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UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN, LAWRENCE, KANSAS
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1980
Kansas Plays Creighton Tonight In Cage Opener
PROBABLE STARTERS
CREIGHTON (1-0) Pos. (0-0) KANSAS
6-3 Francis Miller F Bill Lienhard 6-5
5-10 Earl McClelland F Bob Kenney 6-2
6-5½ Bill Heyden C Clyde Lovelette 6-9
6-0 Bill Boedeker G Bill Hougland 6-4
5-11 Jack Robbins G (Capt.) Jerry Waugh 5-11
Official: George Bourrette (Weslevan), and Keith Thomas
Officials: George Bourrette (Wesleyan), and Keith Thomas Kappas State).
Place: Hoch auditorium. Time: 7:30 Tonight
By BOB NELSON
BY BOB NELSON
Daily Kansan Assistant Sports Editor
Rated as one of the nation's top ten teams in every conceivable pre-season rating source, Coach Forrest C. "Phog" Allen will send his Kansas basketball team into its first taste of reality at 7:30 tonight when they entertain the Creighton university Bluejays in Hoch auditorium.
Kansas has been rated as high as fifth in national pre-season ratings and will be the target of all its opponents.
Tonight's game marks the inaugural of K.U.'s 52nd season in basketball and 34th year in which Coach F.C. "Phog" Allen has guided the Jayhawker court fortunes.
Like last year's Creighton team, this year's club can't be taken too lightly. The Bluejays under Coach Duce Belford, are capable of tattering K.U.'s unwon laurels in the opener.
KENNEY LIENHARD Kansas Kansas
Knowles, last member of the Jays' sterling pre-war clubs, is gone along with his chief stablemates, Frank Gilchrist and Bob Gradoville. These three players accounted for 687 points last year out of a Creighton total of 1476 points.
Kansas Basketball Schedule
The outcome of tonight's game may well hinge on just how successful Heyden and Tobin are in slipping the halter on Lovellette. He broke every scoring record on the books as a sophomore last year. He scored 545 points over a 25-game route and set a new Big Seven average of 23 points in 12 conference games.
Creighton's guards will be operating at considerable height handicap. These back-liners are Bill Boedecker, the Jays number one reserve last year, and Jack Robbins, a promising sophomore that was a regular on last year's frush club. Boedecker stands an even 6-foot and Robbins an inch shorter.
Most of Creighton's scoring power will come from Miller who set a new individual season scoring record of 405 points last year in 27 games, averaging 15 points a game. His favorite shot is a "hook" from either side as well as a set shot. The Bluejays' success is tied closely to the performance of this 6-foot 3-inch forward.
Moving in to take over the vacated pivot position is a 6-foot $5\frac{1}{2}$-inch 231-pounder, Bill Heyden. The chore of trying to stop the scoring of Lovellette will fall heir to Heyden. Dave Tobin, the tallest man on the Bluejay club at 6-foot 7-inches, will also offer a hand at attempting to stop Colossal Clyde should things get out of control for Heyden.
Here is the Jayhawkers' 1950-51 24-game basketball schedule. If the teams met last year, the final score is in parenthesis. Blank spaces are provided for fans desiring to keep a running game-by game account of the K.U. games. Kansas will play 10 home games.
Dec. 4—CREIGHTON (59) at KANSAS (55)
Dec. 6—UTAH STATE at KANSAS
Dec. 9—K.U. at St. Joseph's (Philadelphia)
Dec. 12—K.U. at St. John's (N.Y.'s Mad. Sq. Gar.)
Dec. 16—Kansas at Kentucky (Lexington)
Dec. 19—SPRINGFIELD COL (43) at KANSAS (53)
Coach Belford still has plenty of talent left over from last year's team. Forwards Francis Miller and Earl McCelland, who contributed to KU.'s downfall last year, are back this year. A fine Creighton frosh club that won 13 and lost two last year has added height to the Varsity. Miller has been switched from center to forward this year.
Dec.19—SPRINGFIELD COL. (43) at KANSAS (53)
Dec. 27, 28, 29, and 30—Big Seven annual pre-season tournament—Minnesota is the invited team. Kansas plays first game against Iowa State at 8 p.m., Wed., Dec. 27. K.U. will also play on Fri. and Sat.
