A NEW POINT OF VIEW TAMARA MOORE WILL START AT POINT GUARD THIS SUMMER FOR A BIG TEN TRAVELING TEAM BEFORE TAKING OVER THE SAME ROLE FOR UW THIS FALL.(Sports)

From: The Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: August 2, 2000 | Copyright information

When Tamara Moore arrived at the University of Wisconsin as a freshman, she wanted to play small forward. She was not keen on playing point guard.

But after gaining experience at point guard last season, Moore has warmed to the idea. That's important because UW women's basketball coach Jane Albright is counting on Moore to play significant minutes at point guard during the 2000-01 season.

``This year, I'm saying that I will start there and try to do what I can,'' Moore said during a telephone interview last week from her hometown of Minneapolis. ``I will play that ...

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