WEDNESDAY. "Every night I took the court I gave you everything I had, and every night you cheered me on. You gave me everything you had."
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Inside Sports
Jessica Tims
jtims@kansan.com
Collison capitalizes in Monday's showdown
With 24 points and a career-high 23 rebounds, Collison ended Monday night's game 13th on Kansas's all-time single-game rebounding list. A game that ended in a 90-87 upset of No. 3 Texas. A game he said in a post game interview was a must-win for Kansas. He even received a standing ovation from veteran broadcaster Dick Vitale on press row.
But more importantly, Nick Collison knows when to shine.
Nick Collison knows how to shine.
Not only was the game seen by 16,300 fans in Allen Fieldhouse and millions more on ESPN's Big Monday, it was seen by 24 NBA scouts on the baseline of the Fieldhouse.
"If those NBA scouts sitting over there tonight," Kansas coach Roy William's told reporters after the game, "if they look at that guy and they say that there is anybody in the world who has a bigger heart than that sucker then they are damn blind. He just battled his butt off."
Coach is right. Collison proved to the scouts that he is a legitimate top-20 pick. At press time yesterday, "The NBA Draft Report" by NBA scout John Thompson (www.nbadraftreport.com) had Collison as a probable 13th pick in the first round. A number that is sure to rise after his performance against Texas.
But after the game, Collison didn't attribute his solid performance to the scouts. He wasn't playing for a place in the draft. The Iowa Falls, Iowa, senior told reporters he was playing for his team, for its ranking and for its honor on its home court. He told ESPN as he ran off the court that he couldn't lose two in a row in the Fieldhouse.
"I just felt like we needed it," Collison said of his performance. "We needed a win badly. I went into the game with an attitude that I wanted to be very aggressive on the offensive end and just wanted to play as hard as I could."
Collison will be a top-10 draft pick if he continues to dominate. But the key will be consistency. He must continue to play at that level — or at least with that much heart — to be secured a top spot, shining in the draft come June.
Tims is an Arma senior in journalism. She is the Kansan sports editor.
KJHKSPORTS
Play-by-play announcers for the University of Kansas radio station KJHK 90.7 FM, Sennett Rockers and Jason Hwang, invite you to listen in as they call tonight's women's basketball game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers live from Allen Fieldhouse. Rockers and Hwang bring you their expectations for the game.
This game could not come at a better time for the Kansas women. The Jayhawks defeated Texas A&M over the weekend to snap a 21-game Big 12 Conference losing streak. Nebraska is now the only team in the Big 12 without a conference victory. Kansas will be playing at home and will be full of confidence after the victory over A&M. Last season, the Kansas women just could not put points on the scoreboard. This year,
forward/center freshmen Tamara Ransburg and Crystal Kemp, and sophomore guard Aquanita Burras are each averaging in double figures. Kansas will send the Cornhusker with another conference
will send the Cornhuskers back to Lincoln with another conference loss.
This is a golden opportunity for both Nebraska and Kansas, who are expected to finish in the bottom two spots, to earn a victory in the Big 12 Conference. Nebraska is still searching to break its 11-game conference losing streak. Nebraska's last Big 12 victory came against Kansas in Lawrence in February 2002, 77-70. Of the 13 'Husker players on the roster, only six scholarship
— Sennett Rockers, KJHK announcer
players are currently playing this season. Three suffered season-ending injuries, two are from the volleyball team (one is a walk-on), and three are freshmen walk-ons. So Kansas needs to wear down Nebraska and/or get the 'Huskers' starters into foul trouble to force them to use their highly inexperienced bench. Kansas needs to score the majority of its points in the paint with Tamara Ransburg and Crystal Kemp, whose combined averages are 21.4 points per game. Kansas must do a better job in defending the three-point line, ranked last in the Big 12.
KJHK's coverage of tonight's game will begin at 7 on 90.7 FM.
— Jason Hwang, KJHK announcer
All-Stars chosen, Jordan's 14th year
The Associated Press
NEW YORK - Michael Jordan was selected to the All-Star team for the 14th time yesterday, and Karl Malone was shut out for the first time in 15 years.
Also chosen for the Eastern Conference team were Jason Kidd of New Jer
Jordan moved into a tie with Malone and Jerry West for the second-most AllStar selections in NBA history behind Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19.
sey, Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker of Boston, Brad Miller of Indiana, Zydrunas Ilgauskas of Cleveland and Jamal Mashburn of New Orleans.
Six NBA teams — Boston, Dallas, Houston, Indiana, the Lakers and Phoenix—will have two All-Stars.
