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The state of Indiana, which boasts
one of the finest college basketball
traditions in the nation, will soon be
able to lay claim as the center of the
collegiate sports world.
Last Saturday, the NCAA
announced its intention to move its
offices - presently in Overland
49ark, Kansas .- to Indianapolis.
The move was overwhelmingly
approved by an NCAA committee,
which voted 7-1 to transfer the head-
quarters.
Along with the offices of the
NCAA, the Hall of Champions will
also move to Indiana.
The move has been in discussion for
a few years, with 10 cities submitting
bids two years ago as possible sites.
The move is slated to occur in late
1999 or early 2000.
The RCA Dome, in the heart of
Indianapolis, played host for last sea-
son's men's basketball Final Four.
The city has seen international
recognition as well.
In 1987, the Pan-American Games
showcased amateur competition in
Indianapolis.
The Big Ten has finally decided on two
things.
First, it has decided to hold a post-sea-
son tournament for men's basketball.
Second, it has chosen a venue -
Chicago.
The Big Ten Council of
Presidents/Chancellors announced on
Sunday that the United Center in Chicago
will be the site of the inaugural Big Ten
men's basketball tournament.
"It is indeed appropriate that Chicago,
birthplace to the Big Ten Conference
more than 102 years ago and home to
more than 300,000 Big Ten graduates, is
selected as the first site of the tourna-
ment,' council chair Nils Hasselmo said.
was among the 14 venues considered to
host the 1998 tournament. The United
Center will also serve as host in 1999.
The Metrodome in Minneapolis and
RCA Dome in
were the other
two finalists
. R ' considered.
The response
from league coaches has also been posi-
tive.
"It's going to be a great event,' Iowa
coach Tom Davis said. "The possible
sites all sounded good and Chicago is a
great place to start"
The postseason tournament will short-
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The winner of the tournament will
receive the conference's automatic bid to
the NCAA tournament.
The regular-season and postseason
schedules have not been announced, but
are slated to be released around July 1.
The concept of a postseason tourna-
ment in the Big Ten is not new. Six other
Big Ten sports already hold postseaso*
tournaments - women's basketball, soft-
ball, baseball, field hockey and men's and
women's soccer.
The new tournament games are sched-
uled to be televised by CBS, ESPN,
ESPN2 and Creative Sports.
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Tigers pass on Florida
State's Drew, pick pitcher
NEW YORK (AP) - Matt Anderson, a right-
handed pitcher from Rice, was taken by the Detroit
Tigers yesterday with the first pick of baseball's
amateur draft.
Anderson, 6-foot-4, is the Owls' career leader in
wins (30), saves (14) and appearances (82).
Philadelphia, picking second, chose Florida State
centerfielder J.D. Drew, regarded by many scouts as
the best college outfielder ever. The 21-year-old
junior is the only Division I player to hit 30 home
runs and steal 30 bases in the same season.
Anaheim then selected Troy Glaus third, an
infielder from UCLA, and San Francisco drafted
Jason Grilli, a pitcher from Seton Hall, fourth.
No. 5 was Vernon Wells, an outfielder from
:owie High School in Arlington, Texas, who was
chosen by Toronto. The New York Mets then took
Geoff Goetz, a left-handed pitcher from Jesuit High:
School in Tampa, Fla.
Kansas City selected Daniel Reichert, a right-
handed pitcher from Pacific. Pittsburgh, choosing
eighth, went with J.J. Davis, a first baseman from
Baldwin Park High School in Pomona, Calif.
Minnesota, at No. 9, drafted Mike Cuddyer, a
shortstop from Great Bridge High School in
Chesapeake, Va. And at No. 10, the Chicago Cubs
chose Jon Garland, a right-handed pitcher from
Kennedy High School in Granada Hills, Calif.
The Tigers steered clear of Drew, mainly because
it might take $10 million or so to get him. Drew is
represented by Scott Boras, the same tough nego-
tiator who got a $10.2 million signing bonus last
year from the expansion Tampa Bay Devil Rays for
high school pitcher Matt White.
"This year, signability is a factor with every-
body," Phillies scouting director Mike Arbuckle
said. "Baseball ability is a prime concern, but
signability has to be thought about. All the factors
have to be weighed.
"Whoever we pick, it's going to be a lengthy
process. This year will be the longest process for
everybody, the longest baseball has ever seen."
Certainly it pays to be cautious. While recent No.
1 picks like Ken Griffey Jr., Alex Rodriguez and
Chipper Jones all zoomed to stardom, there are
plenty of stories about guys like Brien Taylor and
Ryan Jaroncyk.
Taylor, the top pick of 1991, got a $1.55 million
signing bonus negotiated by Boras. But he injured
his shoulder in a fight a few years ago and is Ian-
guishing in extended spring training for the New
York Yankees.
Jaroncyk, a high school shortstop who was the
18th overall choice in 1995, recently retired at-20
because he was bored with baseball. The Mets gave
him a $850,000 bonus.
Only the results of the opening round were
announced. The remainder of the draft, which lasted
100 rounds last year, will be announced next week.
The No. I choice in last June's draft was Clemson
pitcher Kris Benson, taken by Pittsburgh and paid a
$2 million signing bonus by the Pirates.
As of last week, Benson was 5-2 with a 2.58
ERA for Class A Lynchburg. In fact, only two of
last year's first-round picks had reached Double-A
by last weekend.
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centerfielder
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by Philadelphia
In baseball's
amateur draft
yesterday.
Detroit, which
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Continued from Page 12 The other four Wolverines - Michael
Dobbs, the Big Ten medalist, shot the Harris, David Jasper, Brent Idalski and
low score of the five Wolverines, Issac Hinkle - combined with Dobbs to
improving from his opening-round of 73 shoot 300 on the first day and returned
to a 71 on the second day. with a 297 a day later. The 597 overall
When the final individual scores were score was 13-over par.
tallied, Dobbs finished in an individual Four of the five Wolverines are
tie for 24th. seniors. Harris, a freshman, is the only
Carras was hardly surprised at Dobbs' exception.
performance. "It was without a doubt one of the
"Kyle Dobbs has the ability,' Carras finest teams that I've had the pleasure
said. "When he wants to get focused he working with in the 15 years I've been
can do pretty much anything he wants. the head coach" Carras said. "This is a
He did it during the Big Tens, he did it very special group of kids."
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