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University Dally Kansan, April 5. 1983
Sports
NC State dunk beats Houston, 54-52
Ry United Press International
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — North Carolina State, putting a glorious finishing touch on a masterpiece of a season, won the NCAA basketball championship 54-52 last night on a dunk by Lorenzo Charles at the buzzer.
The Wolfpack, down 52-46 with 3:19 to go and appearing to be in serious trouble, rallied in the final minutes to conclude its storybook season and ended No. 1. Houston's 26-game winning streak. With excellent long-distance shooting, NC State was able to pull back.
SIDNEY LOWE HIT from 22 feet with 3:04 remaining, make the score 52-48. Following a missed foul shot by Michael Young, Derek Whittenburg took over. The 6-1 guard who missed six weeks this season because of a broken foot, hit from 25-feet to pull the Wolfpack within two. He then buried another shot from 27 feet with 1:59 remaining to tie the game 52-52.
Foul shooting, a major problem for the Cougars all season, came back to bedevil them once again. Alvin Franklin missed the front end of his field goal and the 12-pack gained possession and called a time out.
NC STATE WORKED patiently for the final shot, and, with the clock winding down, Whittenburg tossed up a 30-foot that failed to hit the backboard. But Charles, stationed to the
right of the rim, leaped for the ball and stuffed it home.
"I knew when Wht let the shot that it was short," Charles said. "I didn't know where Akeem was — just that he was behind me I knew he came to the basketball. I just went up and dunked it."
NC State coach Jim Valvano said that the final basket did not go according to design but that he
"The last play was designed to go to Whittenburg," he said, "but the clock was running down. Lorenzo Charles, who up to that point hadn't been playing up to his level of play, then made the biggest play of his life with the stuff
IN WINNING ITS first national title since 1974.
NC State beat one of college basketball's fierce
teams as the Wolfpack following stormed the
court at the University of New Mexico.
The No. 14 Wolfpack was given little chance this year after Whittenburg was sidelined with his injury. But NC State regrouped and won considerable sentimental support along the way.
By completing its whirwind season at 26-10, NC State has more losses than any NCAA champion. But that in no way diminishes the pack, which beat Georgia 67-40 in the semifinals.
Houston, a seven-point favorite, entered the game coming off a resounding 94-81 victory over
No. 2 Louisville. The loss to NC State denied Houston coach Guy Lewis, with the Cougars 27 years, the crown in his fourth trip to the Final Four. Houston closed the year at 31-3.
HOUSTON, WHICH has relied on devastating force all season long, turned to finesse in the second half as it rallied from a 33-28 deficit to a 44-37 lead with 8:26 to go. NC State, regarded by many as having little chance of matching up against Houston, played a patient perimeter game but refused to slow the tempo as much as had been anticipated.
For Houston, Akeem Olaijawan, the 7-foot center, had 20 points, 18 rebounds and 7 blocks. But he was the only member of the celebrated Phil Sima Jama fraternity to turn on the Wolfpack. The two other members of the front line, foul-ridden Clyde Drexler and Larry Hoadley, had just four points each. Benny Andersen played in the second half with 10 points and Michael Yong, who averaged nearly 18 points a game this year, was limited to 6.
THE COUGARS SHOT just 38 percent from the floor and only 58 percent from the line.
For NC State, Charles, a 6-7 sophomore, finished with just 4 points. Thurli Bailey added 15, all in the first half, and Whittenburg had 14. All of NC State second-half points came from its guards from long range except for Charles' basket and a free throw by Terry Gannon.
The outset of the second half appeared reminiscent of Houston's semifinal victory against Louisville in which the Cougars trailed 41-36 at the half. Houston, thanks to a 21-19 spurt in that game, blew by the Cardinals. Against NC State, Houston scored the first 10 points of the game and compiled a 72-70 win. Cougars on top 42-35. But that burst was no electric dunkathon as it was against the Cardinals. Oujtawja was the prime mover with eight points.
