Sports
Page 12 Wednesday, July 7, 1982 The Michigan Daily
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The Michigan Daily may have been out of publication the past two weeks,
but those involved in Michigan athletics (past and present) have been busy as
usual. The following is a rundown of what has occurred on the Wolverine
sports scene during this time.
Ever wonder what basketball players do in the off season?
Well, in the case of the Michigan basketball team, most of them play in a sum-
mer league in Ann Arbor. The eight-team league is called the Sandy Sanders
Summer Basketball League, and games are played on Mondays and Fridays at
Pioneer High School beginning at 5:45 p.m.
AMONG THE Wolverine players from last season's 7-20 club who play in this
league are Eric Turner, Thad Garner, Ike Person, Leslie Rockymore and Dean
Hopson. But those Michigan players who may benefit most from this league are
four of the team's five recruits. Richard Rellford, Roy Tarpley, Robert Henderson
and Paul Jokisch are getting a jump on other Big Ten recruits by teaming up with
Turner in this league. According to Turner, he is also working out with the recruits
at Crisler Arena Tuesdays through Thursdays. The crowds at Pioneer High School
have grown particularly fond of Rellford because of his many ferocious dunks.
Butch Wade, Michigan's-other recruit, will not join his teammates until
sometime in August. He is currently playing basketball in Boston. Michigan's only
starter from the past season who is not playing in the Sandy Sanders League is Dan
Pelekoudas who is playing his summerball in Illinois.
Other players who have played, or are expected.to play in the Sandy Sanders
League in the future,include Terry Duerod (Boston Celtics), Mike McGee (Los
Angeles Lakers), Phil Hubbard (Cleveland Cavaliers), Jay Vincent (Dallas
Mavericks), Sam Vincent (Michigan State), Walker D. Russell (Detroit Pistons'
fourth-round draft choice), Anthony Watson (San Diego State recruit), and Ricky
Buttrom (Eastern Michigan recruit)
just toname a few.
Michigan football player Greg
Washington also plays in the league.
Washington also played basketball for
Michigan last season, but has decided
to give up the sport, at the varsity level,
in order to concentrate on football.
Admission to these games is free, but
don't be surprised if your favorite
player doesn't show up-unlike college
or pro basketball, nobody gets kicked
off their team for not showing up.
Bo speaks out
On June 23, the Associated Press
reported that Bo Schembechler spoke
out on a number of topics while at the
National High School Athletic Coaches
Association in Indianapolis.
Noting the recent stories on drugs
that have made headlines, Schem-
bechler said, "Drugs are a realistic Brown
problem we must deal with. JI don't ... knee problems
think it's widespread at all on the
college level. But you must be concerned with it. "
SCHEMBECHLER also spoke about the new United States Football League. He
said that while it may provide more jobs for former college athletes he wonders "if
you draft in December and start playing in March, when do they (college seniors)
finishschool?"
He said that athletes would be expected to participate in meetings and training
camps and wouldn't have time to complete their spring semester.
Schembechler said that agents "disrupt many college educations," and that he
foresees agents filtering into high schools, especially if some athlete challenges
and defeats the National Football League's draft format, like Herschel Walker of
Georgia.
THIS WOULD allow college underclassmen to join the professional ranks and
could prompt high school athletes to stay in college for less.than four years or skip
college entirely, he said.
Schembechler also said that he has no immediate plans to retire.
"I have a good 10 years left physically" to coach, he said. "I would like to con-
tinue for some time now. I have no ambition to retire in less than five years."
And finally, Schembechler looked to the coming season. "There are probably
nine teams in our league that when they play each other have a good chance of
winning," he said.
He also added that this year's team won't make last year's mistake of preparing
for a contest with Notre Dame at the expense of preparing for the Wisconsin game.
Two grid assistants leave
AlthoughSchembecher plans to stay at Michigan for another five or 10 years,
s in review
k out at Pioneer High
such was not the case for Wolverine assistants Brad Bates and Les Miles who have
joined the staff of former Michigan assistant, and now Colorado head coach, Bill
McCartney.
Bates was Michigan's assistant strength coach, while Miles was an assistant of-
fensive line coach.
McCartney, who only recently became the Colorado head coach, also added
defensive line coach Gerry DiNardo of Eastern Michigan and quarterback coach
Steve Schottel of Michigan State to his staff.
Brown undergoes surgery
Michigan cager Leo Brown underwent knee surgery this past Tuesday. Brown
had been playing in the Sandy Sanders Summer Basketball League prior to the
operation.
According to Michigan head coach Bill Frieder, Brown "just had aslot of pain. It
was an ordinary type of surgery. I think he'll be back in October."
Brown, a 6-8 forward from Mansfield, Ohio, averaged.0.3 points and rebounds
per game last season. He played in 14 of the team's 27 games this past season. A
crowd favorite, Brown often has his name chanted at the end of games as fans try
to convince Frieder to put the 205-pounder in the game.
Where are they now?
" Michigan basketball player Thad Garner was selected by Utah Jazz in the
seventh round of the NBA draft. Garner, a 6-7 forward, has been the Wolverine
captain the past two seasons. This past season, he averaged 14.0 points and 6.7
rebounds per game. He led the team inasteals with 39 and started all 27 of the
squad's games. Garner was the
Wolverines' only senior on the 7-20 club.
" Joe James who quit the Michigan
basketball team prior to the start of
conference play last season, is tran-
sferring to Eastern Michigan. James
started Michigan's first four games of
the season and averaged 10 points per
contest, but played sparingly thereaf-
ter. Due to his limited playing time, he
quit the squad. After the first four
games, he only averaged six minutes of
playing time and 3.5 points per game
before quitting.
e"Former Michigan wide receiver
Alan Mitchell signed as a free agent
with the St. Louis Cardinals. Mitchell
tried out with the San Francisco 49ers
last year as a free agent, but was cut
during training camp. During his senior
Garner year at Michigan, Mitchell caught 13
... seventh round pick passes for 225 yards.
Humenik wins medal
Ed Humenik, a senior on last year's Michigan golf team, won the qualifying
medal in the Michigan Amateur Golf Championship.
Humenik fired an opening round 70, and then followed with a one-under-par 71 to
give him the victory with a 36-hole total of 141, three strokes under par.
Other members of last season's Wolverine golf team did not fare as well. Steve
Maddelena and Dan Roberts both finished the 36-hole tournament at 157. Mad-
delena was a senior this past year, while Roberts was a freshman.
Having qualified for the Michigan Amateur Golf Championship, Humenik faced
Brian Mills in the first round. The tournament ended there for Humenik, who lost
to Mills, 2 and 1.
Madej named SID
Bruce Madej has been named the new Michigan sports information director,
replacing John Humenik who quit due to problems with the administration.
Humenik has since taken the job of Sports Information Director at Florida.
Prior to taking over as Michigan's sports information director,,Madej had been
Director of Public Relations and Marketing for the American Power Boat
Association. From 1979-81, Madej was an Assistant Sports Information Director at
Michigan. He worked for the Ann Arbor News, 76-78, and Ypsilanti Press, 74-75,
prior to that. He attended Western Michigan where he worked on both the school
paper and radio station.
As for why he left his post of Assistant Sports Information Director at Michigan
to go to the American Power Boating Association, Madej said, "The opportunity to
run my own place and the opportunity to go to the Bahamas rather than West
Lafayette." -Compiled by Daily co-Sports Editor Ron Pollack