University Daily Kansan
Tradition gives 'Hawks incentive
By CARLOS MURGUIA
Sports Writer
Every year the KU basketball team is expected to win the Big Eight title.
The reason for this expectation is KU basketball tradition.
"Kansas is championship orientation," KU men's basketball coach Ted Owens said. "When a young man comes here he expects to compete every year for the championship. Tradition is a great thing; it helps mold that attitude."
KU's basketball tradition can be traced to the inventor of the game, James Naismith. Naismith became KU's first basketball coach in 1898.
IRONICALLY, he is the only one of the five business leaders who has been involved in this tenure with a losing record.
After Naimish came Forrest "Phog"
Allen, generally remembered as the
original wizard of Goblins.
Father of Basketball.
During 40 years as head coach, Allen compiled a record of 771 victories and 233 losses for a 788 winning percentage.
Allen is credited with being the person most responsible for basketball being included in the 1908 Olympics. He also won national championship team played in the Olympic games.
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**OWEN SAID that the tradition meant a great deal to him, and that each of the coaches before him had contributed to KU's continued success.**
"KU has had exceptional coaches," Owens said, "Nasalm, Allen and (Dick) Harp. I'm just trying to continue what they started."
started an assistant coach Bob Hill said it was an honor to be coaching at KU because of such coaches as Allen. He said he hoped he could contribute to the winning tradition.
coach. I respect and admire the coaches that KU had, has said, "Naismith, Allen and now Coach Owens (Lafayette) Norwood and (Walt) Wesley."
Kansas entered this season as the second most winning team of all time. KU has won 1,150 games and lost 420, a winning percentage of .798. It also won more games than KU (1,188).
Wesley, the fifth leading score in KU history, was an All-American in 1966 when he led the Jayhawks to an NCAA tournament appearance against Texas Western, now University of Texas at El Paso, the eventual winners of the tournament.
Wesley said KU basketball tradition had been preserved because of the great players in its history.
"The basketball program at KU was very beneficial to me," Wesley said. "Once you leave it you can appreciate it even more. This was an opportunity to play on great teams."
**THREE KANSAS players have been named as the most outstanding performers in the NCAA tournament:** Clyde Lovelette (1983) and Wilt Chamberlain (1957).
Navratilova defeats first-round opponent
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Martina Navratilova of Dallas, who has won six consecutive tournaments, captured her 31st consecutive match last night in the opening round of the $100,000 women's professional tennis tournament.
Navratliaca, the top seed of the event,
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In other matches last night, Billie Jean King of New York, unseeded for one of the few times in her professional career, trounced Diana Frombolt of Australia, 6-2, 6-2. Frombolt was seventeened in the final and would be player to be defeated in the open round.
In the final opening round match, third-seeded Virginia Hosta of England defeated Texas.
KU won the NCAA championship in 1982 and finished second in 1940, 1935, and 1937.
added to said the continuation of KU basketball tradition was the result of the school's winning programs throughout the years.
Roger Brown played on the KU team that finished fourth at the NCAA finals in 1971.
years.
Just look back at the great teams that KU has had and the great players on those teams." Brown said. "Players like Wilt, Lovette, Wesley and Jo Do (White). The tradition was a big reason why I came to KU."
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THE LAST TIME the Jayhawks advanced to the NCAA final four was in 1974. Tom Kivisto, currently KU tennis coach, was a player on that team.
Kivito said there was a great deal of pressure put on the KU players because of what was expected from KU basketball teams.
"Tradition expects expectations," Klivato said. "When you have a winning precedent in front of you you're expected to keep on winning. A level of quality has to be maintained if you hope to maintain your winning tradition."
whining to Kansas players have earned All-America titles in 36 occasions. Nine players -Paul Endacott, Charles Black, Tus Ackerman, Fred Praile, Ray Evans, Charlie Black, Lovellette, Chamberlain and White -earned All-America honors twice.
All-American
Wilson's recent All-American was Bud
Kulworth in 1972. Stallman fished third on the Jayhawks' all-time scoring list at
1,495 points. He holds the record for most
points scored against a conference opponent-
-50 points against Missouri.
politik—po-politik Stallworth said the KU basketball tradition had three components—the players, fans and coaches.
"KU's basketball record speaks for itself," Stallworth said. "An impressive achievement is that KU has won more games than anyone except Kentucky.
Kentucky.
"This school has a tradition of great players, such as Chamberlain, White, and Robisch. KU basketball tradition owes it."
**STALWILL SHORE** SAID that the fan support also contributed to the tradition and that he thought the fans' loyalty to the team was an important factor in the team's success.
great deal to the great players that have come and played here."
The fans know when they come out to see KU play they are going to see a good team.
Stallworth said KU's basketball coaches also had contributed to the continuation of the game.
"What other college can say they had the inventor of the game as their first coach," Stallwyn said. "KU also had Poggin Alleg, Dick Hardin and Owens. These are all allys."
Owens entered his 14th season as coach this year with a win-loss record of 241-114, five Big Eight Championships and two NCAA final four appearances.
UNDER OWENS, KU has had four All-Butler wins (1986, Wesley) and RBH (1973) and Sallownorth (1972).
Owens said he thought the main effect tradition had on the current Jayhawk team was it spitured them on to try harder while they were playing.
"I feel the young men on the team recognize the tradition of winning at KU."
Junior guard Brad Sanders said a player could not appreciate Kansas's basketball tradition until he had talked to people from other parts of the country.
"People on the East Coast are in awe of Kansas basketball," Sanders said. "I know a lot of other schools have tremendous respect for our basketball program."
SANDERS the tradition was a big issue his signing at KU and in a way affected him.
"You have a certain pride when you play," Sanders said. "It's almost as if you feel obligated to play your hardest every time."
Senior forward Ken Koenigs said that it was a privilege to play basketball at Kansas and this he thought Kansas' basketball team would be the players, fans, coaches and alumni.
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"The reason I came to KU was that of its great basketball program and academic program," Koenigs said.
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"A part of KU basketball is the fans and they mean a lot to me," Von Moore said. "I feel they expect us to win every game so I do my best not to let them down."
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