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ABOVE: UK history gradu-
ate student Sean Black-
burn. 24, reads a book
while drinking coffee at
New Morning Coffee House
yesterday. LEFT: The UK
Coffee House, located in
the Student Center, is
home to lots of coffee pots.
See story, Page 4.

Photos by Jeff Burlew

 

 

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. .firtday. March 5, 1993

senators’ complaint

 

By Joe Braun
Editorial Editor

 

Student (,iovemment Association
senators are challenging an execu-
tive order issued by SGA President
Pete November, even though the or-
der already has been repealed.

November lifted the order, which
froze all senate funds, on Wednes-
day, slightly more than a week after
it became effective.

Senators at large Misty Weaver
and Heather llennel still want the
SGA Supreme (‘ourt to review No-
vember‘s actions, however,

In a letter of complaint to the
court, Weaver and Hennel wrote
that “the senate was misled as to the
interpretation of the Constitution."

They also claim November
wrongly issued the executive order
According to the letter, they “do not
believe that the president has the
power under an executive order to
take away a power" of the senate.

The letter stated November
should have exercised an altemative
power — his veto.

Weaver and Hennel have asked
for the court to issue "injunctive re-
lief“ preventing the president from
issuing a similar order in the future.

According to the letter. the two
senators also have asked the court

 

“I made a good point with my actions
and for trying to make sure student
money is spent responsibly. I refuse
to apologize.”

—Pete November,
SGA President

 

to reprimand November lor “abus-
ing his power when he had an alter-
native means that agreed with the
constitution."

November said Weaver and Hen-
nel don‘t have a case because he a]-
ready has lifted the order.

He defended his actions, saying
his “purpose in doing what I did
was to help the organization ~ and
I think what I did was right.

“i made a good point With my ac-
tions and for trying to make sure
student money is spent responsibly.
l refuse to apologize."

November said he is confused
about the clause asking for injunc-

tive relief because he “relieved
them when l lifted the order.“

SGA (‘hief Justice Ken Walker
stud he plans to talk to the parties
involved and set a date for a pre-
ll'lltJ meeting with both.

l'nder procedures outlined in the
newly approved S(iA constitution.
the Supreme (‘ourt will hold the
pretrial meeting to discuss how the
claim will be approached by each
party involved.

“We will go over the complaint
and. basically. at that time. whoever
is named responds and every pany
will indicate the motions and argu-
ments they‘ll make." he said. “Then
we‘ll set a date as to when we'll
meet."

Walker said he is in the process
of informing all of the Supreme
(‘ourt members. The hearing should
take place sometime next week.

tudents air concerns at Hemenway’s weekly forums

 

 

 

By Brian Bennett
Senior Staff Writer

Chancellor for the Lexington
Campus Robert llernenway wants
students to join him for weekly
noontime forums. He‘s even will-
ing to share his lunch.

 

Since the beginning of the semes-
ter, llernenway has held weekly
student meetings Fridays at noon in

the Old Board—
room on the
first floor of the
Administration
Building. An-
other will he
held today.
liach
different
dent
ranging

week.
stu-
groups, no

fromHEMENWAY

 

Student ("rovemment Association
senators to campus grcek leaders to
minority students, are invited to
join Hernenway and discuss prob-
lems or concems they might have.

liemenway said the meetings
also are open to any student who
wants to attend.

"The basic purpose is to make
sure that some lines of communica-
tion are open between the (‘hancel-

Meeting to discuss Phi Taus draws 60

 

By Jen Bryant
Contributing Writer

 

A national representative for Phi
Kappa Tau social fratemity said last
night that he expects the return of
UK chapter‘s to be a success.

Rob Reese. director of expansion
and new chapter development, said
he was impressed with the number
of men who still are interested in
the fratemity after waiting for its re-
tum nearly three years.

Reese and Todd Napier, Blue-
grass Domain director for the frater-
nity, came to UK last night to dis-
cuss Phi Tau‘s recolonization.
which is planned for this fall.

About 60 men attended the meet-
ing. Nearly two-thirds were mem-
bers of the UK chapter when it was
forced to close in 1991 as punish-
ment for alcohol-related hazing vio-
lations.

After a short commentary on the
allegations and suspension imposed
by the University, Reese addressed
the conditions for Phi Tau‘s return.

Reese said Phi Tau will have to
petition for approval of its return.
He said the process involves ex-
plaining to University officials what

the group’s plans are zmd the type
of support the national office plans
to give the new colony.

