University Dalv Kansan, January 19, 1983
Big Eight begins conference games
KU guard Lance Hill passed the ball around OU guard Bo Overton's outstretched leg in last year's contest against the Oklahoma Sooners. The Javahawk meets Overton and the Sooners tonight in Norman, Okla.
By GINO STRIPPOLI Sports Writer
The Big Eight Conference, recognized for years as one of the top football conferences in the country, is becoming better known for its play on the basketball court each year.
In 1881, Kansas and Kansas State made it to the "Sweet 16" in the NCAA championships and last year, Kansas State and Missouri made it to the Big Ten. The Oklahoma Sooners made it to the semifinals of the National Invitational Tournament.
Here is a team-by-team rundown of the Big Eight teams going into conference play. The Cornhuskers opened their conference schedule last night with a 59-44 victory over Iowa State. Tonight's game will see Oklahoma State visits Missouri to round out the first slate of Big Eight games.
COLORADO — Colorado lost its conference opener to Kansas State last week but still is 10-4 in the season. The Buffaloes have five players scoring in double figures led by Billy Houston, who is scoring 13.6 points a contest.
He is followed by Jay Humphries, 12.5. Vince Kelley, 12.1. Randy Downs, 11.2. and Rob Gonzalez, 10.3. on the CU scoring list. Kelley leads Colorado and is second in the Big Eight in rebounding
IOWA STATE  The Cyclones are much improved this year, with an 8-5 non-conference record. Iowa State, coached by Johnny Orr, would be even better in freshman center Brad Dudek had not been hurt in last summer.
The Cyclones are led by Barry Stevens, who is seventh in the conference in scoring with an average of 16.2 points per game. Ron Harris, 14.1 points, and Terrence Allen, 11.9, help Stevens with the scoring.
Arnaud marris leads ISU in rebounding with an average of 5.7 per game, but the Cyclones do not have a player in the conference's top 10 in rebounding.
with an average of 8.7 rebounds per game.
KANSAS — Kansas has faced one of the toughest schedules in the Big Eight, playing five teams that played in the NCAA tournament last year and one that went to the NIT. But the Jayhawks still have managed an 8-5 record.
The Jayhawks are led by junior Carl Henry. Henry is fourth in the conference in scoring, averaging 16.9 points per game. The Jays' defense is also Kansas' other big offensive threats.
KANSAS STATE — The Wildcats started slow, but won their conference opener and now stand at 9-5 on the
Knight is the Jayhawks' leading rebounder, averaging 8 rebounds a game.
season, Les Craft, a only of two seniors on the K-State squad, leads the Wildcats in scoring, averaging 11.7 points a game, and in rebounding with
Eddie Elder is the only Oldtimer player scoring in double figures, 10.1 points a game. Ed Galvão leads the Wildcats in assists with a 4.6 average.
MISSOURI — The Tigers have won the Big Eight regular season title the past three seasons and once again are off to a great start. Missouri, 12-2, is led by his senior dion of Jon Sundvold and his first season win over Arizona State head coach Bob Weinhauser as “the best guard-center combination in the country.”
Stipanovich leads the Tigers in scoring, averaging 17.6 points a game. Sandvold is second with 16.6 points. Zeller is third with 15.8 rebounds and 8.4 rebounds a game.
NEBRASKA — The Cornhuskers lost its top player of a year ago when Jack Moore graduated, but the loss of Moore has not hurt Nebraska as much as some expected. The Cornhuskers, 9, are led by freshman center Dave Hoppen. The Cornhuskers scored 50 points in game, is Nebraska's leading scorer with 11.1 points a game.
OKLAHOMA - The Sooners, as they did last year, have the top two scorers in the conference, but they are not the same players. This time around,
Oklahoma, 13-3, has a freshman leading the way.
Wayman Tisdale, one of the top five high school seniors a year ago, leads the Big Eight in scoring, 27.6 points; field goal percentage, 63.1 percent; rebounding, 10.9; and blocked shots, 2.1 per game. He is just 75 points behind him in both scored and scored on scoring and will break Wilt Chamberlain's league record of 800 points in a single season if he continues at his present pace.
