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SEC COACHES
THE '80s
ACROSS
1 _'_ '80s teams have finished
3rd or higher 3 times in the SEC
9   His teams' best SEC record of the '80s came last year
12 We
13 Labor organizations
14 Namesakes of first '80s coach at HSU, Hatfield
15 39 Dovn is MSU's _ coach of the '80s
17 Compass abbr.
18 D   '   squad plays at Knoxville
20 Them
21 Initials of '83 SEC Coach Of The Year 23 Abbr. for "alderman"
25 "He was fouled       the play"
27 Head coach's boss
28 _'_ record includes 2 SEC titles
during the '80s
31 Initials of SEC coach; winning record in all seasons of the '80s
32 1st name of '80s SEC coach with NCAA Championship at N.C State
34 Pretty
35 Ole Miss coaches of the '80s: Bob, _ and Ed
37 Has two Final Four trips during the '80s 39 "He _        with the ball"
41 Building extension
42 Guides
44 Big Ten state abbr.
45 Initials of Visscher; interim Gator coach of '80
46 First name of 37 Down
49 Symbol for "zirconium"
50 CM. 's boys
53 Hugh Durham was the __'_ Coach Of The Year in '85
55 Tint
56 Sloan has built a strong during the '80s
58 Initials of '80s SEC coach from UAB
59 '84-'85 was Joe B's _ _ campaign
62 1st name of Gators' winningest coach
64 Initials of Schmidt; 1st '80s Vandy coach
66 Initials of SEC coach from Florida State
67 Genetic material
68 Attendance at Rupp Arena
69 East coast state abbr.
70 The Durham _        at UGA included a 2nd
place finish in SEC in '85
72-_'_ only winning season was '82-'83
74 Initials of the Vols' coach
75 Only one to coach at two different SEC schools during the '80s
76 Talk back
Last Week's Answer*
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Took his squad to SEC title in first year in the conference Tree
Took his SEC team to Final Four In '83
Hunt era at Ole Miss _ last summer
NE state abbr.
Adolph Rupp's grand_       plays for Vandy
program
Winning SEC campaigns for 22 Down in the '80s
8 Initials of winningest active SEC coach
9 One of 29 for Joe's '83-'84 Cats
10 Type of auto racing
11 Abbr. for SEC state having 6 head coaches during the '80s
14 First Gator coach of the '80s
16 Initials of Cat hoopster Irving
19 This is _'_ 2nd year in the SEC
21 Won or shared 4 SEC titles in the '80s
22 Initials of 1st Ole Miss coach of the '80s; Weltlich
24 Initials of '80s SEC coach with 19-12
mark in first year at his school 26 Negative response
28 H.D. has guided the _____ squad to 2 winning campaigns in SEC in '80s
29 Abbr. for "route"
30 City's underground systems
33 DeVoe has _        the Vol program throughout the '80s
34 Boyd coached at Southern _ before
coming to MSU
36 Compass abbr.
37 _'_ record includes 5 20-win
seasons during the '80s
38 Initials of Vandy coach with 14-22 mark in the '80s
39 New MSU coach Williams
40 Baseballers Matty, Felipe and Jesus 43 Namesakes of 64 Across
45 Initials of a new SEC coach, Ed
47 Verbal
48 Rim partner
51 Short for "Melvin"
52 1st name of coach whose '80s teams have two second-place SEC finishes
54 Trees
57 No coaches enjoy playing here
60 Prayer ending
61 Melt
63 Head movements
65 Sonny Smith was the '84 _        Coach Of
The Year
67 1st name of coach of '82 SEC co-champs
71 Abbr. for "regarding"
72 Former Auburn footballer
73 Initials of Auburn coach throughout the '80s
Meet The Press
Only At UK Do You Move Up The Rankings After A Loss; Bosworth's Steroid Fiasco Reduces Rex's Billing With SI
By Nick Nicholas
Following are some more of those leftover tidbits from UK basketball coach Eddie Sutton's weekly press conference, held the Tuesday prior to the big SEC showdown between Alabama and Kentucky last Wednesday at Rupp Arena:
Give credit where credit is due: Before UK's encounter against Wimp Sanderson's Crimson Tide, Sutton referred to Alabama and Auburn as the two best teams in the conference.
