News Scrapbook 1986-1988

L.A . TIMES o--c 2 1 1987

Junior Still Adjusting to Onaccustomed Role

NEWS FINDERS

USD Loo ing • for a Lea er 1n Danny Means

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Danny Means 1s overshadowed by the wingspan of SDSU's Gerald Murray in last season's game. i I 'Right now, I'm no being as aggressive and loose out there on the court. I guess, at the beginning of this season, I've been thinking that I can't really make any mistakes because I'm the guy verybody is looking to. What I should be thinking about is just going out there and doing what I can do. Then, everything else will all in place.'

-DANNY MEANS

"For a while. I wasn't ure what I was gomg to do," Means said Egan was driving back to San Diego with assistant coach Rick choenlem "\I. hen he heard about Goo111an's s1tuat1on, and he thought Means might still be available. The two coaches stopped at a restaurant tn San Juan Capistrano.

and Schoenlein called Means to offer him a scholarship. "He's been a very solid player for ," Egan said. "He plays excellent defense and a lot of tunes, that gets overlooked. When we've needed him most, he's come through for us.' And, now. they really need him.