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Toreros to f ac W ;z.q~ • h aves ton1g t Pepperdine coach says USO can lose and still claim an NCAA at-large bid By T.J. Simers Staff Writer SAN FRANCISCO - Pepperdine

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IHBX Hono s:?, Toreros make all-WCAC Continued from C- Egan accepted his honor with a nod to others. Thompson bas been asked to fill a role in Egan's attack.

perdine's Jim Harriek, who shared coach-of-the-year honors with Egan las, season. "But I don't know how Leonard could have been left off the team I know I voted for Thompson, Madden and Leonard. He (Leonard) is the glue that keeps that team togeth- er" Thompson, Egan said, is the "hub'' in the Jefense. 'Our success revolves around h11n, and he's deserving of this hmor," Egan said. Thom!)S(!n, a 7-footer, is used t being the center of attention. He has started 103 conserutive games, 78 of them viclon ·. But ·ke Leonard,

"I think I'm more a team player than an individual who is a pure scorer or something like that," said Thompson, who averaged 15.8 points and 7 .5 rebounds during the regular season. "I'm honored and all tha but I'm more concerned about how the team does in this (WCAC 1 tourna- mer.t." 'Madden led the conference in field- goal percentage (.598) and averaged 11.4 points and 69 rebounds. "He's a guy who brought his lunch pail to work every day," Egan said. "He hasn't gotten much recognition, but he has worked so bar r us. '

"It's like Leonard - a lot of people don't know how many ways other peo- ple have helped," said Egan, who is 43- 13 the past two seasons. "You can't win this without a good coaching staff and good players." The all-conference team: Thomp- son, Madden, Anthony, center Dale Haaland and guard/forward Jim McPhee of Portland, forward Robert Haugen of St. Mary's, forward Mark McCathrion of USF, forward Eric White and center Levy Middlebrooks of Pepperdine and forward Mike

in this game, because I don't think we can shut them down. We're going to have to deal with Enc White in- side, and now that Craig Davis has emerged for them at guard, we're not going to be able to pack it in." White, the WCAC's regular-season scoring leader with Loyola Marym- ount's Mike Yoest at 19.3, scored 28 in the Waves' Joss at USD. White, a 6- foot-8, 215-pound forward, was runner-up to USD center Scott Thompson in the voting for confer- ence player of the year. "Eric didn't have as good a year as we hoped," Harrick said. "I thought he'd come out and be a monster every game. But he was just a mon ster in some of the games." White scored in double figures in all 28 games and had at least 20 in 13. But in the Waves' second game against USD, he was limited to 11. White is joined on the front line by forward Levy Middlebrooks, who at 6-7 and 235 pounds looks more like a linebacker, and 6-7 center Mike Cumberland. Middlebrooks earned all-conference honors; he averaged 13.3 points and a league-leading 9.1 rebounds. Pepperdine got a lift toward the end of the regular season from Davis, a 6-3 guard. He scored 26 in the second half of an upset of Gonza- ga and totaled 33 in two games against USD. Jim Harrick, the coach's son, starts at the other guard. USD is fifth in the nation in scoring defense (60.1) and first in field goal- percentage defense (.397). Thompson (15.8 points, 7.5 re- bounds) leads a balanced attack. For- ward Nils Madden averages 11.4 points, guard Paul Leonard 10.5 and forward Mark Manor 10.3. Madden leads the conference in field-goal percentage (.598), Manor in three- point percentage (.539). Guard Danny Means, the other starter, is second in the league from three-point range (.493). Egan was asked how he planned to beat Pepperdine. "We have to make it an us-against- them game," he said. "If we get into too much one-on-one, we'll be in trou- ble. We have to stay together as a team." "How do you beat San Diego?" the coach was asked.

