News Scrapbook 1982-1984

EVENING TRIBUNE JAN 7 1 3

DAILY CALIFORNIAN JAN 1 O 1983

USF looks into program revival Almost as soon as the University of San Francisco dropped basketball at the end of last season, the ru- mors started about plans for the return of t~e pro- gram. Apparently they are now more than Just ru- mors.

TOREROS LOSE/ Ken "Tree, G~ scored 31 points as Nevada-Reno came from be d

Saturday to take an 88-76 non:conference victory over the University of San D1eg?. Nevada !)Otnt guard Billy Allen handed out 12 assists and now is 14 shy of breaking the all-time NCAA _career assists record of 830 held by Sean Tuohy of M1ss1ss~pp1. US~ la ed without the services of Junior Mike_ 'Yh1t ~a~sh who was sidelined with a should_er miury. The T~reros fell to 6-7. They'll host the University of Denver Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ln other college games Saturday Point Loma College lost to V1c~ona, B.Cd 71-69 in the finals of Point Loma Classic;_ Unite States International University fell ~- North~ Arizona 67-60 in Flagstaff; and UCUSs;n. i:_1i 1csD Cal Tech 85-25. Pomt Loma is 9-7. is . is 6-6. EVENING TRIBUNE 'JAN 1 2 198l::...--~---r..~~-----==-------....... USO coach quits after NCAA probe of grid program . After seven years as head footbal~ coach at the University of S~n D1~~0. ~ill Williams has resigned. His resignalion closely follows an NCAA mvestJgalion into the Torero football program. . . . The Tribune has learned from sources close to the mvest1gall?n t~at _the l:SD athletic director, the Rev. Patrick Cahill, cond~~te~ a? mveshgahon mto alleged loan to football players and th~n rep_ort~d m~ findmgs to the NCAA The NCAA then conducted its own mvesllgalion mto the matter, but has withheld official announcement concerning the outc~me of the probe. However, a source said the 'CAA already bas decided to ~la~e USD_on one- year football ptobation and to deny the school'.s team per:111ss10n during th~t period to appear in a bowl game or on television. Accordmg to the source, if By T.R. Reinman Tnbune Sportswriter .

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LOS ANGELES TIMES JAN 9 1983 Nevada Reno Beats USO

The university has set up a committee to researc~ the idea of restarting the program. USF Athletic D)- rector Bill Fusco, in town for the NCAA meetmgs this week has indicated that USF's re-acceptance mto the NCAA's Division I, without sanctions, is essential to university approval of a new program Division Ill is out as an alternative because there aren't enough opponents for the Dons in_ the Ba~ ~r~a. And Division II would be just as expensive as D1v1s10n I. With the expanded tournament format_ expected to pass, Division I then is the only attrac~1on for ~SF. The NCAA is expected to informally review the situa- tion. And according to Fusco, that review could come as early as next month. If everything goes as planned, USF could be back on the floor by next winter. The other USF basketball rumor, is that Universitr of San Diego Coach Jim Brovelli is the likely candi- date for the new head coaching position. But then, there is also talk that he may wind up as an assistant next season with the San Diego Clippers. T. R. Reinman co L GES NOTEPAD ON THE ROAD TO UTAH - This trip has seldom been fun in the past, but San Diego ~tate may be picking the right time to go to Utah this season. The Aztecs, with a 9-2 record, play at 4-9 BYU Friday, and 5-8 Utah Saturday. The Aztecs have lost all four of their games at BYU by an average of 23 points. Their first ever win at Utah was by two points last season But the times have changed. BYU hasn't had a los- ing record at this point in a season since 1977-78, when it was 2-11 and finished at 12-18. Now the Cougars are 4-9, although their average loss has been by only six points, and they've played three top 20 teams. . . Utah, meanwhile, has its worst record at this pomt since 1975-76. Again, playing Top 20 teams h~s been_a factor. The Utes have lost to Houston and V1rgm1a in the Suntory Classic at Tokyo, and Nevada-Las Vegas bv three in Las Vegas Jan. 1. . ONCE AROUND THE WAC - Texas-El Paso 1s another team with a disappointing pre-conference record, The Miners are 8-4 after beating Texas-San Antonio 52-50 last night. Picked as State's top challeng- er for the league title this winter, injuries, more than opponents, have been the Miners' downfall. UTE_P has lost leading scorers Fred Reynolds with a calf mJury and Juden Smith w1th a damaged knee. Both will be out for the season. And the Miners' third-leading scorer Kent Lockart suffered a broken nose a couple of we~ks ago but only missed one game. , , . One more word on the i~jury front: Wyoming's much-discussed 6- foot-10 freshman center, Mark Getty, has also been lost for the season with a knee injury.

