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              Basketball
tursday, March 2,1995   The Daily Collegian-—7
From Page 8
regular season schedule with a home game against UTEP. The Miner's are just one game behind firstplaceUtahintheWACstand- ings with a record of 12-4 and have beaten the Bulldogs in six of the nine games between the two. If the 'Dogs win both, they will
clinch a top six finish. If they are to lose; then they would need a loss by Hawaii, who plays Colorado State Thursday and Wyoming Saturday, both games in Hawaii TheWACtoumamentforboth the men and women begins on March 8 and runs through March 11. Both tournaments will be played in New Mexico.
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Ardriana Gavaldon volleys in a match against Christine Walker. See story on Page 8.
Give the giiy a second chance
To: Fresno State basketball fans and media
From: Me
Re: Firing Gary Colson
Message: Hold on just a sec¬ ond!
With the mediocre play of the Fresno State basketball team this season — especially the recent disa^ersun the road—much talk has bounced around the subject    UJ      ,        . ,
of replacing head Coach Gary      Let S glVe Uie Colson. Fresnans from Bee writer ,
; BillMcEwentoBillatthe7-FJeven    mail 3: CfianCe tO have called for Colson's head. ,      .,  ,    ,  .
Some soolled supporters of    repUUQ tlllS Bulldog basketball have come up ,./      ,
' with the scenario of dumping    program llKe He Colson and replacing him with former UNLV legend Jerry Tarkanian.
Hello in there?!
Granted, Tark the Shark has hinted at resuming and finishing his coaching career in his former stcmriping*grounds,theother"City of Lights," Fresno. '
But give me-a break. Tark coaching at Fresno State .will never, ever happen. While we're at   it,   let's   replace   Davon
did with his other job stints."
together agood season. Four other schools (West Virginia, Alabama- Birmingham, St Francis-Pa. and Delaware State) also lost all five starters. Not one of mem has a winning record and through Wednesday they were a com-
Satterwhite next year witlv^Nbirvad 40-60.
Michael Jordan! CheckthiscutCtfthefiveplay-
The fact is, we should hold off    ers who have averaged more than
on trying to find a replacement for Colson for a little while. He has proven himself over his 34- year, 562-win career. No one hangs around that long if they can't coach.
By the way, where were all of you Colson-haters last year when Fresno State won 21 games, fin¬ ished second in the WAC and went to the NIT quarterfinals? I'm sorry but I couldn't hear you men over the roar of the crowd.
Look at the hand Colson was dealt this season. Put it this way: 'If he was/piaying poker, he'd throw in his cards before the first bet. Losing all five of your starters
20 minutes mis year, two (An¬ thony Pelle and Satterwhite) had played Division I basketball be¬ fore^ Pelle only averaged around 10 to 12 minutes at Villanova and didn't even .start playing orga¬ nized basketball until the 11th grade. Satt averaged only a dozen minutes last year with the Bull¬ dogs.
Fresno State's other starters—
until 14 games had already come and gone, making things even more difficult forColson and staff.
Let's give the man a chance to -rebuild mis program like he did with his other job stints. In the eark 60s, Colson turned Valdosta State in Georgia, a former all- women's school, into one of the NAIA'sbest   ,
He then moved on vto Pepperdine, transforming the Waves from a middle-of-the-pack team in their conference into a two-time NCAA qualifier. He was at New Mexico before coming to Fresno, and he inherited a pro¬ gram mat was shaken by NCAA scandal Three years after arriv¬ ing in Albuquerque, Colson led the lx)bos to five straight appear¬ ances in the NIT.
Colson is still trying to build a Fresno State program in an. area where recruiting high-profile hoop stars is no easy task. One look at Selland Arena (and if their timing is good, a drive-by shoot¬ ing nearby) and most prospects are on uie next bus to "anywhere but"
So, to all who root for Colson's exit, let's back off for a little while. Give him some time. At the very least, he deserves another year, when most of this squad will be back and will have a valuable
Dominick   Young,    Darnell
McCullcK±iandDarmarylStamps     year of experience under its belt. — have been exceptional consid-    Lefs see what he. can do with
ering their lack of experience at this level But, they are still raw and in need of the year of Division I schooling they are receiving.
from last year is no way to pot    Stamps didn't $ven join the team
these players before we start sup¬ plying the boxes to clean out his office.
Then let's see if John Wooden wants a job.

