Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: SATURDAY, April 14, 1990 TAG: 9004140055
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: COLLEGE PARK, MD. LENGTH: Medium
"Rather than making commitments we can't fulfill, we put the freeze on," athletic director Lew Perkins said.
The university will honor scholarships already accepted, Perkins said. The football and basketball teams have already signed virtually all of their players for next season, The Washington Post reported Friday.
"The department has operated at a deficit for some time . . . We are clearly looking for them to put together a long-term plan" that includes a reserve for "any unanticipated blip in revenues," said Chuck Sturtz, the university's chief financial officer.
Meanwhile, the Dallas Morning News reported in today's editions that Terps guard Teyon McCoy will transfer to the University of Texas.
The paper said McCoy has received permission from Maryland officials to transfer to Texas and will be immediately eligible for the 1990-91 season.
"Basically, he wants a chance to play the [NCAA] tournament, that's his basic reason for leaving," said Tom Penders, who coached the Longhorns to the Midwest Regional final in last month's NCAA tournament.
The 6-1 guard from Hammond, Ind., will be paired with Joey Wright, a longtime friend, in the Longhorns' starting backcourt.
"He can play both off guard and point guard," Penders said. "He's a lot like Joey. He is a great outside shooter. That's something we were looking for."
Sophomore forward Jerrod Mustaf said Thursday night that he would ask Perkins for his release Friday, but no meeting has been scheduled, Meltzer said.
"I'm not saying that I am going to leave Maryland," Mustaf said. "I just want to explore my options, I don't want to go into anything blindly."
In addition, freshman guard Curley Young said he probably will transfer to a mid-level Division I program, probably in the Colonial Athletic Association, to get more playing time.
The NCAA has banned Maryland from postseason play for the next two years and from live television next season. Maryland has also been ordered to return $407,000 in basketball tournament receipts. The sanctions were the result of basketball recruiting violations under former coach Bob Wade.
Maryland already has a sizable deficit, estimated as high as $1 million, because of a shortfall in past football and basketball gate receipts. The Terrapin Club, the school's booster group, is not able to cover all scholarship costs.
"Inflation is absolutely killing athletics," Perkins said. "The cost is going up quicker than people can afford to pay."
by CNB