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April 1982 Falklands war Sally Ride named 1st woman astronaut April 2 “Betty Winns here for the last game of the UML basketball season. UML 105, La. Tech 63. 64 for Terry Myers and 306 for the tourney for a 51.0 average. Coach, she outscored the other team again.” “I have no words. Terry is the greatest women’s basketball player in history.” “84 wins in a row for the lady River Hawks.” “Thank Terry. That is not to say we don’t have other weapons, we do, but it’s the Terry Myers show, as it should be.” “Tourney MOP and more awards to come. We’ll be with both coaches on April 4.” April 4 “Betty Winns with the coaches for award announcements. First the men. “Coach Clark, tell us about the Final Four. #1 VA beat #7 Oklahoma ST by 20 for the title.” “And men’s awards: Jay Son, Conf. E POY, 1st team with Dan Nunn and Kim Chan. Jake Bull made 2nd team.” “I’m thrilled that Jay got the well deserved award and very happy for the four guys who were honored.” “On the women’s side, Terry Myers swept- POY, Defensive POY, 1st team nationally. Coach Montville named national coach of the year. Kate Milton made national 2nd team and conf. 1st along with Terry, and Rachel Breen. Terry won everything in conf. too, of course.” “Couldn’t have been any other way for Terry, but I’m pleased that Kate and Rachel were recognized. Incidentally, Terry has a 4.0 GPA.” “Will she play pro ball?” “There’s no pro ball to play here, as you know, but I’m sure the foreign teams will be after here. Honestly, we haven’t discussed it, but I’m sure we will soon.” “Okay, back at the end of the month for the season wrap up.” April 29 “Betty Winns here on ‘Sportstalk’ to wrap up the 1981-’82 UML hoops season. 1st the women. Coach Montville. You just signed a 5 year contract. It’s great that you’ll be with us for a while.” “Nowhere else I want to be.” “34-0, 84 game win streak, 3 titles in a row including the first NCAA women’s title. Where do you go from here?” “All we can do is try our hardest to stay at the top. We’re losing Terry and Kate, and that’s a lot, but we have 3 returning starters, our best three back ups, and three very good freshmen coming in, two who have the potential to be instant stars. I think we’ll be fine.” “Coach Clark, you got $2,500 added to the budget.” “Hoping for more but we’ll take it.” “In many ways it was a very good season.” “In all but the most important way, yes. We had a terrible night at a terrible time. Aside from that I was pleased. “ “24-7, 13-3, won your tourney, ranked #12 in the final poll, moving up to D. I understand the tourney regrets but lots of positives to contemplate.” “Yes. We have all of our guards plus Kim Chan back. We’ll need the big guys we recruited to come through for us, and quickly, but if that happens we’ll be fine.” “19 seasons, 489-141, .776. Off- 74, Def- 85, Recruit- 80, Scout- 12, Player Development- 84, Reputation- 91. Let’s hope for a great season next year.” (Author’s note. UML hit all of their goals and Team Prestige DROPPED from 49 to 47.)

March 1982 NCAA hoop selection show televised for the 1st time William Shatner becomes a Hooker (T. J.) Gretzky gets 200 points in a season March 5 No one goes pro. I’m glad Jake decided to stay. He’s good but he isn’t ready for the next stage yet. We talked, I was honest. When I think a player is ready I will tell him so. March 7 “#10 seed Illinois was an upset winner in the play in round so they’re first up. We beat them by 14 early, and then by 10 last week. “We’re at the conf. E tourney. 73-60 over Illinois in the quarter finals. All 5 starters in doubles, 10 TOs. Jay led the way with 12, 10, 4. Coach Clark, Nebraska is out and it’s #8 ranked, 25-3, #3 seed UCLA in the semis.” “I’m predicting that the winner of this game will win tomorrow. We won by 4 at our place earlier, and it was a battle all the way. They’re very good with the ball, they don’t have a dominant scorer or rebounder but everyone plays a part. It should be interesting!” “We’ll be at courtside.” March 8 “Betty Winns here with the Coach. 48-45 over #8 UCLA, and we’re in the finals!” “Whew! We truly dodged a bullet. We won because UCLA shot 28.3% from the floor, and 7-16 from the line. Part of the reason for the poor shooting from the floor was good D but I don’t think our free throw defense was a factor.” “And on O?” “In a minute. I want to talk about rebounding. They totally collared Jake Bull, he didn’t get a point, but he never stopped working and had 11 RBs, 2 assists, and 3 steals. And that was HUGE. 11, 12, 3 for Jay, and we are going to miss him so much when he graduates in a couple of months. 14 for Dan. Jim played another great game from the bench.” “#4 seed Princeton, 20-9, for the title.” “We didn’t play them this season. They’ve won their last 7. They do have their #3 guard out with an injury. They’re good with the ball. They score more inside than out but they are not great on the boards. We need to win the inside game and hold our own outside- oh, and take care of the ball.” March 9 “Betty Winns here with Coach Clark. Coach, 68-52 over Princeton, and another title!” “Yes, after the first few minutes it was our game. Jake continues to be in a shooting slump and continues to find ways to be an enormous help to the team. He was 1-10 today but had 9 RBs, 3 steals, an assist, and he shut down his man. 13, 9, 3 for Jay, five guys in doubles including Jim Jones with 10 and 6. 11 TOs, 37 RBs.” “Are you playing your best ball of the season?” “I think we are. We’re +9.1 in PPG, +9.2 in RBs, and even +0.5 in TOs.” “So how high will you go in the NCAA tourney?” “I would love to get a 3. I think it’s possible.” “We’ll find out on Sunday. The UML women won their tourney and are #1 in the country and 28-0.” March 12 “Betty Winns here for the selection show. Coach Montville, is there any doubt that you’ll be #1 overall?” “Can’t imagine we won’t.” “Tell us how it feels to have a shot at winning the very first women’s NCAA tournament.” “We’re thrilled that this has finally happened. It would be beyond wonderful to have our name in the books as the first, no doubt about it.” “Coach Clark, #13, RPI #11. You told us you’d love to get a #3 seed. How are the chances?” “I think we’ve earned it. 4-1 vs. ranked teams, all for wins against top 10, 8 games winning streak and 11 of 12. I think we can make a strong case.” “We’re about to find out. Here we go! “Not in the East. We know Coach likes to be on the other side, so let’s see… “Not in the Midwest, so we’re on the side of the bracket we like to be on… “#4 in the South.. We play #13 Manhattan, 19-9. Coach, disappointed?” “It felt like we’d be either a #3 or a #4. No, not disappointed.” “Manhattan?” “They’re in H. They have a good team but I don’t think they can match us inside. We’ll try to have the game played there.” “… Okay, the women… “#1 in the East. No surprise Coach Montville.” “Not at all. Now we prepare.” “We’ll be at all the games, as long as a UML team is playing we’ll be there.” March 14 “Betty Winns here. The UML women beat Vermont 89-37 tonight. Terry Myers had 49. This is the first year the tourney is with the NCAA so she now holds the record for most points in a game. Next up will be Delaware.” March 16 “Betty Winns here after the 2nd round women’s game. UML 109-Delaware 46. The new record for points in an NCAA women’s tourney game is 53, by Terry Myers. It will be Memphis in the Sweet Sixteen.” March 17 “Betty Winns here after the first round men’s game vs. Manhattan. Coach?” “I don’t really have any words, but I’ll try… I never imagined we’d lose in the opening round, especially so decisively. 53-67? Nope, couldn’t have imagined it.” “What happened?” “Lots of things. First, we couldn’t stop their Small Forward. 32 points, 10 threes in 17 attempts. We doubled him, we went 3-2- nothing worked. On the other end we shot 32.1%. Jay shot well but no one else did. Take him out of the equation and we shot 28%. I’m sorry he ended his career on this note. He’s been a fantastic player for us for all four years here.” “What now?” “Only thing to do is start getting ready for next season. We’re moving up to D conf.” “Thanks Coach. We’ll talk again on April 4.” March 21 “Betty Winns with Coach Montville. 86-42 over Delaware in the Sweet Sixteen. You guys are killing everybody.” (Laughs) This is Not the time to ease up.” “Terry had 49 tonight. So 151 for 3 games.” “She is a force of nature.” “Texas in the Elite Eight.” “#10 in the country and no easy win here.” March 23 “Coach Montville, you said no easy win over Texas. 82-48 seems kind of easy to me.” “Closest game so far! We played well, and Terry had 47. She’s going to set an NCAA scoring record that may never be approached if this keeps up.” “198 points in 4 games.” “Final four against #4 ranked, #2 seed ODU.” “We beat Old Dominion by 33 at their place in December. They’ve gotten a lot better since then. They’re very good inside.” “We’ll be there on March 31!” March 31 “Betty Winns here with Coach Montville. You’re going to the title game!” “Yes we are. UML 81, ODU 49.” “44 for Terry so I guess you could say they held her in check.” “It’s her tournament low. She’s up to 242 in 5 games, 48.4 PPG.” “Louisiana Tech for the title.” “#2 in the country and traditionally the best program in women’s basketball. Leon Barmore’s teams are always very well coached. He likes inside players and he’s got them. His guards are quick, and they play good D. They pass well but they don’t score a lot. We’ll need to work to get Terry open against those speedy guards.” “We’ll be there on April 2.”

February 1982 DEA seizes 3,192 tons of marijuana, Keith Richards’ weekend supply Gretzky breaks season scoring record Final episode of Lawrence Welk show (YEARS too late) February 5 Betty Winns with the Sunday wrap, and we have a guest in a few minutes. First, 57-47 over Texas Crispy, there. Great D, good ball handling (11 TOs), and rebounding (34 for +8). Balanced scoring and good bench work, especially from Jim and Shay. “72-59 over Texas Tech here. +17 on the boards. 19, 13, 4, 3 for Jay, 16, 7, 2 for Jake, 10, 10 for Kim, 7, 7 for Jim. The only down note was 18 TOs. “We’re tied for 1st with UCLA and Nebraska, 1 up on Texas Crispy. Everyone else is at least 3 back. And we’re finally ranked, #22. “On the road this week, first at 9-12, 3-7 Temple, then it’s 11-10, 5-5 Charlotte. “And we have Coach Peg Montville on the line. Coach, 20-0, #1 in the country.” “Yes. It’s getting to be a very lovely rut!” “Terry Myers is #1 in the nation in scoring, in assists, in A/TO ratio, in steals, and #4 in rebounding.” “And she has the nerve to want to graduate in the spring!” “What will life be like after she does graduate, Coach?” “It will be different, that’s for sure. But having her here has gotten a lot of young female basketball players interested in UML hoops. We’ve recruited well in each of the past two years and we are doing really well this year.” “Budding superstars?” “We have a commitment from a Point who could run the offense as soon as she gets here, and we also have a 6’4” girl who can play inside, shoot outside, and who is pretty good with the ball. We have a lot of good players coming back, and these two, plus one other recruit will, I think, make us very competitive.” “So the future looks bright.” “Yes. Women’s college basketball is in its infancy. I’ve said for the past few years that the window of opportunity is wide open, even for a small school like us. With administrative support from the Athletic Department and the university as a whole, we’ve been able to build a powerful program. Now the job is to keep it at the highest level possible.” “Great! Thanks Coach.” February 12 “Betty Winns with Coach Clark. Tough one at Temple, Coach, 63-66.” “This one hurt. It was back and forth all night and they made their last shot then we missed ours. As usual rebounding helped us and ball handling hurt us. We had 3 TOS after the last media time out and that, more than anything else, did us in. Jay has been playing well lately and this game was no exception, 15, 10, 6, 4. Jake and Dan alsd played well. The bench was a killer too, they had 29, we had 6.” “A very strange game at Charlotte. You don’t see 43-39 very often.” “Thankfully! It was awful. Fortunately they were a little more awful than we were. We had 6 guys score and all were between 5 and 9 points. The only player on either team in double figures was a backup guard on their side who had 12. We were +5 on the boards. I honestly don’t know what else to say about this game.” “#21, RPI #24, 17-6, 9-3, 3rd place, 1 behind UCLA and Nebraska, 4 to play, 2 home, 2 away.” “We absolutely need to go 3-1, and 4-0 would be a whole lot better.” “This week we host Middle Tenn ST, 6-17, 4-8, and then travel to 11-12, 6-6 FL ST. We haven’t played Mid TN ST but they’ve struggled all year. We beat FL ST by 13 here but they can be very tough at home.” “’Sportstalk,’ and the coach is on the phone. 61-52 over Mid TN ST.” “Yes, we led by as many as 23, and we never trailed. The final score was as close as they got. 12 TOs, balanced scoring, good D. “85-59 at FL ST.” “I was worried about this one. They usually play really well at home. We were on target all night though, and we didn’t let them do much of anything. 49-17 at the half. 15, 12, 2 for Kim, 20, 9, 2 for Jay, 16, 5, 3 for Jake, 12, 6, 2, 2 for Jim. 9 TOs, 38 RBs.” “Third place clinched, still 1 back of UCLA and Nebraska.” “They play each other this week and they both have a tough second game. We need to win 2 and see what happens.” “We’ve got 10-15, 6-8 Illinois at home, beat them by 14, 11-15, 6-8 West KY on the road, beat them by 12.” February 26 “Betty Winns with the coach. The stars aligned.” “They did! UCLA lost at home then beat Nebraska, we won twice, so we ended up in a 3 way tie for 1st, and with the #2 seed. 78-68 over Ill, here. 5 starters in doubles, 6 TOs, +6 RBs. “69-53 at W. KY. 18, 6, 2 for Dan, 14, 8, 2, 2, 1 for Jay, 10, 8, 4 for Herb, 15 RBs for Jake. 19 TOs, but 48 RBs. “So we’re 21-6, 13-3, #16, RPI #18 headed to the post season.” “Good season to this point.”

