SPORTS
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Wednesday, January 11, 1995
3B
Men's basketball rolls during winter break
Kansas goes 7-1; Hoosiers defeat 'Hawks handily
By Christoph Fuhrmans Kansan sportswriter
Despite the Grinch who popped up last month in Indiana, the Kansas Jayhawks had happy holidays during winter break, going 7-1 and winning all home games. At the beginning of Big Eight conference play, Kansas is ranked No. 3 by The Associated Press with an 11-1 record. Kansas lost only at Indiana and won at North Carolina State, Southern Methodist University and Missouri. The Jayhawks have won eight consecutive games going into Saturday's game at Iowa State.
DEC.10
KANSAS 96, NC STATE 91
Kansas made a school-record 15 of 25 three-pointers in a close road win in Raleigh, N.C. Four Jayhawks scored in double figures led by junior forward Sean Pearson's 22 points. N.C. State tried to keep up with Kansas' three-point barrage, but was only 9 for 34 from beyond the arc. One of Kansas' 15 three-pointers was made by freshman guard C.B. McGrath, his first basket of the season.
DEC.17
DEC.17
KANSAS 61, INDIANA 80
Indiana continued its home-court winning streak, which now stands at 49, and handed the then No. 3 Jayhawks their worst defeat of the year to date. Three Kansas players scored in double figures led by sophomore guard Jerod Haase's 16. But the Jayhawks were 5-23 from three point range. Kansas' three big men, senior center Greg Ostertag, sophomore forward Scot Pollard and freshman forward Raef LaFrentz were outscored 51 to 22 by Indiana senior forward Alan Henderson and sophomore forward Brian Evans.
"I was just not pleased with the way we played on any aspect of the game
DEC.20
offensively, defensively, rebounding,
our intensity, Kansas coach Roy
Williams said. "I didn't think we
played as hard as we have played."
KANSAS 80. SANTA CLARA 75
For the first time since Williams started coaching the Jayhawks, no upperclassmen started in a Kansas basketball game. Freshman guard Billy Thomas and Pollard replaced Pearson and Ostertag in the starting lineup. Ostertag responded by scoring 16 points with nine rebounds and three blocked shots. The Jayhawks shot 55 percent from the field and held the Broncos to 35 percent.
DEC.22
KANSAS 71, RICE 57
LaFrentz tied career highs with 18 points and nine rebounds as he led the Jayhawks to a victory against the Owls. Thomas and Pollard started for the second consecutive game in place of Pearson and Ostertag.
Kansas won the game by holding Rice to 32 percent shooting from the field despite the Jayhawks shooting 40 percent.
"For us to be the team we want to be we've got to have a balance of inside play and outside, we've got to get to the free-throw line," Williams said. "That wasn't a very pretty game."
DEC.31
KANSAS 93, FORT HAYS STATE 55
KANSAS S, PORT HAYS STATE 85
Ostertag started for the first time since Dec. 17 and led Kansas with 23 points, 11 rebounds and six blocked shots as the Jayhawks defeated the NCAA division II Tigers and continued their tradition of playing smaller in-state schools such as FHSU.
The Jayhawks used their size, dominating inside play as they out-
rebounded the Tigers 58-39. LaFrentz recorded his first double-double with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
KANSAS 10G, EAST TENNESSEE STATE 73
JAN.3
Oostergt became the all-time leading shot blocker in Kansas basketball history with 201 blocks as the Jayhawks defeated the Buccaneers. Oostert blocked four shots to pass Danny Manning's old record of 200 blocks.
Sophomore guard Jerod Haase broke out of a mild slump by making all of his six shots and scored 18 points. Four other Jayhawks scored double figures, and Kansas scored more than 100 points for the first time this season.
JAN. 7
JAN. 7
KANSAS 97, SOUTHERN
METHODIST UNIVERSITY 58
Kansas shot 56 percent from the field while holding SMU to 29 percent as the Jayhawks defeated the Mustangs in Dallas. Ostertag had 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocks in his return to his native Texas. The Jayhawkes were 5 of 12 from three-point range, but the Mustangs were only 4 of 29.
JAN. 9
KANSAS 102. MISSOURI 89
JAN.9
Kansas opened Big Eight Conference play by halting Missouri's 16-game conference winning streak and defeating the Tigers at the Hearnes Center in Columbia, Mo. Pollard and Pearson led Kansas with 22 points each as Kansas dominated the game's inside play. The 102 points were the most points ever scored against Missouri at the Hearnes Center.
"They've really had some success and had a phenomenal year last year and we've been pretty doggone good as well, but we were fortunate to come out on the top end tonight," Williams said.
Kansas senior guard Greg Gurley and junior forward Sean Pearson attempt to stop the advance of Rice forward Robert Johnson in Allen Field House. The Jawhays' next game will be against Iowa State Saturday in Ames, Iowa.