Reese said Phi Tau will retum as
a colony and will be able to petition
to become a chapter within two
years. How many former members
will be involved in the new colony
has not been determined yet.

Former members will have to go
through an interview process, much
like one required of other students
who seek colony membership. Na-
tional Phi Tau representatives will
make membership decisions based
on the outcome of those interviews.

Some students who were mem-
bers in 1991 said they were con-
cerned they would not have any in-
fluence on the selection of new
members and that if colony rush
were deferred. the number of men
available would decline.

[f the University and lntcrfrater-
nity (‘ouncil allow Phi Tau to con-
duct interviews among former
members before fall rush. Reese
said. those individuals would partic-
ipate in new member selection, but
final decisions still would be made
by national representatives.

Reese explained that traditional

 

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colony rushes are deferred for one
week until fonnal fratemity rush
week has ended.

“We are just looking for the most
competitive way,“ Reese said, cit-
ing several recent Phi Tau success-
es in deferred-rush situations.

“There's going to be a difference
in the colony and the chapter we
used to know even at its best
there’s a difference," Reese said.

He also said that because there
still are so many members involved,
they can take the best from the for-
mer chapter and bring it to the new
colony, leaving the past behind.

()ne concem remaining from the
old chapter is the Phi Tau house on
the comer of Woodland Avenue
and Clifton Circle. Robert Simms,
Phi Tau Housing Corporation chair-
man, said renovating the house and
meeting lire codes is estimated to
cost $266,508.

The fratemity is seeking funds
through the University in the form
of a bond issue. When the funding
is approved, needed work will be
contracted out. The fraternity plans
to complete renovations to allow
members to live in the house for the
fall semester.

 

lor‘s office, the Administration
Building and students." he said.

Boxed lunches are prepared for
the students who are invited. lie-
menway encouraged other students
to pack brown bag lunches and join
them.

“And if they don’t have a brown
bag, I‘d be happy to share my lunch
with them." he said.
said the

Hemenway meetings

have provided a "real useful ex-
change of intonnation." Among
previous topics of discussion, lic-
menway said. have been the con»
cems of Student Activities Board
members about how budget cuts af-
fected their programs and SGA sen—
ators” complaints of a lack of ability
to help students.

(‘ommuter students are invited to
today‘s meeting. and llernenway

 

 

 

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Patricia Lee. 3, walks through the rain yesterday near the
WD. Funkhouser Building.

 

 

 

said he expects parking to be a
main issue.

“We're looking further into it to
see if we can't take these ideas and
turn them into services for stu—
dents," he said.

Students who have attended say
the meetings are a good idea.

“It‘s good to be able to talk to

See FORUM, Back Page

Arrest made
in New York
bombing

 

 

 

11 tons of phone books recycled

 

Staff reports

 

UK‘s Physical Plant Division re-
cycled 11 tons of old phone books
during a Universitywide recycling
drive last month.

PPl) collected 4.499 phone
books. or about two-thirds of the
6,340 new books delivered to cam-
pus officcs, said David lwig, man-
ager of operations for the division.

Workers from PPD picked up the
old phone books as they delivered

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new ones. The old books later were
placed in trash bins for the city to
collect.

UK pays $23.25 for each ton of
garbage it takes to the landfill, lwig
said. This does not take into ac-
count labor and hauling expenses.

Iwig said, however. that any sav-
ings in landfill fees UK might have
received fmm the recycling was
offset by labor costs for collecting
the old books.

“It didn‘t save the University any
money at all,“ lwig said, but he
pointed out that it did help reduce
the arnoum of trash 11K sends to the
landfill.

"You can‘t look at it as making
or losing money. It l.\ the environ-
mentally sound thing to do."

This was the second year UK has
participated in the recycling drive
with the Lexington-l-‘ayctte Urban
(‘ounty (iovemment.

‘.

By Rick Hampson
Assooated Press

NEW YORK — A man de—
scribed as a follower of a radical
Muslim cleric was arrested yester-
day in connection with last week‘s
World Trade (‘entcr ho". 1~ing when
he coolly tried a third time to re-
claim a rental deposit on a van
wrecked in the blast.

Other suspects were being
sought. law enforcement sources
said the bombing appeared to be a
terrorist act. though the motive re-
mained unclear.

