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Show Page 10 i mm i SIGNPOST Friday, November 19, 1971 rZj r' . I AvOvrf'si3i 2. 3 ,-?fi sTkttf t A (J "ate l-i?rvn H ' I Hitting the hardwoods for the Wildcats this year are Greg Soter 20, Ralph Williams 14, Ken Gubler 22, Rick Camac 23, Jon Noble 30, Riley Wimberly 24, Herman Pluim 34, Mark Mc-Naughtan 35, Richard Cooper 31, Bob Davis 25, Wes Van Dyke 32, Dave Muirbrook 33, Kelly McGarry 12, Brady Small 21. Head coach Visscher and assistant coach Neil McCarthy (left to right) are both new this year in their roles and should provide plenty of basketball excitement. AMERICAN I. 361S Harrison Blvd. Between Smith's & Fashion Fabrics PHONE: 399-1 151 10 DISCOUNT ON EVERYTHING WITH STUDENT ID FOR SALE Leica M 3, like new; f2 lens, carrying case, $265. Hains House. . Sweet Hart, 205 Jav. Comp. wNevadas. Ph. 392-0068, ask A Rufus. 1970 Ford Custom 500 four door Sedan. Air conditioned, power brakes, power steering-Close to wholesale, T.H. 'Simpson 394-4531 or 773-1839. 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ALPHABETIC ROSTER Kelly McGarry 6-4 So 23 Rick Camac Ralph Williams 6-3 So 31 Richard Cooper Greg Soter 6-3 Jr 25 Bob Davis Brady Small 5-11 Jr 22 Ken Gubler Ken Gubler 6-4 Jr 30 Jonnie Knoble Rick Camac 6-4 Sr 12 Kelly McGarry Riley Wemherly 6-5 Jr 33 Dave Muirbrook Bob Davis 6-7 Sr 34 Herman Pluim Jonnie Knoble 6-5 Sr 21 Brady Small Richard Cooper 6-7 Jr 20 Greg Soter Wes Van Dyke 6-5 Jr 32 Wes Van Dyke Dave Muirbrook 6-5 Jr 14 Ralph Williams Herman Pluim 6-8 Sr 24 Riley Wimberly WANTED OVERSEAS JOBS FOR STUDENTS - Australia, Europe, S. America, Africa, etc. All professions and occupations, $700 to $3,000 monthly. Expenses paid, overtime, sightseeing. Free information - Write, Jobs Overseas, Dept. 16, Box 15071, San Diego, CA. 92111 Want a good social environment and enough quiet to study? If so, six can rent an apartment for $40 each at Harrison Heights. Have five room-mates? If not, come over anyway - 3765 Harrison Blvd. Urgently need ride from SLC to WSC. Call Joshua at 355-9887. PERSONAL My mom says thanks, jy Planned Paretnhood Og-den : Information, testing, referals of all types; Completely confidential. 399-9377, 9:00-5:00 M-F. GIVE A LITTLE LOVE-Donate clothes, toys and college materials to Head Start. Contact Cardinal Key and items will be picked up. 394-6356 or 394-0160. Help ring Weber's chimeswave to the bell tower. Phil Johnson and Willie Sojourner are gone. Four starters and Gene Visscher return. Can the Weber State Wildcats capture a fifth straight Big Sky basketball crown and win a fifth trip to the NCAA playoffs? , The 1971-72 Wildcats hope to continue the great success of Weber State basketball teams and most experts in the Big Sky Conference have tabbed the Cats to win again this winter. New Coach Visscher, for three years an assistant to Johnson, thinks his club will again challenge for the title. But the team will look a little different without the imposing figure of Ail-American center Sojourner. Visscher, who has been associated .with five of six Weber State league titles, has a good nucleous of veterans returning, but he will need some help from junior college ranks to contend again. Assisting Visscher with coaching duties is Neil McCarthy, a former high school coach in northern California. McCarthy will help in all phases of the game but will work directly with the Wildcat guards. Back from the starting five are 6-7 forward Bob Davis, 6-7 forward Rich Cooper, 5-11 guard Brady Small, and 6-5 forward Jonnie Knoble. The only other letterman returning is 6-3 guard Greg Soter. The new Weber State coaches indicated that basically the Wildcat team will run the same ' offensive set and similar plays as in the past. Weber could be more of a pressing team on defense, however. "We will be more aggressive on defense and pressure man to man with various types of presses," says Visscher. Offensively the Cats might do more running than in previous years. '.'We won't have as much emphasis on post play because our three inside men will be interchangeable in the pivot," remarked the new Weber coach. A front line which will average 6-6 has outstanding quickness and should be good on the boards. Probable starters are Cooper, Davis, and Knoble as inside players. Cooper is listed as the number one center. Visscher says, "Coop will see more action inside this year. He has grown a little, to 6-7Vi and 205 pounds, and could be our leading rebounder in addition to providing excellent shooting." Behind Cooper (or Davis, or Knoble) in the post are 6-8 senior Herman Pluim and 6-9 sophomore Mark MacNaughtan. Pluim saw limited action as a squadmember last and Mac etomyanvmpi ' -L T T T FOOTHILL VILLAGE OGDEN 11171 Aw & Naughtan is a redshirt who needs more experience. At forward, Davis leads the pack with a 16.1 ppg and 9.8 rpg In . all games. His Big Sky stats are more impressive with 19.6 ppg and 10.5 rpg. Davis has uncanny moves inside, and his outside game has impressed the pros. A former junior college All-America, the 6-7 senior and pro prospect was a unanimous all Big Sky frist team selection and ranks as Weber's all-time most versatile and talented forward. The All-America candidate should have a super year. Visscher says, "Davis can do it all and he can help us outside or inside." Davis will interchange with ' Cooper on occasion as the offensive patterns dictate, since Weber's pivot will be on a rotating basis. Cooper is a fine forward, and his outside shooting talents will be effective against zone defenses. Knoble, a two year starter at forward, is back for his senior year, and Coach Visscher is counting on the husky performer to continue, his extremely aggressive play. The 6-5 former Utah high school all-stater hates to lose and will make the big play for the Cats. Two other forwards who might see considerable action are redshirt Rick Camac and junior college transfer Wes Van Dyke. . Camac is a 6-4 former leading rebounder in the Intermountain Collegiate Athletic Association while playing for Mesa JC in Colorado. Van Dyke is a service veteran who played under Visscher back in 1967 at Muskegon Community College. The 6-5 eager should be a great deal of help by mid-season when the edge returns to his game. Adding depth and potentital to the forward position is jaycee transfer Dave Muirbrook who starred at Snow College. Weber's guard line has seven candidates and three of them will see considerable playing time. Small, a little All-America candidate, is the top returnee and Coach Visscher rates him as "one of the outstanding small men in the nation." "He's like having a coach on the floor during a game. He has great control of the team and possesses fine team leadership," continued the new Weber coach. Small hit 11.3 ppg last season and hauled in 4.1 rpg from the guard line. A super passer, Small is electrifying on the fast break and a big year is expected of the former Philadelphia public league most valuable player. r w l |