Show MjlMypf The Salt Lake Tribune By John Gutman Tribune Sports Writer LOGAN — A season ago Utah State Coach Rod Tueller took a skinny freshman who hadn't played competitive basketball for two years and threw him into the fires of NCAA Division I basketball He wasn't an instant star but Tueller caught some glimpses of gold in Danny Conway's game m that first year of refining The freshman staited 11 game and averaged 16 minutes of play5 3 ing time but his stats points and 23 rebounds a game — didn't reveal the potential lurking below the surface Providence Tribune Wire Services layup with four seconds left by Ted Kelley lifted Boston 6 College to a upset of No 17 Providence Tuesday night in Boston and sparked an eruption by Friars Coach Rick Pitino “Those three guys (referees) are the most gutless group I've ever seen” said Pitino who had charged after the officials as they left the court when the buzzer sounded to end the Big East Conference game Pitino was upset when no foul was called on Kelley who Pitino said shoved Providence forward Marty Conlon aside to get the rebound of a missed jumper by Jamie Benton that led to his winning shot “That play was an absolute disgrace to the game of basketball” Pitino whose team entered the Top Twenty this week for the first time since 1978 said "It was a very good college basketball game but it’s a shame it had to be lost because the refs had no guts to make a basketball Now midway through his sophomore year the forward is shining as bright as any player on the USU squad Utah State’s Danny Conway after a rough freshman season has become the Aggies’ most consistent player 9 BASKETBALL DOUBLE HEADER! Providence’s Ernie “Pops” Lewis made a three-poin- t shot from the cor5 lead ner to give the Friars a with 49 seconds left Senior Troy Bowers led the Eagles with 20 points to match his career high He was followed by guard Dana Barros with 16 points Delray Brooks had 12 points to lead a balanced Providence attack Lewis finished with 11 including three and senior Billy Donovan added 10 points Syracuse 84 Seton Hall 80: At East Rutherford NJ Rony Seikaly scored 21 points and Greg Monroe 20 as No 11 Syracuse rallied from an second-hal- f deficit for a Big East Conference victory over Seton Hall Feb 5th Thursday Events Center 66-6- has verified his aggressiveness by committig more fouls this season than any other Aggie Conway has scored in double figures in nine of USU’s 10 PCAA games Although the rest of the Ags struggled on last weekend’s road trip Conway had 19 points against Long Beach and 21 against New Mexico State And he’s converted 54 percent of his field-goattempts ranking him fifth in the league Conway averaged 22 points and 13 rebounds his senior year at Madison High School in Rexburg His team won the Idaho state championship his sophomore year His dream as a prep was not to play for USU but to wear the crimson and white of the University of Utah “I’d gone to basketball camp at Utah and all through junior high and high school if you’d have asked me where I wanted to play I’d have said Utah" he said Special LADY UTES -v- STATE s-UTAH 5-1- 5 RUNNIN UTES -v- s-UTEP 7:30 three-pointe- When you purchase a $4 general admission ticket to the women's game between 4:00 and 5:15 on Thursday you'll get a free ticket to the men's game! The victory put Syracuse in sole possession of first place in the conference with a 2 record 7-- Saturday Night Runnin Utes vs New Mexico Syracuse turned the game around in a 518 span late in the second half just after Mark Bryant hit a seven-fojumper to give the Pirates a ot 60-4- 9 lead their biggest of the game Seikaly started a 26-- 7 run with a basket in the lane and Monroe fueled it with three three-poin- t field goals Monroe had 11 points in the run and Sherman Douglas who finished with 16 points added seven “I had decided to go on a church mission and Utah State seemed more open to that” Conway said PUBLIC