Men’s hoops notes
By Daily Bruin Staff
Jan. 28, 1997 9:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 29, 1997
‘Part camel, part Jerry Rice’
Toby Bailey and Charles O’Bannon have been iron men for Head
Coach Steve Lavin of late. In their last four games, both players
have logged no more than two minutes per game sitting on the
pine.
Bailey, in particular, has averaged 40 minutes of action (45
against Arizona) and has opened the eyes of his coach.
"He’s almost a freak of nature," Lavin said. "I call it a Jerry
Rice level of conditioning. He runs seventeens (lines) and he never
goes to get a drink of water. Usually most guys after we run
seventeens, they struggle to get over to the Gatorade tanks. But
Toby, he goes down to the other end and works on his three-point
shot. He’s part camel, part Jerry Rice. The guy is
unbelievable."
Bruins lead the conference pack
UCLA is sitting pretty atop the Pacific 10 conference standings
with a 6-1 record, but the Bruins’ overall record of 11-5 is fifth
best in the conference. Seventh place Oregon, who UCLA will take on
this Thursday, also has an overall record of 11-5.
In fact, with the exception of Oregon State (5-11 overall, 1-6
in the Pac-10), all 10 teams in the conference have a winning
record.
Home teams come out on top
The Ducks started the season a perfect 10-0, but in their last
six games, all of which were Pac-10 matchups, they have gone 1-5.
One detail that supports their claim of their legitimate membership
in the Pac-10 elite is that four of those games have been on the
road.
So far, Pac-10 games have been somewhat predictable with with
home teams almost always coming out on top. Combined, the 10 teams
have been 10-26 on the road.
UCLA is the only team in the Pac-10 that has a winning road
record (2-1) in conference play.
Notebook compiled by Hye Kwon, Daily Bruin Staff.
GAME STATS
Name RB Avg. PT Avg.
O’Bannon 7.1 15.8
Henderson 6.5 14.8
Bailey 5.6 12.8
Johnson 2.9 12.4
McCoy 6.3 11.5
Loyd .4 2.7
Myers 2.1 2.3
TEAM 36.9 78.2
OPP. 39.0 78.1