January 1982 Henry Aaron, Frank Robinson elected to Hall of Fame January 1 “Betty Winns on ‘Sportstalk.’ A 77-58 win over Pitt to close out the pre-conf. season at 8-3. 24, 11, 3, 2 for Jay, 26, 2, 3 for Dan, 10, 4, 3 for Jim Jones. Coach Clark says that he is pleased with the job Herb Hart is doing at SG, particularly on D and with ball handling. “We open conf. E play with 5-6 FL ST at home, then it’s off to 4-7 Illinois.” January 8 “Betty Winns here with Coach Clark on the phone. Coach, 79-52 over FL ST here.” “19, 8 for Kim, 16, 5, 3 for Jake, who has really stepped up his game, and 12, 3, 3 for Herb Hart, who’s doing a great job at guard. Jim Jones continues to play well.” “Then it was 66-54 at Ill.” “We finally went on the road and I was anxious to see how we’d do. Turned out we did well, never trailed after the first 2-3 minutes. 20, 10, 4, 2 for Jay, 22, 4, 4, for Dan. 40 RBs but 22 TOs, the only down spot.” “Back home for two this week, West KY is 6-8, 1-1, and Sam Lewis 5-8, 0-2. Max in Walden.” “Coach, you guys are reboundin’ incredible!” “+11.3, #3 in the country at 35.8. And before someone asks, TOs are going down. Not where we want them yet but moving in the right direction with occasional lapses.” “Larry in Concord.” “Coach, did you quit on Hoke too quick?” “We haven’t quit on him, Larry. The pressure was really bothering him and we needed to take it off for a while. I’m convinced he is going to be a huge asset to the program. He simply isn’t ready yet. He will be, he’s only a freshman.” “Rick in Somerset.” “Jim Jones.” “I know. He deserves more minutes, maybe even deserves to start. Unfortunately, neither he nor Jake Bull can play guard, and my three big guys are all way better rebounders than Jim. He’s handling things well and we tell him how much he means to us all the time.” “Okay, we’re out of time. Thanks Coach. “The lady River Hawks are 12-0, #1 in the country.” January 15 “Betty Winns here. Coach is on the road but we have a special guest in a few minutes. 71-57 over West KY. 22, 8, 2 for Dan and 20, 7, 3, 3 for Jay. 7 TOs and excellent D. “Then it was 63-38 over Sam Lewis. You can’t play much better D than we did in this game. 16, 6, 2, 2 for Jake, 11 TOs. “This week we start at Sam Jones, 5-10, 1-3, then a very big game here with #8 ranked UCLA, 15-0, 4-0. “I asked Coach why we’re still not ranked. He answered that at #25 RPI we’re probably close, but we’re only 2-2 against ranked teams. He said if we can beat UCLA we will probably be there. “I’m with UML President Grace Clark. Madam President, what’s the state of the university?” “Thank you, Betty. We feel we’re continuing to grow, making progress in several directions. Our construction programs are all on or ahead of schedule and we’ve begun work on two new dorms, which are badly needed.” “I agree!” “Yes, our dorms are old, overcrowded, not as well heated as we’d like, and not cooled at all. The rooms in the new dorms won’t be luxurious but they will be a little larger, and they will all, of course, be equipped with state of the art heating and cooling systems. We will also have them wired for computers as we feel this is the wave of the future.” “Sounds like UMass Lowell is really moving forward.” “The UMass system as a whole is moving forward. It’s an exciting time.” “How about UML basketball?” “Well, the women’s program is quite simply the best in Division I. If we stay healthy I don’t see us losing. The men, at 12-3, are having a great season and we have great hopes.” “You’re something of a hoops expert, I’m told.” “Not any more. There was a time when I feel that I was very knowledgeable about the game. I’m simply too busy for that now. These days I’m just a fan, but I’m a big fan. I try not to miss a home game for either team, and in the post season I get to as many of the games as I can.” “Thank you, President Clark.” January 22 “Betty Winns. Coach Clark is on a plane. When I asked he said we got caught looking ahead in the 72-79 loss to Sam Jones. We got caught flat footed on D all night long and we simply were not focused. 16 TOs, and we allowed 14 threes. “Whatever was wrong got fixed quickly and we beat #8 UCLA 76-72. Dan Nunn was unconscious and unstoppable, 40 points. Everyone else set screens for him and got him the ball. We had only 11 TOs. It was a very back and forth game but we scored 9 of the last 12, all on threes by Dan, to seal the win. “The loss kept us from being ranked but we’re #24 in RPI. 13-4, 5-1, in a 3 way tie for 1st with UCLA and Texas Crispy. “This week we start at 12-6, 4-2 Nebraska, which could be a tough game. Then it’s home with 11-6, 4-2 Minnesota. So a challenging week ahead.” January 29 “Coach Clark is on the road again. A tough 59-66 loss at Nebraska. 41 RBS was kind of cancelled out by 19 TOs, but the real factor was that our bench had 14, 11, 3 and there’s had 37, 13, 11. In addition Dan turned an ankle and only played 18 minutes. Jim Jones played well from the bench but the other guys didn’t give us much. “Then it was 76-63 over Minnesota, here. Jake, Kim and Dan all had good scoring games, as did Shay Ayer from the bench. +13 RBs, +2 TOS although we had 15. “This week we’re at 10-10, 6-2, Texas Crispy, tied with us and Nebraska in 2nd place, and then we host 10-10, 4-4 Texas Tech. It will be another challenging week but then in this conf. there aren’t many easy weeks.”

November 20 “UML started with VA Tech from conf. C, and Colorado, from F, at home. “63-70 vs. VA Tech. 20 TOs, 8 of them by Norton lister Jake Bull. 20, 5, 4 for Jay Son, 21, 3, 3 for Dan Nunn, but he fouled out with 7 minutes left and that about did us in. The score was tied at that point. “The team did better against Colorado, 77-64. Only 9 TOs, 42 RBs. 4 starters in double figures 19, 4 for Jake, 17, 4, 3 for Dan, 10 and 13 for both Jay and Kim Chan. “Adam Hoke is off to a very slow start. Coach Clark recognizes that Adam is a freshman and may need a bit of time to get his game up to this level. “This week two more at home, #1 ranked Texas, 4-0, then 2-1 Clemson, B conf.” November 27 “Betty Winns on ‘Sportstalk.’ Coach Clark, how does it feel to beat the #1 team in the country?” “It feels pretty darn good, Betty.” “71-69 over #1 Texas. Tell us about it.” “It didn’t look like it was going to happen at first. They were all over us early, building a 17 point lead. I had to use three time outs in the first half. Finally, we found a defensive alignment that stopped the three. They hit 9 in the first ten minutes. It meant they got a few more points inside, but it was worth the trade off. They only made three more threes for the rest of the game. Adam Hoke was in foul trouble all night, only played 15 minutes. He continues to struggle. Jake Bull led us with 21 and 8, and Dan Nunn had 22. 8 and 9 for Kim, 89 and 5 for Jay. Jim Jones played well from the bench and Herb Hart played good D from the bench. At the end Jake Bull started a driving layup, fooled everyone halfway there by stopping and throwing up a 10 footer that went in to decide it. It was pandemonium when the horn went. Our fans stormed the court. Totally appropriate!” “Then it was 72-60 over Clemson.” “17, 6 for Jay, 21, 2, 2 for Dan. Adam Hoke gave us 5, 6, 5. We only had 11 TOs.” “2-1 Gonegaga form D conf., and #11 Stan James, 3-1 from A, both at home this week. It’s nice to have all these home games” “It will probably kill us with next year’s schedule but yes, it is definitely nice!” December 1981 Nothin’ December 4 “A 1-1 week for UML. We beat Gonegaga 70-38. 13 1n3 for Jay but 6 guys had between 8 and 13 points. 40 RBs, 11 TOs. Jim Jones strained a calf. Day to day. #Then #11 ranked Stan Jones beat us 50-69. 22 TOs resulted in -17 shots. Rookie Adam Hoke had 17, but also had 9 TOs. “We finally go on the road for two this week. First is tough #18 Oregon, 4-2, from A, then 3-1 UTEP from G.” “The UML women are 6-0.” December 11 “Sunday night wrap up with Betty Wiins. 57-66 at #18 Oregon. 24, 12, 2, 4, 1 for Jay, but 21 TOs really hurt. We were great on the boards, +18. Coach said that we simply aren’t getting enough at the 2 and 3 spots. “The it was 78-59 at UTEP. Jake Bullr responded to Coach’s challenge with 18 and 12, and Herb Hart got 22 minutes at SG and had 8, 7, 3. Herb will start at 2 for now. “A one game week. Instate rival UMass, 4-4, comes here.” December 18 “71-46 over UMass. Betty Winns with the Sunday wrap up. Great balance on O. Jake Bull led the way with 16, 11, 2, 2. Herb Hart, in his first start, had 9, 3, 4 with only 1 TO. Jim Jones had 13, 6 from the bench. 10 TOs, 39 RBs. “Tough road game this week, #16 Louisville, 7-3 from B.” December 25 “A 71-68 upset at #16 Louisville. 38 RBs, 10 TOs. We were up 14 with 8 minutes to go. Louisville mounted a great comeback but the final was as close as it got. They missed a 28 footer at the buzzer. Good play all around. Coach Clark had lots of praise for sub forward Jim Jones, who has been playing well. “We close the pre-conf. schedule with Pitt, 6-4 from C, here.”

May 1981 Radio Shack releases TRS DOS 1.3 Billie Jean King becomes 1st prominent athlete to come out June 1981 Sandra Day O’Connor 1st woman on SCOTUS Microsoft incorporates in Washington State Chinese Communist Party condemns Mao’s policies June 6 “Betty Winns here on ‘Sportstalk.’ Coach Clark reports that the draft pool is thin. On to recruiting.” June 26 “Betty Winns here. The UML men’s team needs bigs. Coach Clark says he is looking at 11, 4 PGs, 5 PFs, 2 Cs.” July 1981 Nuttin’ August 1981 MTV premieres Evil monster POTUS fires 11,500 air traffic controllers Highest score in World Cup history: New Zealand 13-Fiji 0 August 7 “’Sportstalk has just learned that UML SF Jake Bull is #49 on the Norton list.” August 21 “Betty Winns here with Coach Clark on the line. Coach, you have a handful of scholarships. Have you made any offer?” “Just two, Betty, one PG and on PF. We’re waiting to offer the other three.” September 1981 Wapner “Guernica” returned to Spain September 18 “Betty Winns on ‘Sportstalk’ with Coach Clark. Offers?” “We’ve offered to 2 PGs and 3 PFs. 2 PFs and a PG have committed.” “And the schedule?” “No in season tourney, which is disappointing. Lots of home games though, and 5 ranked teams, 3 at home.” October 1981 Anwar Sadat assassinated National debt hits 1 trillion October 2 “Coach, do we have all of our recruits?’ “We have three bigs and a PG. Still one to fill. We’d like to get a guard, but no hurry.” “1st day of practice.” “I think I’m going to like this team. I have 8 guys I can play in any situation.” November 1981 Stamp goes up from $.18 to $.20. November 6 “Betty Winns here with Coach Clark. Coach, do we have a lineup?” “Junior Dan Nunn and freshman Adam Hoke at guard. Senior Jake Bull back at SF. Junior Kim Chan and senior Jay Son returning as our inside starters. First off the bench will be senior Jim Jones. Subbing at guard are junior Juco Herb Hart and sophomore Shay Ayer.” I like this set up and I think we’ll do well.” “You’re up to E conf.” “Some great programs up here- UCLA, Illinois, FL ST, several others. We’ll need to work for what we get.” “Good luck, Coach. “The lady River Hawks will start the same five that won the last two national titles, but it’s the last season for Terry Myers, who may be the best woman college player ever, as well as for Center Kate Milton, who has been all conference twice.”

March 5 To no one’s surprise, none of my guys are going pro. March 10 85-63 over Wash. This is our biggest margin of victory all year and our first 3 game winning streak. 29, 5, 4, 2 for Jed, 24, 5, 4, 2 for Dan, 11, 7, 5, 2 for Morr, 10, 3, 3 for Ray, 5, 6 for Shea. 17 TOs, but +16 on the boards. We’re in the quarter finals but we’re up against #1 seed, #12 ranked UCLA, 20-7, 14, 2. They only beat us by 3 last time. My guys know that if they lose the season is over. Hopefully we’ll give it our best shot. 62-77 vs. #12 UCLA. We gave it all we had but they are really good. We had 11 TOs but their inside players dominated- 57 points, 26 RBs, to 26 and 22. But their guards got 14 RBs and ours got 9. No heads need to hang tonight, and we look forward to being considerably better, and deeper next season. I think it will be the following year before we can compete for the conf. title, but I expect at minimum a 20 win season. We finish this year at 14-15, 7-9. And with an RPI of 197 I’m not expecting any invitations. March 22 The last team from the Pac 12 is out of post season play. What a colossal nose dive we took. Ling and Lou continue to bicker but it’s sort of part of their relationship. Mai worries about it but it doesn’t seem any different from the way they interacted here. There are now 779 people who have transferred. Papa Joe is very careful regarding who he lets in on this secret. He only wants those who have something to offer to transfer. Of course they want to take friends and family, or at least to make provision for friends and family to follow them. Everyone is sworn to secrecy, and so far so good. Papa Joe turns 75 next month but he seems as energetic, and as full of ideas, as ever. Sing laughs and tells people she married a younger man. They seem to have a very good relationship. Their children are certainly growing. Khee will soon be 14, and Mai Li will be 11 this summer. As with all of our children they are exceedingly intelligent. Khee is sort of a junior member of Mai’s team. They study the early universe and its effect on our time, and even upon the future. Mai says Khee is extremely insightful. His “out of the blue ideas lead to new areas of research, and his analysis of data often leads to his making connections that others have not seen. Mai Li, who calls herself “Millie,” lives for music. She already writes, and she sings, and plays violin, guitar, piano, clarinet, and several other instruments. She writes orchestral music of all kinds including new types of music of her own invention. Conductors from around the world communicate with her. It seems like the leaders in the field of serious music are very interested in her work. She also writes pop songs, just for fun. Several of the big pop stars have recorded her music. April 3 I went to the final four. Old friends teased me about my gigantic leap backward. I repeatedly told them I would do the laughing in 4 or 5 years. #1 North Carolina defeated #4 Providence. No regrets. April 4 Awards: I am totally shocked. Jed Reyk was named conf. POY, freshman of the year, 1st team. Dan Mars made 2nd team. I thought we’d get nada. Good for them! April 9 And again I am totally shocked. We missed both of our goals, and our Team Prestige went from 34 to 40. WTF! I’ll take it, of course. Quite a few very high profile programs called but this is my last coaching stop. April 23 My stats took a major hit this year but I expected it. 33 years as a head coach. 891-242, .786. I intend to have a whole lot more fun next year than I did this year! I asked for facilities. Ours are awful. Nope. They want me to produce a winner but they certainly aren’t helping. A. D. said he doesn’t have the money. We drew the same number of people to our games as last year. I guess he has a point. People come out to see winners. Well, the plan is to give them what they want. I need this upgrade next year at the latest. “It has all changed, Alvin.” “Hm?” “Transferring- what it means, how it is done, the effect it has, the inter-reaction and interrelationships between people here and people who have transferred.” “Yes, Papa Joe. I see some of it, but of course I really only reach out to my kids and once in a while to your brother Hu. Tell me.” “We have made it routine for information to pass back and forth, to have conferences among several sites here as well as several there. We can make any combination work. We can send any sort of data back and forth. We can send specimens- really, we can do anything except for sending living beings. That is. I am told by the leading physicists, a permanent barrier. Once a living being has transferred, theoretically there is no way to come back. All of the experts agree upon that.” Fascinating, as always. Papa Joe talked about the possibility of transferring himself, soon. “Why? You have said you want to go into space, to lead the way for the rest of us.” “I control many enterprises, as you know. But that also means that many people, many organizations, many causes are very dependent upon me. Many of the very top echelon leaders are saying that the only way to be certain that I can continue as leader is for me to transfer. If I were to die in some remote area, or even if I were to die in my sleep, my leadership would be gone forever. That is another absolute. Once a person is dead it is too late to transfer.” “What are your thoughts?” “It is a difficult issue. I wish to be here for my wife and my children. At the same time I fully realize the disastrous effect my death would have. In many ways I am the only person who can keep everything going. It would take a very long time to put people in all of the positions I occupy, and even longer for them to learn to coordinate their efforts. If there is one thing we have not much of, it is time.” “And so?” “And so I must convince Sing, and also Mai, and our children- yours and mine.” “Well, please stay alive in the meantime.” “That is my goal.”