NOTICE the Falcons also Reportedly sought to learn if Dan Reeves coach of the Denver Broncos was interested and were told he was not "1 don't think the public will perceive this as a third choice" Smith said in defending the selection of Campbell "We went out and tried to get a name coach but on second thought 1 believe the best man was right here under our nose call" —Tribune Staff Photo by Jeff Allred ping from car to car nine hours a day as a gas station attendant last summer He worked out with the hometown team — Ricks College — prior to the start of school at USU and when classes started he continued to run every day Conway was tapped to play big forward again this year until Nathan (Scooter) Grant was sidelined for the season with a back injury Senior Mike Johnson was inserted as center allowing Conway to move to small forward “It’s really helped me to move out to the wing instead of playing the post I feel a lot better out there and I can use my speed” he said It’s not that Conway is afraid of going inside to crash the boards Half of his points are coming on power moves close to the basket and on offensive rebounds And his seven caroms a game leads the Aggies Against Long Beach in Logan he had 15 rebounds and 23 points “Last year I was passive this year I'm trying to be more aggressive physically and mentally” said the Conway who 4 1987 coach included rejections from their No 1 choice Dick Vermeil now a CBS-Tand UCLA commenta’or Coach Terry Donahue In addition the F Icons tried to get permission last we k to talk to Bill Parcells coach of the Super Bowl champion New Yoi k Giants after being contacted by the coach's attorney The Giants however refused to let Parcells talk to Atlanta six-wee- k 67-6- - 12-1- - SUWANEE Ga (AP) Marion Campbell the Atlanta Falcons' defensive coordinator was hired for a second try as head coach by the NFL team Tuesday ending a search that included rejections by at least two other candidates Owner Rankin Smith Sr insisting that Campbell was not his third choice said the coach had been given a four-yea- r contract Campbell who returned to the Falcons last season as defensive coordinator was fired as head coach in 1976 record in parts of three after a seasons Campbell’s hiring came 43 days after Smith fired Dan Henning who had a record in four seasons inrecord in 1986 cluding a The Falcons' search for a head A follow-u- p red-shi- all-tim- C3 BC Upsets Falcons Give Campbell No 17 2nd Try as Head Coach Conway Boosts Ags’ Stock Conway’s Somewhat shaky start last year made him determined to make his second season a vast improvement and that determination has paid off His numbers? He’s scoring 15 points and pulling down seven rebounds per contest and has become the Ags’ most consistent player Conway had winged his way home from an LDS mission in Toronto in September of 1985 Seven weeks later he was standing in the e high po’st next to Aggie scoring king Greg Grant in front of a crowd of 12000 starting the first game of the season at Utah Tueller experimented with Conway as a starter for 11 games Though it was a thrill for the from Rexburg Idaho he was inexperienced underweight and playing out of position A natural small forward Conway found himself pitted against opponents stronger and bulkier He had returned from Canada at a wispy 185 pounds down 18 pounds from his redshirt year Though he wasn’t out of shape per se he’d lost his conditioning in the time away from competition “My leg muscles had just disappeared I couldn't run or jump and I got discouraged” he said His discouragement was a mirror of the Aggies’ season — 6 Conway’s stats were not exactly stellar — 53 points and 23 rebounds in 16 minutes per game But the game experience drove him to work hard in the He put on 15 pounds of muscle by lifting weights running and hop F ebru lry Wednesday 9 v c° Bring an aluminum Coke can to the SEC Ticket Office and you'll get a $650 ticket for $4! Call 