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February 16, 1990 - Image 56

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JEWISH WAR VETERANS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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Continued from preceding page

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TUESDAY • FEBRUARY 20, 1990 • 8:00 P.M.

Guest Speakers: Al Kline, Department Commander, American Legion

Special Message on Israel Trip
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Judge Bernard Friedman, U.S. District Court
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Frank J. Kelley, Attorney General, State of Michigan
Jack Schwartz, Past Department Commander
1989-90 Veteran of the Year, State of Michigan
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September, he was allowed by
the NCAA to take the test
again. This time he scored
over 800.
"I can't say the language
was a problem," Henefeld
says, "even though there were
words on that test that I have
never read and will never
read again. I just didn't
understand what I had to do.
When it was explained to me
exactly what the test was, I
didn't have any problem."
One final hurdle Henefeld
had to clear concerning eli-
gibility cropped up when
someone sent the NCAA a
letter, in Hebrew, claming
Henefeld had been paid for
playing some games in Israel.
After university and NCAA
investigations, the allega-
tions were determined to be
untrue.
Last semester, Henefeld
took and passed such courses
as chemistry, geology,
English and Hebrew. Not
your usual freshman basket-
ball player's curriculum.
"He was real quiet when he
first got here," say UConn co-
captain Tate George. "We'd be
playing pick-up games and
he'd just sit on the sidelines
until someone would say 'Hey
Day, you want to play?' Then
he'd say OK and walk out
onto the court.
"But he earned our respect
right after the first game.
He's a good guy, a terrific guy,
and a great basketball player.
You couldn't ask for a better
combination."
Calhoun admits he treated
Henefeld differently from
other players at first. "When
he came here, he did so based
on his personal relationship
with me. I had to handle him
differently because he's a
unique kid. The more comfor-
table I felt he was here, the
more I felt he could be treated
like any other player. I've
come to understand he just
wants to be treated like a
basketball player."
"If I do something wrong
now he [Calhoun] shouts at
me," Henefeld says, "but he
shouts at everybody. You have
to take what he really means,
and not take it personally."
Calhoun also brought
Henefeld along slowly on the
court, bringing him off the
bench for the first 10 games.
As Henefeld adjusted to the
American college game, it
became apparent he was a
special talent.
"He's not one of the great
runners and jumpers in the
league, one of the oohs and
ahhs guys," Calhoun says.
"His game is unspectacular,
but he does things that other
people don't do. Rebounding,
he's a clinic, and he uses
angles very well. If he gets

beside you with the ball,
you're beat."
Another thing Calhoun
likes about Henefeld is his
contribution to the team in
the intangibles department.
"He stabilizes us a great
deal," Calhoun says. "The
kids believe in him. They
think he's good, and a big part
of this game is psychological.
"I was told before he came
here that the bigger the
game, the better he plays.
And so far I've found that to
be true."
But Henefeld's greatest at-
tribute as a player may be
mental. He has the gift of
knowing where everyone is on
the court at all times and to
be a step ahead of the action.
"His understanding of the
game is intuitive," Calhoun
says.
Calhoun remembers a con-
versation with Henefeld after
the Huskies were blown out
by St. John's 93-62 earlier
this season. "Nadav said to

What should be
frightening to the
opposition is that
Henefeld is still
inputting data.

me, 'you know what I think?'
And I said it's not important
what you think. Then I said,
what do you think? And he
said, 'It was more us than
them.' And quite honestly,
that's what it was. Not that
St. John's isn't good — they
may be better than us — but
he was right that the reason
we lost was because we didn't
play our game."
"Nadav calls his own plays
sometimes," George says.
"He'll tell me to set a pick
over on the side or something.
I don't know of many fresh-
men who call their own
plays."
Where Henfeld's gift of an-
ticipation has been most evi-
dent is on defense. He broke
Bobby Dulin's school record
for steals in a season (83) in
19 games, and is averaging
4.3 per game.
What should be frightening
to the opposition is that
Henefeld is still inputting
data. To watch him on the
court is to come away with a
sense that when he begins
printing out what he has
assimilated, his level of play
is going to be elevated.
One of the adjustments
Henefeld has enjoyed making
is to the crowds. "The crowds
here are great," he says, "they
make you want to play
harder. We appreciate the
fans, we like it very much."
"He's been sending a lot of
clips and tapes back home,"

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