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Tuesday, January 9, 2001

Hemsley starts for Isles again
After 14-rebound game he gets his 2nd shot
By Mark Zuckerman
Caller-Times
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. - Shaun Hemsley had become something of a forgotten man on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball team over the last year and a half. He certainly made people notice him Saturday night.
   Upset with the lack of production from his post players' production, Islander head coach Ronnie Arrow gave Hemsley a shot against BYU, starting the sophomore forward for the first time this season.
   The 6-foot-9 Los Angeles native didn't disappoint. Averaging about two points and one rebound before the BYU game, Hemsley scored four points, tied the team season-high with 14 rebounds and added two blocked shots during the Islanders' 84-68 loss to the Cougars.
   To his credit, Hemsley was not fully satisfied with his effort.
   "I was pleased, but I still don't think I played up to my potential," he said. "I could have done more offensively."
   Arrow was impressed with Hemsley's showing, enough to keep him in the starting lineup again Monday vs. Cal Poly.
   "I thought Shaun got in and did well," Arrow said. "But like I told him, will that intensity stay there, or was that a one-game situation? That's happened with some other guys."
   SLOW START: Since being declared eligible two weeks ago week, Armond Wainright has yet to have much impact for A&M-Corpus Christi.
   The 6-foot-2 junior guard, who was originally signed by the Islanders last year but failed to meet NCAA requirements, scored just eight points in his first four games and was 4 of 22 from the field. Touted as a sharpshooter from the outside, the Oakland, Calif., native was 0 for 13 from 3-point range entering Monday night's game.
   Wainright averaged 22 points, six rebounds and four steals per game last year at West Hills College, connecting on a team-best 47 3-pointers. With the proximity from Oakland to San Luis Obispo, Wainright had several family members, friends and even his former coach in attendance Monday.
   PUMP IT UP: Nobody's going to confuse Cal Poly's Mott Gym with Duke's Cameron Indoor Stadium, but the Mustangs do play in a gymnasium with some character. Mott seats only 3,032 fans, but Cal Poly routinely fills the place up, creating a raucous environment in the tiny arena.
   As an added incentive, the school has a running decibel meter that shows just how loud the crowd is. If the meter cracks 110 decibels, everyone in attendance gets free tacos at a local fast-food restaurant.


Staff writer Mark Zuckerman can be reached at 886-3747 or by e-mail at zuckermanm@caller.com

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