Show t. t Arid Anderson speaks on basketball H if LaDel Anderson former Utah J Stars and Utah State v University t J basketball coach and now athletic director at Utah State t J J University was one of the guest guesta K a instructors at al the Uintah High School basketball camp held r I Monday Tuesday and Wed- Wed y j j j J June 30 July 1 and nd 2 I t ON t COACHING the professional basketball player vs vs the college player Anderson I f t said College coaching is a at t little more enjoyable because i it you jou d do do a little more coaching Pros need help but not as much muchas as the college player i t It I Anderson served five years as asan an assistant coach under Jack JackI I f Gardner r at the e University of Utah He then then served as head I coach tUt Utah h for 10 years before becoming coach of the Utah Stars for two years jears and now is director Asked why he took took up basketball in the first place I Anderson replied Ive been involved in basketball since I Iw Iwas Iwas w was s 6 G years old I was a coach or a player until I was 43 years old and now I am athletic director If you start something early you can succeed in it I 1 played college ball service ball balland balland balland and AAU Amateur Athletic Union ball balU I always had the desire to teach leach and everything fell into place The signing of high school graduate Moses Malone by the Utah Stars and the successful transition he made from high school basketball to professional basketball has increased professional basketballs basketball's interest in grabbing grabbing grabbing grab grab- bing the high school player before he goes to college The National Basketballs Basketball's signing of two high school players has increased the interest in the high school payer CONCERNING high school players going into the pros Anderson commented Ive never been in favor of that They should go after their college competition Moses Malone is an isolated case Malone is one that can make it As for the rule lule which now allows college freshmen to play on the team Anderson Anderson Anderson An An- derson said The freshman rule is alright but I believe in having them play on the junior varsity and the varsity Playing is important The more teams the teams the more chance for development FOR Fn YEi YEARS YE ItS Utah State University has played as an independent in athletic contests con con- tests It would be nice if we could be in the Western Athletic Conference but we have done well as an independent stated Anderson Weve enjoyed some good fruits as an in in- in dependent Conference games game's may be more important but weve we've never had to worry about finishing in second place During the last 15 years weve we've been in a tournament every other year yea r. r which is better than any WAC school |