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Sports Illustrated contents page November 16, 1988 Volume 69, No. 22
Point After
PASSING ON A PASSION A dad shares his love for hoops with his daughter the freshman
By Curry Kirkpatrick
Departments
By Donald J. Barr
Sports Illustrated masthead November 16, 1988 Volume 69, No. 22
THE CLASS OF '92 This could be the finest crop of freshmen the game has ever seen
By Curry Kirkpatrick
Class of '92 HEAD OF THE CLASS Billy Owens of Syracuse is the most gifted of the new arrivals, with an all-around game that has a touch of Magic
By William Nack
THE TAKE FROM THE TUBE
By Alexander Wolff
DATING GAME Matchmakers work out team schedules with cunning and care, because balancing W's and dollars is tricky business
By Alexander Wolff
KING REIGNS Stacey King, a regal 6 ft. 10 in. center, is Oklahoma's man when it comes to scoring or speaking
By Hank Hersch
PASSING FANCY The arching jumper, the ripping rebound, the menacing slam are all wonders to behold, but purists say the prettiest basketball picture of all is the perfect pass
ALL-EVERYTHING Michael Smith is talented, studious, reverent and, by BYU's staid standards, a wild and semicrazy guy
By Bruce Newman
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze TUBULAR DATES
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze WEIGHT 'TIL NEXT YEAR
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze ONE-MAN BAND
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze CLOISTERED TEMPLE
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze MEAN SEASONS
By Gordon Wise
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze ON MENDED KNEES
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze A JUCO PRIMER
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze CLASS ACTS
OPENING TIPS Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze LATE-NIGHT LUNACY
Scouting Reports THE TOP 40 Duke's Blue Devils are No. 1, but blue bloods abound--from the blue and gray of Georgetown to the bluegrass of Louisville to the blue collars of Michigan. And the black-and-blue Big East wins the battle for top conference
Scouting Reports 1 DUKE The Blue Devils are a winning act
By Curry Kirkpatrick
Scouting Reports 2 GEORGETOWN Alonzo Mourning awakens a new era for the Hoyas
By Alexander Wolff
Scouting Reports 3 LOUISVILLE The look in Denny Crum's eyes says the Cards are back
By Curry Kirkpatrick
Scouting Reports 4 MICHIGAN Don't worry, coach, your Wolverines are loaded
By Alexander Wolff
Scouting Reports 6 No. CAROLINA
Scouting Reports 5 IOWA
Scouting Reports 8 SYRACUSE
Scouting Reports 7 ILLINOIS
Scouting Reports 10 OKLAHOMA
By Hank Hersch
Scouting Reports 9 UNLV
Scouting Reports 11-20
By Hank Hersch
Scouting Reports 21-40
By William F. Reed
Scouting Reports CONFERENCE CALL Assaying the Big East, the Big Sky and a bevy of not-so-bigs as well
By Alexander Wolff
Scouting Reports BURIED TREASURE
By Jay Jennings
ON THE SPOT For 19 years, Gerry Friel has coached at New Hampshire. He has usually lost, but his players have usually graduated. That was O.K. -- until now
By DOUGLAS S. LOONEY
PLAIN GOOD Division III Nebraska Wesleyan rolls on
By Austin Murphy
A PENNY WHO SHINES Penny Toler of No. 1 Long Beach State has all the right court moves, plus star quality
By Jaime Diaz
THE OLD SOFT SHOE With some fancy footwork, super sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro has become a power in college basketball
By Curry Kirkpatrick
