The Michigan Daily - SPORTSMonday - Mon ay, April 10, 1995 Blue hopefuls clash at Roundbd By Ryan WhiteT Daily Basketball Writer AUBURN HILLS - Was it fore- shadowingorsimply a Kodak moment? . After the final buzzer sounded at yesterday's Magic's Roundball Clas- sic, Michigan's "Mr. Basketball" Rob- ert Traylor, Wolverine recruit Albert White and Kevin Garnett - arguably the top player in the country -- posed together in front of photographers. "Wejust happened to all be together at the same time so we took the picture," said Traylor, denying that anything should be read into the photo. However, many of the Michigan fans at the Palace disagreed and ap- plauded the pose. "I hope we get all of them," said Michigan forward Makhtar Ndiaye, who attended the game. "If they all come to Michigan it will be great." White is the only member of the three to commit to Michigan, which he announced in November. Traylor could be next. He is holding a press conference today to announce where he'll be going to school. Most feel that Traylor is going to join his friend White at Michigan, but Traylor was careful not to let anything slip out after the game. The senior from Detroit Murray- Wright would only say that he didn't think there would be any surprises, but that "depends on what surprises are." White said that he has rarely talked to Traylor about where he was going. "Sometimes we talk about it, but he has enough pressure on him already being wanted by every school in the country," White said. "I really just try to be a friend." Traylorwas to originally have made his decision after yesterday's game, but was urged to move it to today by his high school coach so that he could hold the press conference at school. Garnett's story is more complicated. While he has made it clear in the pastthathe's leaning toward Michigan, he still has North Carolina, South Caro- lina and Georgia Tech on his list. An even bigger problem is that Garnett has yet to achieve a 17 on the ACT -the score required in order to be eligible to play in college next season. He was late arriving in Detroit for the weekend because he took the test again Saturday. As a senior at Chicago Farragut, Garnett averaged 28 points, 13 re- bounds, seven blocks and seven assists. There has been speculation that if Garnett doesn't pass the ACT he'll go to the NBA. Garnett, however, says that he will indeed go to college. "I'm not going to rush anything," he said about his choice of school. "I'm just going to take my time." Another player who has considered coming to Michigan is Terrance Roberson. Roberson was among the top play ers in the state this season, but was ali Classic, thrown off his Saginaw Buena Vista team for insubordination just before the playoffs. He had been recruited heavily by the Wolverines, but Michigan has backed off as of late. Roberson believes one reason is that, like Garnett, he hasn't passed his ACT. He is now considering a number of schools, including Michigan State and Fresno State, which just hired Jerry Tarkanian as its coach. Roberson said he hasn't ruled out Michigan, just as long as the school hasn't ruled him out. "It might be three out of three," he said in response to the question that it was now two, White and Traylor, com- ing to the Wolverines as opposed to all three of the stars. "If I pass the test, maybe Michigan will look at me more." Roberson is also among the many who believe Traylor will become a Wolverine today. "I think his heart is really at Michi- gan," he said. White, Traylor lead ~~'K- -9 ~ A t"t Wolverine golfers hold their own at Marshall west ini11i By Scott Burton Daily Basketball Writer AUBURN HILLS -No one would suggest that yesterday's Magic Roundball Classic was an exercise in disciplined, fundamental basketball. But between the barrage of above-the-rim dunks and Ray Charles-inspired passes, there was no denying that high school players know the meaningof showtime. The West All-Stars beat the East All-Stars, 114-99, in an often raucous, freestyling exhibition. The collection of 20 high-schoolers shot the ball an amazing 201 times in 40 minutes and committed 40 turnovers in front of 12,183 fans. "It was a lot of fun," said West All- Star Albert White, a senior at Inkster. "We got a little out of hand, shooting it too much sometimes, but we overcame it, and that's why we won." White, who signed with Michigan in the fall, joined another prospective Wolverine to give the West All-Stars a formidable duo. Detroit Murray- Wright's Robert Traylor, who will an- nounce his college choice today, scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed 11 rebounds. The 6-foot-8, 300-plus pound for- ward defied his grand buffet-sized frame, looking agile and sleek with the ball under the basket. And after earning MVP honors for the West Squad, he 4-99 O P.. 