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THE BANNERGRAPHIC March 24,1969

Knight says Seton Hall better than IU

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St. Joe’s Austin back in Final Four as coach

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) South Bend St. Joseph’s coach Steve Austin, who played in the state tourney Final Four in 1973, began planning a return trip three years ago, when guards Rodney Holmes and Darran Teamor were freshmen. The two four-year starters have fulfilled part of their coach’s plans by leading the Indians into Saturday’s semifinals. They’ll need two more victories to give Austin what his South Bend Adams team failed to get 16 years ago. “I REALLY DON’T realize what it all meant then, but I know now,” says Austin, who scored 17 points in a loss to New Albany in the 1973 title game. “I think you get a better feeling as a coach. Now I really think I’ll be better able to explain to these kids what this is all about.” What it’s all about, of course, is Hoosier Hysteria, the culmination of a month-long tournament to determine the best of almost 400 teams. On Saturday, St Joe’s Indians, ranked third in the final Associated Press poll, will play No. 12 Lawrence North (12:30 p.m., WTTV Channel 4), and N 0.9 Floyd Central will meet 15th-ranked Kokomo (11 a.m., Channel 4), the only former champion among the Final Four teams. The two semifinal winners will come back on Saturday night (8:05 p.m., Channel 4) for the cham-

Kelly backed by six extra-base hits DePauw puts it all together in fourth victory

JACKSONVILLE DePauw University pushed its record to 4-2 while picking up an important victory over fellow Great Lakes Region school Muskingum University in Jacksonville Thursday. Ed Kelly pitched five innings of shutout baseball and Pat Meyer, Tor Hoerman and Brad Benson led DePauw’s nine-hit attack with six ex-tra-base hits. KELLY PITCHED THE entire five innings of the rain abbreviated non-conference game. The junior

Prather has new duties at Franklin FRANKLIN Kerry Prather will wear two hats for Franklin College next year. In addition to being basketball coach next year, Prather will be the school’s athletic director. Prather, who guided the Grizzlies to the first Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference championship this year, was named AD on Wednesday. He replaces Red Faught, who is retiring after 32 years. Prather, who is married to the former Cindy Ernst of Cloverdale, has been Franklin’s head basketball coach since 1983. He came to Franklin as assistant coach in 1982.

pionship in the 79th Indiana High School Athletic Association tournament. “WHEN THEY WERE freshmen, I knew we would be here,” Austin said of his two senior guards, Holmes and Teamor, the best backcourt combination in the Final Four. “We were building to this year.” The 5-foot-11 Holmes leads the Indians with 19.5 points and 6.3 assists per game. The 6-1 Teamor, who quarterbacked St. Joe to the No.l ranking in Class 4A football last fall, averages 17.1 points, 6.7 rebounds and 2.6 assists. The Indians started the season ranked No.l and held that spot most of the year until a 55-54 loss to Concord, the 1988 state runnerup. “THAT LOSS PROBABLY was the best thing that happened to us,” said Austin. “The kids were getting very complacent. Since then, they’ve been getting better each game. Once we won the sectional, the pressure was off. In the regional and semistate, we played relaxed and confident.” St. Joe comes in with the best record among the Final Four teams at 29-1. The Indians won three games in the South Bend sectional by a total of 11 points and had a pretty easy regional before beating top-ranked and previously unbeaten Marion 76-74 in overtime in the

righthander scattered six Muskingum hits, struck out two and walked one en route to his second victory in as many starts. Benson, 1-3 at the plate, provided the only run Kelly needed with a second-inning double. Terry Hoerman received a one-out walk and raced home one later on Benson’s two-out double. Meyer crashed a three-run home run to give DePauw a 4-0 lead in the the third inning. Tor Hoerman led off the third with a double and

Rose no cinch for hall of fame

PLANT CITY, Ha. (AP) Pete Rose calls himself a Hall of Famer. He figures his credentials are sure to get him to Cooperstown. But the gambling allegations that have thrown a cloud over his managing career with the Cincinnati Reds might also cast a shadow over his certainty for election to the Hall of Fame. ALTHOUGH ROSE’S PLACE on the 1992 Hall of Fame ballot is probably secure, regardless of the outcome of an investigation by major league baseball, he might have a harder ame getting elected if he’s punished for gambling. Writers who vote on the Hall of Fame candidates have shown a reluctance to vote for some players with off-field problems on the first ballot, according to Jack Lang, executive secretary of the Baseball Writers’Association of America.

