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®aily (Ear Mrrl Reminders of Past Glory on Display at Smith Center Former North Carolina star Ahtawn Jamison will have his jersey No. 33 retired at halftime of tonight's game. By Evan Markfield Senior Writer 1 here will be a couple of reminders for the North Carolina men’s basketball team Wednesday night about the suc cp?s it has enjoyed in the NCAA tour nament in recent years. Senior point guard Ed Cota will be playing his last game at the Smith Center in a Tar Heel uniform. And at halftime, former UNC star Antawn Jamison will be on hand to have his jer sey - ' hoisted to the rafters and retired. Both men, of course, were integral parts of North Carolina’s tw'o Final Four runs at the end of the 19905. The irony of it all is that when UNC ( 17-11,8-6 in the ACC) actually takes the floor against Georgia Tech (12-15, 4-10) at 9 p.m., the team will be fighting for a win to sure up its chances of getting into the tournament at all this year. “I feel they’re in the NCAAs, but people say this is an important game for thpm,” Tech coach Bobby Cremins said. Henderson Settles Down in Chapel Hill UNC pitcher Eric Henderson spent his freshman season at Tennessee and last year at a Florida junior college. By Wile Kimmey Assistant Sports Editor Just call Eric Henderson a nomad. ■ During the last three years, the Winter Park, Fla., native has played baseball at three different colleges. The 6-foot-3, 200-pound left-hander signed with Tennessee out of high school. After pitching one season there, Henderson decided Knoxville wasn’t for him and transferred to Santa Fe Community College in Gainesville, Fla. The redhead enjoyed a fine season at SECC, earning first-team All Mid Florida Conference honors as an out fielder and second-team recognition as a pitcher. But junior colleges offer only two years of education, and Henderson, playing as a sophomore, was again looking for anew address. At the same time, North Carolina pitching coach Roger Williams was looking for an experienced arm. Williams had a pair of top-flight starters on his 1999 staff in Mike Bynum and Kyle Snyder and figured they would turn pro at season’s end. Henderson and Williams crossed paths at a junior college all-star game in Kissimmee, Fla., in the fall of 1998. Williams liked what he saw, and UNC offered Henderson a scholarship. “We thought just by looking at him and the things he did that day that (he) could replace a Bynum and Snyder,” Williams said. But the nomad still wasn’t sure what road he would take. Henderson was selected in the sixth round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Amateur Draft by the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. In the end, Henderson turned down what he called “a great opportunity” in professional baseball and chose to attend UNC to get another year of seasoning at the college level. Thus far, the decision has worked out well for both parties. “I’ve really found my home,” he said. “Chapel Hill’s my home.” Henderson has been a key factor in the No. 3 Tar Heels’ 13-0 start. He has compiled a 3-0 record and leads the IffIECIDERHOUSE RULES I HOLYSIVgOK E 2to 9 3o| [THE^NDH^Sl^yjly boll frW.Tfttt 3 DQwK Follow the ’Heels to the national title. Free contests l Cash prizes! www.uball com Do you suffer from cold sores! If so, then you may be just who we're looking for. We are conducting a paid ($350) research study of an investigational medication for the treatment and possible prevention of cold sore lesions. You must be 12 years of age or older (with parental consent, if appropriate), and in good general health to participate. You do not need to have a cold sore now to qualify. „ , „• 1. ' If interested, please contact c ” T" ! f- 5 Susan or Heather at 966 0129 * University of North Carolina Hospitals “I just hope we go up there and play well.” It will be Senior Day for the Tar Heels, with Cota, Terrence Newby and walk-on Matt Eaczkowski start ing in the final home games of their UNC careers. For the Yellow- Jackets, leading the effort to thwart the Far ) Senior point guard Ed Cota will play in the last regular-season home game of his college career tonight. Heels’ tournament hopes will be 7-foot senior Jason Collier. The Tech big man leads the ACC in rebounding with 9.3 boards per game and is sixth in the conference in scoring with 16.3 points per game. He put up 14 points and 13 rebounds against the Tar Heels earlier this season. “In some ways he’s a lot like (Maryland forward) Terence Morris,” UNC coach Bill Guthridge said. “He can post up inside, knock down the 3 outside, and he’s a good passer. I think he’s having a great year.” Collier will