Page Eight THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, January 12, 1973 THE MICHIGAN DAILY Friday, January 12, 1973 Hoosiers' hoop hopes high I I Sale in Progress 15 L By GEORGE HASTINGS When Michigan basketball fans talk about the Big Ten cage race both of last year and this year, they tend to think about Minnesota and Ohio State being the Wolver- ines' main rivals. Yet last season, when the Wol- verines were blowing their title chances against lesser teams, there was one more team that snuck into a tie for third with Michigan, and in fact stole a possible NIT bid from the Wol- verines - the Indiana Hoosiers. In fact, Indiana was one of only two teams in the Big Ten (Purdue being the other) which the Wolverines failed to defeat last year, beating Michigan in a crucial contest at Bloomington, 79-75. And while the Hoosiers have lost one of the premier players in the Big Ten from last year, Joby Wright, by gradua- tion, they have a host of fresh- men and sophomores who make this season's Hoosier team a threat to go all the way. The big goal facing Indiana coach Bob Knight, in his second year as Hoosier mentor, is to avoid the kind of poor Big Ten start We Do Business By Saving You Money Each term we ship thousands of used books to Ann Arbor and sell them for one quarter to one third less than regular. Compare our new book prices too. We care about wide selection, so we service ours with a pro- cess unique in Arnn Arbor. This Access System tells us what is in stock and what must be or- dered via Telex. As classes start all orders are special de- livery or special handling. It helps get books hereafast. Follett's is at the State Street end of the diag. If you didn't shop there last term you may have paid too much for text- books. FOLLETT'S which destroyed his team's chan- ces a year ago. Last year the Hoosiers started their schedule by dropping their first four confer- ence games. But they came back to win nine of their last ten, including 1 win over every team in the con- ference, and Knight feels that they played as well as any team in the Big Ten those last ten games. Although they were elim- inated early in the NIT, the Hoo- siers still managed an overall 17-8 mark for last season. The strength, of the Indiana squad last year was its front line, and there it remains. Although Wright is gone, the Hoosiers re- tain their top rebounder and num- ber two and three scorers in the persons of Steve Downing and John Ritter, a pair of seniors. Downing, a 6-8 center, was the club's top board man and second leading scorer last year, and he is doing one better this season. While still leading the rebounding race, he is also leading in points, scor- ing at an 18.2 clip so far. Ritter, a 6-5 forward, provides Downing with fine support. He was the third leading Hoosier scorer in '71-72, and has moved up a notch to number two now, swishing the nets for 16.5 points per contest. The Hoosiers have two more re- turning regulars from last year, guards Bootsie White and Frank Wilson, on the roster, but on this year's club they're playing, very infrequently. The other three start- ing posts and the six and seventh man positions have been filled by some ambitious freshmen and sophomores with excellent results. Wright's old forward spot is now manned by a sophomore, 6-7 Steve Green, who has been hot and cold, but who brilliantly dis- played his abilities with a game- leading 18 points in the Hoosiers' impressive 64-58 victory over Ken- tucky. The guard spots are filled by a pair of freshmen who have been delighting Knight with their early development. Quinn Buckner, who also starts at safe- ty on the football squad, has been contributing 11.4 points per game so far to the Indiana cause, and that should rise. Buckner, who led his preps team to two consecutive Indiana state titles, was pursued by ev- ery major school in the nation, including Michigan, which was supposedly one of the last two or three schools Buckner crossed off his list. Joining him at the Subscribe to The Daily Phone 764-0558 SIGN UP NOW ! MUSIC LESSONS ANN ARBOR MUSIC MART will soon be starting Class Lessons in Guitar, Flute, Banjo, & Drums. $12.00 for 6 weekly lessons RENTAL INSTRUMENTS AVAILABLE ! Rent is applied toward purchase ( of the instrument CONTACT BILL ROBBINS r . . " t " ," - -Al 522 EAST WILLIAM ,NN ARBOR other guard spot is Jim Crews. The top two subs, both sopho- mores, have figured prominently in Indiana's success so far this year. John Laskowski, at 6-5, comes in at both forward and guard, and has often rescued the club. He has averaged 11.3 points and has been his club's number two rebounder in his relief role. The other sub, John Kamstra, is a fine outside shooting guard whom Knight calls upon when he needs long-range gunning. So far this year, this group of two veterans and a bunch of new- comers has jived into an impres- sive unit. The Hoosiers sport a 9-2 record, and the last Associated Press poll had them rated six- teenth in the country.w Their only losses have been a tough 88-85 decision to South Caro- lina on that power's home floor, and a 74-65 defeat at the hands of Texas at El Paso in the finals of the Sun Bowl tournament. Beside the victory over Kenr tucky, Indiana also sports a win over highly - rated Houston, a 75- 72 triumph achieved the night before the loss to UTEP. But most important to Knight and to Big Ten basketball fans, the Hoosiers are currently hun- gering for a quick Big Ten geta- way. They started well last Sat- urday, with a convincing 78-64 road victory over Wisconsin. But on the next two Saturdays, Indiana hosts Minnesota and Ohio ... ty. . . State, and these games could mean Dailv Photo the difference for the Hoosiers. INDIANA'S BOOTSIE WHITE (22) watches Michigan's Dan Fife With its good front line and young (24) lay in two in a 92-81 Wolverine victory two years ago in improving backcourt, if Indiana Ann Arbor. Indiana's hasketbill rebuilding program has sent can avoid an early season slump, it should be a factor to be reckon- White and some other seniors to the bench in lieu of younger ed with in the Big Ten race. performers. --------------- LOKEN OPTIMISTIC: Gymnasts seek improvements By THERESA SWEDO PLAGUED by academic p r o b- Ray Gura, Ward Black, T e r r y A young and untested Michigan lems, the team voted to stay home Boys and Monty Falb. Working with gymnastics team faces its moment and conduct an intersquad compe- a talented but young team, Loken of truth against a traditional rival tition. 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