coach Jim Harrick, an adviser to the NCAA Tournament Selection Com- mittee, ra~ :Q§!>..Jhe-.West's third- best basketball team, behind top- ranked Nevada-Las Vegas and Pacif- ic 10 champion UCLA. And, Harrick said, he believes USD is "a cinch" to earn an NCAA Tour- nament berth, win or lose in the West Coast Athletic Conference Tourna- ment. Harrick will attempt to engineer an upset tonight (6:30) when his sev- enth-seeded Waves (11-17) play the top-seeded Toreros (24-4) in the WCAC semif nals at the University oi San Francisco. Third-seeded St. M 0 ry's (17-12) faces fifth-seeded Santa Clara (16-13) at 9. To Harrick's thinking, if Pepper- dine is successful tonight, it will go on tomorrow night to win the tourna- ment and the automatic NCAA Tour- nament berth - and USD will get an at-large bid. "We've been kind of resurrected with the chance of playing in this tour !;lment, and we've got a Jood chance of winning," said Harrick, who has taken the Waves to the NCAA' Tournament four of the past five years. "We're playing as well as possible right now, and no matter what happens to USD, it will proba- bly be in the NCAA Tournament." Toreros coach Hank Egan may have just gotten off the plane from San Diego, but he wasn't about to be suckered by Harrick. "Look at him sitting over there smiling," Egan said. "Pepperdine didn't start off very well this season, but I had a feeling - I knew it in my bones - that Harrick would have his team here. I'll admit that this is one team we were concerned about going into the tournament. They are so ta! ented athletically, and now they have 28 games behind them as a group. I think they are very dangerous." The Toreros beat Pepperdine at USD, 69-66, on Jan. 31, and won in Malibu six days later, 78-73. But the Waves, after going 0-2 against Gon- zaga in the regular season, upset the second-seeded Bulldogs, 76-73, in the first round of the tournament Satur- d.ay. And they did it at Gonzaga, con- sidered the toughest place to play in the WCAC. USD, which finished 13-1 in confer- ence, extended its winning streak to 14 by whipping Loyola Marymount in the first round, 99-84. "They haven't lost since Jan. 10 (at Gonzaga)," Hai rick said. "That's in- credible; I just wonder how long they can go before they finally lose a game. I just wonder ... " Egan dismissed his team's streak with a wave of his hand, preferring to concentrate on tonight's game. "They (the Waves) are much more athletic than we are, but we're big- ger and stronger," he said. "We're going to have to produce offensively

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*Toreros+- .,, , Continued From E-1 .:z_,at,)'? team. USD senior ard Paul Leon- ard and 'Toreros senior forward "'.iark Manor were honorable men- ' tion selections. In addition, USD coach Hank Egan was chosen WCAC Coach of the Year. All awards were b~sed on voting by the conference's ' eight coaches. "Scott's the center of things for us I don't just mean that as the po- sition he plays," Egan said. "He's the hub and things evolve around him. 1 Our success to a great extent is be- ( cause of him." i Thompson realizes USD's contin- l ued success is mutually beneficial - helping add to the school's reputation S as well as his own. He doesn't worry E about the future. As he 8 a rs, "Things will take care of themselves." Added Thompson: "I've heard I could be drafted late in the first round or early in the second. That ~oesn't, really surprise me consider- mg we v~ had a successful year. I've been a big part of that. And it's not a great year for the draft. Hopefully I'll get picked by a good team that I have a chance with. I just have to work hard and whatever happens happens. ' "It would be nice to get a little more recognition for the team and for me. I think I'll be participating in some tournaments after the season that a lot of NBA people will be at- tending. That will be a chance for me to get some recognition, too. And the NCAA Tournament would help for sure." Th?mpson already has agreed to play mnext month's Aloha Classic in H.onolulu. The tournament will give him_ an opportunity to perform agamst many of the nation's finest players under the watchful eyes of NBA scouts. '.'T~,at's. recognition," Thompson said. I think I need a little exposure. People have to get to know who I am and what type of player I am. I'm sure NBA scouts haven't been going to too many USD-St. Mary's games Just .showing my work habits and showmg that I have a good all- around game will be good." Thompson's mobility on the court an~ hi,s ability to compete with the natw~ s best players are among the questions scouts would like to have answered. "I'm not the quickest guy in the world and that's not going to change much," Thompson said. "But 1-Jiink 1 c~n work on my technique and that w1ll'lhelp me. "I have my own destiny I guess I'll just have to play and pr~ve I ca~ play." Rounding out the All-WCAC team we.re P~pperdine senior forward ~nc White, Loyola Marymount jun- ior forward Mike Yoest, Gonzaga sophomore swingman Jim McPhee Gonzaga senior center Dale Haaland' Pepperdine junior forward Levy Middlebrooks, USF sophomore for- ward Mark McCathrion, St. Mary's sophomore forward Robert Haugen and Portland freshman guard Greg Anthony, who also was selected WCAC Freshman of the Year. Madden was selected to the All- WCAC team for the first time in his four-year career at USO after aver- aging 11.4 points and 6.9 rebounds a game. He led the conference with a 59.8 field-goal percentage.