Jan. 6—NEBRASKA (36) at KANSAS (49)*
Jan. 8—MISSOURI (52) at KANSAS (59)*
Jan. 13—COLORADO (60) at KANSAS (76)*
Jan. 15—KANSAS STATE (68) at KANSAS (79)*
Jan. 27—Kansas (49) at Oklahoma (52)**
Feb. 3—K.U. at Northwestern (Chicago Stadium)
Feb. 5—OKLAHOMA A. & M. at KANSAS
Feb. 10—Kansas (56) at Nebraska (57)*
Feb. 12—Kansas (48) at Missouri (44)*
Feb. 17—Kansas (66) at Iowa State (52)*
Feb. 19—OKLAHOMA (50) at KANSAS (56)*
Feb. 24—Kansas (50) at Kansas State (55)*
Feb. 26—Kansas (48) at Colorado (50)**
Mar. 7—IOWA STATE (42) at KANSAS (67)*
Mar. 10—Kansas at Oklahoma A. & M.
* Big Seven conference games.
** —Overtime—conference games.
BEAT CREIGHTON
CLYDE LOVELLETTE
McClelland, Miller's forward running mate, scored 186 points in 27 games last year. Boedeker, guard, is the number three scorer among returning lettermen this year with 86 points in 26 games. Heyden scored 35 points in 14 games as a reserve pitviman.
Miller's best night last year was against Bob "Foothills" Kurland, Phillips 66 Oiler center. Against big Bob, Miller outscored Kurland 29 to 13 and took more than his share of rebounds off each board. Kansas must check this fancy point-maker tonight in order to slow up the Blue-jay offense.
Creighton's over-all record for the 1948-50 season was 13 won and 14 lost. The 1476 points scored last year is a new all-time season high and the average of 54.7 points per game is also a new record.
Creighton opened the season with a one-sided 81 to 40 win over Buena Vista (Ia.) at Omaha Friday and will hold a slight under-fire advantage over the still untested Jayhawkers.
Harp Is Scouting 3 Future KU Foes
Dick Harp, assistant basketball coach, is scouting three future Jayhawk opponents, St. Joseph's St. John's, and Kentucky.
Coach Harp saw Kentucky make it 85 straight wins at home Friday night as the Wildcats downed West Texas State, T3 to 43. He will see Kentucky play Purdue on Dec. 9. Saturday night he saw St. John's defeat William and Mary 63 to 47. This week he will see the St. Joseph's-Delaware and St. John's-Southern Methodist games.
Kansas opens its eastern swing Sat., Dec. 9 against St. Joseph's at Philadelphia, and plays St. John's university in New York's Madison Square Garden on Tues., Dec. 12. The Jayhawkers play Kentucky at Lexington, Sat., Dec. 16.
Kansas will hold a decided overall height advantage and should control a majority of rebounds off both boards. The K.U. starters average 6-feet 4-inches to the Blue-Jays' 6-1 average. In speed, the teams appear about equal.
Football Scores
Saturday Oklahoma
Oklahoma 41, Oklahoma A. and
M.14.
El Dorado Juco 12; Coffeyville Juco 9 (Coffee Bowl)
Kansas State 6, Wichita 6
Newt 14, Army 2
Friday's Games Minnesota
Coach Allen will start an all-junior five with the exception of senior Capt. Jerry Waugh, who will hold down a guard spot. The other guard will be Bill Hougland, a 6-foot 4-inch jumping jack, who played in 23 games last year scoring 119 points and compiled a 41 per cent shooting mark from the field.
Kansas State 6, Virginia 0
Navy 14, Army 2
State 14, Pittsburgh 20
Maryland 63, Virginia Tech 7
Holy Cross 32, Boston College 14
Virginia 44, North Carolina 13
Gorgia Tech 7, Georgia 0
Tennessee 43, Vanderbilt 0
Louisiana State 14, Tulane 14
U. of Mississippi 27, Miss State 20
Baylor 33, Rice 7
Texas Christian 27, Southern Methodist 13
Bob Kenney and Bill Lienhard will start at the forward spots and give the K.U. offense plenty of potential scoring power from the corners and outside the keyhole. Kenney, a husky 6-foot 2-inch 185-pounder, played in all 25 games last year scoring 83 points. Bob is a good rebounder and hard driver. Lienhard is a wizard at hitting a one hand push shot from the corner and is probably the team's best one-hand set shot.