"They are playing better than anybody else." said the Kentucky coach. 'Tennessee is playing well."
Entering last Wednesday's game the Volunteers were 7-3 overall and 10 in league play.
Sutton also mentioned that he voted for both Alabama and Auburn in the weekly UPI poll. College coaches vote for only the Top 15 teams.
"I didn't vote for us." Sutton said.
Despite losing to Georgia UK moved up two notches to No. 9 in last week's AP poll. Four days after losing to the 'Dogs. Kentucky upset then-No. 5 Auburn on its home court.
"Whatl don't understand, but I guess it's a great tribute to Mr. (Adolph) Rupp and Mr. (Joe B.) Hall, is that you can lose one and win one and go from eleventh to ninth place in the AP.
Respect for Wimp. Here's what Sutton had to say about Alabama's coach Wimp Sanderson. "I respect Wimp Sanderson; I think he's a heck of a basketball coach. He got great training under CM. Newton."
Along these same lines, the UK mentor predicted good fortunes for Sanderson's squad. "I respect this basketball team; I think Alabama is a good ballclub. They could be in the Final Four in New Orleans."
In regards to what the Alabama coach said prior to the start of the seasonthat Kentucky wouldn't lose an SEC game at Rupp Arena Sutton quipped. "I hoped I could go visit with the officials before the game. But they won't allow me to do that.
"I don't think we have any more of an advantage other than our great fans. . .1 certainly appreciate that compliment. It's a compliment to Kentucky basketball."
Practice, practice and . . . more practice. During the holiday break Sutton has taken the opportunity to practice the 'Cats twice daily. After the loss to Georgia he even worked his players three times within a 24-hour period.
Throughout the holiday period, time could be spent by either practicing or by just laying around. You can bet the house that the 'Cats didn't lay around Wildcat Lodge too much.
"We practice two or three times a day just to get them out of the dorm," Sutton noted. "If I'm a basketball player, and I can remember being a basketball player many years ago, not too many of your friends around because all of them are home on vacation."
Who's the best? When asked who is the best guard in the SEC, Sutton replied, "I won't even touch that one. We've (SEC) got great guards and nobody respects guards more than I do. There are some schools (SEC) who have wonderful guards and we've
got some very good ones, in my opinion.
Sutton hit the nail square on the head when said the league has some "wonderful" guards.
Kentucky has Ed Davender, Rex Chapman and Derrick Miller. Alabama has fine backcourt leader in Terry Coner. Tennessee is led by the league's offensive machine-Tony White. Both Auburn and Florida have a pair of excellent guards. The Tigers are blessed with the services of Frank Ford and Gerald White, while it's no secret that Vernon Maxwell and Andrew Moten push the button which makes the Gators go. Others on this all-SEC "wonderful" list might include Ole Miss' Roderick Barnes : Vanderbilt's Barry Goheen and Mississippi State's Tracy Taylor.
Last year in the conference the big guys-Chuck Person, Buck Johnson and Kenny Walkergot a lion's share of the attention surrounding SEC hoop action. This year it's the little guys' turn. Yep, you might center this year's SEC theme around "The changing of the guard. . .or the SEC's "Little Big Men."
A weakness in Rex? These days there isn't a Sutton press conference when freshman guard Rex Chapman's name is left out of the conversation.
For instance: How's Rex handling the pressure? What do his teammates think about his following, both locally and nationally? What can't he do, coach?. . .and so on and so on.
Sutton, however, did point out one weakness in the youngster from the "Big O".
"Right now, I would say if he had a weaknesshe doesn't rebound the ball as
Cover Boy Rex
well as he should. He ought to be averaging more rebounds than what he is because he's such a great jumper. In high school he never had to do that.
After nine games Chapman averaged 2.0 boards per game. He compiled a lofty 8.2 figure per game as a senior at Apollo High
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