sports Parkhill gears for cagers By MICHAEL FELICI Collegian Sports Writer When Bruce Parkhill was a youngster shooting baskets at Rec Hall, he used to get kicked out. Now, more than 20 years later, he will have no problem staying in the building. As a matter of fact he has an office and a reserved court-side seat , for all home basketball games at Rec Hall. The change of heart is easily explained once you realize that Bruce Parkhill was named the new head coach of the Penn State basketball team Sunday, and he's very happy about it "It's very difficult for me to put into words how I feel at this time," Parkhill said yesterday at a press conference at the Nittany Lion Inn. "It's a very special feeling. Obviously I feel Penn State University is a very good situation for Bruce Parkhill and I'm confident that the reverse will be true." The 33-year-old Parkhill, who joins the Nittany Lions after six seasons at William & Mary, told the press it was a difficult decision to leave his players and staff in Virginia and that only an offer from Penn State would take him away from the school where he amassed an 89-75 career record. "I always had a feeling that I would come back to State College," Parkhill said on his 12-year absence from his hometown. "I always considered State College my home. I think its one of the greatest places I've ever been." Parkhill said that the academic and athletic prowess Penn State is known for played a big part in his decision, but the fact that the school is located in his hometown was definitly a plus. He said he was anxious to sell Penn State "from the heart." A group of people he won't have to sell Penn State to are the returning players from the tail end of the Dick Harter era. Parkhill admits that he hasn't seen any of the players in action, but by looking at the roster he has a general idea what type of ball the team will have to play to be successful: Unlike his predecessor, the new coach said his philosophy is based on the individuals in the program. With a' nucleus of small and quick players, Parkhill said he will use his players' skills in forming a plan of attack for the 1983-84 season. "Looking at the roster," he said, "my gut reaction would be that we'll try to press a lot, try to work)the transition game and counter the fact that we're not deep up front. We'll also play multiple defenses. But the bottom line for me is that I want my players to enjoy playing basketball (for Penn State)." In tying up some of the loose ends for next season, Parkhill said he has talked to freshman recruit Richie Tarr from Shamokin, and Notre Dame transfer Ron Rowan, both who agreed to join the Nittany Lions while Harter was still at the reigns. He also plans to talk to prep star Marshall Greer from Pasaic, N.J., who Parkhill described as a " 6-5, 6-6 swing -man who could help us with our front line situation." "I spoke to the guys (Tarr and Rowan) last night," Parkhill said. "It seemed to go pretty well. I'm a little cautious and we'll see what happens in the fall." As for assistant coaches, Parkhill's brother Barry, an assistant at William & Mary was rumoured to also be coming north to join the Lions, but Parkhill confirm ed yesterday that Barry is hoping to land the Indian head coaching job, which Parkhill said "was a ,good decision for Barry and the William & Mary program." If brother Barry does not get the job, which is unlikely, it is not out of the question for him to also return to State College along witti a few William & Mary Indians. Parkhill said he will assess his current team mem bers by watching the players in pickup games this spring and by analyzing game films of last season during the summer. In the fall, when the roster positions are filled, Parkhill must face another problem filling the seats at Rec Hall. He said he feels the facility is one of the better home courts in the country and that he is looking forward to the task which has frustrated Penn State athletic administrators long before Parkhill left State College 12 years ago. "I think winning will definitely get people into Rec Hall," Parkhill said. "It's a major concern of mine to get people into Rec Hall. If the fans feel good about the program they'll come gnd that will help us win. All we want is seven or eight thousand of the 80,000." PARKHILL PLUS: The new coach said Brian Dean, who left the team due to academic reasons last year, would be given a look at only after his academic eligibility was up to par. He also noted that he will have to become familiar with his Atlantic 10 opponents, saying he has only seen Temple and West Virginia in the past year. Finally, he said rather than contact Harter for assistance in evaluating his players, he would rather start from scratch. New Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Parkhill talks to the media at his introductory press conference yesterday at the Nittany Lion inn. Players pleased with new coach By MICHAEL FELICI Collegian Sports Writer When a new coach enters a pro gram and says his bottom line philosophy of coaching is to make sure his players enjoy playing the game, the members of the team are bound to be elated. When that same coach adds that he will mold his game plan to fit the skills of his players, the athlete is bound to be elated. New