Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, May 17, 1990 TAG: 9005170066
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: C-5 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Doug Doughty
DATELINE: LENGTH: Long
Housel, who specializes in the sprints and hurdles, has decided to transfer from Florida to North Carolina. Shabazz, who set state records in the long jump and triple jump, dropped off the team at Tennessee earlier this spring.
Shabazz said she is considering a school in "upstate" Virginia, believed to be George Mason, but she first must obtain a release from Tennessee. Lady Vols coach Dorothy Doolittle says she is willing to release Shabazz.
Housel had made an oral commitment to North Carolina in high school, but the Tar Heels had to withdraw the offer of a full scholarship when another athlete unexpectedly returned for a final season of eligibility.
"I got along with the coach, but the head coach was in charge of sprints, hurdles and middle distances, and there wasn't a lot of time for any one group," Housel said of her time at Florida. "I kept thinking things would get better, but they didn't."
Housel took part in winter track, but did not participate in any spring meets and is waiting to hear if she will have four years of eligibility at North Carolina. Certainly, her grades will not be a problem. She had a 3.9 grade-point average (on a 4.0 scale) at Florida.
Shabazz completed the second semester at Tennessee and said she has "nothing against the school." She noted that some of her jumps were 2 feet under her best efforts at Radford and said she was treated too much like a child.
"She said she was unhappy with the coach, and that's me," Doolittle said. "It's a little bit of a mystery. She felt she wasn't making enough progress, that she wasn't running fast enough or jumping far enough. There were some things we planned to work on, but I've been a coach 21 years and it takes time."
Connecticut basketball assistant coach Dave Leitao has withdrawn from consideration for a job at Virginia, where he was the top choice to fill the full-time vacancy on new coach Jeff Jones' staff. Jones has talked to former George Washington head coach John Kuester and Richmond assistant Pat Dennis, and may interview as many as three other candidates.
VMI assistant coach Pete Strickland has turned down an offer to become the head coach at Carnegie-Mellon, a Division III school in Pittsburgh. Strickland played at the University of Pittsburgh. . . . Stu Vetter, who resigned as coach at Flint Hill Prep in Oakton after the basketball program was de-emphasized, reportedly is headed to Harker Prep, a 65-student day school in Potomac, Md.
VMI freshman basketball player Prince Strobert left school voluntarily before final exams. Strobert, a 6-foot-5 swingman from North, S.C., played in 11 of 29 games for the Keydets and had 18 points in 61 minutes. Coach Joe Cantafio cited "personal reasons" for Strobert's departure and said there were no disciplinary problems.
Heath Schroyer, a 6-3 swingman from DeMatha in Hyattsville, Md., was at VMI on an official recruiting visit Wednesday. Schroyer was named the most valuable player in the Washington, D.C., city title game. Tuesday marked the final day of the spring signing period, meaning letters-of-intent no longer are binding, but it still is possible to offer scholarships.
Anthony Cade of Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson has been named prep player of the year by Eastern Basketball. Cade, originally from New York, averaged 25.8 points and 10.4 rebounds in his second season at Oak Hill.
Cade, who has signed with Louisville, is waiting for the result of the Scholastic Aptitude Test he took in May to learn if he will be eligible in 1990-91 under Proposition 48 guidelines. If Cade is not eligible, he will enroll at Sullivan Junior College in Louisville.
Don Turpin, a 6-1 guard from James River High School, has decided to attend Fork Union Military Academy for a year. Turpin, who shot 47.4 percent from 3-point range, has met Proposition 48 guidelines for freshman eligibility but didn't get much exposure because he missed his junior year due to injury. Teammates Maurice Davenport and George Thompson are headed to Bluefield College.
Milton Bell, a transfer from Georgetown, has been accepted by the University of Richmond and will have two years of eligibility, starting with the 1991-92 season. Bell, a 6-7 forward, was a high school All-American at John Marshall in Richmond.
Radford has announced four basketball signings: 6-6 Don Burgess from Harrisonburg; 6-2 Marcus Owens from York, Pa.; 6-7 Jose Ortiz from Cayey, Puerto Rico, by way of Jersey City, N.J.; and 6-9 Dragan Skoko of Pancevo, Yugoslavia.
Ortiz was a reserve for a team at St. Anthony's High that was ranked No. 1 in the country in 1988-89. Skoko played for Radnichki, the top club team in Yugoslavia. Kobie Morgan, a 6-0 guard from Columbia, Md., did not sign with the Highlanders, as once seemed likely.
Roanoke College has added a seventh basketball recruit, 6-1 Patrick Lawson from Auburn High School. Lawson, who averaged 18 points and seven rebounds as a senior, was 64-of-130 on 3-point shots. Lawson transferred to Auburn from Pulaski County after his junior year.
Ryan Manetta, a forward for Cave Spring High, is the fifth All-Timesland soccer player to commit to Roanoke College. . . . Danny Felty of Patrick Henry has received a scholarship to VMI, where he will play soccer. . . . Elizabeth Marlar, who played on the boys' soccer team at Roanoke Catholic before moving to Washington, D.C., has committed to the Roanoke College women's soccer team.
by CNB