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Show The Salt Lake Tribune, Utah Caught With Its Guard Down By Steve Luhm Tribune Sports Writer Utah's backcourt is its backbone That, perhaps, is why Coach Lynn Archibald was taken back last weekend when his guards slumped at Colorado State and Wyoming How bad was it? Air Force at Utah At the Soeciol Events Center, 7 35 p m K ALL-A(910) Radio Probable Starters his players We talked about how we can improve as a team and how they can improve as individuals" Archibald feels good about the results of his gathering of the guards "Their response was good in practice," he said. "Now, weve gotta be sure it carries over." Sportlight feience schedule so far And if Utah can close the first half of the WAC season with wins over Air Force and BYU. the Utes would be in prime position to challenge for the regular-seaso- n WAC championship After all, five of their last eight league games are at home, where the Utes are 9 this season Says Archibald, "If we beat Air Force and then get a road win at BYU Saturday, I wouldnt change places with anybody in the conference Not even Wyoming 1 Why? Bad. Because Air Force, overall and in the WAC, has always given the Utes trouble despite the fact Utah has won five of the last six games between the two schools. Last year, for example, Utah swept three games from the Falcons But and 60 the three victories 59) were by a combined total of seven points. So you can see it wasnt easy. 0 Manny Hendrix, who averages over 16 points a game, scored four against CSU and was shut out in the first half at Wyoming Although he ended up with 12 points, he hit only shots against the Cowboys. Gale Gondrezick, Utahs point guard, scored just 13 points in two from the field games. He was against Colorado State and against Wyoming. Kelvin Upshaw, the Utes sixth man, had 14 points against CSU. But he was just from the field. He then managed four points against toWyoming, meaning his tals included 18 points on shooting. The bottom line? Hendrix, Gondrezick and Upshaw made only shots last weekend thats 30 percent and scored a combined total of 47 points as Utah 5 and lost ) edged Colorado State to Wyoming Obviously, Utah's backbone buck(59-54- (94-79- ). led. It's frustrating And I take it personally because I am a senior and this is my last year. But basketball is like that. Its up one week and down the next. Ive just got to stay confident . . and things will work out. Archibald hopes so. "Im definitely concerned," he said on the eve of Utahs Western Athletic Conference game Wednesday night with Air Force. Thats why I had a talk with all my guards on Monday. Especially my senior guards Hendrix and Upshaw. It was just a coach's talk with Says Hendrix, . two-gam- e By Joe Baird Tribune Sports Writer American Fork Coach Art Allred said Hillcrest was lucky following the Huskies dramatic 4 victory over the Cavemen at Hillcrest Tuesday night. Maybe so. But there was no denying that Husesky guard Jim Riding was good pecially when he had to be. Because it was his wide-ope- n jumper from the right baseline with two seconds left that buried A.F. and kept Hillcrest alive and kicking in the race for the Region Two title. It also added a few more gray hairs to the head of Husky Coach Jim Jimas. The 1 swingman took the inbounds pass with just 11 seconds remaining. looked inside, went back cat to Rob Lafollette, then popped out on the wing, all alone. LaFollette found him immediately, and Riding let loose with a jumper that hit nothing but net. We had five good shooters out on the floor, Jimas explained. We wanted to isolate Shawn Whitehead and have him take the shot, but it didn't really matter. Whoever ended up with it had to take it." And that whoever was Riding. "I got the ball and looked inside then went back out to Rob, he said. He took it out, found me and I was open. It felt pretty good. Which meant, of course, that Allred felt pretty bad. "We had a good reaction initially, the Caveman coach said. "The ball went into the lane and everybody helped quick. We just couldn't find the guy in the corner. And that, he didn't need to add, was Hillcrest has a good frustrating. team, but they were danged lucky tonight. Being in the position were in right now, we were the ones who needed the luck. Well, it wasn't all luck. 6 Down with a little over five im.iutes left to play, the Huskies did have some good fortune come their way when Clint Bean, A.F.s talented 9 center, picked up his fifth personal and was dispatched to the bench for the remainder of the night. That opened up the inside for Hillcrest offensively, and Husky center Russ Dailey went right to work underneath to score nine points. Jimas added some teeth defensively with pressure that forced several turnovers, and when the dust settled nearly three minutes later, had pulled to within one, Sean Peterson put the Huskies ahead when he banked one in off the glass with 1:45 remaining and Doug Adams canned a free throw to