0
PR S
L_ SPOdRTS
TheMichigan Daily Wednesday, March 3, 1982 Page 8
6
Carter rises above doubts
By RON POLLACK
Pessimists probably don't like
Michigan freshman basketball player
Willis Carter, for whenever they have
doubted him in the past he has proven
them wrong.
During most of Carter's senior year
at Detroit Murray-Wright High School
last year, Michigan showed little in-
terest in recruiting him. "He wasn't
playing that well, and then he got in-
jured," said Michigan head coach Bill
Frieder about Carter's final prep
season. "So we didn't know his status."
BUT WHEN last season's state tour-
nament had reached its conclusion,
Carter had led his team to a second-
place finish. Suddenly the Wolverines
COMING SOON
UNIVERSITY
PASSWORD
" Watch the Daily Classifieds Page Tuesday thru Friday for hidden clues that
reveal the answer to the week's Password.
" All submissions with name, address and phone number must arrive at
the Daily, 420 Maynard, by 5:00 PM, Friday of that week.
1 Prizes include gift certificates from Discount Records, Bicycle Jim's,
Ulrich's, Miller's and more!
Answers and winners will be announced in the next Tuesday's paper. One
guess per person, please.
STARTING MARCH 9
were interested in Carter.
"We weren't recruiting him before
the state tournament, but when he star-
ted playing well in March and we lost
out on some kids (high school recruits)
Willis became important to us," said
Frieder.
Carter, on the other hand, decided
that he wanted to attend Michigan
before the state tournament ever took
place. ."I had Michigan in the back of
my mind from the beginning of my
senior year in high school," said Car-
ter. "I wanted to go to Michigan. It's
home, and I thought I could get some
playing time."
IT IS ON THE subject of playing time
that Carter was doubted for a second
time. When he chose Michigan, very
few people would have believed that
of whether he could start a game as a
freshman, skepticism of another sort
still exists. The addition of an excellent
crop of front court freshman next
season, along with the return of Mc-
Cormick and Antonides would seem to
place Carter's future status on the team
up in the air.
"I thought about that for a second,
but I decided to put the team ahead of
myself," said Carter. "Basketball
means a lot to me, and the second you
start worrying about something else
you start losing your game."
BOTH CARTER and Frieder believe
that the Detroit native's playing status
is less up in the air than people may
think since he will have an advantage
over next year's freshmen.
"The freshmen will go through the
'We weren't recruiting him before the state tournament,
but when he started playing well in March and we lost out
on some kids (high school recruits) Willis became impor-
tant to us.'
-Michigan basketball head coach Bill
Frieder on Willis Carter
Carter would be capable of starting any
games as a freshman, and sharing this
opinion was Frieder.
"At that time, he was just going to be
a freshman in our program with a lot to
learn," said the Wolverines' second-
year mentor.
Carter, however, never doubted that
he could start a few games this season.
"I did think I could start a couple of
games as a freshman," he said. "I
knew that it would be tough, but I
decided that I was just going to go for
it." This optimism proved to be well-
founded, as he has started in home
games against both Ohio State and In-
diana.
CARTER WAS in the starting lineup
of those two games for a number of
reasons according to Frieder. "I think
Willis has improved and we had the in-
juries to (centers) Tim McCormick and
Jon Antonides," said Frieder. "We've
been inconsistent in that front line spot,
so we've started people at that spot
depending on the lineup thrown at us by
the opposing team."
Although Carter has removed doubt
freshmen problems just like I did this
year," said Carter. "Experience
takes time, and I'll have frbm freshman
to sophomore experience.
"In the beginning, this season I didn't
know a lot," he continued. "Now that
I've learned those things, I can work
toward them. The biggest adjustment
that I had to make early on, was what it
feels like to play Big Ten basketball.
It's one thing to watch it, but another to
be out there. It's a different at-
mosphere."
"WILLIS HAS a better chance than
the freshmen because he's been in the
system," said Frieder. "He knows he'll
have to work hard over the summer,
because he knows how hard it will be
when he comes back."
Does he ever.
"I know it's going to be my duty to
play basketball two or three times a
day this summer," said Carter. "I'll
put that.work in. Last sumer I only
played one or two times a day. But
some days this coming summer I'm
going to play all day long."
Having overcome skepticism twice
before, Carter certainly sounds intent
on doing so one more time.
Daily Photo by KIM HILL'
MICHIGAN'S WILLIS CARTER (no. 15) fires a jump shot over his opponent.
Although Michigan did not recruit Carter until late in his senior year of high
school, he chose to play for the Wolverines and has started in two games this
year.