The Western Conference reserves are Shaquille O'Neal of the Lakers, Stephon Marbury and Shawn Marion of Phoenix, Steve Nash and Dirk Nowitzki of Dallas, Gary Payton of Seattle and Chris Webber of Sacramento.
The starters for the East will be Detroit's Ben Wallace, Indiana's Jermaine O'Neal, Orlando's Tracy McGrady, Philadelphia's Allen Iverson and Toronto's Vince Carter.
Houston's Steve Francis and Yao Ming, Kobe Bryant of the Lakers, Minnesota's Kevin Garnett and San Antonio's Tim Duncan will start for the West.
Marion, Yao, Igauskas, Mashburn, Miller and Wallace will be making their first All-Star appearances.
BASEBALL
Kansas pitcher Tom Gorzelanny was declared academically ineligible and left
Kansas pitcher ineligible fails to meet Big 12 standards
the University.
Coach Ritch Price told the Lawrence Journal-World that the loss was a devastating blow.
"All you can do is make the adjustments and give other kids the opportunity to step up," he said.
Gorzelanny, a sophomore left-hander, met the NCAA academic standards, but failed to meet the Big 12 Conference requirement that student athletes must have a minimum of six credit hours per semester with a grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
Free for All
Jason Hwang is a fainweather fan, and he doesn't deserve to be a student at KU, much less a sportswriter at the paper. What kind of fan boos his home team?
if a Texas player pushes one more of my players down, I'm going to mess with Texas. I'm going to regulate on their asses.
if a Texas player pushes one more of my players down, I'm going to mess with Texas. I'm going to regulate on their asses.
I want to congratulate Jeff Graves and Mike Lee. You guys are doing a wonderful job.Keep it up.
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 2003
Hey, I'm watching the KU-Texas game right now, and I just saw Norm Stewart in the stands and I'm wondering what the crap is he doing here?
How much did Texas pay the ref for the game Monday night? Anyone want to kick Rick Barnes' ass with me?
a sports ticket package?
What's the point of giving out thunder sticks when we can't use them to bring down the thunder during free throw
shots?
a sports ticket package?
If you were on the floor last night after KU beat Texas, you're a moron.
a sports ticket package?
I don't care how much higher the team is ranked than us, we are good at basketball here at KU, and we don't storm the court for anybody, let alone Texas!
Langford may be Keith Freeze, but Michael Lee has ice water in his veins.
Everyone who just stormed the floor is pathetic. We're better than that.
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a sports ticket package?
We're Kansas. We're supposed to win games like that. Why did we rush the floor?
a sports ticket package?
To all those freshmen that charged the court after the game, you're a disgrace to KU basketball fans, and that's right: We were booing you.
Thank you, all you people who stormed the court and made KU look like a second-rate basketball program.
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--a sports ticket package?
We messed with Texas, and we won. In your face, T.J. Ford.
a sports ticket package?
So you know that saying, you can take the person out of Texas but you can't take Texas out of the person? Well, I think we just kicked the Texas out of Kansas.
CORRECTION
In yesterday's The University Daily Kansan, Ryan Copeland's column, "Ritual ruined by sharing ceremonies," contained a fact error. Copeland wrote that Raef LaFrentz and Howard Engleman would share a jersey retirement ceremony at halftime of the Iowa State game on Feb. 16. In fact, LaFrentz will be honored at halftime of the Iowa State game, and Engleman will be honored at halftime of the Oklahoma State game on March 1. Four deceased players were honored in a group ceremony at halftime during the Wyoming game on Jan. 15.
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Kansas Athletics Calendar
TODAY
Women's basketball vs. Nebraska, 7:05 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
FRIDAY
Track, Jayhawk Invitational in Anschutz Sports Pavilion
SATURDAY
Men's basketball at Nebraska, 1 p.m. in Lincoln.
Swimming and Diving at Arkansas, 1 p.m.
at Favettville, Ark.
Women's basketball vs. Texas Tech, 2:05 p.m. in Allen Fieldhouse.
Track, Jawhawk Invitation in Anschutz
Soorts Pavilion
SUNDAY
Tennis vs. Southwest Missouri State University, 1 p.m. at the Indian Creek Racquet Club in Overland Park.
WOMENS BASKETBALL Freshman Jones leaves team because of personal reasons
Freshman guard Sereeta Jones has left the Kansas women's basketball team because of personal reasons, coach Marian Washington said yesterday.
Washington said the team wished her the best in her future endeavors.
"We want to thank Sereeta for the contributions she's made to our team," Washington said.
In six games played this season, Jones was averaging 1 point and 1.2 rebounds per game.
"I had a lot of fun with my teammates during my time at Kansas," Jones said. "I wish them the best of luck for the rest of the season and in the future."
Kansan sports reports
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