be aided by the ACC’s fifth-best rebounder, junior Alvin Jones yj r < " < \ j \ V r • *■ W;) i 1 rn % " ? M\ DIM JEFF POUIAND UNC pitcher Eric Henderson is 3-0 this season with a 2.59 ERA. The lefty allowed only four hits in six innings against then-No. 2 UCLA on Feb. 19. squad in innings pitched (24 1/3) and strikeouts (26). His 2.59 earned run average ranks first among UNC starters. “Certainly, I would have to say to this point he has been our most consis tent pitcher,” Williams said after Henderson tossed seven shutout innings against Seton Hall on Feb. 25. While Williams was confident Henderson could handle opposing hit ters, he wasn’t sure how the new guy would adjust to another new team. “A lot of times you don’t know whether that’s going to happen when you’ve got a guy who’s been in another program,” Williams said. “But we Mol\-TI\UKS DINNER SPECIALS Buy 1 Get 1 @ Yi Price SOME RESTRICTIONS MUST PRESENT THIS AD OR STUDENT ID f -JL, | rftudir fyr p Grill | Lutvclx Specials Bfff j #5.75 M-Fri Cntr Dxi ry Rd, C.Upl Hill. | N\r- Tihd>rl)fh & CUIsA TUfcterS 942-6624 (8.1 rebounds per game), posing a big challenge for UNC’s big men. Tar Heel center Brendan Haywood, also a 7-footer, leads the nation in field goal percentage (.735) and had 14 points and eight rebounds in UNC’s first meet ing with Tech last month, a 70-53 win. North Carolina will also have 6-11 forward Kris Eang to body up inside against Tech’s twin towers, but Lang will have to be more judicious about the contact he makes on defense than he was in the Tar Heels’ last outing. In UNC’s 81-73 loss to Maryland on Saturday, Eang fouled out with 14:27 remaining in the second half, depleting the Far Heel fronlcourt. If both teams’ big men cancel each other out, the game could come down to the play that occurs outside the paint. UNC forward Jason Capel led the team with 20 points in the last meeting against the Jackets. Plus, it is most like ly that Cota will come out strong in his farewell game and that his teammates will try to send him out with a win. “North Carolina will be ready to play on Senior Day for Ed Cota,” Cremins said. “He’s been a great player in this league the last four years.” The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. couldn’t have asked for a better situa tion - he’s fit in extremely well.” Henderson said UNC’s veterans, espe cially senior co-captain Clav Hooper, were quick to make him feel comfortable in his new surroundings. “1 felt welcome right away,” Henderson said. it’s local - ~ r-' \ fa) its n g ' s fun it r S tile time! <Us free to try RALEIGH DURHAM it’s free for women! Sports THE LOWDOWN ON TONIGHT'S GAME ©JASON COLLIER, 7-0 leads the Yellow Jackets in scoring (16.3 pgg) and febounding (9.3 rpg). (f) ALVIN JONES. 6-11 JASON FLOYD, 6-6 VIV Averages 10 points, 8.1 reboonds, antf VTy Averages nine points and an ACC-leading 2,6 blocks per game. 3.3 rebounds pet game. (g) TONY AKINS, 5-11 (g) SHAUN FEIN, 6-3 'M-' lech's second-leading scorer has Leads Yellow Jackets in steals with 30 17.3 ppg average in last four games. while adding 3.3 assists per game. Georgia Tech (12-15,4-10 in ACC) vs. North Carolina (17-11,8-6, in ACC) ®ED COTA, 6-1 (g) TERRENCE NEWBY, 6-2 leads the ACC in assists {l2 apg) Has scored 22 points while appearing for the fourth consecutive season. in 26 games this season. ®MATT LACZKOWSKI, 6-9 (f ) JASON CAPEL, 6-8 The walk-on will be making his first-ever SC/ Led the Tar Heels with 20 points in start for the Tar Heels UNCs last matchup with Georgia Tech. (T_) BRENDAN HAYWOOD, 7-0 leads the nation with .735 field goal percentage and averages 13.5 ppg. Said Hooper, “I just answered ques tions he might have, and if he’s not sure about something, just be the guy who can answer him in a positive way. He doesn’t need much help.” Arguably, Henderson’s best job on the mound came on the road against then-No. 2 UCI.A on Feb. 19. He w-atched the Bruins tally seven homers and 13 runs against the Tar Heels the day before he pitched. He held the Bruins to three runs on four hits while striking out nine in six innings. “The ball really jumped out of the park,” UNC coach Mike Fox said after the series. “ That tells you what kind of an effort we got out of Eric Henderson.” While the pitcher in Henderson might have hated seeing the offensive onslaught in Los Angeles, another part of him secretly enjoyed it. Henderson was a major threat with a bat in his hand at SFCC in 1999. He batted .414, which ranks second all-time in Saints history. He also amassed 49 RBI and nine triples. But as much as he enjoys taking his cuts at the plate, Henderson knows his workplace lies about 60 feet in front of it, atop a dirt