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Show The Daily Utah Chronicle - Page Sixteen Wednesday, January 3, 1990 nag Eacs Former Ute assistant returns home as new U. grid coach m m 11 '" ji ji, iiiiuMiuj,ji)inJi!!)ijiij...yu bring a winning team to Utah. "I tell lose or draw. You just give me your you what I'm going to get you to the support and I will get it done for top. I guarantee it I'll work from early you." McBride said he plans to continue morning until late at night I'll recruit the same type of offense the Utes of." with players you're proud for been running, but wants the new have teams are nothing Winning McBride. In his 26 years as a collegiate running game to be improved. He said 23 involved with has a good running game is essential to been he coach, was assistant He an seasons. keep defenses honest for the passing winning 1977-3Utes 2 from the when at Utah game and to be able to control the also clock at the end of games. record. He was posted a from As a whole, McBride wants to make the Utes' offensive line coach 1985-8at also McBride has coached the Utes a more physicalteam. "I Wisconsin, Cal State Long Beach and believe football is a physical game. To the University of California at be successful, you have to be physical ' and go after people and play with Riverside. McBride said to emotion," he said. The and bad times for "In everybody's life there are times good expect the Ute football team, but asked for dreams," McBride said. "The happiest community support of the program days of my life were spent at the during both. "There are going to be University of Utah. If I was offered any times when you're not going to be job in the country, this would be my happy with me, because maybe choice." While becoming the head coach at we'll lose. But just remember this: I don't care if you're mad at me, or if the U. has been a dream for McBride, you love me. The important thing is he'll most likely have to win the that you care about Utah. If you're majority of his games to avoid turning mad at me when we lose, that's the situation into a nightmare. The great, because that's the way it two previous coaches, Chuck Stobart should be. If you're happy when we and Fassel, led the Utes for three and win that's great. But the thing is to five years before being fired with be there. Be there every game, win losing overall records. - Loren Jorgensen Chronicle Assistant Sports Editor By Dreams really can come true. Just ask Ron McBride. After a nationwide search, lasting nearly a month, Utah Athletic Director Chris Hill announced Dec. 21 that McBride would succeed Jim Fassel as the head football coach at the U. 35-30- -1 McBride, who had previously served as an assistant coach at Utah for eight seasons, was obviously excited during a press conference announcing his new appointment 6. . about returning to Utah. "To the people of Salt Lake City and the University of Utah, this is the proudest day of my life," McBride said. "This is my university, my home and something I've always wanted. It's my dream." McBride comes to Utah from Arizona, where he served as assistant head coach and offensive Chronicle Photo hy Aaron Aslural'l Utah Athletic Director Chis Hill, right, sits with Ron McBride as he addresses the bait Lake media upon being named the Utes new football coach. The former Utah assistant returns home after a three-yea- r stint at Arizona. line coach. The Wildcats placed second in the Pac 10 and won the Copper Bowl Dec. 31, while going 4 this season. Utah's new mentor promised to 8-- Proctor gets new job Operation Special to the Chronicle Morehead, Proctor, current University of Utah assistant e football coach and graduate of Morehead State University, will be recommended to the MSU Board of KY-Co- le two-tim- Regents as his alma mater's 12th head football coach, announced MSU President C. Nelson Grote. Proctor will replace former teammate Bill Baldridge, who resigned earlier this year citing health t-- S problems. "I am pleased to announce that I will recommend to our Board of Regents that Cole Proctor, a graduate of Morehead State and a former Eagle himself, be appointed our head football coach effective immediately and that he receive a three-yea- r contract," Grote said. "We are confident that Coach Proctor has a wealth of football coaching ability and that he understands and appreciates the balance of athletics and academics which is necessary for today's student athlete." "This man knows and loves this university and the people we serve. He knows "what it takes to be competitive in the Ohio Valley Conference and in Division Perhaps more importantly, he knows what it will take for our young men to compete in the game of life when A. football is over." Proctor, a native of Meriden, Conn., has served as an assistant coach at Utah since December, 1986. Before joining the Utah staff, he spent one season as assistant coach at Iowa State. He spent five seasons as assistant, coach at San Diego State University, 1981-8For two seasons, 1979-8he was an assistant coach at East Tennessee State University. 