February 5 An incredible frustrating week. Two missed opportunities. 57-60 here vs. UCLA. We came from 21 back to take a lead late, then Jed immediately fouled out, yet again. Morr and Dan had 4 each, so we let it slip away. 16, 7, 3 for Ray. Shea played well from the bench. 55-58 at Arizona. We led by 5 at the last media time out, 3:11 left. Jed, again, picked up #5, Dan followed on the next possession with #4, and bye bye. 26 TOs. 10-12, 4-7, tied for 8th place. #13 Oregon, 17-7, 9-2, here; they won by 20 there. Then at 9-13, 2-9 Arizona ST. We won by only 7 at our place. February 12 58-65 vs. #13 Oregon here. We didn’t play that badly except for (1) 17 TOs, Jed fouling out once more. They were simply the better team. 68-66 over Arizona ST there. This time Morr played all of 9 minutes before fouling out. His backup, Shea Chan played 20 before He fouled out. Troy Hayt, who never plays, played 25 minutes and had 8 and 4. Still, we won. We shot really well. Except for Jed’s 3-10 we were 19-32. Only 10 TOs. Our #3 guard Cal Key, hurt a toe. He’s out about two weeks. Three games left, we’re 11-13, 5-8, still tied for 8th. Two at home this week. First is 17-8, 9-4 Stanford. They won by 5 last time. Then it’s 7-17, 3-10 Oregon ST. We won by 16 at their place. It would be nice to finish 2-1. February 19 67-69 vs. Stanford. 4 of our starters ended up with 4 fouls, and no, it wasn’t poor officiating. 19 TOs. 6 games decided by 3 or less. We are 1-5 in those games. 63-43 over Oregon ST. This is the best we’ve played … well, since the last time we played Oregon ST. 20 for Dan, 14 for Jed, 8, 11, 5, 3 for Morr, 10, 8, 2, 2 for Ray. +10 on the boards, even with 15 TOs. We close the regular season at 14-12, 7-8 California. They won by 10 last time. February 26 65-61 over Cal. 2 good games in a row for the first time in forever. 24 for Dan, 13, 5, 4 for Jed, 10-7 for Ray. +8 on the boards. 17 TOs but it was only -1. We end the regular season 13-14, 7-9, tied for 7th. +1.0 PPG, +4.6 RBs per game, -3.4 TOs per game which is what has hurt all year. We play Washington in the play in, #8 seed (us) vs. #9 seed. We won by 8 at our place. So far so good regarding the transferred cats. Ling and Lou keep bugging Papa Joe to give them cats but he is talking his time. “We seem to have found a formula that can extend human life for somewhere between 25-50%.” “Interesting.” “Yes. And of course that means, if true, that it is only the beginning. Of course the problem of overpopulation remains. The journey through space will be incredibly long, if not perpetual. The top speed we feel we can reach is about .8 light, but it does not seem that it will be safe to go more than between .5 and .55 light. It will take a very long time to find a habitable planet, if ever. It may be that transferring is truly the only option. The ship/city will be large enough to serve as a home for a few hundred un-transferred humans, but it is also feasible to simply have everyone transfer eventually, rather than reproducing or living and extended life. The ship/city could be controlled by transferred people. All evidence seems to be that life as a transfer is in many ways better than life in this realm. I think we should wait 10 or 20 years before making that determination, but it looks very good.”

January 1, 2024 58-78 at #16 Oregon. This is one of the top 2-3 teams in conf., and they showed it. We hung with them for about 27 minutes but they’re simply better than we are. Good teams are big, quick or both, and we aren’t really either. The quick got us tonight. 24 for Jed, 14, 4, 2 for Dan, 9, 7, 2 for Ray. This week it’s 7-5 Arizona ST at home- yes, after a month away we’re finally at home! Then we’re at 9-4 Stanford. Tough week. January 8 A 1-1 week. 68-61 at home vs. Arizona ST. Our guards scored most of the points, 24 for Dan, 16 for Jed, 6 for sub Cal Key. 7 TOs, which is way, WAY better than we’ve been doing. Home cooking I guess. Then 52-57 at Stanford. We hung in for 38 minutes. +14 on the boards but 22 TOs, and foul trouble did us in. 20, 7 for Jed. Our bigs simply aren’t giving us much. I’ve increased Shea Chen’s minutes and I may need to do it again. This week we’re at 4-10 Oregon ST, then home with California, 8-6, 1-2. January 15 65-49 at Oregon ST. 25 for Jed, 20 for Dan, 9 RBs for Ray, 8 for Morr. +8 on the boards but 17 RBs. Back home and a 59-69 loss to Cal. This time it was rebounding that did us in, -8. 3 p[oint D could have been better. Morr played 8 minutes due to fouls. We’re 8-8, 2-3. This week we’re at 7-10, 3-2 Wash. ST, then we host 7-9, 3-3 Wash. Looking over the schedule I don’t see us winning more than 4-5 more games. Hope I’m wrong! January 22 50-52 at Wash. ST. Lost opportunity. This game was there fior the taking. We didn’t take it. 25 for Jed. 18 TOs. 65-57 against Wash. at home. +11 RBs, 15 TOs (-2). 20, 10, 3 for Jed. This week 13-6, 4-3 Utah is here and then we’re at 5-13, 2-5 USC. January 29 76-70 over Utah here. 28 for Jed, 27 for Dan, but he had 10 TOs. 22 RBs, 21 TOs- awful. People have pretty much stopped coming to our games. We averaged 8,244 for our 1st 4 home games, and 3,587 for our last 5. 64-66 at USC. Yet another missed opportunity. 24, 6, 4 for Jed, but he fouled out with 2 ½ left. 14 for Dan, but 6 TOs. We were -11 in TOs. We came down the court three times in the last minute with a chance to tie or win. Once we missed a shot and lost the RB, the other two times we turned it over. There really isn’t anything I can do. No one on the bench is any better than the guys I’m playing, and only 2 are even close to as good. We keep practicing, keep working, but we simply aren’t very good. Our next 3 games are all against ranked teams. This week we host #17 UCLA, 14-6, 8-1. Then we go to #25 Arizona, 15-6, 6-3. Papa Joe thinks he can transfer a cat. Not sure about personality change though. “We are going to send 4. One pair, and two singles, on three separate chips. We will observe to see how they react with virtual humans. And in the case of the pair, how the two interact with each other. Before sending cats to our people who have transferred I want to try this.” “Why? They can’t hurt our people.” “No, but it could be traumatic. We will do it this way.” Papa Joe says they are making progress regarding ship building, and transporting materials into space for the ship/city, but it is slow. Lou and Ling had a major battle and didn’t speak to each other for more than a week. They finally patched it up. They need each other too much to stay angry for long. This happened fairly often here so no surprise.

November 20 A 1-1 week to start the season. 51-60 against Delaware. We got homed at home, they went to the line 23 times, we went 12. Dan Mars had 20 at guard and Morr Noke had 13, 4. Our other big guys didn’t do much, and Jed Reyk, our other guard, couldn’t hit shots. Then we beat Boise ST 63-53. 13, 10, 6, 5 for Morr, 18, 2, 3 for Dan, 14, 8 for Ray Neal at SF, 10, 4, 5 for Jed. +12 RBs. This season will be a journey. There’s a lot to work on, we don’t have depth, and frankly, we have three guys who are at Division I skill levels. We start with 5 at home then it’s 5 on the road, a tourney appearance and one more on the road. Ridiculous scheduling. We don’t have a game, not one, at home in December. Winthrop and #15 Cincinnati are here this week. November 27 We’re now 2-2. 75-62 over Winthrop. 20, 7, 3 for Morr, 20, 2, 3 for Dan, but he fouled out. 14 each for Jed and Ray. Sam Bond, at PF, had 8 RBs, but he isn’t scoring. 68-87 vs. Cincy. 29 for Jed, 10, 13 for Morr, 7, 8, 2 for Sam. Cincy shot the lights out but they did a great job of getting open. They were a step quicker. Home vs. 1-3 Miami, then a month on the road, starting at 0-4 Ohio. December 4 79-64 over Miami. We had an outside shooting festival, 24, 6 for Jed, 22 and 7 assists for Dan, 18, 6 for Ray. +12 RBs. 66-76 in our first road game at Ohio. Our guards did a great job again, 25, 6 for Jed, 22 for Dan. We were okay with RBs, -1, but our inside guys didn’t score. Our first big off the bench, Shea Chen, can score, and he can rebound some, but he is an awful defender. Still, I need to think over making changes. Two on the road this week. We’re at 2-5 Portland, and then 2-4 Kansas ST. Jed hurt his shoulder. He’s day to day but it doesn’t look serious. We all still try to speak to Lou and Ling as frequently as we can. At least one of us does so every single day, sometimes in groups, sometimes alone. They both seem to be adjusting well. Lou is writing some programs, or at least is part of a team that is doing so. Some team members are here and some have transferred. He is busy and seems happy. Ling is doing what she loves, writing and reading. She asked Papa Joe a very intriguing question. She wanted to know if her cat could transfer. Papa Joe was stumped. He’s checking on it. Mai and I had a talk about the future before I left on the road trip. “Blade, I think it will be okay on the ship/city.” “Glad to hear it. Why?” “Papa is doing more and more. He has people writing all kinds of programs, as you know, but he has made it a priority to have good, deep programs for all of the family members. I looked at what he did for me and it is very good, but it needed a few things to make it better. He arranged for me to sit with the programmers and to spend some time, we actually took a great deal of time, showing them how to make it better. I think it may eventually allow me to do more than I can do now. It is very exciting.” “I’ve peeked at the college basketball coaching program. Same as you, I made a few suggestions. I think when it’s finished it will be difficult to distinguish coaching in the program from coaching in real life.” December 11 It was a great week, 2-0. I liked our chances against Portland but Kansas ST had me worried. 69-60 at Portland. 32, 6, 2, 2 for Dan, and the big guys scored- 25 for the three starters. 10 TOs and +5 on the boards. 66-51 at KS ST. 21, 2, 3 for Jed, 19, 3, 4 for Dan, 14, 8, 3 for Ryan. 35 TOs. We’re 5-3. This week it’s 5-3 Colorado ST, our perennial rival. It’s a one game week. December 18 65-70. 20 TOs did us in. That really was the difference. 24, 2, 3 for Dan Mars but 8 TOs. Our other starting guard, Jed Reyk had 13, 4, 4 but 6 TOs. Schedule quirk this week. We play at 3-4 Florida ST on Monday, then we open the JAG against… FL ST! December 25 We split with FL ST this week. Wish it had been the other way around but we won the first, lost the second, the opener of the JAG. 1st game was 64-55. 25, 3, 4. We were +20 on the boards, 43-23, but we had a horrible 24 TOs. The 2nd game wasn’t pretty, 53-64. 13, 9, 2, 2 for Morr Noke at C, 13 for Dan at guard, 11 for Jed at the other guard, but 18 TOS and we shot 24.4%. We’re 6-5 going to conf. play. It could be a long season. Only one game this week. We’re at #16 Oregon, 8-5. We’re doing okay in some areas, +6.5 RBs per game, + 1.6 PPG, but we’re -2.8 on TOs, averaging 15.2, and that is really hurting us. It probably won’t get a lot better until next year. Papa Joe says there will be some experimentation with transferring cats. He thinks they could be great morale boosters. I asked about dogs. “No, cats. Vermin get everywhere, they always have. If there is any way for vermin to sneak over they will find it.” That doesn’t even sound possible to me. Papa Joe says figuring out ways to get all the things we need into space is more complex and difficult than his people had expected. “We may need to delay our first flight for a couple of years and then bunch flights more closely together. We will make it work in time. The difficulty is that our time is very limited.” On the other hand he says the work on extending human life span is going very well. “This is our most closely guarded secret. It simply cannot get out. Once we are away from this planet it will be a different story but it would be cruel to extend human life on a planet which cannot support it, and we really cannot take any more people off planet than those we are planning to take. We are deliberately leaking stories about leaving the planet though. We have come to the conclusion that we can do so in a way that will make us look foolish. If people laugh at us they will not want to join us. We are emphasizing and exaggerating the risks, and downplaying the positive aspects. So far it is working. The comedians are especially having a good time laughing at us.” I keep saying it but the man is brilliant.

June 9 We’re looking at some transfers. We need help NOW. This won’t give us that. My last and only losing season was in 2000. Not to look on the dark side but… We’re offering to 3 guards and a big. June 12 Got three, 2 guards and a big guy. June 19 We gambled on another big guy and got him. June 26 We have 4 scholarships. Looking at 24 guys. August 7 First time in a long time, no one on the Norton List. August 21 Offered to 2 PGs and a big. September 18 We’re going to the JAG Holiday. I am not loading the schedule this year. September 25 Got the 2 PGs. October 2 Got the PF. First day of practice sort of confirmed my fears. We’re picked to finish 11th on our 12 team conference. My goal is 6th or better. “So, Papa Joe, with all the things you’re working on, why aren’t you trying to save the planet?” “Too late. Too much irreversible damage done. We can extend the time period before disaster strikes, already have, but we can only push that day so far, maybe 7 more years, maybe 8. I don’t think 9.” “So when the spaceship leaves I’d better be on it.” “20 ships. They will rendezvous in lunar orbit and build the complete ship/city there.” “All leaving at once?” “No. The first five will go about one month apart. Number 6 at the end of the first year.The others at six month intervals. Reason is that each ship is part of ship/city. It will take time to put everything together. Some assembly required!” I laughed. “Can’t come back down. Once a ship is up there it is there for good. We need to be certain we have the resources for the people in the ships. Need hydroponic gardens, recycling, reclamation of waste for fresh water- many things.” “So I could wait for ship #20 if I want to keep coaching as long as possible.” “Yes, but last ship may be up against the edge regarding habitability of the planet. We may need to change the plan after ship 12 or so. Using the current plan would take 8 years. If we have 8 years fine. If not, change the plan.” More and more to think about. Of course life on a microchip is the ultimate destination, but that still feels unrealistic. Papa Joe also dropped a few hints about extending human life span. Everything about all of this is top secret, of course. It will undoubtedly get out at some point but hopefully not soon. November 6 We have a lineup, such as it is. I never do this but I’m so thin I’m playing 3 guys about 38 minutes a game. It will likely increase my chance of injuries, but it really is the only way. Guards Jed Reyk and Dan Mars, both freshmen, and Morr Noke, a soph Center are the guys. At SF Jr. Ray Neal, and at PF Sam Bond, another frosh. Jr. Shea Chen will come in for the bigs, and yet another freshman, Cal Key is my backup guard. After that… there is no after that. We start at home with Delaware from the Colonial, and then Boise ST from MT West. Neither of these teams is very good, so let’s see if we can build some confidence.

