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DAILY CALIFORNIAN JAN 2 0 1983

SAN DIEGO UNION

JAN 2 1198l

JAN 2 1 1981

SanDiegoNotepad USD's Football Program USD placed on 1-year football nrobation Given 1 Year 1 s Probation The National Collegiate Athletic Associ- for educational expenses at the university. ation yesterday announced a one-year pro- In 1978, the NCAA said, Williams gave a bation of the University of San Diego's stud~nt-athlete cash for personal expenses. football program for violation of NCAA And m September 1981 an unnamed assist- rules against loans and gifts to student ath- ant football coach, since resigned, signed a letes. note guaranteeing payment of a bank Joan The University of San Diego's football program has been placed on a one-year probation by the NCAA for v10lation of rules against loans and gifts to student ath- letes, says Rev. Patrick Cahill, the university's athletic director. rces ma1cafe a ffie matter arose last sprmg when a tootoan rayer showed Cahill a promissory note signed by an assistant coach. That note, in effect, guaranteed a loan the player said he needed to remain in school. As a Division III football school, USO is unable to award football scholarships, despite a tuition of approximately $8,000 per year. Last week it was reported that the USD for a student-athlete.

As it turned out, the player never took the loan and transferred out of USD. No money changed hands. The assistant coach involved, who apparently acted without Williams' knowledge, was dismissed immediately, a source said. But when Cahill conducted his own investigation, it was determined that Williams had made three small loans to a player or players during a three- year period, from 1978 to 1980. In each case the loan recipient had no money for rent or food and Williams' motivation was personal. "Bill was being a sucker for a sob story it comes down to that," said one source close to the investigation. Apparently there is still some question as to whether the money was accept- ed as a loan or a gift, although neither is legal under NCAA rules. "I understand the NCAA's point," said Williams, "but I wouldn't say I've done anything wrong from a moral standpoint." Williams joined the USD coaching staff as defensive coordinator in 1974. In 1976, he assumed the head coaching position, and smce then has compiled an overall record of 34-36-1. In 1978, the Toreros were 7-3 and Williams was named the District 8 coach of the year. His best season was 1981, when the Toreros went 9-1 and finished in the Top 20 of Division Ill after being ranked as high as seventh. That showing helped earn the team television exposure this fall when its game at Occidental was aired by CBS during the National Football League strike.

Reports last week said that footllall coach Bill Wil- liams had resigned in the face of a school and a NCAA investigation. Cahill said. "The NCAA never investigated or probed USD's program The full investigation was carried out mternally and self-reported to the NCAA. The Infractions Committee not only accepted the report in full, but highly commended the university for its integrity, investigation and prompt action.''

In a separate release, Cahill said USD reported the violations to the NCAA when the USO investigation was completed early "It is unfortunate that NCAA rules were violated," Cahill said, "because the univer- SI Y . oes every mg possible to preclude any irregularity. In th is case a few mis- judgments were made, and we have to pay the price. "More than 300 students have gone through this program since 1978, and they must not be overlooked because of the poor judgment of a few individuals. ··we have a healthy Division III football program at USO, and, from the flood of inquiries I have received for the head coaching position, evwently a lot of others think so, too." ·t d th· last summer.

head football coach, Bill Williams, had re- signed after the university discovered Wil- Iiams had made illegal loans to an un- named student-athlete. The Rev. Patrick Cah1ll, USD's athletic director, said at the time, "We are not talking huge figures." Neither the university nor the NCAA yesterday would disclose the amounts in- volved, but an NCAA release described them as "significant amounts of money." "Although the (infractions) committee believes the violations to be quite serious," said Alan Wright, NCAA infractions com- mittee chairman, "it should be emphasized the violations were discovered by the (USO) director of athletics and reported to the N A." Wright indicated the penalties would have been more severe had it not been for USD's internal investigation and voluntary report to the NCAA. The probation which went into effect re- troactively to Dec. 22, 1982, means the uni- versity's football team cannot take part in any post-season play next season; neither can it participate in any games that are telecast. The NCAA said that on two occasio!ls in 1978 Williams gave a substantial amount of cash to a student-athlete for the athlete's personal use. "Further, although it was described as a loan," the NCAA said, "no attempt to repay the money was made." The NCAA said that in the fall of 1979, Williams advanced a substantial amount of cash on two occasions to a student-athlete

