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Wednesday, August 18, 1993
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Renee Knoeber/KANSAN
Hancock Leaving:
Kansas forward Darin Hancock will not
return for the 1993-94 season because of
academic
MEN'S BASKETBALL
reasons. Hancock,
shown here, shoots
over California guard
Jason Kidd during the
1993 NCAAT tournament.
Hancock departs from KU program
Kansas men's basketball coach Roy Williams announced July 14 that Jayhawk forward Darrin Hancock would not be returning to the program for the 1993-1994 season because of academic reasons.
Hancock, 6-foot-7, averaged 7.5 points and 4.5 rebounds a game last season while starting 33 games and shooting 54.2 percent from the field.
"Darrin had some personal problems this summer that caused him to miss over two weeks of summer," school," Williams said. "He is withdrawing from school and will not be eligible to play."
Hancock
The Griffin, Ga., native was selected to the Big Eight Conference All-
Newcomer Team and Basketball Weekly's AllJuce Transfer second team last season.
Hancock was a relentless defender, accumulating 40 steals for Kansas' score 192-1993 Final four squad. He also scored 16 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in the Jayhawks' 64-49 loss to Long Beach State in January.
"This is a huge loss for us because Darrin was going to be such a big factor for our team," Williams said. "It's also a blow to me personally because Darrin is such a nice man."
Williams said that Hancock would be transferring to another school but that he was undecided on which school.
When Hancock decides on a school, he will have to sit out a year of basketball because of National Collegiate Athletic Association transfer rules.
FOOTBALL
Stubblefield, KU teammates make transition to pro teams
Dana Stubblefield finished his playing career at Kansas as a second team All-America defensive lineman, Most Valuable Player in
the alba Bowl and a National Football League first-round draft pick.
Now he is adjusting to life as a starter in the NEL.
Stubblefield is currently listed as the first-team nose tackle for the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers needed help on the defensive line after Michael Carter
Stubblefield
SPORTS in brief
A Summary of Summer News
and Pierce Holt left the team via free agency in the off season, but it was not expected that Stubblefleld would start immediately.
San Francisco defensive end Dennis Brown and nose tackle Ted Washington reported to training camp in Rocklin, Calif., overweight. Forty-niners coach George Seifert held both players out of training camp until they lost an undetermined amount of weight and removed them from their startings jobs. Stubblefield and fellow rookie Arte Smith from Louisiana Tech were inserted into the starting lineup.
Both Brown and Washington have rejoined the team for workouts, but Seifert has not decided if they will return to the starting unit.
Stubblebell is one of five members of last season's Kansas team who currently are
Defensive tackle Gilbert Brown is with the Minnesota Vikings. Brown, Minnesota's third-round draft choice this year, has seen limited preseason action.
Kyle Moore, a defensive end at Kansas, signed as an undrafted free agent with the Detroit Lions and has played on the Lions' special teams unit.
Quarterback Chip Hilleary and wide receiver Matt Gay are in the Kansas City Chiefs training camp after signing as undrafted free agents.
Offensive Inman Keith Loneker, an undrafted free agent, is currently in the Los Angeles Rams training camp.
FOOTBALL Quarterback Schottenheimer leaves KU for Florida Gators
FOOTBALL
Kansas coach Glen Mason said that entering this football season he had more depth and talent at the quarterback position.
Mason lost a portion of that depth and talent when redshift freshman Brian Schottenheimer announced earlier this month that he was going to leave Kansas and transfer to Florida.
"Brian thinks he has a better opportunity to play in a better situation, "Mason said. "I hate to see him go, but I wish him the best of luck."
Schottenheimer, who will sit out this season for the Gators, told the Gainesville Sun he decided on Florida because of Coach Steve
Schottenheimer
Spurrier
"I'm going to learn a lot of football." Schoenheimer said. "After football, I want to involve in coaching or some kind of management in pro football. I'd love to run Florida's offense in the future, but even if that doesn't happen, I'll still be preparing myself for what I want to do after football."
Schottenheimer, son of Kansas City Chiefs coach Marty Schottenheimer, also visited Arizona State. Louisville and Colorado State.
Freshman running back Shaun Sands, younger brother of Kansas' all-time leading rusher Tony Sands, left the team last week and returned home to Plantation, Fla., Mason saddens us not going to return to the team.
BASEBALL
Lawrence native returns to KU; transfers from Arizona team
Lawrence native Ron Oebschlager is returning to his hometown to play baseball for Kansas next season.
Oelschlager will come back from Arizona after playing baseball there.
"Iron had come in my office to see if there was a possibility he could come back to KU," Coach Dwayne Bingham said. "I told him the only way I would consider it is if he would walk-on with other players."
Bingham said he did not actively pursue Oelschlager.
he was the one who asked for an opportunity. 'Bingham said.'
Oelschlager suffered fairly serious injuries when he collided with another player during a game in Arizona, Bingham said. He was unable to play last summer while recovering but resumed playing this summer.
"His challenge is getting back functioning, not baseball," Bingham said. "He looks very strong right now. He looks like he is back healthy."
Bingham said Kansas had actively recruited Oelschlag before he left Lawrence.
The need for a new place may have been the reason Oelschlager and the Arizona coaching staff parted ways. Bingham said.
"We said we would put him on the roster, and that was it." Bingham said.
"It may have been a case where there were points of frustration on both sides," he said. "A change of scenery was best."
Walk-on tryouts at Kansas for interested players are Sept. 20.
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