| Show willio‘til't 1444sF4 1 4 I 1 The Salt Lake Tribune Friday November 16 1990 f D3 4 De Paul Joins Metro Power Memphis State in Great Midwest )‘ a ' - n d i ' i1" s' CHICAGO ((AP) — The structure of Division I college basketball continued to change Thursday with the official creation of the Great Midwest - The formation of the NCAA's 34th conference ends De Paul's independent status The CinBlue Demons join cinnati Marquette Memphis State and St Louis conference which University in the will begin play in the 1991-9season ' It may also mean the end of the Metro Conference which now has four members with the defection of Cincinnati and Memphis State on top of prior departures by Florida State and South Carolina "Our 92 year search for a conference is 9ver" DePaul athletic director Bill Bradshaw said "Any time you take that long to do something you are obviously very particular This conference offers all we are looking for philo 18-1- 4 Alabama-Birmingha- y h e i ll 2 - e a R b Ifi n- - e it "a great idea a great concept We have a creditable league that is national in stature from the start" Marquette AD Bill Cords said: "We are coming from a great conference of fine institutions and leadership and going to a conference of great institutions and leadership" Marquette and St Louis came in from the Midwestern Collegiate Conference while was in the Sun Belt Conference Louisville Dayton and Detroit have been mentioned as early candidates for expansion Metro commissioner Ralph Mal lien said Thursday his conference will step up its meetirgs with prospective members after the Great Midwest's official announcement "We have and will continue to meet with prospective members" Mal llen said from Atlanta sophically academically and athletically" De Paul passed over for an NCAA tournament bid last season with an record has been looking for years for a league that could help its postseason chances and simplify scheduling opponents The offices of the Great Midwest will be located in Chicago as is De Paul but little else is definite When asked about such particulars as a commissioner television coverage scheduling and sharing of revenues Bradshaw said: '"All these questions will be answered by Jan 1" He indicated the new league had been approached by some TV carriers but said the conference felt that by waiting and possibly adding new members it could demand greater opportunities in coverage and nuances Cincinnati athletic director Rick Taylor called Irish Fresinnan Sinks Fordham' "I see this as an opportunity to expand our membership into new areas as well as solidify regions with present members "I am disappointed to hear that two of our members have joined another conference All six institutions agreed last month to come back to the table in 30 days to determine if solutions could be reached For those members not to honor this agreement is regrettable" Earlier this year Florida State went to the Atlantic Coast Conference and South Carolina left for the Southeastern Conference The loss of Marquette and St Louis leaves the MCC with seven members — Butler Dayton Detroit Evansville Loyola of Chicago Notre Dame and Xavier Under NCAA rules the new league will have to wait five years before it can be considered for an automatic NCAA tournament bid Alabam- a-Birmingham Int SOUTII BEND (UPI) — Carl Cozen made a college basketball debut to remember sparking No 25 Notre Dame past Fordham and into the second round of the Big Apple National Invitation Tournament Cozen sank four three-poin- t shots after coming off the bench as the Irish win Thursday night captured a The Irish will play host to Iowa in a second-roungame Saturday night Iowa 73 Temple 71: At Iowa City Iowa Ade Earl scored down low with six seconds to play to lead Iowa over No 19 Temple Temple took a tirneout with 43 seconds left and the game tied 1 but Iowa stole the ball rt? 56-4- 6 d 71-7- — p h -- LI t t Celtics' Gamble Pays Off With Fronteoutrt Power AP Sports Writer 44 1 are still 1" t S 1 3 s I i 1 (MDT) In the most successful of his attempts to keep McHale as his sixth man new coach Chris Ford has turned to Gamble After playing sparingly last season the guard wasn't even sure of making the team But Ford's emphasis on the running game and the failure of forwards Ed Pinckney and Michael Smith as starters all worked in Gamble's favor In his first start of the season Gamble hit 10 of 14 shots scored 26 points and added nine assists as Boston beat the Charlotte Hornets 135-12Wednesday night Gamble said Ford "wanted me to be aggressive and do some good things for us — running the court and getting some easy baskets — and that's what I did" That gave Ford the luxury of bringing in the McHale who has spent much of his career as a valuable sixth man : "We have to find a lineup that can go out and get us off to a good start' said McHale who 10 rebounds in added 21 points and a game-hig31 minutes - -- i r i I 0 i - ' r 6' - - 4 i - - - ' i- t -- t ' "' t 4N 'NAui0 144lkk0--- - ' pp' rt '' ' 28-fo- - LI )1' I -- ' ) F-1- it : ' 't 4 t 4 ' '' Joe NI'N f i - '000 ' A ' - -- - zvoil ' ‘400 - 014ik 1 ' '' ' I '' - r--- k1 '4" ' ' '4- "We all pulled together and N 1 - ie l'''s l'''' " ''' ‘ L —Associated Prou Photo Kevin Gamble is driving force for Celtics role allowing Kevin Mc Hale to fill 6th-ma- n 'I PCILRFUS i :' :: ":t: The Heitz Thanksgiving Special: One plice fits - i:: ? 