Show V a fa ? 5S T iL J Marcus Camby Ray Allen Five named By The Associated Press TWo of the players who decided to pass on the NBA draft and return to college basketball tied on the as die leading vote-gette- rs The Associated Press’ preseason team Wake Forest center Tim Duncan and Villanova guard Kerry ca Kittles each received 55 votes from the national media panel and were joined on the team by Connecticut guard Ray Allen who had 49 votes Massachusetts center Marcus Camby 32 and Oklahoma forward Ryan Minor 22 Kansas point guard Jacque Vaughn was next with 20 Kittles was the Big East player of the year last season after aver- aging 214 points and rebounds while shooting 41 cent from 61 per- range He spent w vf By The Associated Tim Duncan unforgettable va He wants a degree and he is" Duncan was the only one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s four super sopho- mores to return to school this season The others — Joe Smith of Maryland and Jerry Stackhouse and Rashced Wallace of North Carolina — were the first third and fourth players taken in the NBA draft Duncan a native of the Virgin Islands stood out among the ACC’s stellar group of centers Elliott Press women’s basketball poll begins its 20th season with the same No 1 team it had at the end of the 19th Defending national champion Connecticut coming off an All-Americ- an happy with his decision “I thought he could have left and if he had left it would have been the right thing” Villanova coach Steve Lappas said “But I think he made a very strong statement about himself and Villano- Press Associated The Keny Kittles a great deal of time debating his basketball future and made Philadelphia’s Main Line very likes where he The AV tSTU y' Ryan Minor Huskie women remain on top - ' last season averaging 168 points 125 rebounds and 42 blocks leading the league with the last two figures He shot 59 percent from the Held and certainly would have been called right along with his fellow ACCers if he had chosen to go pro “Tim is the kind of person who w as going to make the right decision for himself” Wake Forest coach Dave Odom said “Now I’m confident he will also contin- ue to improve on the court as he does what he felt best for himself off the court” Allen will be Kittles’ main competition for conference honors this season in the Big East and the junior guard is coming off a summer where he was named USA Basketball’s player of the See FIVE on Page 19 35-- 0 season claimed the top spot in the pre- season poll released Tuesday The Huskies received 26 of 40 first-plavotes from a nationwide media panel and had 971 points — 60 more than No 2 Georgia Connecticut had never been No 1 before leading the poll ce the final nine weeks of the 1994-9- 5 season Coach Geno Auriemma’s team moved to the top after beating Tennessee on national television in and the Huskies defeated mid-Janua- ry the Lady Vols again in the top reserve Nykesha Sales and an outstanding recruiting class Still Auriemma has an interesting challenge: How do you improve on perfection? “My expectations are very high” he said “But how can my expectations for this team be as high as they were last year? We don’t have the same team As soon as we go to the bench we’re going to fresh- men” But in almost the same breath Auriemma said he wouldn’t be surprised if the Huskies won it all again “When people talk about the teams that are going to be good I expect Connecticut’s name to be prominently mentioned” he said Among the other schools prominently mentioned as title contenders are Georgia Vir- NCAA championship game Now comes a new season and Connecticut looks formi- ginia Louisiana Tech and Vanderbilt all of whom received at least one first-plavote dable again despite losing national player of the year five starters from its Final Four Rebecca Lobo as Jennifer Rizzotti and Kara Woltcrs both are back along with starting forward Jamcllc ce Georgia which returns all e team had seven votes and 911 points No 3 first-plac- See WOMEN on Page 19 BAER WELDING wants to extend a special Good Luck Wish to the Utah State Aggies during this upcoming season Let us work for you! Breads SECURE AND BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS WITH CUSTOM ORNAMENTAL IRON WORK “Our quality iron work can increase the safety and value of your property” Cookies Cinnamon Rolls Honey 6 Jams for sale Dinner Rolls Sandwiches ' : 1 V English Scones yC 1 £ 0L0 GRIST Mice 78 East 400 North 753-64- Portable Welding Aluminum & Stainless Welding V Ornamental Iron ik Railings Gates Fences & Columns Stairs -- Plain & Spiral Security Storm Doors Basketbal Standards CALL 63 Pipe &Tube Bending 752-308- 9 for a free estimate 107 N 100 Wf Providence BREAD CO A Lex Baer Tony Baer Tim Hess J 3 ! o s kn |