DENVER (AP) Bob Knight knows a good coaching job when he sees one. “That is a really, really wellcoached basketball team Seton Hall,” Knight said after his eighthranked Hoosiers lost to the 11thranked Pirates 78-65 Thursday night in the semifinals of the NCAA West Regional. “I THINK THEY were stronger than we are,” he said. “I told PJ. (Carlesimo) after the game that I think you’ve got a better team than we have.” Carlesimo, the Seton Hall coach who was a little boy when he first met Knight, accepted the comment graciously, and he agreed with it “Getting a compliment like that from him is very special,” Carlesimo said. “I think they have excellent players. I just think we have better ones and more of them.” KNIGHT SPECIFICALLY complimented Carlesimo for the way he substituted late in the game, when he inserted foul-plagued center Ramon Ramos on offense, then took him out on defense. Ramos responded with several crucial offensive plays, including an inside basket that put the Pirates ahead 64-56 with 4:18 to play.

first round of last week’s semistate. Sl Joe earned its first Final Four berth with a 78-62 victory over Elkhart Memorial in the semistate championship game. “HOLMES HAS BEEN very consistent. He’s our leader,” says Austin. “And Teamor has really come on. That’s our strength, our perimeter game. “Our inside game probably has a few knocks because we haven’t used it as much as we should. (Kevin) Lorton had a stress fracture after the holiday tournament, but he’s back to full strength.” Lorton, the Indians’ 6-5 senior forward, missed several games before returning to the lineup. He had 15 points and 11 rebounds in a regional victory over Michigan City Rogers, and he hit a 3-point shot his only attempt all season with three seconds to go to force the overtime against Marion in the semistate. HE TOOK A spill in the championship game against Elkhart and was taken out on a stretcher and in a neck brace. “We’re very thankful that all the X-rays proved negative. Kevin will be ready to go,” Austin said. The other starters are 6-7 junior Jamie Jamison, who averagees 9.2 points and a team-high 7.2 rebounds, and 6-3 senior Tom Corcoran, who averages 9.3 points.

Chris Koch, DePauw’s hottest hitter going into the game, received a walk. One-out later Meyer brought both home with his first home run of the season. MEYER, THE SON of coach Ed Meyer and a Greencastle High School product, also connected for a double in a 2-3 day at the plate. Tor Hoerman had three threes three hits in three times at back and all three doubles at the plate. Singles by catcher Randy Dippell, Koch and Terry Hoerman

“I think there’s a certain backlash,” Lang said. “I can’t account for what other people do (in casting their votes), but I do feel from counting the votes that people who might get in on the first or second or third ballot might have to wait a little longer.’ ROSE, WHO HASN’T Rose, who hasn’t played since the 1986 season, would be eligible on the 1992 ballot along with former New York Mets and Reds pitcher Tom Seaver. A baseball source told The Associated Press on Thursday that baseball doesn’t currently suspect Rose of betting on his own team. But Rose is being investigated for the possibility he bet on other major league games, the source said. If Rose is found to have bet on games involving the Reds, he could

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Carlesimo said people no longer should be surprised by his team’s accomplishments, which now include a first-ever trip to the NCAA tournament’s final eight. “People don’t understand how good these players are,” he said. GUARD GERALD GREENE said the team’s successful season began with early-morning running sessions and hard work last fall. “It started out with us getting up at 6:30 in the morning and running,” he said. “Now everything’s paying off for us. Everybody’s communicating. We’re playing as a team.” Guard John Morton, who led the Pirates with 17 points, agreed. “We felt coming into the NCAA tournament we were capable of

