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Michael Payne-
Iowa, forward
An encore performance to his fresh-
man season may be tough for
Iowa's Payne.
All the 6-11 forward did last season
was lead the potent Iowa offense in
scoring with 308 points, averaging 11.4
points a game, lead the squad in
rebounds with 7.4 per contest and hit
69.1 percent of his free throws.
As a result of his fine season, Payne
was voted as the Big Ten's top rookie for
1982, was named to the Big Ten All-
Freshman team, several All-American
freshmen squads, and second team All-
Big Ten center by the AP, UPI and
Chicago Tribune.

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Payne

PAYNE, NAMED Iowa's most
promising freshman, was a double
figure scorer 17 times and led the
Hawkeyes in scoring in eight games.
His season best came at the expense of
Ohio State when Payne popped for 25
points, and pulled down eight rebounds
as Iowa knocked off the Buckeyes for
the second time, 69-65 at Columbus.
In five games last year, Payne
managed double figures in points and
rebounds including a 15-point, 12-
rebound outing against Michigan
despite the Wolverine s 68-58 upset in
Ann Arbor.
Iowa coach Lute Olson will be coun-
ting on Payne to team up with 6-10 Greg
Stokes to give the Hawkeyes a
dominant front line as they battle for
the conference title. Payne may be just
the spark that Iowa needs to return to
the Final Four.
Jim Stack-
Northwestern, forward
Entering his final year as one of the
best players in Northwestern history,
Stack will try to lead the Wildcats into
the upper bracket of the conference
and, possibly, a tournament birth.
Actually, the 6-8 forward will be in his
fifth year as he was redshirted his
freshman year following a knee injury
in the second game of the season.
Stack, who has been a fixture at for-
ward for the last three years, was
Northwestern's most valuable player
last season as he led the Wildcats in
scoring (401), average (14.9 ppg) and
was second in assists (60) and rebounds
(141). Stack also earned All-Big Ten
second team honors as he finished tenth
in the conference in scoring and was
fourth in free throw percentage,
shooting at an 80.3 per cent clip from
the charity stripe.

AN OFFENSIVE threat, Stack is the
seventh leading scorer in Northwestern
history and, with a good 1983 season,
has a chance to move up to second
place. He scored in double figures in 23
games last year and had 20 or more
points in seven games. His 26 point
outing against Loyola was a career high
as was his 15 rebound performance
against University of Illinois-Chicago
Circle.
Stack figures heavily in North-
western coach Rich Falk's game plan,
a fact that has not escaped the attention
of the other coaches in the conference.
Stack, however, has been the key Wild-
cat player for the last couple of years
and despite the extra attention has
always been able to perform up to his
potential. The 1983 season should be no
exception.
Sam Vincent-
Michigan State, guard
Entering his sophomore season with
a year of experience, Vincent should
become the leader that State coach Jud
Heathcote is looking for.
The 6-2 hometown guard was an
honorable All-Big Ten player last year
as he finished second in team scoring
(11 ppg), and assists (55), while placing
first in steals (41). The latter statistic
was good enough for fourth in the con-
ference.
Vincent, whose older brother Jay, an
ex-Spartan, now plays for the Dallas
Mavericks in the NBA, hit double
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figures in scoring 16 times last year.
His top outing came against Michiganf
when he scored 24 points in State's 66-55&
victory over the Wolverines. d
DESPITE HIS impressive season,P
Vincent, who edged out Michigan's Ericr
Turner for the first-ever Mr. Michigana
Basketball award in 1981, will be coun-p
ted on to improve his scoring averages
this year, as he takes over the floor
leader role with the graduation of Spar- I
tan star Kevin Smith. t
Heathcote expects Vincent to emerge
as one of the Big Ten's top two or three
guards this season and is relying on him
to lead the Spartan attack.
"I think we'll be a sounder team in
terms of an outside attack with Sam,"
said Heathcote.
Eric Turner-t
Michigan, guardh
During Michigan's horrendous 7-20 1
season last year, one of the few bright v
spots for Wolverine fans was the play of t
Turner.s
With the addition of five impressive
freshmen to the squad, Turner has t
become a team leader both on and off a
the court and will be a major factor in a
Michigan's attempt to regain p
credibility as a Big Ten basketball con-
tender.C
The addition of the three-point play t
this year will make Turner a bigger
threat as coach Bill Frieder feels his
second team All-Big Ten guard can hit
the 21 foot shot at least three out of every
five times.
Turner, himself, says he is looking to
become the premier guard in the con-
ference, but he may already be there
now.
Derek Harper-
Illinois, guard
The Illini were hit heavily by
graduation and this will place a large
responsibility on the shoulders of the 6-4
point guard. He will be one of the few
Illinois players with any real Big Ten
experience.
Harper
Named to the Sporting News first
team pre-season All-American squad,
Harper was also an honorable mention
All-Big Ten selection last year, as he
led the league in steals and assists.
ALONG WITH quarterbacking the
club for coach Lou Henson, Harper will
be counted on to improve his scoring
average of 8.3 points per game. Henson
will also rely on Harper for somie
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