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Goi will mount a prolific frontline headed by Bob
McKeen, 6-7, 220-pound center , the greatest scoerr in Bear historye He
ranks lOth suxwzx on th preemeet secring tables < on a 1520 averages Marry
Freind, 6-4} forward, is ninth at 1501. His stablemate, 6-2 Bob Blame, is
moving at 1OeGe
The fact tat Coloraio was able to right up itself
in play ing touch UCLA to a 3-point defeat, 65-65, after the California
series shows the prognosticators were not far off the mark in rating the
Kk Herd highly before th seasons 4 gang of veterans, such as Bebe Lee
is coaciing, often lapses deeper into the ruck after disappointing defeats.
Inst ead CU k pressed tre Sruins all the way , once dwning a 10-point lead
in tk s cca hel fe Kix Lhis is the same UCLA club that flogged Sansas
Stat e86-57, in the season's opener for both, and split a two: game series
with # San Francisco, recently-crovned All College chanpionse |
Colorado retums its top 11 men »>ff a team good
enotigh last seasm to tie “ensas at 10-2 fo@r ‘the conference c-owne Hale
sorson stands fifth on the pre-tourmamamt scoring cimrt at 18.6, am Fore
ward Bob Neange rer d shock off an unproduct ive Galifornia seri.is with 20
points in Los Angelese The Buffs never have finished higher than Sdusth in
this tournammte CU meet Oklahoma in the curtain-raiser at 8 Pele Monday
Kansas State s hopes are built on a a refurbished
spirit generated on the rennovation of two four-year men, Foreard Jim amith
an Yenta Jerry Jung, plus elevation of a 6+7 unlet ered junior, Joe
Powell to a starting bert he ,
Since Powell anil Smith took over as regular frente
liners, State ms surged to three consecutive victories over Wyoming,
Washington and Iniimae Most significant was the 91-%&x 74 thrashing of
the defend ing Big +en champions. The 17=point spread was 14 greater than
‘Missouri was able to whip Indiana on its home courte And the 70-50 sack

of Wymoing,sixth-place team in tle AllsCollege, is the worst on the Cowe
boys record to dates