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Title	1995_03 The Daily Collegian March 1995
Alternative Title	Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno)
Publisher	Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif.
Publication Date	1995
Description	Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)-
Subject	California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals.
Contributors	Associated Students of Fresno State.
Coverage	Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present
Format	Microfilm reels, 35 mm.
Technical Information	Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data"
Language	eng

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Title	March 2, 1995, Page 7
Alternative Title	Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno)
Publisher	Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif.
Publication Date	1995
Description	Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)-
Subject	California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals.
Contributors	Associated Students of Fresno State.
Coverage	Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present
Format	Microfilm reels, 35 mm.
Technical Information	Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data"
Language	eng
Full-Text-Search	Basketball tursday, March 2,1995 The Daily Collegian-—7 From Page 8 regular season schedule with a home game against UTEP. The Miner's are just one game behind firstplaceUtahintheWACstand- ings with a record of 12-4 and have beaten the Bulldogs in six of the nine games between the two. If the 'Dogs win both, they will clinch a top six finish. If they are to lose; then they would need a loss by Hawaii, who plays Colorado State Thursday and Wyoming Saturday, both games in Hawaii TheWACtoumamentforboth the men and women begins on March 8 and runs through March 11. Both tournaments will be played in New Mexico. fine Iromtheliciirl, \|i(K Wed. March 1/Thurs. March 2 R 8:30am to 4:(X)pm Satellite Student Union lUr FreeT-ShiiH JjIC'ciHmU ,';,\|j(nmi;iN^ J Joe Rosato Jr/The Daily Collegian Ardriana Gavaldon volleys in a match against Christine Walker. See story on Page 8. Give the giiy a second chance To: Fresno State basketball fans and media From: Me Re: Firing Gary Colson Message: Hold on just a sec¬ ond! With the mediocre play of the Fresno State basketball team this season — especially the recent disa^ersun the road—much talk has bounced around the subject UJ , . , of replacing head Coach Gary Let S glVe Uie Colson. Fresnans from Bee writer , ; BillMcEwentoBillatthe7-FJeven mail 3: CfianCe tO have called for Colson's head. , ., , , . Some soolled supporters of repUUQ tlllS Bulldog basketball have come up ,./ , ' with the scenario of dumping program llKe He Colson and replacing him with former UNLV legend Jerry Tarkanian. Hello in there?! Granted, Tark the Shark has hinted at resuming and finishing his coaching career in his former stcmripinggrounds,theother"City of Lights," Fresno. ' But give me-a break. Tark coaching at Fresno State .will never, ever happen. While we're at it, let's replace Davon did with his other job stints." together agood season. Four other schools (West Virginia, Alabama- Birmingham, St Francis-Pa. and Delaware State) also lost all five starters. Not one of mem has a winning record and through Wednesday they were a com- Satterwhite next year witlv^Nbirvad 40-60. Michael Jordan! CheckthiscutCtfthefiveplay- The fact is, we should hold off ers who have averaged more than on trying to find a replacement for Colson for a little while. He has proven himself over his 34- year, 562-win career. No one hangs around that long if they can't coach. By the way, where were all of you Colson-haters last year when Fresno State won 21 games, fin¬ ished second in the WAC and went to the NIT quarterfinals? I'm sorry but I couldn't hear you men over the roar of the crowd. Look at the hand Colson was dealt this season. Put it this way: 'If he was/piaying poker, he'd throw in his cards before the first bet. Losing all five of your starters 20 minutes mis year, two (An¬ thony Pelle and Satterwhite) had played Division I basketball be¬ fore^ Pelle only averaged around 10 to 12 minutes at Villanova and didn't even .start playing orga¬ nized basketball until the 11th grade. Satt averaged only a dozen minutes last year with the Bull¬ dogs. Fresno State's other starters— until 14 games had already come and gone, making things even more difficult forColson and staff. Let's give the man a chance to -rebuild mis program like he did with his other job stints. In the eark 60s, Colson turned Valdosta State in Georgia, a former all- women's school, into one of the NAIA'sbest , He then moved on vto Pepperdine, transforming the Waves from a middle-of-the-pack team in their conference into a two-time NCAA qualifier. He was at New Mexico before coming to Fresno, and he inherited a pro¬ gram mat was shaken by NCAA scandal Three years after arriv¬ ing in Albuquerque, Colson led the lx)bos to five straight appear¬ ances in the NIT. Colson is still trying to build a Fresno State program in an. area where recruiting high-profile hoop stars is no easy task. One look at Selland Arena (and if their timing is good, a drive-by shoot¬ ing nearby) and most prospects are on uie next bus to "anywhere but" So, to all who root for Colson's exit, let's back off for a little while. Give him some time. At the very least, he deserves another year, when most of this squad will be back and will have a valuable Dominick Young, Darnell McCullcK±iandDarmarylStamps year of experience under its belt. — have been exceptional consid- Lefs see what he. can do with ering their lack of experience at this level But, they are still raw and in need of the year of Division I schooling they are receiving. from last year is no way to pot Stamps didn't $ven join the team these players before we start sup¬ plying the boxes to clean out his office. Then let's see if John Wooden wants a job.

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