University Daily Kansan, February 26, 1985
SPORTS
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NEWS BRIEFS
Tickets on sale for 1st round
Tickets went on sale yesterday for the first round of the post-season Big Eight Conference men's basketball tournament, ticket manager Terry Johnson said.
The Jayhawks will play the seventh place team at Allen Field House on March 5. The game will begin at 9:10 p.m. Their opponent will not be determined until after the final conference game this Saturday.
The 7,000 tickets cost $2 each for students. Johnson said one ticket could be purchased with each student ID. Johnson said this was different from the regular season because a student now could tickets for other students if he had their IDs.
Only 1.500 reserved tickets, at $$$ each,
are still available. The post-season game
this year was included for the first time in
the public season ticket.
If the Jayhawks win their first game, they will play at 9:30 p.m. March 8 at Kemper Arena in Kansas City. Mo. The tickets for that game are sold out.
The women's basketball team will play at 5:30 p.m. March 5 at Allen Field House if they finish third or fourth in the Big Eight. The women's event is separate from the men's, Johnson said, but students will be admitted free with their student IDs.
Kansas climbs to eighth
NEW YORK — Kansas yesterday jumped from 13th to eighth in the United Press International Board of Coaches poll after defeating Oklahoma on Saturday. Oklahoma, third last week, fell to sixth place following the 82-76 loss to Kansas. The Sooners, now 22-5, received 314 points.
For the fifth consecutive week, St. John's was rated No. 1, receiving 36 first-place votes and 569 points yesterday. This week, the Redmen will get a chance to prove their superiority.
Georgetown, picking up the other three ballots for first place, remained second with 545 points. The ranking sets up a dream matchup for Wednesday night, when Georgetown will play the Redmen. St. John's will carry a 19-game winning streak into the game in New York's Madison Square Garden.
Three coaches of the UPI Board of 42 failed to vote this week.
Michigan, on the verge of clinching the Big 10 Conference championship at 21-3, jumped from sixth place to third, with 485 points in the latest poll. Mississippi State (22-2) remained fourth with 476 points, (26-2) held on to fifth place with 364 points.
Louisiana Tech jumped from 10th to seventh place with 239 points. Kansas was rewarded for its victory over Oklahoma by leaping to eighth with 232 points.
Completing the top 10 were Southern Methodist (231) and Nevada-Las Vegas (212). SMU dropped one spot from eighth a week ago, and UNLV advanced one notch.
BC beat by Connecticut 74-68
NEWTON, Mass. — Earl Kelley and Ray Broxton scored 21 points each last night to lead Connecticut to a 74-68 upset of Boston College in the Big East Conference.
The Eagles, playing their final regular-season game, have lost three in a row. They drop to 18-9 overall and 7-9 in the Big Ten. They have lost four, with two won four of their last five games.
Stu Primus led BC with 15 points and Roger McCready added 14. BC guard Michael Adams, in his final home game, scored seven turnovers of 15 shooting and made seven turnovers.
Compiled from Kansan staff and United Press international reports.
Lynette Woodard, assistant women's basketball coach, practices her ball-handling skills in Allen Field House. Woodward wants to be the first woman to play for the Harlem Globetrotters. She plans to try out for the team in September.
Baylor basketball team gives letter to university
By United Press International
WACO, Texas — Thirteen members of the Baylor University basketball team asked the university yesterday to reopen an investigation into alleged improprieties by Coach Jim Haller, who resigned Friday after he hedged he made illegal payments to a player.
Haller's resignation, effective after the 1984-85 season, came after the Baylor coach admitted he gave $172 in university funds to his team, Wheeler so. Wheeler could make a car payment.
But in the letter signed by 13 of 14 team members, the players said other alleged wrongdoing in addition to the payment, which became public after Wheeler gave his agreement with him on conversation with Haller, would have made Haller's eventual dismissal "neverable."
"There have been several incidents which the players have testified to with the proper authorities of Baylor University. These incidents were of such a nature that Jim Haller's resignation or termination of employment was inevitable." the letter dipped.
"JOHN WHEELER HAS become the scapegoat of Jim Haller's resignation, yet the investigation was not concerned completely with John and his tape, as the reports said. "Mr. Pearl," said the letter, which was signed by every player except guard Carlos Briggs.
program. Herbert Reynolds, president of the university, would not comment on the investigation yesterday afternoon.
The letter called on the university to reopen its investigation into the basketball
After learning of the letter, Reynolds released a statement saying, "We will begin an investigation."
