European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 13, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Boycott threat j to Pris Over College hoops by Doug Tucker san Antonio a the head of the Black coaches association upset Over the Mcaa s decision to Cut scholarships said tuesday he expects his group to Boycott men s College basketball games possibly for the rest of the season. The Boycott which would include coaches and players could begin As Marlyas saturday Martin Luther King s birth Day .".". V ,.- in All likelihood there will be a boy Cott but i am reluctant to give you a time and Date said Rudy Washington head of the Bra and basketball coach a Drake. Players and coaches Are expected to participate. And they re talking about the rest of the  on monday the Mcaa voted Down proposal to restore a 14th basketball scholarship two years after it voted to Cut scholarships from 15 to 13. The Bra say minorities Are particularly Hurt by cutting scholarships. The presidents commission cited  the need to hold firm on Reform measures. The presidents also indicate to the Bra the scholarship could be added next year if savings could be found elsewhere. Mcaa executive director Cedric Dempsey declined to say whether he believes there will be a Boycott. If there s to be a Boycott How Long a Boycott he said at a news conference following the Mcaa convention. We could play speculative games related to that. I Don t see that it would be  it is not Clear How Many coaches would participate in a Boycott. The Bra has some 3,000 members but that number includes head coaches and assistants from All divisions in men s and women s pro Grams As Well As High school coaches. Dempsey and Joseph Crowley then Caa president both said they had talked with Bra representatives twice in the previous 24 hours and hoped to talk with them again. There certainly is the possibility of continued dialogue Dempsey said. Black coaches have said dropping the scholarship will deny 330 Young men mostly african americans Access to Edu cation. But others said not ail the 297 division i schools use their full scholarship limit anyway. Of the 64 teams in the last inca tournament the average squad size was 13.7," Dempsey said. Crowley was asked whether in View of the threatened Boycott the presidents the stars and stripes january 13,1994 Page 32 had erred in not letting the coaches have their Way. The problem with this Issue is that it has evolved into far greater sym Bolic significance than anyone predicted he said. The Boycott was approved by the Bra s legislative committee which includes coaches George Raveling South Ern Cal John Thompson Georgetown and John Chancy Temple. It s nothing that any of us want to do Washington said from his office in Des Moines Iowa. It s just something we have to  Arkansas wins by a Point leu cries foul by the associated press. The Way leu coach Dale Brown sees it Only the officials did t. Twenty thousand screaming Arkansas fans could see with their own eyes that Clint Mcdaniel fouled him Brown said. With the score tied Mcdaniel swiped the Ball Fromander Owens at mid court then was fouled by Owens. Mcdaniel Sank a free throw with 39 seconds left then leu s Jamie Brandon missed two shots in the final seconds As fourth ranked Arkansas edged visiting leu 84 83 and sent Brown into a Tizzy. It was so sad to end such a Good game with such a College basketball terrible Call said Brown who headed for the officials dressing room after the game before Security personnel blocked him. Dale Brown has always talked about our defense Asif it were a mugging style Mcdaniel said. A Felt that the Call at the end of the game really could have gone either Way. But in Rny opinion i got All Ball. The intensity was so High in the last minutes that i really Don t know if i fouled him or  after Mcdaniel missed the second free throw is hustled Dow court where Brandon s 12-footer hit the rim. Leu 4, 2 Southeastern conference got the rebound and Brandon missed again from about the same distance. Corliss Williamson paced Arkansas 11-1, 1 with24 Points hitting ll-for-13 from the Field. Corliss Williamson gave us an incredible 37 min utes Arkansas coach Nolan Richardson said. The big Nasty is a Workhorse. He can deliver if you get it to him in the  Dwight Stewart scored 1.7 Points and Scotty thur Man added 15 for Arkansas. Ronnie Henderson led leu with 25 Points and Lenear Burns had 13. In other games involving ranked teams tuesday night no. 11 Indiana 89, Iowa 75 Brian Evans playing with his separated right Shoul Der in a Brace scored a career High 21 Points to Lead the hoosiers 2, 0 big ten to their fifth straight Victory Over Iowa. Evans a left handed shooter Hurt his Arm on dec. 28 and was playing for the first Tim since then. Damon Bailey and Pat Graham each had 20 Points for visiting Indiana and they hit consecutive pointers to give the hoosiers a 79-68 Lead with 2 29 to play. Kenyon Mur Ray had 18 Points for the Hawk eyes 6,3who Are off to their worst Start since going 7 in 1974-75. No. 13 Temple 76, Penn 65 the owls big three Aaron Mckie Eddie Jones and Rick Brunson combined for 62 Points As visiting Penn s eight game winning Streak was snapped. Mckie had 24 Points As Temple 2 took command with a15-4 run in the final minutes for its 13th straight Victory Over its City rival. Indiana s right knocks the Ball away from Iowa s Kenyon Murray tuesday night in Iowa City. A 0"246850iiq00504