10 - The Michigan Daily - Wednesday, December 7, 1994 BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK: Detroit natives, rekindle rivalries By RYAN WHITE Daily Basketball Writer As a Detroit native, Michigan basketball player Maurice Taylor had just a little bit of fun in Monday night's game against Detroit. "I really enjoyed playing against (the Titans)," Taylor said. "I know every last one of them. I played with all of them." Ten of the 14 players on the Titan roster are from the city of Detroit. When players know each other as well as Taylor and fellow Detroit native Willie Mitchell know the Titans, there is bound to be a little talking. In the first half, after Mitchell swatted a Titan shot out of bounds, he received a warning from one of the game officials for extracurricular verbal activity. WATSON'S RECRUITS: Detroit coach Perry Watson left Michigan after the 1992-93 season, but he says he still had a hand in the Wolverines' latest recruiting class. "I actually started recruiting the group," Watson said after Monday's game. "When the Fab Five were fresh- men, we kind of knew that we weren't going to get any recruits. So I started recruiting Willie Mitchell, Maurice Taylor and Maceo Baston like they were seniors." IF LOOKS COULD KILL: Wolverine senior Jimmy King was slapped with a technical foul in last Saturday's game against Tennessee-Chattanooga. After Ray Jackson was fouled in the second half, King verbally protested the call. Apparently King learned his lesson. Instead of com- plaining to officials about calls, or lack there of, against the Titans, King used a glare to get his point across. WHO'S STARTING NEXT?: Wolverine coach Steve Fisher is changing starting lineups like socks these days. Fisher used his fifth different starting five on Monday against Detroit. Thus far the only regulars have been Dugan Fife, Jackson and King. Others in the starting rotation have been Mitchell, Taylor, Baston, Makhtar Ndiaye and Jerod Ward. SWIMMING NOTEBOOK: Tankers rack up mugs at Harvard Invitational By NICHOLAS J. COTSONIKA Daily Sports Writer Swimming is an "inner" sport. The-athletes compete against the clock, and more importantly, against themselves. Medals and world-records aren't the real goals. The only motivation that drives a swimmer to win their event is the satisfaction they receive by pushing their abilities to the limit. Unless, of course, winners receive beer mugs. At the Harvard Invitational this past weekend, beer mugs were awarded for each first-place finish. As a result, the Michigan men's swimming team worked a little harder than usual to end up on top, Wolverine coach Jon Urbanchek said. "Everybody was pretty excited to win," Urbanchek said. "That's why we won so many races, because everybody wanted to get a beer mug." MUG wiNiERS: Michigan won nine out of the 14 races it appeared in and six Wolverines took home beer mugs Sunday night. Apparently, Tom Dolan and Gustavo Borges were the thirstiest, as they came away with three mugs each. Dolan won the 400 individual medley (3:52.59), won the 1650 freestyle (15:10.43), and was part of Michigan's first-place 800 freestyle relay team (6:42.14). Borges finished first in the 100 freestyle (44.63) and the 200 freestyle (1:37.77), and also participated in the 800 freestyle relay. Royce Sharp and Steve West will be glugging out of their new mugs after they each took two events. Sharp won the 200 butterfly (1:50.55) and the 200 backstroke (1:45.87). West earned his hardware by topping the field in the 100 backstroke (57.54) and the 200 breaststroke (2:04.30). Chris Rumley and John Piersma hoisted mugs as well, racing in the 800 freestyle medley. Unfortunately, Jason Lancaster did not come away with anything. He finished second with the 200 medley relay team, but no shot glasses were awarded. STUCK AT HOME: Only 10 Wolverines made the trip to Harvard. The rest stayed home and raced at the Eastern Michigan Invitational Saturday and Sunday. Freshman Derya Buyukuncu was one of those stuck at home to "concen- trate on his classes," Urbanchek said. But Buyukuncu concentrated on his swimming instead, winning four events and finishing second in another at Eastern Michigan. HARD TRAImNG: Michigan now heads for their annual training trip in Hawaii, Dec. 22 through Jan. 4. The Wolverines will appear in the Rainbow invitational on Jan. 3 before returning. "It's a hard job, but someone's got to do it," Urbanchek said. Maurice Taylor got a chance to play against some familiar faces Monday against the Titans. Drop off your picks at the Michigan Daily sports desk on the second floor of the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard by 5 p.m. Dec. 13. The most accurate prognosticator will receive a $15 gift certificate to O'Sullivan's Eatery & Pub. Contestants are restricted to five entries per week. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Holiday: Michigan vs. Colorado St. Rose: Penn St. vs. Oregon Citrus: Ohio St. vs. Alabama Hall of Fame: Wisconsin vs. Duke Liberty: Illinois vs. East Carolina Orange: Nebraska vs. Miami, Fla. Sugar: Florida vs. Florida St. Fiesta: Colorado vs. Notre Dame Peach: N.C. St. vs. Mississippi St. Cotton: Texas Tech vs. Southern Cal 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. Freedom: Arizona vs. Utah Independence: Texas Christian vs. Virginia Gator: Tennessee vs. Virginia Tech Sun: Texas vs. North Carolina Copper: Oklahoma vs. Brigham Young Alamo: Baylor vs. Washington St. Aloha: Kansas St. vs. Boston College Carquest: South Carolina vs. West Virginia Las Vegas: Central Michigan vs. UNLV Heritage: So. Carolina St. vs. Grambling St. BUCKEYES Continued from page 9 considered Miami - another Ohio school - and Colorado College. "(Ohio State's arena) is like an ice rink I played in as a pee wee." The Buckeyes' home arena may very well be the league's worst, seating a paltry 1,400 on only two sides of the ice and housing lockerrooms Fair calls brutal. However, this season Ohio State plays Michigan and fourothergames at the State Fairgrounds Coliseum, amuch larger and more modern facility. Mean- while, a new on-campus arena is under construction. But right now, Ohio State isn't the only college hockey team in the Buck- eye state with a small arena; the Buck- eyes are just the only ones whoare floundering. Bowling Green won a national championship in 1984 and currently is alone atop the league standings. Miami won the CCHA just two years ago and is certainly in the hunt this season. The fact that the Buckeyes' in- state rivals can field such competi- tive teams might lead one to believe Ohio State could too. That just hasn't been the case, though. "If Ohio State wanted to have atop- notch program, they could," Fair said. "It doesn't seem they want to make an effort. If they wanted to they could be right up there with other top schools." Opinions like Fair's is what Ohio State is up against, and they're going to be even tougher to change than the Buckeyes' recent fortunes against 'We're starting to get the people we want, and the system is in place. I think you'll see a turnaround real soon.' - Adam Smith Ohio State captain Michigan. And while Smith may never see that happen while he's in Columbus, he still feels the Buck- eyes' time is coming. "We're starting to get the people we want, and the system is in place. I think you'll see a turnaround real soon." *I Tiebreaker, Michigan vs. Colorado St. Total points: Name: Phone: U U 0 Xo04 S. statm Strmmt I- 4dooro Suatla of 16.bimrty -98-45S0 0 0 I