8 - The Michigan Daily - Thursday, December 8, 1994 The GLI Challenge In its 30th year, The Great Lakes invitational is conducting a challenge in cooperation with the Daily. Grand Prize: A night for two at the Westin Hotel in Detroit and two tickets to each day of the GLI at Joe Louis Arena Dec. 29 and 30. 15 First Prizes: Two tickets to each day of the GLL. To'win, drop off your answers at the Daily Sports desk in the Student Publications Building at 420 Maynard. A different challenge will appear in the Daily every day until Dec. 13, at which time the winners will be notified by phone. This challenge is cumulative - the contestants with the most correct answers through Dec. 13 have the greatest chances of winning. Today's question: Which NCAA school has supplied the most players ever to the United States Olympic hockey team? Answer: i.E Parks takes over leadership role for Blue Devils0 By JEEMY EVIN By JEREMY LEVINE The Duke Chronicle Duke basketball coach Mike1 Krzyzewski will be quick to point out that players like Christian LaettnerI Bobby Hurley and Grant Hill don't come around too often. Each was an NBA lottery pick, an All-American and a part of the Dukej men's basketball program. But for Krzyzewski, perhaps more importanta than their accolades is that when se-l nior year came around, each of those players glided into a leadership role with the same skill and grace they demonstrated on the hardwood. But that trio of Blue Devil heroes is gone, the two conspicuous banners left hanging from the ceiling of Cameron 1 Indoor Stadium. So who is Duke look- ing up to (literally and figuratively) as the leader of its 1994-95 team?s Enter Cherokee Parks.s During his first three seasons at Duke, the 6-foot-l senior center played in the shadows of greatness. But this year, the Blue Devils, and probably mostof their opponents, will be focusing on Parks. "It's actually kind of easy going into it," Parks said. "We've always had the seniors he the captains. That's something I've had to look forward to going into my senior year, so that kind of made it an easy transition." Over the last few seasons, the de- fining characteristics of Duke's lead- ers have fallen all over the spectrum. Laettner was known as a very vocal, sometimes overbearing captain. Hurley and Hill, on the other hand, tended to lead by example. "I think I'm kind of a little bit of both," Parks said. "I've started to be- come a little bit more vocal, but it's easy because we have a young team. They're still trying to learn and get a feel for everything, so that's making it easy because I'm mot the kind of player like Christian that's going to come out and say things all game." Becoming the team's leader and motivator has been a bit of an adjust- ment for Parks, who didn't have the on-court reputation of a talker during his first few seasons. With a nick- name like "Chief," the big man might be expected to be a natural leader, but he was trying to fit in as just another member of the team. Producing solid numbers will become increasingly harder for Parks, because teams will focus defensively on stopping him inside. He will also command the added respect that goes hand-in-hand with being a preseason All-American on the No.8 team in the country. "(Thehonor) feels good," Parks said. "It's nice, but the (awards) that really Parks Name: Phone: M LOW SARVU Entech presen i to calliing home ~ p /- ~ * . - for money... Work. a fantastic alternative Hey, it isn't all that bad! We're talking weekends, vacations and semester breaks. Nothing to interfere with that all-important G.P.A. We have all kinds of positions available. Right now. Clerical. Secretarial. 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Perhaps the biggest problem Parks poses for opposing squads is that not only can he rebound, block shots and pound inside for easy layins and dunks, but he's also an excellent free- throw shooter. Teams with a half a dozen seven-footers on the roster, such as North Carolina, won't be able to stop Parks by inserting a slew of big men simply to foul him. "I don't know what big guys in the country are as versatile as Cherokee," assistant coach Pete Gaudet said. In his senior season, while the Blue Devils pursue another NCAA tournament run, Parks will have a little extra support - in the stands. His mother Deborah Parks, sold her Kansas City house and moved to Durham to witness, firsthand, Parks' final season in a Duke uniform. "It wasn't a big move for her at all, so shejustpacked up and came down for the year," Parks said. "She comes to all the practices. It's nice to have her around." 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