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Sports Illustrated contents page November 16, 1988 Volume 69, No. 22
CONTENTS
COLLEGE BASKETBALL '88-89
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THE CLASS OF '92 by Curry Kirkpatrick
This could be the finest crop of freshmen the game has ever seen
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HEAD OF THE CLASS by William Nack
Syracuse' s Billy Owens is the most gifted of the new arrivals
18
DATING GAME by Alexander Wolff
Matchmakers work out the schedules with cunning and care
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KING REIGNS by Hank Hersch
Stacey King, a regal 6 ft. 10 in. center, is the Sooners' main man
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PASSING FANCY
Purists say the prettiest basketball picture of all is a perfect
pass
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ALL- EVERYTHING by Bruce Newman
By BYU' s staid norms, Michael Smith is a wild and semicrazy guy
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OPENING TIPS
Ratings and datings, weights and slates, knees and media freeze
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ON THE SPOT by Douglas S. Looney
New Hampshire coach Gerry Friel has been told to stop losing
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THE OLD SOFT SHOE by Curry Kirkpatrick
Super sneaker salesman Sonny Vaccaro is a power in the game
106
PASSING ON A PASSION by Curry Kirkpatrick
A dad shares his love for hoops with his daughter the freshman
SCOUTING REPORTS
THE TOP 40 58 SMALL COLLEGES 94
CONFERENCES 78 WOMEN 96
Cover Photograph by Joe McNally