DAILY CALIFORNIAN

LOS ANGELES TIMES JAN 2 1 1983

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JAN 2 1 83 College Football:

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USO on probation • The UnJversity of San Diego football team has b ,m slapped with a one-year probation because its head coach and an assistant coach gave "significant amounts of money" to four players, the NCAA. The school will be prohibited from participating In any post-season competition or appearing on llve televi- sion In 1983. The NCAA did not name the coaches responsible for the violations. However, Coach BIii wuil1at111,• resigned earlier this onth when It was ann ced the NCAA was Invest a Ung the UnJversl· ly of San Dlego,..:f~oo~t:::b=a~ll:... · -~__c-------_a.., CAC Is Issued A Gael Warnin ... By BILL FINLEY Stoff writer, The son o,ego Union drought when they outfinished the University of San Diego 61-56 last night at USO.

TOREROS LOSE/ Forward Peter Thibeaux sank 24 points and guard Paul Pickett added 20 more Friday night to lead St. Mary's to a 61-56 basketball victory over the University of San Diego in a West Coast Athletic Conference game at the USO Sports Center. It was the first conference game for both teams. The win improved St Mary·s overall record to 8-7. USO fell to 6-9. USO received 14 points from guard Rich Davis. Teammate Mike Whitmarsh. coming off a two-week layoff because of a shoulder injury, contributed 13 points.

SAN DIEGO UNION JAi 2 2 198l

JAN 2 2 1983

The la t lime St Mary' College w Ill a West Coast Athletic Conferenc championship in ba ketball the star of its team wa Tom M h ry. M ch ry, moreover, was ophom_ore. . It has 24 ars sine St Marys last fm1sh f1 t took a significant step toward ending this but the Gael

St. Mary's trailed 27-24 at the half. With 11½ min~t remaining, it lagged 42-36 Past St. Mary's. teams might have buckled in such a circumstance, but this one pressed on. Indeed, the Gaels made eight of their last 10 shots from the field and nine of their last 10 free throws. As a

. USO Loses by Fiv to St. Mary's

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By TIM GILLMAN, Times Staff Writer _SAN DIEGO-Before the game, University of San Diego basketball Coach Jim Brovelli had called this " new hfe, the second season." a And for a white it seemed it might be. But poor play ~le m the game-a return of some of the problems that ad plagued USO during the non-conference schedule -was costly as St. Mary's beat USO 61-56 in the West Cdoast_Athletic Conference opener fdr both ·schools Fri- a!. m~ht at the USO sports Center. It is the little}hi~gs you have to do at the end to come out on top, satd Brovelli after the game. "You have to make those plays if you are going to win." visitors had a 5-0-48 lead with four minutes re - ~ ammg when Brovelli sent center Robby Roberts back mto the game. Roberts had been in foul trouble and ~n r~mov1:<1 with nine minutes remaining. It seemed • baa~might /Pve the Toreros the needed muscle to come c and wm. The lead had see-sawed throughout. f But USD ,couldn't ~ain catch up with the quick play i ~t. Marys star, semor forward Peter Thibeaux. who 1rushed a ~ame-high 24 points, and his teammates. USD didn t tie. the game again, though it closed the lea~ to 56-5_4 with 30 seconds remaining on a Mike Whitmarsh field goal. Fiel~ goals and free throws by the Gaels Paul Pickett (20 potn~) a!1d Billy Knox ended the threa,. USO sit11p- !~=uldn t fmd the range on numerous late field-goal The Torero~ had grabbed a 27-24 halftime advanta by stagi~g a rufty comeback after playmg weakly early. The v1s1tors tied the game, 8-8, five minutes into play .___~~-~------~ fid!rlle San D_ieg? State basketball Coach Smokey Gaines afte/fo:~tgh tt:J1firs·eutpt, the Aztecs_ are doing a slow burn C wo games m the Western Athl r onference, a conference they were picked to win e JC The Aztecs have shot poor! f th . · ~esult, Gaines will insert Eddi: ~z~is i!t:uts1de. A~ a !rneup tonight in Honolulu when the Aztecs ~!!t si~~:~ m,~nother WAC game (9:35 p.m., KSDO-n 30 AM) 11 In both losses last week " said Gaines "the· t were jamm· th ·d ' . , earns shot If that~ngth e mt die and g1vin~ us the 15-foot jump . · s e way teams are gomg to pla , rt to be able to hurt them from the ouJi~' ;;dve oms IS p_robably our best outside shooter " . . ie Meanwh1l~, last night, the University ~f San Die J 1~;:r~: f to s~~ger as the~ bowed to St. Mari'~ any easier The T por enter. Tomght's pickings aren't at 7:30 at the Spo~~:t:,~t powerful Santa Clara (9-4) The Torer?s dropped to 6-9 overall and 0-1 in the Wes C?ast Athletic Conference. USD received 14 . ts f t Rich Davis and 13 from Mike Whitmarsh buit: rom outshot 68 percent to 49 and outrebounded° 26-18 ey were _Up the freeway, UCSD's Bob Goodm .. ;;_~8 gg1ge 0 '.eft as the Tritons defeated~r~~tn! ;::~f And, at the other end of tow p · t L dropped a 53 52 d. • • n, om oma College : ec1s10n to Biola. In.women~ basketball, San Diego State trounced U .. vers1ty of Arizona 82-60 as Marci Blackman canned 11 ~f f:et:~e~zi!s ~h~~i~:YTi!r~~eitAg~ts a Slittle Sun Devils at 7:30. nzona late

