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Wednesdav. February 13. 1980
University Daily Kansan
'Hawks face must-win situation against OU
Rv MIKE EARLE
Snorts Editor
With a 4-14 league record, Kansas still has a foot in the door for a first division finish in the NBA. But it would also would assume the Jayhawks of a home court advantage in the open round of the post-season.
But if the Jayhawks lose to the Oklahoma Sooners tonight in Allen Field House, they can plan on packing their travelling shoes for the first game of the tournament.
"WE ARE'T WORRYING about the race," KU coach Ted Wedsens said. "To be honest, our title chances look very bleak. We're just trying to win every game we can have first division or we can have a home court athlete on the tournment. That is the main thing."
"We are in a position where we can partially control our own destiny. We play both Oklahoma and Colorado, in the next five years, to move into the first division. There isn't much time to improve our situation but we have an opportunity to help ourselves. This is our responsibility."
It's an important game for the Sooners, too. The defending Bight champions enter the game with a two-game losing
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streak and are tied with Colorado in third place with a 5-4 record.
KU, RIDING ITS own-treep game losing streak, defeated Oklahoma 724 last month (3-1). The team's 16-point deficit and took control of that game midway through the second half. They cited the victory with some clutch free-throw shooting in the waning moments of the game.
Darrel Valentine led KU in scoring with 18 points in the game and subsequently was named MVP. According to Owens, KU's performance in first that meeting was his team's best.
"I if had to choose one game as our best of the year, I would likely choose our victory over Oklahoma in Norman. "Owens said. "I will speak to the respect we have for Oklahoma."
But Okahama, led by the 6-Beal at center, probably has lost a little respect for KU because of the Jayhawk's problems at the nivot position.
OWENS HAS TRIED a trio of centers in the last two games to stop onnoing big men.
But KU's centers Art House, Chester use and Kelly Knight combined for only seven points and four rebounds against fona last week. The team also one rebound against Missouri Saturday.
"Our inside play has got to improve." Owens said. "That is mandatory. The point spread between our pivot men and theirs is getting better. We are improving and good rebounding from that position."
"We don't need an abundance of scoring from our pivet, we need rebuilding. I don't want it to be a bad deal. Real. We have had problems of late against dominating big men and they certainly fits in."
Beal currently leads the Big Eight in blocked shots with 18 in 10 games. He is
| | G | FCS | %T | RE | avg |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Valentine | 21 | 48 | 69.2 | 3.2 | 8.59 |
| Ibn | 21 | 48 | 69.2 | 3.2 | 8.59 |
| Iron | 22 | 49 | 70 | 3.4 | 8.44 |
| Unwieldy | 22 | 49 | 70 | 3.4 | 8.44 |
| Neal | 19 | 48 | 61 | 0.8 | 7.06 |
| Neal | 19 | 48 | 61 | 0.8 | 7.06 |
| Honey | 21 | 57 | 48 | 0.3 | 4.13 |
| Honey | 21 | 57 | 48 | 0.3 | 4.13 |
| Douglas | 22 | 58 | 67 | 1.6 | 6.68 |
| Douglas | 22 | 58 | 67 | 1.6 | 6.68 |
| Sinae | 14 | 60 | 67 | 1.6 | 6.68 |
| Sinae | 14 | 60 | 67 | 1.6 | 6.68 |
| Keight, K | 12 | 52 | 72 | 1.9 | 2.43 |
| Keight, K | 12 | 52 | 72 | 1.9 | 2.43 |
| Keight, M | 3 | 50 | 66 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Keight, M | 3 | 50 | 66 | 0 | 0.86 |
| Annas | 26 | 48 | 72 | 2.08 | 16.68 |
| Annas | 26 | 48 | 72 | 2.08 | 16.68 |
ranked second among Big Eight rebounders, averaging eight a game, and he owns an 11-point average.
BUT THE SOONERS have more than Beal. In their backcourt, Aaron Curry and Raymond Whitley average 14 and 13 points a game.
Bajema averages just under 10 points a game to round out the Sooners strong front line.
To add to the Sooners' arsenal is a pair of powerful forwards—Terry Stotts and Steve Bajema.
Stats lead the Sooners in scoring, averaging 16 points a game and places second in the Big Eight in free-throw accuracy with an 88 percent average.
