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rebounding a year ago, would like to pull down the
rebounding title this year.
Mills, who averaged 11.6 points and 5.9 rebounds
a game, is a pre-season second team All-Big-Ten
selection.
The 6'8" Higgins will fill Rice's small forward
position. "I'm not trying to replace Glen Rice. I am
going to play Sean Higgins basketball," Higgins said.
Fisher is hoping that 'Sean Higgins basketball' is
the same that the 46 percent three-point shooter
exhibited in the NCAA tournament. "We've seen it in
spots, now let's see it in bunches," Fisher said.
Though first-year guards Michael Talley and Tony
Tolbert have been impressive thus far, the newcomer
who will make the biggest contribution is likely to be
center Eric Riley. The 6'11", 205 pound shot-blocker
has received glowing reviews from teammates and
coaches- though all admit he needs to put on weight.
Talley is battling junior Demetrius Calip for
playing time in the backcourt. But since Fisher
expects Robinson to handle the ball 85 percent of the
time and rest infrequently, a backup point guard would
not be much of a priority.
Michigan might' field a three-guard lineup of
Robinson, Talley, and Calip.
What should keep the Wolverines from
complacency is the fierce, albeit healthy, competition
of the many players jockeying to get into the top ten
of the rotation.
Vaught summed up the team's goals: "We want to
be immortalized. We want to be the first team since
UCLA to win back to back NCAA titles."
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Riley and Talley head list of newcomers
vying for playing time as super-subs
by Taylor Lincoln
Daily Basketball Writer
Michigan basketball coach Steve
Fisher emphasizes that he is not
worried about his starting line-up,
consisting of four returning starters
and Sean Higgins. But he says, "I'm
concerned about who's going to be
six, seven, and eight."
Last year, the Michigan bench
had Mark Hughes, Sean Higgins,
Kirk Taylor and Demetrius Calip -
all players with college game
championships. He was named
Michigan's high school Mr.
Basketball last year.
"The thing I like about Michael
Talley," said Fisher, "is that every
chance he gets he guards Rumeal.
That shows you something. He'll
make Rumeal a better player."
Whoever has the job of backing
up Robinson will play an important
role. Last year, Taylor was
developing into an excellent point
guard before his season was ended by
a knee injury.
After his injury, the offense
sputtered at times when Robinson
was out. Fisher is cautiously
optimistic that Taylor will be able
to start practicing by Dec. 1, but it
is very uncertain that he will be able
year before injuring the anterior
cruciate ligament in his left knee
(the same injury as Taylor's, but to
a lesser degree).
At Michigan's request, he sat out
the rest of his senior year and will
wear a protective knee brace this
year.
"Tony Tolbert can score," Fisher
said flatly at the team media day. He
paused and then added, "He can score
better than I thought he could. But
he's got lots, and lots to learn about
other parts of his game."
Rob Pelinka, a 6-foot-5 redshirt
sophomore was expected to compete
for playing time at shooting guard.
But he is presently sidelined with
tendinitis in both knees and has yet
to practice this season.
Meanwhile, one player is assured
a position among the top eight. Six-
foot-eleven redshirt sophomore Eric
Riley will be counted on to back up
front court players Terry Mills and
Loy Vaught.
"Riley will be our first big man
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Hawkeye coach Tom Davis is
faced with the scary prospect of life
after BJI. Armstong, Ed Horton, and
Roy Marble. He is counting on two
players to ease the transition, 6'9"
senior center Matt Bullard and 6'5"
forward Ray Thompson.
"Because Bullard was injured we
never really got to see him come on
last year," Davis said. "He's a 6'10"
player who can hit the outside shot
and a very fine defensive player.
Ray can play both ends of the
court."
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PURDUE
Last season's 15-16 record was a
rarity in West Lafayette. The
mediocre season followed a Big Ten
Championship season and
interrupted six straight NCAA
tournament bids and 22 consecutive
years in the conference's first
division.
"I think the biggest thing we
need is leadership," Purdue coach
Gene Keady said. "I think we have
that this year in Tony Jones, Steve
Scheffler and Ryan Berning. "
Both Jones and Scheffler were
honorable mention All-Big Ten
selections last season.
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"This is our best team since I've
been here," fourth- year head coach
Bill Foster said. "Five seniors'
return and many other players
return. We've closed the gap.
Particularly at home."
Foster expects the Wildcats, who
finished last in defense, free throw
percentage, and rebounding last
season to improve in two of those
areas. "Rebounding is a concerr.,"
he said.
"If Walker Lambiotte (who had
an ankle injury) can stay healthy I
feel he can have an outstanding year
for us," he added. Center Brian
Schwabe is the Wildcats second best
player.
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player in the Big Ten.
This does not phase him, though.
"I'm very confident about this year,"
he said. "I prepared myself all
summer to back up Terry and Loy."
Aside from Riley, Michigan is
not deep along the baseline. 6-foot-9
junior Chris Seter will likely be
next off the bench. Seter was red-
shirted his first year and sat out the
entirety of hisrsophomore year
because of recurring elbow
problems. Now he is playing his
first basketball at Michigan.
"Chris Seter is a pleasant surprise
to us so far. He gives us a lot of
qualities that we've come to
appreciate in Mike Griffin," Fisher
said. "He has worked hard and played
intelligently. He's also going to be
in the hunt for the top nine."
Another big man is 6-foot-7
sophomore forward James Voskuil.
Redshirted last year, Voskuil could
provide depth at both shooting guard
and forward.
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experience. This year, Calip, a
junior, will be the only player on
the bench who has played before.
Among the rookies competing
for spots is first-year point guard
Michael Talley, who is competing
with Calip for the chance to be the
understudy to pre-season All-
American Rumeal Robinson.
"It's still a coin flip," said Fisher
of the competition between the two
backups. "Calip's got the experience
and Talley is a good listener and
working hard. So the jury's still out
as to who's going to back up
Rumeal."
Calip averaged under two points a
game last year, but flourished in the
NCAA tournament. Talley started
for three years at Detroit's Cooley
High School, where he helped his
team to three consecutive state
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to play at all this season. This
leaves the task in the hands of Calip
or Talley.
"When Rumeal's not in the game
you don't feel comfortable as a coach
or a fan. But Rumeal can't play 40
minutes. One of those guys is going
to have to step in and do the job,"
Fisher said.
Looking for minutes at the
shooting guard slot will be first-year
guard Tony Tolbert.
Tolbert, a graduate of Detroit St.
Martin DePorres High School,
averaged over 40 points a game last
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