crippled „Bt NEIL RUDEL Daily Collegian Staff Writer inadequate health has turned the Penn State basketball team into a pack of lame ducks. emergency appendectomy to transfer Gary Korkowski, a 6-8 center forward from Minnesota, failure of Rob , Otonorto come back from last year's krte surgery and the fact that the team's third guard, Mike Power, just finished battling mononucleosis have all ht. created a sick feeling in Lion coach John Bach. PA lot depends on medical aspects and holy fast they recover,” Bach, in his ankh year, said. "When they return we Al have some depth but right now wCre thin." • teturning starters from last year's 11- 16ateam include frontliners Steve Kuhn, W:lt Young and Carvin Jefferson along wtth guards Tom Wilkinson and team captain Jeff Miller. , Bach says it will be up to Miller and Terps to give Lions King-sized challenge B3NEIL RUDEL DdSly Collegian Sports Writer HERSHEY The Maryland Terrapins would come naurther than here to play the Nittany Lion cagers. Because of a home-and-home agreement to meet ;,Pelm State was made before Terp head coach Lefty. Dniesell took over at the Atlantic Coast Conference Driesell had the power to nulify it. Tenn State journeyed to College Park in 1968, where the Terps dealt the then first year head coach John Blch his initial Penn State loss, 66-56. ' But since Driesell runs the show and the Lions aren't looking at the Terps straight across the table anyway, thi Arena will be the sight when Bach and his hobbling fowes open their season. Ticket policy changed for five home games ''he addition of several national powers to the Penn State basketball hale schedule has created the need for 'a t evised ticket distribution policy for students.' Vud Meredith, Penn State athletic business manager, has announced that tha Virginia Tech, North Carolina State, Rittgers, Syracuse, and Marquette games will require students to pick up thtir tickets beforehand. 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To combat the loss of last year's best player to graduation, Chris Erichsen, and the emmigration of freshmen Bob Dulin, a seldomly used guard last year, and Bill Dankos, a substitute forward, Bach landed a pair of 6-8 recruits, Frank Brickowski and Mike Ice. "They're going to have to play," he said. "But, I don't think we can expect them to turn a program around:" But they will help the board game, a necessary item if the Lions are to hold their own, he said. The brunt of Penn State's board game will be shouldered by Jefferson who, after two seasons, has reached the `pivotal' point in his career. events in the winter, upon presentation of the student identification card. "We've printed tickets for the five key games, assumming they are sellouts," Meredith said. "We're asking students to come and pick up tickets on predetermined dates." Meredith said 5,000 tickets will' be set aside for students for each of the five games. If all 5,000 are not picked up on the predetermined dates, students will be notified and tickets will be available at the door. If all the tickets are picked •••••••00111100••••••0000000001100000000000011000000000000000000 0000, ll' I :11 H • 1-1 CP IC\ ..Z 2 00 acs.V. SAVE BIG sss gals campus, walker, crepe sole, glove leather Several hundred pair, Fall Shoes and Boots at Substantial Savings! cagers face uphill road The game probably won't go into double overtime, Bach said. It will resemble one like the Philadelphia , 76ers versus the New Jersey Nets. "We're not going to be able to trade baskets with them," he said. "We'll go out at them and see what we can do. There's no reward for being timid." The Terps are annually known for their basketball. Driesell, Bach says, , is a master recruiter. In recent years Maryland has turned out NBA players Len Elmore, Tom McMillen, John Lucas and Brad Davis. Driesell, who usually conducts an entertaining show himself on the sideline, this year may have reaped his finest prospect ever in the frantically sought-after Albert King. When King was recruited last year by every major zo ..40 ao .3 0 6. oV el ‘ . skS eet . (0° 0" ..c 0 0 '° ; V :. 