AFTER AN EXCHANGE of baskets, NC State ran off five straight points, a foul shot by Gannon sandwiched around two baskets from the outside by Whittenburg and Lowe. Then a 6-2 burst by Houston, capped by two foul shots by Drexel on 5-19 remaining, made it 32-8 andHookson won on 5-14. Whittenburg and Charles then took over and jubilanced was the order of the night for NC State.
In an ironic beginning, it was NC State that first shook the rim as Bailey started the game in a stuff. And NCState maintained the upbeat contrary to the strategy disclosed publicly.
For all of Houston's fearsome dunkin prowess, the Cougars had but one jam in the first half. A 15-6 spree — keyed by Bailey — took the Wolfpack from 16-15 to 31-21 and put them i early control.
Golfers hold on to championship at Park College
By BILL HORNER
Sports Writer
KU's Rob Wilkin fired a round of 71 Friday, finishing as the top individual and leading Kansas to a first-place finish in the rain-shortened Park College Invitational golf tournament in Parkville. Mo.
Kansas, the defending champion in the scheduled 36-hole event, finished with an 18-hole total of 294 in the 14 team field Iowa State and second, 13 strokes behind the favored Jayhawks.
JAYHAWK GOLFERS Dun Mullen and Dean Frankiewicz tied for second in the event with two-over-par scores of 73. Chris Hamman's 77 rounded out KU's top five scores.
The tournament, which opened the season for the Jayhawks, was a warm-up for what lies ahead for Kansas, assistant coach Kent Weiser said.
"You're always happy to win, but we looked at the tournament as a tuner for the All-American."
The Houston All-American Intercollegiate, which begins tomorrow, is KU's biggest tournament of the season. This event, outside of the NCAA Championship in June, is regarded as
the finest assembly of college teams and players in the nation. Included in the field this year are defending NCAA champ Houston, and last year's NCAA runner-up and Big Eight champion Oklahoma State.
THIS IS KANSAS' first invitation to the tournament.
"We realize that this is going to be a tough tournament. Weasel said, 'We're going to have to do it in the end.'"
Weiser compared the All-American tournament to the Tucker Invitational, a fall tournament that has a field of the same caliber as the Houston event. Kansas finished 14th out of 15 teams in the Tucker last year, after being in fifth place in the first round.
"WE LEARNED a lot from the Tucker,
"we learned a lot of new things new,
for a Weir we just got to get a better lot."
Brad Demo, a regular who was kept from the Park College tournament because of class conflicts, replaces Hamman in the lineup at the All-American tournament.
With two all-conference players, two former jaco all-america selections and the addition of three new players, the
head coach Ross Randall expect the All-American, as well as the rest of the season, to go well.
"This is the best team we've had since I have been at KU," Randall said. "We have more depth than at any time and the talent we have is unable to some of the top teams in the country."
NOW IN HIS fourth year as coach of both the men's and women's programs, Randall is enthusiastic about the season. Because of Kansas' schedule of tournaments and caliber of players, it seems that Randall has reason to be enthusiastic. Yet, he faces up to the facts that the KU program is just beginning to surface as one of respectability.
"I try to be realistic about it. I don't try to think, 'I wish we could do this', or 'I wish we could do that,' when we don’t have the talent," he said. "We have the talent and experience this year to do really well if the men play as well as they should. That's the key."
In addition to the Park College and All-American tournaments, Kansas is scheduled to play in the Shocker Classic in Wichita and the Drake Relays in Des Moines, tournaments that the team finished seventh and third in last year, respectively.
CRUCIAL TO THE team's success will be the play of senior Rob Wilkin, a former juceo All-America who, with the Park College crown, has won three major college tournaments. Wilkin, along with Mullen, all-Big Eight performers Frankiewicz and Jeff Sheppard, and transfer Sandy Landgren, represent KU's top players.
THE JAYHAWKS have essentially the same roster as last fall's team. That squad opened with a respectable third place finish in the Northern Iowa Golf Classic, but slumped to eight place in the All-College Classic in Oklahoma City. The prestigious Tucker Invitational was next, when Kansas went from fifth place after the first day to 14th place.