THE PLAYERS' STATEMENT also crit cized Haller's treatment of Wheeler.
"The merciful way in which Jim Haller was allowed to resign and maintain his position through the end of the year has given him an opportunity to retain an undue measure of respect and dignity. Jim Haller has been a persistent persecuting John Wheeler," the letter said.
Haller told a Waco television station he was the case of teammates sticking together.
"I think our ballcub has been together a long time and this indicates they have a feeling for a fellow teammate," he said. "I think this is a good example of the closeness they've had. It's not going to affect the way I feel about them whatsoever."
ALSO VESTERDAY, 157 Baylor athletes gave administrators a statement in which they said Bob Fix, the athletic department's strength coach, had always "aborted the birth of our distinctions or drugs for the enhancement of physical strength and athletic performance."
The tape of the conversation between Haller and Wheeler also included discussion of Wheeler's use of steroids, which were prescribed by an outside physician. Haller commented that Fix was pushing the use of the drugs, which are used for muscle development and have serious side effects.
Woodard hopes to be on the Globetrotters
By TONY COX
Sports Writer
Lynette Woodard hopes to take her bag on basketball tricks to the Harlem Globetrotters next year and become the first woman ever to play for the team.
"I found out that the Globetrotters were looking for a female and I knew right away, that was me." Woodard, assistant women's basketball coach, said.
"It's not so much making the team, but just getting the opportunity. I think it for me."
The Globetrotters have expressed a desire to have at least one woman on their team next year and tryouts for the position will be at their training camp in September.
More than 100 women will seek the position, including Woodward, Pam and Paula McGee, twin forwards from the University of Southern California, and Ann Meyers, the only woman in history to try out for an NBA team.
WOODARD THINKS SHE will be ready when the time comes.
"I've always been fascinated with the Globetrotters," she said. "When I was in high school I always practiced the wizardry they perform."
Woodard has already set new standards of excellence in the sport.
While playing for Kansas from 1978 to 1981, she was a four-time All-American. Her 3,649 career points are the most in the history of women's basketball. She holds almost every individual record at KU, including career rebounds at 1,734.
Some of her greatest games are well documented. In a game her sophomore year against Southwest Missouri State, she scored 49 points and pulled down 19 rebounds. Two weeks later, she scored 43 points and had 24 rebounds against Kansas State. In a game her freshman year against Kansas State, she set the school record with 33 rebounds.
HER BEST YEAR statistically was her sophomore season when she averaged 31 points and 14.3 rebounds per game.
She topped it all off in 1894 as part of the gold medal-winning U.S. Olympic Team.
"I think my chances are very good coming
off the Olympic Gold," she said. "That helps a lot. I think I'm able to play with them. They're not going to use any collegiate players and I don't think there's anybody that works harder than I do."
Woodard said she hoped that her trying out or the Globetrotters would inspire other players. "I think we could do this."
"It will keep women encouraged," she said. "Not just in the sport though. It's the idea of taking whatever gift you have and knowing the best of it, and the unimaginable will happen."
"THAT'S MY LIFE. I've been all over the world and met so many people and unbelievable things have happened because of my ability. I hope it encourages someone else."
Playing for the Globetrotters is the only thing that could take Woodard away from coaching, she said.
"I think I could always come back to coaching." she said. "I's a player at heart."
Woodard said she thought she would fit in very well with the team
"All of the players are billed for something they do well like Curly (Neal) for his dribbling, she said have been known as the best player on the playoff. I hope I will have the opportunity to do that."
It won't be a problem being the only female on the team, she said.
"MOST OF THE plays and such are staged so I don't think it would be a problem," she said. "It's just go out and have a good time, just like when I was little and I played with the guys all the time — just go out and shoot your best shot."
There are not a lot of places to go after college for women's basketball players since the folding of the Women's Basketball Association didn't consider trying out, for an NBA team.
"I think maybe one day there will be a woman in the NBA," Woodard said. "It's not for me though, it's too physical."
"I know I've been blessed with the talent to play the game. I have gone a year without playing."
"I knew something would come up and look what happened — something better than I could have ever imagined — the opportunity to play with the Harlem Globetrotters."
Women get last chance to qualify for nationals
By DAVID O'BRIEN
Sports Writer
Six members of the KU women's track team will have one more shot at qualifying for the NCAA Indoor National Championships when the Jayhawks host the Last Chance Invitational meet tonight in Anschutz Sports Pavilion.
