JRSDAY, JANUARY 4, 1951
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
PAGE FIVE
Kansas Plays Nebraska Here Saturday In Big Seven Opener
By RAY SOLDAN and BOB NELSON
68 pre-conference games under their belts, all Big Seven living into league competition this weekend with six contenses scheduled, three each on Saturday and Monday nights.
Every night's openers find Nebraska playing at Kansas, Kansas are attempting to snap a Missouri rookie at Columbia, and the Oklahoma Sooners traveling north to meet Iowa State at Ames.
On Monday night, Oklahoma helps Colorado open its conference season at Boulder, Iowa State plays ebraska at Lincoln, and Kansas ill seek its 12th straight victory in the home floor when it plays the dissouri Tigers.
Except for Colorado's 2-10 record
id Nebraska's 5-6 mark, all Big
even teams have compiled better
an .500 marks against competition
on coast to coast.
Out of the 68 games played to date, Big Seven teams have won 39 and lost 29 for a .573 percentage. Kansas State is presently listed the nation's No. 9 team in the
Kansas State's balanced scoring attack and reserve power make them the favored team as the conference warfare gets under way. Coach Jack Gardner's club has a 9-2 record and showed power in winning the annual conference journey in Kansas City last week.
Associated Press' weekly poll. Kansas, rated No. 10 last week, lost to Minnesota in the pre-season Big Seven basketball tourney and slid to the 20th spot.
The Wildcats have scored victories over Ohio State, Purdue, Utah State, Wichita, Wisconsin, Springfield, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and Minnesota. Their only losses were to Long Island university and the University of Indiana.
Kansas State has five players among the top 20 scorers for its 11
Leading Big Seven Scorers
(All games through Jan. 2 included)
TOP, TEN
The Jayhawkers' offense is still questionable except for Lovellette's 20 plus totals game after game. In fact, Lovellette has been the only player to show decided improvement over last year's performance.
Kansas, with its 7-2 record, has flashed both hot and cold this season but overall seems to be below the strength shown in its final games last year.
Player G FG FT PF TP Avg.
Aylee Lovellette, c, KU 9 97 20 34 214 23.8
bob Pierce, c, Neb. 10 57 44 31 158 15.8
arcus Freiberger, c, Okla. 9 38 60 31 136 15.1
bn Buchanan, g, Neb. 9 54 23 16 131 14.6
bn Stange, g, I-St. 8 31 36 29 98 12.3
al Stauffer, c, Mo. 8 34 23 32 91 11.4
ayne Tucker, f, Colo. 11 50 23 18 123 11.2
ad Owens, f, Okla. 9 41 17 21 99 11.0
ager Stokes, f, Colo. 12 47 30 47 124 10.3
nie Barrett, g, K-St. 11 48 17 33 113 10.3
non-conference games to date. Ernie Barrett leads the way with a 10.3 average, followed by Jim Iverson, 9.9; Dick Knostman, 9.4; Jack Stone, 8.3, and Lew Hitch, 7.9.
Except for its one point victory over St. John's university (52-51), K.U. has failed to conquer a major basketball power.
SECOND TEN
Like last year's club which lost six of its first 10 games, this year's team has started slow but will probably and should be a power in conference play.
Player FG FT PF TP Avg.
David Heineman, f, Mo. 8 31 20 19 82 10.3
Iverson, g, K-St. 11 41 27 19 109 9.9
Wilhelmi, c, I-St. 8 29 20 17 78 9.8
Knostman, c, K-St. 11 40 23 27 103 9.4
Anderson, f, I-St. 8 28 16 10 72 9.0
Bene Landolt, g, Mo. 8 17 13 19 67 8.4
Stone, g, K-St. 11 39 13 30 91 8.3
Hitch, c, K-st. 11 29 29 26 87 7.9
Gompert, f, Colo. 12 37 18 31 92 7.7
Waugh, g, KU. 9 31 6 13 68 7.6
Two more teams, Oklahoma and Missouri, will be powers in the conference race. Although not considered likely to win the title, both will probably upset the league's leaders from time to time and have much to say about who wins the title.
