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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1976
Page
10
David Thompson of NC State pursued his senior year and joined the Denver Nuggets as the NBA ABA merger looms. The piece notes mixed views on leaving college early, Kupchak and Kupchak’s stance, and growing doubt about the ABA’s future as talks of a single league intensify.
AP reports John Kochan, 26, named an assistant basketball coach at Davidson College. He previously served as an assistant at Mansfield State College and Maryland, after playing at Herbert Lehman College in New York, graduating in 1972. Coach Dave Pritchett praised Kochan for being in the right place at the right time, noting he discovered Brad Davis at a summer pickup game.
Four ABA teams led by Denver New York Indiana and San Antonio would pay an initiation fee of 4.5 million each to enter the NBA. Total costs could reach 6.5 to 8 million per club with the Nets facing up to 12 million including territorial indemnity. Kentucky and St Louis decline, hoping the others buy out their franchises.
The NBA expansion committee suggested four ABA teams could join the NBA at 4.5 million each, with total TV revenue implications from CBS contract. Louisville and Kentucky owners balked at price, saying joining cost was unrealistic while the move could unlock new markets and windfall from CBS deal.
The second round of the women’s division at the Enterprise Classic is set for Wednesday at Blair Park. Kathy Spaugh leads with 72, Linda Marsh trails by three with 73, as the field includes UNCG sophomore Spaugh and defending champion Marsh.
Ledford High School begins search for a new football coach and athletic director after Ken Browning leaves to become head director at his alma mater Northern Durham High. Browning spent six years at Ledford and emphasized no unhappiness with the move. He is a Northern Durham graduate of 194.
WEWARK NEW JERSEY Boxer Hurricane Carter denies beating Carolyn Kelley after she accused him of assault in a Landover Maryland hotel room on April 29. Kelley, once active in the Carter defense fund, claims a violent incident during a meeting amid his murder trial context.
At the French Open two rising players, Wojtek Fibak and Balazs Taroczy, battle strong fields. Fibak, 23, has impressed by beating Nastase and Vilas and reaching key events, while Taroczy, 22, known for his calm backhand, aims to improve his form and muscle.
Myrtle Beach hosts 280 golfers this week for the 108-hole 1976 Spring Qualifying Tournament at Bay Tree Golf Plantation. The six day event runs today through Sunday, with the 12 lowest scorers advancing to the qualifying school June 14 15 at Bay Tree to earn PGA tour cards for further qualifying rounds. Participants hail from multiple states and five foreign countries.
New York iA reports the 12th annual summer free agent draft highlights a belief that fast promotion to the majors can harm a prospect. Floyd Bannister, a top 18 record holder from Arizona State, is profiled as an example of a player potentially improved by minor league development rather to a direct big league jump.
Davidson College adds Riverside High School star Tim Bowker a 6 foot 9 center who averaged 20.4 points and 13 rebounds per game. Bowker joins recent Davidson signings Rod Owens of Troy New York and Ernie Riegel of White Cloud Michigan as the third recruit in a wave of new players.
High Point Post 87 defeated Lexington 9 to 8 after a 12 inning thriller at Finch Field. Robert Edwards delivered the game winning pop fly scoring Bobby Davidson as High Point rallied from an 8 8 tie, with Keith Kinley and Johnny Suggs contributing in a late rally.
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