Waugh, who is starting his fourth year on the K.U. Varsity, is noted for his great hustle and defensive work. He is also a good shot and finished the 1949-50 season in a blaze of glory against Bradley. He is expected to add all-around strength to this year's club with his play.
Southern California 9, Notre Dame
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Tulsa 28, Houston 21
Others expected to see plenty of action this year are forward-guard Buddy Bull, center John Keller, a Garden City (Kan.) junior college transfer, guard Sonny Enns, and forward-guard Dale Engel.
Hardin-Simmons 28, Texas Tech 13
Several sophomores are showing up well in practice and will give added reserve strength with a bit more experience. The same is true for footballers Charlie Hoag, Dean Wells, Bill Schaake, Aubrey Linville, and Jack Rodgers who have had only a few days on the hardwoods.
Kansas finished the season strong last year bowing out against the nation's No. 2, club, Bradley, 57 to 59, in the N.C.A.B. fifth play-set
off game. With everyone returning except. Claude... Houchin... Kansas should start this year where they left off in the Bradley game.
Last year's K.U. record was 14-11 for all games and 8-4 in Big Seven play, good enough for a first place tie with Kansas State and Nebraska.
HOUGLAND Kansas
JERRY WAUGH
In the final Associated Press basketball poll last year, Kansas ranked 19th and placed Lovellette among the nation's top scorers.
Kansas will be out after home win number nine in a row after winning all eight home games last year.
The Jayhawkers will play Utah State here on Wednesday before leaving Friday on a three-game eastern swing that will match them against St. Joseph's, St. John's, and Kentucky.
Evidence Is All 'Washed' Up
Chicago (U.P.)—Police were certain they could identify the robber who held up a tavern for $65. His finger-prints would be on the glass from which he had drunk beer before the robbery.
The crime detection laboratory reported that there were no fingerprints on the glass, however.
"Positively," she said. "I washed it carefully before I gave it to you."
16-Game Slate This Week
After winning only two out of six games over the weekend, Big Seven teams hope to do better this week as they play 16 games. Eight games are intersectional clashes that will pit the Big Seven against collegiate cage powers from coast-to-coast.
Only teams to win games in Friday and Saturday contests were Oklahoma with a 47 to 39 win over Southern Methodist university and Iowa State's narrow victory over South Dakota, 62 to 59.
The Colorado Buffaloes dropped a pair, 43 to 46 to Utah State and a 60 to 63 decision to Utah, playing in a two-day invitational tournament at Salt Lake City.
Although a desperate closing rush by Kansas State left them on the short end of a 59 to 60 score with Long Island university, the Wildcats served notice that they'll be Big Seven powers again this year. L.I.U., rated one of the East's top clubs, was paced by its great All-American center, Sherman White, with 15 points. His teammate, Howard Uplinger, also scored 15 points. Jim Iverson paced the losers with 13 points. The game was played in New York's Madison Square Garden.
In the other non-conference game, Minnesota had little trouble defeating Nebraska 55 to 41 at Minneapolis. Scoring honors went to Nebraska's Bob Pierce, 6-foot 6-inch center, who scored 21 points on seven field goals and seven charity tosses.
Top games this week find Kansas State invading Ohio State tonight and taking on Purdue Wednesday. The Wildcats play their new fieldhouse opener Saturday against Utah State.
Texas invades Norman Wednesday night to play the Oklahoma Sooners. This is O.U.'s only action this week.
Missouri opens against Washington U. at St. Louis on Thursday and moves east to play the nation's top club, City College of New York, Saturday night in New York.
After playing Maryville St. Teachers at home tonight, Nebraska travels to Seattle for Friday and Saturday games with Washington. Colorado plays a home-and-away series
with Colorado A. and M. the same nights.
The Iowa State Cyclones play Simpson College tonight and Drake university at Des Moines Saturday.
Kansas opens against Creighton here tonight and takes on Utah State Wednesday. Saturday night the Jawahers play St. Joseph's of Philadelphia in the first of a three-game eastern swing.
WEEKEND CAGE RESULTS*
Friday's Games
Southern Methodist 39, Oklahoma 47
Colorado 43, Utah State 46 Saturday, June 21
ado 43, Utah State 40
Saturday's Games
Saturday's Games
Kansas State 59, Long Island U. 60
Nebraska 41, Minnesota 55
Colorado U. 63
South Dakota bots State 62
South Dakota 59, Iowa State 62
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Kansas at Duluth
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