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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1963
KU Meets Tech After Big Upset
Coach Dick Harp thinks his Jayhawker basketball team displayed the finest defensive effort of any KU team since 1953 when the Jayhawks upset Cincinnati Saturday night.
And, a similar effort will be needed tonight when KU meets Texas Tech. The Red Raiders, who finished in a tie for fifth place in the Southwest Conference last season, believe in all-out offense.
Tipoff time is 7:35 in Allen Field House.
Tech, KU's second Southwest opponent of the young season, averaged 70.3 points a game last season. The current team is scoring at an even higher rate.
IN LOSING ITS first two games to New Mexico and Kentucky, Tech averaged 83.0. They lost, 76-75, to the Lobos, then kept within striking distance of Kentucky, losing 107-91.
Tech met Wyoming Saturday and played Nebraska last night.
All of Coach Gene Gibson's starters opened the road trip with a doublefigure average Harold Denney, 6-8 junior center, led with an 18.5 average. Following him were Norman Reuther, sophomore forward, 13.5; Bill Murren, senior guard, 13.0; Tom Patty, senior guard, 12.0, and Glen Hallum, 10.0.
Patty was a forward in his first two years, but was moved to guard when 6-3 veteran Sid Wall's operated knee failed to respond.
KU'S PROBABLE starters will be forwards Riney Lochmann and Harry Gibson; center George Unseld, and guards Del Lewis and Al Correll.
KU has won both previous games with Tech. Jerry Gardner, with 21 points, and Wayne Hightower, at 20, led the Jayhawks to a 96-75 victory at Lubbock in 1961.
Here in 1960, Hightower scored 26 points. Bill Bridge's 18 points and 16 rebounds helped KU to a 85-71 victory.
KU Swimmers Open at Boulder
KU's swimming team will open its 1964 season this week in the Rocky Mountains.
The swimmers will meet Colorado at Boulder, Friday, and then travel to Colorado Springs the next day for a dual meet with the Air Force Academy.
"Colorado is tough in the breast-stroke and freestyle events, but our records in practice this year seem to give us a definite edge," Coach Dick Reamon said. "The Buffs will offer us challenging competition and I hope to use this first meet to check the various individual progress and potential of our team."
Reamon feels a strong team effort will be needed to win over the Air Force Academy.
"They walloped us last year and they have one of the best diving teams in the NCAA," he said. "However, they lost three very good seniors and their sophomore potential doesn't appear strong."
PETE BARHAM, Topeka senior and assistant to Reamon, said KU has the best potential in years and should be able to beat Air Force.
"We have been working on 20 second no-breathing sprints in preparation for the mountain air, so we should be ready," Barham said.
The Jayhawks will be counting on the ability of several top swimmers. They are Mike Calwell, Bill Johnson, Jim Basile, Mike Downey, Dick Bisbee, and Steve Brooks.