News Scrapbook 1980

- EVENING TRI BUNE

SAN DIEGO UNION

Brovelli Feels USO Cagers Will Be Respectable - The Toreros who at boonding (7.6). He proved the exception of J~nes a nd By AILENE VOISIN lne point last yea; were so la1t year that he can hold Rubin, ~hey lack_q~1ckness. Stall Wriltr, The San Die!IO Union ~esperate for help on the hi: own against any f~r- US_D JS also missing a big, University of San Diego front line that they moved ward in the league. physical gu~ rd who. can basketball Coach Jim Bro- · foot-3 Rusty Whitmarsh to At the other spot, Brad match up agamS t th e _bigger velh thought about it for a forward, have several play- Levesque (6-7,. 220), who backcourt players m th e few mmut , thought about ,rs· capable of filling the averaged 7.0 pomts and 5.8 le~~ue; it a little longer, then final- void. That will enable Bro- ...,,....,....... rmounds, is being cha!- We II ha~e r t'al gr:t ly addressed hlffiself to the velli to return Bob Bartho- lenged by newcomers Ger- d~fense, an 00 or e question. omew from center to for- aid Jones (6-5, 200) from high ~rc~ntage sh?t on o_f. "What kind of a team do I ard, his natural position. Pima Junior College, Steve fens~, h:id Brovtll~;~; 1 ~ think we have? Well, we - Finally, like the coach ,.,.......,#IJ":: Rocha (6-8, 210) out of ~ 15 eig .year a · u have a handsome bunch of -..-~~~'J 1aid, there is intelligence. Modesto Ju~ior Coll~ge and if we ~n i 0 ~h~k kids, so we'll look good in ft~r analyzin~ their tran- r(~ 8 ur 1 n 90 er) Keith Cunnmgham :1:S a lo~nof those _ we airports. And they're intelh- npts, Brovelh says he has ,.,. , · · f 1 " gent, too. Want to know o reason to believe the Jones is the best defen- can surpnse a ew peop e. their grade point averag- wcomers. will go the way sive forward on_ the team, es?" he laughed. ~f 1979 academic casualties and also the qmckest But But what does Brovelli oe Evans and Russell Rocha is a strong reboun- really expect of the Toreros Jackson. der, particularly on the of- in thi., USD's econd year __....._""' _..w~u.a:i Here's a look at the 1980 ILW,""""i..ii.~......- fensive boards, and scores as an NCAA Division I DAVE HEPPELL. Toreros: BOB BARTHOLOMEW well inside. Cunningham school and member of the :. . has a soft touch • THE GUARDS. Mike ... back to power forward and walk-on Jim Bateman W st Coast Athletic Confer- Stockalper (6-0, 160) returns give the Toreros what they ·ence? for his final year as the lacked last season - depth., "I know this much," said cept10nal; decent in appear- Toreros' floor leader. He's . Brophy Prep in Phoenix • THE CENTER. Phelps Brovelli, whose Toreros ance or standing. mart, steady and has an and Lembret Rubin (6-4, injury took him o!-lt of the open the season tomorrow The task - albeit an ad- excellent outside shot (10.0 170) from Mission High in battle for the startmg berth, ni ht with an exhibition mirable one - is also a dif- points per game). San Francisco. so that leaves Dave Heppell ame agamst the Banks- ficult one. Particularly Whitmarsh (6-3, 190) will Of the four, Prunty's been (6-8, 220), a_junior from Sac- town Bruins of Sydn y, Aus- given last season's 6-19 slart in the off-guard spot. the biggest surprise. "He's a ramento City College. •or Rnt'•th.. · He's u D's best defensive lot like Stockalper," said "He's got a soft touch gym, ''we'll be improve , /Ind respectable In the league That's our goal this year - to be re ·pectable." between last year's Toreros guard, a good outside Brovelli. "He's a great lead- around the basket," said and this season's are sub- sliooter (7.9 points), drives er for such a young player, Brovelli, "and although he's stantial: and rebounds well for a has a good shot, and handles not a. great jumper, he posi- - First, USO will be guard. An excellent all- the ball very well. Ram- tions himself very well. He starting with a reasonably around athlete. sey's a good shooter along gives us the strength we healthy group. Seven-foot Newcomers include Mike with being fundamentally need in the middle." center Walt Phelps, an Ramsey (6-4, 170) from sound. And the other two Overall, the Toreros have early-season casualty with Long Beach City College, freshmen, Taylor and depth, should be a better re- torn ligaments in his ankle, John Prunty (6-0, 175) from Rubin, just need some expe- bounding team, and can i PY"' v.:ted to return within Fremont High in Sunnyvale rience." play five people who are ca- the next few weeks. Greg Taylor (6-5, 195) of • THE FORWARDS. Bar- pable of scoring. But with No predictions, just "re- spectable." Now what does that mean? According to Webster' Third Interna- tional Dictionary, respect- able means: moderately good; pleasing but not ex

