News Scrapbook 1986-1988

&in Diego, Calif. Southern Cross (Cir. W. 27,500)

FEB 2 l 1987

•

, Tilteri 's

P. C. B

l,ISS

I

t ,

-----------~

San Diego, Ca lif. Southern Cross (Cir. W. 27,500) FEB 2 7 1987 ----- 's P. c. 8

,..Ji.l!en

ht. 1888

/ John McNamara named USD vice pr~si ent ALCALA PARK er a seven- month nationwi arch, John McNamara was selected as the new vice president for university relations at the University of San Diego, effective Feb. 1. University relations is the fund-raising and public relations arm of the private in- dependent university. McNamara has been a college adminis- trator since 1966. He was vice president for university relations and director of de- velopment at Creighton University in Omaha, Neb., for the past two years . He was also an administrator at Villanova University in Philadelphia and two mid- western colleges. McNamara replaces Bill Pickett, who left the vice presidential post at USD to e become president of St. John Fisher Col- lege in Rochester, N.Y. /

Photo, by Sam Lucero

ON TOP OF IT - stretches over opponents for a rebound during last week's game against Gonzaga University. Follow- ing the game, in which the Toreros won, team members celebrate clinching the conference championship by snipping down the hoop net. It is the second time in four years that USO has won a conference title, and - barring any disasters - an appearance in the NCAA basketball tournament. When it co01es to athletics USD plays 'sniart' ga01e By Sam Lucero Southern Cron ALCALA PARK - The University of USD center Scott Thompson, 52,

with JC people," said Father Cahill. Most Division I schools also accept students, particularly athletes, who do not meet the school's minimum academic re- quirements. This "special admit" rule does not apply at USD, said Father Cahill. Only one other WCAC school, Santa Clara, disallows special admits, he added. Eagen knows from experience that USD is at a re~ruiting disadvantage. "We've turned down kids that were accepted by other schools in the confer- ence," he said. "Anything that reduces the number of available players makes it more difficult to recruit." Isn't the recognition that a winning basketball program brings to USD enough to allow special admits or accept "garbage" transfer units? Administrators believe USD has per- formed admirably with its high standards in the past, and will use this record to guide its future. ''Our objective is to run a fairly com- petitive, representative program that assists USD from a public relations stand- point and gives kids a chance to partici- pate in athletics," said Burke. "We'd like to go to the NCAA every year, but that's not realistic," he continued. "A school like USD isn't going to get good athletes consistently. It takes a lot of seniors and a mature club to win the close ones. This only happens in cycles." Anticipating an NCAA bid, Father Cahill said it is "unusual to have a team in the NCAA twice in the last four years without special admits and rules. .But you can't expect it to happen this often." "Until it's proven otherwise," he added, "I say, 'Yes it's possible to win,' because in fact we have.''

Torrance, CA (Los Angeles Co.) Dally Breeze (Cir. D. 89,599) (Cir. S. 105,882)

'Until it's proven otherwise, I say yes it's possible to win (with stringent academic requirements), because in fact we have.'

San Diego basketball team clinched the West Coast Athletic Conference champ- ionship last week when it defeated Gon- zaga in the Sports Center. Barring any unforseen calamity during the WCAC's postseason tournament, it appears USD will reach the National Collegiate Athletic Association playoffs for the second time in four/years, and the significance of that fact extends well be- yond the hardwood floor of the campus gymnasium. Indeed, it is a time when USD can find the "Good News" in the sports section. A berth in the national tournament means prestige, because the university is mentioned in the same breath with such schools as Georgetown, North Carolina and UCLA. It means publicity, attention that can be used to obtain private and corporate donations. Despite being eliminated by Princeton in the opening round of the playoffs in 1983, USD received a check for $70,000 . Since the USD athletic department is financed from the school's general fund, this was welcome news campus-wide. Although it has benefited from "big- time athletics,•• the university is not likely to succumb to the temptations that ha;,e enveloped other small colleges attempting to develop ''big-time programs.'' "Anything you get from the NCAA should be a bonus and not part of the budget," said Hank Eagen, USO head •basketball coach. Schools should already have the re- sources to support a Division I program, he said, and tournament money is only "icmg on the cake." "If you budget (for tournament earn- ings) then you open doors to do dumb things," Eagan said. Tournament payoffs "provide a temp- tation for schools to see this as a real source of revenue,'' said Tom Burke, vice president of student affairs at USD. "But how many times are we going to post- season play in a decade? We're fortunate to go twice in 10 years." If USO reaches the NCAA playoffs, it will receive a minimum of $200,000. Sixty percent would go to the WCAe,

-Father Pat Cahill already strict academic requirements for freshmen, has some people at USD worried. "We don't take the (junior college) credits that everyone else takes,'' said Fathe·r Pat Cahill, USD athletic director. "As a result, it will be difficult to bring in JC students. They've been an important part of our program in the past. " Under a new NCAA rule, JC students have to transfer 48 units of course work in order to enroll at a four-year college. Prior to this year students needed only 24 transferable units. Many courses accepted by most other schools; including physical education units, are not accepted at USD. Subse- quently, not only do JC transfers now need twice as many units, those units must be considered "college" courses by USD standards. Two examples of how this rule will hurt USD are the cases of Mark Manor and Paul Leonard, two Torero basketball players who transferred to USD from junior colleges last year. If they were recruited today, according to Father Cahill, both would be academ- ically ineligible. He stressed, however that Manor and Leonard aren't alone. "Seventy-five percent of the JC transfer students don't transfer 48 units after two years." "It's going to make it much more diffi- cult to fill our particular (roster) needs

