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Sophomores Steadier

Last year's sophomores are
a little steadier but the Navy
club has been considerably
helped by the addition of three
talented sophomores, center
Bob Burns and guards Mickey
Hampton and Bill
Montgomery.

Burns currently leads the
Middies in scoring with 12.1
points per game and is second
in rebounding to 6-4 junior
forward Gary Carter. Burns at
6-7 is the tallest Navy starter.

Joining Carter in the
frontcourt is 6-3 junior Bob
Marshburn, who pumps in 11.3
points a game after a mediocre
first season.

Rookies Montgomery and
Hampton are the guards and
the keys to the Middies'
man-to-man defense, which
ranked 11th in the country last
week.

Budd Thalman, Navy SID,
when asked which of the
Middies would have the
unenviable chore of covering
Barry Parkhill, deadpanned,
"We'll have about six-guys on
Parkhill...no really, more than
likely it will be Hampton."

Hampton, who averaged
19.1 for last-year's Plebes, is
also carrying some of the
offensive burden for the
varsity. He averages 11.2, while
his mate Montgomery chips in
8.7 points a game.

Leading reserves for Navy
include guard Dave Stone, a
9.9 scorer in 1971-72, and
freshman forward Jay
Strosneider.