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Show ledmevon .yooeiunt VWI Oi ugoS Thursday, November 29, 979 Pag 1 1 1 Sportstaculor before whining their first gam. Coach Bus Connor fob his team lacked consistent outside scoring and floor leadership and war hurt early because of a difficult schedule (UCLA, Utah Soma Barbara, Kansas, and Utah State) and his dub's inexperience in playing together. The Bronco inside gome was very effective last season and Connor expects his from Bn to score and rebound consistently again this campaign. BSU lost three senior lettermen to season. They were forward graduation following the 1978-7Sean McKenna, and guards Carl Powell and Freddie Wiliams. McKenna finished th season as th leading Bronco scorer with a 15.7 average. He abo led the team in field goal shooting hiring on 51.7 percent of his shots. McKenna was a second team AII4ig Sky pick last winter. Williams averaged 12.0 points a gam and a team and foagu leading 5.8 assists a gam. Powell averaged 114 points per contest a career high 40 points against Idaho Stale. Five veteran seniors return to BSU this season comprised mostly of from In players. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK: led by coach Bus Connor (13-9- 0 in 6 season's at BSU). th Broncos hop to improve on their record of overall and league mark of last season. Gone from last season are three players including starting guards Fred Williams, who led th Big Sky in assbts, and Carl Powell. Also gone b forward Sean McKenna, a second team pick last season. McKenna led BSU in and field goal percentage. scoring Returning from last season is 9 forward John Anderson, who led th team in rebounding (7.8 a game) along with center Dave Richardson, who averaged 105 points and 5.B boards a contest. Richardson led th Big Sky in blocked shots with over two a gam. Other returnees include rodshirt forward Larry McKinney; 64 gurad Rodger Bates; 64 unbr guard senior forward John Mayfield; junior Tony Hodges; forward Mike Mundee and 7 sophomore forward Matt Wilkerson. As a team Bob State led th Big Sky in field goal percentage (.512) but suffered from a tough early season schedule. In terms of recruiting for th 197940 campaign. Connor brought in three untor college guards and two freshman forwards in what he toims as "on of the finest recruiting seasons ever at Bob State. New members on th BSU team next season Include: Derek Anderson, a 64 freshman forward; Randy Brown, a 64 freshman forward; Dave Williams, who's brothers Ray and Gus ploy for th New York Knicks and world champion Seattle Supersonic respectively; Ken Copeland, a 1 junior guard; and Scot Ludwig, a junior guard. Connor said he expects next season's edition of th Broncos to be quicker than last year's dub. He b looking for th continued improvement of center Davo Richardson and forward Larry McKinney. Th 197940 schedule features 14 Homo and 13 away gama indudfeg the Puget Sound Tournament. Th 14 home gama schodul includes an exhfobfon contest against Athletes in Action. 0-- 7 Continued from Pag 10 . . Vandals wara Phil Hopson a freshman forward; and dsey McE bled a 7 frashman forward. Tho Vandal 197940 schedule is a tough on. 4-- 5 Lin- 6-- fans Includa Psppordino. Washington, Washington Slot, and Nebraska. Tho schodul also includas iho Far West Classic which too turns Omgon, Oregon State, Clem son, Penn State, Texas Tech, Brigham Young and North Carolina-Chadott- Idaho State University 9 14-1- 3 S-- 2-- 5 7B-7- 0 0 4 '' Idaho State led th foagu in scoring last season (78.4 threw poccentaga (.748) and PPO) and was second in hr turnover dBforanca at aphis 1.4 norm gome. 1 1 sanbr cantor Returning from last season's team era mention pick last winSky honorable Joe f aokas, an rebounds a gam. and 5.4 10.2 who points ter, averaged Taammat Bryan Batdrs, a 7 unbr forward, returns with an 0.9 point par gama and 6.4 rebound par gam avoraga. Also was voted returning is 5 senior forward Paul WBson who Iho league's top reserve while averaging 5.9 points and 5.7 rebounds while playing 23.5 minutes a contest. Mark McQuaid, a 5 senior forward also returns for BU. As far as new faces go the Bengals have three new players. Idaho State inked Mel Herndon, a 1 freshman guard, from Compton, Coll.; along with transfers Joe Stewart, a 4 and Tom Freeman, swlngman from El Cam in Junior College, redshirtod at tho who Stoto Kansas a 44 guard from