 

Papers that the suspect presented
the rental agency several days ago
were covered with mimics. a gov-
emment source. speaking on condi-
tion of anonymity. told The Asso~
ciatcd Press. Nitrates are found in
some explosives; traces of nitrates
were found at the blast site.

The arrest was a sudden. maior
break in the most notorious l'S.
bombing in years. Just a day earli-
er, the FBI had said it could take
months to crack the case.

Friday's blast in a garage beneath
the twin towers killed five people.
injured more than l.000, left one
missing and sent fear through the
nation’s largest city. it caused a
crater four stories deep. The 110-
story towers —— the world’s second-
tallest buildings. home to hundreds
of businesses with thousands of
workers ~— aren‘t expected to reo-
pen for a month.

The rental agreement identified
the suspect as 26-year-old Mo-
hammad Salarna of Jersey City.
NJ. He was expected to be ar-
raigned sometime last night in New

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L dy Kats enter SEC Tournament today as a dark hOl‘SB
- - ‘d. There is an u 'r echelon attd :uv is over. 0 , . ~ . . : - . “l.
Lance Williams ‘ ml . ,_ .. Vanderbilt. Alabama. Honda. g”
grim Writer naturally they the lite power teams. “Vte re eagerly tuiucipaling the ante as Louisiana State. Mississippi, Ten- 5;.
and l thiitk they are pretty clearly iottrnzuitetit; it has been a tough nessee Tech. Middle Tennessee 9-.”
if someone switched the signs above the rest of the pack." Missis- tnonth. We started out February Slate and Arkansas. to natne a 1 3

this weekend tit Chattanixiga.
Tenn. from women's Soulheastent
Conference louniametil to women‘s
NCAA toumamettt. the fans there
probably wouldn't bat their eyes.

Three of the top the teams 111 the
couttlry reside iii the Si-C perit—
house. but. come this weekend.
there only will be room for one
lhe 12~team Sl-ZC totirii.uiient be-
gins today. and the fight for the
championship continues through
Monday night when the final gillllt.‘
will be played at 8.

No. 1 Tennessee. No 3 Vander-
bilt and No 5 Aubum me the three
top seeds tn the St’C tountarncnt.
and all me gix en the best chances at
going all the way Tennessee prob—
ably is the odds-on tavontc with its
27-1 record and spotless li-(l mark
in the SEC.

“1 think this is certainly one of

our ntosl talented Tennessee teains
ever." UT head coach l’at Suntiititl
said.

A statement like that may riot
give the other terms 111 the league
very much breathing room. Beyond
the three top seeds. there are ito oth-
er teams in the Top :(l

"(The SEC1 is pretty well di\id-

sippi Slate coach Jeny Henderson
said.

Liven though tnany think the race
ts among three teams. several
coaches still lhiitk that the lounta-
tneut is the place for upsets.

"In all reality. you have got some
awful tough learns iii the top three
seeds. 1 think that there are a lot of
talented teiuiis that aren‘t iii the top
three seeds. arid zutytlting cart hap-
pctt. That‘s what has made this a
very special lountantenl." Florida
coach (‘arol Ross said.

CK coach Sharon Fanning also
ts taking an optimistic view of the
tournament.

“1 thiitk if you look back at the
history ot the women's SEC tour-
nament. (even though) we have
teiuns ranked in the top five or it)
that are goiitg to be competitive.
the SEC tournament ts always a
new season and always just the
next level up itt tenns of its intensi~
ly." Fanning said.

The 17-9 Lady Kats enter the
toumament as the No. 6 seed after
iosittg to Florida in a game that de-
cided the fourth spot and the bye iii
the first round of the tournament.

limiting said she is glad lr‘ebru-

with 'l‘ettnessee there and had four
gtuues on the road. Two of our
three games at hotne were against
Vanderbilt and Florida.” she said.

“it's a team that is playing hard
right now. arid 1 think frortt a men-
tal standpoint ready to go into the
tournament."

'lhe Lady Kats will meet Missis-
sippt State (14-12. 3-8 in the SEC)
at 8 tonight iii the final game of the
tourney‘s first round.

A win tonight would give UK a
chance to play the loumey‘s No. 3
seed. Vanderbilt

“ll will take a great effon for
us." Henderson said. “Of course.
Kentucky already has beaten us at
otir hoine place. and they are a very
fine ball clttb and play defense very
well. and they have people that
shoot the ball extremely well."

