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Show Thursday, November 29, 979 Page 1 Sporfstacular 7 before winning their first gam. Coach Bus Connor fob his team lacked consistent outside scoring and floor leadership and were hurt early because of a difficult schedule (UCLA, Utah, Santa Barbara, Kansas, and Utah State) and his club's inexperience in playing together. Th Bronco inside gam was very effective last season and Connor expects hit front line to score and rebound consistently again this campaign. BSU lost three senior lettermen to graduation following the 1978-7season. They were forward Sean McKenna, and guards Carl Powell and Freddie Williams. McKenna finished th season at th leading Branco scorer with a 15.7 average. He also led the team infield goal shooting hitting on S8.7 percent of his shots. McKenna was a second team Sky pick last winter. Williams averaged 12.0 points a gam and a team and league leading 5.8 assists a gam. Powell averaged 1 1.2 points per contest including a career high 40 points against Idaho State. Five veteran seniors return to BSU this season comprised mostly of front tine players. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK: led by coach Bus Connor (83-9- 0 in S'i season's at BSU), the Broncos hop to improve on 5 their record of overall and 8 league mark of last season. Gone from last season are three players including starting guards Fred Williams, who led th Big Sky in assists, and Carl Powell. Also gone is forward Sean McKenna, a second team pick last season. McKenna led BSU in scoring and field goal percentage. 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 104 points and 5.8 boards a contest. Richardson led th Rig Sky in blocked shots wkh over two a gam. Other returnees includ radshirt forward Larry McKinney; 84 gurad Rodger Bates; 84 junior guard senior forward John Mayfield; 8 junior Tony Hodges; forward Mike Munde and sophomore forward Matt Wilketson. As a team Boise State led th Big Sky in field goal percentage (.SI 2) but suffered fram a tough early season schedule. In terms of recruiting for the 197940 campaign, Connor brought In three junior college guards and two freshman forwards in what ha terms as "on of the finest racrukkig seasons ever at Boise State." New members an the BSU team next season include: Derek Anderson, a 84 freshman forward; Randy Brawn, a 84 freshman forward; Dave Williams, who's brothers Ray and Gus play for th New York Knicks and world champion Seattle Suporsonlcs respectively; Kan Co po land, a 1 junior guard; and Scat Ludwig, a junior guard. Connor said ho expects next season's edkion of th Broncos to be quicker than last year's dub. He Is leaking for the continued Improvement of cantor Dave Richardson axd forward Larry McKinney. The 197948 schedule features 14 hero and 13 away games fodudfog the Puget Sound Tournament. Th 14 home game schedule Includes an exh kitten contest agates! Adifotesin Action. 0-- Continued from Page 10 Vandal war Phil Hopion a frathman forward; and dsey McElmeH a 67 frathman forward. Th Vandal 197940 tchadul it a tough ana. 6-- 5 font includ Pappardin. Lin- Washington. Washington Stato, and Nebraska. Th schadul also includes he Far West Classic which features Oregon, Oregon Stato, Clem son, Penn Stato, Texas Tech, Brigham Young and North Caw li a rlott a. no-Ch- 1 1 9 averaged over 13 points and seven rebounds a gam last season and is on of the league's bettor big men. Rodney Brandon, a junior forward returns from his top reserve role of a year ago and should brook into th storting lineup this season. Other returning bont line players includ 89 junior Marty Green who is an excellent shooter. Guard Tim McCauley also returns. New additions to the Gristly camp in th way of freshman signings are 81 guard Ron Billings, 85 forward Jim Color, 8 2 guard Marc Glass, 1 1 center Dave Johnson, 54. guard Brian Morris and forward Greg Pope. Redshirts returning 1 center and 64 forward include freshman Craig Larsen a Tim Knight who wll be a junior. 