5. Cole Proctor , The recent break from classes was anything but pleasant for the Runnin' Utes, who lost Coach Rick Majerus to open heart surgery Dec. 14; and on the same evening were dealt another blow, when freshman standout Phil Dixon put his leg through a piece of glass in the Union Building. He suffered an 80 percent laceration of the superficial peroneal nerve in his left calf. Dixon will be in a cast for six weeks. He was averaging 10.2 points per game. ' ur in a limited way with the NBA club. : "Oh yeah, he'll be back. He's a lifer. His life is basketball, just like . all us idiots. He'll just have to take ' it easy for a while. Rick is a great coach and he's a wonderful man. I'm, just so happy he didn't die." Nelson said. "He's going to help us Rick Majerus with some recruiting. And when he's feeling better, I'd like to get - with people like him." him to come out and work with Majerus will stay away from the our big men. He's just excellent in Ute basketball scene to relieve that area." stress and speed up his recovery. Majerus' illness came as a little The Ute coach comes from a surprise to Nelson, who the Ute family with a history of heart coach once assisted with the NBAs problems. His return to the U., Milwaukee Bucks. with his newly retooled heart "On the flowers I sent him I next season, should help make wrote, 'I don't want to say I told the marriage between Majerus you so; but I told you so,'" Nelson and Utah a healthy and happy added. "Thank God, we didn't lose one. him. The world is a better place. Dirk Facer the operation, will take the remainder of the year off to recover from his illness. During his Joe Cravens will take control of the Utes on an interim basis as Majerus is expected to return to his post next season.' . "Under the advice of my cardiologist and physician, it appears I will be on the shelf for the season," Majerus said in a released statement. "I expect to be back at full strength next season and for many seasons to come. I have full confidence that under the guidance of my outstanding staff of Joe Cravens, Donny Danials, Jeff Judkins and Kirk Earlywine, and , start 7-- 4 Over the break, the Lady Ute basketball team 20-2- 69-6- (7-- 4) will prepare to open Thursday at San Diego State. WAC play on Dirk Facer 0, points from Karen Alcorn and performances from Melanee Lj ifi, 'Jrw0 if ' fg' 13-poi- nt and Brooks-McQuee- n Kelly Shaheen. In the Seattle tournament, the Lady Utes lost first-roun- their game to Washington Junior guard De'Andra Montgomery led the team with 17 points, but Washington, which saw four players reach double, figures, was too much to handle. In the consolation game, Utah lost 1 to Northern Illinois. Utah rallied back from a 4 half-tim- e deficit to tie the score at 83 to end regulation. Despite four points from Sheri Snow, the Lady Utes were outscored in the period 12-The Lady Utes, 5 overall, managed a 103-7- 0 win over Cal and a win over Eastern Washington. Against Cal Poly, Utah got performances from Kristi Smith and d 65-5- 1. 95-9- 41-3- 7. The Utes Utah women win some lose some during break a two and three record, losing to Montana Dec. 9 and Washington and Northern Illinois in the Seattle Times Classic Dec. 1 . Utah lost to the Lady Gtlzz despite 16 3-- (f points. V Golden State Warriors' coach Don Nelson, a close friend of Majerus, 4-- absence, assistant coach South Carolina with his sister as he begins the long road" to recovery. He plans on doing some recruiting for the U. and assisting struggled to 5-- 2 - Majerus will spend some time in ld , After battling through the adversity, the Utes rallied behind interim coach Joe Cravens and went about the at the time. business of winning basketball eames. Utah. added a 2 record over the break. Action got underway Dec. 16, when the Utes traveled to Ogden for a meeting with Weber State. Utah made the most of Cravens debut at the Ute ' helm and delivered a 64-6- 2 win at the Dee Events Center. Josh Grant led Utah with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Utes returned home Dec. 18 for a 65-5- 9 thumping of Utah State as Keith Chapman scored 19 points. Next up for the Utes was a trip to the Big East Conference to face the Providence Friars. Despite garnering an early lead, the Utes' upset bid fell short by a margin of 78-6Tommy Connor paced the visitors with 16 points. After Utah returned to the Beehive State, the USU Aggies gained a measure of revenge Dec. 28 by nipping the Utes 79-7- 7 in Logan. The loss came despite a 31 point effort by Grant, Utah's leading scorer. And finally, the Utes ended Dec. 30 in the .1989 in style by defeating St. Peters 78-6- 0 20 rm J Huntsman Center. Utah's Chapman posted a career-hig- h the leadership of Tommy Connor and Keith Chapman, the team won't miss a beat." open heart surgery at LDS Hospital Dec. 14. The Majerus required seven bypasses to improve the flow of blood to his heart. The operation went "very well," according to Dr. Kent Jones, the president of the Crimson Club. His recovery is being termed as routine and normal. Majerus, who had guided the Runnin' Utes to a 2 mark prior to cagers off to respectable U. . 0, The season came to an end early for new Utah basketball Coach Rick Majerus, who underwent shelves Majerus 8. 5-- . Poly-Parao- 19-poi- i Mn. nun n .i. f mmii i Sophomore forward Josh Grant has helped lead the Runnin' Utes to a 4 record with conference play to begin Thursday. Grant received WAC Player of the Week honors during the break. The East High product averages 18 points per game. 7-- na 68-6- 4 nt Mikki Kane. Three other Lady Utes, Brenda Alcorn, Tanya Zachary and also scored in double figures. Brooks-McQuee- n, Karen Alcorn led Utah with 16 points and Kane put in another 15 against Eastern Washington. Jim Burton |