Rosie Wadman, Jaci Tya, Susan Glatter,
Angie Helmer, Trish Mangan and Kelly
Wood will compete with athletes from
several other schools in an attempt to qualify
for the national meet March 8-9 in Syracuse,
N.Y.
"I decided to schedule this meet two or three weeks ago," head coach Calky Coffey said yesterday. "We had some interest from the team, but we didn't." "I took we have here, so we went ahead with it."
Athletes from Nevada-Las Vegas, Villanova, Texas, Texas Christian, Iowa State, Missouri and Kansas State are expected to participate.
Assistant coach Cliff Rovelo said the middle-distance races should be especially矫
"These are girls who should be at
Roverte said he thought Angie Helmer also had a legitimate chance to qualify in the 1,000-yard run. Helmer will have to shave 25 yards of time to 2:14 to make the qualifying standard.
The Jayhawks are coming off a fourthplace finish at the Big Eight championship meet in Lincoln, Neb. last weekend.
"They have the chance to compete fresh," Coffey said, "and they'll be coming off the high from this weekend.
"It should really be a quality meet."
Tonight's meet is one of several "last- chance" meets around the country this week scheduled for the purpose of qualifying athletes for the national championships.
This is the first of such meets sponsored by the Jayhawks, who are still breaking in the track in the new sports pavilion.
Waiting made easier
"I can not believe she hasn't qualified yet. She was clearing five-eight and a half by this much at the Big Eight meet Saturday," said Cindy, holding his hands apart at least four inches.
By CECILIA MILLS and SIERYI STEINER Snorts Writers
Rovello said Tyma had the best chance to qualify for the athletes. She will compete in the high jump.
nationals." Rovelt said. "They are legitimate top-ten in the nation."
Some students camped out at Allen Field House beginning Friday evening to get good seats for the Saturday afternoon game. They were dressed in shorts and pants and pillows to make the wait more bearable.
For about 30 die-hard fans, the Kansas- Oklahoma basketball game was a 24-hour experience.
Hank Dickenson, Overland Park sophomore, said he went to Allen Field House about 7 p.m. on Friday. After talking to friends who said they were going early, Dickenson said he decided not to wait until midnight as he had planned.
"FLOYD TEMPLE, THE assistant athletic director, told us by midnight they would store our stuff during the game," Dickson said. "and if we had cars parked in the yellow zone we should move them because they would be towed in the morning."
"They treated us fantastic," Dickson said. "Around 10-30 or 11 they brought 12 or 14 pizzas. They fed us and they brought Coke and ice."
The first students in line were let into a caged area inside the north doors of the field
Temple told the students they would be able to get their seats about 10 a.m. and the girls would be able to sit by 4 p.m.
"We got up around 8 a.m. or 9 a.m."
Dickerson said, "and Larry Brown brought us coffee and doughnuts and we'll get the cameras, and we'll film you running in to get your seats."
Fans who showed up later were allowed inside the outermost door but not inside the inner one.
Dickenson said he thought the Athletic Department deserved some thanks for their treatment of the fans, and it was an effective public relations move.
"Those of us who camped out were moved outside," he said. Dickenson said they were told they must wait outside so the area inside could be cleaned.
FOR MANY KU students, camping out in line to get prized seats has been a ritual. Chanting and cheering while waiting helped them with their studies, said John Bailly, Tucson, Ariz. senior
Dickenson said he was not as pleased with the way fans were treated at the Memphis State game Feb. 9. He had camped out since 6 a.m. for that game.
Dickerson said that after about two and one-half hours, they were let in, but many of them lost their place in line as more people arrived.
"The things we do outside are to get the crowd going, but once we get inside" it's for the kids.
BRIAN KAHL, WICHTITA junior, was the first person waiting at the outside doors Saturday. He had been waiting since 2:30 a.m.
"I should have been inside, but I don't mind waiting." he said.
"I always sit behind the bench. I like to see what's on going, to see Coach Larry Brown in action. None of this would be going on without Coach Brown. He's the best."
Paul Yurchak, Mission sophomore, said he also had wanted to sit behind KU's bench.
"I want to sit as close to Larry Brown as possible." Yurchak said.
ALONG WITH THE view, sitting in the seats behind Brown could possibly get him on national television, Yurchek said.
Larry Funk/KANSAN
Phil Folsom, advanced karate instructor, demonstrates a students. The class took place yesterday at Robinson kick to his class of green, orange, yellow and white belt Gymnasium.