8-- 8 ' 6-- 6-- 6 5-- 1 All-Bi- g Idaho State University 11-1- 1978-7- 9 record was Review: Idaho Stato's won-lot-s somewhat disappointing at .. . disappointing bacaus th Bongals boasted th nation's loading scorer in Lawrence Butler, and bacaus ISU upset Now Mexico to win th prestigious Lobo Clastic last December. However, th Bengal stubbed their collective to on the road, going 1 1 overall and 5 in th Big Sky Conference. Wins ovor New Mexico and Nevada Las Vegas in two overtimes highlighted 7 th season. BU's top Big Sky win was a victory in four overtimes against th Univarsity of Montana. Butler averaged 30. 1 ppg to take th national scoring title over Larry Bird. Butler overtook th Bird th night of th UNLV win, scoring 41 points, and never trailed thereafter. Butler was the Big Sky's Player of th Yaar. Brad Robinson became th number 10 career BU scorer with 1023 points. Three r starters graduated, Butler, Robinson and point guard Allen Carder. Center Jo Fasekas and forward Bryan Banks return as starters for th upcoming 1979-0campaign. 1979-0SEASON OUTLOOK: The Idaho Stato University Bengal have always qualified for th Big Sky Conference's post season tournament since th system to select the league's representative to th NCAA tournament was star ted during die 1975-- 7 basketball campaign. You can bet third year coach Lynn Archibald would like nothing better then to get his club there again this season. Arch lb aid (00-2- 3 in two seasons at Ml) has twice lost in th first round of the leaguo tournament. Last season ISU lost to upstart Northern Arison to be ollmbiatadL But th biggest 14-1- 3 S-- 2-- 78-7- two-yea- 0 0 points a game to edgo Indiana Stats's Larry Bird, eras an all avorythlng point guard for IdsAo Stato. But in addition to his lass dm Bongals find thensohroe wfihout hue jsuanoynon rpg) and players hi forward Braid fioblnsen (124 ppg-8.- 9 guard Alan Cordor (4.0 assists a gams) because of 30.1 gtaduadsn. HMw State led th league In scoring last season (734 ppg) and was second In be threw percentage (.748) and turnover dBfo re nee at a phis 14 norm a gome. 1 Returning from last season's team are 1 senior cantor Jo jsokas, an AI4lg Sky honorable mention pick last winter. who averaged 10.2 points and S4 rebounds a gam. Taaremote Bryan Banks, a 8-- unior forward, returns wt k an 8.9 point par game and 84 rebound pm game average. Also returning Is 84 senior forward Paul Wlsen who was voted th league's top res nr sdiifo averaging S.9 points and 17 6-- 8-- 9 8-- 7 8-- 8-- 2, red-shi- rt University of Montana 8-- 7 minutes a contest. Mark rebounds sdiifo playing McOuaid. a 84 senior forward alto returns for BU. As for as now focos go dia Bongals have throe now players. Id she State inked Mel Hamden, a 1 freshman guard, from Compton. CM a along with transfers Joe Stewart, a 84 swingmon from El Cam In Junior Colfogo. mi Tom Freeman, from Kansas Stato who nodthbtod at to a 84 8-- guard As for as Bi 7940 schedule it features 12 borne and 14 road games. Th Bengal 7940 campaign opens an th read Nevada Las Vogos, Utah Stole. Cols rads State and th lab Classic basted by lb University f New Monica. In addition Ml wll pfoy 14 gams Big Shy Conference schedule that Includes defending bogus champ Is n Weber State sad NIT con--I sclent Nevada Rene, die BSCs newest member, twin each. Boico Stato 1- wte-ios- 91-7- (4th in the nation), but th slowdown stylo helped that cause. Th less of guard Michael Bey Richardson (now a member of the Now York Kidcks) was fob. Peer point guards was a production (74 ppg and 8.9 ppg) from k bunches whan tread. Never too foes a 7 Big Sky record got to Grlssfias Into th league's post season playslh utoera they ware evantuelly defeated by league NCAA tournament 7-- record with too lone less a 8 heme court posting on dedstoa to Fresno Stato te a game which FSU shot just 10 times from th fleer in to second hafl. Allan Nielsen, a 84 37-3- 11-- 1 VflOM a V vMIftos MSW 8O0MMM MMV Btogfl 8g Review: A quick review! the 1970-7- 9 Bole State S baskelbaR season shews Or Broncos finishing wfih an 1 evoruR mark wkh a 84 Big Sky Conference record that Bad BSU wbh Mentone State fer sixthpiece avoml In lb stew start lest see sen going o oil to Th cos Bren got foggy. 1970-7- 9 1- 1978-7Review: In his first season at Montana State University Coach Bruce Haraldson directed th Bobcats to a 15-- 1 1 record, snapping a string of five losing seasons in Boteman. 