make it The Cavemen pulled even when Robert Rasmussen muscled two up inside and was fouled with 16 seconds remaining. But the ensuing free throw was no good, and Hillcrest set up its final play. Luck? Jimas merley grinned with relief. "Hey, this league is so good that it doesnt matter who you play, he said 66-6- 4 (69-6- "They give us problems," Archibald admitted, "because they are very disciplined and they do so many different things. They press They play different types of zones. They make you prepare for a lot of things and, if you dont, they can really hurt you." And the Utes, at this point, cant afford to be hurt. Not with record of overall and in the WAC. con- Still, it's been a 11-- 6 3-- 3 right now, but at home If we win the theyre next two. wed be in the first a real and have a chance to host the WAC chance post-seaso- n " GAME NOTES. The Utes have beaten Air Force in tlve of their last six tries. But the average margin ot victory In those games has been lust four points . Hendrix moved . . e Into 1th place on Utah's scoring list In the second halt at Wyoming He's scored 1,294 points In his career. Jerry Chambers, Is 10th on who scored 1,400 points In 1965-66- , e Air Force's lone WAC Utah's list 66-6so far was a win decision at Hawaii Still Hot- - Ute Jerry Stroman has hit double In 10 figures stroight games, has scored 21 or more points In eight of the last 10 games, and hos scored 26 points In three consecutive games. . . . Utah Is listed as a Last-Seco- Guy Lewis Houstons Lewis Will Retire 3-- tournament Fisher DeBerry Quintin Dailey "Wyoming is road-oriente- d Huskies Edge A.F. On coached the University of Houston basketball team to a classic victory over UCLA but never won a national title despite five Final Four appeal ances, announced Tuesday he is retiring after the season Lewis, 63, has coached the Cougars for 30 seasons. He notified Athletic Director Tom Ford of his decision. His retirement is effective Aug 31. "Coach Lewis has made a significant contribution to collegiate basketball with a style that has been enjoyed around the world, Ford said. "His recent teams became known as Phi Slamma Jamma, a fraternity that is now unique to the University of Houston. Good wishes to Guy in his retirement. I have enjoyed working with Guy in the last seven years. We will miss him." Guy V. Lewis, who in 1968 Lewis became head coach at Houston in 1956 and has had a winning record his last 26 seasons. Twenty-nin- e of his players were drafted by the NBA, 10 in the first round. Bulls Dailey Gets One More Chance practice and a team flight Saturday, has been warned that one more problem could land him on waivers, says Bulls vice president of operations Jerry Krause. Dailey underwent a treatment for drug abuse 11 weeks ago. I put it very plain to him, Krause said Monday. Im at the point now that if another problem develops or another occurrence, it will obviously be extremely serious and we will do whatever we can do within our legal means Chicago Bulls guard Quintin Dailey, who missed Shot nd y Falcons DeBerry Wins Coaching Award Fisher DeBerry, who led No. 8 Air Force to its best season in history, was named Tuesday as the winner of the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year award. Air Force, with DeBerry at the helm for his second year, finished the season at 12-- The Falcons ended the season with a 6 victory over Texas in the Bluebonnet Bowl. The award was presented to DeBerry by the American Sportsmanship Council. It is named for former Georgia Tech football Coach Bobby Dodd, and recognizes coaches who strive to build winning teams with higher ideals. 66-6- 21-1- 20-fo- ot ' Nomad Horford Enrolls at Miami Alfredo Tito" Horford, the basketball recruit who was banned from Houston by the NCAA and told to leave Louisiana State for cutting practice, enrolled Tuesday at the University of Miami where he is expected to pump offense into the Hurricanes reborn basketball program. This is the first time I feel like Im alive, Horford said at a late afternoon news conference on the universitys Coral Gables campus. He said he felt in the past few months like, why should this happen to me? University athletic director Sam Yankovich and basketball coach Bill Foster said Horford would not discuss past troubles that have kept him out of college for several months. Tribune Wire 6-- Services Admirals Sail Into Town For Series With Eagles By R.C. Roberg Tribune Sports Writer Golden Eagles Coach Wayne Tribune Stott Photo by Rick Egon Hillcrests Ryan Bullett puts space be- tween the ball and American Forks 53-4- after watching his team run up a seven-lead in the third period, fall behind by as many as eight in the fourth and then rally for the victory as the buzzer sounded. "I'm gonna be an old man by the time this is all point 6-- over. But Riding burst that balloon with his baseline jumper. The Huskies are now 1 in league play and 1 overall, while American Fork, coming off of a big Friday win over Mountain View, fell to and respectively. Dailey led Hillcrest with a d end-to-en- d Hill-cre- B7 Wednesday, January 22, 1986 8-- st 62-6- 4 3-- outing, while Peterson added 14, Adams 12 and Whitehead 11. Robert Rasmussen led a balanced A.F. offense with 16 points, while Clay Smith and Jody Osborn totalled 15 each and Bean added 12. 