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SPO)RTS
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Tew coaches have
Oready 'meshed'
VI elects three captains; Amaker turns 36
Angels take Rich Hill,
Wood inked by Yanks
Benjamin Singer
ily Sports Editor
The offseason has been one of
newal for Michigan basketball.
ichigan. cleaned house by bring-
g in a brand new coaching staff to
ive the Wolverines.
e ties between the coaches and
e already being built.
"We've already meshed together,"
sistant coach Charles Ramsey
id. "Anyone who didn't know bet-
would think we've been working
ether for years."
Head coach Tommy Amaker and
sistant coach Billy Schmidt did in
ct work together at Seton Hall.
ker also brought in Chuck
enson from Penn State and Ram-
y from California.
The coaches have all met individ-
Ily with the players, as part of
at Ramsey called an "ongoing
ocess" of communicating with
e team.
Some players and coaches
eady knew each other from past
ars for various reasons.
Ramsey, who tried to recruit
Jones, LaVell Blanchard,
A atd Robinson and Dommanic
gerson to California, will be
aching them despite not getting
em to sign with his school origi-
ily.
"Tisknofini " h ar
BLANCHARD NAMED FINALIST: For-
ward LaVell Blanchard made the cut
as one of 16 finalists for the 2001
USA Basketball World Champi-
onship for Young Men Team. The
final 12-man roster, which will be
named in late July, will compete in
the FIBA World Championship for
Young Men in Saitama, Japan from
August 3-12.
Billy Schmidt went with Blanchard
to Colorado for the three-day tryouts
last week.
The Big Ten had the most finalists
for the team with six: Illinois' Frank
Williams and Brian Cook, Indiana's
Jared Jeffries, Iowa's Reggie Evans
and Michigan State's Marcus Taylor
joined Blanchard.
Blanchard was quoted on u.sabas-
ketball.com on how he felt after being
named: "I was honored. Just a lot of
relief and happiness."
RECRUITS ARRIVING: Dommanic
Ingerson and Chuck Bailey will be
arriving on campus later this month
to begin their college careers. The
two will take part in the Summer
Bridge program, offered to minorities
as a means of getting adjusted to uni-
versity life.
Should JaQuan Hart achieve the
necessary test scores to become aca-
demically eligible, he too will likely
join the program.
CAPTAINS: Several weeks ago, the
team voted on captains and selected
LaVell Blanchard Is a fInalIst for the
USA Basketball World Championship.
three seniors --- center Chris Young,
guard Leon Jones and forward Rotolu
Adebiyi.
Young started all 28 of Michigan's
games last year and averaged 8.6
points per game. With the loss of Josh
Asselin, Young figures to be Michi-
gan's primary threat in the low post.
Jones saw 14.6 minutes a game and
Adebiyi had limited action, entering
late off the bench in eight games last
season.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ToMMY: Amaker
turned 36 last Wednesday. When
Seton Hall hired him as a 31-year-old,
he was the Big East's youngest head
coach in its history.
By Steve Jackson
Daily Sports Editor
The Anaheim Angels have made an
attempt to lure sophomore lefthander
Rich Hill away from college baseball
and Michigan.
The Angels made Hill their seventh
round draft choice (209th overall) in
Major League Baseball's First-Year
Player draft this past Tuesday.
But as of now, the Milton, Mass.
native is preparing for the start of his
Cape Cod summer baseball league and
expecting to return to Michigan in the
fall.
After holding his opponents to a Big
Ten low .199 batting average, Hill fin-
ished the season with a 3-5 record and
an ERA of 3.84. He struck out 72 bat-
ters in just 61 innings, but he also led
the team with 53 walks.
The 6-foot-4 lefty relies on a break-
ing pitch that he will throw at different
speeds. He also features a changeup
and a solid fastball.
The Angels' director of scouting Don
Rowland described Hill in a released
statement as "Tall, rangy. But he has a
project-body. Quality curve ball. Needs
professional instruction to improve."
"He has got the speed and a big-
league body," Michigan coach Geoff
Zahn said. "He is not done develop-
ing."
Ordinarily, college baseball players
can't be drafted until the end of their
junior seasons, but Hill was made eligi-
ble a year earlier because he had
already turned 21 years old.
That puts Hill in an enviable bargain-
ing position.
"He is holding all the cards,' Zahn
said. "Whatever offer they give him, he
will most likely turn down initially."
Anaheim will hold Hill's rights until
he returns to classes at Michigan.
"I don't expect anything to be decid-
ed until the deadline is looming," Zahn
said. "That is the way things work in
pro baseball."
When the deadline comes, the offers
could be substantially higher for Hill.
And if the offer isn't up to his stan-
dards, Hill can simply return to class
and Michigan baseball. As a sopho-
more Hill would carry that same lever-
age after next season.
"Right now it is a 50-50 chance with
Rich," Zahn said. "We'll know when
we see him in class, not before."
Two years ago, after Hill's senior
year of high school, the Cincinnati'
Reds selected him in the 36th round.
YANKEE BOY: The Wolverines will
not have to wait till August to hear
about their other draft choice's future.
The New York Yankees continued
Undrafted Tousa
signs with Tigers
By Steve Jackson
Daily Sports Editor
Major League Baseball finished the 50th round of its 2001
First-Year Player Draft on the afternoon of June 6.
When the San Francisco Giants made Central Missouri State
pitcher Patrick McGinnis the 1,485th and final selection, Michi-
gan senior captain Scott Tousa's dreams of professional baseball
came crashing down.
His name was never called.
But before Tousa could begin his post-baseball life, the phone
rang. It was Mark Monahan, the Detroit Tigers' area scout. One
hour after the draft ended, Tousa had agreed to terms with the
Tigers.
Monahan was at Tousa's door the next day, and Tousa filled
out the necessary papers to bring him into the organization.
"It's neat that I got to sign with the Tigers," said Tousa, who is
a native of Dallas. "I've been living here for four years watching
those guys. ButI am just glad that someone gave me a chance to
play"
Although Tousa has played both middle infield positions in
See TOUSA, Page 14
Courtesy of the siign Athletic oepartment
Rich Hill the first Wolverine taken in this
week's First-Year Player Draft.
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