Paul Kotz / KANSAN
Women's basketball goes 7-1 during holiday
By Jenni Carlson
Kansan sportswriter
The holiday season was a good one for the Kansas women's basketball team.
After going 7-1 during winter break, the Jahaways are 12-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big Eight Conference. They currently hold the 14th spot in the Associated Press' top 25 women's basketball ball.
KANSAS 101. CREIGHTON 84
DEC.10
The Jayhawks exploded to score 56 points in the first half en route to their victory over the Blue Jaws.
All of the Kansas players who entered the game recorded points. Junior guard Charisse Sampson had 21 points and four steals. Senior forward Angela Aycock was close behind with 20 points as the Jayhawks hit more than 55 percent of their shots from the field.
KANSAS 64. NORTHWESTERN 78
DEC.18
What was intended to be a party for the Jayhawks and their fans was crashed by the Northwestern Wildcats.
Northwestern defeated Kansas in a
game billed "Fill The Fieldhouse II." The women fell in front of 7,850 people, the year's biggest crowd. Even though the fans did not see a Jayhawk victory, Kansas women's basketball coach Marian Washington said Kansas proved its worth.
"One of the things I hope the crowd did see was that Kansas did not give up," she said. "Obviously we're disappointed, but I am pleased with the effort that our players made in the second half."
The Jayhawks had to battle back from deficits as big as 15 points that the Wildcats built up in the first half. They cut Northwestern's lead to five, but the Wildcats never relinquished their lead.
"It seemed like they were hitting everything," Aycock said.
Aycock hit plenty of her own shots as she led Kansas with 31 points. Following Aycock was Sampson, who scored 18 points.
But Kansas could not match Northwestern's inside play. The Wildcats exploited their height advantage over Kansas throughout the game.
"I feel that's where they really hurt us," Washington said. "We're going to have that challenge all season long."
Kansas often makes up for its lack of height with its speed. Some of that
quickness was lost when an ankle injury forced sophomore guard Tamecka Dixon out of the game.
"We should have won the game whether Tamecka was in the game or not. Wejust shot poorly," Aycock said of Kansas, which was 35 percent from the floor in the game.
DEC.21
KANSAS 84, DePAUL 67
The Jayhawks rebounded after their loss to Northwestern by defeating DePaul.
Kansas used a balanced scoring attack to defeat then-No. 24 DePaul. In their third straight home game, five Jayhawks scored in double figures led by Aycock. She scored 22 points and had six rebounds.
Sampson had 14 points while sophomore forward Shelley Canada and junior forward Keshana Ledet each scored 12.
After hitting a shooting slump against Northwestern when the Jayhawks were 21-of-60, they hit 49.3 percent of their shots from the floor.
DR. PEPPER/LADYBEAR CLASSIC
KANSAS 98, SOUTHERN MISSIS-
SIPPI 96
DEC.29-30
The Jayhawks captured the tournament championship in Waco, Texas with two victories in two days.
Aycock was key to Kansas' first round win against Southern Mississippi. She scored 36 points, a career high, and dished out 11 assists as well.
KANSAS 85, BAYLOR 68
Sampson recorded a double-double with her 25 points and 11 rebounds during the fast-paced game.
"Southern Miss was one of the fastest basketball games I've seen in a long time, men's or women's," Washington said.
The Jayhawks captured the championship, its second of the season, with their 17-point victory over Baylor. Its first came at the Dial Classic in early December.
Aycock, the tournament's MVP, had 24 points against Baylor, which gave her 60 points for the two-day tournament. She added four rebounds and two assists.
"Angela Aycock is an All-American," Washington said of her senior forward. "She's been one of the finest forwards in the nation, but she's also shown she can handle the ball."
Sampson was named to the all-tournament team. She recorded 20 points and six steals against Baylor.
Kansas" honors continued as Dixon
was awarded with the tournament's Hustle Award.
KANSAS 99. HOUSTON 98
"We were a little tired at Houston, we definitely were," Washington said. "But to beat teams at their place and get one point or two point wins on the road is very significant."
For the fourth consecutive game, the Jayhawks scored more than 80 points and tallied yet another win.
Kansas relied on two Angie Halbleib free throws with 14 seconds remaining in the game to secure a win. The victory was Washington's 400th career win.
"I am thankful that I have been able to be in this game so long," Washington said.
Kansas got another career night from Aycock. She tied a career high, one that she set against Southern Mississippi with 36 points.
JAN.6
KANSAS 80. IOWA STATE 69
Opening Big Eight Conference play in Ames, Iowa, the Jayhawks defeated the Cyclones and boosted their record to 11-2.
first half, Kansas surpassed that output in the first eight minutes of the second half. As a team, the Jayhawks shot almost 45 percent from the field and were 22-of-29 from the line.