"No one was happy with the way we played last fall," Randall said. "We had a long talk at the beginning of the semester, and I told them I wanted dedication this spring, and most importantly, a good attitude. I think they've accepted that, and they're ready."
"I think that the guys have realized that mentally, they weren't sharp as they should have been last semester," he said. "They didn't play at all up to their capabilities, but they're ready to go now. They're really eager to get started."
AFTER LAST fall's disappointing showing, Randall said he believed the team had found out just what it would take to challenge for the Big Eight title.
Brett's bat leads Royals past Orioles
By United Press International
BALTIUMT — After George Brett, a 343 lifetime hitter against Baltimore, had slammed a home run and a double in the Kansas City Royals' 7:2 opening day victory over the Orioles yesterday, he said he hopes it's a preview of coming attractions.
"I was not nervous this opening day, just anxious," said Brett, who scored three runs as picter Larry Gura outdued Dennis Martinez to
'I'm not going for home runs. I just try to hit the ball hard. And if I do that, home runs will come.'
—George Brett
cast a shadow on the Orioles' managing debut of Joe Altobelli.
"MAYBE IT'S maturity or something, but I use to be nervous on my 11 other opening days," Brett said.
Brett, who batted only 2-for-32 in the last 10 days of spring training, triggered an 11-hit Royals attack that included solo home runs by Willek Ailens and Jerry Martin.
"The difference between spring training — where you play, shower, and leave — and now, is that you're starting to play for all the marbles," Brett said. "And there are a lot of marbles out there. We played good, not great, today because we took advantage of our opportunities."
BRETT DOUBLED in the first inning and scored when Orioles right fielder Dan Ford dropped a fly by Amos Ols. Brett's homer in the third inning was thrown byington on base via a walk and a sniff it a snapped 1-2 time.
"I'm not going for home runs," Brett insisted. "I just try to hit the ball hard. And if I do that, home runs will come.
"The last month of spring training bothered me a lot, but I'm happy now and I like our team."
Before a sellout crowd of 51,889, Gura scrare five hits over seven innings, allowing only three after first-inning batting by Ford and Cal. In the second game, six innings, three earned, while striking out six.
AIKENS HIT A home run in the sixth for a 4-1 lead before Eddie Murray brought Baltimore within 4-2 with an RBI single in the bottom of the ball as aura got Ken Singleton to hit into a double play.
Kansas City scored two runs off reliever Storm Davis in the seventh and Martin homered of黛西.
Dan Quisenberry pitched the final two innings for Kansas City.
KU long jumper beats personal best
KU long jumper Warren Wilhite jumped a lifetime best this weekend to lead a small Jayhawk squad at the Martin Luther King Jr. Freedom Games in Palo Alto, Calif.
Wilhote leaped 26-3/12 to win the event, the first time he has broken the 26-foot barrier. His previous outdoor best was 25-7, accomplished in 1881 at the Sunflower Classic in Wichita, but he jumped 25-5 this year when he won the Big Eight Indoor title.
Wilhote wasn't the only Jayhawk to set a lifetime best at the King Games. Senior Tim Gundy ran a personal best outdoors in the mile run, taking second place in 4:06.4 behind Villanova's Marcus O'Sullivan. Gundy's fastest indoor mile is 4:05.26.
The Jayhawks were led by Mark Rau's win in
NOT TO BE OUTDONE by his teammates, Junior Clint Johnson put the shot 61-10 to set a seasonal best and take fifth place. Johnson also seventh in the discus with a heave of 185-8.
KU also sent a small team of six athletes to the Ralph Higgins Invitational in Stillwater, Okla., taking two wins, two second places and a third.