Men's Basketball Coach Bruce Parkhill did both. Although the three returning Nit tany Lions who attended Parkhill's introductory press conference were not jumping for joy, they did sound like they were pleased with the selection. David Griffin, who will be a se nior next year and a likely candi date ' for team captain, was impressed with what the new man in town had to say. "I like him," Griffin said bluntly. "He seems to be a good guy. It's better to have a young coach, more importantly since we have a young team. - It's good to have someone to teach you who can relate to what you're thinking." Teammate and fellow soon-to-be senior Wally Choice echoed. Grif fin's opinion "I enjoy hearing what he said," he said. "Anybody who would ad just to his players would please any player, but I'm sure we'll be enthu siastic and do anything he wants us to." Spikers try to get minds set on Pitt By CHRIS WIGHTMAN Collegian Sports Writer Concentration will be the key word for the men's volleyball team as it takes on the Pitt Panth ers tonight at the University of Pittsburgh. The key word is concentration, because the Lions are on the verge of their biggest tournament of the season, the Miller High Life Clas sic held this weekend at UCLA. The prestigious tournament, which gathers the four best teams in the nation, will have the No. 4 Lions banging heads with volley ball giants like Pepperdine, UCLA and University of California-Santa Barbara. So with a tournament like that less then four days away, how do you get psyched to play such an average team like Pitt? Concentrate, concentrate hard. And Penn State has a few motives that will probably keep the team mentally into tonight's match. First of all, the Lions are coming off their first loss in a month, losing to Ohio State this weekend. Although Penn State came out hot in the match, winning the first two games, No. 10 Ohio State managed to rattle off three straight gamesto take the match. Secondly, Pitt is playing its best ball of the year. The Panthers, who start three freshmen, are coming off a big win over Rutgers. And those three freshmen have been gaining more experience with every match, which is some thing they lacked the last time the two teams collided. "I'm not quite sure what to expect," Penn State Head Coach Tom Tait said. "We're trying to get geared up for this weekend, but at the same time we're trying not to overlook Pitt. Their team's playing some good ball right now and they've gained experience they didn't have at the middle of the season." The last time the Lions played Pitt was a couple of weeks ago at the Ball State Classic in Muncie, Ind. And although Penn State won the tournament fairly easily, its toughest match came against the Panthers. "Pitt gave us our toughest match," Penn State Co-Captain Bruce Van Horn said, "They've got a pretty good team, but just as long as we play as a team, we'll beat them." The Lions have proven they can beat the Panthers with no prob lem. Penn State destroyed Pitt last month in a home match, win ning in three straight. "We didn't play sharp against The Daily Collegian Tuesday, April 12 Griffin said there was too much time spent on "mind games" in the past and not enough on the actual game playing skills themselves. "A lot of attention was paid on other things than going out on the floor and doing what you have to do," Griffin said. "A lot of the things, that to me personally as a playdr, were not neccesary. We need to concentrate more on play ing the game and doing the things we need to win. "I think a lot of head games were played that shouldn't have hap pened," he said. "We realize this is a new chance. We weren't happy playing basketball at Penn State. I think now with the new coach and a new attitiude we can start having fun again." them at Ball State," Tait said, "at least, not as sharp as we played them at home. We'll definitely have to play better if we expect to beat them." Not playing sharp was Penn !, State's main problem at Ohio State. The team rode a roller coaster of inconsistency, playing some points like champions and others much less than champions. Penn State's serving and receiv ing led to the team's erratic play. But Tait was positive in his belief that the Ohio State perfor- • mance wasn't going to be a long. term trend. "We're working on our serving and receiving in practice, and we're also getting some work in on our movement. I don't think the loss to Ohio State was a major step backwards for us. It was just one of those things that happens. As long as we do the things we want to do on our side of the net, we'll be all right." Another factor that will most likely spark the Lion engines is the fact that they will have to go against all that top-notch talent at the end of the week. And the Pitt match will be a great chance for the team to get its confidence level back to where it was before the Ohio State match. "Pitt's our last match before the Coast, so we have to play well," Van Horn said. "We want to make sure we go out there on a positive note, so we're going to have to do everything right." But a couple of factors will also be served against the Lions as they go into tonight's match. Tait will let a couple of the players get a little rest by sitting them out, so Penn State's starting lineup