PeTop Twenty
1. North Carolina (36) ....
2. DePaul (16).........
3. Virginia (5)..........
4. Oregon St. (3).......
5. Missouri............
6. Idaho .................
7. Minnesota...........
8. Georgetown, D.C......
9. West Virginia........
10. Tulsa .................
11. Iowa ..................
12. Fresno St. ............
13. Memphis St:..........
14. Arkansas ..............
15. Kentucky ..........
16. Wake Forest ........
17. Kansas St....... .
18. Alabama ..............
19. UCLA ...............
20. Ala.-Birmingham .....
24-2
26-1
27-2
22-3
24-2
24-2
20-5
23-6
21-5
21-5
20-5.
24-2
21-4
21-5
20-6
19-7
20-6
20-6)
19-6
23-5
1,162
1,122
1,097
1,043
797
766
734
724
617
565
562
560
543,
488
479
156
153
135
114
107
1. North Carolina (19) ....
2. DePaul (14)..........
3. Virginia (8)..........
4. Oregon St. (1)........
5. Missouri............
6. Idaho .................
7. Minnesota...........
8. Georgetown, D.C......
9. Fresno St..........
10. Iowa............ .
11. Memphis St.. .........
12. Kentucky ...;.........
13. West Virginia .......
14. Tulsa. .......
15. Arkansas... ....... .
16. Kansas St......... . .
17. Wyoming..............
18. (tie) Wake Forest .....
Louisville ........
20. (tie) Pepperdine .......
Tennessee .........
24-2
26-1
27-2
22-3
23-3
24-2
20-5
23-6
24-2
20-5
21-4
20-6.
24-2
21-5
21-5
20-6
20-6
19-7
18-8
20-6
18-8
595
577
563
561
368
310
307
250
218
249
181
150
143
138
130
56
40
32
32
27
27
Count Bill of Rights
Article \VI:
An Act to Make Your Life Whole Again.
Wolly Molly
Whole Pan
Pizza
Special
The Wholly Molly Wbole Pan Pizza
$2.00 Off Whole Pans of Count-za
Every Wednesday Night 5-12 Midnight
BILLBOARD
Ron Kramer, radio and TV per-
sonality, renowned athlete and racon-
teur, will emcee the annual Basketball
Bust, supported by the U of M Club of
Ann Arbor, at the Sheraton University
Inn, Monday evening, March 8. Social
activities will start at 6 p.m., with din-
ner at 7.
The Basketball Bust is In honor of the,,
coaches and players of the 1981-1982-
team. Coach Bill Frieder will highlight
the season and present special awards'
to the squad's most outstanding'
players. All seating is reserved at a
cost of $20.00 per person. Tickets are
available at the Michigan Ticket Office.
The Co-Rec Bowling and the Mini
Soccer entries are due today by 4:30
p.m. at the IMSB. On Thursday the Co-
Rec Bowling schedules will be ready
and can be picked up by 5:00 p.m. at tie
IMSB information center.
Also, on Thursday there will be_ a,
manager's meeting for Mini Soccer
from 7-8:00 p.m. The meeting will be
held in the wrestling room at the IMSB.
1140 S. University at Church
668-8411
F I
plans to hire several
Photoj ournalists
-HARVARD
Tsthis summer
Tradition and the future meet at the Harvard Sum-
mer School, the nation's oldest summer session, featur-
ing open enrollment in a diverse offering of day and
evening liberal arts courses and pre-professional pro-
grams. The varied curriculum includes courses appropri-
ate for fulfilling college degree requirements as well as
programs designed for career development and profes-
sional advancement. The international student body has
access to the University's outstanding libraries, muse-
ums, athletic facilities, and calendar of cultural activities,
as well as the many events available outside the Univer-
sity in Harvard Square, Cambridge, and nearby Boston.
Housing is available in Harvard's historic residences.
LIBERAL ARTS
Undergraduate and graduate courses in more than
30 liberal arts fields offered at convenient hours. Inten-
sive foreign language and writing programs are available.
Among the many areas represented are Anthropology,
Computer Sciences, Fine Arts, Mathematics, Psychol-
ogy, Music, and Visual and Environmental Studies.
PRE-PROFESSIONAL AND EDUCATION
Harvard Summer School offers all basic courses
0
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
JUNE 21 - AUGUST 13, 1982
For further information, return the coupon below
or contact:
HARVARD SUMMER SCHOOL
Department
20 Garden St., Cambridge, MA 02138
(617) 495-2921 information
(617) 495-2494 line open 24 hours a day for catalogue requests
Please send Harvard Summer School catalogue and
Sapplication for:
1 A_,.a.;.. -r- -A
I
i
..I