Newberry Indians Top Hastings 84 81 In NAIA Opener
Center Scott Conant led Newberry with 20 points and reserve Ronnie Creamer added 10 assists and seven rebounds as the top-seeded Indians rallied past Hastings Neb 84-81 in the NAIA tournament first round. Sweeney scored 22 and Bergman 21 for Hastings in defeat.
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Newberry
Pesky Hastings
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Whittier
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Alabama-Huntsville
Kentucky State
Hawaii-Hilo
Spring Garden
Wisconsin-Parkside
Paine
Southwestern State
Okla
Southern Utah
Hastings
Doug Sweeney
Paul Bergman
Creamer
Indians
Sweeney
Bergman
Broncos
Gilbert Hicks
Jay Bartholomew
Tennessee Tops Vanderbilt and Kentucky Whips Georgia
Tennessee defeated Vanderbilt 65-55 as guard trio led by Mike Jackson Ernie Grunfeld and Bernard King. Kentucky routed Georgia 72-54 with Jack Givens and Rick Robey aiding the win. Kentucky and Tennessee tied for the SEC title with Tennessee earning NCAA bid by defeating Kentucky twice.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
Vols
Syracuse
Baton Rouge
Princeton
Vanderbilt
Mike Jackson
Ernie Grunfeld
Bernard King
Georgia
Jack Givens
Rick Robey
UCLA's Marques Johnson Wins AP Player of the Year
UCLA guard Marques Johnson won the Adolph Rupp Trophy as AP Player of the Year for 1976 77. Johnson, who stayed at UCLA rather than turning pro, credited fate for his senior season success and thanked teammates and family at a midtown New York news conference.
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Marques Johnson
Adolph Rupp
Kentucky
Associated Press
NEW York
Johnson
Fate
Bartow
Rupp
Commonwealth Athletic Club of Kentucky
Record Free Throw Pct Marks by College Players
Billy Newton of Morgan State and Kent Andrews of McNeese State set single season free throw percentage records by making 85 of 90 attempts. Clarence Bevo Francis of Rio Grande averaged 46.5 points per game in 1954, a historic scoring mark.
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Billy Newton
Morgan State
Kent Andrews
McNeese State
Clarence
Bevo) Francis
Rio Grande
First Sun Belt Tournament Opens Tonight In Charlotte
In Charlotte North Carolina the Sun Belt Conference opens its tournament with UNC Charlotte favored to win as Georgia State meets New Orleans at 7 p.m. UNCC plays Jacksonville at 9 p.m. Winners meet for the title Wednesday after a consolation game. UNCC has a NCAA bid already secured. Commissioner Vic Bubas calls the event a boost and notes MCC is the favorite to win.
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N.C
University of North Carolina
Georgia State
New Orleans
UNCC
Jacksonville
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Sun Belt
Vic Bubas
MCC
Carter Named Southern Conference Player of the Year
VMI star Ron Carter, a 6 foot 5 forward from Pittsburgh, was voted the Southern Conference player of the year by the league media. He averaged 20.2 points and 7.3 rebounds this season as VMI won the conference and earned an NCAA bid. Carter had 32 points and 18 rebounds in a key win over Furman and led VMI to a 21 game streak.
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Richmond
Ron Carter
Virginia Military
Pittsburgh
Carter
Jonathan Moore
Furman
VMI
Will Bynum
John Lowenhaupt
William and Mary
John Gordy
Davidson
Bruce Grimm
Raleigh
N. C
Duquesne
Keydets
Rutgers
Appalachian State
Michigan Tops AP Poll After Comeback Victory
Michigan 23 3 team led by coach Johnny Orr defeats Marquette 69-68 to claim No 1 in the AP poll with 29 first place votes 912 points. San Francisco falls to No 3 after Notre Dame ends perfect season while UCLA remains second with 853 points and six first place votes.
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Marquette
San Francisco Dons
Dons
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San Francisco
Nevada
North Carolina Holds Lead In ACC Tournament After Poll Rise
North Carolina 25 4 ranked fifth in national poll after ACC title. Tar Heels 688 points three first place votes open NCAA against Purdue. Nevada Las Vegas 25 2 564 points top five. Kentucky falls to sixth after loss to Tennessee 81 79. Volunteers 23 3 562 points one first place vote. Tennessee faces Syracuse in opener. Kentucky plays Princeton. Arkansas eighth at 26 1. Wake Forest in NCAA. Minnesota 24 3 suspended. Syracuse 25 3 completes Top Ten. Cincinnati leads second ten. Notre Dame and Marquette rise. UNC Charlotte debuts in NCAA tourney.
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Alabama
Crimson Tide
Tennessee
Kentucky
Florida
Notre Dame
Irish
San Francisco
Toby Knight
Duck Williams
DePaul
Associated Press
Orr
Wolverines
Big Ten
Holy Cross
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Marquette
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Providence
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Michigan
Detroit
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Arizona
UCLA
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Carolina
Arkansas
Minnesota
Unc-Charlotte
State Playoffs Open Tonight For Four Aiken County Teams
Four Aiken County teams begin state playoff action tonight. Aiken High boys, top at-large in the upper state, meet Westside of Anderson at 8 p.m. in Spartanburg High gym. Wagener Salley boys face Mt Pisgah at 3 p.m. at Camden Civic Center. Aiken High girls take on Lexington High at 7 p.m. at Irma High. Jackson High girls play Mt Pisgah at 5 p.m. in Camden. North Augusta girls start tomorrow at 7 p.m. at Irmo High against Union.
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Westside
Anderson
Spartanburg High
Hornets
Wagener-Salley Boys
Mt. Pisgah
Camden Civic Center
Aiken High
Lexington High
Irma High School
Jackson High
North Augusta
Union High
Irmo High School
Horace Morgan
North
Augusta
Jackie Sams
Jackson
Jonathan Robinson
Monetta
Len Davis
Jimaiie Foreman
Aiken
Wagener Salley
Charles Sumptins
Tommy Dunbar
Gville
Angela Mike Landrum
Lewis Rouse
Duck Davis
Bernard Hayes
Girks Rudge
Beth McKie
N A
Terrie Houston
St. Angela
Sallie Leaphart
RSM
Vivian Perry
I Wagener Salley
Teresa Adams
W.S
Shirley Livingston
W-S
Dawn Weeks
Anne Rose Griffin
Rs-M
Ie Jackson
Karen Mathis
Sarah Curry
G' Ville
St Angela
Ridge Spring Monetti
Boys Ave North Augusta
LBC
Graniteville A
Ridge
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Ohio
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Kent State
Mat Hicks
Larry Farmer
Marshall Johnson
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Gophers
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