Senior quarter-miler Dean Hogan rounded out the Jayhawk contingent in Palo Alto, placing third in the 400-meter dash with a time of 2.79.15 seconds. Cliff Wiley won the event with a time of 4.52.7
the 400-intermediate hurdles and Tim Friess' victory in the javelin throw. Rau ran the intermediates in 52.14, off his best of 51.22, but an excellent time in the stiff 40 mph winds at Stillwater. Friess threw the javelin 220-7, about 13 feet off its best of 238-7.
SENIOR POLE VAULTER Jeff Buckingham and senior discus thrower Jim Boushka both placed second in their specialties.
Two freshman athlete, triple jumper Glen Foster and quarter-miler Tim Barber placed fifth in the all-star roster.
The Jayhawks' next competition will be next weekend when they travel to Austin, Texas for the game.
KU women take 4 firsts
The Kansas women's track team took four first-place finishes at the rain-soaked Southeast Missouri State Relays Saturday at Cape Girardelle, Mo.
"Every weekend since we've begun the outdoor season has been filled with nothing but bad weather," Carla Coffey, women's head track coach, said. "Despite the cold, the wind and the rain, I was well pleased with the results this weekend."
"Under a wind storm, the mile relay team came out with one of their best performances yet this season. This meet was the best overall in team performances."
OUTDOOR NATIONAL qualifier Tudie McKnight won first place in the long jump with a leap of 19-11. Stine Lerdahl won the shot put with a 46-11% throw. The 1,000-meter relay team of Donna Smithherman, Lorna Tucker, Cherise Taylor and McKnight was first in 3 rounds. The daylarks also took first in the discus, when Lisa Bossch threw the discus 146-11.
Kansas had four second place finishes. The 440-yard relay team of McKnight, Tucker, Dora Spearmann and Smitherman ran the race in 46.2 for second place. Connie McKernan came in second in the 100-meter high hurdles with a time of 14.8. Distance in the 100-meter high hurdles was 14.8 seconds in the 1,500-meter run in 4:40.7. Karl Tunk took second in the discus with a 144-4 throw.
IN THE 10,000-METER run, Caryne Finlay came in the 30-meter dash was good for third. Taylor took third in the 100-meter high hurdles in 15.3. Rebecca McGranahan was a third place finisher in the disc with a 143-10 mark and a fourth place finisher in the shot put.
Open seating tickets to be offered
Student season football tickets will cost $23 for an open seating ticket and $28 for a reserved seat ticket next year, the athletic department has announced.
THREE WEEKS AGO, the Student Senate passed a resolution recommending that the upper tier on the east side of Memorial Stadium be an area where students could choose any seat.
Last year the price for a student reserved ticket was $25.
"In this day and age when you get a decrease like that, it'll make a big difference on how many students go to the stadium," Mike Hamrick, assistant to the athletic director, said yesterday.
The 'A' section of student seats north of the 50-yard line will be reserved student seats. Reserved seat ticket holders may sit in their assigned seats or in the open seating section.
The athletic department chose to adopt the open seating plan.
Reserved student tickets will be sold according to class rank as in the past.
The athletic department raised the price of regular reserved football tickets from $11 a game to $12. A season ticket will cost $72. All other seats will cost the same as in 1982.
The recommended locations were outside Wesco Hall, outside the School of Law and at the library.
THE STUDENT SPORTS Council in a meeting Wednesday recommended that tickets go on sale this spring from April 26-28 at three locations on campus.
Anne Stucker, chairman of the council, said the department would be emphasizing the sale of the All-Sports Ticket, which costs $45. The ticket, which is the same price as this year, includes admission to home football games, all home basketball games and the Kansas Relays.
Tom Hof, ticket manager, said spring ticket sale were being held later this year, because last year sales were held just after spring break, when students had little money to spend.
Softball games delayed, canceled because of rain
The Kansas softball team found the weather to be against them once again this past weekend when all of the 17 team Southwest Springfield, Springfield. Mo., were canceled because of rain.
Sports Writer
Yesterday's double-header with Missouri, Kansas' home opener, and today's scheduled double-header with Kansas State were also postponed. The Jayhawks are to meet the third game of the season in April 18 in a game that was rescheduled for the third time because of the wet and cold weather
By COLLIN HERMRECK
A TENTATIVE April 11 date has been set for the home double-header with Allen County, which was postponed March 22.
