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Volume 128 Issue 99
kansan.com
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
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COMMENTARY
David Beaty is #EarningIt on Twitter
Some coaches don't understand social media websites, like
Twitter, whats in it Other coaches, like Kansas' David Beaty, are dominating the digital front by using new hashtags for the football program and tweeting videos and photos from practice.
Beaty, @beaty_david on Twitter, incorporated #Earnlt and #PlayersoftheDay in his tweets.
The #Earnit hashtag, in relation to KU football, first showed up in a tweet from the Kansas Football account March 23, the day before spring practices began.
Just one day later, Beaty used the hashtag in a tweet wishing good luck to the players participating in Pro Day.
Where does the hashtag come from? At this point in time, Beaty hasn't said anything publicly about the hashtag specifically, but said "Championships are won in weight rooms, on football fields and in meeting rooms. We win by outworking folks and having a work ethic that is second to none," in a video that Kansas Athletics posted to YouTube on March 10, titled "A Movement Has Started."
He also told the Lawrence Journal-World that "there's gonna be a high premium on ourselves. The way we're going to get better faster is by being the most disciplined team in the country and being a smart football team."
Beaty said in that same interview that he wants his players to love the game and to be consistent.
On the first day of practice, Ben Johnson, T.J. Semke, Jordan ShelleySmith and Ronnie Davis garnered the "award."
After practice, Beaty tweets photos of three to four players who earned #PlayersoftheDay shoutouts
It may not be much to the standard fan,but it shows the players,especially the underclassmen, that the coaching staff is watching them, when in the past, their hard work might have flown under the radar.
In contrast, Charlie Weis,
Kansas' last head coach who
was fired in October, still
has Jayhawks all over his
Twitter and still retains the
@CoachWeisKansas Twitter
handle. He last tweeted on
Aug. 6.
On Saturday, Beaty called out Tré Parmalee, Fish Smithson and Davis for #PlayersoftheDay.
In an age where social media is at the forefront of everything, Beatty knows exactly what he's doing. And he's doing a great job with it.
— Edited by Valerie Haag
Soccer to face defending NWSL champs
GRIFFIN HUGHES
@KansanSports
It's not every day a college team can say it has played against professionals, and seldom are those professionals the defending league champions.
The Kansas women's soccer team will take on the National Women Soccer League's FC Kansas City today at Rock Chalk Park, FC Kansas City won the NWSL League Trophy last year.
The match is the third rendition of the annual exhibition on the road to both teams' regular seasons. FC Kansas City outscored the Jayhawks 4-0 in 2013 and 3-1 last year, although it's not the worst thing in the world for the Jayhawks to say they have been beaten by professionals.
Junior Liana Salazar shoots the ball from inside the goalbox.
FILE PHOTO/KANSAN
Kansas is coming off a 1-0 win against Iowa to begin
tneir spring exhibition schedule after a 15-6 season that led the Jayhawks to an NCAA Tournament in the fall. Freshman Eli Mayr scored the game winner in the 70th minute of that contest, giving the Jayhawks their first win in their first spring game. The young German prospect showed off both exceptional footwork and vision in the effort that lifted Kansas to a 1-0 start.
Kansas coaches are more concerned with improved offensive production in these spring games. Kansas scored 1.67 goals per game while allowing 8, meaning they outscored opponents by nearly one goal per game. However, when it mattered most, the Jayhawks couldn't draw up that offense — they scored just one goal in last year's NCAA Tournament game.
Their offense will certainly
be tested against FC Kansas City, who allowed just 32 goals last year, third fewest in the NWSL. Kansas City also assisted on 30 of their 39 goals. The Jayhawks assisted on 25 of their 35 goals — a lower percentage than that of FC Kansas City.
Kansas fed most of its offense through the Colombian superstar midfielder Liana Salazar last year. Salazar scored 13 of the team's 35 goals: no other Jayhawk had more than seven. The midfelder also had four assists, good for second on the team behind senior Ali Kimura.
One of the main issues for Kansas last year was production from strikers. Forwards scored 15 goals on the year. Three of those strikers are also seniors who won't be around next year. This is why coach Mark Francis is giving his younger
players the chance to score early in the spring season, including the freshman Mayr, who will be a crucial offensive weapon in the match against FC Kansas City.
The Jayhawk backline will have to contend with Kansas City striker Amy Rodriguez, who finished second in the
NWSL with 13 scores in 22 games.
Autograph signings and pictures will follow the game at Rock Chalk Park. Fans can also take a picture with FC Kansas City's 2014 NWSL League Trophy.
FACE OF THE STREAK
Edited by Miranda Davis
Mario Chalmers vs. Christian Moody
PPG: 12.2
RPG: 2.8
APG: 3.8
MARIO CHALMERS
A fluent scorer, scrappy defender and clutch player, Chalmers was named the 2008 Final Four Most Outstanding Player after leading Kansas to the 2008 National Championship. Against Memphis in the championship game, Chalmers hit the game-tying three point shot late to send the game to overtime. A three-year player at Kansas, he is the total steals leader in Kansas men's basketball history at 97.
