Word: orangemen
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...McLaughlin can still count his blessings, as last year the hoopsters opened against Syracuse, as the Orangemen went through the season with a 26-4 slate. With 6-ft. 11-in., 235-lb. sophomore Roosevelt Bouie manning the pivot post accompanied by frontliners Louis Orr and pencil-thin Dale Shackleford, Jim Boheim's charges look to be the best in the East and are ranked seventh in the nation in "Sports Illustrated's" pre-season poll...
Good though they may be, the Crimson must overcome two obstacles to win--the Orangemen, and the possibility of rustiness that hovers over any athletic team in early season competition. Parker's crew has been together as a unit for only three days, and they did not take their usual trip to the San Diego Classic...
Take for instance Friday night against Syracuse. Jonas Honick was scoring (14 pts. in the game), Steve Irion was cleaning the boards, Coach Tom Sanders was smiling, and there was this young, unexperienced team controlling the play, slowing down the usually fast-breaking Orangemen, and finding themselves down by only two points, 35-33, at the half...
...then Syracuse revealed its secret weapon, the second half. Led by talented freshmen Roosevelt Bouie and Louis Orr, the Orangemen stifled the Crimson with zone defense and a reinvigorated fast break. The defense chilled both Irion and Honick ("They both just plain ran out of steam," Sanders said) and the running left Harvard puffing and panting to the tune of a 75-48 final score...
...crop of ten Syracuse lettermen include senior Jim "Bug" Williams. The Bug flitted for over 15 points a game last season. Notre Dame transfer Bill Drew and 6ft.8in. Louis Orr along with high school all-state hoopsters Hal Cohen and Cliff Warwell are also expected to spearhead the Orangemen's attack...