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University Daily Kansan, March 23, 1983
Jayhawks up in air without coach
The players are in limbo.
Not just players already in Lawrence, but potential recruits as well are in limbo. They're waiting to make their choice and know who the new KU coach will be.
For the Jayhawk basketball squad, it's almost a period of mourning. The people they worked hardest to impress, the people they took their problems to.
the ones who really cared about them, are out of their lives.
They were shocked, stunned and saddened by the announcement of the firing of Ted Gwens and his staff, which came at the end of Sunday's team meeting.
Some were angry; others didn't understand why, even though they had heard all the rumors which surfaced throughout the season. Most had discounted them, like Kelly Knight, who had heard them all before. After all, who would fire Ted Owens, the Dean of Dieight conches?
But reality had set in in the two days
since the announcement. The firing had become a fact of life, and no amount of grumbling or criticism could change it. That's life as a coach in the big business of sports.
The reactions have changed from concern for the coaches to "What do I do now?"
And for the talented young group of players that Owens, Bob Hill and Jo Je White brought to KU, there are alternatives to staying at KU; and don't think for a minute that they're not checking into them.
Greg Dreiling, the 7-1 transfer from Wichita State who spent the year practicing and waiting for his chance next year, makes no secret of his disappointment. He is a player, and his achievement wending his KU basket-hall carer, before it begins.
For Dreiling, the only alternative is the pros. That is quite a long shot for a player without a strong college season, but he said he has to keep it in mind.
For him, the coaching staff was particularly influential, as his only playing time this year came during practice.
"Coach Hill especially did a good job in keeping me motivated." Dreiling said. "It was great to me to become the best big man I can be. They put a lot of fun into the game."
But Dreiling mentioned the big
attraction for the players to stay — the chance of reaching the Final Four. If not next year, he said, then certainly the following year.
But the players want to know who their leader will be. Dreiling summed up the attitude of most of the players at the time, and it was waiting around like everybody else."
For two others, transferring wouldn't be productive. Junior Carl Henry has also considered the possibility of going elsewhere, but with one year left, a year of waiting to be eligible couldn't be very attractive. Kelly Knight and Tad Boyle also have more to lose by leaving than by working with a new coach.
The basic worry comes down to the much-publicized freshman four. This early in their careers, the possibility of being a college basketball coach of Monte Johnson canning the coaches;
Calvin Thompson has already made his sentiments clear — KU is the place
But for Kerry Boagni, who came a long way to play for JoJo White and Ted Owens at KU, the decision may not be so cut and dried. and Ron Kellogg could also relocate for his remaining three years.
The fourth, Jeff Guiot, had considered leaving before Owens was fired, but is adopting the wait-and-see attitude of the rest of the team.
It's hard to think about the potential disintegration of a promising young team because of a business decision. It would be a waste to lose the players who could supply the high standards of authority that Johnson is searching for.
It's also said to see the talent of Curtis Alken, who was being visited by White when the firings occurred and is now reconsidering his verbal commitment to KU, slip away. The other big recruit, Mike Mason, has also wanted to come here anymore and Hill said that KU probably would have to release him from his letter of intent.
The only thing that will solve the whole situation, and could make all this anxiety seem ridiculous, would be for Johnson to find the kind of coach that he wants. KRU has a proven winner who can regain the glory of Kansas basketball.
With the talent waiting for him in Lawrence, that coach should jump at the position. He'd be walking into a room where winner. If he can keep them all here.
The players know what they can do if they stick together. They're just waiting for a new leader, someone they can trust and work hard for, and who
And after Johnson pulled the rug out from under them, he owes it to these players to deliver. Soon.
Netters edge Northeast Missouri St.
SHREVEPORT, La. — Pitburgh Steelers' star quarterback Terry Bradshaw, under the name of Thomas Brady, had surgery on muscles in his throwing arm, officials said yesterday.
Charles Boyd, Doctor's Hospital administrator, said the four-time Super Bowl quarterback was admitted March 3.
BRADSHAW, was operated on for muscle tears in his right elbow, Boyd said, and should be hospitalized again in June. He left the hospital March 5.
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The KU men's tennis team broke its nine-match losing streak by defeating a tough Northeast Missouri State team 5-4 yesterday on the Allen Field House.