hill. “I’ve always loved to hit,” Henderson said. “But here we have so many guvs who can swing the bat so well. I’m swing ing every day in (batting practice), but my place on this team is on the mound.” Henderson’s future depends on what he does on that mound. If he continues his early season success, he’ll likely be taken in the draft again. And if he follows the trails left behind by Bynum and Snyder before him, the nomad will be on his way again. The Sports Editor can be reached at sports@unc.edu. Tar Heels Hit Bombs, Shut Down Spartans Carrie Bates went 4-for-5 with four RBI and Natalie Anter added two home runs as the North Carolina softball team swept a doubleheader on the road Tuesday against UNC-Greensboro. UNC (14-3) shut out the Spartans (10-6) in both games by scores of 10-0 and 2-0. In the first game, the Tar Heels were holding onto a 2-0 lead when they exploded for eight runs in the top of the filth. Michelle Semmes hit a three-run homer, which was followed by an Anter blast to put UNC up 6-0. A two-run dou ble from Bates and a two-run double from Quinn Porter put UNC up 10-0. Michael Parrot (1-1) picked up the win, allow ing four hits over five innings. Anter was responsible for both of UNC’s runs in the second game. She hit an jsjjL Jg|*! Sophomore catcher Natalie Anter hit a home run in each of UNC's wins against UNC-G on Tuesday. RBI double in the first and led off the sixth with a solo homer. Pitcher Radara McHugh (6-1) scattered two hits in seven innings of work. Tar Heels Duked in Season Opener James Madison seniorjulie Martinez scored four goals to lead the seventh ranked Dukes past the fifth-ranked North Carolina women’s lacrosse team 13-5 in the season opener for both Wednesday, March 1, 2000 Game: Georgia Tech at UNC Time: 9 p.m. Location: Chape! Hill Radio: 100.7 FM, WCHL-1360 AM Television: Raycom/JP Series Record: UNC leads 48-14. Keys for UNC: The Tar Heels must hang on to the basketball. They have been plagued by turnovers in recent losses, racking up 17 Saturday at Maryland. Also, Brendan Haywood and the UNC big men must be able to contain Jason Collier and Alvin Jones and try to keep control of the boards. Keys for Georgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets will try to get the ball to Collier, who has averaged 20.5 points in the last two games. The best chance for a win will come if he and Jones can dominate the glass and force the Tar Heel frontcourt to pick up a lot of fouls. UNC Bench: Julius Peppers might be called upon heavily to give Kris Lang a break and put his big body on Tech's Collier and Jones. Max Owens plays well against Tech. He established career scoring highs twice last year against the Jackets. Georgia Tech Bench: Freshman forward Clarence Moore is averaging 5.0 points and 3.9 rebounds per game, and T.J. Vines can provide relief for Tech at point guard. Prediction: UNC 77, Georgia Tech 65 Compiled by Evan Markfieid on thAroap teams Tuesday. UNC senior attacker Kristin Off and sophomore midfielder Lindsay Stone each scored two goals for the Tar Heels. Senior midfielder Meghann Mohler net ted the first UNC score to cut theJMU advantage to 2-1. Sophomore Kellie Thompson, fresh man Betsy Gaines and sophomore Christine McPike recorded assists for the Tar Heels in the loss. Golfers Finish Eighth in Puerto Rico The UNC men’s golf team finished in eighth place at the Puerto Rico Golf Classic, the opening tournament of its spring season. The Tar Heels posted an 877 total after carding rounds of 289, 290 and 298. Georgia Tech topped the field of 15 teams by firing an 11-under par 853. Northwestern (857), N.C. State (859), Clemson (861) and Georgia (866) rounded out the top five. Northwestern’s Luke Donald shot a final-round 68 and captured the indi vidual title with a 9-under 207. UNC’s Paul Daniel and Rob Simmons both posted scores of 218, tying for 18th place. Max Harris tied for 29th at 220, and Ramon Bescansa tied for 32nd at 221. Will Snellings tied for 72nd at 240. From Staff Reports * - * DEUCE BIGELOW (R) Daily 7:20. 9:50 Sat/Sun 2:20. 4:45. 7:20, 9:50 MAN ON THE MOON (R) Daily 7:00. 9:40 Sat/Sun 2 00. 4:30. 7:00. 9:40 DOUBLE JEOPARDY (R) Daily 7:10, 9.30 SatySun 2:10. 4 35 7:10, 9:30 THE BEACH '' J t Daily 3:00,5:20,7:40,10:00 K PITCH BLACK* Daily 3:15,5:25,7:35 R SCREAM 3 . Daily 9:40 k HANGING UP Daily 3:10,5:10,7:10,9:10 .Brfi. . BOILER ROOM . Daily 3:20,7:00,9:20 h HURRICANE , MWMg '"tigger^ . Daily 3:00,5:00,7:00 ■ . THE INSIDER . Daily 8:40 R AMERICAN BEAUTY . DaOy 3:20,7:00,9:25 1 . WHOLE NINE YARDS t Daily 3:15.5:20.7:25. 9:35 k SNOW DAY t DaOv 3:10.5:10,7:10.9:10 ii. SCREAM 3 1 9
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