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University Daily Kansan, November 17, 1981
KU to open season against People's Republic of China Inexperienced Jayhawks face rebuilding year
By RON HAGGSTROM Associate Sports Editor
Every time Kansas is expected to have a down year in basketball, Coach Ted Owens' team rises to the
Last year was a good example as KU, after finishing 15-14 in 1979-80, posted a 24-8 record, bowing out in the NCAA tournament in the semifinals of Midwest regional.
Will this be another one of those years?
"We're going to surprise a lot of people."
"PREDICITIONS ARE meaningless," senior guard says. "I prefer it this way. It’s more gratifying when you use it."
The Jayahwakha open season they fight against the Republic of China national team at 7:30 p.m. in Allen Park.
The Jayhawks must make up for severe graduation losses, including All-America guard Darnell Valentine, now with the Portland Trail Blazers, and Art Housey, now with the Sacramento Kings, before center Victor Mitchell left school earlier this fall.
in all, KU lost 53 percent of its scoring and rebounding. Only one Big Eight school, Colorado, was
However, the Jayhawks have a strong nucleus returning with All-American candidate Guy and senior players.
Sophomore centre Kelly Knight, 6-foot-4, returns
being redshirted last year when he suffered a knee
"WE HAVE THREE fine veterans." Owens said.
"We form a very good nucleus."
"All three are good leaders and outstanding performers."
Guy's performance last year earned him Playboy preseason Al-America honor. The 6 guard scored in double figures in 1 of 4 the 32 games last year. His best performance came in the NCAA tournament, when he hit 12 of 15 shots and scored 38 points against Arizona State. Guy averaged 15.8 points per game and hit 53.7 percent from the floor and 77.5 percent from the free throw. Guy is also the 10th leading scorer in KU history.
"He saw we weren't playing well and asserted himself." Owens said of Guy's performance against the Sun Devils. "We'll have to see that in every game this year."
"I look at my leadership role in my own way," Guy said. "I am passionate and be a well-panneted player. More complete."
"You have to instill confidence in the inexperienced players. You have to let them know you believe in
Six-7 forward Magley provides leadership in the front court. Magley last year finished as the Jayhawks 'number three scorer and rebounder, who won a game a game. He also hit 84.6 percent of his free throws.
"IT'S GREAT TO be a leader," Magley said. "It's one thing I've been missing."
"I'm just trying to lead by doing. I won't tell somebody to do something that I'm not doing."
Magley will also have another slight change in his role compared to previous seasons.
"I have to be a more consistent player," Magley said. "I have to have a good game every game."
Knight, who is trying to recover from knee surgery, is the only other player with experience.
is the only other player with experience.
The Jayhawks can't afford to have Knight reinjure him.
"His right knee isn't quite as strong," Owens said "but he has made very good progress."
Knight said, "Day by day it's going to get stronger. So he I've worn three different braces. My goal is to keep it in place."
How much leadership these three players provide for the inexperienced players will determine the leagues' future.
"Our biggest task is to bring the inexperienced players along." Owens said.
Those inexperienced players include:
- Guardes—Junior Tyke Peacock, a transfer from Modesto Junior College, averaged 19 games a game last season to become Modesto's all-time leading scorer. Also a track standout, Peacock has cleared 7-5% in the high jump and took first place in the World Cup meet.
KANSAS ROSTER
- Freshman Tad Boyle rolled in numerous honors
Player Position Height Class
Tim Banks G 6-2 Jr.
Tad Boyle G 6-4 Fr.
Jeff Dishman F 6-5 Jr.
Mary Ewing C 6-9 Sr.
*Tony Guy G 6-6 Sr.
Lance Hill G-F 6-5 Jr.
*Kelly Knight C 6-7 Jr.
Jeff Snook C 6-2 So.
*David Magley F 6-8 So.
Brian Martin F 6-8 So.
Ron McHenry F 6-4 So.
*Tyke Peacock G 6-1 So.
Maurice Lumsden F 6-7 Fr.
Larry Wills F 6-4 Fr.
*Indicates tonight's starters.
last year at Greeneey Central High School, Colo., including prep All-America last year; first team all-state a junior and senior; and Colorado Class 3A player-of-the-year as a senior. Boyle averaged 24.4 points per game in both groups of sophomore. He also averaged 12 rebounds, 5.7 assists and four steals a game during each of his three years.
*Sophomore Jeff Konek, who saw action in only 13 games last year, should see more playing time this year. His high game was 4 points on three occasions. He's a school senior he had a 20-point scoring average.
- Forwards--Junior Jeff Dishman, a transfer from Hutchinson University Junior College, earned first team all-conference and second team all-Region VII. He also played well at Hutchinson, averaging 16 points and nine rebounds a game.
*Sophomore Brian Martin, also a transfer from Hutchinson Junior College, was recruited after his senior season in high school by KU. He averaged 13.6 points a game and 9.5 rebounds a game as a senior.
*Junior Lance Hill*, a transfer from San Diego City College, averaged 11.6 points and 5.5 rebounds a game. His high game was 23 points. Hill led Clifton High School, Baltimore, Md., in assists his senior year.
- Junior Mark Summers transferred to KU two years ago from Amarillo Junior College, Summers, who saw limited playing time last year, will start on the Jahyhaws' front line this year. Summers' top performance last year was an 18-rebound, 6-point performance against Rollins College. Last season Summers averaged 1.5 points and 1.7 rebounds a game.