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on a field goa! by forward David Boone. The Gaels then Knocked off eight unanswered points. The Toreros switched to a zone offense midway throu~h t_he half and it slowed down the visitors, but St. Marys sttll had a 24-_17 lead with four minutes remain- mg when Thibeaux picked up his third foul and St Ma ry' s coach Bill Oati;-s pulled him. · • USO then used its more aggressive zone defense to collect .two_steals and create two turnovers, which e,~Ped 1t to its halftime advantage. We _had ~. good run at the end of the first half" rovelh said But you have to sustain it." ' USD now must do better than sustain. The Toreros lay host to the University of Santa Clara tonight at 7.30 at the Sport$ Center. Santa Clara 02-4) has the ~st· pre~conference record of any WCAC team, its losses havmg been to orth Carolina, Louisville USC and San Jose State. ' And, USO (6-9) will face Santa Clara after the Bron- cos have had a night off. Normally, Santa Clara would h~ve played the University of San Francis Friday night, but USF dropped men's basketball after last sea- son. .. "The sched.ule is against us that way," Brovelli said. They are waiting in the stands to play us, With no USF we face a fresh team this way throughout the season " He needs to freshen up the Toreros aa well. USP,Afud 14 costly turnovers and shot only ei t for 13 ffl2% ) from the free throw line. . 0 For the Toreros, Rich Davis ad 14 po nts, 'Whit- marsh 13 a?d Roberts 12. Nine pl ers saw action. St. Mary s 1s now 8-7 overall/

WCAC Issued A Gael Warning (Continued from C-1) ensmng free throw St. Mary's emerged with a five-point lead, and 18 seconds later it began celebrating its victory.

State two weeks ago in Peterson Gym. Clearly, the Gaels are begmn ng to be- Ii ve m themselves. and .they stiffened per- cc tibly with the game on the hne last night nior forward Peter Thibeaux, who led both sides with 24 points, scored 10 of them in the last 11 minutes. Sophomore guard Paul Pickett scored 12 of hi 20 points in the same stretch Still. 1t was reserve guard Billy Knox who mad the decisive play of the game. With 31 seronds remammg, a 15-foot, tur- naround Jumper by USD's Mike Whitmarsh had trimmed St. Mary's lead to 56-54 The Toreros promptly called time, and Coach Jim Brovelli suggested they foul Knox, a 63 percent free throw shooter Robby Roberts fouled him, all nght, but not until Knox was attemptmg a layup. The shot went in the basket. So did the

"We were trying to get Knox at mid- court, but we couldn't catch him," Brovelli said. "By the hme we did, it was a little late." USO received 14 points from Rich Davis and 13 from Whitmarsh, but the Toreros were cutshot 68 percent to 49 and outre- bound d 26-18. Now 0-1 in the WCAC and 6-9 overall, USO must face powerful San Clara (9-4) night at 730 in the Sports Center, and Brovel i is concerned. ··In close games like this one, you've got to make some plays in the last minute if you're going to m, and we just aren't m;,king them," he said. "We had a chance to tie with a minute to go, and missed two jump hots. We couldn't even give the foul at the end."

San Diego, Saturday, January 22, 1983

THE TRIBUNE

San Diego Notepa Aztecs juggle lineup; USD loses

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