Wednesday, February 14, 1979
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ส่งคำสั่ง เลขที่มีตัวแปร 98 ถึง 99 จากลูกบ้าน ส่งคำสั่ง เลขที่มีตัวแปร 98 ถึง 99 จากลูกบ้าน
Valentine seeks success
By JOHN P, THARP
Associate Sports Editor
When asked if success has spoiled him, Darnell Valentine had an answer as quick as one of his steals.
"Once you have accomplished something, you have to hang on to it."
"You can never have enough success," he says. "It's a constant force behind you to accomplish as much as you can."
"I haven't had enough success to let it spoil me," KU's super-sophomore guard replied.
Valentine, No. 14, just like the date, has hung onto his success as skilful as he hangs onto the ball leading KU's offense.
Blending good looks and good manners, the serpentine guard was described at the Big Eight Holiday Backpacker conference, only "great player" in the conference.
HE BACKS UP that touting with an incredibly entertaining and exciting court performance and impressive statistics, just as he finished last year, but still has a better averageing three a game, and generous assists, at five and a half a game.
"That's expected of me to lead the league in steals and assists," the hard worker says. "As far as scoring is concerned, I want to improve on that each year."
In league play, Darnell Valentine, who enjoys the moniker "the D.V.," is averaging 15.9 points a game, for seven place. He recently broke a January record with a three-point score in points. In games against Michigan State, Missouri and Oklahoma, his February average is 19.6. He scored 27 in Columbia, one shy of his career high earned this year on the road for Southern Mississippi, the Big Eight Player of the Week Honors.
NOT OVERLY CONCERNED with his own scoring, Valentine has a stronger interest in KU's scoring, as evidenced by his assists. His steals, which resemble a blur with muscular thigh striping the Spalding from an opponent in the classic
“Getting the steal on the open court—that does something to me,” he says. “To be a guard and be up against another guy, you’re going to court like that—that’s saying something.”
neck-to-thigh strip, usually result in two points.
"It gives you the edge. It helps my confidence to be able to do it every once in a while."
"BASKETBALL IS JUST one part of my life," he says. "It's not my whole life. It is probably the most important part, but only thing in my life for happiness."
Fans associate Valentine only with basketball. But he says there's more to life than the sport.
Happiness for Valentine is being the last player to leave the field house because he takes the time to sign every girl in his room. He writes a writer, a nice change from the silent Larry Bird, who ignores writers, but, like *7* Valentine, is also an All-American card dealer.
"If I wasn't a ball player," he says, "it would be. 'So what, your name's Valentine.'"
Happiness for Valentine is today. He always gets dozens of cards, and says he enjoys the novelty of the name similarity.
Happiness for Valentine is the support of KU's fans, which he acknowledges by raising his fist when heading for the team. His fan work as hard as the team does.
And happiness for Valentine is remaining modest, "the way I learned from the way I was brought up because I only get off on boasting on myself."
And as if to demonstrate his modesty, Valentine took a notebook and wrote one simple sentence.
It said, "I also learned not to be boastful but to be thankful that I can do what I can."
Staff photo by BILL FRAKES
University Daily Kansar
ISU hopes to play 'role of spoiler' with KU
Early supporters of the neutron bomb had high hopes for it, just like pre-season predictors had high hopes for Iowa State's finish finishing in the big Eight conference.
But just like the bomb's production fi- zer, he has the Cyclones' basketball production.
Picked to finish as high as first, Iowa State is tied for fourth in the league at 4-6. The Cyclones hope to improve their standings when they face KU and UTAMES. Armes.
"Iowa State is experienced and strong," the key to beat them is on the boards.
The Cyclones showed that they could still explode, to a degree, when they upset third place Nebraska last Saturday in Lincoln, 48-46.
KU, tied for second at 64, has beaten the Cyclones twice already this season, once at the Holiday Tournament, 75-55. The other victory was in Lawrence 80-71.
EVEN THOUGH Iowa State has lost the
last eight games to KU, tonight could be different.
"Everybody in the conference seems to be batting, everybody also," Lynn Nance,
"We feel the role of spoiler may be ours. It's the only role left. Most people in the league prepare better for Kansas. We don't like it much, then them and the kicks really want to do well."
Nance certainly hopes his team will far better than last year's 109-82 defeat to KU in
Ames, the first time a KU team ever scored 100 points on the road.
