Stars may miss tourney

The NCAA selection committee will reveal its decisions today regarding which teams will participate in the NCAA tournament. \nAfter beating Penn State in the Big Ten championship game, IU will surely be selected. But it is unlikely that junior All-American Ned Grabavoy and sophomore Drew Moor will be playing with them.\nUnited States Under-20 Men's National Team coach Thomas Rongen announced his 20-player roster that will represent the United States at the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship in the United Arab Emirates from Nov. 27 through Dec. 19.\nMoor and Grabavoy were both selected to represent their country, but both will miss a possible Hoosier run to the College Cup if they decide to play for the national team. \n"It's very emotional because I'm not sure what the future holds," Grabavoy said. "I love it down here. This is my family. It's an opportunity in life that very few people get. Obviously I would want to be here. I've worked with this team all year. I try to teach the young guys and keep the old guys confident and motivated. It's tough, but it's an easy decision." \nBoth Grabavoy and Moor have not confirmed the speculation that they will leave the Hoosiers to join the U.S. U20 team. Either way, Yeagley said he understands and will support his players regardless of their decision. \n"It's a great honor to wear your nation's colors and play for a world championship," Yeagley said. "I know the boys are torn. I don't know if they've made their final decision. They said they wanted to wait until after this weekend. But I would never, ever take away the opportunity of a lifetime or try to persuade them not to."\nThe U.S was drawn into Group F and will open the tournament against Paraguay Nov. 29. The second match for the Americans is against Germany Dec. 2. The team will conclude the bracket play Dec. 5 against South Korea. \nIf both Grabavoy and Moor decide to play for the national team, the Hoosiers will attempt their chase for the Cup without their leading goal scorer and most-experienced defender. \nEven so, Grabavoy is confident his teammates can make a tournament run without his presence. \n"I just want to be remembered as a winner, and I think I've accomplished that," Grabavoy said. "And I think we're going to make it to the Final Four. I really do. I think we have a good team, and I'm looking forward to playing with them again."\n-- Contact staff writer Daniel Cohen at djcohen@indiana.edu.