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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday. December 12, 1967
Transfers boost Wildcats' hopes
Edtor's note: This is the seventh in a series of articles analyzing each of the Bg Eight basketball teams.
By Mike Jones Kansas Staff Reporter
A pair of talented junior college transfers and three returning starters give Kansas State a good chance to capture their first Big Fight title since 1964.
The transfers, 6-0 guard Louie Small and 6-6 forward Gene Williams, were both on the all-California Junior College team last season. Small averaged 23 points a game for San Joaquin last season and is near that figure through K-State's first three games. Williams is considered an excellent rebounder and defensive player. He averaged 12 blocked shots a game last season at San Francisco City Junior College.
The returning starters are led by 6-7 Earl Seyfert. Seyfert was the team's leading scorer last year and was selected to the all-Big Eight second team.
Seven-one center Nick Pino should have his best year after being a part-time starter the past two seasons. Pino has great physical strength and was the top rebounder on the Wildcat team last season. K-State coach Tex Winter says Pino has a fine shooting touch, but lacks quickness.
The other returning starter is 6-1 guard Steve Honeycutt. Winter said that Honeycutt, who averaged 9 points a contest last year, should be one of the best guards in the conference. Honeycutt is a
good defender and has great jumping ability.
These five furnish K-State with good team balance, a fictor which Winter said will benefit the Wild-cats greatly. Winter said he hoped the team will be better in several other areas.
"Much depends on the play of our veterans—Pino, Seyfert and Honeycutt. Naturally, it will take time for the sophomores and junior college transfers to make the transition to our style of play, but their strong points should blend in to offset some of our major weaknesses of last year."
The top Wildcat reserves will be 6-3 sophomore Jeff Webb and 6-6 junior college transfer Mitchell Third. Webb was the top scorer on the Wildcat freshman team last season with a 20-point average.
Third was a teammate of Small at San Joaquin last year. Winter said that he has good speed and agility.
Third's competitive spirit could keep him pushing for a starting position." Winter said.
The Wildcats' biggest problem will be inexperience. Until the junior college transfers learn the K-State system, the three veterans will have to carry the load
Also, K-State has to come up with a scoring leader. Both Seyfert and Small have shown promise in this area, but both need more experience.
The Kansas's prediction for Kansas State; second.
KU river rats take unscheduled trip
Three KU students floated merrily down the Kansas River by accident Friday afternoon in a small improvised craft, the USS Beaver.
"We were just testing out the boat and had planned to go straight across the river and back by the dam. But one of our paddles broke and the other was a broom which didn't last too long in the water," said Dick Beamgard, Atwood sophomore.
The other crew members were Dave Sindelar, Howells, Neb. junior, and Charles Beach, Kansas City junior.
The boat, made out of a tractor tire innertube covered with canvas, was caught by the current and carried about three miles downstream.
All three of the men agreed they were going to try the boat again on a warmer day.
BIERSTUBE 14th and Tenn.
Season tickets will admit you to see twinbill
Student season ticket holders will be admitted to the Sunflower double-header here Friday, said Nick Roach, athletic ticket manager.
The only student tickets available for the games are 500 single game tickets which will go on sale Thursday for 50 cents each. Roach said that students may also purchase reserve seats, now on sale to the public for two dollars.
The games will be KU against Cincinnati and Kansas State against Texas A and M.
Roach said that orders for the reserve tickets are filled according to the date purchased on a first-come-first-served basis. Tickets can be purchased at the door the night of the game until the tickets are sold out.
The student tickets have been reduced from one dollar to 50 cents. Students must present their KU-ID and registration card to purchase one.
KU falls to No.11; Uclans still No.1
The KU Jayhawks fell from fourth place to eleventh in the second week of the United Press International major college basketball ratings.
Undefeated UCLA, winning with ease in both balloting and basketball, received an overwhelming vote of confidence from the nation's coaches who gave the Bruins all 35 first place votes as the country's top college team.
Coach Johnny Wooden's Bruins, who also received all 35 first place nods in pre-season voting and then slipped slightly last week after a tight battle in the season opener against Purdue, came back with another perfect report card and 350 points—one point more than a week ago—in this week's belloting.
Increase winning streak
Last week, the Bruins looked a lot more like the team riding a 37-game winning streak, the longest in the nation. Friday night they clubbed Wichita State 120-86 and came back 24 hours later to rip Iowa State 121-80 for the
Uclans' 30th straight victory at home The Bruins have not lost at Pauley Pavilion since the building was constructed three years ago.
Louisville, which last week received the only first place vote that hasn't gone to UCLA this season, dropped from second to fourth after being upset by unranked Northwestern 88-83 Saturday night, lowering the Cardinals' season mark to 2-1.
Team Points
1. UCLA 35 (3-0) 350
2. Houston (4-0) 295
3. Vanderbilt (3-0) 182
4. Louisville (2-1) 153
5. Boston College (2-0) 130
6. Kentucky (4-0) 112
7. Princeton (3-0) 111
8. North Carolina (2-1) 74
9. Davidson (4-0) 72
10. Tennessee (1-0) 70
Second 10: 11. Kansas 59; 12.
Indiana 46; 13. Wyoming 40; 14.
Loyola Chi. 39; 15. Purdue 28; 16.
Dayton 24; 17 Cincinnati 16; 18.
St. John's 15; 19. tie Duke and Bradley 12 each.
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