64-6- Mountain View 53, Orem 52: At Mountain View, the Bruins rebounded from last weeks loss to American TiFork and handed the gers their second consecutive loss in a battle of cross-tow- n rivals. i Shawn Peters in Tuesdays prep battle at Hillcrest. The Huskies prevailed, 66-6- Chris Cooper led Mountain View with a effort, while Todd Gentry chipped in 10. Ben Bradshaw and and Mike Peterson led Orem with 12 points each. nt Brighton 57, Bingham 42: At Brighton, the Bengals remained unbeaten in Region Two play with a big fourth quarter that broke open a close contest. Brighton, now got 14 points from Richard Saunders, while Ray Park led Bingham with 18. The Miners are now 3 in league action. 2nd-rank- 4. continued to roll, this time at the expense of the struggling Wildcats. Bountiful ran up a 20-- 6 lead and never looked back, as Dave Critchley poured in 18 points, Steve Mihas totalled 12 and Darren Dean added 11. The Braves are now 0 in Region Four and 12-- 1 on the season. The Wildcats fell to and first-perio- d 3-- 0-- 3 5-- 2-- West Jordan 70, Alta 62: At west Jordan, the Jaguars got their first league win of the season at the expense of the Hawks, as they rallied from a third quarter deficit for the big victory. The Jaguars are now in league play, v hile the Hawks fell to 4 0-- region Four d Bountiful 80, Woods Cross 37: At d Woods Cross, the Braves East 77, Highland 74: At East, the Leopards stayed in the Region Four race with their victory over the longtime rival Rams. East had now won two in a row g loss to Bountiafter a ful, while the suddenly slumping Rams are legue-openin- Thomas is looking ahead for his team, but not too far ahead. Milwaukee is one of the teams to beat in the overall league, said Thomas about the Admirals, wholl sebe in town to open a three-gam- e ries Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. in the Salt Palace. Thomas points to the Milwaukee series as the start of a crucial stretch in the season in which the Golden Eagles play 13 of their next 16 games on home ice. In addition, the Admirals -- - presently in fourth place in the International Hockey Leagues Western Divihave played sion with 46 points five fewer games than the Golden Eagles. Salt Lake is second in the division with 52 points. Theyre one of the teams to beat. Theyve struggled a little bit. Theyve been missing some key personnel, but theyre getting them back slowly, said Thomas. Milwaukee has indeed been struggling in the month of January. The Admirals have lost six of their last eight games and have given up nearly five goals a game during that period. Earlier in the season though the Admirals came into the Salt Palace and beat the Golden Eagles 4 and 5-- 0-- Davis 74, Viewmont 51: At Davis, Darts had an easy the No. time of it with the Vikings to remain the only unbeaten prep team in the state. on the season and Davis is now in league play. 11-- 0 0 Thomas recalls those losses, espegame. cially the They gave us trouble in those two games here. Theyre the only team to really dominate us in that 1 game. "We could really put some ground between ourselves and Milwaukee, or we could have them breathing down 1 5-- our necks with the number of games they have in hand. Milwaukees Lindsay Middlebrook who has already beaten the Golden is rated the fourth Eagles twice best goaltender in the league with a 3.15 average. However, the Admirals do have two of the most penalized players in the league in Derek Davis (215 penalty minutes) and Dale Yakiwchuk (159 penalty minutes). Milwaukee is a quality team. Theyre a team we might have to play to get out of our division. We obviously want to create an.'impression, said Thomas. Three Golden Eagles players have created impressions on the minds of the IHL coaches Scott MacLeod, Brent Sapergia and Glenn Hicks. MacLeod was named Tuesday to n the IHL First Team squad at center. Hicks, a defenseman and Sapergia, a right wing, were the leagues Second Team se' lectees. MacLeod, bidding to repeat as the league's scoring champion, has 37 points (16 goals and 21 assists) in his last 20 games. goals-again- st Mid-Seaso- All-St- MacLeod is the overall IHL scoi ,ng leader with 71 points. His 31 goals are second in the league along with the 31 scored by Sapergia. Sapergia has 68 points. MacLeod leads the league in assists (42) and power-pla- y goals (9). The Golden Eagles have struggled a bit themselves, losing three of their last four games. The team halted a three-gam- e losing streak Sunday night with a 3 win at Peoria. Two fallen Golden Eagles Bobby Simpson (leg injury) and Gary DeGrio (possible separated shoulder), are doubtful for the Milwuakee opener. 