Sampson paced Kansas with 25 points and six rebounds. Aycock poured in 24 points as well.
After scoring only 31 points in the
JAN.8
KANSAS 77. NEBRASKA 64
The Jayhawks captured their seventh consecutive road victory with their win over the Cornhuskers. That mark broke the team's previous record of six straight wins on the road.
"The road trip was quite a challenge," Washington said. "We had some tough games and they really responded well."
Kansas struggled through a poor shooting performance in the first half. Some of the sluggishness may have resulted from a light show that disrupted the pregame shoot around. Washington said the team warmed up in the dark.
"I'm not going to suggest that it was all attributed to not shooting in the lights, but we did do better in the second half," she said.
Salaam's NFL draft spot may fall
The Associated Press
BOLDER, Colo. — Heisman Trophy winner Rashaan Salaam's decision to turn pro a year early could drop him behind two other college running backs in this year's NFL draft, according to a reputed draft analyst.
"Rashan is a top-15 player, a top-10 player possibly and a top-5 player possibly," Kiper told The Denver Post. "If he had gone back, he would no doubt be a top-5 pick, but then he might've gotten hurt."
ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper has projected Salaam to either be selected by the Cincinnati Bengals with the fifth pick or by the New York Jets with the ninth pick in the April draft.
"He's a big back with a lot of speed," Minnesota Vikings scout Jerry Reichow said of Wheatley. "He doesn't have great elusiveness, but he's a quality back."
Salaam, who became the fourth player in NCAA Division I-A history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a single season, announced his decision to turn pro Monday, saying he had little else to prove at the college level.
That's what happened to Wheatley after he chose to stay at Michigan for his senior year. But NFL scouts are not too concerned about Wheatley because he injured his shoulder, not his knee.
NFL draft
Players reenrolling college eligibility to enter the 1995 NFL draft with class position and school:
Derrick Alexander, junior, DE, Florida State
Blake Brockermayer, junior, OL, Texas
Curtis Martin, junior, RB, Pittsburgh
Rashae Selaem, junior, RB, Colorado
Warren Sapp, junior, RT, Miami
James Stewart, junior, RB, Miami
Jack Jackson, junior, WR, Florida
John Welsh, junior, QB, Brigham Young
Craig Powell, junior, LB, Ohio State
Korey Stringer, junior, OL, Ohio State
Lorenzo Styles, junior, LB, Ohio State
Noah Musser/KANSAN
NCAA keeps athlete job ban, relaxes on eligibility
The Associated Press
But in the opening session of the 89th NCAA convention Monday, delegates made a significant concession to let freshmen who don't meet academic requirements get financial aid and practice with their teams.
SAN DIEGO — The NCA4, which last month made $1.75 billion in a new CBS television contract, says athletes can't make $1.500 in a part-time job.
All in all, Monday's voting was a mixed bag for student athletes, whose visibility is getting greater at the annual rule-making meetings of the ruling body of college sports.
Then, delegates twice defeated a plan to let athletes who do not meet freshmen standards get a fourth year of eligibility by making good academic progress.
championships because not enough schools sponsor it.
But this convention will be remembered for the wide-ranging changes in freshmen eligibility requirements.
More than 2,000 delegates hoped to finish their agenda tonight, a half-day early. Today's items included one to do away with the men's gymnastics
They go into effect Aug.1, 1996 unless modified at the January 1996 convention.
Known as Proposition 16, the new rules are the latest in the NCAA's stormy 12-year effort to set equitable freshmen standards for all athletes, rich and poor, Black and white.
"We've taken a big step, an important step in academics," said Judith Albino, head of the NCAA Presidents Commission. "Prop 16 will set a new standard for a number of years to come."
Nevertheless, the acrimony over freshmen-eligibility standards and other issues characterized the debate. Concern over cheating drove a majority of Division I schools to turn down the proposal to let athletes have jobs that pay no more than
$1,500 a year. Athletes cannot hold jobs of any kind.
"Fear of abuse drives much of our discussion," Hoke Smith, president of Towson State, said in arguing for the fourth year of eligibility. "If students can be admitted and can succeed academically, we shouldn't limit their eligibility. Our basic purpose is to graduate students."
Schools also turned down a measure to leave it up to individual schools whether to use standardized test scores as a part of freshmen academic requirements.
"Since the NCAA strengthened its requirements, all athletes, including minorities, are graduating at higher rates than in the past," said Cliff Gillespie, dean of admissions at Middle Tennessee State. "We urge the NCAA to once again confirm its commitment."
In the narrowest vote, schools decided not to let "partial qualifiers" have a fourth year of eligibility.
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