W WESTCOAST ATHLETIC CONFERENCE POSTSEASON TOURNAMENT Today's games at USF Pepperdine (11-17) vs. USO (24-4), 6:30 p.m. Santa Clara (16-13) vs. St. Mary's (17- 12), 9 p.m. • Championship ame +omorrow at USF "I've been worrying about this league tournament," said Thompson, who leads the Toreros with 15.8 points and 7.5 rebounds a game this season. "Most of this award stuff hasn't even hit me yet. I'm sure it will at the end of the season, but right now we're so involved in this tournament and going for the NCAA bid that there isn't time for it." Last week Thompson was among the players selected to the All-NCAA District 8 team. Yesterday his selec- tion as player of the year meant Thompson was an All-WCAC choice for the third straight season. USD senior forward Nils Madden joined Thompson on the 10-man Please see TOREROS, r-7

By Kirk Kenney Tribune Sportswriter S AN FRANCISCO - He's a tall person from a small school. He plays hoops in gyms far from the national spotlight. But Scott Thompson has gained quite a reputation around the West Coast Athletic Conference. Evidence? The conference an- nounced yesti>.rday that Thompson had been selected WCAC Player of the Year. Will the nation be next to learn about USD's 7-foot senior center? Maybe 1f so, the message will be de- li••c ed by Thompson's actions, not his wirds. F,n now, thoughts of personal glory and the prospects of being a high selection in this year's NBA draft will have to wait. Thompson's attention remains fixed on the WCAC Tournament, which continues with tonight's semifinals at USF. USD (24-4) plays Pepperdine (11· 17) at 6:30 followed by St. ¥ary's (17- 12) againM Santa Clara (16-13). The winners meet tomorrow night at USF at 7:30 for the tournament championship, which brings with it an automatic bid to the NCAA Tour- nament.

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"You've got to be kidding me," Egan said. "You've got to be smoking something; you think I'm going to tell you how to beat us? Pepperdine is going to have to figure that out on its. own." • • • Santa Clara defeated St. Mary's twice in the regular season. The Broncos won 55-43 at St. Mary's and 62-53 at home. Santa Clara advanced to the semis by beating host Portland, 91-60. The Broncos were 0-2 against the Pilots during the season. St. Mary's ad- vanced by beating USF, 62-57, its third straight win over the

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l(Js~~pens WCAC play tonight S_AN ~RANCISCO (AP) _ The UQJY~c•1ty of San Diego, despite boaStmg a 14-game winning streak and a 24-4 record, still has its J':lCAA t~urn~ment prospects in "We said last November that seven teams would think it was the best thing that ever happened and one tea~ would think it was the worst thmg that ever happened," said Egan, named the conference's Coach of the Year at a pre-tour- 1;1ament luncheon Thursday. "We Just happen to be that one team." hmbo gomg mto this weekend's West Coast Athletic Conference bas~etball tourney, opening tonight agamst 5-9 Pepperdine.

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/~• HoffnlM'-,A>olitical activist Abbie HoffrnJin, llfd~n~nt m the Chicago Seven conspUcy'irial, will speak at Un~ of San Diego's Distinguished Speaker Series et B p.m. Monday and Tuesday at USD's Camino Theatre. Admission is $2 for students, $4 for others. For reservations, call 2604600 ext. 4346.

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REROS TENNIS - The Univer- sity o~ San Die@ ~eiq),:~eam beat v1s1ting San Die~, in a non-conference match. Jim McNamee beat Julio Noriega 6-4, 3-6, 6-2 at No. 1 singles. All doubles matches were can- reled a.use of rain.