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Thursday, November 20.1975
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Inexperienced KU faces season
By ALLEN QUAKENBUSH
For the past two years, the University of Kansas basketball team hasn't had a player with at least 25 points.
But the Jayhawks' luck has run out. With the first game still more than a week away, it looks as if KU will be without co-captain Donnie Von Moore for at least two games. The team's next center, has been hospitalized this week with a case of menonla.
"It will probably be at least two weeks before Donnie is ready," assistant coach Sam Miranda said yesterday. "The doctor is out of the hospital for a week."
TRAT'S SOMETHING THE Jayhawks can't afford. Carrying only 10 scholarship players on the roster, KU is woefully short of depth.
"We're not large in numbers," head-coach Ted Owens said. "We have the least amount of depth we've had in some time. But if we continue to have the luck we've had the last two years (regarding injuries), it shouldn't be a problem."
There are no seniors on the KU team this season, and five of the top eight players from last season's team are gone. From that, it would seem that team leadership might be lacking. But that's one thing that doesn't concern Owens.
"Leadership is something that's hard to learn. You don't have to be a take-charge girl but you need to be
"ON DAYS THAT Norm Cook is playing with great intensity, he provides great leadership," he said. "I think most of the squads look to Norman for that leadership."
Cook is being counted on to provide more than just leadership. After Cook's strong performance in the Pan American Games this month, Owens is offering a lot from him.
"Cook it as good as any forward in the game," Owens said. "We need for him to be accepting."
Ken Koenies, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, is expected to be the other starting forward. Owens said Koenies was a steady player who wouldn't make any spectacular plays.
but would always help the team while in the game.
With Von Moore out, 7-foot-1 freshman Paul Mokelsk will start at center. Mokelsk was a highly-recruited prospect from the University, who Owens said was developing rapidly.
"PAUL HAS GOOD mobility and an excellent shooting touch," he said. "With experience, I think he will be a very good player."
KU's starting guards will be sophomores Milt Gibson and Clint Johnson. Gibson saw limited action last season, while Johnson started in several games.
"They have more quickness and speed you may than any pair of guards in all the army. You know that they are very hard to them, we should be able to be the ball down the court quickly and put some pressure on
Forward-guard Reuben Shelton, forward Herb Nobles, and guards Cris Banthew and Brad Sanders are the other scholarship players.
"Shelton will be our swing man," Owens said. "He will give us the quickness at forward that Pierre Russell gave us, and will add size in the backcourt when we need
Owens said of Nobles, "He's a very good athlete. The he does best—and this is surprising—is his passion. He spota the open man very well and can get the ball to him. It's taking him some time to understand the system, but he's going to play a lot for us."
Owens said he expected Kansas State, Missouri and Nebraska to battle for the Big Eight title. But he's not counting out his young team.
"I think we have a chance to win the championship," he said. "We have a good bunch of kids with some talent. I would expect us to have a very good basketball team."
The Jayhawks will open the season Saturday afternoon with the annual intrasquad scrimmage. The starting time is tentatively set for 5 p.m., depending on when the Kansas-Missouri football game ends.
Staff Photo by GEORGE MILLENER Norm Cook
KU women beat alumni
The KU women's basketball team won the
Nationals game, 78-81, last night in Alen
Field Houses.
The alums led 36-30 at halftime, but the varsity women rallied in the second half to 47-31.
Rowanna Riggs led in scoring with 20 points. Adrian Mitchell and Janet Ballard each popped in 10 points to round out double figures. Yeater topped the alumnus with 21 points.
Mitchell also had 20 rebounds and Marci
Conner had seven plays in the play.
Noble scored 19.
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