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 th season and though the Bobcats finished 8 te 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 end top player. But Haraldson maxed outstanding years bam Arnold McDowell, a junior milage transfer, as well as letterman Rod Smith and Mick Duiham. All in all it was a good year for th Bobcats as th aggressive Haraldson pumped new IE kite th program. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK: Coach Bruce Haroldson's, Montana State Bobcats should continu on th rise this baskatball season. In his first season at MSU Haraldson directed th team to a 1811 record, th Bobcats' first winning record te six seasons. Th resurgence was reflected in renewed interest throughout th state. Attendance soared to neariy 7,000 for Big Sky Conference games. Haraldson will b missing a rauplo of key figures from a year ago, guard Craig Finberg (17.7 ppg) and center Rod Smith (114 ppg), but has a bland of lettermen and JC transfers from which to fashion a win nor te 7940. Haraldson fools it's a rebuilding year. Tho team should h av more depth and he fists r abounding and th development of Ms post 9 6-- Returning are starters Arnold McDowell a 64 swingmon who averaged 14.3 points a gam lost season; 810 Mick Durham (10.1); and 86 Doug Hashley (4.1). Other returnees who played a lot at 84 loom F team an (3.5); 81 1 Duey Bil Krtegor (24) and 84 Marshall Kautsmann (14); 1 Plants (2.1).. Haraldson is m unting on termadiato hoip from a trio of X transfers; 84 Harry Hoinakon (Fufiorton Callage); 84 Kon Just tee (Co Begs of Southern Idaho); and 0 EJ. Connor (Jacks Mich., Community College). Hoinohon averaged 24 so lection in th Califorpoints and was a first team nia X dreufi. The biggest toss from last season will be replacing Finberg te the back court. A sacend team afi league pick test season Ftoborg added a dimansion of scoring and play making to to Bobcat fast break that Is seldom seen anywhere, te addition to averaging ever 1 7 points a gam he also dished out 549 assists a gam te Haroldson's stylo of play. Arnold McDowell a proven player, could so plenty of playing time at guard this season. Before transferring bom Southern Methodist McOewafi played strictly te th bad: court. Th post position maanvtollo bos some orrtstsndteg but relatively unproven talent. BU Krtegor. a 81 1 junior returns after Iter Had play teg time test season and should batHa It out wkh bash men Dave Green. Kan Justice and Bandy Holden role h. who both stand 64, ceuid also so ploying tiro n at the post. Montana St at wRI comp ate In tor tournaments this Classic te December. bto MM Hlgra w ggge OMSMli ggrog atiwo BMvIIVIWI te early July in ohlghwoy csnstnrctls n accident te Montano. 197940 SEASON OUTLOOK: Fer to second straight Ore University f Mentone OHafisi mad to sees ISCipost saesenpfoyelf only to be beaten into first round by eventual ca afore wc winner tosher Stole. Fer first year coach Mfc Montgomery kis team finished to year wfih a lAlSovaraB record end 7 to too Big Shy. As usual Montana wot too league's loading dofonslvo team ofiowlng opponents te just 884 paints a game, peed enough for fourth toe nation. Tho Ortcslies agate should be an outstanding defonskr club ro 7-- Unhrcrstiy - 1 read record Review: A prevented the Grte-di- e s record. Big wfos ina bom having very strong cluded a 81 40 victory over host Kansas Stato, k first time 8 KSU lost a nan conference gome at homo since 1973. A win ever laSafi In the KOA Cleesk in Billings. Mont, was ale Impressive. Team speed woe lacking lost season and a IVlvvwlw State 6-- 8-- 1978-7- 9 Montana Montana lest outs tending bent He people In forwards Chedte Yankee. John Craig Henkel. Alan NeBson and Stroeder. a 0 tenter center who was a sacend town du el Craig pick return wkh starting back court Zanen. a 84 junior, and Mato Taylor els a junior. Stroeder 1980 Pubfished weakly by Stahlo Publications. 8388 Sou West, Roy. Utah 84087. Artiste or subscription Inquiries, phono 8281888 FUBUSH8R E MANAOMG EOfTOR J. HOWARD STAHLE EDITOR M. GLEN ADAMS NEWS DWICTOR KEITH DUNCAN ADVERTISING MANAGER BONNIE STAHLE Phono 8281888 CONTRtBUTMG WRITERS DAVE CARDWEU JOHN PETERSON GARY TOYN BLISS FULMER |