Farming and Henderson both
agreed that the play of the Lady
Kals' seniors will have a big im-
pact on tonight's game.

"We need their leadership going
into the tournzunenl," Fanning said.

“1 think (Jocelyn Mills) is one of
the very underrated players in the
league She kills us every time we
play them.“ Henderson said.

SEC schools find Vandy star hard to top

 

By Scott Reynolds
Staff Writer

 

Drive the latte for a layup. and
you most likely will find the has-
ketball three rows into the stands.
Try a tumaround jumper. and you
probably will get ”Spalding" im-
printed tn your forehead

This monster iii the middle wears
black and gold. Vanderbilt's 6-
foot—10 center itas blocked more
shots in a game than some players
do in a career. And she is not bad
on the offensive end. eitlter.

That‘s right. She.

Heidi (iillingham has established
herself firmly as a torce to be reck-
oned with. While her

Kentucky
Kernel sports...

numbers

(14.8 points per game. 7 rebounds
per game) are decent. they don‘t
show her true impact on the court,
'lhere is no statistic for altered
shots arid changed game plans.

Ciillingham quickly has become
the force that drives Vanderbilt's
hopes for both the Southeastern
Conference and NCAA tourna-
ment titles. The Commodores
have built a top five team around
their center.

“1 think coach (Jim) Foster has
built the defense around me." (llll-
ingharn said. “Our guards work
extra hard so I can stay at home."

For Ciillingham. staying at home
means blocked and altered shots.
()rt the season. she has swatted
away 8‘) ill-fated shot attempts.

READ IT!

Against Auburn, she blocked a
career-high eight shots. And in
front of a sellout crowd in Nash-
ville agtunsl Tennessee. (iillingham
had 14 points. nine rebounds and
seven blocked shots.

While Vanderbilt is glad to have
her iii the middle. the Ciillingham
said she knows there is room for
improvement.

"I rely too much on the block."
she said. "I let people get position
too easy. I'm riot used to guarding
different ways.“

“Being my height is unique. It
has its ups and downs. Obviously.
my height is an asset on the court. I
have been jeered at. but by now 1
have pretty much heard it all."

 

 

 

 

 

 

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last chance
for NCAA
Tourney

Mark Sonka
Kernel Columnist

 

When David and Glenda Daniel
bought their little girl that steel
basketball hoop with the port-a—
pad for her 11th birthday. how
could they have known she would
score more than 2.900 points in
high school. have her No. 30 jer-
sey retired, play for two national
champion AAU learns. make first-
learn All-Slate three years iii a
row. win a state title. have scores
of colleges crawling at her feet.
become a four-year fixture in the
Lady Kats lineup. transform from
a terrific post player irtto an out-
standing three-point shooter in a
year‘s time and set the UK record
for most threes in a single game?

All from a little goal in the
backyard.

“She did spend a lot of time out
there working,“ her father said.

Working. Shooting. Rebound—
ing. Mia Daniel words. Enough to
make you believe she was bom
with basketball itt hand. ready in
the crib. Not so.

“I didn't start playing until the
sixth grade." she said. “In high
school. 1 put in a lot more time
practicing than 1 do now. I shot a
lot at home with my dad artd
stuff."

The goal. remember.

But what else was a 5-fool-11
girl to do in tiny (‘ollinwood
Tenn. population 1.200? “Noth-
ing." she said.

Her cousin. Madonna Thomp-
son. two years her junior. ended
up playing at Alabama. Six of her
(‘ollinwood teammates. in fact
played the sport at the next level.

“There was nothing any more
constructive to do than playing
basketball, anyway.” her father
said.

So Mia played basketball. And
played basketball. And played bas-
kctball.

 

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DAMEL VAN DALSEMIKernel Stall
Senior Lady Kat Mia Daniel
has one final chance this
weekend to lead her team to
the NCAA Tournament.

Sometimes on lazy Sunday after-
noons. when the high school gym
was left unlocked. Sometimes
against oppottents of the other sex.
Sometimes beating them.

“If the coach said the gymna-
sium would be open. she’d be
there." Mia's father said. “She
spent a lot of extra time at home.
shooting."

There it is again. That goal.

Her career. long and winding
like a backwoods country trail.
likely could end this weekend in
the Soulheastcm Conference tour~
niunent. where it all began ——
Tennessee. Collinwood to Chatta-
nooga. with four years of Ken-
tucky mixed in.

