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Walters leaps into team's leading role
The Associated Press
In Latin, Rex means sking. And that's exactly what Kansas guard Rex Walters has become : king of Jayhawk basketball.
Kansas fans have enthusiastically taken the 6-foot-4 junior transfer from Northwestern under their wings. And it's no wonder. Walters is the team's top score, averaging 16.2 points a game. He has scored in double figures every game this season, averaging 58.2 percent (88/151) from field goal range and 48 percent (39/82) from behind the three-point line.
In Saturday's game against Oklahoma, Walters impressed the fans in Norman, scoring 24 points, including three of five three-pointers with his usual nothing-but-net jumper.
No plays, however, summon a louder crowd reaction than Walters' dunks. With a vertical jump of 341/2 inches, it's Walters' leaping ability that is fast becoming his trademark.
"I think people see me and think of
According to Peter Brancazio, author of "Sports Science" and professor of physics at Brooklyn College in New York, the average playground basketball player has a vertical leap in the 18-24 inch range. A vertical leap in the range of 24-36 inches is considered unusual and a jump over 36 inches is execlentual.
me as the guy who can jump," Walters said. "I think they also recognize my shooting though."
Michael Jordan of the Chicago Bulls, considered one of the NBA's premiere dunkers, has a vertical leap in the 36-40 inch range. Jordan is known for executing seemingly gravity-defying freestyle dunks, the type that Walters said is not in his game-day repertoire.
"I leave that kind of stuff for Midnight Madness and things like that," he said. "I might do a double-pump or something, but nothing too creative."
Just what is it about the dunk that turns a crowd from lax to loud?
Brancazio suggests that it may be
the fact that dunking is beyond the capabilities of most people. Or it may simply be witnessing physical strength as opposed to the usual soft touch of a basketball shot.
"The slam dunk is probably the biggest thing in basketball when you talk about what excites the fans," Walters said. "They love to see a guy fly through the air and hang on the rim a little bit. It's also a little bit of an intimidation factor for the other team."
Walters admitted that it was his junior year at Independence High School in San Jose, Calif., before he could dunk and that his vertical leap is something he worked hard on during the off-season.
"We don't really have time to work on it during the season," he said. "And as the season progresses my legs seem to become weaker and weaker because I'm not working on just jumping.
"But I still have enough to get up there," he added, smiling.
"The slam dunk is probably the biggest thing in basketball when you talk about what excites the
fans. "9"
Rex Walters
Kansas junior guard
Keeping in mind the crowd reaction to a Walters dunk, has coach Roy Williams given him the green light?
"He says dunking is fast as long as you make it," Walters said. "If you miss it, there's a very good possibility that you'll be taken out of the game."
Kansas swimmers, divers defeat Salukis
By Jerry Schmidt Kansas sportswriter
In their last dual meet of the season, the Kansas swimming and diving teams defeated Southern Illinois Saturday in Carbondale, Ill.
The No.25 men beat No.23 Southern Illinois 135.5-103.5, and the No.18 women defeated the Salukis 140-94. Both the men and women won eight of 13 events.
the women, freshman Amy Graham won both of her diving events and qualified for the zone meet in the three-competition with a score of 447.90.
Davidson, who qualified for the NCAA diving meet last year as a freshman, said this was one of his strongest performances.
Sophomore diver Tim Davidson qualified with a score of 534.52 in the three-meter diving competition. For
Two Kansas divers qualified for the NCAA Zone Diving meet during the competition.
A diver first must qualify for the NCAA diving competition in the NCAA diving team.
"This was one of the better meets overall in my career," David said.
Scott Tornsend wom the 50 freestyle in a time of 21.06 and the 100 freestyle in 46.88. The men finished the season with a 9-3 record.
The Kansas women were led by three freshmen. In addition to Graham, Heather Switzer won the 500 freestyle in 4:58.33, while teammate and fellow freshman Frankie Hanson took second in 4:58.40. Switzer took second in the 200 freestyle in 1:52.60 and Hanson won the 1,000 freestyle in 10:08.41.
Hanson said that her time in the 500 freestyle was her best all season and that her 1,000 freestyle time was second-best.
Coach Gary Kempf said that the overall performance of both teams was good and that the team was gelling just in time for the Big Eight Conference Championships.
"We had good performances on the men's and women's side," Kempf said. "Our focus, intensity and ability come together at the right time."
The championships will be Feb. 13 in Lincoln, Neb., and Kempf said the Nebraska men and women could pose a stiff test for the 'Hawks.'
Davidson said an early season loss to the Cornhuskers proved Nebraska would be tough.
"We're going to be in control of our own destiny," Davidson said. "We lost a dual to Nebraska earlier in the season and they should be the team to beat."
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