DEAN SMITH

Changing teams? Changing fortunes Statistical leaders: BYU forward Devi~ Dur~ant 21.6 points per game· Air Force forward Rick Simmons, 20 5· San Diego State forward Michael Cage, 18.0..... C~ge's 14 _5 per-game rebound_ margin leads the nation, and his dominance is clear m the !~ague.. Second to Cage in the WAC is BYU's Greg Kite, with 8.6. . .. State's Keith Smith, last year's WAC assist leader, again leads with 6.8 per game. THE NCAA STAT SHEET- Wyoming's record may be only 8-5 but it leads the nation in field-goal defense, holdmg opponents to 39.3 field-goal :tempts per game, and ranks ninth in rebound marii;m _at 8:8.... Oregon, which held San Diego State to 47 points m t~e Aztecs' two-point win a month ago, ranks second m scoring defense.... USIU rates 12th in free-thro_w per- centage, and the Gulls' ~igel Lloyd 1s 12th nationally in scoring, with 23.l pomts _per game..... The San Diego State women's team 1s second in lree-thro:w percentage at 78.5, and center Judy Porter 1s 13th m s oring at 24.7, 19th in field-goal percentage (61.9) and 21st in rebounding (12.1). EXPERIMENTS - ACC: 30-second clock (off in the last four minutes of the game), 19-foot three-pomt shot. .. Big East and Southwest: 45-second clock (off m the last five minutes), no three-pointer ... Big Ten. no clock, 21-foot three-pointer ... Southeastern: 45 sec- onds through entire game, no three-pomter. Atotal ~f 13 Division I conferences have some sort of expen- ment going this season. . , '(UV 1 r...l' AU - liefore the season, North CaroIma s Dean Smith said, "Our schedule poses a tremendous problem. We could lose 10 or 12 games and slil,l be an outstanding team." Twenty of the Tar Heels oppo- nents played in post-season tournaments last year, and mne of Carolina's first 11 games were on the roa~. After a 3-3 start, UNC has won its last seven. After ,l~S t am beat then-12th-ranked Missouri for t~e title m Rainbow Classic Smith said, "We've improved. We're going to be a ~cry good team." Nine ~ays later th y blew out then-ninth-ranked Syracuse i~ Chapel Hill. b t ·t d 't Both were good quotes at the time, u 1 oesn look now like UNC could lose 10 or 12 games. T.R. Reinman's College Notepad appears each Tues- day in The Tribune.

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SAN DIEGO UNION

JAN 9

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if oreros Tumble; USI U Drops 16th

Williams had decided to remain at the umvers1- ty the NCAA also would have prohibited_ him from recruiting players for a one-year period. "Bill has resigned and the position is open," said Cahill. "An announcement is forthcoming, but we aren't free to say anythmg more than that until the NCAA issues its statement." Asked when that statement is expected. Hale McMenamin, assistant director of enforcement for the NCAA. would only say, "At this juncture we would be unable to confirm or deny an in- vestigation of the mstitution '' However 1t has been learned that the univer- sity was i~formed of the NCAA's decision on Dec. 22 and that the following day USO told the NCAA it would not appeal the sanctions. "I have resigned, effective Saturdar," said Williams, 'Tm not trying to be evasive, but that's all I have to say at this point, other than that I had a very positive experience at USD in my years t~ere, and l wish them well."

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EVENING TRIBUNE JAN l O 1983

F~~ib~i'I Coach Resigns

18-- The Blade-Tribune us SAN DIEG

Realignment would banish USD, USIU to Division II

(UPI) - University of San Diego football coach Bill Williams resigned Wednesday in a move that reportedly was prompted by a pending NCAA suspension of the Toreros for illegal loans to players. The San Diego Tribune reported Wednesday that USD athletic director the Rev. Patrick Cahill, had conducted an investigation into allegations that Williams lent money to some of his players. The probe reportedly revealed that Williams had made three small loans to players between 1978 and 1980. . Cahill reported his findings to the NCAA, which then launched its probe, the article said. Cahill confirmed that Williams quit but declined com- ment until the NCAA released its findings.

Pending NCAA Sanctions

now they're changing those criteria. 1t is patentlv unfair. "The· CAA 1s supposed to be a regulato- ry body for college athletics. It is losing sight o its mandate. Our basketball pro- gram is for our students. We are the gov- erning body. The NCAA shouldn't be able to tell us how or where to spend our dollars." "All of those are important, valid argu- ments that should be appreciated by every- one involved," said UCLA's Holland. "But it becomes a larger issue than any one school, and that's what so difficult for some of these smaller schools to realize." When Division I football membership criteria were s,milarly adjusted a :t.. years ago, a number of schoo_ls_ with long traditions were switched to D1V1s1on I-AA. They didn't go without a fight, although, _as Holland pomted out, there w~re several 1~- centives to go, such as a nallonal champ1- 'To make a comparison between the football and basketball realignment proposals: The former was probably like having your appendix onship playoff format and guaranteed tele- vision Appearances. There are no such in- centives in the proposed Division I basketball plan, which further. diminshes the enthusiasm of borderline programs. "It's an emotional issue," said Holland. '"To make a comparison between the foot- ball and basketball realignment proposals: the former was probably ike having your appendix removed and this is more like losing your stomach " "Of course, we are opposed to it and will vote against it," said Cahlll. echoing the sentiments of Palmiotto. "But I don't think we'll hve or die 1f it pa es. We don't have a long tradition in Div1s10n I. We won't suffe11 any enrollment difficulties or prestige problems. "Any organization can change its re qu1rements But we hould have the righ IQ dcte mme our own d ny. Each school should. removed and this is more like losing your stomach' - Judy Holland of UCLA

