Cardinal
Vol. XLVI No. 23 Room 117, Otter Hall, Louisville, Ky. 40208 March 7, 1975
Cards head for regionals
by Preston Prefontaine
The way Denny Crum figures, 'it's to~
late in the year to change a _ winning
formula.
So, when Rutgers nipped St. John's
79-77 in New York last Saturday for the
right to face Crum's U of L basketball
team in _ the first round of the NCAA
Midwest Regional, Crum wasn't up in
the stands scouting them. And neither
were any of his assistants.
"I don't believe in scouting other
teams," Crum explained. "I just want my
team to go out and play the best they
can. Let the other team wotry about how
we're gonna play."
So far his philosophy has proven
right. Crum brings a 24-2 record into
tomorrow's 8 p.m. (EDT) game at Oral
Roberts University in Tulsa. The mark is
the best in the school's history, and is
second in the nation only to Indiana's
29-0 record.
A win by the Cardinals tomorrow
night would put them in the semi-finals
of the regional against the winner of the
Cincinnati-Texas A&M contest next
Thursday at Las Cruces, New Mexico.
The winner in the fmal there, of course,
advances to the championship round in
San Diego March 29-31.
Although none of the U of L staff has
seen Rutgers play this season, Crum still
knows something about them.
"They have two very fine scorers in
Phil Sellers (22.4 points per game) and
Mike Dabney (19.6)," he pointed out.
"They're averaging over 86 points a game
as a team so we know that they can run
with the ball. It should be an interesting
game, since . both teams are fast-break
oriented."
Sellers, a forward, and Dabney, a
guard, are only two of the Scarlet Knights
averaging in double figures. The others
include forward Hollis Copeland (13.8)
and guard Ed Jordan (13.1). Center Mike
Palko, averaging 4.1 points per game,
rounds out the starters.
U of L is expected to counter with
their standard lineup of Allen Murphy
and WeSley Cox at forward, Bill Bunton
at center and Junior Bridgeman and
Phillip Bond at guard.
Cox Sat ·out last Thursday's season
fmale against Dayton after straining his
hamstring in the second half of the
Memphis State game. Although he missed
most of Monday•s workout, Crum said
that ''Wes is just taking it easy so he
won't reinjure himself. I'm sure he,l start
against Rutgers."
If not, Crum has found a suitable
replacement in Ike Whitfield. Whitfield, a
seldom-used reserve senior forward,
started against Dayton and popped in 14
points, hitting six of seven shots from he
field.
"Ike plays that way in practice every
, day," Crurn told reporters after the game.
"I'm sure he could do that if he got to
play more often, but we have twelve
players and it's hard to give everyone a
lot of playing time."
Crum started an all-senior l~neup
against the Flyers, with Whitfield and
Terry Howard joining Bridgeman,
Murphy and Bunton, for their last home
game. And, while the crowd of 14,901
showed their appreciation to all five , they
saved the biggest cheers for Bridgeman
and Murphy.
When the two players were pulled off
the court near the game's end, the fans
gave them a three-minute standing
ovation. It did not go unnoticed.
''It hit all at once," said Bridgeman,
who has combined with Murphy to total
almost 2,600 points in three years.
''WOW, I'm le~lVing. like that. The fans
were unbelievable, but they've been that
way all season. The people you come in
contact with determine how well you like
a place."
"My mind's set on the NCAA,"
Murphy added, "but suddenly there's this
funny feeling. like leaving home again."
Murphy isn't the only one who is
looking to the upcoming tournaments.
Crum said Tuesday that even though he
feels the Midwest - with Maryland,
Cincinnati., Kansas ~d Notre Dame
playing among others -'\.rill be one of the
toughest regions to get out of, he gives his
team a shot of winning it all.
"On a given night, there are 30 or 40
teams in the country that are ~apable of
beating us."
"But, on other nights, I think we can
play with- and beat- ANY team in the
nation."
U of L followers will be hoping for a
long string of "other nights" starting
tomorrow. Photogr.tph by Rick Yetter
Scott Yeakey and Greg Price exchange happy greetings after both were victorious
in the student elections Tuesday and Wednesday.
Price slate sWeeps Senate race ·
by Kenny V andeveJde
A slate led by incumbent Student
Senate President Greg Price swept to an
overwhelming victory in the senate
election Tuesday and Wednesday. Every
member of the slate, which included
candidates for all four offices and the ten
at-large seats, was elect-ed.
Greg Price was re-elected senate
president, defeating independent
candidate David King, and Stephan
Phelps, who led his own slate.
King is currently a member of the
senate, and last week, was elected
vice-president of the Speed School
Student Council. Phelps was active in
student government at Morehead
University and in the Young Democrats.
The final vote total was: Price 596,
Phelps 360, and King 302.
Joe Fowler, currently a student
senator and editor of the 1974-75
yearbook, Deja Vu. was elected executive
vice-president, defeating Joe Gillespie and
Ian Sonego.
Gillespie was a member of the Phelps
slate while Sonego ran as an independent.
The final vote was Fowler 629, Gillespie
311, and Son ego 246.
The executive vice-presidency is a
newly created position. Fowler's principal
duty will be presiding over meetings of
the senate.
A&S Student Council President Scott
Yeakey defeated Yoshi Matsuda 741 to
408 for the academic vice-presidency.
.Yeakey was on the Price slate and
Matsuda was on Phelps.'
In the services vice-presidential race,
Vicki Harned defeated Debbie Kent and
Kevin Maloney. Kent was on the Phelps'
s~ e while Maloney ran as an
independent.
The final vote was Harned 551, Kent
345, and Maloney 248.
The Price slate campaigned largely on
the basis of the experience of its
candidates. Three of the four members
have at least two years experience in
student go~mrnent.
The Phelps slate stressed the theme
that the incumbent administration did
not adequately represent the commuter
and night students.
Ballot boxes for the election ·were set
up in five different locations.
The Price sJate carried the baiJot boxes
in the UC Building, the law school and in
the Hca1th Sciences Campus.
Particularly devastating t-o the Phelps
ticket and the independent cand,idatcs
was the turnout on the Health Sciences
Campus. AJl members of the Price slate
polled over 100 votes there, while no
other candidate received over eight votes.
Phelps told the Cardinal that his slate
had not actively campaigned on Health
Sciences campus because they didn't
know until too late that a ballot box
would be on that campus.
The Phelps ticked carried the box in
Davidson Hall, due to heavy campaigning
there by the slate for support from the
night students.
David King, the only Speed student
running, carried Speed School handily.
Price's running mates, Fowler and Yeakey
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