PocateRa school (a season. ' schedule it features 12 home and 14 As for as the road gama. Tho Bengal 7940 campaign opens on tho road with UCLA and USC and feature other rood contests of Navadoia Vegas, Utah State, Colorado Stoto and the tab Classic hosted by Iho University of Now Moxlco. In addition BUwll play a 14 gem Big Sky Conference schedule that Includes defending foagu champion Weber State and NIT conth BSCs nawart member, twin each. testant Nevoda-Ran- 6-- 6-- 6 6-- 9 6-- 4-- 6-- red-shi- rt 4-- 4-- 4-- 4-- 6-- 79-8- 0 - o, Boica State Univcrstiy Bole State Rovfow: A quick rovlowaf th 1978-7- 9 with an 1 5 Broncos th finishing shows basketbaB season 1978-7- 9 overall mark wlh a 64 Big Sky Conference record that tied BSU wlh Montana Stoto for sixthplace overal in th last season going start slow a to Tho Broncos gotol league. 6-- Tim McCauley also returns. New additions to the Grbzly camp in th way of freshman forward Jim Color, guaid Ron Billings, signings are guard Marc Glass, 1 1 center Dave Johnson, 64, guard Brian Morris and 64 forward Greg Pop. Rodshirts returning 1 include freshman Craig Larsen a center and 64 forward Tim Knight who wll be a junior. 6-- 1 6-- 2 6-- 5 6-- 6-- 1 Montana 1978-7Review: In hb first season at Montana State Universby Coach Brace Haroldson directed th Bobcats to a record, snapping a string of five losing seasons in Bozeman. Th team's resurgence was reflected in renewed interest throughout th state in Bobcat basketball. Attendance, formerly was in th hundreds for some games, soared to nearly a 7,000 average for Big Sky Conference games. Spurring interest was a seven-gawinning streak at th start of the season and though the Bobcats finished 64 in th Big Sky, they were respectable in every lagu encounter. Guard Craig Finberg, who was th coverboy on th NCAA press guide, was th team's leading scorer and top player. But Haroldson coaxed outstanding years from Arnold McDowell, a junior college transfer, as well as lettermen Rod Smith and Mick Durham. All in all it was a good year for th Bobcats as th aggressive Haroldson pumped new IB into th program. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK; &ach Bruce Haro Id son's, Montana State Bobcats should continue on th rise this basketball season. In hb first season at MSU Haroldson directed th team to a racord, th Bobcats' first winning record in six seasons. The resurgence was reflected in renewed interest throughout th state. Attendance soared to neatly 7,000 for Big Sky Conference games. Haroldson will be mbsing a couple of key figures from a year ago, guard Craig Finberg (17.7 ppg) and center Rod Smith (114 ppg), but has a blend of lettermen and JC transfers from which to fashion a winner in 7940. Haroldson feels b's a rebuilding year. The team should have more depth and ho lists rebounding and th development of hb post players as major concerns. Returning are s tartars Arnold McDowell a 4 swlngman who averaged 14.3 points a gam last season; 0 Mick Durham (10.1); and 4 Doug Hash ley (4.1). Other returnees who played a lot at 64 lance Freeman (3.5); 1 1 Duey BIB Krieger (25) and 44 Marshall Kautzmann (15); 1 Plants (2.1).. Haroldson is counting an Immedist help from a trio of JC transfers; 64 Harry Haineken (Fulertan Callege); 64 Ken EJ. Conner Justice (College of Southern Idaho); and 0 (Jacks Mich., Community College). Heinekan averaged 24 selection in th Califorpoints and was a first team nia JC circub. The biggest loss from last season will be replacing Finberg In th bock court. A second team pick last saason Finberg added a dimension ef scoring and play making to tha Bobcat fast break that b seldom seen anywhere. In addkion to averaging over 1 7 paints a gam he abo dbhed out 5.49 assists a gam In Hataldson's ru no style of play. Arnold McDowell, a proven player, could see plenty of playing time at guard this season. Before transferring from Southern Methodbt McOowefi played strictly In th back court. Th post posbfon meanwhile has some outstanding birt 9 15-1- 1 15-1- 1 4-- 6-- 6-- University of Montana 6-- Al-Ol- 6-- 6-- 8 5 record was Review: Idaho Stale's won-los-s somewhat disappointing at ., . disappointing because the Bengals boasted the nation's leading scorer in Lawrence Butler, and because ISU upset New Mexico to win the prestigious Lobe Classic last December. However, the Bengals stubbed their collective toe on the road, going 1 1 