First NCAA visit wasn't a slam dunk   Staff Writer  It should
have been a major source of pride, a puff-out-your-chest-and-
boast deal.  Instead, the 1975 NCAA Final Four in the San Diego
Sports Arena was a black eye for the city.  What the public saw
was a tremendous tournament featuring UCLA, Kentucky, Syracuse
and Louisville, with the Bruins beating Louisville for the title
in coach John Wooden's last game.  What went on behind the
scenes was a horror story that even Edgar Allan Poe couldn't
have dreamed up.  As San Diego State's sports information
director, and a member of the NCAA Tournament Committee, I was
right in the middle of everything.  The NCAA had no problem with
the city, San Diego State as the host school, accommodations,
meals or transportation.  The crux of the problem was the Sports
Arena's management -- or lack thereof.  Since San Diego was a
bus ride for UCLA, Wooden brought his Bruins to town a day
early, with a practice in the arena early Tuesday afternoon.
Knowing the Sport Arena's man