"It was real tense," said Coach Scott Pere尔曼, who watched the outcome of the match come down to the last moment. "He needed a win to get some momentum."
northeast Missouri State, ranked No. 8 in the NCAA Division II poll, won the top three singles matches. In No. 1 singles, Brian Campbell defeated Scott Alexander 7-4, 3-6, 6-2; Carlos Norton beat David Hempstead 7-5, 3-6, match; and Kevin Kickham won the No. 3 match over Charles Stearns 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
THE BOTTOM THREE singles players brought the Jayhawks back into the match. Michael center beat Roberto Norton 6-1, 3-4, 2-1 in the No. 4 match. No. 5 France Caccioppolini won over the Tigers captain Jim Seyffert defeated Jeff Hammerschmidt 6-1, 6-4 in the No. 6 match.
Campbell and Carlos Norton quickly beat Alexander and Cacciniopolino 6-1, 3 in the No. 1 doubles match to give Northeast a 4-3 lead.
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Blair and Syret then beat Kickham and Mike Hansen in the No. 3 doubles match 6-2, 2-6, 6-2 to even the match at four all. Center and Stearns then edged Roberto Norton and Rich Kielezewski
"WE GOT A GREAT effort from Center and Syett. " Perelman said. "Northeast is a smaller school, but they have a very strong program.
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"I don't feel that we would have won if we didn't have the experience that we got from our trip. We had a lot of three-set matches and we kept our compourse and played extremely well."
6-4, 2-6, 6-3 to give the Jayhawks the match.
KANSAS WILL PLAY host to Oral Roberts University Friday at 2 p.m. Perelman said that because of the unfavorable weather forecast, the match would probably be played indoors at the Alvamar Tennis Club.
By JAN BOUTTE
Sports Editor
It's not exactly a rainout. Maybe a freeze-out would be more accurate.
Regardless of what you call it, today's scheduled home baseball game against Missouri Southern was cancelled because of a weather-affected freezing temperatures and snow.
The game is the second in the young season to be cancelled because of below-normal Kansas temperatures. The other was the William Jewell game on March 9, which has been rescheduled for April 6.
The team has managed to play 12 games this season, but it had to go south to play 10 of them. The other two teams will be in a freezing opening-day double header.
THE JAYHAWKS ARE 6-6 and coach Marty Pattin says he's satisfied with both the record and the results from the spring break trip. During the trip the team had four victories and two losses, on a no-hit performance by pitcher Dennis Copel.
Copen's no-hitter was the first in three seasons at KU. The last no-hitter, in 1980, was also a loss. The "Hawks lost to Pan American in Edinburgh, Texas
The two runners who scored both got on base after being hit by pitches. The first runner was advanced by a walk and then bound, but spent on a suicide squeeze.
The second runner advanced on a fielder's choice and a sacrifice bunt, and was forced to leave.
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"I FEEL AS THOUGHT it's my fault
because I walked four and hit those
two, because they're the ones who
scored." Copen said.
Pattin said the 10 spring break games had given him the chance to see more players under game conditions. He said he had also found the strength in the bench which could make a difference on double headers start tiring the starters.
PATTIN'S VETERANS continued it aid the team on offense and defense during the trip. Junior Joe Heeney came through at the plate with 10 hits in 25 at bats, including two home runs runs batted in and two stolen bases.
"We've got some people who we can move in and out of there and get the job done and that's a plus we haven't had before," he said.
"He goes out there and gives 110 percent all the time," Pattin said; "He's playing the best ball he ever has."
Jayhawk batters have belted 14 home runs in 12 games. And it's not just a few players producing at the plate. Nine different hitters have contributed to the home run total. Designated hitter Kevin Bascue leads with three.
Freshman John Phillips seemed to make the strongest bid for one of the starting positions, but Pattin said that the positions were still open.
While Coplen and Jim Phillips continued to be the workhorses on the pitching mound, Pattin tried out a number of new equipment and fourth spots in the pitching rotation.
DURING THE BREAK, KU played twice in Tulsa, beating Indiana State, 6-2, and losing to Oral Roberts, 4-3. At the Citrus Tournament in Edinburgh, Texas, the 'Hawks beat Central Michigan, 6-2, lost to Pan American, 2-1; the Hawks beat Oklahoma, 5-1, Houston, 5-1, and to Central Michigan, 18-3, and beat Northern Iowa, 3-1.
The team also played its first big Eight opponent, Missouri, during spring break and lost. 5-3. Phillips had a three-run lead going into the seventh inning, but Missouri scored five runs to win the game.
"I think Jimmy learned a good lesson that game," Pattin said. "When you get a lead like that you've got to smell that victory and throw a little harder."
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Despite the 4-6 record, Pattin said he was happy with the spring break trip.
"I feel that we're going to get it all together," he said. "There's too much talent and ability not to come on strong."
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