Oklahoma showed power in playing Kansas State on even through the second half of its 53 to 55 loss in the conference journey.
The Sooners could win the title, but Bruce Drake's rebuilt club seems a bit too weak overall to measure up to championship caliber.
Big Seven Standings
(All games to date)
W. L. Pct.
Kansas State 9 2 .481
KANSAS 7 2 .778
Oklahoma 6 3 .667
Iowa State 5 3 .625
Missouri 5 3 .625
Nebraska 5 6 .455
Colorado 2 10 .167
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Leading Tournament Scorers
Here are the leading 20 scorers for the fifth annual Big Seven pre-season basketball tournament which was held in Kansas City's Municipal auditorium, Dec. 27 to Dec. 30 inclusive:
For the second straight year, Kansas' Clyde Lovellette took individual scoring honors with 82 points and a 27.3 average for three games. Maynard Johnson, Minnesota's high scoring center, placed placed second with 75 points and a 25 point average.
Lovellette, Myer "Whitey" Skoog, Minnesota's all-American guard, and K-State's Ernie Barrett were unanimous choices on the all-tournament team.
TOP TEN
| Player | G | FG-FGA | FT-A | PF | TP | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Clyde Lovellette, c, KU | 3 | 37 - 83 | 8 - 12 | 11 | 82 | 27.3 |
| Maynard Johnson, c, MU | 3 | 28 - 48 | 19 - 24 | 6 | 75 | 25.0 |
| Myer Skoog, g, MU | 3 | 23 - 63 | 10 - 11 | 6 | 56 | 18.7 |
| Bob Pierce, c, NU | 3 | 20 - 49 | 14 - 17 | 11 | 54 | 18.0 |
| Ernie Barrett, g, KS | 3 | 22 - 39 | 5 - 11 | 12 | 49 | 18.0 |
| Marcus Freiberger, c, OU | 3 | 14 - 29 | 20 - 26 | 8 | 48 | 16.0 |
| Jim Buchanan, g, NU | 3 | 19 - 49 | 7 - 12 | 3 | 45 | 15.0 |
| Wayne Tucker, g, CU | 3 | 16 - 45 | 8 - 10 | 6 | 40 | 13.3 |
| Lew Hitch, c, KS | 3 | 15 - 36 | 9 - 15 | 9 | 39 | 13.0 |
| Roger Stokes, g, CU | 3 | 16 - 47 | 7 - 12 | 14 | 39 | 13.0 |
SECOND TEN
| Player | G | FG-FGA | FT-A | PF | TP | Avg. |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| Jim Stange, g, IS | 3 | 12 - 36 | 15 - 15 | 9 | 39 | 13.0 |
| Jack Stone, f, KS | 3 | 16 - 33 | 4 - 7 | 6 | 36 | 12.0 |
| Sy Wilhelmi, c, IS | 3 | 14 - 50 | 7 - 10 | 11 | 35 | 11.7 |
| Gaylord Anderson, f, IS | 3 | 15 - 35 | 5 - 8 | 3 | 35 | 11.7 |
| Ted Owens, g, OU | 3 | 12 - 23 | 9 - 10 | 10 | 33 | 11.7 |
| Frank Gompert, f, CU | 3 | 14 - 39 | 5 - 7 | 9 | 33 | 11.0 |
| Bill Stauffer, c, MU | 3 | 13 - 46 | 7 - 8 | 10 | 33 | 11.0 |
| Kenny Koop, c, CU | 3 | 10 - 21 | 12 - 16 | 14 | 32 | 10.7 |
| Gene Landolt, g, MU | 3 | 12 - 23 | 8 - 8 | 8 | 32 | 10.7 |
| Jerry Waugh, g, KU | 3 | 15 - 34 | 0 - 0 | 6 | 30 | 10.0 |
Key: G, games played; FG, field goals; FGA, field goal attempts; FT, free throws made; FTA, free throws attempted; PF, personal fouls; TP, total points scored, and Avg., average points scored a game.）
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