-390, Dan Matthews-378, Jim
Craig-321. (There will be a run-off
between Dan Matthews and Jim Craig for
•the second position.)
Chairman; Mike Doyne-485, Herbert
Clay-354.
Vice Chairman; Paul Woody-612,
Imelda Hill-241.
Media Board
At-large member; Alice Beck-780
for, 134 against.
Carolina Journal Editors; Brad
Rich/Les Bowen-837 for, 134 against.
Sanskrit Editor; Max Street-553,
James Kirkpatrick-454.
Rogues ‘N Rascals Editor; Pete
Meuser-798 for, 129 against.
WFAE Chairman; Jeff
Arrowood-760 for, 129 against.
The run-off elections will be held
March 16th and 17th.