Could have been four years of
anywhere. There was a treineii~
dous demand. She was recruited
by every state university iinagin~
able.

"If you just have a list you
would like to start writing on." her
senior-year high school coach Hal
Clark said. '.

Well. let‘s see. there was Mis-
sissippi State (today’s opponent).

 

 

few.

“They all wanted her.“ her fa-
ther said.

She chose UK after Lady Kals
coach Sharon Fanning paid her a
visit and promised a move from
the post to the perimeter.

“(Fanning) told me 1 needed to
work on my outside shooting, be-
cause she wanted me to play the
three position." Mia said. “l had
never shot a three until I came to
Kentucky."

Now the threes flow with
graceful ease, almost as easily as
the superlatives describing her
play.

“She works as hard as any
player I‘ve coached. She's as
tough a young lady as I've
coached," Fanning said.

Clark said Mia was “the most
talented individual that he ever
coached.

“I‘ve been coaching for 14
years. and I‘ve had the state
championship teams and that type
of thing. and she‘s the tnost
unique — the most wonderfully
unique — player I‘ve ever been
around in coaching."

Hard-working. Unique. Tough.
Talented.

Any questions?

From her rare list of expecta-
tiorts at UK. all Mia has left to ac—
complish is to play iii the NCAA
'1‘ournainent. In her sophomore
year when the lezun lost in the
NCAAs to James Madison. a
“sorry" team in her book. she sat
out with 21 tom anterior cruciate
ligament, injured three weeks
prior.

To make it back this year
would take a minor miracle. prob-
ably three wins over the weekend.

We are reminded that crazier
things have happened. A certain
SliC school that will go nameless
said Mia was too short to make it
as a forward itt college. Didn‘t re-
cruit her. Another said she didn't
have the range as a shooter.
Didn’t recruit her.

And a woman who looks like
she just walked off the cover of a
magazine somewhere fell in love
with a basketball goal. Look what
happened.

Senior Staff Writer Mark Sanka
IS a journalism senior and (1 Keri-
Iuc/t'y K ernel columnist.

 

 

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Tara Kahle pedorms her floor routine against Iowa State.

Gym Cats face more
potholes in SEC road

 

By Brian Bennett
Senior Staff Writer

 

The potholes in the UK Gym
Cats’ road to a new national
prominence this season has been
the other Southeastcm Confer-
ence programs.

The five other gymnastics
teams in the conference are in the
top 11 in the national rankings,
including No. 2 Georgia and No.
3 Alabama.

That‘s one reason the No. 18
Gym Cats. who have improved
rapidly, are winless in the confer-
ence this season. They will try to
break that streak in their final
SEC home meet tonight against
No. 10 Louisiana State at 7:30 in
Memorial Coliseum.

Despite the winless mark. UK
coach Leah Little said a victory
tonight is not the ultimate goal.

“We want to beat these guys,"
Little said. “It‘s important. But
we don’t really discuss any urgen-
cy to win. Our immediate goal is
to improve our average."

The Cats say they're not intimi-
dated when tumbling against the
conference titans —— or at least
some of the titans.

“Going up against Georgia.
that's intimidating." sophomore
Tarnae Freeman said. “But we're

right up there with the rest of

those teams as far as skill level.
Everybody‘s starting to realize
now that we could be right up
there with these teams."

“I don‘t think it‘s really intimi-
dating, it‘s more of a challenge,"
junior Michelle Ogden said. “We
have the capability of performing
as well as they do. We have to be
more consistent.“

Though it carries just a 3-5
record, LSU is averaging 190.80
points per meet and has scored

more than 192 twice this season.
UK, meanwhile. is averaging
189.32 and never has posted a l92
score.

The (‘ats (6-4, 0-3 in the SEC)
are coming off their second worst
meet score of the year in a trian-
gular meet last week against 'l‘ow-
son State and Vermont.

The poor score resulted from a
lackluster performance on the une-
ven bars. A week after setting a
school record on the event, the
(‘ats had four falls and posted
their lowest total on the event
since the opening meet.

Little said “the girls were just
out of sync" on the bars last week.
but she expects no problem on the
routine tonight.

The Tigers have history on their
side tonight. LSU is 25-l lifetime
against the Gym Cats. including a
victory last year at Baton Rouge.

