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Show Basketball head at SUSC has high hopes Early indications are that Southern Utah State College basketball will be strong where it was strong last seasononly sea-sononly probably more so and the problem areas will be the same. first time. The 'Birds were 7-7 and rebounding will all be strong points for the Thunder-birds Thunder-birds during the 1972-73 season. sea-son. "We should have an excellent ex-cellent offensive punch, and our defensive quickness could be much greater than last year," Stan Jack, head coach said. Guard forward Chuck Anderson, An-derson, forward - center Hal Hantbldn and guard Syd Sin-cock Sin-cock will provide an experienced experi-enced nucleus for the squad. Probably our biggest problem prob-lem will be lack of a big center cen-ter and lack of experience at the post," Jack said. Anderson, Sincock and Horn-blin Horn-blin are probably the key players for the season. Anderson and Sincock are all conference possibilities, and Anderson, a fantastic jumper, could earn all-American honors if the team has a strong season. Last year the Thundeiibirds finished with a H-13 record playing under Jack for the first time. The "Birds were 7-7 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games. Coach Jack forecasts that a four-way fight between Regis, Western New Mexico, Adams State and Southern Utah State will determine the RMAC championship. Among the outstanding individuals indi-viduals expected to play in the conference this season are center Dave Klassen, Regis; center Doug Tate, Westminster, Westminst-er, and forward Ernie Signars Western New Mexico. ' "And of course, We expect that Sincock and Anderson will be two of the best in the league also," Jack said. . |