The Michigan Daily-Thursday, January 17, 1980-Page 9. CHAMPAIGN CREW ON DOWNWARD SLIDE Cagers combat By SCOTT M. LEWIS Illinois head coach Lou Henson doesn't know what's wrong with his basketball team, which has fallen from a Top Ten national ranking to a 1-3 Big Ten record in a matter of two weeks. Michigan hopes Henson doesn't discover the problem for another several hours, because at 8:05 p.m. (EST), Johnny Orr's pugnacious Wolverines take on the Fighting Illini, who are bound to be in a combative mood. LIKE MICHIGAN (2-2 in the con- ference and 9-4 overall), Illinois lost two straight on the road last week, to Purdue and Minnesota, dropping into an eighth-place tie with Northwestern. Add to this a one-point home defeat to Iowa and it becomes clear why the par- tisan crowds at Assembly Hall are becoming antsy. To appreciate how far the Champai crew has fallen in recent weeks, o must recall that on December 29 t Illini knocked off Louisville, 77-64,1 route to a triumph in the Rainb Classic. That's the same Louisvi squad which shocked Ohio Stat currently number two in the land a !0 floundering fflini gn THE BLUE cagers also need Mike At this early stage in the season, it's ne McGee's point production, which stan- premature to label any one game he ds at 21 per game, fourth in the Big Ten. "critical." Certainly, however, en The 6-5 forward managed only eight tonight's clash can be regarded as ow points, all in the second half, against pivotal for both teams, especially for lle Purdue last Saturday. "We hope Mike Illinois, which with a loss would vir- te, bounces back and shoots the way we tually fall out of Big Ten contention. nd know he can and he knows he can," said THE LINEUPS MICHIGAN ILLINOIS (40) Mike McGee .... (6-5)... F ...(6-7) ..... Mark Smith (42) (45) Thad Garner .... (6-7)... F.. .(6-8) ... Eddie Johnson (33) (15) Paul Heuerman. (6-8)... C.. .(6-10) .. James Griffin (13) (24) Marty Bodnar ... (6-3)... G . . .(6-2).......Reno Gray (10) (25) Keith Smith.....(6-0)... G . ..(6-2) ..... Rob Judson (30) SUMMER CAMPS The Ann Arbor "Y" is now accepting applications for staff positions at the following camps: Camp AI-Gon-Qulan: A. resident camp for boys and girls, located on Burt Lake in northern Michiaan. June 23-August 10. Senior staff positions, ages 18 and above, available in fol- lowing areas: horseback riding, sail- ing, canoeing, trips, arts and crafts, archery, woodworking, land sports, swimming and waterskiing. Salary plus room and board. Camp Birkett: A day camp for boys and girls, located on Silver Lake near Pinckney, June 16-August 15. Senior staff positions, ages 18 and above, are available for candidates with fol- lowing skills: archery, swimming, sailing, canoeing, arts and crafts, and nature. Applications and additional informa- tion regarding positions at both camps may be obtained by contacting the Ann Arbor "Y", 350 S. Fifth Avenue, Ann Arbor, or call (313) 663-0536. Ar ni Will he or won't he-nobody seems to know for sure. Spartan head coach Darryl Rogers appeared on his way to Arizona State to join recently de- parted Joe Kearney, former Athletic Director at MSU. Now however, Rogers denies reports that he told his players he plans to defect. ft Rogers to coach den EAST LANSING (AP)-Speculation grew yesterday as to whetler or not Michigan State football coach Darryl ogers would leave his post for the ead coaching position at Arizona State University. New ASU Athletic. Director Joseph Kearney called Rogers the top can- didate for the Sun Devils job. Players claim Rogers told the team about his departure at an early mor- ning session of running drills. But Rogers said yesterday, "I have not been offered the Arizona State University head football coaching job. I :.0m still the head coach at Michigan State. I do not know if the job will be of- fered to me. I did not tell my players this morning that I was, leaving Michigan State to go to Arizona State." Meanwhile, Kenneth Thompson, MSU vice president for operations, an- nounced the start of the search for a new athletic director to replace Kear- ney. "I anticipate that MSU President M. Cecil Mackey, who remained out of *own. will consult with the athletic council very