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  • 10 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN Thursday, February 11, 1971 Hartbarger can win, he's proved it. By STEVE WiUTE There are still a !ew coaches around who don't mind giving up the glory and security of an established program for the hard work and pain of building another program from scratch to better their position. Jim Hartbarger is fast becoming a mister of this art. He is still young at thirty four, but his reputation as a builder of basketball teams is becoming a legend in ths coaching ra.iks Hartbarger is presently In his second year as the head of Western Carolina University's growing basketball program., The Catamounts "rom Cullowhee are winning this year—something they almost forgot about in the two pre vlous seasons, Hartbarger's young, soph- omore lad an Cats are 17-4 and pursuing a national tournament berth. This Sanson's win total is only four short of the total victories com;?Ted sine? AM American Henry Logan left after th3 1938 season. The standard line for coaches in Hirtbarger's position usually goes "in fojr or five years we'll be a wl.rver." Four years was too long for tha aggressive mtvitor, "Give me a year to recruit and I'll have a winner the next season," he promised and then promptly delivered. Actually, it was old lat for the Waynesboro, Virginia native. He siaried bailding basxetball teams balk inStauti ton, Virginia at Robert E. Lee High School, his first coaching assignment in l9o8. Hartbarger took commond of the Leemeu and th2 mediocre basketball reputation at Lee High and built thorn into a state power. In six seasons at Staunton, hi compiled a 91-17 record and took Lee High to the State Tournament for th? first tinv; ever. Hartbarger left the high school ranks after six years to accept the head jab at Ferrum Junior College, Ferrum, Va. in 19>34. The Panthers, in previous seasons, had never won mere than eleven gamo.i in a single year. Hartbarger's crash recruiting program put Ferrum o/i the junior college cage map in just one season as ha produced a 24-3 record and took the Panthers to ths National JUCO tojruameni in Hutchinson, Kansas, He spent two more season's at Ferrum and turned out 2<i-8 and 25-5 records, During his three seasons, the Hartbarger coaclied Panthers never lost a horn? game (33 straight) in Swartz Gym, won 2? straight conference games, never lost a regional playoff game and made three trips to the JUCO tournament. Hartbarger's n3*t opportunity to 3tep up came a iter the '67 season when he accepted in assistants position with Howie Snanaon at VPi. He spent two years in Blacksburg as assistant coach, chief re = cruiter and during the '69 ,season, served as freshman coach. Hi s Gobbler frosh turned o.rt a 13-1 mark, their winningest record ever. Just as it appeared as thojgh Hartbarger had found him.sslf a home in a successful, highly promising program, oppor= tunity knocked again and aat= urally he answered. So, it was off to Cullowhee, North Carolina with wife Jean and sons Buzz and Scott. Western Carolina University and its floundering basketball program was to present Jim Hartbarger with his greatest challenge to date. He ran into problems both on and off the basketball court. Hewastaking over from Jim Gudger, a legend In these parts who had left WCU after nineteen years to take the basketball job at East Teas State University, Catamount fans were disa ppointed to see Gudger leave with his 332-202 record and colorful style. The new coach, regardless of his personality and credentials, would find it difficult to gain the support orf this following, M- re Importantly, lU-rl barger inherited a team that had finished 7-18 the previous season and *.ho talent what there was from that team, had departed By the time he moved to Cullowhee, it was late April and the recruiting se-isoi was almost over. Nevertheless, Hartbarger managed to sign four all-staters and two other fins high schoolers for the next season, The 1969-70 season was the worst Jim Hartbarger has ever suffered through, his only losing season—13-18. Meanwhile, h? CONTINUED Page 11. . . , Gentlemen. What w? do not have hire is a lack of communication. WCU head coach Jim Hartbarger is shown here in conference with the Cats during a time-out. A coach must say a whole lot in a little bit of time then. When Hartbarger talks, the Cats listen. When Hartbarger talks, he knows his stuff. (Photo by Terry Davis) GIVE 'EM HELL, JOHN! r & JOHN WAYNE : A Howard Hawks Production "RIO LOBO f Technicoloi' [jure stive, ir c J 1 Joseph t Levine prejenu An Ave* A CckIo Pon'' Production s*nrm Sophia Plarcello Loren Mastroianni ■n Viitono DeSicos Sun/kmfer Produced by Car'o Ponn and A''K ' CoHn lechnic oior'- Prints by Moveljb ■ An Avco Embassy Kelpose IG1-3J-- SUN thru TUES The Cats AND THE JUNGLE t)<l jIUUjk fitK lOWtll, ipevUtditoi You can "if." You can "we will." You can "we are' gonna.'' But you had better do it all before ten o'clock tonight, because" at that time, in spite of anything, you will be "we did"ing or "we didn'f'ing. By ten o'clock.we will know. By tomorrow, everyone will know. It is time to pull that ripcord and see if the parachute will open. Two teams will jerk that ripcord here in Reid Gym tonight. One team will have a jubilant landing. The other will fall all the way to a rough defeat It will be Jike the qualifying runs for the pole position at the indy 500. Asheville-Biltmore UNC-A and Western Carolina factory teams will be Pro-Ked to Converse and jock to jock. The winner will be on the pole for the District 6 NAIA championship that leads to Kansas-City. It Is time to bet your movie money. Jungle says. . .sell your stock in Edsels, hock your popcorn popper, and get a loan from the Tuckaseigee River bank and bet your bipples on the Cats. Ask me why? Well, thank you. Now you remember earlier this season when the Cats fell prey to the BULLdogs in AshevUle? Guess what, the Cats do too. Do you remember that the score was only 84-81 — or three points difference? Right, but the WCU offensive machine was missing a piston that night — 6-foot-7 pivot Paul "the Hawk" Litz. Still not convinced'? Then consider Mr. Wilson Scott and how much his play has improved from the opening games. Consider a team situation called "jelling" ~ the Catamounts have done it. We are ready. Ready, In spite of the fact that Tuesday the Cats got to practice in Reid Gym for only 30 minutes because other more important things in the Winter Festival were happening, in spite of the fact that they couldn't practice in Reid Gym Wednesday and had to practice instead at the Camp Lab School gym, they will be ready. Just because the UNC-A/ WCU game is most likely the biggest event of "Polar Moe- down" or what have you, just because it may well be the most important game of the season for the Cats, why should they get to practice in the gym they'll be playing in? Another shot in the arm that basketball, or every little stab in the back helps. Well boobies, at least somebody around here is on the ball. Of the 19 football recruits to date, four have been named to COACH AND ATHLETE magazine's All-America team listing for high school players. Gaylord Bralley, Brad Goree, Steve Yates, and Mike Sharp all were honorable mention. m case you haven't noticed by now, the basketball team will play Asheville-Biltmore tonight and they have 400 seats promised to their student body. The question is; when did they get 400 in their student body? There will be no cries of impure officiating after the game. Special precautions have been taken. The officials will be from the Southern Conference. Both coaches have agreed to both officials. For the price they cost, they had better be good. Remember Asheville-Biltmore fans — if you go to the zoo, remember to buy two tickets. . .one to get in, the other to get out, CENTER PHARMACY PRESENTS: ROB&RZ BARRON this movie is for WOMEN ONLY READYING FOR DISPLAY THE MANY NEW GIFT ITEMS ARRIVING DAILY IN TIME FOR Valentine Day CENTER PHARMACY
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