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The Huston Daily Leaderpass 8 35-beat fourr;adikeatingnotter;anhis;esef-iveike;geSLHobdy Seeking 'Another' JamesBy O.K. DAVIS Sports EditorGRAMBLING - Fred Hobdy tries not to think about it, but it’s hard.As head coach of Grambling State’s basketball team, he’s faced with the mammoth task (his season of replacing All-American and high professional draft choice Aaron James.“It’s not easy finding somebody to fill in for a player who scored over 32 points a game and led the college division,” Hobdy said recently about his offensive ace of a year ago and rookie with the New Orleans Jazz. “Besides, he also averaged 16 rebounds a game.’’And so, that's what Hobdy probably have on his mind here Wednesday night at 8:00 in the club’s annual Black-Gold intrasquad battle.He’ll be searching for “another” Aaron James.‘‘We’ve got some talent on offense,” he said, “but unfortunately they’re all prettyyoung.Right now, the Tigers expect to use one junior, six sophomores, and four freshmen regularly in their 1974-75 schedule which tips off here Nov. 29 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff.Tops among the returnees form last year’s unit which finished 16-11 overall and 5-7 in the Southwestern Athletic Conference are sophomore guards Larry Wright (18.9) and Billy Burton (12.0), junior forward Joe Jones (9.1), sophomore forward Billy Bennett (6.4), and sophomore guard Willie simmons (4.5).Fred Wade, a 7-foot sophomore, is also back at center and is expected to improve on his rookie averages of 5.6 (rebounding) and 3.5 (scoring).“We’’re also very optimistic about a group of freshmen and transfers,” Hobdy said, and we believe they can immediately fit into our program.Tops among the newcomers are 6-foot-7 freshman center Terry Sykes, who averaged 25 points and 18 rebounds as ansmsmmmmmiimmmg| Tigers'1 TracksHere’s the 1974-75 basketball schedule for Grambling State University:November 29-Arkansas-Pine BlufI, home.December 4-Dlllard, home: 6-7-Grambling doubleheader (Wiley, Texas College); 10-Wlley, at Marshall Tex.; 14-Shaw University, home; 0-Dillard, at New Orleans; 27-Washington, at Seattle. Wash.January0-llawaii, home; 8-La. College, home; 11-Southern, at Baton Rouge; 13-Jackson St., at Jackson, Miss.; 18-Alcorn, at Lorman, Miss.; 20-Miss. Valley, home; 22-Arkansas-Plne Bluff, there; 25-Texas Southern, home; 27-Prairie View, home; 30-Little Hock U-, there.February1-Texas Southern, at Houston; 3-Prairie View, at Prairie View, 5-Alcorn, home; 8-Miss. Valley, at Itta Bena; 11-La. College, there; 15-Southern, home; 18-Jackson St., home; 20-22-SWAC tourney; 26-28-March l-al University of Hawaii, Honolulu.All-American at Dry Prong; 6-foof-l freshman guard Robert Hudson, a 38.0-point scorer for Quitman; freshman guard Arthur Carbo, a prize New Orleans prepster who notched 22 points per contest; James Brooks, a fi-fool-4 freshman guard from Lake Charles who averaged nearly 29 points a game; and Eddie Cauthen. a 6-fool-4 freshman out of Birmingham. Ala., who had a 22.0-poinl per game standard.Bennett, at 6-foot-7, sophomore Ted Nixon (6-fool-?) of Lake Charles, and 6-foot-7 sophomore Albert Davis of Chicago. 111., are the likely fill-ins for James' vacancy.They’re the top competitors for Aaron’s job,” Hobdy said,Continued to Page 8
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Tue, Nov 19, 1974
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