will be a little different. "We'll hive some problems with what the starting lineup will be," Tait said. "I want to give some guys some rest so they'll be ready for this weekend. `J.J.' (Jeff John son) has a tight back and Steve Hunkins caught a ball on his thumb during the Ohio State match, so those guys will probably sit out." Penn State might also be start ing to feel the effects of the road. Not including the exhibition match against the Japanese national team last week, the Lions have been on the road for seven out of their last 10 matches. Win or lose tonight really has no effect on Penn State in terms of league standings and the NCAA tournament: Penn State is already the top seed for the Eastern championship and are already in the national championship tourna ment. Tompkins unhappy with showing By CHRIS LINDSLEY Collegian Sports Writer For Penn State freestyler Megan Tompkins, this year has been one of pleasant surprises. But all her competing in pressure situations the last month finally caught up to lier at the Senior Nationals in Indianapolis last weekend. Tompkins gave all she had left to finish what could be the :best year any Lady Lion swimmer has ever had. No one expected this junior from Audubon, Pa. to win both the 100- and 200-yard freestyles at Easterns, and few gave her'a chance to qualify for NCAA's. Senior Nationals :were almost out of the question at the beginning of the year. But Tompkins came on strong all season long and proved that she was one of the best freestylers in the East. She played an instrumental part of the Lady Lions' first 'pier Eastern Championship win this year. Tompkins was in top form at Easterns, where she produced several of her fastest times, and her effort there helped her to qualify for both the National Collegiate 'Athletic Association Championships and also for last :‘veekend's Senior Nationals, which marked the first time pny Lady Lion swimmer competed in this prestigious Michael Crocken Bill Daugherty Steve Fleming Pete Freeman Gregory Grahm ' t'l ! ;’s 1 i ~ {: ~'.' ~ ~fi~ From Casablanca RecordS & Cassettes • Robin Williams explains the desires of Mr , Happy and does Fudd singing SPringste en Both Distributed by Polygram 9 Just , . Bath E3(,.._ ,:„,„„,), $ t the Abou ' zAN . v h'rig - /Not i k, Li , .., tie; Medical School Tampico, Mexico What Makes a A Quality Medical School? 1. Fine Faculty 2. Good deities 3. Quality Sbdent Body 4. Has N.Y. 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"She did not do as well as she did at Easterns, but then it's hard to hold (your) speed for a month in which she worked out by herself," Bronsdon said. "This experience should be a big help to her in the future, as she will know what to expect going in, and it should also give her confidence she can go against the best and do well." ****** * * * * * * ***** * * * * * * * * * tortilla chipsw/beef, beans, cheese, onions & peppers .27:0 Super Nacho! $1.89 reg. $2.39 * * good for 1 order w/coupon only thru 4/17/83 * nazi's 131 S. Garner St. 234-4725 Mon-Thurs Sun llam-mid * Fri-Sat 11am-2:3oam *. noon-mid ************ * * * * * * * * * * * Tonight at the Brewery THE UP Suzie Wong Eggrolls Served Nightly 10-2 Trackmen impressive at Dogwood By RICH BRADLEY Collegian Sports Writer The men's track team made an impressive showing against some of the best collegiate athletes in the nation this weekend at the Dogwood Relays in Knoxville, Tenn. In what was its first full-scale meet of the outdoor season, Penn State competed against nearly 100 colleges at the Dogwood meet. While the Lions did not win many events, Penn State Head Coach Harry Groves was still impressed with the squad. "It was a good performance for the team," Groves said, "especi cally considering the competition." Groves also said there were some fine individual efforts at Dogwood. He said the Lions qualified at least a dozen team members for the IC4A Championships to be held May 21 and 22 at Villanova. Groves said the 4 x 800 meter relay team of Paul McLaughlin, Randy Moore, Ken Wynn, and Mike Cook were "flying" as they finished fourth in their race with a time of 7:17.45, only two seconds, behind first place Alabama. The team led throughout the race but was stuck in what Groves called a "bee's nest" in the final lap before their eventual finish. Other outstanding performances were turned in by Ken Stoffer in the Olympic Development Pole Vault, Paul Souza in the high jump, Todd Leggett in the javelin, and Mark Overheim and Clark Haley in the 1,- 500 meter trials. Stoffer vaulted 15 feet to take 4cDeZ Oiy Wye 0 SYMPHONIC BLUE BAND SPRING CONCERT Sunday, April 17 3:30 p.m. Eisenhower Auditorium Robert Howard, Trumpet Soloist 86 86 Xi The Daily Collegian Tuesday, April 12, 1983-9 first place in his event. Leggett threw the javelin for a personal best of 223-2 to pace seventh in his event. Souza jumped 6-10 to take second place in the open division of the high jump. He came back the next day with a 7-0 jump, taking seventh place in the invitational division of the high jump. "It wasn't good conditions," Sou za said, "but I wanted to win it. To finish second against 55 jumpers felt good; and to come back the next morning and jump 7 feet was real good." 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