March 1981 Walter Cronkite’s last broadcast as CBS anchor. POTUS shot March 6 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark. 79-59 over Wagner.” “We were focused tonight. 12 TOs, 34 RBs, every starter in double figures, good bench play.” “#4 seed, 18-9, 11-5 Wichita ST in the quarter finals.” “We didn’t play them in the regular season. They are definitely a good inside team. We think we can turn them over, and dominate outside, but we need to at least match them inside. I like our front line so I like our chances.” March 7 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark after the Wichita ST/UML quarter final round game. 86-79 and a trip to the semis, but terrible news.” “Jay Son broke his ankle early in the first half. He’s out for the season.” “What does that mean for UML?” “These things happen. We’re thin up front, have been all season. Having said that, we got exactly 8 minutes out of Jay tonight and yet we found a way. Jim Jones was 13, 7, 6, and Shay Ayer 8, 1, 2, 2 in relief. We’ll use both of those guys, and Dan Nunn will also get extra minutes. Make no mistake, this makes life difficult for us, but again, it’s part of the game.” “10 TOs, 20, 10 for Kim Chan. Only one favorite reached the semis, 22-8, 13-3, first place Princeton. And that’s who we play.” “Their SF broke his leg last week so we’re both down a starter. They have a very strong PF, and they can score both inside and out. I really think we’re the better team. If we can adjust to not having our big guy we’ll be fine. You win with what you’ve got, and that’s what we’ll try to do.” March 8 “Ron Dover. Coach Clark, 77-63 over #1 seed Princeton.” “I can’t tell you how proud I am of my guys. Kim Chan had 13, 11, 3, 3 playing Center, in place of Jay. 19 for Shep, 11 each for John and Jake, 8, 3, 2 for Jim Jones in his first start. Dan and Shay did a great job from the bench. We shot the lights out, 52.9%, 12-23 on threes.” “And strangely enough, going small you were +7 on the boards, and 3- on TOs.” “I can only shake my head regarding TOs, but we definitely rebounded well. And we held a very good PF to 9, 1, 3.” “Did winning this game get you into the NCAA tourney?” “Tough call. I’d say we’re borderline.” “#11 seed, 14-16, 6-10 Rhode Island for the title.” “Upset city in this tourney. We won by 25 at our place. They were really playing lousy basketball just before the tournament started but they seemed to catch fire, as we did. Let’s see who’s hotter.” “We’ll be at courtside to find out.” March 9 “Ron Dover here after the conf. F title game between UML and URI. This one was almost too weird for words, 55-… get this, 27! Coach they got 7 points in the first half. How do you do that to a team?” “Well, part of it was certainly us, but they couldn’t make a shot, 2-22, 1-12 on threes, 1-2 from the line. Whew! They were better in the 2nd but it was too late.” “Talk about tourney MOP Kim Chan.” “10 and 17 playing out of position. That’s incredible. In the last two games, after Jay got hurt, Kim just put us on his back and carried us to the title. He got some help, all of our guys played well. But he was the man.” “12 TOs, 42 RBs.” “No idea. Our best rebounder is out and we rebound like the Celtics.” “What does this do for NCAA seeding?” “Well, it gets us in, for one thing. I’d guess maybe a 7, more or less. Oh, the Lady River Hawks won their tourney. They are now 29-0, and figure to be #1 over all in the women’s tourney.” March 12 “Ron Dover with the teams and the coaches for the selection show. In the final poll the men are #21, RPI #27. The women are #1, #1. “Here we go, starting with the men… “Not in the East. “#6 in the Midwest. We play, of all people, Princeton, 22-9. Coach?” “Strange. We just beat them by 14. Guess we’ll need to try to do it again.” … “Okay, here we go with the women’s selections. “#1 in the East, as expected. Coach?” “No mystery. The #2 team in the country has 6 losses against weaker competition than we played.” “Stay healthy, Coach. It’s going to be tough for anyone to beat you if you do.” “We need to stay humble, too. If we get cocky we could go down.” “We’ll be here for the men and the women, as long as they’re playing.” March 13 “Ron Dover here after the game. The lady River Hawks beat #16 seed NJIT 88-39 behind 42, 11, 12, 12 for Terry Myers. She also had 7 blocks.” March 15 “The UML lady River Hawks beat #9 seed North Carolina A & T 87-43. 33, 9, 15, 7, 7 for Terry Myers.” March 16 “Ron Dover here after the 1st round men’s NCAA game between Princeton and UML.77-61. Coach?” “The beat goes on. 7 TOs, +5 on the boards. 19, 10, 3, 3 for Kim, who continues to be an immense presence. % in double figures including Shay and Dan from the bench.” “And it’s #17 ranked, #3 seed, 19-10 Michigan, from A conf. next.” “That could be a reality check! They can play. We need to take care of the ball and take it away from them. They are much stronger inside than out so we need to take advantage of that. It won’t be easy, but it’s possible.” March 18 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark. The incredible UML men’s hoop team is going to the Sweet Sixteen, 71-62 over #3 seed Michigan. Coach?” “Incredible is the word! Kim Chan carried us again, 20, 8, 5, 2. 11 each for John and Jake, very good play from the bench. 19 TOs, but they had 17. +13 on the boards.” “#2 seed, #3 ranked Wake Forest, 25-8, from A conf.” “This is a tall order. They only have one rebounder but he’s excellent. They can be a little shaky with the ball. They play good D and they can score from all 5 positions. We’ll give it our best shot and see what happens.” March 20 “Ron Dover here after the UML ladies beat Drexel in the Sweet Sixteen. It was 91-48. Terry Myers had 39, 11, 12, 7, 5. It’s Louisiana Tech in the Elite Eight.” March 22 “Ron Dover with Coach Montville of the lady River Hawks. 78-52 over La. Tech, and you’re in the Final Four.” “It’s a great feeling. They doubled Terry all night but she still managed 29, 11, 11, 7, 4. She’s amazing.” “And your big kids did the job.” “Coach Leon Barmore is noted for having great inside players. We managed to win the board war 36-30.” “USC, 25-8.” “They have some great ball handlers and outside shooter. We beat them 72-54 in the regular season, but they seem to have gotten better since then. We’ll need to play well.” “We’ll be there on March 31.” March 23 “Ron Dover here after the Sweet Sixteen men's game between UML and Wake Forest. Coach, 47-67. It was a great ride.” “You know, we were okay, but just okay during the reguilar season, but we really played well in the post season.” “And tonight?” “Tonight we were overmatched. This was a very good team, and they showed it. We did great on the boards again, +9, but 22 TOs, mostly due to some excellent pressure.” “We’ll be back with the awards on April 4, and join us for the UML women’s game on the 31st.” March 31 “Ron Dover here with Coach Montville. UML women 77, USC 49.” “Terry was doubled again but she can’t be stopped, 30, 10, 15, 8, 4.” “#6 seed ODU for the title.” “We beat them 92-41 in December.” “One win away from 35-0 and back to back national titles.” “We need to keep our focus and do the things we do.” April 1981 Race riots in London IBM-PC introduced April 2 “Ron Dover here with Coach Peg Montville of the national champion UML women’s basketball team. A little easier this year.” “That triple overtime title game last year is something I’ll never forget. 81-47 over ODU was much easier on my nerves.” “38, 8, 12, 8, 7 for Terry.” “She’s one of a kind. Probably the nest player in women’s basketball history.” “And you have her for one more season.” April 4 “Ron Dover here. The awards have been given out. First though, Coach Clark, a 1, 4, 5, and a 7 seed in the final four.” “A lot of favorites went out early. In the end #1 ranked Duke beat #19 Arizona for the title.” “Okay, awards. Coach Clark, you were conf. F COY.” “Which I do not understand. The awards are based on the regular season and are voted on before the post season. Weird.” “Seniors Shep Wool and John Bry made first team along with junior Jay Son.” “That made me happy.” “And Jake Bull and Kim Chan made 2nd team.” “I guess they just really liked us.” Pretty good haul at the national level.” “We had a great season.” “Coach Montville, Terry Myers was POY, Defensive POY, tourney MOP, 1st team. You got COY. “In conf. Terry won the same awards. Center Kate Milton made 1st team, as did Rachel Breen.” April 23 “Ron Dover here for my last broadcast. We’ll wrap up the season. Coach Montville, back to back national titles, an undefeated season, 69-1 for the last two seasons, and a 57 game winning streak. How do you follow that?” “Well, nobody’s graduating. If we stay healthy and stay focused we have a great chance to do it again.” “That would be great! And did you ask for a budget increase?” “We did, and we got $7,500.” “Coach Clark, did you ask for money as well?” “Yes, Ron. We got $6,750. “Coach, 24-10, 10-6, F conf. tourney champs, Sweet Sixteen. 465-134, .776. Off-71, Def-85, Recruit- 80, Scout-11, Player Development- 84, Reputation- 88. Great numbers.” “I’ve really enjoyed my 18 seasons here at UML. Hope to be here for many more.” “That would be terrific. I’m Ron Dover and for me it’s all over. Next season our first female ‘Sportstalk’ host, or maybe hostess, Betty Winns. So long.”

February 1981 I got nuthin’ February 5 “Ron Dover, and we have Coach Clark on the line. Coach, a 2 win week and we’re tied for 1st place.” “It’s still totally jammed up though. 4 teams tied for 1st, 3 more one back, and another 3 are 2 back. We’ll take it though.” “67-44 over UTEP here.” “20, 7, 3, 4 for Kim Chan. Great work from 7 other guys, and 9 TOs.” “On the road and a 57-47 win in Houston.” “It’s nice to get a road win. We played really good D in this one. 15, 4, 5 for John Bry, but another team effort. 12 TOs, +7 RBs.” “TOs are coming down.” “They are, 13.3. And for the first round we’re ahead of our opponents who get 13.6 against us. +6.8 PPG, and +4.5 RBs.” “2 at home this week, 14-7, 6-4 Texas Crispy, and 8-13, 5-5 Nevada.” “These two are vital. We need to keep winning at home.” February 12 “Ron Dover here and Coach Clark is on the road. The week started with a big disappointment, 61-77 vs. Texas Crispy here. Shooting percentages tell the whole story: Them- 60%, 68.8% on threes. Us- 33.9%, 30.8% on threes. We didn’t play D, and we couldn’t make shots. Fouls were also an issue, particularly as it regards our D, three of our starters wound up with 4 fouls, and the other 2 had three. All played limited minutes. Coach got a technical. “Then we beat Nevada 70-63. 29, 5, 3 for Shep to lead the way. “We’re still tied for 2nd place, one back. 2 tied for first, 3 of us tied for 2nd, 2 more tied for 3rd, all one game apart. 3 of our last 4 are on the road, which is not good, considering how we’ve played away from home. “This week we’re at 13-10, 7-5 Fresno ST, and 9-14, 3-9 Albany.” February 19 “Ron Dover with the Sunday wrap up. First the lady River Hawks are still undefeated, 23-0, and still #1 in the country. “Any hopes that the UML men had of winning the conf. disappeared when they lost 60-69 at Fresno ST. They were up 10 at the half, and up 14 early in the 2nd when the roof fell in. Jay and Shep both picked up foul #4 with about 16 left to play and that was that. From that point on we were outscored 21-44. Fresno ST shot 63% for the 2nd half. “It was a happier night, 68-55, at Albany. 17, 9 for Jay, good play all around. “We are in a 2 way tie for 4th, 1 back of Wichita ST, 2 back of Nebraska and Princeton. “We end the regular season with 10-15, 5-9 Wagner at home, and 12-13, 8-6 Butler on the road.” February 26 “Ron Dover, and Coach Clark is on the phone. 77-64 over Wagner.” “We played well, a season low 6 TOs. Jay had 20, 9, 2, 3.” “And then you went on the road again.” “56-59 at Butler. We just haven’t played well on the road all season. We blew a 10 point lead in this one.” “A little tough luck at the end.” “No question, but we shouldn’t have put ourselves in that position.” “Have you climbed as high as you can climb?” “It’s possible, but I’m not convinced. We can still move up to conf. E by getting to the semifinal round of the tourney, which is attainable. Even if we don’t, there’s always next year.” “You finished alone in fifth. You have some time off but you’ll play #12 seed Wagner, 11-16, 6-10, in the play in round.” “They won by 13 there, we won by 13 at home last week. If we play our game we can beat them. It’s that simple.” “We’ll be there. The women finished the regular season, 25-0, #1 ranked, #1 RPI.”

January 1981 FCC removes limits on # of TV commercials per hour. Iran-Contra (Didn’t take long for the most corrupt administration in U. S. history to start) In a related matter, 1st Richard Nixon museum opens In another related matter, William J. Casey appointed CIA director Mao’s widow sentenced to death January 1, 1981 “Ron Dover back from break. 64-76 at Stanford. Coach Clark?” “We jumped out to an early lead and ran it to 22 in what felt like no time at all. After that it was just play it out. They never got it to single digits. We played 8 guys. They all scored between 4 and 14. 15 TOs, so we still haven’t solved that problem. 36 RBs. “And conf. play starts.” “A lot of teams won a lot of pre-conf. games. This could be interesting.” “6-5 Albany here, and then 5-6 Wagner there this week. See you next Sunday, Coach.” January 8 “Coach, the week started well.” “It did, 87-61 over Albany. Jay had 13, 12, 6, but 8 guys played and all 8 played well.” “And then you went to Wagner.” “Ugh. 42-55. 26.5% shooting, 3-19 on threes. When you give up 55 you should win. 17 TOs didn’t help either.” “So what do you do when this happens?” “I don’t know that there’s a good answer, but I’m not even going to mention it. We need to fix the TO problem so we’ll work on that, but otherwise? Just prepare for the next game.” “And that’s against 5-8, 1-1 Butler, at home. Then it’s 9-4, 1-1 Duquesne, there.” January 15 “Ron Dover here with the Sunday night wrap up, and we have a guest. First though, 60-53 over Butler. These guys were predicted to win the conf. and they haven’t played well. Coach said he knew they were good though, and they showed it. 14, 10 for Jake Bull. John Bry was in foul trouble all night and only played 18 min. Shay Ayer didn’t have it tonight and wasn’t effect in the backup role. TOs remain an issue, 14 tonight. “83-65 at Duquesne. 14 TOs again but otherwise we played really well. 19, 2, 7, 2 for John, 17, 7, 4, 1, 2 for Shep, 15, 4 for Jake, 10, 7, 3, 2 for Jay. 21 assists on 32 buckets, which is pretty darn good. “We’re in a 4 way tie for 2nd, 1 back of Penn. ST. “This week 9-6, 1-3 Utah ST here, and then we’re at 1st place Penn ST, 9-6, 4-0. “And we are honored to have with us this evening, the President of UML, Dr. Grace Clark.” “Hi Ron, nice to speak with you again.” “We like to have Pres. Clark here every January to give us the state of the university.” “Things are good, Ron. We’ve been steadily expanding and improving. Three new buildings going up, Business School, Education, and Science.” “Yes, lots of construction on campus.” “We really had no choice. Student population has been climbing quickly and we need the space. We aren’t closing any buildings though. They will be used for other things.” “You mentioned expanding enrollment.” “Yes. We accept all in state applicants. That’s part of our mission. We have higher standards for out of state and international students but we try to accept all qualified. I think partly because of the success of our basketball teams we’re getting better known. That leads to more applications, and usually better applicants, assuming one can actually measure that.” “What’s coming up for UML?” “We’re hiring some really good people, researchers as well as teachers though we’re more a teaching university than a research school. We want to raise the standards and expand and improve in that area.” “Sounds like a bright future ahead for UMass Lowell!” “That’s the goal!” January 22 “Ron Dover with the wrap up. 67-54 over Utah ST here. A solid team effort and only 9 TOs. “63-69 at Penn ST. As seems to happen every time we lose, we didn’t shoot well, 37.9%. We took 14 more shots and lost. That shouldn’t happen. Jay had 18, 9, 3, Shep had 20, 4, 4. “One game back but 2 teams ahead of us, 3 tied with us, 5 one back of us.” “This week it’s 9-8, 4-2 Rhode Island here, then at 9-8, 4-2 Nebraska.” January 29 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. 81-56 over URI here.” “19 each for Wool and Bry, 14, 9, 3, 2 for Jay. 9 TOs. “And then we went on the road.” “68-71 at Nebraska. We blew an 11 point lead. We missed our last 8 shots. Up to that point it was looking really good. We let them shoot 51.9%, and that’s never good. 25, 9 for Jay, and only 11 TOs.” “This week it’s 6-13, 1-7 UTEP at home, then 6-13, 2-6 Houston, there. Coach, we’re 10-0 at home, 3-6 on the road. 13-6, 5-3 overall.” “Most teams play better at home but we need to do better on the road. Sometimes it’s a mindset. Hopefully we can do better.”