shortly on procedure. Fur- ther announcements will be made as deemed necessary," Thompson said. ASU football coach Frank Kush-an All-American player at Michigan State-was fired by Miller for allegedly coveriung up a punching incident in- volving player Kevin Rutledge. Arizona State on Tuesday fired all six assistant football coaches, opening op- ortunities for the MSU staff. Rogers, 44. compiled a 24-18-2 record in four years at Michigan State. Rogers' best season was in 1978, when the Spartans' high-powered passing at- tack won them a share of the Big Ten championship and an 8-3 record. But in the first season off probation, MSU slumped to 5-6. Rogers would join former MSU Athletic Director Kearney, who took ties report the job of ASU athletic director Tuesday night. Kearney left Michigan State after nearly four years of piloting Spartan football out of NCAA probation and rebuilding the school's program. Sophomore tackle John Mazur said Rogers indicated all MSU's assistants had been invited to move west with Johnson ... leads Illini attack Henson has no explanations for his team's slide. "I don't know what it is. We normally play the tough, aggressive defense," said Henson, whose .655 win- ning percentage ranks him ninth among active coaches. "But for some reason there are times when we just don't go after teams. "Five times this season we've allowed our opponents to shoot over 50 per cent and all five times we've lost the ball game. We've just got to get af- ter those teams and force them to. take a few bad shots." Big 10 Standings tops in the Big Ten. INDEED, BEFORE the season began, some folks close to the Illinois scene were entertaining championship hopes. The main concern was the offen- se. But with an average of 73 points per game, the Illini are currently on a pace to break the school record for most points in a season. Pacing the offensive surge is a pair of junior forwards, Eddie Johnson and Mark Smith. The 6-8 Johnson, out of Chicago, is seventh in the Big Ten scoring race, averaging almost 19 poin- ts a contest. He's a tremendously ac- curate shooter, particularly from the baseline, canning 56 per cent of his field goals through four games. Smith, who as a 6-7 guard last year led the team in scoring and was named the Illini's most valuable player, has returned to his normal forward spot, where he is averaging 15 ppg. Henson has occasionally used Smith off the bench as a sixth man, but he is expected to start tonight. ROUNDING OUT the front court is rail-thin 6-10 sophomore James Griffin, who has supplanted defensive specialist Derek Holcomb at center. The Illini are one of the conference's deepest clubs. Backing up the regular front line are players who were starters during last year's 7-11 Big Ten season, which ended with five consecutive losses. Levi Cobb, Neil Bresnahan and Holcomb all were part of the starting quintet for at least part of last season. Michigan's most important-and dif- ficult-task tonight is to contain the Illinois big men. "We have to do a good job on Mark Smith and Eddie John- son," stressed assistant coach Bill Frieder. "But actually, they're all dangerous, they're all good scorers. They have good depth, experience and height." Frieder. Henson is wary of McGee's speed. "Like everyone else on Michigan, he (McGee's) an extremely quick player," he said. "They could cause us some problems matching up with their out- standing speed." Conference W Ohio State 4 Purdue :3 Minnesota 3 MICHIGAN 2 Iowa 2 Wisconsin 2 Indiana 2 Illinois 1 Northwestern 1 Mich. State 0 L 0 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 4 Pct. 1.000 .750 .750 .500 .500 .500 .500 .250 .250 .000 Overall W L Pct. 11 1 .917 10 3 .769 10 3 .769 9 4 .692 11 2 .846 10 5 .667 9 4 .692 11 5 .688 6 7 .462 6 7 .462 Tonight's Games MICHIGAN at Illinois Wisconsin at Michigan State Iowa at Indiana Minnesota at Ohio State Northwestern at Purdue Campus Interviews Kearne v ... heading west him. Two, C.T. Hewgley nd Dan Un- derwood, told the players they were leaving, Mazur said. At ASU, Rogers would have to cope with NCAA scrutiny similar to the probe that led to Michigan State's probation. 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