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Other Undergraduates

The other undergraduates
mentioned by Foreman are Tim
Riker, the junior center of South
Carolina, and Jim Chones,
Marquette's sophomore center.

Gerry, the other Virginia player
drafted, was selected in the eighth
round by the Squires. Although the
Virginia standout explained his
position by saying, "I am uncertain
about my desire to play pro
basketball at this moment," he did
add that he "had one other club in
mind."

In the ABA draft, a number of
other Atlantic Coast Conference
players were chosen. Besides Riker,
three other South Carolina
Gamecocks were selected. They are
guard John Roche, drafted in the
third round by Kentucky, forward
Tom Owens, picked in the fourth
round by Memphis, and forward
John Ribock, chosen in the
eleventh round by Denver.

Utah selected North Carolina's
center Lee Dedmon on the fifth
round. Also Duke had two players
drafted as forwards Larry Saunders
and Rich Katherman were picked
on the tenth and thirteenth rounds,
respectively. Saunders was drafted
by Kentucky and Katherman by
Indiana.

The only other ACC team
represented was Wake Forest as
center Gill McGregor was chosen by
the Squires in the tenth round.