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will, and that's a welcomed change."
In phase two of Pitino's three-year turnaround plan for UK basketball, the coach hopes to provide trial by fire for his young group, in preparation for 1991 -92  the season UK will be eligible once again to compete in the NCAA Tournament.
"We can't be concerned with our record this year," he says. "We've got to get experience for our new people, especially Martinez and Mashburn. We've got to throw them out on the
THE NEW NCAA RULES
New NCAA college basketball rules for the 1990-91 season include:
A player fouled while attempting a shot from beyond the three-point line gets three free throws.
After the opposing team's 10th foul of each half, players will be given two free throws instead of one-and-one.
Timeouts will be cut from four to three for each team in televised contests.
 Technicals will be assessed for taunting or swearing at opponents.
Players will be given an automatic one-game suspension for fighting.
Players involved in two on-court fights will be suspended for the season.
Coaches or players given two technical fouls will be ejected.
Head coach will be ejected after three bench technicals are called on his team.
Conferences may experiment with the international three-point distance line of 20-6.
basketball court, let them make the freshman mistakes and not worry about them, to prepare them for a sophomore season when they've got to be an integral factor in whether we win or lose."
Kentucky will face one of the nation's toughest schedules in 1990-91, featuring road games against Indiana, Notre Dame, North Carolina, Cincinnati and Louisville, a home date with Kansas, and the treacherous 18-game SEC schedule.
PITINO'S THREE-YEAR PLAN
Rick Pitino has established the following three-year game plan for rebuilding the Kentucky basketball program:
YEAR ONE  1989-90
Establish his style of play Growth, conditioning and
seasoning
of young players Win over the fans
YEAR TWO  1990-91
Continued seasoning and conditioning of players Good recruiting class Finish in upper division of SEC
YEAR THREE 1991-92
Challenge for SEC championship  Play in NCAA Tournament
"John is someone who shows great leadership qualities. He's someone who passes, shoots, and really is a true basketball player who knows how to play the game. He knows how to cut, pass, shoot and has all the assets that make a complete basketball player. He's also gotten a lot stronger over the summer. We expect a big year from John."