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pcac es. I n'tit quaint (he thought to himself) that a truly American game, devised and revised here, should now be leaning toward adaptation of lntcrnatlon11l rules? L •,T' ,0 TO the source. Dr. Ed Steitz is athletic director at Springfield, president of the ABA USA (amateur ba ketball body), editor of the 1 ulc book, member of the FIBA !international) commltt c and former official. . ''Th t' no longer true," he objected. "In the main FlBA I coming back to us. Even the Russian member told me last year, 'Doctor Edward, you hav the best rules.' •Year ago, the Umted State. was not suffic ntly repr ented In the FIBA. The l!.'urop an members went astray. They more or I crea~ed their own rules patterned after, but not copy mg, our . And the European votes domlnat d. They followed with the 30 econd shot <'lock oon aft r the NBA adopted the 24 second clock, despite objections of Asian members whose small r players emphasized ball control. "At one time they believed the guy with the I.Jail \\a king. By the FIBA charge and block rule, h could do no wrong. They nl o allowed 10 team fouls per half before the automatic two-shot foul. How th whistles blew- they were averaging 80foul a game.as opposed to our 38. We explained our bonus provi Ions and the need for m re vere penalties. Now they're closer to CAA rule "After the Olympics, FIBA wUI change again.

They will confirm the agreements made In many meetings. They will reduce to seven team fouls before the automatic shooting fouls, but Instead of their present three-to-make-two, It will be the NCAA's one-and-one. So you see, the International is coming back to the United States." Meanwhile, the United States Is debating. In the world of the pros, critics claim the 24 second clock, which saved the game at one time by eliminating low scores and long stalls, now has gone too far ... they say the crowds have little chance to brPathe heiween scoring forays up and down court, that great defen. e is next to Impossible and therefore a lost art, and the net result is damaging to the league becau e or lower attendance and TV ratings everywhere. One hears interesting sides: Bill King, former Warriors' announcer, favors the one-and-one for the pros - "make a player earn his second shot." KCBS' Ted Robinson, replacement for King, say , "I've changed my mind after a year with the pros. The two-shot foul ls fair." O NTHE COLLEGE side, Stanford coach Tom Davi would use a SO second clock all the way. Jim Brovelli, the new USF coach whose U. of San Diego club won the WCAC title, differs:· ac clock but not in the last four minutes. If my team has earned a lead in the first 36 minutes, l don't want to give up the ball because of a shot clock. I want my rights to the entire floor." Brovelli may be In the minority. Even U.S. college women employ a SOsecond clock. Now more coache. of men's team believe that's the way to go (to the clock, not the womenl.

Wi}{~led May 15 selccti~n deadline about two weeks awa'l..ll.SD_is narrowing its list of candidates for The school's vacant men's basketball coach· ing position. . Torero athletic director Rev. Patrick Cahill yesterday estimated that 80-90 applications have been received for the job which opened up when Jim Brovelll . t left to take a similiar position at the University of San Francisco last month. Ear~ier, Cahill had indicated only three or four candidates would be brought in for personal interviews. One of them, former Air Force coach Hank Egan, was interviewed Thursday. Egan's contract at the service academy was not renewed after this past season. Under Brovelli, USD captured the West Coast Athletic Conference champi- onship and advanced to the NCAA Divi- sion I playoffs, where the Toreros los!):o Princeton. /

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Toreros cull coaching job applicant list By Bill Center la(f Wrlltr Untve 1ty of n Diego th! tic dtr tor th r Patrick Cahill b g n sorting throu h '80 to 90' application y terday to find two or 1hr addition I cnndtdate.~ for th hool' bask tball co clung posi- tion. USD interviewed its leading candidate, Hank Egan, the form r Air For • Acad my ba k •tball coach. on Thursday "We did not off r him the Job," said Cahill. USD ho lo announce cl uccessor lo Jim Brovelli by May 15. Aft r 11 years al U D, culmmallng in the Torerc>S' ftr t-ev r ppearance in th CAA toum men!. Bro- v Iii left eariler this month to take the Uni- v • lty of San Francisco basketball coach- g pos lion His top !Slant, John COien· hno, w nt with htm to U F. ''We want to ift through the bundle of application. and recomm ndations we have to pick out the th best fmalists avail- able,'' said Cahill, who would name none of the applicants, but did not deny li~gan was a fmar t. When he t up h. procedure for select- mg a n w coach, Cahill 1d three or four top cand1dat would be brought in for in• terv1ews. "We brought Egan m early because we knew we wanted to mterview him." said Cahill. In 13 years as heaa coach at the Air Force Academy, Egan. 46, compiled a 149- USD on Page C-8

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academics before athletics. "Coachmg at the Air Force Academy would be perfect background for coachmg at USD,'' said Brovelli. who bas been assist- ing USD in its search for a new coach. "In many way , the two universities have com- mon values. Hank seems to be an excellent coach." That viewpoint 1s widely shared. Among those recommending Egan for the USO job is Bobby Knight, coach of Indiana Umver• sity and the United States Olympic team. Egan recently worked for Knight at the U.S. Olympic training camp.