in the Big Sky Conference. Wins over New overall and Mexico and Nevada las Vegas in two overtimes highlighted the season. BU's top Big Sky win was a 7 victory in four overtimes against the University of Montana. Butler, averaged 30.1 ppg to take the national scoring title over Larry Bird. Butler overtook the Bird the night of the UNLV win, scoring 41 points, and never trailed thereafter. Butler was the Big Sky's Player of the Year. Brad Robinson became Ihe number 10 career BU scorer with 1023 points. Three starters graduated, Butler, Robinson and two-yea-r point guard Allen Carder. Center Joe Faxekas and forward Bryan Banks return as starten for the upcoming 1979-8campaign. 1979-8SEASON OUTLOOK: The Idaho State University Bengals have always qualified for the Big Sky Conference's post season tournament since the system to select the league's representative ta the NCAA tournament was starbasketball campaign. Yau can bet ted during the 1973-7third year coach Lynn Archibald would Ilka nothing better then to get his club there again this season. Archibald (30-2- 3 in two seasons at BU) has twice last In the first sound of the league tournament. Last season ISU last to upstart Northern Arizona to bo eliminated. But Ota biggest less for the Bengals Is losing Lawrence Butler, the league's MVP and the nations loading scorer. Butler, who averaged 30.1 paints a gam ta edge Indiana State's Larry Bird, was an all everything point guard for Idaho State. Irt In addition to his less lha Bengals find them selvas without two Journeymen rpg) and players la forward Brand Boblnson (12.4 ppg-S.- 9 of because assists Carder a Alan game) (4.0 guard 197S-7- 9 averaged over 13 paints and seven rebounds a gam last season and is on of the league's bettor big men. Rodney Brandon, a 6 junior forward returns from hb top reserve role of a year ago and should break into th starting lineup this season. Other returning front line players include 9 junior Marty Groan who b an excellent shooter. Guard 1978-7- 9 Rovfow: A 1 1 road record prevented th Gristles from having a vary strong win loss racord. Big whs included a 6140 victory aver host Kansas State, th first time KSU lost a game at home since 1973. A 9 win aver LaSalle in th KOA Classic In Billings, Mont, was aba impress Iv. Team speed was lacking last season and a o gam was tho result. Team defense was strong (4th In tho nation), but th style helped that cause. Th loss of guard Michael Ray Richardson (now a member of th New York Knicks) was fob. Poor point production (74 ppg and 5.9 ppg) from tho guards was a major problem. No on player could really scare points In a 7 Big Sky racord got bunches when need. Never-the-leth Grizzlios Into th laague's post season playoffs where they were eventually defeated by league NCAA tournament representative Weber State. Montana woe strong on their home court posting an 11-- 1 record wbh die Iona loss a decision ta Ftosna Stoto in a gama which FSU shat just 10 times from tho floor in th second half. Allan Ntoben, a 64 forward and John Stroader a cantor were named to tho second-loasquad. Noiben, a sanbr, was killed In early July in a highway construction accident In Montana. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK: For lha second straight season tho University of Montana Grizzlies mad the BSC'spost saason playoff only to b beaten In th first sound by avontual conference winner Weber State. For first year coach Mika Montgamary hb teem finished tho year wbh a record and 7 in th Big Sky. As usual Montano was Bio league's boding defensive teem allowing opponents In Bio notion. just 60.3 paints a gama, good enough forfcurth Tho Orbs lias again should b an outstanding dofansb dub in Iho 197940sasan. Montana lest outstanding front Ibw people in forwards John Craig Henkel, Alan NaBsan and Cherifo Vankus. senior cantor who was a second team St loader, a 0 pick return wbh starting back court duo of Craig a Zonen, 64 junior, and Bblna Taylor aka a junior. Straedor -- slew-temp- slow-dow- n ss 7-- 37-3- 4 all-sta- nd-gu- n relatively unproven talent. BUI Krieger, a 1 1 junior returns after limited playing time last season and should batri it out 4-- wbh frashman Davo Green. Ken Justice and Randy Heidenreich, who both stand 44, could abo see playing timo atth post. Montana State will compete in two tournaments this season. 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