European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                March 1985 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep pickings coaches done Aid Al Europe process selection of the stars and stripes Al Europe basketball teams always is a difficult but this year it was even More Only one third of the coaches chose to nominate last i wrote that quite a few coaches had submitted recommendations and that i hoped the others would Send theirs by the endow Treweek the week my Hopes were Overly nominations trickled after the there were no recommendations from Italy and Only one from Spain and two from the three from Germany the and Germany aaa and four from Germany a the Germany a Silver was the Only conference that showed better than 50 percent some coaches possibly didst have people they considered Al Europe material and rightly didst make More than two thirds i would like to hear from the coaches on How to increase interest in these interest by coaches in the girls selections was even Only 13 sent i saw the and big schools basketball tournaments 23 teams and cohort Dave Walczak took in the Small schools meet what we saw first statistics and noteworthy comments submitted by coaches during the outstanding opponents listed by coaches who nominated players for Al Europe and the player of the week reckoning determined the final there was usually Only one player of the but each week All performance possibilities were considered before that final the list was fairly when the reckoning was absolutely even and the Choice came Down to the coaches who thought enough of their kids to make recommendations had the inside its just too bad More coaches we did our but some kids probably tryouts for Dodds players for the biennial Albert Schweitzer basketball tournament Are scheduled for Friday at 9 at the sports Arena in Mann Heims Benjamin Franklin two Dodds play ers and an alternate will Complete the 12man team in the 16team International Competition which begins at the sports Arena and mannheims Carl diem Halle a week from the 10 players coming from the states rank among the top 50 High school seniors in according to Dick who once again will be the head Mccann had the big say in the selection of the which arrives Harold a member of the 1983 Albert Schweitzer was the hero sunday As Villanova upended Dean Smith and North Carolina to qualify for the Mcaa final Nigel an outstanding performer in the 1981 has played a prominent role in leading Urcla Back from Earl season Dol Drums to the National invitational tournament Semi i top 15and 16yearold performers also will try out for an Allstar team to represent Dodds Ger Many in a tournament at France april athletic coordinator Tom Leblanc will he and assistants Bob Ermel of Baum older and Darryl mood of harm will conduct a selection session sat urday at at Heidelberg High ten players will be selected in the morning tryouts and that squad will Drill again in the the final pre tournament practice is scheduled for sunday but a game has been arranged against a Wiesbaden Ger Man club at april 4 at Nebraska head coach Robert chrs and assistant Timothy will be the clinicians at the Dodds Germany Bennor summer wrestling workshop june 1517 at registration is 89 june Competition begins Leblanc says that three sessions will be held the first two Days and two on the third each school May Send four coaches interested in attending the workshop should get the forms from their Leblanc said that so far Only six had signed up for the there originally was a March 20 but he said that other applicants will still be i Hope Leblanc receives More coaching response than did for the stars and stripes 1985 boys Al Europe position Forward Forward Forward Forward Center Center guard guard guard guard player Tim Cross Rick Ullian Kelvin Scott Leonard Jones Rey Essex Jarvis Anderson Rodney Harrell Paul Ratcliffe Kendall Roberts Jeff Stiggle first team school Bamberg Wuerzburg Baum older Zaragoza Asl we Bruecken Bamberg Vicenza Heidelberg Pitburg height 61 63 63 63 66 64 510 60 58 61 class Sophomore senior senior senior senior senior Sophomore senior senior senior Bamberg Rodney Harrell player of the year second team forwards Roger Hahn Robert Brindisi Henry Ramstein Agerald centers Jeff Vicenza Chad guards Dexter bad Kreuz Nach Freddy Nuernberg Darren we Bruecken Carlos player of the year Rodney Bamberg coach of the year Mike Bamberg Baum holders Kelvin Scott Al Europe in too Harrell from Page 17 he also averaged rebounds and five blocks a game and was credited with 15 steals Over the season from his under the boards his Best night of the year came in the big schools semifinals against we Bruecken and Anderson when he racked up 26 Points and 25 rebounds and had five blocks and five Jones keyed Zaragoza to its league and tournament championships with blocks and assists per winning along the Way ajl tournament tourney map Wuerzburg the wolves Wop Germany aaa championship and finished second in the big schools  As he racked up Points and rounds every he also had 32 steals for the he de spite drawing the opponents Best scorer most of the Anderson won1 big schools tournament Ratcliffe Roberts Anderson Jones Stiggle Cross map recognition As a Junior when Wei Bruecken racked up 16 straight wins before losing to Heidelberg in the title he started slowly this but was very in Strumental As the trojans Shook off a three game opening season losing skein and went on to rack up 11 straight victories before encountering Scott and we Bruecken in the 1985 big schools he finished with 16reboiind statistics while averaging blocks and 4 steals a he was Essex percent from the floor in posting a average As slated for the league championship and won the Essex was the dominating Fig ure in coach Steve cats control in addition to his he was credited with 84 he also had 64 steals to Lead the defensive Scott and Anderson were continuing a super year they All won Al Europe recognition in Giacchino beat out a flock of coaches for his Viper Zas Lennie Baum hold ers Bob Wuerzburg Steve Tom Willett and Crough tons John Simons All enjoyed super years and wore in serious but taking a til team with two sophomores playing key roles and winning All the marbles in your league and tournament is quite some Good enough for stars and stripes coach of the year Giacchino was one of the prime Candi dates for football coach of the that Honor went to Steve whose shape team nipped Giacchino Bamberg club in a tiebreaker in a Battle of unbeaten in the Small schools playoff game to set a Dodds record of 21 straight Bamberg beat shape in the championship game of the basketball tour