November 20 “Ron Dover with the Sunday wrap. 2 home games to start the season. 73-56 over UNLV, from E conf. 18 each fro guards Wool and Bry, 13 each for Son and Bull, 9 and 12 for Chan. Weird game. We had a truly horrible 26 TOs, but we were +27 on the boards. 79-57 over UConn from C. 19, 11, 3 for Jay, 18, 4, 3 for Shep, 12, 4 for Kim, good bench play. 16 TOs, too many but much better. +18 on the boards. Rebounding isn’t a problem so far! On the road this week. At Oklahoma ST and #14 LSU. November 27 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk.’ We have Coach Clark on the phone. 74-66 over OK ST there.” “All 5 starters had between 10 and 15 points, 5 and 9 RBs, 2 and 5 assists. Kind of the definition of team play. We had 12 TOs and 37 RBs. This may have been the best all around game we’ve played so far.” Different story at #14 LSU, 50-68.” “They’re a good team. We went back up to 18 TOs, and we only shot 33.3%, mostly good to very good D on their part. They use 11 guys so they always have fresh legs. We could have played better, but they really played well.” “Two ranked teams at home this week.” “It could be a very challenging week. #9 Maryland, from A, is 4-1, and #24 Va. Tech, C conf., is 4-0. December 1980 John Lennon shot and killed December 4 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. What a week!” “To be sure. 63-59 over #9 Maryland. We scored the last 6 points, and 11 of the last 14. It was another of those “balance” games. No one stood out but everyone played a part. We had a season low 7 TOs, which was a huge factor, and 35 RBs. This was a big win.” “But that’s not all.” “No, 79-75 in OT over #24 Va. Tech. Again, 5 starters in double figures, 21 and 7 for Jake Bull, 20, 3, 6 for John Bry, 12, 16 for Jay, 10 and 10 for Kim. 12 TOs, 42 RBs. John hit two free throws at the end of regulation to get us to OT, then Jake Bull had 8 of our 15 in OT.” “I thought this would get you into the top 25.” “RPI is 7, so we have to be close.” “At home with 3-3 Wisconsin from C, and 2-3, D conf., Western KY this week.” “If the guys stay focused and play hard we should be okay.” December 11 “’Sportstalk’ and we’re back from break. Coach Clark, another 2 win week.” “71-59 over Wisconsin. Even though they never led they stayed with us for a long time. Their SF really lit us up. But John Bry matched him with 24, 3, 4, and Kim Chan had 19, 5, 2, 2. 14 Tos, more than I like.” “But +4. Then 74-67 Western KY.” “They really gave us a tough time, leading by as many as 19. We got it to 7 at the half, but never led until 2 ½ minute were left. This was another team effort and special praise to the bench, Jim Jones and Shay Ayer really played well in key situations. 10 TOs.” “What do you say to your players when your down 19.” “It depends on the situation. In this case I really felt like we were the better team. Since it was fairly early in the game we had time. I told them to take it one possession at a time, to keep their focus on D, and to find the open man on O. We changed up the D to stop the outside shot, and that really made on difference. On O we’d been rushing because we were behind. When we slowed down we started making good things happen. “One game this week, at 6-2 UMass from D.” “They’re playing really well, especially at home. Three straight one game weeks, all on the road. UMass is an easy road trip but the next two are in California.” “You’re ranked #23. +7.0 PPG, +8.1 RBs, -2.0 TOs but getting better.” “It will take some time to absorb that 26 TO game we started the season with. Take that out of the equation and we’re about 12.7, not where I want it, but close.” “Thanks Coach.” December 18 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk.’ Sunday night wrap up and we have a guest. First, a tough trip to UMass, 66-77. We haven’t spoken with Coach Clark but I have no doubt he’d be most upset about the 18 TOs, and next most upset about shooting only 34.8%. It was not a great night. “The team came home for a few days, UMass is just a bus ride, but they’ll be in California for the next 9-10 days. This week it’s 2-6 UCLA, from E. “We’re here with Peg Montville, coach of the 8-0, #1 in the nation lady River Hawks. Coach, you guys are rolling along!” “So far so good, Ron.” “You’re not dodging anyone. You’ve played #3, 5, 6, 9, 12, and 19 so far.” “#2, 8, 13 still to come before we go to conf. play. I wanted us to play good teams, even if it meant losing some games. Our conf. is frankly, not very strong. I don’t want us going to the post season not having faced this kind of opposition.” “Will it hurt that you won’t have played a ranked team in better than three months when it comes to the NCAA tourney?” “We don’t want to get ahead of ourselves. There are some good teams in our conf., just not many, and none are ranked. We aren’t assuming anything. I try to plan ahead but to keep focus on the next game. Believe me when my kids lose that focus practices become very exhausting.” “Tammy’s numbers are down this year.” “First, she’s very unselfish. Second, we’ve managed to put together a great supporting cast for her. She doesn’t need to do it alone. Third, her points are down but her assists, steals, and rebounds are all up.” “Thanks Coach. Keep it going!” December 25 “Ron Dover. Hope you had a happy. 74-64 at UCLA. UML took an early lead and hung on. UCLA never led after the first 5 min. 17, 5, 3 for Shay Ayer from the bench in only 24 min. Shep got in foul trouble and Shay answered the call. 19 for John Bry. The only negative was 15 TOs. “We’re 8-2 with one to go before conf. play begins. Stanford is tough, 7-3 against good competition, and they’re from B.”

April 1980 (Forgot to do it!) Iran hostage situation continues; attempted rescue is a cluster fu- fiasco Sec. of State Vance resigns May 1980 Tito dies Smallpox eradicated worldwide… Mount St. Helen’s blows 1st woman graduates from a U. S. service academy June 1980 CNN begins broadcasting Carter renominated by Dems Richard Pryor accidentally self immolates June 6 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk’ here at 88.1 FM, WLOW, how LOW can you GO! We spoke with Coach Clark and UML took no action regarding the transfer pool. I guess it was shallow this year.” June 26 “Ron Dover. Coach says we have 5 scholarships. He’d like to get at least 3 guards. He’s looking at 20 recruits.” July 1980 “O Canada” becomes official Canadian national anthem Man with no brain receives Rep. nomination for POTUS August 1980 Dems nominate Carter for POTUS Solidarity movement begins in Poland August 21 “’Sportstalk’ spoke to Coach Clark about scholarship offers. They will go out early next month.” September 1980 Military coup in Turkey United Negro College Fund begins Bob Marley’s last concert Cosmos premieres September 4 “Ron Dover. We’ve learned that UML has offered to 3 guards and 2 bigs. September 18 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. Coach, two commitments.” “Yes, an SG and an SF. We feel we have a good chance with each of the other three.” “Schedule?” “No in season tourney this year. All good teams, a few ranked.” September 25 “’Sportstalk’ has learned that UML has commitments from 2 PGs. Still working on a C. October 1980 I got nuthin’ October 2 “Ron Dover. First day of practice. Coach Clark says he has some returnees and some good looking newcomers. “UML is picked 2nd to Butler in conf. F. This looks like a tough conf.” October 9 “Ron Dover. The 5th recruit, a Center, committed.” November 1980 Carter loses election for POTUS Sadaharu Oh retires November 6 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. Coach, tell us about the lineup.” “Seniors John Bry and Shep Wool start at guard. Soph Dan Nunn and frosh Shay Ayer have both looked good at guard so they’ll share backup duties, at least at first. “Up front it’s Jr. Jake Bull, a transfer from UMass, at SF, Soph Kim Chan back at PF, and Jr. Jay Son back at C. Jim Jones will back up at 3, 4, and 5.” “For the first time in a lot of years you are NOT picked to win the conf.” “We’re up in the high brackets. I expect it’s going to be challenging. If we continue to move up it will become more and more challenging.” “Coach Peg Montville says she is confident that if her team stays healthy they will do very well this year. The team is led by returning national player of the year Tammy Myers, a junior, SG Rachel Breen also a junior, and soph Center Kate Milton. Coach Montville says she has 6 others she feels can all play a significant role. “We’re ready for the 1980-’81 season to begin!”

March 29 “Ron Dover here at the Women’s Final Four. #1 seed UML vs. #4 USC. We talked about it last week. USC has two really good big kids and a guard who can shoot the lights out. Coach Montville feels she has a strategy to deal with that, and a team that can do what needs doing. We’ll be back.” … “We’re here with Coach Peg Montville. 76-62.” “Great win. USC played really smart basketball. They found ways to get it inside, and found ways to get it to their outside shooter. We played really good D, good enough to win, but they scared us. We were down 6 at the half and they got it 9 on the first possession of the 2nd. “Then it became the Terry Myers show. She made a three, got a steal, made a three, got a rebound, drove to the basket, made the layup and got fouled, then completed the old fashioned three, forced a turnover, dished to our Center who scored, and we were suddenly up 2, our first lead of the game. They hit a two, Terry got yet another 3, and on it went. We got the lead to 21. We cleared the bench at the end. Terry wound up with 30, 8, 11, 9, 3.” “Louisiana Tech for the title.” “We’re all excited. Leon Barmore is a great coach and he has some fine players. They’re 28-2, #2 seed, #2 RPI.” “What do they do?” “They win! They’re very guard oriented. They shoot a lot of threes, and a lot of midrange shots. That’s their strength and it’s a huge strength. Inside they’re only average. We really need to get it to our bigs and they need to finish.” “But what about Tammy?” “She’ll do what she does but this will be the best outside D she’s ever faced, and it will be the biggest challenge to her defensive game. First and foremost she can NOT get into foul trouble.” “March 31. Game time 9:00 p.m. We’re here at 8:30.” March 31 “Coach, I’m worn out. I can’t imagine how you must feel.” “Ron, I can’t even think.” “Maybe the best big time women’s basketball game ever played. It was a real defensive battle all the way, and all the way was a very long time. 76-75 in triple OT. Fittingly enough, Tammy Myers hit a 21 footer at the buzzer for the win.” “Coach, you didn’t call a TO.” “Coach Barmore had just called one for his last possession. We talked about how to defend, and what to do if we were behind. They hit a 2 to take a 75-73 lead with 5 seconds left, which is more time than it sounds like. Our plan was what everyone knew it would be. Get it to Tammy and let her find a way. We didn’t care if she took a 2 or a 3. As it turned out she had a contested three and she banged it home.” “National Women’s basketball champs! Amazing!” “Again, I’m too drained to really appreciate it right now. Don’t get me wrong, it’s beyond wonderful but my head is spinning.” “The players are running and yelling and jumping around.” “It’s great to be young and I couldn’t be happier for all of them.” “The stat sheet looks very different. 37 of our 75 were scored inside by our bigs. Tammy had 21, her lowest total in the postseason. She also had 7 RBs, 13 assists, only 3 steals, 2 blocks, and 3 TOs.” “For anyone else that would be terrific. For her it’s below average. That says a lot.” “It also says a lot that she played the entire 55 minutes, the last 22 with 4 fouls.” “I trusted her not to commit #5.” “Yeah but a bad call can kill you in that situation.” “She knew how to back off before that could happen.” “We’ll be with Coach Montville on April 4 for awards. And once again, I have a plane to catch.” April 1 “Ron Dover at the men’s Final Four. #6 ranked Virginia just beat #13 North Carolina. And the game between #1 in the country Syracuse and #15 UML is almost ready to start. Syracuse is an 8.5 point favorite.” … “We’re back with Coach Clark. 56-74. Coach?” “It was a really sloppy game. They had 15 turnovers we had 21. Hate to see Shay Gann end his college career with 9 TOs but they doubled the ball a lot, with excellent defenders. Our starters all had 9, 10, or 11 points but we didn’t get much from our bench. We rebounded well, +5. A very large factors was three point shooting. They made 13, we made 6. Point wise that’s more than the final margin. We didn’t play well but a big reason for that was the fact that Syracuse had more talent. It was a great season and I’m very proud of my guys.” “We’ll be with both of our coaches on April 4 to talk about awards.” April 4 “Ron Dover with the coaches. First of all, Coach Clark, you were beaten by the national champions.” “Heck of a title game, Syracuse 84, Virginia 83.” “Coach Montville, you guys picked up some hardware.” “We did, Terry Myers was Tournament MOP, national POY, national Defensive POY, Winner of the Norton Award, and, of course, first team All American. In conf. she got all of those things as well. Rachel Breen and our junior Center Kate Milton both made 2nd team.” “And you got both national and conf. COY.” “That was nice.” “Coach Clark?” “Nothing nationally, but in conf., Jay Son was POY and 1st team, with Shay Gann and Jim Jones. Shep Wool made 2nd team.” “And you were conf. COY. We’ll be back at the end of the month to wrap things up with our two coaches.” April 23 “Ron Dover with the coaches. Coach Montville, it was a magical season, 34-1, conf. title, conf. tourney title, national championship, national player and coach of the year.” “All our dreams came through.” “Next year?” “We aren’t losing anyone who played more than 2-3 minutes a game and we got 2 recruits we really wanted. If we stay healthy, look out world!” “And what did you ask the A. D. for?” “Recruiting money. And we got $8,500. Oh, I got a raise!” “Thanks Coach. Coach Clark. First men’s trip to the final four.” “It was pretty magical for us, also. Congratulations to my good friend and colleague Peg Montville, incidentally. We are very happy with our season. We had some struggles, but it turned out pretty well.” “28-9, regular season conf. title, lost in the tourney title game, final four. All sorts of conf. awards. Team Prestige up to 48. What did you ask the A. D. for?” “Recruiting money. We got a little less than Peg, $6, 750, but we had a much larger budget than she did. Oh, I got a raise, too. I am no longer the lowest paid coach in Division I!” (Laughs) “17 seasons as a head coach, all here. 441-124, .781. O- 67, D- 85, Recruit- 80, Scout- 11, Player Development- 84, Reputation- 84. You’re losing only Shay Gann. What does the future hold?” “Shay is a big loss but we have a few guys who we think can do a good job at the Point for us. We’re moving up to F, as you said, so the challenge is there. We hope to be able to meet it.” “Great season for UML men’s and women’s basketball. I’m Ron Dover, and I have one more season at the mike- assuming I actually pass!”

