A Page 8-Wednesday, February 16, 1983-The Michigan Daily Bradetich excels far from home 41 By MIKE BERRES There's a joke going around in women's basketball coach Gloria Soluk's office. It's about the "can't miss" prospect from Bangor, Maine or Tempe, Ariz. Every time the coach hears something like this she thinks: "Oh no, here we go again." When Jeff Bradetich told Soluk about his sister Wendy, however, it was no joke. Wendy has been bigger and better than anyone had expected. BRADETICH IS from Eugene, Ore., and according to Soluk the women's team can't afford to recruit much far- ther away than central Ohio. This is where brother Jeff fit in. A professor at Michigan, he called Soluk to talk about his sister. The coach suggested that Wendy send game films, and was so impressed with the results that a scholarship was soon offered. Both sides have been very happy with the outcome. "Wendy is one of the finest athletes we've had play for us," said Soluk. "It was a great surprise for us the way she has played and the way she was able to step right into the line-up." Bradetich has been an important part of many lineups since she began playing in the fifth grade. Her father coached the sixth and seventh grade teams to championships, and her success carried into high school. A four-year varsity player, Bradetich blossomed after her freshman season. In her senior year, the Winston Churchill High team she played for lost just once on its way to a third-place finish in Oregon. Early in that season, Bradetich scored 40 points to help her team avenge a state quarterfinal loss from the year before. THE 1982-83 season has changed Bradetich's winning ways, however. Despite the team's 3-17 record, Bradetich's enthusiasm remains high. "It's (losing) a big change," she said, "but I love basketball whether we're winning or losing. It's really frustrating, but as long as everyone puts out, and they are, it's still fun. And with everyone coming back next year I think we can call this a building year." Soluk thinks the team's future may ride on the improvement of the 6-0 cen- ter. "She has definite leadership qualities," Soluk said. "She has been a solid force for our squad, and a good in- dication of how good the team is playing can be judged by how well Wendy is playing." The coach is not making Bradetich a scapegoat for the team's poor perfor- mances, but rather complimenting the, freshman center for keeping the team in games. "If, and we think it's when, Wendy emerges as the leader, this team may come together," Soluk said. BRADETICH IS enjoying her ex- periences with the team, and may soon provide the leadership her coach expec- ts. "I like everyone on the team," she said. "The coach has been just super and I wouldn't trade it for anything.' One other thing that has kept Bradetich's spirits high is Michigan's campus and the surrounding town. "Ann Arbor is similar to Eugene, but in many ways it's different, in a nice way," Bradetich said. "I'm very glad I came here. It's (the campus) all so pretty. I love to take walks through the Law Quad." Bradetich hasn't been back to Eugene since July and has adjusted well. "My brother is here, but I do get a little homesick," she said. "It's great to be on my own." A BIG CONCERN for student- athletes is completing their schoolwork. Bradetich thinks basket- ball has helped her studies. "I've been able to budget my time. Before we star- ted practicing I would let things go because I had so much time on my han- ds. Now I am able to get things done because I know my time is limited." Basketball has given Bradetich a lot and she would eventually like to give it something back. "I'm in Phys Ed and I would like to be a coach someday." She also hinted that she might like to coach men, but first she'd like to play basket- ball and finish her education. 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'M' cagers still crude TAKE LAST season's Michigan basketball team, add five gifted young forwards, remove two of limited ability and a third who barely got a look at an NBA training camp, and what do you get? "An improved version of the Wolverines" is the obvious response. Robert Henderson, Paul Jokisch, Richard Rellford, Roy Tarpley and Butch Wade comprise a much better front court than Willis Carter, Dean Hopson and Thad Garner. Why, then, is Michigan's team mired in ninth place in the Big Ten standings, just one notch above its position at this time last year? Again, the answer is obvious. The rest of the conference improved as much or more than the Wolverines. While Michigan rebuilt its team with fresh talent, Ohio State, Purdue and the like refined theirs. And in the Big Ten, a refinery is a profitable business while a construction company is not. The Buckeyes, for instance, returned four starters from last year's conference runner-up squad. The quartet was an undistinguished lot but one summer of practice suddenly transformed them into highly-skilled athletes. Tony Campbell used to shine Clark Kellogg's shoes. Now, the junior forward's high tops sparkle in his own light. A similar occurence happened in West Lafayette, where Purdue coach Gene Keady graduated two seniors from his lineup. The Boilermakers couldn't be expected to challenge for the Big Ten title after the loss of Keith Edmonson and Mike Scearce but with a little work, benchwarmers Curt Clawson and Dan Palombizio became a pair of sharpshooting starters. Improvement takes work The list goes on: Northwestern's Art Aaron; Wisconsin's Cory Blackwell; Michigan State's~Kevin Willis, and OSU's Troy Taylor and Ron Stokes. None of these players stood out last season. Now, the five are mentioned among the conference's best. It isn't that players improve with age alone. They're not fine wines. Instead, they improve with effort, with tuning. It takes a year to learn what's needed to win in the Big Ten. A freshman enters the conference and learns his shortcomings. He works to correct them. Most rookies have many to fix. Plenty don't get fixed at all. "There's nothing to say they're going