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Replacing the scoring of Jarry Fort, The
defense of Larry Cox end the all-around
play of Steve Willis is the task facing Hus
fcer basketball coach Joe Cipdano as the
1375-77 basketball season approaches.
"It's goirag to be hard to replace three
pliyers Jike that. Cipriano said. "IVe
haven't had three seniors like them (Fort,
Cox and lYSlis) in a long time.
TJe (the Husker coaching staff)
thought Cox was one of the best defen
sive centers in the country. Jerry (Fort)
broke all the school's scoring records and
Steve (Willis) was a good player in all
phases of the game."
Even with Fort.. Will js.. and Cox gone,
Cipriano still has two returning starters
back from last year's 13-3 team. Seniors
Bob Siege) and Alien Hoi Jar started st for
ward for the Huskers last' season, but
Holder has been moved to guard this
season.
"Alien is having trouble defensively
making the move from forward to guard,"
Cipriano sa"d. "Trie's hasriag to guard
playsrs that are'cjukker than him and he
can't go to the boards like he used to be
cause he has to get back on defers ss.
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"Offensively he's nest that far off. I'm
still confident that he can make the adjust
ment. - -
Siegel. a Fairbury native, has started the
past two seasons for the Huskers. last
season he averaged 10.4 points a game,
third best on the team.
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f5ob has improved esery year for us,
. Cipriano said, 'lie comes back in better
shape each year. Bob knows what we ex
pect of h im now."
Cipriano said that this year's recruits
must combine with Siegel and Holder for
. the Huskers to be a competitive team in
the Dig 8 Conference.
"If our recruits, particularly our junior
col 'age transfers, can come through and
combine "with the talents cf Siegel and
Holder, w? will be a competitive basketball
'team," Cipriano said.
NeVBcpmers this season include James
Caldwell, a 6 ft. 3 in. junior college trans
fer from the Collets of the Desert. Palm
- Desert, Calif. Caldwell, a junior, was the
. leading junior collets scorer in the nation
last season averang 33.1 points a game.
.Two other junior college , transfers art.
listed on the flicker rcstsr this ssasorw
464-5104
Stanley "Skeeer" Jackson, a -6 ft. 7 in.
junior, averaged 13.1 points and 14
rebounds a game last season at Seminole
Junior College.
Jackson, a Las Vegss native, is from the
same junior college as Holder. .- r
Herman '"So" Jackson, a 6 ft, 8 in. -sophomore,
is the other junior- college
Srsnsfar on the Husker roster. Jsskssn. a
native, of Bronx, fJ.Y.. transferred to DHL
after cna year at Southwestern Junior Col
leae in Oklahoma City. Ha averaged 23
points and 14 rebounds a game last year. 1
The Huskers also signed two high school
recruits in f'ark f1cVker. a 6 ft. 7 in. for
ward from Hastings, and Paul fJlcDonald, a
6 ft. 4 in. guard from Chishoim, KS'mn.
"There is still a lot he newcomers have
' to team," Ciprisno said 1 don't think
they realize how mudi hard work it takes
to be successful."
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Heturning at guard is Brian Banks. ?o
played in all 27 games last year as a fresh
man. Banks averaged 4.7 points a game last
year. However, he has been troubled by a
knee injury this year.
Junior Eric Coafd slso returns st c-crd.
Returning forwards include sanior Cckry
Harris, junior Terry tZovzk and scoasras-j
' Curt Hadberg and Vsl f.!stin.
. Sophomore Cad ISdPipe returns at cen
ter. &1cPipe saw some lata action in severs!
games last year. Harris and Heiherg r-:;-,t
also see action at Center. Cipriano szid.
Cipriano enters his 14th season as hesd
coach at IT.'L wrA a record cf 227-IT, 4.
The Huskers were third in the. Crj 8 lest
year and completed their Their third most
"successful .season pier.
The Huskers wiM open thsir season
against Iowa. Ho. 27, in the new 15C3
seat Sports Complex.
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