Indiana High School Final Four

Indiana High School Basketball Tournament At A Glance By The Associated Pres* What—The 79th Indiana High School Athletic Association boys’ state basketball championship. When—Saturday, starting 11 urn. (EST). Where—lndianapolis Market Square Arena (17,490 capacity). Semifinals—Floyd Central (23-3) v* Kokomo (24-5); S.Bend Stjosephs’ (29-1) vs Lawrence North (23-4) Championship—B:os p.m. (WTTV, Indianapolis). FLOYD CENTRAL Probable Suiters—Pat Graham, 6-5, Sr.; Shane Gibson, 6-5, St; Sean Gibson, 6-7, Si; Todd Howard, 6-2, Sr.; Chris Miller, 5-10, St Coach—Joe Hinton. Conference—Hoosier Hills. Nick-name-Highlanders. Colon—Green and Gold. Record—23-3. Tournament results going into semifinals—best Jeffersonville 95-89; beat Clarksville Providence 81-55; beat Bedford N.Lawrence 76-72, OT; beat New Washington 80-68; beat Paali 76-51; beat Evansville Memorial 88-70. Previous years in final Four—l97l. Previous championship—None G FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb Pts Avg Pat Graham 26 239-358 173-229 135 827 31.8 Shane Gibson ~ 25 140-233 113-142 183 469 18.7 Sean Gibson 26 119-179 88-129 250 329 126 Todd Howard 26 67-139 26-38 83 178 6.8 Chris Miller 26 23-51 25-34 47 126 4.9 KOKOMO Probable Starters—Brian Reaves, 6-1, St; Man Johnson, 6-0, St; Bob Galloway, 6-8, St; Eric Baker, 6-3, St; Brad Sebree, 6-0, Jt Coach—Basil Mawbey. Conference—North Central. Nickname—Wildkats. Ccdors—Red and Blue. Record—24-5. Tournament results going into semifinals—beat Northwestern 71-41; beat Western 72-36, beat Maconaquah 64-61; beat Noblesville 60-54; beat Alexandria 4T-39; beat Upton 57-50; beat East Chicago 70-50. Previous years in Final Four—l92s, 1941.1944,1959,1961,1962 Previous championship—l96l. G FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb PU Avg Eric Baker 28 133-216 80-125 198 346 124 Brad Sebree 27 110-227 66-102 102 287 10.6 Brian Reaves 29 102-219 74-103 78 295 10.2 Keith Gaillard 29 99-229 31-41 62 270 9.3 Bob Galloway 29 75-118 46-74 124 196 68 SOUTH BEND ST. JOSEPH’S Probable Starters—Rodney Holmes, 5-11, St; Damn Teamor, 6-1, St; Jamie Jamison, 67, Jt; Kevin Lorton, 65, St; Tom Corcoran, 63, St Coach—Steve Austin. Conference—lndependent. Nickname—lndians. Colors—Columbia Blue and White. Record—29-1. Tournament results going into semifinals—beat SB Riley 71-65; beat SB LaSalle 6664; beat SB Clay 65-62; beat LaCrosse 96 59; best MkitCily Rogers 78-64; beat Marion 7674, OT; beat Elkhart Memorial 78-62. Previous years in final Four—None. Previous championship—None. G FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb PU Avg Rodney Holmes 29 206405 101-114 164 566 19.5 Dsxran Teamor 30 188-378 109-135 200 513 17.1 Tom Corcoran 30 110-229 25-32 91 279 9.3 Jamie Jamison 29 120-252 27-48 200 267 9 2 Kevin Lorton 26 84-152 49-65 122 218 8.3 LAWRENCE NORTH Probable Starters—Todd Leary, 63, Sr.; Victor Bush, 62, Sr.; Eric Montioss, 7-0, Jt; Daman Watts, 5-11, Jt; Todd Richards, 5-10, St Coach—Jack Keefer. Conference—Central Suburban. Nickname—Wildcats. Odors—Scarlet and Forest Green. Record—23-4. Tournament results going into semifinals—beat Indpls Chatard 70-63; beat Indpls Broad Ripple 90-72; beat Indpls Cathedral 79-56; beat Southport 71 -61; beat Indpls Brebeuf 57-54; beat Triton Central 82-56; beat Munde South 51-37. Previous years in Final Four—None. Previous championship—None. G FG-FGA FT-FTA Reb PU Avg Eric Montross 27 230-345 117-173 365 577 21.4 Todd Leary 27 191-393 96109 89 541 20.0 Todd Richards 26 77-153 38-53 56 204 7.8 Victor Bush 27 73-134 4665 128 193 7.1 Damon Wans 27 69-146 40-61 82 190 7.0