7-- Strike Three, Youre Out, Determines NBA in John Drew Case John Drew has had his third strike. The NBA ruled Tuesday that the former Jazz forward was not entitled to return to the league this season, as the Washington Bullets had requested last month. Gary Bettman, the NBAs general counsel, confirmed Tuesday evening that the ruling against Drew was made under the guidelines of the league's drug agreement. Drew, who is currently playing for the Wyoming Wildcatters of the CBA, thus becomes a reluctantly historic figure in the history of the league as the first player to be banned under the terms of the agreement. The leagues drug agreement with the playwhich took effect on Sept. 28, 1983 ers basically gives a player two chances to make a mistake. If a player comes forward a first time and admits to a cocaine or heroin problem, he is entered into a rehab program at his teams expense. If the player comes forward a second time, he enters the rehab program at his own expense. If there Is a third offense, the had his player Is out of the league. Drew has three strikes. Bettman said that Drew may apply for resca- instatement In the league for the 1987-88 J. sion of a drug relapse last spring but rather as an alternative to a jail sentence. So, was there a third strike for Drew in that time period? son. However, Drew will be 33 years old in the fall of 1987 and will have been out of the league for two and a half seasons, so at this point it's logical to assume that Drew is finished as an NBA player. Tuesdays decision comes after a monthlong wait since the Bullets informed the NBA office at Christmas time that they had an interest in Drew, who has been averaging about 25 points a game in the CBA this season. In that time, Bettman has been gathering information on Drew's activites of the last year, since he was released from the leagues drug rehab program in Pasadena in January of 1985. "We had to verify where John was and what he was doing for the time since he dropped out of sight, said Bettman. Prior to this past months Investigation, Drew had already had two documented drug episodes since the league and the players in- stituted their historic agreement. The first was a return to a Baltimore rehab center in the summer of 1984 (Drew bad already been there in the fall of 1982, before the agreement went into effect). The second wes the Pasadena stay a year ago. u Since Drew got out of Pasadena last January, hes had a number of experiences, including a bout with the law. Last spring, Drew was arrested on a bad checks charge. In June, he pleaded guilty to a lesser charge (reduced from a felony to a misdemeanor), and Judge Paul Grant sentenced him to spend 90 days at Highland Pidge Hospital, a Salt Lake City drug rehab center. Drew spent the summer there, and in the fall he went to Wyoming to play for the Wildcatters, where he has taken regular drug tests. At the time of Drew's sentencing, Tom Rasmussen, his Salt Lake City attorney in the case who has since become his agent, contended that Drews entrance into Highland Ridge did not represent an admisbad-chec- I "John has been treated three times," said Bettman. Rasmussen, who was informed of the decision by telephone by Bettman late Tuesday afternoon, said he was "shocked" by the NBAs decision. He still doesnt believe there is verifiable proof of drug usage by Drew in in other words, a third the past 12 months strike. If nobody can substantiate John was using drugs, then why look at it (the Highland Ridge visit) as treatment; why not look at it as a monitoring device?" contended Rasmussen. "Based on the information I'm familiar with, 1 dont think the decision should have been like this." Rasmussen said Bettman told him that there was no guarantee that Drew would have been permitted to return to the league if he had taken a jail sentence last spring instead of hospital visit. To Rasmussen, that repredamned-if-you-dosented "a damned-if-you-dsituation. While Rasmussen may ha' ceptmg Tuesday's decision, Bettman said, "Were quite comfortable with the decision we've reached. So what's next for John Drew? Does he continue to play in the CBA this season? "I dont know," said Rasmussen. "I know that he went to the CBA to get into the NBA." As far as any legal action on Drews part is concerned, Rasmussen said he wanted to consult with some people first before making that decision, among them Drew himself, Players Association head Larry Fleisher, and Harold Zinscnheim, a Drew advisor from Atlanta. I'm going to talk to Harold and try to formulate an appropriate game plan, said Rasmussen. "The bottom line at this point is John Drew wont play in the NBA for a minimum of two years, which is tantamount to life. Or something has to happen." Whatever course of action Rasmussen takes, people will be watching. After all, this is the first case of its kind the first time an NBA player has been barred for drugs. It is the kind of pioneering news that John Drew seemed sadly destined to make for some trrsft s |
