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University Daily Kansan / Friday, March 6, 1992
SPORTS
'Hawks hope to regroup against Mizzou
Home game will be the seniors' last
(11) MISSOURI TIGERS
Coach: Norm Stewart Record: 20-6, (8-5)
Probable Starters
Game time: 2:53 p.m.Sunday at Allen Field House. It will be televised on Channels 9 and 14 in Lawrence and broadcast on KLZR 105.9 FM.
(3) KANSAS JAYHAWKS Coach: Roy Williams Coach: 22-4, (10-3)
Kansas Position/Player Height Year PPG RPG
24-F Alonzo Jamison 6-6 Sr. 9.8 4.4
34-F Richard Scott 6-7 So. 9.8 4.4
51-C Eric Pauley 6-10 Jr. 9.0 3.6
23-G Rex Walters 6-4 Jr. 16.3 3.3
30-G Adonis Jordan 5-11 Jr. 13.8 3.4
By Lyle Niedens Kansan sportswriter
Position/Player Height Year PPG RPG 32-F Jamal Coleman 6-5 Sr. 9.5 4.8 0-F Jevon Crudup 6-9 So. 14.9 8.0 45-F Jeff Warren 6-8 Jr. 10.2 6.4 44-G Anthony Peeler 6-4 Sr. 22.4 5.8 15-G Melvin Booker 6-1 So. 11.7 3.9
Almee Brainard, Daily Kansan
Projected Big Eight seedings
Source: Kansas Sports Information Department
Almee Bralnard. Daily Kansan
Despite the fact that the Kansas Jayhawks now have sole possession of the Big Eight Conference championship, Kansas coach Roy Williams said he was not concerned that lack of motivation would be a problem for the Jayhawks in their home finale Sunday against arch-rival No. 11 Missouri.
ompiled by Kansan sportswriter Lyle Niedens
"I mean, we're playing Missouri," Williams said at his weekly news conference yesterday. "I think that's all that has to be said."
"What I'm more concerned about than the celebrating of our conference championship or anything else is that I want those seniors to go out the right way."
Those seniors include starting forward Alonzo Jamison, forward Macolm Nash, center David Johanning and walk-on guard Lane Czaplinski.
In the past, Williams has started each senior in his final home game, but he said he was unsure if he would start all four Sunday, especially after the Jayhawks' performance Wednesday night against Iowa State.
Williams said his players were down after the loss and would be facing tough practice sessions this weekend.
"I'm thinking about starting five walk-onss if I can't find five that are going to play defense better than they did last night," he said. "I think we'll start seniors, but I'm not sure we'll start all of them."
The defensive effort against the Cyclones was Kansas' poorest of the season,Williams said.
"It was just an ugly game," he said. "Without a doubt, it's going to be our worst defensive-grading game of the year, and it's not even going to close. The tough thing is, you go down the line and it's hard to find more than one player who did a good job."
Kansas guard Rex Walters said, "We just weren't ready to play. And Iowa State played a great game."
"Their emotions are low right now." Williams said. "And they're going to be much lower over the next 48 hours. I told them we're going to practice Friday and not to make plans for Friday night."
The victory was big for Iowa State. The Cyclones improved their record to 19-10 overall and helped themselves considerably toward a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Williams said he definitely thought the Cyclones belonged in the tournament.
However, the loss possibly could hurt Kansas' seeding in the NCAA Tournament. But Williams said that if the Jayhawks turned around and won three or four in a row, he did not think it would make any difference.
The Jayhawks are expected to receive a No. 1 seed in the Midwest Regional of the tournament. The semifinals of that regional will be played at Kemer Awena in Kansas City, Mo.
The Jayhawks already have nailed
down the No.1 seed in the Phillips 66 Big Eight Tournament, which also is being played at Kemper Arena beginning next Friday.
But all the talk of seeding for the NCAA Tournament does not occupy much of Williams' time.
"I know this sounds crazy, but I really don't care if we're a No.1 seed," he said. "I just want us to play well when we get there."
Courtside
Kansas leads the overall series with Missouri 141-82. That includes a 70-31 edge at Allen Field House.
- During their first meeting of the season, the Jayhawks won an overtime game in Columbia, 92-80. Kansas has won its last three games against the Tigers, including a 91-64 victory
last year in Lawrence.
Kansas has made at least one three-point field goal in 135 consecutive games. The last time the Jayhawks failed to convert a three-pointer in a game was on March 5, 1988.
Williams needs two more victories to reach the 106-victory plateau.
■ Kansas has been ranked in the top 25 in 42 of the 63 weeks of the poll since Roy Williams took over as head coach of the Jayhawks. Kansas has been ranked 19 consecutive weeks and has been ranked in the top 10 for 11 consecutive weeks.
Kansas is averaging more than 15,000 fans each home game for the fifth time in the last six seasons.
Jamison and Kansas football All- American Camille Spitaleri shot a public service announcement for the NCAA this week.
Alonzo Jamison is one of four seniors who will play his last game at Allen Field House on Sunday.
Jayhawks shoot for NCAA berth
Women's Big Eight Tourney
The Kansas women drew the top seed in the Big Eight tournament and will face Iowa State, seeded eighth, tomorrow in the first round.