March 1980 Snow in Florida Jane Fonda wins “People’s Choice” award. Right wingers go apoplectic John Wayne Gacy found guilty of 33 murders (It’s the name) J. R. is shot March 4 “It’s #8 seed Weber ST in the G conf. tourney quarter finals. They’re 15-13, 8-8. We beat them by 10 and 23.” “Ron here. I’m back with the coach. Coach, 63-56.” “17 TOs almost did us in. We gave up 12 threes and we were listless, standing around on O. D was spotty. We need to wake up- fast.” “#5 seed NC A & T, 16-13, 9-7 next. We didn’t play them in the regular season.” “3-3 in their last 6 but they looked good in both tourney games. They get their points outside.” March 5 “Ron back after the game. 74-64. Coach?” “We were never threatened. We had 12 TOs, which is the target, well the max for them not hearing about TOs. 27, 4, 3, 3 for Shay, 14, 11 for Jay.” “#6 seed, 21-11, 9-7 Nebraska upset Wagner.” “Yes. In a way we’re disappointed. Not to put Nebraska down at all but we never played Wagner and we would have liked to test ourselves against them. We beat Nebraska by 24 and they’ll be looking to avenge that, which makes them dangerous. As always, we need to take care of the ball. If we do, I think we’ll be okay.” March 6 “Tough night, Coach.” “60-70. Congrats to Nebraska. Amazingly enough I can’t blame TOs, we only had 12 for +4. We were -9 on the boards, and we let them shoot 52% and 12 threes. Jay really did not play well but the biggest difference was bench play. They had 20, 9, 3, we had 5, 6, 2.” “We’ll be with you and the team for the selection show in March 12.” March 12 “Ron Dover with a special edition of ‘Sportstalk.’ We’re here with Coach Clark, Coach Montville, President Clark- oops, I should have started with the President, sorry, and the men’s and women’s UML hoops teams. The men’s selection show is about to begin. The men are #15, RPI #22. Coach, where and how high?” (Laughs) “No idea. I’d love a #5 or #6 in the South or the West.” “Here we go! “Not in the East. “#6 in the Midwest. We’ll play #11 seed Colorado, 21-9; they’re in F. Coach?” “They finished 2nd in conf., lost in the title game. 9-2 in the last 11. 1-0 vs. ranked teams. D is a little shaky. PG scores a lot of points, we should be able to turn them over, they’re decent inside.” “Just want to let our listeners know that Coach’s assistants had LOTS of print outs on the possible teams they might face in Round One.” (Laughs) “That’s right, Ron. I didn’t actually know all of that stuff off the top of my head.” … “Okay, now it’s the women’s turn. Coach Montville, what do you think?” “#1 overall or something’s wrong. 29-1, 15-1, won our tourney, #1 ranked, #1 RPI, played 14 ranked teams during the season and beat 13 of them.” “And… that didn’t take long! #1 overall.” (Cheers, hoots, hollers…) “What a great feeling. I’m so happy for my kids!” “Coach, if you don’t win the national title will the season be a failure?” “Ha! Well, I suppose to some people. I realize this is a cliché but we are absolutely taking all of this one game at a time. I can’t win the title in the first round. Can’t win it in the next to last round. We need to win the next game at that’s the only one I want us thinking about. The only caveat is that the staff have to be looking at the two teams we may face in the 2nd round. It’s okay to begin the preparation.” “Great answer, and the very best of luck. WLOW will be bringing all of your game sto our fans. I’ll be doing every one that I can. I hope it works out that I get to do all of them because I love watching this team. President Clark. What does it mean to UML to have the men #6 ranked, and the women #1 overall?” “It means exposure. When prospective students hear the name, and watch the team, a certain percent will become curious. Some of those will follow up. Bottom line? We have more applicants and we can select from a larger pool, and therefore wind up with higher quality students. Well, students with better qualifications. The other benefit is that it “rallies the troops.” Both current students and alums feel closer. For the students that’s great in lots of ways; we want them to identify more closely with the school, and to take more pride in being a student here. This does both of those things and some others. For alums in translates into more participation, and more donations, both of which are very important to us.” “So the further the teams go, the more benefit to the university.” “Exactly.” “Well let’s hope both teams go deep into the tournament!” March 13 “The lady River Hawks beat South Dakota ST, 89-37 tonight. Tammy Myers had 44, 12, 11, 10 steals, and 5 blocks. Maybe her best game ever.” March 15 “The lady River Hawks advanced to the round of 16, 86-40 over South Florida. 49, 11, 9, 7, 5 for Tammy. Coach, she’s on a level that few if any women hoops players can reach.” “Tammy’s potential is unlimited. None of this surprises me at all.” “Maryland is next.” “Good school, good program. #4 seed. 26-6. They’ve got a good PG and they’re tough inside.” “Good luck, Coach. We’ll be with you on March 20 at the University of Delaware. I have a plane to catch!” March 16 “We’re here with Coach Clark, after the game. 55-42 over Colorado.” “I was really happy with the D. 13 TOs but it was +5. 16, 7 for Kim, 13, 7, 3, 2 for Jim, 13, 4, 2, 3 for Shay. We didn’t get as lot from the bench. Good effort though.” “Next up is 21-10, 12-4 Sam Jones from F again.” “Yes. They’re the team that beat Colorado in the title game after finishing 1st. 10-1 in their last 11. Played two ranked teams all year, 1-1. If they have a weakness it’s D. We think we can put up some points if we can knock down shots. They’re a half step slow. They get their points outside, they’re decent with the ball, they don’t rebound all that well. They do win though. OH, and they have a pretty good bench.” “We’ll be there!” March 18 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. 79-64 over Sam Jones.” “11 TOs. Ron, when we take care of the ball good things happen. 26, 3, 5 for Shay. 12, 10, 2, 3, 1 for Jay, 13, 5, 2 for Jim, who hasn’t gotten the notice he deserves. We worked the ball and got lots of open shots, and we hit them, 50% shooting.” “Sweet 16 for the 9th time for you and for the team.” “It was really upsetting to miss it last year. I hope we’ve got lots more basketball to play but it’s great to be here.” “Stan James Red Storm next.” “Yes. A conf., 18-13, 8-8. Finished tied for 8th, lost in the first round. They came here as a #7 seed, beat #10 W. VA., then caught a break when #15 seed UL Monroe upset #2 Wake Forest. They caught another break when a halfcourt shot went in at the buzzer to give them a 2 point win.” “Are they on borrowed time?” “You know, sometimes a team catches fire in the tournament. I hope that’s not the case, but it could be.” “Strengths? Weaknesses?” “Their #3 guard hurt his knee. He may play but I don’t think he’ll play a lot. Like the last 2 teams we played, they score outside. They’re decent with the ball. All 5 guys go to the boards and it often works for them.” “And so?” “If we take care of the ball and play the way we’re capable of playing we should be okay, but saying it and doing it are two different things.” “I’m heading for Delaware. The ladies are up on Monday and we’re here starting at 7:00.” March 20 “Another win for the UML lady River Hawks! 89-44 over MD. They doubled her all night. They held her to 33, but she had 16 assists, 9 RBs, 9 steals, and 7 blocks. Coach, we may be out of things to say.” “We invite teams to double her. She can find the open player when she’s under pressure better than anyone I’ve ever seen in the women’s game.” “ODU next, #2 seed, # 6 ranked, 24-6, 16-0 in A conf. Big, strong and deep inside. The best inside team we’ve since I got here.” “The key?” “We’re better at guard- not just Tammy, but overall. We need to prevent their guards from getting the ball inside to the big girls where they want it. When they do get it inside we need to big/little double.” “Can’t wait! I’m staying right here with the team. We’re the 9:00 o’clock game so we’re here at 8:30 on Wednesday. Join us!” March 22 “Ron Dover with Coach Montville. It’s like you wrote the script, Coach, 81-49.” “We did a great job of stopping their inside game and we stayed out of trouble doing it.” “And Tammy.” “It seems like she was taking it away from big girls all night.” “14 steals. I had one of our people tracking how many held balls she caused- 11. 39 points, 5, RBs, 12 assists, 2 blocks.” “There’s only one Tammy Myers!” “Final Four. You play another big team, USC in the round of 4. It’s La. Tech vs. Texas on the other side.” “USC is #4 ranked, #3 RPI, 27-6. Two outstanding big kids, and a Shooting Guard who can light it up.” “Same strategy as last game?” “No, that won’t work. The SG will kill us. We’re going to pack it in with a combo of 2-3 and man. The three bigs stay inside. Terry and Rachel Breen, our guards play man. Rachel on the PG, Terry on the big outside scorer. We’re ready to vary it as need be but that’s where we’ll start.” “March 29 on the UCLA campus, 9:30 game, 9:00 broadcast. See you then!” March 23 “Coach Clark, 58-52, and you’re in the Elite Eight, for the second time in program history.” “I do like the sound of that! 17 TOs, -6, but that isn’t going to change, I’m guessing. +13 RBs. RBs and outside shooting won it. 21, 5, 3 for Shay, 17, 4, 4 for Shep.” “#11 Mississippi ST., #4 seed.” “That’s an opportunity. #1 went out early. MS ST is a very good team though. C conf., finished in a 3 way tie for 1st in conf., upset in the 1st round by Daytona who are still alive. Won 6 of 7, 12 of last 14. 26-5, 13-3. Very balanced scoring, no one stands out at all. We think we can turn them over, and we also think we can win the inside battle. BUT, we’d better come to play.” “We’ll be there!” March 25 “We’re back at the conclusion of the biggest win in UML men's hoops history. Coach, MS ST 60, UML 72, and we’re going to the Final Four!” “… There are no words…” “Our 5 starters each had between 10 and 13 points. Bry had 8, 3, Hart had 6, 4 from the bench. 12 TOs for +6, 32 RBs for +5. If we had a star it was Jay, 13, 6, 5, 4.” “I’m sort of stunned, sorry…” “And UML President Grace Clark just got here and gave the Coach a huge hug and a kiss. That’s probably not normally the case between a Pres. And the coach but in this case, since they’re married, it’s okay. Coach, tell us a little about the game.” “We never trailed. We decided to switch defenses every time down court. Whoever got back first would yell a color in the first half, a fruit in the 2nd, and that would tell the guys what the D was. MS ST had a really tough time adjusting to the changing defenses.” “Couldn’t they figure the code?” “It was a little more complicated than I just explained and I’m not telling.” “Cool!” “They have a lot of balance on O so we didn’t focus on anyone, just tried to play good D. I really think taking care of the ball was a huge factor, but we did most things well.” “#1 in the country Syracuse in the round of 4.” “Yes, but it’s a weird year. There were no really dominant teams this year. Syracuse is only 28-6, 11-5. They were upset in the first round of the conf. A tourney. They closed strong, 9 wins in the last 10, and all of their losses were to teams ranked #12 or higher. Make no mistake this will be tough.” “But not impossible.” “6 teams have beaten them. If we play our best ball it could be very interesting.” “Their Center is the best big man in the country. If not the best player he’s 2nd. They score outside. They don’t turn it over. They play solid D. They only have that one good rebounder.” “So how do you beat them?” “We can’t let them do the things they want to do, and we need to play smart on O and find the open man. We need to rebound. Well, we need to play really well.” “We’ll be there, with both the men and the women- let me say it again, at the FINAL FOUR!!!”

February 1980 Muhammad Ali tours Africa as envoy to the POTUS. Relations between Egypt and Israel continue to be very good Gordie Howe gets his 800th goal “Miracle on Ice” U. S beats USSR and later wins Olympic Gold Medal February 5 “Ron Dover and we have a special guest again this week. First the Sunday wrap up. The UML men defeated GA. Southern 64-57, there. It was never that close. The lead went as high as 16, with 6 minutes left. Coach cleared his bench and it tightened a bit. 17, 7, 3 for Jay, 16, 12, 1, 4 for Jim, who has been really playing well lately. +10 on the boards, but coach has been pulling his hair out over TOs. 21 in this game, only -3 but still. “Then at home, 64-40 over Nebraska. We were in charge all the way. 20, 4, 6, 2 for Shay, 10, 10, 2 for Jim, 13, 5 for Kim Chan. +15 on the boards, but 14 TOs. “2 on the road this week. 11-11, 5-5 VCU, then 6-15, 1-9 last place Ohio. 4 of our last 6 are on the road. We’re #17, RPI #20. Only Wagner is 1 back, URI and Pepperdine 2 back. “We have Coach Peg Montville, of the 21-0, #1 in the nation UML lady River Hawks. Coach, #1!” “It only counts on the last day of the season, after the last game is over, but yes, it feels really good, especially given that we’re a small school that is not well known.” “Does that say something about women’s basketball?” “It definitely Does, It says we’re a new game in town and anyone who’s willing to work really hard can aim for the top. The other national powers in our game until recently, except for USC, not well known schools around the country- Delta ST, Louisiana Tech, Immaculata- ODU is somewhat better known but not a whole lot. Now big schools are getting in but they’re just starting, like the rest of us. It looks like UCLA, Maryland, Texas, Tennessee, and a couple of others are getting serious, but we’ve got a leg up. Soon the fact that they can pour a whole lot more money into their teams than we can will probably make a difference, but if we work at it, we can stay ahead, at least I believe that.” “Well, yes, hard work is important, but it also takes some coaching skills.” “Certainly, and recruiting skills, and a little luck, and a good staff, and administrative support, and players who buy in.” “Well, you’ve got Terry Myers, maybe the best player in women’s hoops, but you’ve gathered a strong supporting cast around her.” “We were lucky with the two juniors and 3 sophs because no one knew who we were. It just happened that there were some really good players in the northeast during the years we recruited them and we recruited HARD. This past season people did know who we were because they knew who Terry was, and they wanted to be on her team. That meant we got the kids we wanted and needed. Terry’s only a soph so that will work this year as well, assuming we make some noise in the NAIA tournament. We have 2 open slots and we want a ball handler and either an SG or an SF. We’re close with the two kids at the top of our list but unlike the men’s game, kids tend to commit late on our side, often in April, and even May.” “Great speaking with you, Coach.” February 12 “Welcome back. We’re here with Coach Clark. Another 2 win week, Coach. 64-55 at VCU.” “Kim Chan struggled but our other 4 starters put up numbers. Everybody played great D. But our TO problem continued, 15.” “Then you went to Ohio.” “59-50. D was even better, TOs even worse, 18. +7 RBs. Honestly, I’m pretty happy with everything except ball handling.” “Coach, you’re #14 in the country, 20-5, 11-1, you’re 3 up on everyone in conf. G except Wagner, you’ve won your last 8, 12 of 13. What’s the big deal with a few TOs?” The big deal is that it will hurt us in the post season, it will hurt us in the Conf. tourney, and it will likely kill us early in the NCAA tourney. We need to get this fixed.” “On a brighter note, Shay Gann is #13 on the Norton list.” “It’s great, both for Shay and for the team.” “This week it’s 12-12, 7-5 Vanderbilt here and Pepperdine, 12-11, 7-5, there. We haven’t played Vandy, but we beat Pepperdine by 10 here. See you on Sunday.” February 19 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark. 67-52 over Vanderbilt here.” “We played our usual good D. 18, 2, 3 for Shep, 7, 9 for Jim, 11, 2, 5, 3 for Jay. +10 TOs but 13 is still too many.” “And then 65-69 at Pepperdine. A missed opportunity?” “Absolutely! The win against Vandy opened up a 2 game laed over Wagner. This loss dropped it back to one. We played decent D inside but they killed us outside, 11 threes and about 4/5 of their points. And 17 TOs, -6. No idea what to do except keep working. There really aren’t any lineup changes that would help, our subs turn it over slightly more than our starters do.” “One up with 2 to play, #15 in the country. We have 13-12, 7-7 Weber ST here, and we finish at 15-11, 9-5 URI. That game will mean a lot to them since they’re in a 3 way tie for third place. We only won by 10 here with URI. We can’t afford any slip ups this week. Wagner finishes with 2 at home.” “We’ll be with you all the way.” February 26 “I’m on my own tonight. Ron Dover with the Sunday wrap up. A busy week. 74-51 over Weber ST here. +7 on the boards but 14 TOs again. 23, 4 for kim Chan, 12, 8, 5, 3 for Jim Jones. We played good D. “URI beat us 61-68. 18 TOs. D wasn’t bad but too many TOs and too many fouls. Our 1st guard off the bench, Lem Ward, suffered a broken foot and he’s out for the season. John Bry will get his minutes.”[/b “We ended up tied with Wagner, and due to overall record we get the #1 seed. “On the women’s side we lost our first game, 61-63, to 2nd place VCU. We won the conf. by 3 games, 26-1, 15-1 in Conf., and still #1 in the country.”

