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University Dalv Kansan, June 29, 1983
Rockets name Sampson, McCrav in first-round draft
By United Press International
NEW YORK — The Houston Rockets, a ramshackle franchise last season, were handed the keys to the palace yesterday with the selections of Ralph Sampson and Rodney McCray in the first round of the NBA college draft
Sampon, the 7-foot-4 center whose career at Virginia earned a place in basketball history, was the opening pitcher in the 10-round draft at the Fell Forum.
A THREE-TIME PLAYER of the Year and one of the game's most graceful big men, Sampson comes to a franchise in need of serious overhaul. The Rockets finished with a 14-68 record last season and that appalling mark plus a coin flip with Indiana won them the right to the No.1 choice.
"I'm not going down to Houston to set records," said Sampson, attired in a blue pin-stripe suit. "Scouts can give me all the compliments in the world but they mean nothing if I don't play up to my capabilities."
"Hopefully, we're going to see a lot of wins," he said. "I think there'll be an instant improvement. There's no question that you have to spend money to make money and negotiations will begin as soon as Ralb nicks an agent."
Charlie Thomas, the Houston owner,
presented Sampson with his No. 50
uniform and spoke of better things for
his club.
SAMPSON, WHO CAN make the delicate shot from the outside and also provide the inside power, has been likened to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
"I've lived through all the eras of basketball -- Mikan, Russell, Cham
berlain, Jabbar, Walton and Malone," said Marty Blake, the NBA's director of scouting. "Now we're entering Sampson. In 10 years, people will say this was the era of Sampson and Moses Malone."
Praise for Sampson came from all quarters. President Reagan telephoned his congratulations and, according to an aide, commended him for setting a "good example" by staying in college four years.
Following the selection of Sampson, Indiana chose center Steve Stipanovich of Missouri, Houston came back with me McCray of Louisville, San Diego picked Joshua from State and Chicago went with forward Sidney Green of Nevada-Las Vegas.
IN THE REST of the round, Golden state took forward Russell Cross of Minnesota.
Bailley of North Carolina State, Detroit got forward Antoine Carr of Wichita State University, Dallas chose forward Dale Ellis of Tennessee, Washington got forward Alison of Mississippi State and Dallas selected guard Derek Harper of Illinois.
New York chose guard Darrell Walker of Arkansas, Kansas City took guard Ennis Whatley of Alabama, Portland selected forward Clyde Drexler of Houston, Denver got guard Howard Carter of Louisiana State, Seattle named guard Jon Sundevold of Missouri, Philadelphia chose guard Leo Lee of Michigan, Chicago center Randy Breuer of Minnesota, San Antonio picked guard John Passon of Notre Dame, Cleveland named forward Roy Hinson of Rutgers, Boston grabbed center Grey Kite of Brigham Young, Washington those swing manny Randy
Wittman of Indiana, Indiana named
mitch Guard Wiggins of Florida State
and Cleveland picked guard Stewart
Granger of Villanova.
The Kansas City Kings later traded their first and second round picks — Whately and Chris McNealy of San Jose State — to the Chicago Bulls in separate deals for two players who can help the Kings win. Larry Mieuxeu of the University of Houston. Michaeux was selected by Chicago during the second round.
IN ALL, BIG GUARDS and forwards were in heaviest demand. The only mild surprises in the first round were Boston's selection of Kite, a center who impressed scouts in the post-season, and the early drafting of Sundvold by Seattle. The Missouri guard was
Sipanovich, the second best center in the draft, is 6-11 with a soft shot from the perimeter. He will play center or power forward for the Faccers, who already have Clark Kellogg and Herb Williams on their frontline.
regarded well but did not figure to go 18th.
the rockets, who hedged on their No. 3 pick until the eve of the draft, acquired a smart, tough forward to accompany Sampson up front. McCray 6-7 $\frac{1}{2}$ and 220 pounds, can handle the ball, rebound and play defense.
The Clippers, who need ample help at guard, went with Scott, one of six undergraduates in the draft. Scott was the leading scorer in Arizona State history, but his defense will need work in the pros.
New indoor athletic facility to take load off Allen Field House
By ED GROM Staff Reporter
A new indoor athletic training facility, a project canceled five years ago because of a lack of funds, will soon be reopened. Director Monte Johnson said yesterday.
Johnson said that, if plans go on schedule, a new facility would be built within the next 12 to 18 months and that the motion would begin some time this fall.
The new building will be west of Parrott Center on the far north football practice field, Johnson said. The new facility is located within Parrott Center or Allen Field House.
The funding for the new building, Jonsson said, will come from private donors.
"THEER WILL BE NO PROBLEM
getting the proner funding." he said.
"Rather than start a fund drive that
can take a long period of time, the funding will come from a few people," Johnson said. "We are confident we can fund it. It is not our biggest concern."
The biggest concern, Johnson said, is completing the plans for the new
Johnson said that he was discussing the plans for the building with the office of architectural services and that when the firm would be sent to possible contractors,
"IT IS ONLY logical that we draw up plans before we expect contributions to come in," Johnson said. "From now until the fall seems like a short time to get the proper funding, but it doesn't look that way to me."
In 1978, Athletic Director Bob Marcum had plans drawn up by Lawrence architecture firm Peters, Kubota and Glenn, but the financing, which was supposed to come from private donations, never materialized. The money
for the project was supposed to come through private donations.
"The need for a new indoor facility was always there, but the financing wasn't there," Marcum said in a telephone interview from his office in Columbia S.C., where he is now Florida, at the University of South Carolina.
JOHNSON SAID THE new structure would be large enough to hold indoor football, baseball and softball practices, and be complete with an indoor track, weight rooms and classrooms for academic counseling.
"When I was at Kansas, we had plans and a small-scale model already built up, but the financing wasn't there to follow through," Marcum said.
"This is something the athletic program at KU has needed for several years."
"The cost of a small facility similar to the one at K-State would run between $400,000 and $600,000." Johnson said.
"A multi-purpose facility would be more expensive and would run in the
past."
"At this point, we are trying to figure out what size a facility we need."
ALTHOUGH NO SPECIFIC plans for the size and dimensions of the building are definite, Johnson said it would be better to have a wall-like ceiling "high enough to throw nasses."
Johnson and Assistant Athletic Director Floyd Temple have already visited athletic facilities at the University of Arkansas and Memphis State University in hopes of picking up new ideas for a similar building at KU. They have a final trip to the University of Michigan planned for next week.
"We wanted to visit schools that are in the same geographic area as KU," Johnson said. "We want to find out what type of a building we would need to construct to fit the climate we have here in the Middle West area.
"After our first two visits, we came
back with exactly the ideas were were looking for. We talked to several people who informed us what went wrong with their building when they first built it and we learned new ideas from their experiences."
THERE IS A CONSTANT need for a new training facility, Johnson said, because of the excessive use of Allen systems now being used to house several sports.
"In the past, we had to schedule our practices around the men's and women's basketball schedules," Timmons said. "With the new building, we can practice at our convenience. There won't be the problems of moving the pits off the track and having fill the pits when the truck was available."
building back into the position it was originally built for, and that was
Head track coach Bob Timmons said the new facility could turn around his track program.
"We are terribly excited over the building, not only from a track standpoint, but for all sports," he said.
"Allen Field House was not built to house two basketball teams, two track teams, a softball team, a baseball team and four team hitting balls," Johnson said.
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