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Nuggets 121 Wolves 108: At Denver the Nuggets whose racehorse style had produced nothing but defeats in:: their seven previous starts were re- duced to a more normal game by the Timbervolves but came away with their first victory of the' season Orlando Woolridge made 11 of 16 shots and led the Nuggets with 25 points Todd Lichti had 21 and Walter Davis 20 Corey Gaines had 16 assists in directing Denver's offense: Spurs 122 Kings 93: At Sacramento Calif Terry Cummings scored 22 points and Sean Elliott had 19 as San Antonio defeated I winless Sacramento dropping the Kings to the sec- ond worst start in franchise history Warriors 103 Bulls 93: At Oakland4 Calif Golden State's Chris Mullin and Tim Hardaway scored 30 and 23 points respectively while Chicago's Michael Jordan managed just 14 in the Warriors' victory over the Bulls Blazers 141 Knicks 125: At Portland Ore Clyde Drexler scored 13 of his 31 points in a first quarl ter and the Trail Blazers remained' the NBA's only unbeaten team The?0 Blazers bolted to an 11-- lead hit 11" of their first 12 shots and never trailed Tribune Wire Services Having lost four of their first five games and being distracted by James Worthy's arrest on soliciting charges the Los Angeles Lakers needed a little good luck Enter Sam Perkins The Lakers forward banked in a shot at desperation the buzzer to tie the score and Los Angeles took charge in the overtime to beat the Rockets 108-10Thursday night in Houston shot shocked HousThe game-tyin- g ton center Akeem Olajuwon who scored 21 points and had 12 rebounds "Our luck was against us tonight" off Olajuwon said "That the glass is a shot you would make one in 10 times I was already looking for trie rebound Perkins is a tough player but nobody makes that shot" The victory was important to the 2- 4 Lakers who were facing the pros e start in the pect of the worst franchise's history in LA 1 - ""e" e to six months in jail and a $1000 fine Worthy was held apart from the other inmates as he raised bond "Mr Worthy is not saying anything at all However he has shown a lot of remorse therefore we're giving him as much courtesy as a professional as we would give any other dignitary or professional who came to our town" Turner said before Worthy's release Worthy was off to a good start this season with a 266 point average although the Lakers went into Thursday night's game with a 4 record "I was very surprised" Dunleavy said "All I know is that James has been a model citizen for the Lakers and has been a wonderful person and player for me in my tenure as coach My main concern right now is for James Worthy and his mental state" Worthy's arrest was just another problem in the Lakers' slow start teammate Mychal Thompson said "We were disappointed and surprised but a lot of these things are misunderstandings and that's what we feel has happened" Thompson said "James has an impeccable reputation We know the kind of guy he is I'm sure it'll be straightened out" 1 ' tt N 8 1 Call to Escort Service Lands Worthy in Jail Continued From D-I've had to play in I tried to do the best I could I knew I had to focus" Worthy hit his first shot of the game and was instrumental in the Lakers' victory "Obviously I went for the win so I played him He's our leading scorer" said Lakers coach Mike Dunleavy "We all got together and told him we were behind him once he got to the game there weren't any further discussions" "I figured he was better off on the fib: than on the bench" Dunleavy said "He wanted to play and I thinic that says a lot about him" Police spokesman Dan Turner said Worthy consulted the yellow pages of the telephone book and called an escort service requesting that two women meet him in his hotel room The escort service earlier had been shut down by police and undercover officers took the place of prostitutes When the undercover officers arrived in Worthy's room he allegedly asked them to participate in sexual acts Turner said If convicted of the two Class C misdemeanor charges Worthy faces up 1 - 9 h r 0) - 6-- 9 6 1 'Lucky Shot Carrie Lakers Past Rocket -- e - 6-- 7 6-- 9 starring in the Boston Celtics' frontcourt Larry is Larry Bird and Robert is Robert Parish two mainstays on one of the best forward lines in NBA history But Kevin's last name is Gamble not McHale Production-wis- e though there's not much difference The Celtics host the Utah Jazz Friday at 5:30 pm '- 6-- 9 BOSTON — Larry Robert and Kevin -- P —4' Ford got away with starting Gamble because Charlotte has a short front line of JR Reid Armon Gilliam and Johnny Newman The Celtics face a much bigger front line Friday night when Utah brings in Mark Eaton Karl Malone and Thurl Bailey Malone is the smallest of the three at "It's hard to say how this will go from here" Gamble said "You get different matchups with each game It would depend on who is guarding me and Larry" But even if Gamble does begin the game on the bench it's clear that Ford considers him a valuable member of the team Former coach Jimmy Rodgers had less confidence in him Gamble joined the Continental Basketball As- and the Celtics picked him sociation in 1987-8- 8 up the next season He didn't play much before starting the last six games of 1988-8averaging 228 points in those contests But he averaged only 14 minutes per game last season and played just eight minutes in the playoffs Shortly before this season the Celtics cut long-tim- e pros Dennis Johnson and Jim Paxson confirming the team was headed for a style and Ford's faith in Gamble "I like this kind of game better" Gamble said Against Charlotte he got Boston's first three baskets two on drives to the hoop He also scored 10 of the Celtics' final 19 points after the deficit to 116-10Hornets cut a 116-10He has hit 57 percent of his shots from the field in Boston's first seven games By Howard Ulman 2 kik---este i - 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