January 1980 USSR Iranian embassy attacked 1st GPS McCartney goes to jail for 10 days in Tokyo U. S. boycotts Olympics held in Russia “You LIKE me! You really LIKE me!!!” Sally Field wins Oscar. January 1 “Ron Dover and it’s Sunday. UML beat Seattle, there, 61-46. Balanced scoring. The TO problem continues- 17. “Conf. play begins this week with 5-6 Pepperdine here, and 6-5 Weber ST there. “Coach, this is your first visit of the season. You said early on that this team would be better in the spring than it was in November. Are we making progress?” “In most areas I think we are. We finished the pre-conf. season 9-4. 2 things need fixing though. First, we need to take better care of the ball; 14.9 TOs per game is awful. Second, we need to play better- a lot better, on the road.” “Strengths?” “Lots of them. Rebounding is +9.3. We’re defending well most of the time; our opponents average 57.8, so we’re +10.4 there. Individually, Jay Son is playing really well, Shep Wool is doing a great job in most areas, but he needs to work on taking care of the ball. Shay is playing well, but not as well as expected. Dub Hart is putting up great numbers from the bench.” “How will you fare in conf. G?” “We’ve climbed really far really fast. At some point we’ll reach our upper limit. I think we’re good here, but we’ll see if we’re good enough to finish first.” “Thanks Coach.” January 8 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark on the line. We hope to take some questions. 72-62 over Pepperdine before a full house here.” “Quite a battle at PG; there guy got 28, Shay got 27. Our big guys outscored theirs by a good margin. We had 11 TOs, which also made me happy.“ “A 70-60 win at Weber ST.” “25, 5, 1, 2 for Jay, the front court beat up on theirs. Another PG battle. Their guy had 17, 3, 6, 2, 1 for Shay, and their guy had 18, 1, 2, 1. 9 TOs (+67), and even on the boards.” “This week we host 8-6, 2-0, Rhode Island and then travel to San Francisco, 7-6, 1-1. Okay, Jay in Revere.” “Coach, Dub Hart is playin’ way too good not ta start.” “Dub is definitely playing well, and he’s helping us a great deal. He, Lem Ward, and Jon Bry are vital to us. They come in and we stay at the same level rather than slumping. That’s important. For now he’s staying right where he is.” “Mike from Malden.” “Coach, still haven’t got that 2nd recruit?” “We’ve offered to a guy who seems interested, and we’re looking at a few others. We’ll get there.” "Marty in Roxbury.” “Coach, what movies are you watching?” “We saw ‘Apocalypse Now.’ It was fascinating but I’m not sure I could tell you what it was about. ‘The Life of Brian’ was hilarious. ‘10’ was a waste of time and money. It won’t surprise anyone that I absolutely loved ‘The Fish that Saved Pittsburgh.’ Just saw ‘Being There.’ I thought it was excellent and I want to see it again.” “Okay, we’re out of time.” January 15 “Back from break with Coach Clark. 50-40 with Rhode Island here.” “Sloppy on both sides. We had more talent but neither team played well. Coach halibut and I were both shaking our heads after the game. He said he’s having a tough year, and tonight was not the exception. I told him he’d dragged us down there with him. 16 TO, -3 on the boards. Shep Wool with 15, 6, 1 and Jim Jones, with 14 and 8 were the only guys who did anything on O. Our D was good, but not as good as the score would lead you to believe. Shay played 28 minutes, most of it in foul trouble, and Kim Chan fouled out in 24. But, not as bad as the game at San Francisco.” “I hate to ask…” “59-72. Shay had 17, John Bry had 15, and no one else had more than 7. 16 TOs again, and -8 on the boards.” “Coach, what do you do when the team starts playing… less than their best ball?” “You and the staff look at as much tape as you can. You try to figure out what’s going wrong. You try to make adjustments. Hey, we’re 3-1 in conf., and only one team, Wagner, is ahead of us. We want to play better and we will play better, but we’re in good shape.” “This week we host 8-7, 1-3, Charleston South and travel to 9-6, 3-1 Towson.” “Tough road game.” “Okay, thanks Coach. Oh! The lady River Hawks are 15-0, still #2 ranked.” January 22 “Ron Dover back from break and the coach is on the phone. Charleston South?” “82-57 here. A season low 5 TOs and I’m smiling as I say it. 27, 4, 4 for Shay, 8, 9 for Jay, and the other 3 starters all had 11 or more.” “A really close call at Towson.” “It sure was, 58-51 in OT. Back and forth all night. They missed a 12 footer at the end of regulation, and that gave us a second life. We took advantage. 23, 4 for Jim. Kim and Jay had only 2 each but Jay had 10 RBs. We escaped but I’ll take it.” “Tied for 1st with Wagner. This week?” “2 at home, 6-11, 2-4 North Texas, and then 4-13, 2-4 Seton Hall.” “TOs are coming down.” “Not fast enough, still 13.9. That’s awful. We work on it every practice.” “Back in the rankings, #23.” “It’s nice but it doesn’t mean much. I’ll take it.” January 29 “Ben Dover here on ‘Sportstalk.’ 88.1 FM, WLOW. How LOW can you GO! Coach is out of town, but we have a very special guest. 2 home wins this week. 76-43 over North Texas. 16 TOs, but they had 19. +7 on the boards. A real team effort, 7 guys had between 6 and 15 points. We held them to 21.6% shooting. “Then it was 78-64 over Seton Hall. Shay had a very big game, 34, 3, 2, 2. 16, 5 for Jim, 9, 10, 2, 1 for Jay, 11, 1, 10 for Shep. 11 TOs. “Shay Gann is #14 on the Norton list. We’re alone in 1st, 1 ahead of Wagner and URI, 2 up on VCU and Pepperdine. #21.” This week we’re at GA Southern, 9-10, 3-5, and we host 13-8, 4-4 Nebraska. “We have UML President Grace Clark on the phone. Madam President. What do you think of UML basketball?” “I’m thrilled! You’ve just said how the men are doing, which is wonderfully well, and Coach Montville has the women at 19-0, #1 in the country after ODU’s loss.” “Yes, the women are really putting it all together. I watch their games when they play here, when I can and they are fun to watch.” “Terry Myers is amazing! She’s talented in so many areas, and she’s unselfish.” “And what about UML as a whole. How are we doing?” “We have been trying to be much more than just a branch of UMass. We’re proud to be affiliated with that great school but since I became President it has been a goal of mine to have us reach the point where we stand alone, where people, especially young people making the decision of where to go to school, think of us as a great place to be. I feel we’re making progress with that. Our ranking in Education has climbed to a place where we’re happy with it, although we want to go higher. Our Nursing program is one we are very proud of. Our school of Business provides internships with some top notch companies. Our Fine Arts programs are wonderful. If you’ve been to an exhibit, a concert, a play here, you’ve had a great evening.” “So where do we go from here?” “Well, the job never ends. We keep trying, and often succeeding, in hiring professors who are highly respected in their fields. Our budgets are limited but we try as hard as we can to provide the best of facilities in every department on campus. Fund raising is a constant, vital part of what I do, and of what we do as a university. Good education is not cheap, and more dollars mean better programs.” “And you’re still happy being at this little school?” “This little school is getting bigger and better all the time and I am very happy here. My husband and I keep being asked about moving. We’ve both said, time after time, that we’ve found a home here, and that it is a very happy home.” “Thank you Madam President.”

November 20 “Ron Dover here with the Sunday night UML hoops roundup. The men started with a 66-49 win at Kennesaw ST. Jay Son led the way with 21, 8, 1, 4, 1. 14, 3, 5 for Shep Wool. The front line battled a strong KS front and won the battle. Shay Gann did not play the kind of game we expect from him. The team had 12 TOs. “Then #23 Arizona won 67-71. Shay was definitely himself, 27, 6, 5, 3. 12, 2, 5 for Shep Wool, 8 and 9 for Jay Son. The Arizona bench outscored our 23-9. That and 18 TOS were the key factors. All in all we played well against a ranked team this early in the season, but it only counts if you win. “The UML women’s team got off to a 2-0 start. They are ranked #9. “This week the men are at the WS Midwest Invitational. They play the #5 seed Bradley, 1-1 vs. two ranked opponents. After the tourney it’s an overnight flight home and a game with California. So they’ll fly all night, arrive in the morning and play that same night. I think the A. D. hates his coach!” November 27 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk.’ Coach is in a plane right now. It’s been quite a week. The UML men’s hoops team won the WS Midwest, beat Cal, went 4-0 for the week, and are ranked #19 in the polls. It was 84-70 over Bradley. 5 guys in double figures, four others who played well. 10 TOs, +14 on the boards. “Then 79-64 over #1 tourney seed Xavier. Again, 5 in double figures, +12 on the boards. 16 TOs, but they had 18. “It was 67-52 over #2 seed Western KY in the title game. 19, 6, 4, 3 for Shay, 16, 3, 5 for Shep Wool who is scoring consistently but turning it over too often. Another 16 TOs (-1), +6 on the boards. “Then a bunch of tired River Hawks beat Cal 73-44. Coach used a lot of bench but PF Kim Chan had 19, 11, SG Shep Wool had 20, 8, 2 (and only 2 TOs0, And C Jay Son had 15, 11, 2. 9 TOs, 43 RBs.” “Coach said he rested his guys the next two days with easy practices. No running, just walk throughs of what they would use on O and D in this week’s games, and some shooting practice. “We’re at 1-2 Oregon from A conf tomorrow, then we host 3-1 Iowa ST from C, later in the week. “The lady River Hawks also went to the WS Midwest, and also won it. They are 5-0, ranked #5.” December 1979 USSR invades Afghanistan December 4 “Ron Dover here and it’s Sunday. Coach is on a plane again. A tough 62-66 loss at Oregon. TOs have been a problem and we had 18. Shay fouled out in 20 minutes which also hurt. We faded late. I spoke to Coach and he felt his guys were still tired. 19, 4, 4 for Shep, 15, 4, 1, 2 for Lem Ward from the bench, 12, 4 for Jay. “Then we came home and beat Iowa ST 80-47. 5 in double figures, 9 TOs, 38 RBs. This team likes home cookin’, 4-0 here. “This week it’s 4-2 Iowa ranked #24, from B, there. Then we host 1-4 Minnesota from C. “The women’s team is 7-0 and now up to #3 in the polls.” December 11 “Sportstalk’ and we’re back from break. Iowa beat us 60-75. 20 TOs, Shay fouled out. Except for rebounding (+18) we simply didn’t play well. “Home cookin’ did it again. 73-58 over Minnesota. 19 for Shay, 14-10 for Jim Jones. 15 TOs but they had 20. “Three one game weeks in a row. This week we host #25 UMass, 7-2. “I think the biggest problem our guys are facing is turnovers. We’re averaging 14.3. We’re +9.5 in rebounding, +11.5 in PPG. Oh we dropped out of the top 25. “The lady River Hawks kept it going, 9-0, still #3.” December 18 “Ron Dover here and we have a guest on ‘Sportstalk.’ 78-63 over #25 UMass. 22, 6, 2 for Jay, 14, 3, 4, 2, 2 for Shay but he fouled out again, in 22 min. 14 TOs, 35 RBs. “This week we’re at #17 Indiana, 7-1. “Welcome to the show to Coach Peg Montville of the 10-0, #2 ranked lady River Hawks. Coach, you really have it going this year.” “We’re off to a great start, that’s true.” “And Terry Myers is #1 on the Norton list.” “She’s a force of nature. She’s leading the team in points, assists, steals, and even rebounds. Her assist to turnover ratio is 4.9-1. I’ve never seen a better Point Guard in women’s basketball.” “Can she take you all the way?” “Well, if she were alone she couldn’t, no. But we have a couple of good experienced p[layers, and three freshmen who are developing into very good players.” “How far can you go?” “I’m optimistic. If we stay healthy the sky’s the limit.” “Thanks Coach. Hope to have you on again soon.” December 25 “UML lost 37-46 at #17 Indiana. 20 TOs. Shay Gann twisted an ankle early. He played 24 minutes but wasn’t very effective. Kim Chan had 16 and 9, but he didn’t get much help. But 37 points? “This week we’re at 4-3 Seattle from T conf.”

May 1979 The evil monster elected as PM in England. Beginning about a year and a half later, she and the man with no brain, after his election in the U. S., would ruin the world’s economy. Permanently? June 1979 SALT II signed, no peppah Ali retires (temporarily) June 6 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk.’ UML is looking at a few transfers” June 16 “We learned today that the UML men’s hoop team got a PG and an SF.” June 26 “Ron Dover, back from break. The UML men have 2 scholarships. Looking at 4 bigs, 6 guards to start with. July 1979 Sony Walkman Saddam Hussein takes power in Iraq August 1979 More IRA related killings Comet collides with the Sun August 7 “’Sportstalk. UML PG Shay Gann has been nominated for the Norton Award. He’s #39 on the list right now.” August 21 “Ron Dover with Coach Clark. What’s up with recruiting, Coach?” “We offered to a very good looking SG who has us at #1, and to a PF who has us at #7.” “And we’ll be checking in for updates.” September 1979 Clayton Moore ordered to stop wearing Lone Ranger mask ESPN debuts September 18 “Ron Dover with the Coach. Got a recruit!” “We got our SG. Now to get the big guy.” “And you have a schedule.” “We’re going to the WS Midwest Invitational. Several ranked teams, all on the road.” September 25 “’Sportstalk’ has learned that UML lost the big guy they were after, but they’ve offered to another one.” October 1979 Wayne Gretzky scores his 1st NHL goal October 2 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk.’ YML is still chasing that 2nd recruit. “They’re picked to finish 1st in conf. G. “Today was the first day of practice. Coach seemed to think he could go 7 or 8 deep, but he cautioned that it’s early.” November 1979 Iranians seize U. S. embassy taking 90 hostages The man with no brain announces his candidacy for POTUS Pink Floyd releases “The Wall” November 6 “Ron Dover with the coach on the line. Coach, we have a lineup.” “Senior Shay Gann is our best player. He and Shep Wool, a junior transfer from Alabama, are at the guards. Freshman Lem Ward will back them up, along with junior John Bry. Jim Jones will start at SF. He’s a soph and he started at PF last year, but this is his natural position. Freshman Kim Chan is at PF, and Soph Jay Son are inside. Dub Hart, another frosh, will back up the big guys.” “So you’ll play 8 guys, 1 senior, 2 juniors, 2 sophs, 3 frosh. You’re young.” “We are, but it’s a nice mix, really.” “So how do you think you’ll do?” “I expect it will take a while. We’ll be much better in the spring than we’ll be at the beginning.” “Still chasing that 2nd recruit?” “We hope to make an offer soon. We’re looking at 5 PFs.” You’re on the road for a while. The first week it’s Kennesaw ST then #23 Arizona, then off to the WS Midwest.” “The road is always rough but we’ll do what we can.” “Thanks coach.”