Tisdale is no one-man show, though. David Little is averaging 20.6 points a game and Chucky Barnett, who has been injured much of the year, adds nine points. But Overton, who leads Big Eight in assists, is averaging 10.6 points.
OKLAHOMA STATE — The Cowboys were a mystery last year when they fell from 18-9 in 1961 to 15-12 in 1982 with basically the same line-up. The line-up is back again with much more success. Louisville Cardinals, a member of the top 10. Cardinals defeated the team by one point.
UCLA moves to No.1
The Cowboys have four starters in double figures. Leroy Coben leads the way with 16.7 points a game. Matt Clark and Lorenzo Andrews, each at 20, Raymond Creensah, are the other Oklahoma State players in double figures.
NEW YORK — UCLA, once synonymous with college basketball supremacy, is back on top of the heap — at least for a week.
By United Press International
The Bruins, who have an 11-1 record, were voted No. 1 by the UPI Board of Concerts after three of the top-rated teams suffered unsets.
Indiana, 13-1, moved into the No. 2 slot, and Memphis State, No. 1 last week, fell into a tie for No. 3 with North Carolina.
Indiana, 13-1, moved up two spots to No. 2 and Memphis State, 12-1, and North Carolina, 12-3, tied for the No. 3 spot.
Arkansas, 13-0, advanced two positions to No. 5, while Virginia, 12-2, slipped four notches to No. 6.
St. John's, 14-1, fell from No. 3 to
No. 7 to complete the downfall of last
week's top three. Louisville, 13-2,
remained No. 8 followed by No. 9
Nevada-Las Vegas, 14-0, and No. 10
low, 11-2.
Missouri, 12.2, moved to No. 11,
followed by No. 12 Houston, 13.2;
No. 13 Kentucky; No. 14 Villanova,
10.2; and No. 15 Syracuse, 12.
Georgetown, 11-4, returned to the Top 20 after a week's absence, at No. 16, followed by No. 17 Illinois State, 12:1; No. 10 Minnesota, 12:1; No. 10 Tennessee, 12:1; and North Carolina State and Tennessee were tied at No. 20.
KU on the road again to face Oklahoma
By GINO STRIPPOLI
Sports Writer
The Kansas Jayhawks, who failed to win a conference game on the road last year, open their 1983 Big Eight season tonight in Norman, Okla., as they take on the Oklahoma Sooners at 8:05.
The men's game will be preceded by a contest between the Kansas and Oklaoma woman's teams. Tipoff for that game is 5:30 p.m.
The Jayhawks must stop freshman Wayman Tisdale, or at least slow him down, if the Jayhawks have any chance to beat the Sooners. Tisdale, a 6-9 forward from Tuila, Okla, has been shown of spectacular for the Sooners.
He leads the Big Eight in scoring.
averaging 27.8 points a game, and in rebounding, field goal percentage and blocked shots. If he keeps his scoring average for the rest of the season, he will break Will Chamberlain's all-time high record for points in a single season.
BUT TIDALE has a lot of help on the offensive-minded Sooners, who lead the Big Eight in scoring. David Little, 6-7, who finished second in the conference scoring race last year behind teammate Chucky Barnett, joined Tisdaile at forward, averaging 20.2 points a game. Center Charles "Big Time" Jones, 6-10, who averaged 6.8 points, 6-3 guard Bo Overton, 10.6 points, and 6-1 guard Jan Pannell, 6.4 points, round out the starting lineup.
Barnett, who has been injured much of the season and is playing an average
of just 22.5 minutes a game, is still scoring 10.9 points a game.
"Oklahoma has been playing great basketball, especially at home," Owens said. "They have great physical talent and outstanding team quickness. In the midday, they have what might be the most talented athlete in the country."
THE JAYHAWKS, who are on a modest two-game winning streak, will counter with the same starting lineup that they used against the Maine Black Bears. Carl Henry, 16.9 points, and Tad Boyle, 3.3 points, start at the guard positions; Brian Martin, 5.6 points, start at center; with Kelly Kight, 12.5 points, and Kerry Boagni, 15.4 points, playing the forward spots.
then lost his spot to Knight, continues to improve. Martin, now in the starting lineup with Knight, has led the Jayhawks in scoring in two of the last three games and in rebounding for the last two.
