Show Monday December 4 The Utah Statesman 1978-7- 9 1 976 An interview with Dutch Belnap Aggie Roster by Mallry Hislop sports writer Flow strong is the Aggie basketball team going to Fe this W hat will conference af filiation mean for the basketball at USU9 The Utah program Statesman wanted to know In an exclusive interview Aggte head coach Dutch Belnap related the following Statesman Generally how do you feel about the team and the upcoming Aggie season9 Belnap "I feel good about this team they re easy to work with I think weve got some talent its going to lie a good shooting hall club right now our concern is our depth how well and how fast our voung kids are going to come m very optimistic and I along think we re going to be very representative and have a good fun team to watch this year Statesman How do you feel about this past years recruits both year1’ 1 Winter is Bearing Doivn On Us! and freshmen transfers9 college junior e feel Belnap pretty good we think that down the road our freshmen such as Mark Miller Leo 'V Cunningham 'i Haakon and Austefjord are going to really contribute to our program and then Rich McKlrath will give us immediate help on the guard line so felt we had a decent year ' recruiting Statesman Some people have tabled this year as one of rebuilding' how do you respond to that9 1 GTOSS COUNTRY? I don t think Belnap the fu like to hear the word rebuilding l think we re young weresliuleha we ve got inexperienced to starters hack who were repiU starters in all our games list yew but basically were young college basketball you really dent have too many opportunities to rebuild You have to perform lot execute and be winner if they 'll gel someone else any wiy I have to sav that experience-we re very young and wel ju have to have patience until ow some younger people get pbrag time so that they U be able to mut a major contribution to our ! program Statesman For the first time you re without a big dominsusf center in the middle has the if fected your offensive scheme of things ’ ' I think more tlm affects the rebouniaj of our team and the defense ova more than the offenae because wall that type of big man you have I shoe blocker and a power rebounds there w hich in itself generates I lot of offense 1 m not a bu concerned w hat we can do offensively witnout the big guv my main question a our rebounding and our pox Belnap anvllung it defense Statesman- Last year s team lit a school record for field goal percentage how does this year squid compare with that group? Belnap " I think we re capable of Ust doing as well if not better than (Continued on foilowiftf ptgti For The Answers To All Your Questions - Visit Cache Valley s Cross Country Ski Specialists 37 West TRAILEIEAD SPORTS 1 00 North 'Logan 753-154- 1 n CHRISTMAS IS FOR RUNNERS NIKE WAFFLES for Guys & Gals ROAD RUNNERS LDV-- 1 000 FOR DISTANCE TRAINING CONVERSE WORLD CLASS TRAINERS ’ADIDAS RUNNER TRX BASKETBALL SHOES BY ADIDAS-CONVERSE-NIK- ‘Y7 rated first in Utah ‘ E ier of Ust year e who graduated- U split home I by Greg Sandino sports writer I' -- BIG SHIPMENTS JUST ARRIVED- - It’s fun to shop downtown BYU is the number one rated basketball team in the state to statewide consensus of writers and coaches The team has grown up since last year when they finished the season at Coach Frank Arnold has two seniors two juniors and seven sophomores 12-1- 8 returning v nviVlast lP SKI STORE 91-8- 9 Logan double overtime in Provo Weber Stale College (WSC) is rated second in the state They are picked to win the Big Skv conference this year and have all their starters back They lost only one 85-8- 4 YOU romsONAi borne games with year winning in and losing after 2 NORTH MAIN fin tw TOW Ust season Ogden end i losing winning ‘university of ta ted third best m ost their big ®cor0(r °P on iow depend V nines to score ih defeated USU week t Lake City Ust ion copy of y£k( O' match in sail the Utes won in gan the Aggie it the Utes J iy Utah v 73-7- 1 that performance January 3rd |