April 1979 Iran proclaims Islamic Republic Idi Amin overthrown Jane Fonda wins Oscar. Thousands of righties die of apoplexy. April 4 “Ron Dover here with two coaches. First Coach Montville. Good news?” “Absolutely. Terry Myers was named conf. H MOP and Freshman of the Year, and of course, 1st team. Our senior Center Mary Greyledge made the 2nd team along with returning Power Forward Lacy Maze.” “And you got Coach of the Year.” “I did. I’m hoping the noise we made in the tourney will have people watching Terry enough next year that she will get some national recognition.” “And the final four? Immaculata beat USC for the title. “So you lost to a team that went all the way to the title game. Thanks Coach. Coach Clark. Tell us about the men’s final four.” “#5 ranked Wake Forest vs. #11 Kentucky, and #2 Kansas vs. #10 Virginia in the semis. Big upset. #10 Virginia went all the way, beating #2 Kansas by 10, then #5 Wake Forest by 19. It was a lot of fun, and Coach Grady really deserved a title. He’s been around a long time and is truly one of the good guys.” “Cool! Awards?” “Jay Son was freshman of the year and first team. Shay Gann and Jim Jones made 2nd team.” “And YOU got Coach of the Year!” “Yes. I was hoping Art and/or Ron would get something since they’re seniors. But no luck.” “I want to address a question to both of you. Staying or leaving.” (They answer together) “Staying!” “(Laughs) “Okay! We know how Coach Clark feels. Coach Montville, what are your reasons?” “1. I like it here. I’m treated well. I’m welcome. I never feel like that cousin you have to be nice to. 2. It doesn’t matter a whole lot where you are if you coach women’s hoops. It’s so early that every place is going to pay about the same with a VERY few exceptions. Nobody except a very few are going to have better facilities or working conditions. I think just about any school with a cooperative A. D. and men’s coach can become a powerhouse. I have all of that and more here. there’s no reason to leave.” “Good answer! Coach Montville, we’ll talk again soon. Coach Clark, we’ll do a season wrap up later this month.” April 23 (Author’s Note: Met all 4 of my goals. Team Prestige went from 41 to 39. WTF!) “Coach, you turned down Michigan? UCLA?” “The answer to everyone was, ‘Not interested.’ So no jobs were offered, no jobs were turned down. And before you ask, I don’t discuss who called.” “Okay, but both of those A. D.’s told. Okay, 26-8, 13-3, won conf. H regular season and tourney. 2nd round of the NCAA, moving up to conf. G.” “Yes, by any standard that’s a successful season. But we are disappointed not to get to the Sweet Sixteen.” “Every 9 years or so, we’ll let it go. 16 years here, 413-115, .782. Off- 62, Def- 85, Recruit- 80, Scout- 10, Player Development- 78, Reputation- 75. Oh, did you ask for money?” “I did. We got $13,500, and we’re very happy to have it!” “See you next season, Coach.”

March 1979 1st extraterrestrial volcano found on Io China withdraws troops from Vietnam Michigan State beats Indiana ST for the NCAA title (Magic vs. Bird) March 4 “We start against #8 seed, 15-13, 9-7 Long Beach ST. They won the play in game against Vermont. We beat them by 12 in the regular season. 73-62. We led by as many as 19, and the final score was as close as it got in the 2nd half. 12, 7, 9, 8 for Jay Son, closest I’ve ever seen to a quadruple double. other guys in double figures and Jim Jones had 7 and 7. 11 TOs. -7 RBs but it didn’t matter. “In other news GA Southern lost. We’ll play #4 seed, 14-14, 10-6 Pepperdine. They beat us by 3 at our place so we’ll be on our toes, I hope! “And if you’ve been living under a rock, the UML Lady River Hawks won the conf. H tourney. They sold out all 3 games here. Their selection show is tomorrow so we’ll bring that to you. They’re 21-6, ranked #8. March 5 “Ron Dover here after the conf. H semifinal game between Pepperdine and UML. Coach, 61-56. Closer than you thought?” “Heck no! Glad to have the win. This team beat us at our place. They know how to play us.” “Tell us about it.” “Their PG got 28 last time and he got 27 this time so we certainly didn’t figure him out! But our three guards combined for 41, we had 7 TOs, and we matched them on the boards. We worked for this one.” “And it’s 16-13, 10-6, #3 seed Charleston Southern for the title.” “We beat them by 9 at their place but that was in January. A lot has changed. And they’ve won their last 11.” “Just wanted to let our listeners know that the UML Lady River Hawks are the #1 seed in the West. A few of the teams ahead of them in the rankings lost in early rounds of their conf. tourneys. Best of luck to them, and we’ll be broadcasting their games, starting on Thursday against Oregon ST.” March 7 “We’re here with the coach. 62-58 and another title for the UML River Hawks! Coach Clark?” “It’s sweet! We led all the way. They made a late run but 4 was as close as it got. 14, 8 for Jay. He fouled out, but it was 2 late fouls, after the issue was decided. Jim Jones was the bigger problem. He took a crack in the head early in the 2nd half and I didn’t use him again. He seemed okay, and he insisted he was, but why take a chance, especially when we had the game in hand., Geoff had a great game, 15 and good D, and he played Point, SG and SF. Shay had 9, 5, 3, 3, 2. 12 TOs, 30 RBs.” “And you’re back in the Big Dance!” “Happy to be there.” “You’re #14, RPI #22 but that will change at least once before the selection.” “We’ll go where they send us.” “We’ll be with you for the selection show and with you the rest of the way.” Thursday, March 9 “Ron Dover here after the game between the Lady River Hawks and Oregon ST. Coach Montville?” “67-51. Very proud of our girls.” “Terry Myers?” “Only 29 points 11 rebounds, 9 assists and 9 steals. Oh, she blocked 2 shots.” “She’s amazing. Any chance she’ll get any national recognition?” “I doubt it. Our program isn’t well enough known. She should be freshman and player of the year in conf. though.” “Utah is next.” “Don’t know a lot about them but we did a little research, knowing that if we won it would be either them or Montana. They play man, and they’re stronger inside than out. That’s about it.” “Okay, we’ll be here to bring our listeners the game on Saturday.” March 11 “Ron Dover with Coach Montville of the Lady Hawks. 82-59 over Utah.” “I’m thrilled! Second year we exist as a team, first year in the NCAA tourney, and we’re going to the Sweet Sixteen!” “Against, California. It was Terry Myers again.” “33, 7, 15, and 9 steals, 2 blocks. She was named the regional MOP unanimously.” “See you in Las Vegas for the Sweet Sixteen!” March 12 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark as the selection show is about to begin. Lots of teams went out early in their tournaments Coach.” “Yes, more than usual.” “We’re #12, RPI #21. Here we go: “Not in the East. “Not in the Midwest. Coach, I know you like to be on the other side. You got your wish.” “Yep.” “#5 South, playing a play in winner.” “I thought we deserved a 4 or a 5. I’m okay with this. March 16 “Ron Dover here in Las Vegas after the Sweet Sixteen game between the UML Lady River Hawks and 20-10 California, the #5 seed. Coach Montville, a win, but a costly one.” “Yes, 68-58, but Terry Myers is through for the season. Long term it isn’t a serious issue but she broke a finger on her shooting hand and there’s simply no way for her to be back day after tomorrow, or even next week should we move on.” “Such a shame. Tell us about the game.” “We scored the first 11, 9 by Terry and she assisted on the other basket. It never got closer than 6 after that. Terry wound up with 30, 6, 12, 14, and 4 blocks. I was just about to take her out, with about 3 minutes left, when the injury happened.” “I don’t see how you can be faulted, Coach. That’s earlier than a lot of coaches would take out their star.” “Yes, I know but when something like this happens…” “Yep. USC is next.” “#2 seed, 22-5. We would have had a struggle with Terry. Without her… well, we’ll just have to do what we can. We won’t quit! We don’t know how to do that!” “I’ll be here in Las Vegas. Right now I need to catch a plane to Lexington, Kentucky to do the men’s opening round game against Gardner-Webb. They’re in J.” March 17 “Ron Dover here with Coach Montville- I mean Coach Clark. I’m all over the place these days, Coach. 66-52 over Gardner-Webb.” “Coach Montville is doing a great job with that team. Shame about the injury. Oh, and thanks to WLOW for broadcasting the game. We were too far away to pick it up but friends back home called and told us all about it.” “I loved doing it. Tell us about the game.” “We never trailed but they got close a few times. With 10 to go it was over though. Jay Son had 22, 6, 4 against a good Center. 9 and 8 for Jim, 17, 4, 2 for Ron Vale. 9 TOs, 29 RBs.” “#4 seed Florida up next.” “Tough 2nd round game! They’re 22-9, from C. they didn’t have the greatest season but they’ve won 11 in a row, including the conf. C tourney so they’re hot. Their SG is a big time scorer. They do a lot of things well.” “We’ll be at the women’s game tomorrow in Las Vegas, and back here on Sunday for the men’s game.” March 18 “Ron Dover with Lady River Hawks Coach Peg Montville. USC 77-UML 59. Tough night but a great season.” “Exactly. We just didn’t have the tools without Terry Myers. We played out hearts out though, and I couldn’t be prouder of my team.” “Terry’s back. Who else, and who will be new?” “We’re losing only our starting Center and our 3rd guard. We recruit regionally more than anything. We have a very good Center coming in from Holyoke, another big girl from Burlington, Maine, and a guard from New Haven, CT. We feel good about all three. We’re really optimistic about next year.” “And Terry will be fine?” “The docs looked again. It’s a simple break. There’s no reason why it shouldn’t heal quickly and completely according to them.” “Good news, and good luck next year.” March 19 “Ron Dover here with Coach Clark after the 2nd round game with Florida. 65-76.” “They were tough. We put so much into stopping their big scorer that a bunch of other guys beat us. I’ll take the hit. We usually play it the other way; let the scorer get his, but try to stop everyone else. Might not have worked, but this didn’t so I’ll 2nd guess myself.” “Some UML players played well.” “Definitely. 21, 10, 2 for Jay. 24, 3, 2 for Ron Vale in his last game with us. Shay and Art are also graduating and all of them will be missed. Only 4 TOs. But we gave up 19 threes, and that did us in.” “Coach, it’s been an incredible run. We got to the Sweet Sixteen or better 8 years in a row, which was the longest streak in Div. I for that.” “Sorry to see it go. We’ll certainly be trying to get back there next year.” “And we’ll be right there with you.” “Back on the 4th with the awards show.”

February 1979 Ayatollah Khomeini returns to Iran after a 19 year exile, seizes power China invades Vietnam “Roots” February 5 “Ron Dover on ‘Sportstalk’ and we’ll have a special guest with us in a few. Great week for the UML men’s hoop team. We started with an 81-48 win over Cal Poly here. We led all the way. 8 TOs (+16), 20, 3, 1, 3 for Jay, 18, 3, 1, 2 for Jim, great D all around, and we shot 58.8%. “Then a real war at Manhattan, 62-61. Jay got hacked in the act with 1.4 left and made both shots for the win. He had 22, 3, 4. 18, 2, 5, 5 for Ron. 14 TOs, but they had 17. -6 on the boards. We only shot 13-23 from the line or it would have been a lot easier. “We’re tied with Ga Southern at the top, 2 ahead of 6 teams. We’re #21 in the polls. “This week it’s 9-12, 6-4 Pepperdine here, and last place Boise ST, 6-15, 2-8 there. “We’re here with Peg Montville, coach of the 12-5 Lady River Hawks. Coach, you’re tied for 1st place in only your second year as a team.” “To be fair, many of the other teams are in their 2nd or 3rd year but yes, it feels good.” “I’ve seen a few of your games and I have to mention Point Guard Terry Myers.” “She’s our leader, that’s for sure.” “She can do everything. What a joy to watch she is!” “Yes, she’s amazing, especially when you realize she’s just a freshman.” “Lightning fast, great outside shot, can drive to the hoop, passes beautifully, and a great defender. She seems to get about a dozen steals a game.” “Not quite, but she’s the national leader with 8.1.” “So tell us about women’s hoops, Coach.” “Well, it’s been around for a long time but Title IX really gave us our chance. We now have funding and that will help a great deal. I predict a lot of growth, relatively quickly. It looks like we’re going to switch from the NAIA to the NCAA, though that’s not official yet, and that will really increase our visibility.” “And you’re in on the ground floor.” “It’s an exciting time to be a women’s basketball coach.” “How long have you coached?” “I coached high school ball for 7 years before coming here two years ago. We didn’t have a team yet that first year. I was hired to start the program and to begin coaching the following season.” “You went 15-9 last year, and you’re 12-5, as we said, now. What are your goals?” “The sky’s the limit. We feel that we’re on an equal footing with most programs, only a dozen or so have been around at Div. I level for ten years or more. There’s no telling how far we can go.” “And people are coming to see the games.” “Yes they are. We aren’t selling out but we’ve had a few crowds of over 4,000 at home and one of 5,250. That means so much to my girls!” “Coach, I’m hoping I get to call some of your games, and hoping to have you with us again. Good luck.” February 12 “Ron Dover here and the coach is on the phone. Strange week.” “Missed opportunity. We let Pepperdine beat us here, 54-57. Their PG killed us with 28. That and -13 on the boards did us in. We were +8 in TOs but it wasn’t enough. “Then we beat Boise ST 69-56 there. +9 TOs, +6 on the boards. 14 each for Gann, Son and Jones, and 10, 6, 2 for Walk, who hurt his wrist. Day to day and he may not miss a game.” “You’re still tied for 1st. Yes, Ga. Southern lost too. But now there are 2 teams one back, and another 2 two back.” [/B] “3 of the last 4 at home but we close at GA Southern.” “That’s right. This week it’s 12-11, 6-6 Southern Illinois, and then a rematch with 15-8, 8-4 Vermont, both here. We beat Vermont by 11 there, but they’re playing a lot better now.” “Rita in South Hadley.” “Coach, you’re +3.0 in TOs per game which is great, but rebounding is still a problem. “ “Yes it is. We’re up 1.1 per game but it isn’t as much as we’d like. I’ve mentioned frequently that there isn’t much to be done. We’re short of big guys, no pun intended.” “Benny here on campus.” “Coach, can you get me tickets? I’ve been trying all year and no luck.” (Laughs) “Benny, I wish I could help you but if I did, I’d be getting hundreds of requests from other students. We wish more tickets were available for students. The demand is really high. We sell out every game though. Keep trying, my friend.” “Jeff in Framingham.” “Coach, a real team effort this year. I look at the stat sheet and you have 6 guys averaging 8.3-12.4, rebounding is the same kind of differential, and so is A/TO ratio. What are the relative strengths and weaknesses between this kind of balance and having a real superstar?” “I’m tempted to say, as long as it gets done it’s good. But there are real advantages to having that go to guy. By the same token, if we’re down to the last possession the other team can’t key on anyone because whoever is in the game for us could be the one who takes the last shot. Good question, Jeff.” “We’re out of time.” February 19 “And yet another 2 win week. First, 59-29 (Author: Here we go again!) vs. So. Ill. We had 4 in double figures, 12 TOs. "Then we beat Vermont (again) 74-58. 5 guys with 10 or more, 18 and 12 for Jay Son. 9 TOs, 35 RBs. “Last week of the season coming up and it will all come down to the final game. First though, 11-14, 5-9 Baylor here. They beat us by 4 there. Then it’s GA Southern, 18-7, 11-3 for all the marbles. They beat us by 1 here so we’re really going to need to play well to win there. “We’re 20-7, 11-3, ranked #20, RPI #28.” February 26 “Ron Dover here with the coach. Coach, regular season champs.” “This team came a long way. 12 wins in our last 13.” “Baylor?” “We won 61-41. 22, 5 for Jay, 12 TOs, 30 RBs.” “And the big game?” “It was a good game, 65-59. GA Southern didn’t make it easy. We jumped out to a big early lead, 19 halfway through the first half. They spent the rest of the game chipping away and they got it down to 2 with the ball at one point. They made an awful shot choice, we got the rebound, banged a three, stole the ball and hit a layup and that was that. 18, 3, 4, 5 for Jay but everyone played a part. It was a sloppy game, we had 17 TOs they had 18. We won despite Jim Jones fouling out. The reason for our recent success is the fact that our big guys have mostly stayed out of foul trouble. Nice to know we can win a big game when one of them does get in trouble. But Jay is the guy who is truly indispensable. He’s our one and only true inside player.” “The tournament?” “As you know, Ron, now that we’re up in a fairly high conf., it rotates. It’s at Manhattan this year. We’ll see how it goes. No idea who we’ll play at this point.” “Just a reminder that we’ll broadcast all of the games from now on, and all of the women’s. Their tourney starts tonight, here. They finished 18-6, 1st in conf. there's been a lot of noise on campus about selling the game out tonight. We're here and the crowd is pouring in. It may just happen!”