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CoWomla Slat* Unlvtrruty, Fresno Collegian Sports Friday. De^embrx 4, 1907 Stevenson gets green light from FSU By -I'm Prouls Sport* Wnttr Life is full of surprises for Kevin Stevenwm The 6 font J guard for the Bulldogs has had to deal with a num her of shark* in his ba*\k*tbal) career, not th* least of which was diarovrnr.g that he would have to compete agtxinat ao m*ny players for his spot on the team '1 dldn t know anything about the guarda here,' he said "I figured thar* would only be four guarda here, ao I an** pretty aura Td play When I got her* {from Hani* Barbara O-ornmuruty (otlegei. it are* whoa this*- There ear* eight gue-de and errnetm* a got to r*d*hirt' A redahirt wee not waittng for St* venerai, though Hia w*kome to FStr ba**ethall was a atamrig slot at >r7 guard And so far, Stove neon a done his job well The junior transfer is aver* glng a learn high IS 3 panto per game, and haa 1 *> aaotata 1 Sirvel the outside shot ta my ettong spot, i Vawh Adam* he* given me the green hght to ahoot,' aaid Stovwnaon "My goal is to average IS or I• pntnte s gam*, and score higher on avwrage than the guard* nppceale me' Steveneon a easels rust climb higher and higher At -Skyline High School in Oakland, his goal wee ;u*t to make tha 'I venaferrwd to Skyline Kphi-iriif* year from St Khtabeth a because they-played in * better leearue,' he aaid shewktehty Then 1 ant cut tn hnth **aharr>i-re aaid funmtw yaexr The naach waa -me of these guy* who had his laavm picked he**r* trynuta saw UwaX p*ece He didn t give up, though Playing in summer league*, and practicing often in his bark yard kept Sis game sharp until he Anally got his chanr* The old coach *•* fired after going 2 20 tarn years in a row and iK* new coach arttaajty watched tryrejia,' aaid Stevenson Kevin mad* the team y/aning such etervdouta as ' >rer>»n State pram guard Gary Peyton and \Jdm\ cantor Oeg PfWter Huvanea area aetocted eerc»rid learn all city aa Skyline **mt jog Preen (here, he want cm to Santa Itarher* CC wh*r* m hia freshman year he helped toad hia team to a 21 12 record, and to tha r"in*l Pre* of the eta** junior red la Aa a w>pn*vm<sre ftrd 10 3 prante, ]» i aaaa at* per game, and shot a starling 30 for &] frram three point range a* the Vequ*ros chalked up a 23-g record Playiog for si P9U sssastsnt coea-h Frank ('arhejaj at Santa Barbara eraa a gnod mtrodurtion to th* gaas* pleyed at Praeno State 'A lot of crsschea dun t emptiestxe defanss like we do here,* aaid St* renaton 'But fm weed to tt from Santa There ara. at c-*jrae. some naaji* difference* bstween hare and Satnta The fan eupport ia a h ttie rtvrw* than I axpartod. Stewanmson aaid. *J knew PSI' had a repwtabon at etrung sup prat, but I waa sayartaaid to as* this much of it, a asanavlly after k-a* ywar also farend the* the a* tVMlage gem* tavke* aw eee-al tt a a tot aaaa coanpilcatad here." he aaud It* ajawe erpafUtwd enth *,m* II** I I- -1 n saag* II 'Dogs take journey to Washignton taaare. aTre*** The first rewd trip far the freer... wegae toe* as tha rVi :.»••* hemad i Waah^najtan far tare gaaxss sgaaeast r**i; ad 'are Waar-u .*■;'-. *iv.