European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday March 7, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 21 prep pickings a beef Ever stars boast experience forty Dodds basketball players took part in tryouts at Frankfurt High school Over the weekend for the team that will represent the territory in the Cholst France cadets basketball tournament March 30-april 1. And coach Tom Leblanc believes he has an outstanding cast for the 12-team tournament. A we had a very competitive Field and it was quite difficult to Cut the squad Down to the 12 players who will go to France a Leblanc said tuesday. R a the other coaches we Brucken s Rick Kendall and Bonne a Len Tarnoski and i Are really excited about this years team. We Haye Good size depth and quickness and we feel that this team is the Best Ever to represent Dodds at Cholet a Leblanc added. Mannheim a Dominic Vassar and Wei Brucken a James Mcknight have been named co capt Airis for the 1991 team. Vassar and Mcknight will be making their third straight appearance at Cholet others on the team include Frankfurt a Dan Hall Grimson Ramstein a Deon Moyd Wurzburg a Mike Gatewood and Keith Hodge Stuttgart a Kevin Davis Hanau a Luis Jimenez Giessen Scharles Breland Nurnberg a Terrell dial Wiesbaden a David Cole and International school of Brussels Ollie Pekka Ansama the biggest player on the squad at 6-8, 240. Dodds will be making its sixth appearance in the 10-year-old Cholet tournament. It has finished second twice and has had two players Bamberg a Rodney Harrell and Wurzburg a Mike Brown former stars and stripes players of the year walk off with most valuable player awards. The 1991 team gets its first Competition Friday night when it takes on the Langen a youth squad in a tuneup game. Thirty one girls and 30 boys have been nominated by their respective coaches for the 1991 stars and stripes All Europe basketball teams. Most of the players on the Cholet team have been nominated and data on several other outstanding performers also have been received selecting the team As always promises to be a tedious chore not to mention choosing the players Andsen Abrams coaches of the 1991 All Europe squads will be announced next a a Brussels shape is and Oesterberg All placed two players on the by Tenor boys All conference basketball team. Brussels selectee were Shawn Parham and Steve Boyd. Making the team from shape were Cedric Murrell and Stuart Sumpter. Jess Boone and John Arndt won recognition for is and a Oesterberg a duo consisted of Justin Cole and Burnell King. Parhams father Ron Parham coaches the is girls but his son competes for Brussels american High school. Brussels topped the balloting for the girls team with two selectee a Corgia Bottoms and Masquida a James. A. A a. A a. A. A 1 a a / a a others chosen included of cent a Tammy Cocola Bonne a Jackie Losi Hahn Sanna Kerns Isbos Catti Collins shapes Cathy Shadid and Soester bar go a Brenda roller. A. A a a Mike Hansen the former a amps All Europe performer from Torrejon has two years of eligibility left at leu but his name probably wont be in any Bengal Tiger lineups after this season. According to an associated press Story by Austin Wilson next year Mike will be known As Hansen Mejias adopting the Spanish custom of using his mothers Maiden name because he has dual american and Spanish citizenship a his father is american his Mother Spanish. A i have dual citizenship and both ways Are Legal a said Hansen who plans to play for the Spanish National team this summer and Hopes to play for Spain in the 1992 olympics at Barcelona citing his reason for the switch. Hansen who supplies much of outside punch with Good accuracy from the 3-Point Range when the opposition is ganging up on 7-foot-1 Center Shaquille of Neal another former Dodds luminary who. Played at Fulda told Wilson that the american Brand of basketball is tougher than that played in Europe. Quot Yvita s a lot More than it is Over there a Hansen said. A they push and All but its not As much an inside game As it is Here. Here they like to crash and take it inside first. There take the 3-Point shot before take a i Lansen also told Wilson that the biggest adjustment he had to make from european to american basketball is the faster Pace. A they have great shooters in Europe but the quickness and the athletic ability is what they Lack a he said. A they make up for that in team play. They re very smart without the Ball. A i got a lot quicker than i was. In a not saying i Wasny to Quick but its quickness with the Ball that a the most important thing in basketball for a Hansen was a 43 percent 3-Point shooter at Tennessee Marfin As a freshman before transferring to leu and sit Mike Hansen Ting out last season. He shot 44 percent from Long Range this season but claims it should have been better Wilson writes. A i shoot a lot better than that in practice a Hansen said a in be been shooting some 3-pointers wide open and in be missed More than i should there is no time like the present for Hansen to improve on his accuracy. Leu goes into the Southeastern conference tournament and of Neal will be Riding the Bench with a hairline fracture of the leg. The stars and strip Salbeck quits at Bradley Peoria 111. Apr Stan Albeck resigned tuesday As Bradley basketball coach following three consecutive losing seasons. A athletic director Ron Ferguson said that Albeck was not fired but that the school thought the decision was the right a one. P the school will begin a nationwide search for a replacement Fergus pm told a news conference. He added that there was no front runner for the Job. Albeck 59, did no to attend the news conference but said in a statement that his decision was difficult. A Bradley the Peoria Community and Roost importantly the players have made my tenure As coach of the Bradley braves a very positive and rewarding experience a said Albeck a former head coach of the Chicago bulls the san Antonio of ills ant a new Jersey nets of the Aba. Albeck s assistants Morris Mcl Lone Marty Gillespie and Tony Wysinger a Mso will not be Back for the 1991-92 season Ferguson said. Their contracts expire in May. Radley president Martin g. Abegg said Quot Stan Albeck came to us in 1986 a and helped us through a most difficult period in our basketball program. As an alumnus and member of the Hall of Ante. Stan helped to restore the uni yer ethical reputation within the Laa and we Are deeply Power shortage Power hitters from the Oakland athletics past Reggie Jack training Camp in Scottsdale ariz., recently. Jackson who is son left and present Jose Canseco Deal with an embarrassing serving As an Oakland batting coach this Spring was Able to Lack of Power experienced by Canseco a sports car at the teams help Canseco make Contact a with a pair of jumper cables