All-conference guard Andrew Parker leads the Cyclones and the league in scoring with a 2.3 average. In Lawrence this year, Parker, playing forward, got hot with 27 points. He's the only senior starter, while a forward, Sam Brenner, will start at the other forward position.
Dale恩 Thuth, Cyclone center, leads the league in rebounding, averaging 11.3. He was outrebounded in Lawrence 15-14 by KU'S Paul Mokesi.
Jayhawks win 70-54 advance to 17 in poll
Kansas beat Northwest Missouri State University last night in Maryville, Mo., 70-54 on the strength of a 31-point performance by Lynette Woodard.
The victory moves the Jayhawks' record to 23-5. KU has won its last four games, including a 101-64 rout of Iowa State University and a 77-47 victory from University of Nebraska-Omaha, both in Allen Field House.
KU won 11 of 12 games in January with its only loss at the hands of Kansas State in a game.
The hot streak put KU in the top 20 and this week the Jayhawks moved from 19th to 3rd.
KU's ranking will face one of its toughest tests this season Friday when the University of Missouri Tigers invade Lawrence. MU has been in and out of the poll.
KU narrowly beat the Tigers in the finals of the women's Big Eight tournament in New York.
The top 80 women’s college teams as compiled by Met Gronenwijk of the Philadelphia Inquirer on women's coaches. First place votes parentalhes.
1. Old Dominion (90) 26/6
2. Stephen F. Austin 23/3
3. California Tech 23/3
4. Chuyne State 18/0
5. Tennessee 16/4
6. Northwestern 16/4
7. Maryland 16/0
8. Ruggers 26/8
9. Washington-Las Vegas 26/4
10. Pem State 19/4
11. Warwick Baptist 14/4
12. UCLA 14/7
13. Delta State 16/7
14. Valiant State 17/4
15. Long Beach State 17/3
16. Kansas 25/4
17. Miami State 24/7
18. Michigan State 24/7
19. Mississippi 24/7
20. Northwestern 24/7
21. Southern State 16/4
Hartman says Owens 'out of line'
MANHATTAN (AP) - The furor over a controversial play involving Darnell Valentine may have been a play to gain a headache, but the opposing coach in the Big Eight Conference.
Kansas State Coach Jack Hartman said in an interview yesterday that KU head coach Ted Owens was out of line Saturday when he rushed toward the Oklahoma bench after Valentine was knocked down by OU's Terry Stotts. Owens complained that other teams in the league were trying to "inflict bodily harm" on his star player.
"I think there is very possibly an uterine关心," heirmed. "Hartmann said." "I think there
might be an attempt to gain some sort of a psychological advantage by putting pressure on the officials, by pointing the finger at them."
Hartman described Valentine as, "an outstanding player and an outstanding young man." But he added of Valentine, "he is a great player and he's quite able to take contact."
Hartman took issue with Owens for his criticism of other teams in the Big Eight for allegedly trying to hurt Valentine. "I tresst that somewhat because it's not the case with K-State." I think Coach Owens spoke out against it, but there are better ways to handle such things."
Indiana State finally first
The margin isn't much but Indiana State will take it. Being No. 1, by six points is as good as being there by plenty, as far as the undefended Scavengers are concerned.
Indiana State moved into the top spot in The Associated Press college basketball poll of 30 teams, with 1,196 points from the nationwide panel of 62 sports writers and broadcasters. UCLA was second with 19 first place ballots and 1,190 third place votes, closest votes in the history of the AP poll.
The United Press International coaches' poll, released yesterday, ranked UCLA No. 1, with Indiana State still at second, where it held the same time. Both polls rank Itaune Dame No. 3.
THE SYCAMORES, who are the nation's only major undefeated team, scored their
23rd consecutive victory Monday night, routed West Texas State 100-75.
top 129 Twenty teams in the Associated Press college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses.
basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses.
1. Indiana St. (43) 23.0
2. UCLA (19) 18.3
3. North Carolina 18.3
4. North Carolina 18.4
5. Duke 18.4
6. Louisiana St. 20.5
7. Syracuse 20.5
8. Michigan St. 18.4
9. Louisville 18.4
10. Marquette 18.4
11. Arkansas 18.4
12. Tampa 18.4
13. Purdue 18.4
14. Iowa 18.4
15. Temple 19.3
16. Georgetown, D.C. 19.3
17. Ohio St. 18.4
18. Detroit 18.4
19. Vanderbilt 18.4
20. Alabama 18.4