\ \ -i / /,
US£ (WISELY®
Every Watt Counts
,o_0 SHUTOFF
Computers at Night
0°^ Sponsored by the UO Campus Environmental Issues Committee
FREE TRAINING OFFERED DURING SPRING BREAK
March 22nd to March 25th - Limited space available
$$ Earn money during summer break $$
018282
DON’T PLAY WITH FIRE!
WORK FOR THE BEST...SKOOKUM
...THE SAFEST, MOST PROFESSIONAL, PRIVATE
WILDLAND FIRE FIGHTING COMPANY IN THE WEST..
Positions available immediately and during the
summerfor men and women. Training available
for inexperienced workers.
•* r
Phone: (541)688-1900
29772 Clear Lake Rd.
P.O. Box 40610
Eugene, OR 97404
CONFIDENT
continued from page 13
to (score) 20-plus all nights.
"They've got to do something. If
they play him one-on-one, he's going
to score. If they double-team him,
we're going to knock down shots."
Come on over
Despite his physical presence and im
proved confidence, Crosswhite may be
best known for his Australian roots. The
21-year-old came to the Ducks as a high
ly touted forward from down under.
In Australia, he was named the Ju
nior (under 20) Player of the Year by
Basketball Australia in 2001. Me was a
reserve for Australia's 22-and-Under
National Team in the 2001 FIRA World
Championship in Japan. That team
took eighth.
All of that doesn't necessarily trans
late when making the trip from Aus
tralia to Oregon.
EUGENE
HARDWARE
• Hardware
• Electrical
• Plumbing
• Paint
• Housewares
• Lawn & Garden
• Tools
342-5191
2825 Willamette
Eugene, Oregon
There were "adjustments, like I had
to change the way I speak a little,"
Crosswhite said. "People couldn't un
derstand what I was saying. 1 would
use Australian slang words or I would
talk too quickly. My accent was so
"(Crosswhite)'s played
pretty consistently
throughout the season.
... I'd like to see him be
as aggressive as he
was against
Washington State in
just about every game
because he's really
capable of being a
great weapon."
Luke Jackson
Oregon forward
strong at one point people would
look at me with a confused look on
their face.
"Now, anytime I talk to somebody
back home, they say, 'You sound like
an American.' Where I would've used
Australian words, now I use Ameri
can words."
One of Crosswhite's sisters, Anna,
plays for Virginia and is a part-time
starter for the Cavaliers. He has family
throughout the United States, such as in
Kansas and Delaware He's been treated
like another part of the family by some
of Oregon's players and even spent his
first Thanksgiving in Oregon with Jack
son and his parents, Steve and Kathy.
"The thing about this team is that
everyone gets along and you can al
ways go out and hang out with any
body," Ian Crosswhite said. "That
helps a lot because you don't feel like
an outcast at all. Everyone feels like
they fit into a certain position or role."
That, in turn, feeds Crosswhite's
confidence and play on the court.
"At this level, it's all about confi
dence;" Davis said. "If your confidence
is high, you're going to play well. His
confidence is high right now."
"He's played pretty consistently
throughout the season," Jackson said.
"In some games, he has a lot better
mismatch inside and when we take
advantage of that, he plays real well.
I'd like to see him be as aggressive as
he was against Washington State in
just about every game because he's re
ally capable of being a great weapon."
That's exactly what the Pac-10 is
finding out, game by game.
Contact the sports editor
at hankhager@daiiyemerald.com.
Erik Bishoff Photographer
Oregon forward Ian Crosswhite has scored in double figures in 17 of 19 games this
season. He said he has played with more confidence this season than last.
of everything you desire i
in an adult store!
•TOYS* LINGERIE*
•MAGAZINES*
•VIDEOS*
•DVDs*
1166 South A • Springfield
726^9«9»Op<m24-7{Abnost)
Today’s crossword solution
We’ve got sports 24/7
www.dailyemerald.com