European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tar heels win by crushing by the associated press if basketball were a course and not an extra curricular activity at North Carolina a passing Grade would be 20 a As in 20 victories in a season. In the 30 years of coach Dean Smiths tenure tar Heel seniors have made the Grade 24 times including 21 straight since 1971.the program also can brag about a record tying 35 seasons of 20 or More victories after a 118-50 beating of the Citadel monday night. King Rice says making Deans list was a top priority when he came to Chapel Hill four years ago. A you sort of knew that when you were coming to North Carolina that you had a great Opportunity to win a lot of basketball games a Rice said. A coach Smith always has his teams prepared and that s what happened this year. This team was just Well prepared and we be just got to give coach Smith a lot of  a. Rice Pete Chilcutt and Rick Fox All have enjoyed four 20-win seasons. The Streak was in peril last year when North Carolina got in under the wire with a 2113 record. It was a Little easier this year and the critics Are silent. A last year everyone thought after we had 10 Quick losses we might not get 20,�?� Fox said a not Only is it a significant num wolves Roll Over nuggets. By the associated press its been a season of firsts for the Denver nuggets. Monday night they added another one a for the Minnesota Timber wolves. A i Haven to checked the stats but ill guarantee you that a the first time we be had four Guys in double digits in rebounds in the history of this club a Minnesota coach Bill Mussulman said after a 128-114 Victory Over the nuggets. The performance set a franchise record for Points in the Timber wolves first Victory Over the nuggets. The  had not beaten Denver in seven previous meetings including two this season. Earlier the nuggets made Aba history while giving up spectacular Point totals a including a regular season record Quot 173 to Phoenix on nov. 10, 1990. The nuggets were also involved in the record 320-Point game that they lost to Golden state 162158 on nov. 2, 1990. Tony Campbell scored 25 Points and Tyrone Corbin added 23 As the Timber wolves ended a five game losing Streak with their Home court victory1. The nuggets lost their sixth straight. Minnesota which also got 20 Points each from Sam Mitchell and Pooh Richardson broke the clubs previous single game scaring Mark of 126 Points set in a Victory Over Seattle on dec. 30. Orlando Woolridge and Chris Jackson scored 30 Points each for Denver. The nuggets who have won Only three Road games this year went on a 12-3 run see Aba on Page 22college basketball Ber around Here but it is a Barrier. Your realize that if you win 20 games in a College season you re a pretty Good  five other pretty Good teams All members of the top 25, won monday night although no. 17 Nebraska needed a record tying 40 Points by 7-foot-2 Center Rich King to subdue Northern Illinois. North Carolina got this no. 20 Vyth Little resistance from the Citadel. In fact when the tar heels have needed a Victory through the years the bulldogs have always been there to give it to them a 18 times in a Row without a Victory. The tar heels had their fifth straight Victory in hand after four minutes North Carolina scored the games first 14 Points while the bulldogs were struggling with four turnovers a blocked shot one failed 3-Pointer and a charging Call. The citadels first Basket came at the 15 09 Mark on Scott Van Schaar Denburg a 10-footer. A run of 21-2 Over a five minute stretch extended North Carolinas Lead to 51-17, Eric Montross ending it with a free throw with 3 40 left in the half. North Carolina tied Kentucky for the most 20-Victory seasons and moved one game ahead of the wildcats on the Al time win list at 1,499. Kentucky with 19 the stars and stripes sports ee3se55e february 20,1991 b Page 28 victories will Likely get 20-win season no. 36 and could join North Carolina in reaching Victory no. 1,500 by beating Vanderbilt on wednesday and Florida on saturday. North Carolina s next game is. Saturday against Clemson. The Citadel 5-20 lost its fourth straight game and sixth in the last seven a if we could shave sustained some offensive consistency Early on we thought we would be Able to compete Citadel coach Randy Nesbit said. A but we were never Able to successfully pass and catch and be Able to run our offence. We were out there to  Hubert Davis and Clifford Rozier scored 15 Point s each to Lead North Carolina. Fox scored 13 Points and Montross and Brian Reese had 11 each. Lamar Wright scored 14 and Terry Campbell 12 for the Citadel which played without suspended no. 2 scorer Aaron Nichols. V in other games monday unlv122, Long Beach St. 75 Long Beach calif., Larry Johnson scored 34 Points 22 in the first half As the rebels added a 47-Point thumping of the 49ers to the 51-Pointer of last month. The rebels were already Home safely leading see College on Page 22 Michael Jordan jams Home two of the bulls Points against  royals of new pact by Ronald Blum new York a baseball a Best two sport player is now a $2 million Man. To Jackson avoided tuesdays scheduled arbitration hearing when he agreed with Kansas City monday on a one year contract Worth $2,375,000. Jackson who just finished the fourth season of a five year $7.4 million contract with the los Angeles raiders had lost in arbitration last year and was paid $1 million instead of the $1,900,001 he had  a he a improved every year and we believe he will continue to get better a a Kansas City general manager Herk Robinson said. A i think he a going to have a Heck of  a / a a a a a. ,. Injuries limited the 28-year-old outfielder to 111 games last season in which he hit .272 with 28 Home runs and 78 Bis. He was Hurt again in the nil play see Jackson on Page 22rijo gets $9 million Cincinnati a world series map Jose Rijo avoided salary arbitration by agreeing tuesday to a three year $9 million contract with the Cincinnati reds. Rijo who pitched the reds to two world series victories in their four game sweep of the Oakland athletics will receive a $250,000 signing Bonus and salaries of $2.25 million this season $3 million next season and $3.5 million in 1993. The 25-year-old Rijo 14-8 with a 2.70 Era last season can also earn up to $500,000 per season in performance bonuses. A a a. A Quot a a Quot Quot a. Rijo had asked for $2.9 million this season while the reds offered $1.6 million. The right hander who made $700,000 last season became the 39th player to average $3 million per  sports olympics a should be fun a Daly says a Page 22 where to go on Auto racing scene a Page 25 Spring training is set to Start a Page 26 Safe menus basketball. Tourney opens a Page 27