Show i E. E A iLS Nice N- N NS 1 C e. e Start S tart Al Already T. r e a d y i c Will Will new faces lead our Bruins to the title A 4 1 start doesn't hurt t t E i or BY BEN ANDERSON r j Sports Editor N Size quickness and determination determination nation are three words that describe this years mens men's basketball basketball basketball bas bas- team Three players y from last years year's squad are returning along with eleven new faces ready to make their college basketball debut Some interesting new faces face on the team include t Squeaks Johnson from New Orleans Ravindra from Switzerland and Daniel from Cameroon Also playing Ni Nic who Fitzgerald played basketball for the Thunderbirds of Southern Utah University for a year before serving a mission to Scotland He was signed at VV to be academically eligible eligible eli eli- gible to play for SUU SW for the remain remaining two years he is able to play I Coach Norm Nonn Parrish VIP is is is entering his 11 th season as ashead ashead as head couch of the mens men's Bruin Y r basketball team Coach Parrish started his playing days at Ricks r V VH H n It 1 A 1 4 I ik 7 t r 1 r- r Upi s 3 b 2 2 3 3 4 f 44 1 t t st y l 1 Z f 1 19 A i K r Bruin Basketball 2001 Photo courtesy courtesy- of Bruin Athletics College playing two years there and transferring to Northwest Nazarene He finished fin fm- fm- fm out his carrier there receiving his Bachelor degree in education He was an assistant assistant assistant assis assis- tant coach for Nampa High and for the University of Utah before coming oming to He was an ah assistant coach for one year here before taking the helm of the team Coach is real real- ly about this years year's team He feels that his recruiting recruiting recruiting recruit recruit- ing tactics for this season really really really real real- ly worked out for him getting almost all of his first choice players to sign for him So far this season they are 4 1 before heading into the Ricks College basketball basketball basketball basket basket- ball tournament tournament in Idaho They attended the Snow College Tournament and did really well going 2 1 in the tournament The Spartans of Western Wyoming came to Bruin Arena to challenge the high offense of the Bruins The Bruins just dominated dominated dom dom- mated right from start going inside to Nic Fitzgerald scoring scoring ing t the e first points poin s in if the game They ended the first half leading 49 The Bruins just fired it up and ended the game with a win 98 Five players for were in double figures Jeff Blackett Slacken and Scott Henry lead all s scorers with 17 17 points each The Bruins head to Idaho to play in the Ricks College Tournament v Nove November ber 16 17 h and come home to play Pro Hoops Australia at hoe on A 4 |