Women's basketball probable starters Game time: 2 p.m. tomorrow Salina Bicentennial Center in Salina. This is the first round of the Women's Big Eight Tournament
Kansas 23-14, 12-3 (12-4) Position Year Height PPG RPG
32 Terrilyn Johnson F Sr. 5-11 7.1 8.8
32 Danielle Shareef F Sr. 5-10 9.2 5.9
30 Angela Aycock F Fr. 6-2 10.7 5.1
10 Jo Jo Witherspoon G Jr. 5-8 3.2 1.2
10 Kay Kay Hart G Sr. 5-7 9.3 3.5
Iowa State 4-22, (2-12)
1 Shanda Fitzgerald F F Jr. 5-11 6.3 4.4
2 Melanic Young F So. 5-11 3.8 3.7
3 Barb Gordon C So. 6-1 5.3 4.8
4 Leslie Maple G Sr. 5-7 8.8 3.0
5 Tyetta Rasheed G Sr. 5-10 12.7 4.1
Source: Kansas Sports Network
Big Eight tourney begins tommorrow
By Cody Holt
Kansan sportswriter
Unless the No. 14 Jayhawks win the Big Eight Conference Tournament beginning tomorrow in Salina, they are not guaranteed a spot in the NCAA Championship Tournament.
The Kansas women's basketball team's toughest opponent during spring break may not even be on the basketball court.
In that case, the NCAA selections committee would be Kansas' arch nemesis.
Kansas coach Marian Washington said the team deserved to be in the NCAA Tournament.
Kansas has not appeared in the NCAA Tournament since 1988, the last time it won the Big Eight Tournament. Kansas lost 74-63 last year to Oklahoma State in the finals of the conference tournament.
Normally, the only Big Eight team that receives an invitation to the NCAA Tournament is the winner of the conference tournament, who receives an automatic bid.
"Our ultimate goal is to make it to the NCAA," said senior forward Terrilyn Johnson. "To be sure to do that, we have to win the Big Eight."
Washington said the women's teams in the Big Eight were trying to gain
national recognition much like the men's basketball teams have within the past decade. The Big Eight is considered the best conference in men's basketball this year.
Despite her concern with getting one of the 28 at-large bids to the NCAA Tournament, Washington said she realized that the Jayhawks could avoid any doubts by winning the conference tournament.
"That's going to be the easiest way to go," she said. "Win and you're in." That's how we would like to do it."
Kansas, 23-4 overall and 12-2 in conference play, is the No. 1 seed in the tournament, which will run through Monday. The Jayhawks will play No. 8 seed Iowa State, 42-2 overall and 2-12 in Big Eight play, at 2 p.m tomorrow in the opening round of the tournament.
Kansas beat Iowa State in the teams' two meetings this year, including a 88-29 romp Jan. 22 at Allen Field House, which was the Cyclones' worst defeat in Iowa State history. Kansas' defense limited Iowa State to only nine first-half points in that game.
Tennis teams go West
Senior guard Kay Kay Hart said Kansas' defense would be the key against Iowa State and all other teams in the tournament.
"The Big Eight teams are going to come after us," Hart said. "But if we come out and play intense defense we're going to be very hard to beat."
SPORTS BRIEFS
The Kansas women's tennis team, 7-0 for the season, will travel to Arizona to compete in a series of dual matches. The Jahyahs will play No. 11 Pepperdine tomorrow, No. 7 Arizona on Monday, Illinois on Tuesday and No. 12 Arizona State on Thursday.
"It will be a good way to test our
knowledge. It will help us help us
where we really stand."
Kansas women's tennis coach Michael Center said the trip would be a challenging one for the Jawhaws.
The Kansasmen's team is in Tempe, Ariz., where it will begin play today in the Arizona State/Penn Invitational. The tournament will conclude Sunday.
Track at Iowa State
in that run, the relay team of Waters, Michael Cox, Jason Teal and Jon Handy ran in 7 minutes, 22.0 seconds. The automatic qualifying time
Dan Waters said that the 3,200-meter relay team, of which he is a member, would attempt to reach the automatic qualifying standard for the NCAA meet. Waters said the team already had met the provisional qualifying standard.
Members of the Kansas track and field teams will participate in a "Last Chance" meet this weekend at Iowa State. The meet will serve as a final opportunity to qualify for the NCAA Indoor Championships in Indianapolis next weekend.
standard is 7:21.8.
"We are almost sure we are in, but we don't want to second guess ourselves," Waters said.
Pranger 16th at trials
Kansas senior swimmer Barb Pranger placed 16th in the 100-meter butterfly at the 1992 United States Olympic Trials on Wednesday.
Pranger was seeded 16th going into the event.
Sophomores Krista Cordsen and Ronda Lusty will compete in the 50-meter freestyle today.
Cordsen was named Big Eight Conference female swimmer of the month for her outstanding performance at the Big Eight Championships in February. Cordsen won she the 100-yard breaststroke in which she set a school and Big Eight record with a time of 1 minute. 4.21 seconds.
No rest for the golfers
The Kansas men's and women's golf teams will not have the opportunity to take time off over spring break. The women's golf team will compete in one, and the women will compete in one.
They will compete at the University of Central Florida Classic, March 9 and 10 in Orlando. Fla. They will have two days off before beginning the University of South Florida Invitational March 13 and 14 in Tampa, Fla.
The women's team will begin its spring schedule March 9 at the Utah Dixie Classic in St. George, Utah. The tournament will run for two days.
From staff reports