By T.R. Reinman Tribune Sportswriter

At once, the whole thing is simple and complex, crucial and moot. Similar change m the recent past has gone by largely un- noticed, yet this development could mark revolutionary change in American college sports. Proposal 71 is what it is, a proposed amendment in the by-laws and up for con- sideration at the annual NCAA meetings scheduled this week at the Town and Coun- y Hotel imply put, it is an attempt to set_ new, and redefine existing, member hip cntena for DIVISIOn I basketball. Under the proposal, current Division I schools which do not include- football among their eight var ity sports would have to have averaged 3,500 in paid atten- dance per home basketball game over the last four years to remain in Division I for basketball. The proposal is not likely to pass this week, although some form of the amend- ment probably will become law in the not- too-di tant future. When it does, U.S. Inter- nallonal University and the University of San Diego would be two of about 80 schools dropped from the 277 now playing Division I ha kctball "If I were forced to label the source," avs Judy Holland, the senior assistant ath- letic director at UCLA and a member of the NCAA Council, "I'd have to say it was big-time' athletic programs.'' . The impetus m part came from the DIVl- sion I basketball coaches who last year voted to allow all members of Division I to participate in the NCAA basketball tourna- ment. "The bottom line is that this is a money issue,' said USD Athletic Director Rev Pa- trick Cahill. "The larger schools run the1r program on income. If everyone were eh- gible for the tournament, the pie would be cut into an awful lot of pieces.·• Perhaps predictably, the proposition is trongly opposed by the local in t1tutions, although this is only USD's fourth year in DIVI 10n I, USIU's third. But, Cahill says, "Obv1ou ly we want to be where we are. And we should be able to determine that for ourselves " Dr Al alm1otto, U lU athletic director, 1s more veliement. "If they had made clear from the bcginmu ~e. phil ophy of who they think belongs m Division I, that would be one thing," he says "b t ertamly isn't clear m th rule book!!. JI ould cost us just as much to belong to Division II a I why s ttle for number two' We met every crite- ria for member htp Just two years ago, and

USD's football team wrn be barred from partici- pating m any post-season games and from appearing on live television in 1983, the NCAA said in a statement prepared at its Mission, Kan., head- quarters. Cahill said that school plans to continue fielding a football team. "We have a healthy pro- gram and we intend to keep on with it," he said. "It wasn't a huge, rampant vio- lation of NCAA rules. We were the ones, who dis- covered the violations, in- vestigated them and re- ported them to the NCAA. and preserved our integrity by doing that.". According to the NCAA, the head coach twice in 1978 loaned a "subsantial amount" of money to a player, but no attempt was made to repay the money. On two occasions m 1979, the NCAA said the coach gave money to a player for educational expenses, and on five other occasions in the spring of 1981, helped a player pay some personal expenses.

TIMES-ADVOCATE JAN 1 3 lSSJ USD coach resigns in wake of loan probe

Athletic Association. The NCAA is expected to make an official determination on penal- ties next week, The newspaper, citing an unidentited source, said the NCAA has already decided to place the private school's football pro- gram on one-year probation, prohibiting ap- pearences on television and bowl games. The NCAA has been holding its annual convention In San Diego this week, But Hale McMenamin, assistant director of enforce- ment for the association, said he could nei- ther confirm nor deny the newspaper re- ports. According to the paper, the results of the Investigation uncovered evidence of illegal

loans made by an assistant coach and then by Wllllams, "We are not talking huge figures," said the Rev. Patrick Cahill, USD athletic direc- tor. "And that is why I feel so bad, In a sense, because things are going to get out and make things sound a lot worse than they are.'' The newspaper report said "sources Indi- cate'' the matter arose last spring when a football player showed Cahill a promissory note signed by an assistant coach. The note, In effect, guaranteed a loan to the player, who said he needed the money to stay In school.

SAN DIEGO (AP) - The head football coach at the University of San Diego has resigned after an Investigation by school of- ficials turned up evidence of alleged illegal loans to athletes, according to newspaper reports. Bill Williams, head coach at USD since 1975, told a San Diego newspaper on Wednesday that he submitted his resigna- tion to the school, and that the resignation takes effect Saturday. "I have resigned," Williams said. "I'm not trying to be evasive, but that's all I have to say at this point" Results of the school's investigation have been turned over to the National Collegiate

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