FEB 2 8 1987

said Burke , leaving USD with $80,000 . If the Toreros can advance beyond the opening round, the numbers grow larger. "We spen<;J $268,000 on basketball," continued Burke. "We're not in it be- cause of the chance to make money and offset expenses. The· ratio isn 't there." Recognition is one of the values of playing in the NCAA tournament, said Burke. "When we went to the tourna- ment in 1984, USD received maybe more publicity than in the previous five years cumulatively." Burke said media exposure was a major reason USD moved up to the Division I collegiate le,vel eight years ago. Previously the basketball program played Division II schools. "You just can't go out and buy the kind of publicity'' given the school during a successful basketball season, continued Burke . "Generally they say good things about USO.'' Those good things include how a small Catholic university in sunny San Diego can amass such a competitive basketball program under such stringent academic requirements. Add to this the fact that USD's budget for men's basketball is the smallest in the WCAC and you've got the makings of an upbeat story on what's right with collegi- ate athletics today. Eagen agrees that schools can bank on publicity by appearing in the tournament. "You get a lot of positive strokes by th e , media, which is a value to the school," he said. ''On the other hand, when you start to lose, instead of strokes they' re backhands.'' Backhands could very well be what USD will be feeling next year. Stiffer en- trance requirements for junior college QC) transfers enacted in 1985 take effect this year. What this means is that fewer JC ath- letes will be eligible for enrollment next year. This dilemma, coupled with USD's

.Jlllen'•

P. c. B

£:.<,. 1888 Loyola faces San Diego By Chris long 7 a r j STAFF WRITER L -7 .J

too. So we moved Enoch Sim- mons to point guard. "Without the outside scoring threat, Mike Yoest went through a period of being triple te!lilled. He felt pressure. He felt he had to do more. Instead, he did less. Now, he's shooting less and scoring less, but is much more productive." , Fryer returned and Loyola won two of its last three gllilles convincingly. Center Vic Lazza- retti had a smashh g effort in Wednesday's victory over Pep- perdine, hitting 11 of 12 shots for 25 points. He had nine re- bounds. "It's a whole new ballgame when your center pl1,1ys that well," said Westhead. Lazzaretti, a husky 6-8 se- nior, ha.s the best chance of anyl,iody in the conference of neutralizing San Diego's 7-foot Scott Thompson, who is being listed a.s the third best senior center in the nation behind Na- vy's David Robinson and Wash- ington's Chris Welp. "They're so balanced, though," said Westhead. "As good a.s Thompson is, the other guys usually beat us. Nils Mad- den is a.s good a power forward a.s there is in our league. Mark Manor shoots lights out. The guards, Paul Leonard and Dan- ny Means, are poised." Should it lose in the'WCAC Tournllillent, San Diego could argue for an at-large berth in the NCAA Tournament based on its overall record. But the WCAC wa.s so w~ak this season that nothing is a!t- sured.

If eighth-place Loyola Mary- mount defeats first-place Uni- versity of San Diego in its'West Coa.st.Atb)eiie Sonfl,,.,nce tour- nllillent opener at 7:30 tonight, Lions Coach Paul Westhead doesn't think it should be called an upset. "Really, there's not the gap that No. 1 against No. 8 indi- cates," said Westhead. "It's not that big a mismatch. "Hopefully we can win and people will say the Miracle of 34th Street ha.s returned. But it really won't be. We have to play well, sure, but there's not that big a difference." Certainly, the Lions have closed ground on the Toreros since their first meeting on Jan. 29 ended in an 82-48 San Diego victory. A week later, the teams went two overtimes before the Toreros prevailed, 88-82. San Diego went on to rout the conference with a 13-1 re- · cord, is 23-4 overall and 13-0 at home. LMU is 4-10 and 12-15 (1-10 on the road), but Wes- thead feels some recent changes have made the Lions a better tea~ the la.st three weeks. "We were without Jeff Fryer (stress fracture) who gave us consistent outside shooting " said Westhead. "The eight gllilles we lost, he wa.s out of all eight. That's more than a coin- cidence. "We needed more outside shooting and Chris Nikchevich was the best candidate. But he couldn't pick up the shooting load and be the point guard,

San Gabriel, CA (Los Angeles Co.) San Gabriel Valley Daily Tribune (Cir. D. 49,250) (Cir. Sat. 63,602) (Cir. Sun. 66,164)

FEB 2 81987

_;Jlllen '.•

P. c. e

fat. 1888 Chen to speak at Asian students' conference td~& Monterey Park May- or Lily Chen will be among the keynote speakers today at the Asia~~ Student Union's state conference on the Univer- sity of San Di~pus. Chen was the first Chinese- American woman to serve as a mayor in the United States. More than 400 people are ex- pected to attend the conference which also includes worksho~ on immigration, education, cul- ture and political involvement. Registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. The fee is $12. For information, call (213) 370-6856 or (213) 727-9876.