rounded out the DePauw attack. THE 4-2 TIGERS were scheduled to play John Carroll University of Ohio at 1 p.m. today (Friday) and Edinboro of Pennsylvania, an NCAA Division I team, at 4 p.m. DePauw starts the journey home Saturday, but will stop in Georgia for a 1 p.m. game with Valdosta University, where coach Meyer’s son Pete is an assistant coach. DePauw plays its first home

be banned from baseball for life. Betting on other teams’ games could bring a one-year suspension. THE BASEBALL commissioner’s office is still investigating the allegations and took no action Thursday. Representatives of major league baseball met Thursday with D. Michael Crites, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Ohio, and IRS, FBI and federal Drug Enforcement Agents assigned to the case, according to a newspaper report. The Dayton Daily News reported in a copyright story today that the Rose investigation is part of a multi-state probe of sports betting that has links to organized crime. Investigators also are looking into allegations of substantial debts Rose may owe to bookies with alleged ties to organized crime figures, the newspaper said, quoting

playing with anybody,” he said. KNIGHT, THWARTED IN a bid for a fourth national title, said Seton Hall’s defense “probably was the best we’ve faced all season.” Carlesimo said the play of reserves Frantz Volcy, Michael Cooper, Pookey Wigington, Anthony Avent and Nick Katsikis had a lot to do handing Indiana its worst-ever NCAA tournament defeat. UCLA beat the Hoosiers 70-59 in the semifinals of the 1973 tournament “We had a lot of foul trouble early,” Carlesimo said, “but the bench enabled us to play through it” At the finish, the Pirates pulled away. That’s not unusual, Carlesimo said.

games of the season at Walker Field Wednesday at 1 p.m. against Wabash College. This will also be the opening Indiana Collegiate Athletic Conference contest for the Tigers. Wabash is currently 0-2 in conference play. At Jacksonville, Fla. DePauw 013 00-4-9-0 Muskingum 000 00—66-2 WP Kelly (2-0) and Dippell; LP Reuon, Macaleer (3) and Abbott. LOB DPU 9, MU 6. lIR Meyer (DPU). 2B Tor Hoeiman (3), Meyer, Benson (DPU). RBI Meyer 3, Benson (DPU). SB Koch (DPU).

unidentified sources. Rose declined to discuss the matters under investigation during an interview session with reporters this week. He said he’s not losing sleep over the matter, and cracked one-liners about himself. However, he became serious when asked if he was worried about having his chances of going to the Hall of Fame jeopardized. “FOUR THOUSAND, two hundred and sixty-six hits. 2,200 runs. That’s all I did,” Rose said. After a pause, he added, “I’m a Hall of Famer. It’s every player’s dream to go to the Hall of Fame.” There should be no hurdle to Rose getting on the 1992 Hall of Fame ballot, according to Bill Guilfoile, the hall’s associate director.