With the rainout at Springfield, the Jayhawks lost their only chance of the regular season to meet Big Eight foes Oklahoma State and Iowa State. The Jayhawks won in the first round along with Mississippi State.
"Our kids were of anxiously waiting," KU coach Bob Stancliff said. "But that's part of it. Our boys are just anxious."
KU's next turn to meet nationally-ranked OSU will be at the Big Eight tournament April 28-30 at New York.
The Jayhawks took batting practice and ran yesterday as part of only their fourth practice since their 14-game spring break road trip. KU often able to get on the field only once since then.
THE JAYHAWKS won't be able to dwell much on that as they face some critical games in the next two weeks, including trips to Creighton and
Stancliff said the games were extremely important to the Jayhawks because many of these teams were part of KU's region, which includes Oklahoma, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Minnesota
He said the games would prove to be critical when teams were chosen at large from the eight-region that has 135 teams, for the NCAA Division I playoffs.
K-State and home bouts with Wichita State,
Missouri and K-State.
"I'M VERY PLEASED so far, but we still need to meet their confidence is one of our priorities."
In the future outings the Jayhawks will be looking to come up with the same kind of play that was helped the young team climb to a 14-3 record.
Freshman Tracy Bunge, who has pitched the Jayhawks to 10 of the 14 wins by sporting a 0.37 earned run average, also leads the team at the MVP with an average. This includes her 17 hits and 6 RBIs.
Sophomore Candi Boyer leads the team in RBIs with eight, along with 14 hits
A major concern of Stancift's is the 25 errors committed by KU so far as against 10 by their opponents. 10 of the 20 runs given up by the Jayhawks have been unearned.
"WE HAVE BEEN fortunate with outscoring our mistakes." Stanclift said. "We've made some really key plays. Somebody would come in to make a key play to get us out of an innning."
After 17 games, KU is averaging seven hits a game to the opponents' four and three runs on the ball.
The Jayhawk defense has turned in five double plays to zero for the opponent and six shutouts to three for the opponent.
Coach committee reviews growing applicant list
The basketball coach search committee will meet today but will not narrow the list of more than 40 applicants, the committee-chairman said yesterday.
The committee will meet to compile a final list of candidates that will include the names of those on the first list, plus those who applied after the meeting last Monday as well as over the weekend, said Laurence Rose, the committee chairman and professor of law.
APPLICATIONS FOR the position close Wednesday at 5 p.m. The identity of the new coach will probably be announced by the end of the week.
Rose and Athletic Director Monte Johnson returned late last night from Albquere, N.M., the site of the National Collegiate Athletic Association basketball championship, where the two spoke with about a dozen possible candidates for the KU coaching job.
Rose said the talks with the coaches were to confirm the interest of those who had already applied and to see if any other coaches were interested.
"There were rumors going around the whole time that we hired four different coaches
ROSE SAID THE interest in the available KU coaching job KU caused many rumors to mount.
Johnson could not be reached for comment.
Smith responded, "I've got the best job in the country."
during our stay, "Rose said. "There's a lot of interest in the Kansas coaching position. It's a challenge," Rose said.
Asked last night about Smith's comments, Rose said, "It's not over 'lil' it's over."
A sports announcer for CBS Sports on Saturday asked North Carolina coach Dean Smith, a KU alumnus, whether there was any rumors about him taking the position at KU.
THE STEPS STILL remaining before a new coach can be named are the committee's
Rose said he did not know whether final interviews would be necessary before a coach was hired.
recommendation of several choices and completion of paperwork with the Affirmative Action Office.
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"Technically speaking, we can't eliminate qualified applicants until the deadline for applications passes on Wednesday," he said.
If a coach is signed this weekend, he will have less than a week to recruit players for the 1834-35 season. National letter of intent signings from NCAA Division I schools is next Wednesday.