Most Outstanding Player in the 2008 Final Four Led the Big 12 in steals in three seasons
CHRISTIAN MOODY
Edited by Laura Kubicki
Moody was recruited by former Kansas coach Roy Williams and began his career in Williams' final year (2002-2003). His junior season, when injuries sidelined a few Kansas bigs, Moody took over a starting spot. Eventually earning a scholarship by his senior season, Moody was once called "the greatest walk-on in the history of college basketball" by Billy Packer, a college basketball analyst for CBS Sports. He was named an academic All-American in his final three years at Kansas.
Academic All-American his final three years 59.3 percent career field goal percentage
Search for new women's basketball coach begins
DYLAN SHERWOOD
@dmantheman2011
According to Jeff Carmody, a coaching consultant, the Kansas women's basketball team should look at four different candidates. Carmody, who worked for KU Assistant Director Student Housing Custodial Services for 25 years and retired in 2012, has been doing research on his own and has helped with multiple coaching searches around the country.
Adams
He was a training camp aide and statistician for the Kansas City Chiefs from 1969-70 and was on the sidelines for Super Bowl IV. Carmody also worked for the San Antonio Spurs as director of group sales. Carmody also ran in two Boston Marathons in 1971-72. Carmody received his bachelor's from Eastern Kentucky in 1969 and his master's from Western Kentucky in 1973. Here's who he thinks Kansas should go after.
Banghart
Banghart coached her eighth season at Princeton University, leading the Tigers to a 31-1 overall record this year in the Ivy League. She is the winningest coach in Princeton women's basketball history with a record of 169-
Collins
COURTNEY BANGHART
Johnston
67. Including a 92-17 record in Ivy League play.
After her successful season, Banghart was named to Fortune's Top 50 Greatest World Leaders. Banghart was ranked 43rd along with Taylor Swift, Jimmy Fallon, LeBron James, Bill and Melinda Gates, Pope Francis, Mark Zuckerberg and Yao Ming just to name a few. Banghart played at Dartmouth and graduated in 2000. Before Princeton, Banghart was an assistant at her alma mater from 2003-07. She has coached Princeton to five Ivy League Championships and was the second Ivy League program to secure a win in the NCAA Tournament. Princeton defeated University of
Wisconsin-Green Bay in the first round this year, 80-70 before losing to No.1 seed Maryland in the round of 32 at 85-70. Banghart's team has a 100 percent graduation rate.
JODY ADAMS
JODY ADAMS The current Wichita State Shockers coach has led the Shockers to threestraight Missouri Valley Regular
Season titles, including back-to-back appearances in the NCAA Tournament. Adams just finished her seventh season at Wichita State. Last season, the Shockers were a No. 14 seed. In this year's tournament, they were a No. 13 seed and they lost to California in the first round with 78-66. Adams coached two players that were on this year's All Missouri Valley First Team: seniors Alex Harden and Jamillah Bonner. Bonner was named the Missouri Valley's Defensive Player of the Year and Harden was named the Player of the Year. Adams was named the Missouri Valley's Coach of the Year this year as well. She recruited Bonner from
Butler Community College, where she is the all-time leading scorer in program history with 1,081 points. Before Wichita State, Adams played at Tennessee under Pat Summitt and was named the Tennessee Sixth Player Award in 1990 after her freshman year.
AARON JOHNSTON
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From South Dakota State, Johnston could be a sleeper for the coaching job. Johnston has coached the Jackrabbits to their 11th 20-win season in the past 14 years. The Jackrabbits received their second No. 14 seed this season, with their last No. 14 seed in 2010. The Jackrabbits ended up losing in the first round to Oregon State, 74-62. Johnston has an overall record of 341-117. Johnston is 15-1 in The Summit League Postseason Tournament.
He has been named the Summit League Coach of the Year four times in 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014. Johnston was in the transition when South Dakota State was becoming a Division I school, posting a 216-84 record in their first 300 games. In 2009, he was a finalist for Naismith Women's College Coach of the Year. When South Dakota State was in Division II, the Jackrabbits claimed the school's first National
JORY COLLINS
Championship in 2003.
Just down the road in Emporia sits a major powerhouse in Division II Women's Basketball at Emporia State University. In 2010, the Lady Hornets were the National Champions when Collins was an assistant coach under former coach Brandon Schneider. Schneider is now a coach at Division I Stephen E Austin. In April of 2010, Collins took over the Lady Hornet Program. In his five seasons, he has an overall record of 125-36. Collins has led the Lady Hornets to three MIAA Tournament Championships, five conference title games, and four trips to the NCAA Tournament. Collins had his best season, with his team making it to the Division II Elite Eight for the first time since 2010. Collins has been around the program since 2000 as a student/volunteer assistant until 2003, before becoming a fifth grade teacher.
He then became a graduate assistant in 2004. In 2006, he was a volunteer coach, before becoming a full-time assistant in spring of 2007. Collins graduated from Emporia State in 2002 with a bachelor's degree in elementary education and in 2006 with a master's degree in educational administration.
Edited by Valerie Haag
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