Kansas must hope that Martin, who started the first game of the season but
IN THE WOMEN'S contest, the Jayhawks will attempt to improve on their 1-1 conference record when they take on the Sooners.
Kansas is led by Angie Snider, who is averaging 26.5 points a game in Big Eight play. She is joined in the starting lineup by Angela Taylor, 12.5 points in conference play, Barbara Adkins, 6.5 points, Chris Hurley, 4 points, and either Mary Myers, 10.0 points, or Cindy Dill, 4 points.
"I think our team has a lot to look forward to in the coming weeks," head coach Marian Washington said.
Students stay in shape, relax with off-the-wall sport
EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is the first seven stories highlighting sports that students can participate in at no cost at University facilities operated in part through the student activity fee. These seven sports were chosen because they can be participated in throughout the year at times that can be adapted to most student, faculty and staff schedules.
By BOB LUDER andCOLLIN
HERMRECK
Sports Writer
It hasn't been around as long as tennis, but the fast-paced, off-the-wall sport of racquetball has even tennis buffs coming in from the cold to try their luck in the close quarters of the indoor courts.
Racquetball has grown tremendously in the past several years, and many KU students and staff members have found it to be an enjoyable release from the monotony of classes and studying and a good way to keep their bodies in shape.
Tom Randall, Liberal senior, said he played rucassett to get away from the police.
Randall, a rookie at the game, said,
"It's nice because you can play all year,
unlike tennis. It's fast-paced and
it's what you want to put into it."
Mike Francoeur, Wichita graduate
student, said racquetball became a substitute winter activity for him after he hurt his ankle during a game of basketball. Although he said he played racquetball for enjoyment and competition, Franceour said he also played to keep in shape.
Another KU student who enjoys the game is Nora Flack, Overland Park senior. "It's a big strategy sport," she said, as she play it at any level and still enjoy it."
Flack has spent most of her time playing the sport at a highly competitive level. She won the women's B division of the Kansas State Racecetball Tournament in 1979, and during her sophomore and junior years at KU, she attended at the top of the women challenge ladder at Robinson Gymnasium.
The challenge ladder, sponsored by the KU Racquetball Club, is a tournament-like competition set up among students, faculty and staff. Registration is held at the start of each semester and names are randomly drawn to decide on the beginning position of each participant on the ladder. Any player can challenge up to five positions higher on the ladder. If that player wins a match, he takes the ranking of the player he defeated. Players can still enter the challenge ladder at no charge by registering at
the Recreational Services office in Robinson
The challenge ladder is only one of several raquetball activities during the year at Robinson. A singles tournament, with open divisions for both men and women, is scheduled for Jan. 28.
The University also offers 10 classes in racquetball technique. Dave Burgess, Larned graduate student, said he taught his beginners class the basic rules of the game and the basic strokes necessary to begin play.
Larry Peterson, storekeeper at Robinson, is in charge of scheduling times for court use. To reserve a court, one must personally sign up at the service desk no earlier than one day in advance.
The service desk has raquettes and safety goggles available which can be checked out with a KUID, but players must furnish their own balls.
Even though there are 15 courts available and 14 sign-up times, Peterson said he sometimes had to turn people away.
"Our business times of the day are between 11:30 and 1:30, while people
are on their lunch breaks, and 5:30-7:30 in the evenings. "Peterson said. "Many people come at 6 a.m. to play before the crowds start."
Besides Robinson's 15 courts, the Trailride Racquetball Club, 2500 W. Sixth St., has five courts for its members and their guests. Trailridge also sponsors challenge ladders and tournaments throughout the year.
An $80 initiation fee and $20 monthly dues are the special charges charged to students. These rates include use of the library and other facilities. There is an hourly charge for court use.
And for the diehard tennis buffs,
Lawrence has an indoor tennis club,
the Alvamar Racquet and Swim Club, 4120
Clinton Parkway. Alvamar has four
indoor courts available only to members between 7. m. and 11 p.m.
Alvamar is sponsoring a program called Jayhawk Team Tennis, open to men, members and non-members, for $45. The program consists of six weeks of doubles play with awards for the winners. The club also sponsors tournaments and challenge matches for its members.
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