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‘Big Dance’ selections not logical Many question* came to mind when the IK team field for the NCAA basketball imims men! was announced last Sunday Most notably was the curious snubbing of car tain team* that deservedly merited a bid to the ~ Big Dance" but failed to get one Teams like Fresno State, Davidson. Minnesota and Providence had all met the necessary qualification*, but were overlooked in favor of tnanv* Ilka Clrnion, (klifornl* and (Cana** Slain Tha cri i aria umh) by Ihn NCAA aolactiun uimmiiiiw l> naithar easily understood nor all that familiar to anyone out side the committee s tittle group, which meets to decide the fate of the teems on the "bubble." But what »* easily understood is that there are flaws in the selec tion system. Compare Ciemson and Davidson Ciemson heads to the tournament with a respectable 18-10 overall record, but its Atlantic Coast Conference record is 7-8. Davidson, on the other hand, is 25-4. including a remarkable undefeated con ference record Granted. Davidson doesn't have to go up against Wake Forest or Maryland on any given night, but neither duet Wis consin Green Bay 125-3J or Santa Clara (to 8) Ciemson s big win over North Carolina in the AOC tournament is what most likely parlayed the team into the tournament A big win against a big team will make a good team look great But this is exactly why it was shocking that Fresno State didn't make it In. The Bulldog* wen! 20-10 on the year including two wins against too ranked Utah and a triple overtime loas to New Mexico in the Western Athletic Conference tournament Both Utah and New Mexico received high seeds in the tournament Another oddity is found when filling out the tourna ment brackets After going beck and forth between first and second place in the national polls. UMasa and Kentucky are pitied to meet each other no higher than the Final Four. I 'Mast has the No 1 seed in the East bracket, while Kentucky has the No 1 seed in the Midwest bracket The Turn ID HANMBN. Pag* 12 Tftj* Waalurun San Crarta lad tha Oragon Graan taam at tha Ouch Invi tational on Monday and Tuaaday by Wring an avan combhnad acorn of 21i. Trua fraahmao Andraw Tradway ptayad Oragon • Yallow lawn and also notched a 21« In tha toumamant Ducks’ first team falters at Duck Invite ■ MEN'S COtE: Oregon's second team finishes ahead of its counting team By Trwvor Kearney %i*s* fdmt 1C* not loo often that a »«« ond siring squad outplay* a fir** suing squad Bui that i* asm llv what hap parwd a* the two day the k litv t tat tuna I played at the Shadow Hill* Country Club in funt lion City, spelling doom for the Ore gon men * gulf team, a* the thick* placed nth In the 15 team field, an even 10 »Uuke* behind first place San (nee State THe the ks *(awm“ first team, composed of the golfers who had the best score* in last week's pra< lice, had a sub par first day of golf on Monday, shoot ing a combined V*. Two of the thicks’ top golfers. Jeff Barney and Chrt* Cone, bed off day* on Monday, as Harney shot an eight over par 152 and Cone shot a I l over par IS?. The Duck* were led by true freshman lien Crane, who *hot a one under par 14 I But the Oregon “Yellow” team, composed of the five golfer* who didn't make the first leant, shot a combined SM. good fur a fir*!day wvirnlh place ll« Redshift freshman Adrian Burt net led the wav with a one under par UJ. while true freshman Andrew Tredway was one itrob back with a ton httmd w ore of )44 The "Green" team ftnbhed the tmirnament in sole posses •ton of 14th place with a com bined wore of a»4, hut the "Yellow’* team finished In a UMh plat e tie with Portland State with a team score of UK Unfortunately for Oregon though, the ■Yellow" team's placing doesn’t count in the standing*, as she second team was added only to let more Or* Ron players play In the bucks' sole home tournament Cn»a# paced the first team with an men wore of 2 IB. good for a five way tie for eighth place (he of those other eighth place golfer* was Tredway. who shot an even 72 In the com lud ing round of golf San lose State < cmc back from a fourth-place finish on Monday to lieat ! begem Stale, whose two teams dominated the first two rounds. In a tie breaker round San lose State shot a team sccsre of MU Camby just misses unanimous selection ■ ALL-AMERICA: Ray Alton. Tim Duncan, Allan Iverson and Kerry Kilties join the UMass star on the Associated Press first team {API Marco* Camby came within one vale of being a unanimous selection i». The Ajmo 1 tand Pteaa' At! America team Tuesday ami the Big East became the first conference ever to have three player* selected to the first team Camby. the ft-foot it junior center who drew a* much attention this season for col lapsing before a game a* for what he did on the court, ia the first player from Massachu setts to be selected to the Ron team He was joined on ihe firat learn by Ray Allen of Connecticut. Allen Iverson of fieorgetuwn. Kerry Kittle* — all from the Big East - and Wake Purest center Tim Duncan All but on# voter on the ftt> memlwr nation at media panel had Camby on the first team Camby received 328 point* in the 5-3-1 vot ing. edging out Allen, the junior twingman who had 324. Iverson, the sophomore guard who may be the quickest player in ihe game, rec eives! 311) points — four more than Duncan, a junior who play* the more traditional center role than Camby'* open-court style Kiltie*. the only senior on the firs! team, bed 24ft paints Duncan and Kittle* both ended long drought* for firat team honor* for their achuoU Wake Por«Mi‘t last fust team selec tion was lam Chappell in 1362; for Villanova, it wa» Howard Poster in 1971 Camby averaged 20.7 point*, ft rebound* and 3.8 blocks this season a* the Minuiemen went 31-1 and held the No 1 ranking for 10 weeks, longer than any other teem. There are some terrific players around the country, but with Marcus I don't have to do any (maturing.' Ma**« husett* < oat h John Cali part said Tuesday "Other people say he 1* the best player in the country; I don't have to Good players put up number* Special player* make everyone around them better Marcus Cambv t* a special player ** < ambv. an honorable mention All-America a* a sophomore, i ntlap*ed before the St Bonaventure game in lanuary. missed four game* and returned to tear! the Mmuternen to thetr fifth straight Atlantic 10 regular-season and tournament championship* The Individual honor* are nice, but I would trade them all if it meant we would win the national championship.*' Gamby said Allen, a 8-5 junior, made the jump from third team to fir*! team by averaging 23.3 point* and 8 4 rebound* while leading the Huskies to the Big East regular season and tournament titles, the former with a league record |7*1 mark "Thi* i* a high honor that I'll cherish." he •aid 1 felt this season would be a challenge because other teems would be gunning for us because of our success in the past. Our lur c«*» a* a team unit ha* allowed me to reap this special individual honor " The only sophomore on the first team. 8 I Iverson was a highlight dip waiting to hap pen thi* season feu the Hayes, averaging 24.7 Kunis. 3.8 rebounds. 4 assists and 3.4 steals * was selected the Big East defensive player of the year for the second time and was an honorable mention All-America last season "It's a great honor." ha said "It's something 1 always wanted to be." The 8-10 Duncan pul up consistent number* as the Demon Deacons became the first team to repeat as Atlantic Coast Conference tour nament champions in 14 yean. 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