University of San Diego Jim Brovelli can only hope his luck holds out this sea on, It certainly didn t in 1979-80, when he lost six front line players and finished the season with just eight athletes in uniform. This time, he has a healthy squad, more depth and a good mixture of experience and youth Until we get started, it's really hard to tell exactly what we have," said Brovelli. "I feel we're improved. We have more size and more depth, but until we play somebody, it's diffi- cult to say." The Toreros last night gave an indication that Brovelli may indeed be right in suggest- ing his dub will be improved by knocking off the Cantebury Bankstown Bruins of Sidney, Australia, 110-78, in an exhibition game. USD"s startmg five should be solid, with Mike Stockalper and Rusty Whitmarsh at guards, Bob Bartholomew (6-7, 225) and Brad Levesque (6-7, 220) at forwards and Dave Hep- pel (6-8 22 ) n n The g · are xperi ccd tockalp r I a solid 1 r s ni who a a d 10.8 W. nts per !IJg. a y ag Whit :is f(!! d to play orwar ast ear a d r wooded w 11, averaging 7.9 points. Bartholomew, now a senior, has been the outstanding Torero for some time. He aver- aged 15.4 points and 7.6 rebounds per outing last year, even though he was forced to play the center position. He'll return to his natural power forward spot this winter. "He's the most consistent player I've ever coached," said Brovelli of the former Kearny High star. Levesque was USD's sixth man going into last season but he moved into a starting role at midseason, averaging seven points and 5.8 rebounds per game. Heppel, a transfer from Sacramento City College, was injured much of last season but he still managed to average l't points and 11 rebounds per game for his JC team. "It's a solid starting five," said Brovelli. "I only hope we can keep them injury-free." The backups at guard will be Mike Ramsey, a transfer from Long Beach City College, John Prunty, a freshman out of Sunnyvale Fremont High, and Lembert Rubin, a freshman out of San Francisco Mission High. "Stockalper, Whitmarsh and Ramsey are experienced," said Brovelli, "and they'll be very solid. Prunty and Rubin are freshmen who are talented but need experience." Backups at forward will be Gerald Jones (6· 5, 200), an outstanding defensive player out of Pima junior college in Phoenix, and Steve Rocha (6-8, 210), a transfer from Modesto Jun- ior College, where he averaged 15 points and 11 rebounds a game. At center, Brovelli will have a seven-footer as a backup. He's Walt Phelps, a junior out of Lassen JC, where he averaged 14 points and 11 rebounds per contest. He's just now coming back off a severe ankle injury. "Up front, we have a solid group," assessed Brovelli. ''I'm pleased with all of them. You know, we've brought in eight new kids but the team has really come together in a short time. "It won't be easy for us in the conference. The WCAC is a great basketball conference. San Francisco has everyone coming back. They have to be an overwhelming favorite to win it."

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Noontime Concerts will present pianisr Marilynn Srevens and Spanish music for the piano, Wednesday, December 3, 12:15

ovi Page4 Cl lNDlR I f ·he fo1low1ng events ere open to All obl~c and most are free B~cause of the pu le cancellations it is recom· sudden posslb n 5 ted with menJed to call the n~mbcr th~:;;~ ~~ft:~~ltep~1~:g~dvance notice . . events tree of charge of political or CIVIC . d bV Friday if a press release \s receive 236 , ca\\ Neal Putnam at each week o-0639 Mail or bring notices 2778 or 295NE 3t)o9 4th Avenue, San to NEWSLI , Diego, CA 92103 WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 Um- The ERA Trio w,11 perform at - ·tv of San Diego's F r..,nch Parlor at vers1 12,1sPM

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of the U.S.D. fashion show, will present a check to university president, Dr. Author Hughes. Proceeds will go toward financial aid at U.S.D. December 3 is the deadline for reservations. For information, phone the University, 291-6480, extension 4271. Members and guests are invited to attend.

The Admiral Kidd Club will be the site for the University of San Diego Auxiliary holiday lun- cheon to be held December 9 The social hour will begin at 11 a.m. with lunch served at noon. Father Nicolas Reveles and his University of San Diego Vocal Ensemble will entertain with Christmas music. There will also be an exchange of Christmas ornaments. Betsy Manchester, chairman

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"1 di ns " a photo • exhibit of original gold-tone photographs taken from 1907 to 1920, continues through Dec. 19. University of San Diego. USD's Founders Gallery - n a

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LOS ANGELES TIMES ~ov 2 1 USOWins. 110-78 Special to The Times SAN DIEGO-Mike Stockalper scored 20 points and Rusty Whit- marsh added 16 as the University of San Diego's basketball team defeat- ed Canterbury Bankstown of Aus- tralia, 110-78, Wednesday nighL Dave Heppell scar~ 14 points for the Toreros, while Bob Bartholo- mew had 12 points and 18 rebounds. USD shot 49% from the field to Canterbury's 40%.

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San Diego-San Diego Basketball will feature San Diego State Uni• versity and the University of San Diego, Tuesday, December 2, 7:30 p.m., Sports Arena. 283-7096.

"The Earth ls Our Mother," a ' selection of photogravures from Edward S. urt1s's monumental work, Narrh American Indians, w,11 be on view through December 19, Founders Gallery, USO. 291-6480 x4296.