SPORTS
8A THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2006
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"He has improved a ton; he is getting to where he can play his position better," Self said. "There is not a big guy in America that passes the ball better than what Julian Wright does."
Wright has 28 assists on the year and is a gifted passer. He has a unique ability to move quickly down the lane past defenders and either look for a shot or pass the ball to an open teammate.
Self said that other than sophomore center C.J. Giles, Wright was the only playmaker in the team's front court.
Wright has displayed instances of maturity for his age.
He understands his role, despite his preseason accolades. Following games, he does not complain about how many minutes he played. He said he only cared that the best players were on the floor to give Kansas an opportunity to win.
This has created a positive mindset, even after mistakes.
"I'm always trying to keep everyone's spirit high. Coaches get on me when I put my head down after a mistake, so now I'm just trying to clap after a mistake and after a good pass, just clap all the time." Wright said
After Saturday, Wright said he would not be selfish when other players were on the floor instead of him.
Wright's minutes have fluctuated from game to game, but Self said he would continue to put trust into the former McDonalds All-American.
"What we try to do this time of the year is not worry about one play because if you get subbed it is not because you didn't make the play it is because Coach wants something else out there," Wright said.
"He is one of those guys that you have to put out there and you are going to have to trust because it may not go perfect the whole time," Self said. "But over time, I think he will become a guy that can deliver for you."
Edited by Vanessa Pearson
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players to give the starters a breather, but said she wouldn't give them time until they were ready.
"They don't get a lot of wiggle room," Henrickson said. "You've got to get in there and produce."
The team only played one game last week, so Henrickson used the opportunity to take three bench players aside for additional coaching; freshman guard Sophronia Sallard and junior guards Shaquina Mosley and Sharita Smith.
Henrickson referred to them as "the three amigos" and said she wanted them to band together to produce in the coming weeks. They had a great week of practice, she said.
"Even in a three-hour practice, you don't get a 15-minute conversation with the players, so it was good for us to talk
about roles and what's expected." Henrickson said.
If the team can come out of Manhattan with a victory, it would be the first time any player on the current roster would have defeated the Wildcats.
Kansas State has dominated the in-state battle in recent years, but the class that had been responsible for its success graduated last year, giving the Jahawk seniors their best — and last — opportunity to leave Manhattan with a victory.
"It's just another road game. I don't think we're worried about how many times we've lost to them or anything like that," Kemp said.
Still, a win in Manhattan would re-establish the Jayhawks as the dominant team in the state, as well as give them a road victory. This would help their tournament chances immensely in March.
— Edited by Gabriella Souza
Squad nets victory
TENNIS
BY ANTONIO MENDOZA
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Kansas Jayhawks tennis team opened the spring season Sunday in Bloomington, Ind., by playing the Ball State Cardinals and the Indiana Hoosiers.
The team came home with a 1-1 record, defeating Ball State and falling to Indiana.
The two matches were the first of 24 this season for the Jayhawks.
No Ball State player won more than three games in a single set, and six Kansas players swept their Ball State counterparts.
"This was a great way to start the season," coach Amy Hall-Holt said. "Obviously, we would like to be coming home 2-0, but we feel like we played very well against a tough Indiana team."
Kansas won two out of seven matches against Indiana, but the two matches came against Indiana's top-ranked players. Freshman Ksenia Bukina, ranked No. 79 by the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, defeated No. 98 senior Sarah Batty and Kansas sophomore Elizaveta Avdeeva defeated junior Laura McGaffigan, who was ranked No. 100 nationally.
"I felt that everyone had a good day against Ball State, and it was also great to see Ksenia and Elizaveta have success against Indiana's top two players," Hall-Holt said.
The Jayhawks also played the Hoosiers and the Cardinals in three doubles matches. The Jayhawks won two out of three against the Cardinals but dropped all three to the Hoosiers.
— Edited by Vanessa Pearson
Passing of the flame
Pedestrians walk by a poster advertising the passage of the Turin 2006 Olympic flame, bearing the photo of retired sking star Alberto Toma is seen in Verona, Italy, on Tuesday. Tomba, the man known as La Bomba, is still a star in Italy. The 2006 Winter Olympics will take place Feb. 10 to Feb. 26 in Turin, Italy.
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Winter warm-up Pryor wins tournament
WOMEN'S GOLF
BY STEPHEN BERGMAN
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Golf isn't the first thing that comes to mind when students think of winter break. But the cold weather and the holidays didn't stop the women's golf team from utilizing its offseason.
Coach Erin O'Neil said it would be that kind of dedication that would lead the team to success in the spring.
During the break, several players found the time to get on the greens at their hometown courses and others participated in tournaments. Senior Chelsey Pryor won the ORU Shootout.
"Chelsey Pryor leads by example, she's an Academic All-American," O'Neil said. "I see us right now in the middle of the pack in the Big 12, which of course is a very tough conference."
O'Neil said that the team was in the process of accomplishing things that haven't been done at the University, with regards to success as a unit. She said hopes were high for the season, which will officially begin Feb. 6 with the team's first practice.
"We have a different set of expectations. The girls are set on creating history here at KU," O'Neil said. "This season there's a pretty good schedule, team, courses. Our main goal is to try to get to regionals and I believe we can do that. It's a very talented bunch in general with some solid senior leadership."
- Edited by John Jordan
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