"From a personnel standpoint, they're excellent," Owens said. "Bajemina progressed through the season to combine and heat to give them a very good front line job."
Big Eight Standings
Conference Games AllGames
Won. Lost. Won. Lost. Won.
Kaitan Stile 8 2 200 19 4 PCT 818
Maimun 8 2 200 18 4 PCT 818
Nebraska 7 5 370 16 4 GG 656
Okhimkowa 7 5 370 16 4 GG 656
Okhimkowa 7 5 370 16 4 GG 656
Kaitan 8 4 400 10 12 445
Okhimkowa 8 4 400 10 12 445
Okhimkowa 8 4 400 10 12 445
Recruiting the key to successful football team
Sports Writer
By TOM COFFMAN
The Big Eight Conference's football signing day is today but Kansas is expected to be mum.
KU head coach Dan Fambrough said Monday that he won't be revealing any recruiting secrets yet, preferring to wait until the year of consent can be signed next Wednesday.
But while Fambrough won't disclay any names, he reviewed the entire recruiting process, which is entering its most important and hectic week.
"There's no way to know how much time is spent on recruiting unless you follow me on social media," she said. "If we got paid 15 cents an hour for recruiting, we'll be millionaires. It never matters."
"AFTER WE finish with the seniors in high school, we start taking the younger students to play basketball and has the potential to play college football in the future. Our slack time is in the season, at least."
National Collegiate Athletic Association rules allow a school to have eight full-time coaches and four part-time coaches. But
only two of the part-time coaches can recruit, leaving each school with 10 recruiters to find and wope prospects.
"One important thing is 'never try recruiting a player without taking to his people', some people, but a coach talks to parents, very little of the talk has to do with
"Most of it centers on school work, the field the young man wants to enter, what conditions are like and things along those lines."
THE JAWHAWKS are coming off a 3-8 season and have a lowly 1-7 record during the past three. Fambrough, however, does not take the pitiful past as a deterrent to recruiting.
“This University has put out a number of successful players and the kids know it,” he said. “Besides, some kids would rather be a big fish in a small pond. School like Notre Dame
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Arbanas and Brown, however, are expected to be the only names trown around until next week. Farrambrough said he had instructed that all players but were refused to identify them.
Dame and Olkahoma will win whether the individual player goes there or not.
"We check out many junior colleges," Fambrough said. "Personally, I am an alumni of UCF and Of course, you'll always have immediate needs and that’s when junior college players
"And coaching doesn't do that, recruiting does."
"We're rebuilding and you rebuild from the foundation. For that reason, our top priority is big linemen. We want to find them so they can work in helping to build a winning program here."
Already, two Kansas City area players had pledged KU. Mike Arambas, 64, 215 linebacker from Grandview High School in Kansas City and an offensive lineman from Shawnee Mission
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"AND THEIR BACKCOURT" of Whitley and Curry is one of the most solid in the Big Eight, if not the nation. They've also found a couple of capable reserves off the bench, to all this talent their experience, and it clubs that Oklahoma is an outstanding club."
Curry's playing status is questionable. He missed the Sooners' loss to Colorado Saturday because of a pulled back muscle.
Oklahoma enters the game with an overall record of 14-8. Kansas is 10-12.
Tonight's game will be televised as the Big Eight game of the week. "Tpff up 18:10. Doors to Allen Field House will be opened at 6:30.
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THE AP TOP TWENTY
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THE AP TOP TWENTY
By The Associated Press
The Top Twenty teams in the Associated Press college basketball ball, with first place winners in parentheses and
records
1. Definii (52) 206/12
2. Smyrna 20/12
3. Louise State 20/12
4. Worcester State 22/12
5. Kentucky 21/4
6. Kentucky State 21/4
7. St. John's 21/4
8. Maryland 21/4
9. Ohio State 28/4
10. Cincinnati 17/4
11. North Carolina 17/5
12. Nebraska Dame 16/4
13. Florida Georgia 16/4
14. Missouri 18/4
15. Purdue 16/4
16. Idaho 16/4
17. West Virginia 19/2
18. Wisconsin 19/2
19. Kannah State 18/4
20. Kansas State 18/4
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