“We went down there last year
and had a really good meet but
didn't get the scores." Freeman
said. “It's like they had home
judges or something. We want re-
venge.“

“We cart definitely beat them,"
()gden said. “We have a better
chance this year thrui ever before.“

Freeman taid a victory tonight
could give UK confidence head-
ing into the SEC (Thrunpionships
later this month.

“I think everybody seems to be
pretty fired up," she said. “livery-
body wants to beat them because
we know if you do it once. you
can do it again."

“Beating LSU would tell every-
one else that Kentucky is here and
that you'd better watch out," Og-
den said.

Tonight‘s meet marks the be—
ginning of the season's suetch
run, Little said.

“The big stuff starts now,“ she
said.

 

 

 

 

 

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Wildcats have to root for USC, beat Florida

 

8y Ty Halpin
Assistant Sports Editor

Last season's visit to the campus
of the University of Florida was no
picnic for UK, as the Gators feasted
on the then—No. 10 Wildcats, 79-62.
Loud Gator fans, 11,221 of them.
and poor shooting by the Cats (35.9
percent) accounted for the 17-point
setback.

Sunday’s game again will be
played on Florida‘s home court, the
Stephen C. O‘Connell Center, and
so it will be packed with rowdy Ga-
tor fans. It is senior night, and Flor-
ida will be saying goodbye to three,
including team leader Stacey Poole.

But if UK coach Rick Pitino’s
comments are right. the crowd and
shooting percentage won’t be fac-
tors.

Pitino on the Gator crowd:
“We've been through it before. I
think the best team is going to win.
I don't think that matters as much
as people think."

Pitino on his team‘s shooting per-
formance in Wednesday‘s 98-66
win at Ole Miss: “We had good
shot selection, we shot a high per—
centage."

  

UK at Florida

Records: No. 5 UK 28; 126 SEC
Florida 1649. 9-68EC

When: Sunday at 3.45 pm.

Where: Stephen C.
O‘Connell Center
Gainesville, Fla.

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On the Air: The game Will be
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on Channel 36 and
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About_tho UK leads this series
Sorta: 6020. The Cats lead
In Gatnesvrlle 21- 13
In last year’s game the
Gators won 79 -62 on
Flonda' 5 Senior Day.

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Coaches: UK: Rick Primers
8660 at UK.

UF: Lon Kruger is
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However, Pitino said playing in
Gainesville won't be a cakewalk.

“It‘s a very difficult place to
play," he said. “It‘s very loud, but
we‘ve been at Vanderbilt this year;

we've been at Arkansas; we‘ve
been in some very loud places. It's
a very tough place to play."

Florida, who Pitino said is a lock
for an NCAA Tournament berth,
should not be taken lightly.

“Florida is definitely, in my opin-
ion, unless they lose in the (South-
eastern Conference) 'l‘oumament
right away, in the NCAA," he said.
"They’ve had a very tough sched-
ule."

The NCAA T oumarnent seems to
be top priority on Pitino‘s mind.

“Getting into the NCAA and per-
forming well is the most important
thing," he said. “That‘s only thing
that you look at.“

Pitino said he was happy with the
way the No. 5 (‘ats performed
Wednesday.

“We wanted to get out and play
more in transition. and we accom-
plished that,“ he said. “I just like
the way the game was played from
an enthusiasm standpoint."

Junior Jamal Mashbum‘s perfor-
mance, which has impressed most
of the SEC, also pleased his coach.

“He's improved his defense. im-
proved his rebounding," Pitino

SEC coaches, media still bickering

Ty Halpin
Kernel Columnist

 

Monday the Southeastem Con-
ference will announce its choice for
Player of the Year. While Kentuck-
ians everywhere will be quick to
lend their support for UK's Jamal
Mashbum, Tennessee residents are
split between UT’s Allan Houston
and Vanderbilt‘s Billy McCaffrey.

The decision will not be an easy
one for the voters. For one thing,
those voting must decide if they are
voting for the player who is most
outstanding or the player who is
most valuable to his team.

Take a look at the statistics, as of
yesterday, on these three (with SEC
rankings in parenthesis):

-Houston: 22.4 poian per game
(1), 46.8 field goal percentage (13).
41.3 three-point field goal percent-
age (lO), 2.7 three-point goals per
game (2) and a 88.0 free throw per-
centage (2). Tennessee is 12-15 and
4-11 in SEC play.

Note: UT's all-time leading scor-
er with 2,535 points. second on the
SEC scoring