581 UTES for info -- dh (S QDUDjVEADU SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING YOURSELF A SPA DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND CALL AMERICA SPAS FOR THE BEST SAVINGS IN UTAH AMERICA SPAS REPRESENTS FIVE MAJOR MANUFACTURERS WITH OVER FORTY EIGHT MODELS AND COLORS TO AND CHOOSE FROM CALL DAVE AT 942-674- 9 COMPARE OUR PRICES WE ARE THE LOWEST BECAUSE WE HAVE CUT OUT THE RETAIL STORE IF YOU ARE MIDDLEMAN PI 55 BOR 13 Whitewall PSI SPAS TIAZA SPAS HYTEC SPAS CATALINA SPAS With old tire strength tread wear and Flexible sidewalls deliver a smooth comfortable ride Steel belted radial construction delivers PACIFIC MARQUIS SOME DEMOS AVAILABLE fuel efficiency Tread designed to dissipate heat for tire durability DAVE WHITEHEAD President Service & Installation Available Pool Spa Chemicals & Accessories DECKS GAZEBOS COVERS America Spaa LINDA TOUVELL Associate 2358 East 6780 South Salt Lake City Utah (801) 942-674- 9 Goodyear’s Arriva All Season Radial World Wrestling Federation Oil Filter Chassis Lube Oil Change ” Arriva Presents reg S16 Special diesel oil and filter type may result in extra charges Brands may vary by location 43" KKAT ncudes up to five quarts oil Computerized v 4Wheel Alignment I lij Ar A Set front wheel caster camber and toe on cars with adustable suspension Chevettes Fieros light trucks cars requiring Strut correction and referencing thrust angle extra Warranted ft months or ft OOO mikas whchor comet first Sale Ends Saturday Feb 7 ROWDY RODDY PIPER 20 MAN -- ADORABLE ADRIAN ADONIS PLUS- Just Say Charge It! use Silver $50000 BUNKHOUSE BATTLE ROYALE (ANYTHING GOES') MR FUJI SIKA BARRY O J J FUNK OUTLAW RON BASS DEMOLITION: AX & SMASH IRON MIKE SHARPE NICHOLI VOLKUFF STEVE GATORWOLFE BLACK JACK MULLIGAN DICK SLATER LANNY POFFO HILL BILLY JIM MOON DOG SPOT DANNY SPIVEY AKU T0MA NICK KININSKI -- CHECK H we seti out of your sie we will issue you a ram check assuring tulure delivery al the advertised price WEDNESDAY SALT PALACE ARENA TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT: Salt Palace Box Office U of U Special Events Center Weber State Dee Events Center and All Smith's Tix Locations For More Information or order by phone call DOWNTOWN AUTO SERVICE CENTER 363-455- 378 So West Temple AUTO SERVICE 4030 West 5400 South WEST JORDAN 1716 West 7800 South SUNDAYS CENTER 964-270- AUTO SERVICE 6 0 CENTER 562-054- 6 OGDEN AUTO SERVICE CENTER SANDY INDEPENDENT DEALER 4 SERVICE 572-197- 0 9325 South 1300 East SANDY 394-342- 3789 Wall Avenue OREM INDEPENDENT a TIRE COTTONWOOD COTTONWOOD 226-209- 4 INDEPENDENT TIRE 4712 Highland Drive DEALER TIRE WEST VALLEY CITYindependent DEALER UTAH VALLEY TIRE Oil 397 North Stole STIVE S 1 c CENTER DEALER 278-049- 3 3528 South 2700 West SALT LAKE CITY PURCELL TIRE 4 550 West 1300 South Mo MTVKI ftvaNa Mft 969-349- INDEPENDENT RUBBER CO 9 1 DEALER SALT LAKE CITY TIRE WORLD 1313 South 300 West SUGAR HOUSE independent dealer 4667 ML 6 SERVICE INC 2165 Htqhiand Drive GAD TIRE CLEARFIELD LYNN WOOD SERVICE 1275 South 1000 East BOUNTIFUL INDEPENDENT CENTER INDEPENDENT t DEALER 825-1S4- TRIANGLE TIRE CENTER 25 south 500 west IN tegs— At 10 Sf RVlCf IS AVAIL ABl I 0N1T At GOOOTIAR AUTO SERVICE PRICES ffNHRS AND tRANCMlSffS CREDIT TIMMS UMUfcO WARRANUtS AND At TO SIHVK 0MERS SHOWN AUTO SERVICE AVAIL ABlt At GOODYEAR SEE ANY Of THE 8E10W IISU0 CIN1EHS DEALERS fOR THEIR iNOfFfNOENT COMPETITIVE PRKES WARRANTIES AUTO CREDIT TERMS AND AUTO SERVICE AT STARRED SERVICES NOT AVAILABLE UXAT10NS GOODYEAR AUTOSERVICElCENTERSTANDlINDEPENDENTiDEALERS 363-768- 1 'WttWe3hjeti5fsK TiTTOl n IF IT DOESN’T SAY GOODYEAR IT’S NOT A GOODYEAR TIRE!1 KEARNS ALL SEATS RESERVED $12 $10 $8 " " OPEN RAIN PLUS- GREAT MATCHES 9 OTHERFEBRUARY 4 1987 - 7:30 PM Mil1 CardSM trom You may the Citibank or any ot these other ways to buy American Choice Diners Club Express Carte Blanche Visa Discover MasterCard —— 4 DEALER 235-942- I ‘ |