'i9 romp. joined a postgame dunking contest. Despite a less-than-inspiring vertical leap, he garnered hearty applause for his efforts. Another forward of interest toMichi- gan fans was Kevin Garnett of Chicago Farragut. The 6-foot-10 center - who often expresses his interest to play for the Wolverines but has yet to finalize0 his post-prep basketball plans - was not as active in the contest as Traylor and White. Garnett scored eight points in hi20 minutes of game time for the East All- Stars. Nonetheless, with a display of ferocious dunks and finesse moves in the paint, he showed why many place him on top of their recruiting lists. The Roundball Classic was as h table for what happened off the courtas what happened in the four periods of action. Players such as Terrance Roberson, Traylor and Garnett had to fend off persistent inquiries as to their collegiate plans. The presence of a bevy of basketball celebrities eased the attention of the prep all-stars. DetroitPistons GrantHill- and OliverMillershowed up, with Millet" demanding a postgame dunking con-O test. Wolverines Maurice Taylor and MakhtarNdiaye were alsopresent, tOw- ering above the adolescent mob str- rounding them with autograph requests. 3y James Goldstein 3aily Sports Writer The Michigan men's golf team is )ack on track. The Wolverines improved from heir last two disappointing perfor- nances, finishing third (301-286- 91--878) in last weekend's team :ompetition of the Marshall Invita- lional in Huntington, W. Va. Ohio tate won its second consecutive tour- iament and Wisconsin took second >dace. - "It just goes to show that Michi- an is back," Kyle Dobbs said. "We flayed real solid golf and faced some really good teams." In a field that had always-tough Kent State and Miami (Ohio), the Wolverines played their best golf of he young spring season. "I was delighted with their play," vlichigan coach Jim Carras said. "They're back to playing like they ,xpected that they would sooner or .ater, but I didn't.know when (it would Trivia Answer Grbac replaced Michael Taylor in the Wolverines' first game of the 1989 season - a 24-49 loss to Notre Dame. happen). "The plus of it all is that they are getting better each tournament. They need to continue to improve each week and if they do that, then we can be very competitive, heading towards the Big Tens." In picture-perfect weather con- ditions, the Wolverines established a strong short game and improved their putting. The Guyan Golf and Country Club course played very short, but since it was a par 71 tour- nament, players had to be on top of their game. Bill Lyle sure was. He reached his peak as he sandwiched a career-low 68 between rounds of 77 and 72. Lyle could have had a better sec- ond- round showing if he hadn't missed a couple of two- to three-foot putts. Lyle's score of 217 tied him for fifth in the individual competition. Rounding out the rest of the team were Dobbs (72-71-75-218), Chris Brockway (77-72-72-221), Adam Anderson (76-75-72-223) and Brent Idalski (76-76-75-227). Bobby Simms of Ohio State won the individual competition, finishing an impressive three-under-par 210. East All-star Kevin Garnett (50) fouls the West's Ryan Pierce during Magic's Roundball Classic yesterday at the Palace of Auburn Hills. +}. Y'1 ., W :.. . . . .?.. .S.:; :"t' .:.$"i:''%:v:."~i ,}:Sr'.,.; " WHO: Wendy Marshall TEAM: Women's Gymnastics HOMETOWN: Hicksville, N.Y. YEAR: Junior EuGIBUy: Junior WY: Marshall scored a perfect 10 on the vault during Saturday's NCAA Central Regional. She was the final competitor on the vault, and her perfect score garnered.her first place in the event. She placed third in the all-around competition, one spot behind teammate Beth Wymer. -* I BACKGROUND: Two weeks ago, Marshall, placed second behind Wymer in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships. Cast year, Marshall was a second-team All-American in the all-around and on the vault. She finished 11th on the vault (9.90) at the NCAA Championships and 16th in the ali" around. As a freshman, Marshall was also a second-team All-American on the vault. PARGAIN MATINEES, XTUMfT YIN LD. 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