0 21 3Sc‘ I:r* WE DON'T SELL HAMBURGERS FRENCH FRIES PIZZA OR'FRIED CHICKEN, FISH SANDWICHES EITHER, WE ARE SPECIALISTS!!! A SELL THE BEST COFFEE AND DONUTS IN TOWN. SO THE NEXT TIME YOU ARE OUT FOR BREAKFAST OR A TREAT, COME SEE US THE SPECIALISTS!!! MiSter DovuLt; Reg. $22. Nowsl 2.90 "He's a year older than last yeair when he had considerable difficulty rebounding against the better teams, " Bach said. "I think he's improved but he's far from a powerful center. He gives away height and weight. People have to realize that he's not as physically endowed as an All-American center." - To be effective, though, he'll need help, Bach said, from people like Steve Kuhn. "He's obviously going to have to help Carvin on the boards," Bach said. "But he's been showing the ability in prac tice." Following are Bach's feelings on his other players. On Young: "He's far and away the best athlete on the squad. We're trying , to get Walter to understand how good he is. He hasn't scratched the surface yet of how good he can become. The only people you ask to make position changes are your best athletes." The loss of up, Meredith said a standing room policy would be set up for students only. The five basketball games for students to pick up tickets are as follows: Date Opponent Student tickets available N.C.State Rutgers Syracuse Marquette In unrelated matters, Meredith also announced ticket policies for the Fiesta Bowl football game and the Penn State wrestling Invitational. elzs , %T.. go .6° 1.% college in the country he was said 'to be better than his brother Bernard, last year an All-American at Ten nessee and this year the top scorer for the NBA's Nets. King will be the man to watch but Penn State's problem won't stop with him. Also seeing action regularly for the Terps will be flashy guard Jo Jo Hun ter, forwards Lawrence Boston and John Bilney, cen ters Larry Gibson and Mike Davis Greg Manning, a freshman from Steel High near Harrisburg, also has been getting some playing time. ' Driesell rated his club as a unit. "We can score. So far, I have seen an improvement in our defense over last year, but it still needs im provement. My one single goal for this season is to win the national championship:" Dec.l,2ands Dec. 19 and 20 and Jan. 3 Jan. 5, 6 and 9 Jan. 27, 28, 30 and 31 Korkowski forced Young from guard back to the small forward spot. On Wilkinson: "He's our team catalyst. He makes things happen. He played well during that stretch last year when we won seven of ten games. He'll be expected to do more of the playmaking than will Miller. But at 155 lbs. he can be worn down. He's always going to be outsized. like a bantam weight in a heavy weight division." On Ice: "He'll need a lot of time to get acclimated." On Korkowski: "We'll have the same rebounding problems this year as last year. That's where Gary will help." Bach noted that Korkowski is the first transfer he's ever accepted. However, since his operations he has lost 35 lbs. (now weighs 200). On recruiting year: "It was sufficient. If we could have only taken it one step further. We need an outstanding•player. We need an Albert King. That's when we're going to turn the corner." Tickets for the Lions' Dec. 25 game at Tempe, Ariz., against Arizona State will go on sale Friday at 8:30 a.m. at 237 Rec Hall. Tickets are priced at $lO (sidelines) and $8 (endzone). Meredith said that Penn State students would be .blocked together for cheering purposes if possible. Wrestling tickets are currently on sale at the ticket office. Student tickets are $3 for all three sessions, with indivlUUdl sessions priced at $l, $l, and $2. UALI featuring: Jerry Garcia Donna Jean Godchaux Keith Godchaux Sun. Dec. 11 8:00PM Rec Hall $5.00 limit 4 per matric card —Pete Dougherty JEFF,' - lead guitarist of the Grateful Dead tickets on sale Fri. Dec. 2 9:00 AM HUB Desk For the Penn State basketball team to attain respectability, coach John Bach says, Carvin Jefferson (55) above, must improve his rebounding game. PRESENTS CAIPCIA LAND John Kahm and Buzzy Buchanan The Daily Collegian Thursday, December 1, 1977-
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