Viking_Yearbook_66

- : r{ s- .4$ilnmr ba$ftElball Overwhelming competition made the Portland State appearance as a basketball independent an unpleasant affair as the Vikings sputtered to 6-19 season record. New Viking hoop coach Marion Pericin had more than his share of problems as he faced the toughest schedule in PSC his- tory with only two starters, John and Jim Nelson, back from last year. lt was a long winter as the Viks dropped 13 straight before Pericin got his first win as a PSC coach. A good portion of the Vikings'early r"uto,iprob- lems were the result of a schedule that put the Vikings on the road for nine of the first 13 games, against teams such as ldaho, ldaho State, Con- zaga, St. Martins, Seattle Pacific, Linfield, Montana, Montana State, and Weber State. But once the Viks got started they turned in a creditubl" performance as they rolled to a 6-6 record the second half of the season. 53