185 record. A thr year letterman at the Naval Academy, Egan served in the Air orce nd went to the Air Force Academy in 19 • a an instructor and junior varsity ha ketball coach. He became the acade- my' ond head ba ketball coach 10 1971. Under Egan Air Force's best seasons w re 16-9 ID 1975-76 and 15-10 in 1977-78. Hi contract was not renewed at the end of la t ason. Egan would face ·ome of the same prob- lems at USO that he encountered at the Air Force Acad my. Both schools emphasize

With a projected May 15 selection deadliae about two weeks away, USD IS narrowing its list of candidates for the school's vacant men's basketball coach- ing position. . Torero athletic director Rev. Patrick Cahill yesterday estimated_ that 80-90 applications have been received for the job which opened up when J_ii_n Brovelli left to take a similiar position at the University of San Francisco_ last month. Earlier, Cahill bad md1cated only three or four candidates would be brought in for personal interviews. One of them, former Air Force coach Hank Egan was interviewed Thursday. Egan·~ contract at the service academy was not renewed after this past season Under Brovelli, USD captured th_e West Coast Athletic Conference champ1• onship and advanced to the NCAA Divi- sion I playoffs, where the Toreros lost to Princeton.

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l NLV 3-5, USD 2-1- Jack A)crs (4•1) pitched a com- plete-game five-hitter to give the Rebels a doubleheader sweep over the Toreros at the USD Baseball Complex Matt Wilhams igmted UNLV's IO-hit attack with a two- run horn r in the top of the third inning In the first game, Bart Holvey (7-3) and ,Kerry Bray combined on a 10-hitter to lead the Rebels. UNLV got all of 1 ts runs in the third innmg with two out Jack Curtis tr1pled to drive 10 two runs and scored on a balk b~ Toreros starter and loser Mark Hawbhtzel 1·_1~}·_~--

Former Air Force Coach Is Leading Candidate at USD By DA VE DISTEL. Times Staff Writer SAN DIEGO-Former Air Force Academy Coach Hank Egan is a leading candidate, if not the leading candidate, for the vacant University of San Diego basketball position. Egan, 46, was released recent)) after 13 years as the Falcons' coach. His teams WE're 148-185. Father Patnck Cahill. USD's athletic director, said a field of 90 applicants has been narrowed to approxi- mately 15, but conceded Egan is a front-runner. "I think, in all fairness, you'd have to say, yes. he is a leading candidate," Cahill said. "Nationally, he is a very well-known and well-respected guy." Cahill would not list any of the other candidates. "I'm not saymg many of them are household names," he said. "We have several head coaches from Division II or lII schools and a number of assistants from Division I schools." In either case, USD would be dealing with a certain amount of risk-a Division II or III head coach steppmg up or a Division I assistant calling the shots for the first time. Egan elimmates a bit of the uncertainty because of his experience at Air Force, which is comparable to USD in terms of academic standards and philosophy. "We need a coach who fits what USD represents in terms of academics," Cahill said. "We don't intend lo change our policies." Egan has lived with rather stnct pohcies at Air Force. "An institution is in busmess to educate kids," he said Monday, "not to run a basketball program." Egan, who said he was at Air Force so long a change was needed, said he is not a candidate for any position other than the one at USD. He said he also is considering opportunities outside basketball in the Colorado Springs area. ''I've been in this area a long time," he said. "and I've got a lot of ties. If it comes time to make a decision, that will be one of the factors. But I liked what I saw out there." USD will be coming off its best season at the Division I level. It was 18-10 and won the West Coast Athletic Conference championship before losing to Princeton in the first round of the NCAA playoffs. Please see USD, Pai;e S

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In the aftermath, Coach Jim Brovelli elected to return to USF, his alma mater, to take over a suspended program that will resume play m 1985-86. John Cosentino, his top assistant, 1s going with him to USF. Egan thinks the USD program can be sustained at the championship level. "From my experience with the academy," he said, "I know the school system of Southern California turns out good numbers of athletes who can fit entrance require- ments at USD.'' If anythmg, it might be easier to recruit to USO because its exit requirements are not the same as those at the Air Force. Academy graduates are committed to five years in the service. Cahill had arbitrarily set May 15 as a "deadline" for hiring a new coach, but the date is not cast in stone.