to get better," says Michigan coach Bill Frieder about his five freshman. "They just have to work over the summer." Frieder acknowledges that Frieder improvement is not guaranteed. But... dg r he also must realize that it is a .. . no guarantees reasonable expectation. Tim McCormick and Leslie Rockymore are (or was, in the injured Rockymore's case) better second- than first-year players. Nothing less should result from Henderson and his classmates. And with individual betterment should come upward movement in the standings. True, the rest of the Big Ten returnees will improve, but more return to Michigan than to any other school. The Wolverines graduate only Isaac Person from their lineup, but Indiana loses Ted Kitchel, Jim Thomas and Randy Wittman-three early-round NBA draft choices-and a pair of top reserves. Minnesota loses giant center Randy Breuer and with him goes most of its offense. Coinciding with the loss of starters Jim Stack, Gaddis Rathel and Michael Jenkins should be Northwestern's return to the Big Ten basement. Iowa says goodbye to wings Bob Hansen and Mark Gannon and Ohio State loses center Granville Waiters. All of this adds up to a brighter outlook for Michigan. While much of the Big Ten turns to construction, Wolverine Refinery should be open for business. PM 0 4 I Bradetich ... contributing freshman Injury knocks ilcher I out o By CHUt with wires Michigan runn Wileher, who inji during track comp underwent surger miss the football te "He underwent f spring practice anaesthesia," said Dr. Gerald O'Con- CK JAFFE nor, "and he was found to have ervice reports significant instability of the knee, ing back Thomas which required surgery to repair the ured his right knee torn ligaments." ietition last weekend, Wilcher, who hurt the knee in long y Tuesday and will jump competition against Michigan am's spring drills. State, was expected to play a large part examination under in replacing senior Lawrence Ricks as the Michigan tailback. The 6-1, 190- opound Detroit native still has freshman presents eligibility after not playing during the 1982 season. SUM ER"I'm sure he's going to do everything to get back into shape and get back on the field," said Michigan offensive SOFTBALL backfield coach Tirrel Burton. "When you have a knee operation it's a day-to- day thing, and you don't get involved in G Classics predictions. There's no doubt that if you miss 20 days of practice you will be 20 slut days behind, but you can't predict just h Leagues how far it will set him back." Iq The Ummoat of cmp 1% - 1 Ad Slow-Pitc I. I Mass Meeting February 24 - 6:00 p.m. Room 3275 Central Campus Recreation Building 401 Washtenaw CHOICE playing fields CHOICE location/lights/parking CHOICE umpires CHOOSE CORB. C-Mena C. -Womers Single or double header leagues CHOOSE Reasonable RatesNo hiddencosts CHOOSE Nesdencyrequirement Nou nveraity YOU HA VEA RIGHT TO BE CHOOSY For Information Coll Bill - 764-7415 'M' rec- stars successful By TIM MAKINEN It was all fun and games for the twen- ty Michigan students who participated in the American College Unions Inter- national (ACUI) tournament this past weekend in Toledo. The ACUI, in its 50th year of com- petition, pits college students from across the nation in the not-too-rigorous sports of pool, bowling, chess, backgammon, darts, table soccer (foosball), and table tennis. Michigan competes in Region 7 which includes other Michigan schools, all of Ohio, and some schools from southern Ontario. The location of the tournament alter- nates every year between a Michigan and an Ohio university. "WE'VE PUT in a bid for it next year," said David Mitchell-Yellin, the Michigan Union Recreation Coor- dinator. "It's been growing every year. We had 130 people try out this year ROY GEIGER & LIVE BALD EAGLE NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION A presentation on Eagle Conservation Room: 1040 School of Not. Resources Time: 7:30 p.m. Date: February 17 which is double the number of people from last year." The Michigan Union financed the trip through a two-dollar registration fee for the on-campus tryouts held in January. This paid for the participant's lodging in the Toledo Sheraton where they were accompanied by some 400 other game- hungry athletes from the various schools. Although reports have it that things occasionally got wild in the hotel, Michigan still managed to put in some excellent performances. Leading the Blue was Nancy Wright who cruised to the Women's Table Ten- nis finals without a loss, and then pad- dled her final opponent from Kent State into the ground, 21-18 and 21-16nin the best-of-three series. "ALL THE MATCHES were relatively easy except for the finals," said Wright. "She (the opponent) could do more than I could, but I just returned everything she gave me." Michigan's John Tsao and Reza Salehi put in an equally tremendous performance as they captured the Table Soccer crown. The pair did not lose a game until the finals where their Western Michigan opponents managed to beat them once in the best-of-five game championship. Wolverines also took second place i chess, fourth place in backgammon, and the fifth and sixth spots in both the darts and pool competition. Dennis Dieckman, who captured fifth place out of 29 participants in the pool event, ad- mitted the weekend was a lot of fun, but was slightly dissappointed with his per- formance. "The only incredible shots I made were the ones I lost on," said Dieckman, "When they go in the pocket it's planned, so it isn't incredible," he continued. BUT ALL IN all, most everyone had a good time at this year's ACUI tour- nament. "It was really fun, nothing at all like what you would expect from Toledo," commented bowler Ray Wright. Synchronized Swimming The synchronized swim team hosted a meet last Saturday at Bell Pool and just barely succumbed to Ohio State 108 to 103 for a strong second place finish. The team did manage to outswim perennial power Arizona which was submerged in third place with a score of 86. 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