Thursday, February 3, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section B · Page 3
'Hawks ready for Big 10 foe
Men's team takes detour from Big 12
By Matt Tait
By Matt Tait
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
Several years ago, Indiana coach Bobby Knight warned Roy Williams about playing a non-conference game in the middle of the conference season.
"Coach Knight told me I wasn't very smart doing that," Williams said. "And I think he's right."
Even if he does agree, Coach Williams doesn't seem to be taking Knight's warning to heart. The Jayhawks travel out of conference tonight to take on the Big Ten's Iowa Hawkeyes at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in
Iowa City.
The Jayhawks are in the Heart of their Big 12 schedule, but they will have to wait to improve their 5-2 conference record. By playing a Big 10 opponent, Kansas schedule doesn't get any easier, but it won't count in the conference standings.
"It's on the schedule, and we're going to play it." Williams said.
After all, Iowa, while not the same in coach and players, is essentially the same team — in uniform and theory — that beat the Jayhawks last year at Allen Fieldhouse. That loss ended Kansas' home winning streak of 62 games, the longest in the nation at the time.
That loss and the sought-after revenge has served Kansas freshmen Drew Gooden and Kirk Hinrich — a native of Iowa — as motivation.
"I watched that game on ESPN." Gooden said of the loss. "It kind of hurt. It got me down, but I was thinking, 'Will get them back next year.' Watching on TV last year, I couldn't do anything. Now I want to help out and get that win."
Hinrich, who was hassled by his hometown buddies after the loss, said that he really wanted a win tonight, but for more than just revenge.
His friend and high school teammate, Kyle Galloway is a guard for the Hawkeyes and is averaging 7.9 points per game. A Kansas win would give Hinrich bragging rights.
"I wasn't at the game (last year), but I heard about it." Hinrich laughed.
Aside from Galloway's contribution, the Hawkeyes have three players averaging double-figures in scoring and are led by All-America
candidate Dean Oliver, who is averaging 14.2 points and 4.4 assists per game.
Williams and Iowa coach Steve Alford both agreed that playing a non-conference game in the middle of conference play was difficult, but both said that their teams would be ready.
"It does provide the guys a break," Alford said. "But there are pros and cons of having a non-conference game right now. We are coming off a big league win on the road, and it would be nice to continue league play and keep that momentum going."
That win, a 55-51 thriller at Wisconsin, brought the Hawkeyes' record to 9-10 overall and 3-5 in the conference.
Iowa's chance to keep its momentum going and Kansas' chance to bounce back from a 74-66 loss at Iowa State on Saturday will begin at 6 p.m. today.
Bowlers rack up third-place finish in tournament
A new set of NCAA rules will let high schools determine whether athletes have fulfilled course requirements for college eligibility.
A committee of the governing body recommended the change last spring, and the NCAA Division I and II memberships recently approved the legislation.
INDIANAPOLIS — High school athletes will now have an easier time meeting academic standards that allow them to play college sports.
The decision means that many athletes who had been denied scholarships in the past now will be able to qualify for them.
NCAA softens academic standards
The NCAA eliminated certain parts of the course requirements, giving high school principals more latitude in setting the agenda. The change takes effect immediately.
The old rules were much more stringent and allowed the NCAA to determine what were acceptable courses. For example, one previous regulation disqualified social studies courses that devoted more
The Associated Press
By Chris Wristen
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportwriter
A pair of young gun-slingers led the charge as the Kansas men's bowling team captured third place at the 40th Annual Mid-States Intercollegiate Bowling Championships last weekend
"In areas of science and English, for example, they do a lot of interdisciplinary work."
Freshman Glenn Harrison got the Jayhawks started by rolling a perfect 300 score in the opening game of the tournament. The feat marked just the fourth time a Kansas bowler has ever rolled a perfect game in intercollegiate competition.
"We've become more generic in defining those academic criteria." Bob Oliver, director of NCAA membership services, said yesterday.
than 25 percent of classroom time to current affairs or independent study.
The new rules require several things. Courses must now be considered college preparatory, must be taught at or above the high school's regular academic level and must qualify for graduation credit in English, math, natural or physical science, social science, foreign language, computer science or nondoctrinal religion or philosophy.
tion and correspondence and Internet courses may now be part of the criteria for core subjects.
Oliver said the changes had come about after two years of discussions.
Independent study, individual instruc-
"In areas of science and English, for example, they do a lot of interdisciplinary work," he said. "We're saying, if you give a course in English credit at your high school and that is preparing the student for a four-year college, then that is meeting the intent of what we're trying to do."
Bob Oliver director of NCAA membership services
He said the intent of the decision was to prepare students to succeed in college.
The NCAA in most cases will accept a principal's certification that a course satisfies requirements. Oliver said.
"The only time we'll investigate is if they send in a course titled woodworking or drivers ed or phys ed or remedial reading," he said. "That would throw up a red flag. Maybe those are gross exaggerations of what might come in, but in the instructions we have sent to high schools we clarify that the NCAA has the authority to ask about a course whose title is off in left field."
and pulling the Jayhawks into third place for the weekend, behind tournament champion Wichita State and runner-up Central Missouri State. Both teams are ranked in the top 10 nationally. Fine said the day Keeler had was remarkable.
"There was no luck about it," said coach Michael Fine. "All 12 shots were good ones. He stepped right out of the box and they were all good throws."
After a scorching start, the team cooled off and found themselves in the middle of the pack at the end of Saturday's competition.
"He was outstanding." Fine said. "The second day he was in a zone. To bowl that consistently for six games is impressive. He clearly established himself as one of the elite bowlers in the country."
Sunday was another story though, as sophomore Mike Keeler found his stroke and helped lead the Jayhawks back into the hunt.
Keeler, who finished with a weekend average of 227, unloaded on Sunday and averaged more than 250 per game and earned All-Tournament Team honors. His hot hand sparked a late run by Kansas, moving the team up three places
Keeler said he was proud of how he bowled but his main focus was on the team.
"I was really focused on in helping the team and trying to do my best to help us move up." Keeler said. "I kept throwing strikes and I couldn't miss. They just kept coming."
Keeler praised the contributions of the freshmen for the team's improvement. Four of the team's top seven rollers are freshmen and Keeler said their contributions are encouraging for the team's future.
The women's team didn't fair as well, placing fifth out of six teams. Freshmen Christy Distler and Kristina Boehm paced the Jayhawks, averaging 194 and 192, respectively. Central Missouri State placed first and Wichita State placed second.
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