KNIGHT SAID THE Hoosiers’ troubles started when leading scorer Jay Edwards got two fouls in the first five minutes of the game. Knight decided to take him out and not put him back in until the second half started. He said he felt the game would be close in the second half and he didn’t want Edwards to start off with three fouls after intermission. Knight kept center Todd Jadlow on the bench for the same reason. “My thoughts were if we could keep (Edwards) and Jadlow out of the ball game and stay within five points (by halftime) we’d be OK,” Knight said. “We let it go to nine and that was the first place we really got in trouble.” SETON HALL (78) G«zc 6-12 0-0 16, Walker 4-9 1-2 9, Ramos 512 2-3 12, Greene 3-67-8 15, Morton 4-12 8-9 17, Wigington 0-0 0-1 0, Volcy 1-4 2-4 4, Avent 0-2 00 0, Cooper 1-3 0-0 2, Katsikis 1-1 0-0 3, Crowley 0-0 0-00. Totals 25-61 2027 78. INDIANA (65) Edwards 4-11 9-10 18, Anderson 4-5 5-6 13, Jadlow 1-5 4-6 6, Jones 1-7 2-2 4, Hillman 4-13 34 12, White 1-1 0-2 2, Robinson Ol Ol 0, Meeks 2-2 0-0 4, Smith 0-0 3-4 3, Sloan 1-1 1-2 3, D’Aloisio 0-0 OO 0, Pelkowski 0-0 OO 0. Totals 18-46 27-37 65. HalfUme Seton Hall 42, Indiana 33. 3-point goals Seton Hall 8-14 (Gaze 4-7, Greene 2-4, Katsikis 1-1, Morton 1-2), Indiana 2-7 (Hillman 1-2, Edwards 1-5). Fouled out Edwards. Rebounds Seton Hall 42 (Walker 10), Indiana 35 (Anderson 6). Assists Seton Hall 14 (Greene 4), Indiana 11 (Jones, Hillman 3). Total fouls Seton Hall 26, Indiana 2A.

UNLV in upset party DENVER (AP) He could well be one of college basketball’s worst handicappers, but Jerry Tarkanian is going to the NCAA West Regional final anyway. Tarkanian, acknowledging he was the only member of the Nevada-Las Vegas delegation who thought his team would lose to topranked Arizona on Thursday night, admitted he missed on the night’s three other games as well. TARK’S REBELS UPSET Arizona 68-67 on freshman guard Anderson Hunt’s 3-point basket with four seconds left. In the other West Regional semifinal, Seton Hall upended Indiana 78-65. “I picked Indiana and Arizona, so that shows you what I know,” Tarkanian said. Informed that Oklahoma had lost to Virginia (86-60) and that North Carolina had bowed to Michigan (92-87) in Southeast Regional, he said, “That’s surprising. I wouldn’t have thought so.” UNLV, 29-7, and Seton Hall, 296, will meet Saturday, with the winner advancing to the Final Four in Seattle (4 p.m., WISH, Channel 8). It was a night of upsets, with the top two seeds in the West eating dust AFTER A CLOSELY contested first half, the Rebels squandered a seven-point lead with 5:35 left According to the calculations of Arizona coach Lute Olson, UNLV went 11 straight possessions without a basket down the stretch. The Wildcats, sparked by Sean Elliott’s 17 points in the half, rallied to take a 67-65 lead wi»h 1:35 left. When Arizona’s Matt Muehlebach was whistled for 'traveling with 30 seconds to go, UNLV had one last chance. “WE WANTED TO get the ball inside to (David) Butler or (George) Ackies, either one,” Tarkanian said. “If we couldn’t, we wanted to kick it back outside. “We were the underdog, and I think when you’re in that position you want to take the three-point shot, instead of the two. If we had been the favorite, we might have settled for a tie and overtime.” Hunt made a move to the basket and collided with Arizona guard Ken Lofton, who went sprawling. “I looked to see whether he had just staggered or had fallen,” Hunt said. “When I saw he was down, I put it up.” “He knocked it down from the perimeter and we didn’t, and that basically was the difference,” said Olson, whose team finished the year at 29-4. “We only allowed them one basket in their last 12 possessions, and you can’t ask for more than that But you look at the numbers and the numbers say Anderson Hunt hit five-of-eight from three-point range.” Hunt paced the Rebels with 21 points, while Butler had 16 and Stacey Augmon 15. Elliott had 22 for Arizona.