UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Friday,April 2.1993
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KANSAS 10 TRIPS TO THE FINAL FOUR
Saturday
4:42 p.m. Kansas vs. North Carolina
7:12 p.m. Kentucky vs. Michigan
Monday
THE ROAD TO THE FINAL FOUR
8:30 p.m. Championship game
TRADING PLACES
All the teams in the Final Four have been ranked first in the Associated Press top 25 basketball poll this season. The team that finished the season at No. 1, Indiana, was defeated by
Kansas
North Carolina
Kentucky
Michigan
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Kansas made its first trip to the Final Four in 1940, the second year of the NCAA tournament. The tournament had a 16 team field in 1940, and Kansas advanced to the championship game by defeating Oklahoma State 45-43, Rice 50-44 and Southern California 43-42.
However, Indiana defeated Kansas 60-42 in the final. Howard Engleman and Bob Allen earned all-tournament honors. Coached by Phog Allen, Kansas ended the season with a 19-6 record.
The championship game was a triple overtime thriller, but Kansas lost to North Carolina 64-53. Maurice King and All-American Wit Chamberlain were named to the all-tournament team.
Coach Dick Hart harped Kansas to the NCAA championship game in his first season. Kansas advanced to the final by defeating Southern Methodist, Oklahoma City and San Francisco.
Kansas, the Big Seven champions, finished the season 24-3.
Kansas won its first NCAA championship in 1952. Kansas advanced to the championship game with victories against Texas Christian, St. Louis University and Santa Clara University. The Jayhawks defeated St. John's 80-63 in the final.
Kansas, the Big Seven Conference champions, finished the season with a 283 record.
Dean Kelley and All-American Clyde Lovellette earned all-tournament honors.
Under Coach Ted Owens, the Jayhawks returned in a 25-team field in 1971. The Big Eight Conference Champions defeated Houston and Drake be fore dropping the semifinal game to eventual champion UCLA 68-60. Kansas also lost the consolation game to Western Kentucky 77-75. Kansas had lost just one game during the regular season and finished at 27-3. Bud Stallworth and All-American Dave Robich earned all-tournament honors.
Kansas made its only back-to-back Final Four appearance and returned to the championship game in 1958. Kansas made it to the final by defeating Oklahoma City University, Oklahoma State and Washington. Indiana nipped Kansas 69-68 in the championship game.
B. H. Borm, Dean Kelley and Gil Reich were named to the all-tournament team. It was the last Final Four appearance for Coach Phog Allen Kansas, the Big Seven Conference champions, were 19-6.
Coach Ted Ewens guided Kansas to his second and last Final Four appearance in 1974. Kansas defeated Creighton and Oral Roberts University before losing to Marquette in the semifinal 64-51. However, Kansas again met UCLA in the consolation game but lost 78-61. Kansas has never defeated UCLA in four NCAA meetings and eight games overall. Roger Morningstar and Danny Knight were named to the all-tournament team.
Kansas was absent from the Final Four for 11 seasons before Coach Larry Brown guided the Jayhawks back through a 64-game field in 1986. Kansas defeated North Carolina A&T Temple, Michigan State and North Carolina State before losing to Duke in the semifinal 71-67. Kansas, 35-4, also lost to Duke in the presession NIT. Kansas beat national champion Louisville twice during the regular season. Danny Manning and Calvin Thompson were named to the all-tournament team.
Milt Newton, Kevin Pritchard and All-American Danny Manning, were named to the all-tournament team. The Jayhawks were draft 27-11.
Coach Larry Brown guided Kansas to his second and last Final Four in 1988. Kansas entered the tournament with 11 losses but won six consecutive to claim its second NCAA title. Kansas defeated Xavier, Murray State, Vanderbilt, Kansas State, Duke and Oklahoma.
Mark Randall, Alonzo Bamison,
Adonis Jordan and Terry Brown
carried all-tournament honors.
In the early rounds, the Jaguars defeated New Orleans and Pittsburgh. Kansas then upset Indiana, Arkansas and North Carolina before falling to Duke 72-45 in the final.
Kansas was back in the FIhrRm in 1001 after having been placed on the Rocky Mountain Under Coach Roy Williams, Kansas went 27-8.
Kansas was back in the Final Four
KANSAS
JAYHAWKS
29-6, No. 2 Midwest
Tournament history
Kansas coach Rov Williams
KU's all-time record in the NAIC tournament is 47-21. This is the school's 52nd appearance. In the first game of the Final Four KU is 6-3.
Probable lineup
| | | | | Ppg. | Rpg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 32 | Darrin Hancock | F | 6-7 | Jr. | 7.6 | 4.5 |
| 34 | Richard Scott | F | 6-7 | Jr. | 10.7 | 5.4 |
| 51 | Eau Puleau | C | 6-10 | Sr. | 12.1 | 4.7 |
| 32 | Rex Walters | G | 6-4 | Sr. | 15.2 | 2.7 |
| 23 | Adonis Jordan | G | 5-11 | Sr. | 11.9 | 2.4 |
NOTES:
■ Kansas is a combined 5.26 all-time against the other three teams in the Final Four.
Kansas shot 55.7 percent in the tournament's first four games
North Carolina coach Dean Smith
N. CAROLINA TARHEELS
32-4, No.1 East
Tournament history
Probable lineup
North Carolina's all-time record in the NCAA tournament is 60-27. This is the school's 11th Four Foul. In the first game of the Final Four North Carolina is 7-3.
Ppg. Rpg.
34 George Lynch F 6.8 Sr. 14.8 9.6
31 Brian Reese F 6.6 Jr. 11.6 3.5
01 Eric Montross C 7.0 Jr. 15.6 7.8
21 Donald Williams G 6.3 So. 13.7 1.9
14 Derrick Phelps G 6.4 Jr. 8.3 4.4
NOTES:
North Carolina lost 78-79 to Michigan earlier this year in the Rainbow Classic Tournament.
North Carolina leads 4-2 in the
North Carolina leads 4-2 in the series with KU.
KENTUCKY WILDCATS
Tournament history
30-3, No. 1 Southeast
Kentucky coach Rick Pitino
Kentucky's all-time record in the NCAA tournament is 60-30. This is the school's 10th Final Four. In the first game of the Final Four Kentucky is 7-2.
Probable lineup
| | | | | Ppg. | Rpg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| 32 | Jared Prickett | F | 6-9 | Fr. | 5.4, 4.5 |
| 24 | Jamal Mashburn F | F | 6-8 | Jr. | 20.4, 8.4 |
| 4 | Rodney Dent C | C | 6-10 | Jr. | 6.4, 5.2 |
| 31 | Dale Brown G | G | 6-2 | Sr. | 9.2, 3.4 |
| 5 | Travis Ford G | G | 5-9 | Jr. | 13.7, 2.0 |
NOTES:
■ Kentucky has five national championships, second only to UCLA's 10.
Kentucky leads 17-3 in the series with KU.
Michigan coach Steve Fisher
MICHIGAN WOLVERINES
30-4, No.1 West
Tournament history
Michigan's all-time record in the NCAA tournament is 36-14. This is the school's sixth Final Four. Its first game of the final Four Michigan is 9-0.
Probable lineup
Pkg. Rpg.
21 Ray Jackson F 6-6 So. 9.1 4.0
4 Chris Webber F 6-9 So. 18.8 9.9
25 Juwan Howard C 6-9 So. 14.7 7.6
2 Jimmy King G 6-5 So. 11.0 4.4
25 Jalen Rose G 6-8 So. 15.4 4.2
NOTES:
- Michigan is the only team from last year's Final Four to return this year.
Michigan leads 5:0 in the series with KU