*g*rei anal anil then en to Samsttae Ma*i**y aaght to take en the 1 i ■4 Waahin*-to*v alsa at ? JO The feeiidsajs aril, tarry ill «p aearth reetorag ** mi an 0047 etassry ragfati* The thvtassei It Veitowyarbaa* af eeeet to be a awry far newt far the Tkaga as they be li¬ lt, rryoat awibaoma .ydd-lton to Fr*ano Stat* * scoring With a 153 ever age basketball squad, 6-foot-3 off guard Kevin Stevenaon la seeding th* Tioga tn lanef toad tn the ssavand half It [sag* relit**] and eventually pulled awwy far the win The Bulidaaja heat to crotorvd with the fO pa want ahonting at the YellawyMkete Wifaiaaday rught Wmle Eeeaerrt Mieitane era* hat ft*a*i the field, fW Towxh Ben A-saaw, eg ereaaaai eueae aaaa* hen*, tan aeec hia toaaa a *ha*trmf peek* aaaraa Tat s iitlie miw*cned with m*et ahmyeting. he aaid We a* got the inaade ahote dawn hut we re east net putting ■-' **r. ... There erere law Bulldogs who dldn t ssatB a. ha** taar h trraahis putting it in Ouard I*>vin Stevanwri 19 points while renter Rene Ebaatjse toJhed 14 The emsrwarw* of KbeJtjee certainly had to be *rekorne to the t*ags with two sag game* waning up. as he rniseed only one at his stt shot* Cate)t>*a be lie*** this ran only help his perfor mans* in Wsehington 'It give* me confidence for the road' game* craning up." Khaltjae said after the Eaatern Mtwtanaaysme Ccmftd*nc* is wsnething PSU can us* Saturday night when they battle the r««Agmre m !\iilrrvan "Pujlman ia a tough place to play, aaid Adams They can play with moot tewms in their «»■ Iwrsnc* in l*\iilman " Many psopls believe that Waah htoe JOUmWKV. page 10
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Title | 1987_12 The Daily Collegian December 1987 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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 | December 4, 1987, Page 9 |
Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
Publication Date | 1987 |
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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CoWomla Slat* Unlvtrruty, Fresno
Collegian Sports
Friday. De^embrx 4, 1907
Stevenson gets green light from FSU
By -I'm Prouls
Sport* Wnttr
Life is full of surprises for Kevin
Stevenwm The 6 font J guard for the
Bulldogs has had to deal with a num
her of shark* in his ba*\k*tbal) career,
not th* least of which was diarovrnr.g
that he would have to compete agtxinat
ao m*ny players for his spot on the
team
'1 dldn t know anything about the
guarda here,' he said "I figured thar*
would only be four guarda here, ao I
an** pretty aura Td play When I got
her* {from Hani* Barbara O-ornmuruty
(otlegei. it are* whoa this*- There
ear* eight gue-de and errnetm* a got
to r*d*hirt'
A redahirt wee not waittng for St*
venerai, though Hia w*kome to FStr
ba**ethall was a atamrig slot at >r7
guard And so far, Stove neon a done his
job well The junior transfer is aver*
glng a learn high IS 3 panto per game,
and haa 1 *> aaotata
1 Sirvel the outside shot ta my ettong
spot, i Vawh Adam* he* given me the
green hght to ahoot,' aaid Stovwnaon
"My goal is to average IS or I• pntnte s
gam*, and score higher on avwrage
than the guard* nppceale me'
Steveneon a easels rust climb higher
and higher At -Skyline High School in
Oakland, his goal wee ;u*t to make tha
'I venaferrwd to Skyline
Kphi-iriif* year from St Khtabeth a
because they-played in * better leearue,'
he aaid shewktehty Then 1 ant cut tn
hnth **aharr>i-re aaid funmtw yaexr
The naach waa -me of these guy*
who had his laavm picked he**r* trynuta
saw UwaX p*ece
He didn t give up, though Playing in
summer league*, and practicing often
in his bark yard kept Sis game sharp
until he Anally got his chanr*
The old coach *•* fired after going
2 20 tarn years in a row and iK* new
coach arttaajty watched tryrejia,' aaid
Stevenson
Kevin mad* the team y/aning such
etervdouta as ' >rer>»n State pram guard
Gary Peyton and \Jdm\ cantor Oeg
PfWter Huvanea area aetocted eerc»rid
learn all city aa Skyline **mt jog
Preen (here, he want cm to Santa
Itarher* CC wh*r* m hia freshman
year he helped toad hia team to a 21 12
record, and to tha r"in*l Pre* of the
eta** junior red la
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