Thursday, December 6, 1990
PSU could win, and
we're not being biased
Brad Kane
The Collegian
1. Temple - As usual, John Chaney has assembled a
quality unit which is capable of taking the conference tide. This
year represents the last time around for guard Mark Macon, now
a senior, who hasn't regained the shooting touch that had the
nation talking about him as a freshmen.
His supporting cast includes sophomore center Donald Hodge,
a rising star, as well as forward Mik Kilgore and freshman
sensation Johnathan Haynes, Macon's heir apparent at point
guard.
2. Penn State - No, I'm not biased. The Lions have a
strong team again this season, even with the loss of center Ed
Fogell, the team's leader last season.
Returnees include sophomore forward Deron Hayes, who
should hit the big time this year, senior forward James Barnes
and the backcourt tandem of juniors Freddie Barnes and Monroe
Brown. F. Barnes and Brown are both starting for the third year
together, which can only add cohesiveness to the club's makeup.
The Lions need to do well this year, because the Big Ten
bullies are right around the cam and they're not going to take it
easy on the Lions.
The Lions need to do well this year,
because the Big Ten bullies are right
around the corner and they're not
going to take it easy on the Lions.
3. Rutgers - People seem to be taking the Scarlet Knights
lightly this season. That's - a mistake These guys are tough, so
tough that they could surprise everyone and win the conference.
Seniors Keith Hughes and Tom Savage will work up front as
senior Earl Duncan will run the floor for the Knights. An added
bonus for Rutgers is the addition of center Brent Dabbs, a
Virginia transfer who should strengthen up the frontline
considerably.
4. West Virginia - The Mountaineers are not to be taken
lightly this year either. They could also take the conference title.
Forwards Charles Becton and Chris Brooks, both seniors, wilt
combine with junior guard Tracy Shelton to give WVU more
than enough scoring punch. They're a legitimate darkhorse club
in the A-10 this season.
S. Massachusetts - Last year UMass guard Jim McCoy
quietly developed into one of the conference's finest players. Now
a junior, McCoy is prepared to let the country know just who he
is. He doesn't have a whole lot to work with though. Sophomore
forwani Tony Barbee will help out, as will 7-2 freshman center
Jeff Mayer, the conference's tallest player.
6. Rhode Island - The Rams will have to get by this
year relying on the efforts of senior guard Eric Leslie, a 23 point
per-game scorer last year. If he doesn't produce, watch out for a
Rhode Island fall. Junior Forwards Mike Brown and Jeff Kent
will also have to help out greatly to keep the rams from
faltering.
7. St. Joseph's - The second conference dauthorse, St.
Joe's could move up if freshmen Bernard Blunt and Rap Curry,
both guards, develop quickly enough. The newcomers are the
bright spots for the Hawks, but there are enough returnees from
last year to make the season brighter in Philadelphia. Included
amongst the returnees are forwards Craig Amos and Richard
Stewart, and guard Chris Carder, seniors all.
8. George Washington - The Colonials return three key
players from last year. Seniors Ellis bicKennie, a guard, Glen
Sitney, a forward, and sophomore Sonni Holland, also a forward,
will be back this season. A dull recruiting class doein't give
GWU much else.
9. Duquesne - Senior playmaker Tony Petrarca
:coring machine Matt Stevenson doesn't. Enough said. returns --
10. St. Sonsveatnre - The Bosnia return little from
last year. Lading the way will be senior guard Michael Burnett.
To the basement they go.
The Collegian
Slump
continues
for women's
basketball
team
(continued from page 14)
most of Behrcnd's inside game.
Freshman forward Heather
Shearer and Sophomore guard
Darcie Bradley also fouled out.
NOTES: Behrend is making
53 percent of the free
throws.... The Lady Lions are
averaging about 35 rebounds a
game while their opponents are
getting 42 bounds a game....
Behrend is averaging a high 28
turnovers per contest, which has
been one of the biggest problems
this year.
Behrend plays Hiram College
and Washington and Jefferson
College at Erie Hall before the
break.
Hiram College was unable to
make the trip to Behread Tuesday
night because of the poor weather
conditions.
So here I am, my last
issue for T h e
Collegian as a
member of the
editorial staff, and
we're running late as
usual, all anyone in
the office has eaten
has been Oreos,
Nutter Butters or
chips, our former
editor (from 1909-
1989) is back and
he's doing layout, and
well, I'm babblin: .
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Unhappy heroes
Study says college
athletes feel isolated
(CPS) Big-time college
athletes don't feel much like
heroes. Instead, they often feel
isolated, frustrated, exhausted and
pressured, two sociologists report
in a new study.
It is the second major study in
two years to find that athletes
often have unhappy campus
lives.
"The bottom line is, if the
coach doesn't win, he loses his
job," said University of Colorado
sociologist Patricia Adler, who
coauthored the most recent study
with husband Peter Adler, a
sociologist at the University of
Denver.
"For all that (a coach) cares
about these athletes as people,"
she added, "if the team isn't
winning, it all starts to go."
In tracing the lives of student
members of a Division I National
Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA) men's basketball team at
an unnamed Southwestern private
university, the Adlers found
students were quickly
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disappointed upon arriving on
campus.
From the moment they
stepped onto campus, athletes
were treated differently and
isolated from the general student
population, the study said.
They were housed in an
athletic dormitory, ate at a
training table and maintained a
rigorous practice schedule that
interfered with social pursuits and
school work.
A 1989 NCAA survey of
1,789 athletes nationwide
uncovered similar complaints.
A disturbing percentage of
students said they felt isolated on
their campuses, had little time to
study, and that they often felt
physically abused by their
coaches.
"Some days the coaches make
you feel as though you are a part
of a large herd of animals. In
other words, they treat you like a
piece of meat," said one
anonymous football player in the
NCAA survey.
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