- Center-Junior Mark Ewing, a transfer from Cloud County Community College, averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds a game last year. Ewing was McPherson High School's leading scorer and rebounder his senior
The Jawhaws also added three walk onts to her roster: junior guard Tim Banks, junior forward Kon Williams and defensive end Justin Wagner.
"About 15 to 20 walkers tried out," Owens said. "That's what you expect nowadays."
"They're not heavily trained. They're proud to wear 'Kansas' across their uniform. It's refreshing to see."
The inexperienced Jayhawks will face one of their greatest components of the year in the Chinese team.
So far on their American tour, the Chinese have dropped all four of their contests. They lost at New Mexico, 106-45, Missouri, 103-68, Northwestern, 85-83, and Wisconsin, 88-81.
"The only way to gain experience is to start playing," Owens said. "How good we'll be I don't know. I'm not pessimistic even though we play a tough schedule.
"In my 21 years it's the toughest schedule a Kansas team has ever played."
The Jayhawks tough schedule includes possibly playing last year's national champion, Indiana, and opening the regular season against the runner-up, North Carolina.
KU could face Indiana if both teams were to lose or win their first round games in the Holiday Tournament
Besides possibly playing last year's top two teams, KU meets five other teams that competed in the NCAA tournament, including Kentucky, Arizona State, Villanova, Missouri and Kansas State.
However, outside of opening at North Carolina and playing in the Holiday Tournament, the remainder of the team members will be home for the season.
"IF WE GOING to be successful we will use the preseason schedule to our benefit," Guy said.
Knight agreed with Guy, saying that the Jayhawks are going to have to win early to build confidence.
Throughout the early season practice one needs to think the Jayhawks were lacking experience or confidence.
Owens said, "The highlight of this year will be the togetherness and attitude on the squad. They have a lot of respect for one another."
"It's a lot more relaxed," Guy said. "The coaches have created a relaxed atmosphere. It's that time of season where it's tough, but the coaches have made it more enjoyable."
JAYHAWK NOTES: The Jayhawks will make two appearances on ESPN throughout the course of the season. Both of the telecasts will be live. The first will be at Missouri Nov. 28, and the second will be at Missouri Jan. 20
KU volleyball team loses in first round
By JAN BOUTTE
By JAN BOUTTE Sports Writer
The Jayhawks finished in sixth place with a 28-31-1 record after losing the consolation match to Iowa State
In five close games, Oklahoma knocked the KU volleyball team out of the running for the Big Eight Championship Friday night in the first round of the championship tournament in Manhattan.
NEBRASKA CONTINUED to dominate the Big Eight, beating Missouri in the finals to win the title for the sixth straight year. K-State captured third place by beating Oklahoma.
"We didn't play poorly. We played well," KU coach Bob Cox said, but should play well the last season of the season.
"With the loss to Oklahoma, our main goal for the season, to win the Big Eight, was gone.
"One person doesn't win a game for anyone, but she came as close to it as possible," Lockwood said.
Okaloosa's a*ll-Big-Eight spiker Marcy Crabtree set the Jachayee to challenge it to be moved to the top of the field five times a five minutes.
"We had trouble with penetration on our blocks, and with a consistent attack," Lockwood said.
10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,
Jayhaws troubles as they lost, 19; 19, 19, 18; 15, 16; 11, 15; 9, 11
“IT WASN'T AN unrealistic goal. Talent-wise, we're as good as anyone else in the Big Eight.
"But it was a single-elimination tournament, and we were eliminated at the first chance."
"We went into the tournament with the idea to win it, and when it didn't happen, it was very disappointing."
'With the loss to Oklahoma, our main goal for the season, to win the Big Eight, was gone. It wasn't an unrealistic goal.'
"Without them we didn't have the offense to win. We had the defense to stay with anyone, but not the attack to win." Lockwood said of the early season without Quirk and Cobb.
For the first time this season, sophomore Susie Quirk and freshman Kim Cobb played for the Jayhawks. But the addition of the two attackers wasn't enough to make the difference for the 'Hawks.
Bob Lockwood
together, something Lockwood said was an understandable problem.
"We played a different lineup each week during the regular season, based on who was available," he said. In the consolation match against Iowa State, Lockwood rotated every player on the bench into the
*WANTED to give everyone a chance to play in the Championships to experience the kind of excitement that comes with playing
In preliminary play on Friday, the Jayhawks faced the eventual tournament champions, Nebraska. Nebraska won the first game, 15-13, in spite of an 8-point lead in the second game, KU lost, 8-15.
The interface is installed at the pagem of the bench.
Lockwock relay every player on the bench into the lineup.
"Many of those girls on the bench earned the right to play in the Big Eights by filling in for injured players
The high point of the weekend was the preliminary match against K-State, when the Jayhawks caught fire.
The team will lose seniors Jill Stinson and Shelly Fox. Lockwood said he thought that Fox and other Jayhawks might have been chosen for the All Big Eight队 if they had received a little more exposure in the tournament. He said that even semifinals exposure would have helped to catch the attention of the Big East.
The team showed a lack of experience in playing
EARL RICHARDSON/Kansan Statt
Senior guard Tony Guy will be called in to fill a leadership role this season for the Jayhawks, who open their season tonight against the Republic of China national team.
etc.
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KU 29, Kansas City 12
KU 'B' 10, Kansas City 'B' 10
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Washington - Washington
Houston to Indiana
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