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8 The Daily Tar Heel Basketball 78-79 fffl 1VB-8)M(HWWMMV 8(i3jcio$n3j( t! II M II i I i! fl II Ooiie yeair oudleir N. A.C. Sfafe, last year's ACC kiddie korps, now has a year's experience winning basketball games. And with a slimmer and quicker Hawkeye Whitney, the Wolf pack plans to win some more. by EVAN APPEL A j W' inning cures all ills. Few remember that only last November, N.C. State was picked to finish last in the ACC. Five players had quit the team and left school the previous May. One year and an NIT runner-up finish later, State has been ranked as high as fifth nationally in preseason polls. s Unselfishness and an attitude of togetherness brought State its 21 victories last year. The Wolfpack returns the nucleus from last year's bunch and have added a power forward to their lineup. A slimmer and quicker Hawkeye Whitney greets opponents this winter after suffering a below-par and overweight sophomore season. "Hawkeye was frustrated last year," coach Norm Sloan says. "1 wasn't happy with his play and I know Hawkeye was not happy. We think the weight was his problem." Being overweight has never been the problem of the other irreplaceable cog in the Wolfpack attack, guard Clyde Austin. Finally emerging from the shadow of Phil Ford as one of the ACC's premiere guards, the razor-thin Austin is the Wolfpack's only true point guard. Raleigh native Tony Warren, the least publicized Wolfpack player, returns as Austin's running mate at guard. A quick 6-6, Warren provides. State outstanding defense and solid rebounding from his backcourt position. A major reason for the optimism in Raleigh is linked with the rapid improvement of sophomore center Craig Watts. After an average freshman year. Watts earned the starting spot in preseason practice. Watts came to State riding high school All-America laurels, praise which Sloan now considers justified. , Craig Watts is by far our most improved player," Sloan said in mid-November. "As of right now, he's running at number one center." Behind Watts is 7-2 senior Glenn Sudhop, who's played well at times and poorly at others during his frustrating career. While four of the five starting spots appear filled, three players are competing for the spot opposite Whitney. Tiny Pinder and Art Jones split time at the Wnlfnack's w . I Tiny Pinder battles for rebound position last year. The 6-7. Pinder can also fill in at center. Freshman Scott Parzych, : a physical specimen at 6-7 and 220 pounds, challenges the veterans for the final starting berth. While Pinder and Jones rely on finesse, Parzych gives the Wolfpack the bruising rebounding forward missing in Raleigh since Tim Stoddard graduated. Whatever the starting lineup, Sloan will have plenty of fresh players to bring in off the bench as the Wolfpack has experienced players two-deep at every position. Kenny Matthews and Donnie Perkins, both 6-3 sophomores, will back up Austin and Warren in the backcourt. The Wolfpack faces one of it toughest schedules ever this season, with non-conference games against Notre Dame, Tulane and Long Beach State. Last weekend the Pack opened its season in the talent laden Alaska shootout. The youngest team in the conference last year, N.C. State now boasts a fine blend of youth and age for the upcoming season. Sloan hopes that combination will provide the recipe for a Top 10 season. H : : ' r : ! - . . j " fl Mp ' A M. A M. M. Mmm- M. ' - Atfw ' OwlHNNMr 31 13 420 yW 7 1M MO 17 M 473 1 3 WCSM 4 h Cldl t M3 311 wS7 77 11 -M4 101 U 331 114 Vf H TonyWanwi ....! 143 SH 71 n Jt7 158 M 332 11.7 ViF f KMMnr .......30 130 333 .461 73 101 .723- 137 11 333 11.1 7 J Winn miw 31 138 293.468 SO 70 Ml B M l ArtJom 31 33 154 ' SB 34 44 -64 118 3.7 190 3.1 f Z ! atenn3udNO 31 71 131 A2 33 TO .867 T79 5-3 131 U J "l? DonrtaFwtkw 30 SO 101 Am 11 38 OM S3 1 111 8.7 J S CrtfsDwto 80 44 77 J71 13 33 JOS " 30 0.7 104 3.8 ( J V g, t CnqDM -.31 40 30 Mm 17 83 .531 W U 07 8.1 ' . " K MwKamim 17 ' 14 .420 1 0 .107 18 0.3 13 0M 'V ' I ' ' thr 0 0 ' 4 5 1 " 4 a7 rtj" U TOTALS 31 103S 2M3 .433 434 718 74 12SS 40 2584 33.4 Xigj f I OppoMfM 31 370 lOTSM 872 73 721 1070 84.7 2330 78.2 : . . . ,. ' " ' . .. . S -rrr. f " - -v: I .. r UtdoMrt.. MIH.Ht, WtHngmt. DC VlTiyten. DXL OWLNjC. 33 ARTJONCS jB-7 40 SaoPanyct 4-7 41 KBtDALPINOtll jS-7 24 TOMT WARRBI 43 CHARLES WMTNEY jS-S 56 ChuckNMM .7-9 84 GLENNSUOHOP .7-2 42 CRAMS WATTS 3-11 3 CLYDE AUSTM M 8 Pi Kttm 8-10 34 KENNY MATTHEWS... - 48 DONNIE PERKMS jS-S 25 t CAPSC 320 134 138 218 133 343 313 140 173 108 134 103 IS 10 22 22 21 10 32 19 30 18 30 30 13 Jr. Fr. Sr. So. Jr. Tr. So. So. U.S.D.A. CHOICE BEEF CUT FRESH DAILY OPEN 11.10 SUN-THURS 11-11 FRI-SAT I: T T . CHECK OUR DAILY SPECIALS FAST TAKE OUT SERVICE 324 WEST ROSEMARY ST. CHAPEL HELL, N.C. 27514 J OLDE GLOBES Large selection old & new clocks Antique watches Clock repair FOR 1 I , A tillil r . . .4. V lamps & lampshades ) Lamp repair L OLDE TYME SHOPPE Willow Park Mall 4422 Chapel Hill Blvd., Durhem, N.C. 489-7869
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