Wednesday, November 20,1968
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
9
Top scorers missing from '68-69 rosters
By DICK DEAN
Kansan Sports Writer
(This is the second in a series of Kansan reports on Big Eight basketball for the 1968-69 season.)
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—It's the year of the newcomer in Big Eight scoring and rebounding. Only seven of the top 17 scorers return—none of those in the top seven.
The leading point-producers from last year are Iowa State's Bill Cain, who averaged 17.1 points for the Cyclones, and Missouri's Don Tomlinson, fresh from an outstanding sophomore year when he scored at a 16.8 clip.
The situation is much the same with rebounding as many of the league's big men have graduated. Five of the top 12 rebounders are back, including Oklahoma's Garfield Heard—who ranked second with a 10.4 average.
Only four of the Big Eight clubs will have over 50 per cent of its scoring punch back this year. Oklahoma State (84 per cent) and Kansas (75.4) show the greatest amount of offense while Colorado-smarting from the graduation losses of Pat Frink, Chuck Williams, and Mike Rebich--has lost 75 per cent of its scoring output.
Colorado and Kansas boast the league's biggest teams this year, both showing a composite 6-5/4 average height. The Buffs will uniform the Big Eight's tallest cager of all time in 7-2 Ron Smith. KU's tallest five average 6-9 while Colorado can average 6-10 with its tallest men on the court at the same-time.
Despite the losses of the scoring and rebounding leaders, many familiar faces are returning. Three teams—Iowa State, Oklahoma State, and Kansas—have four starters back. Defending champion Kansas State, along with Nebraska and Oklahoma, have three front-lineeners from last year. Missouri (2) and Colorado (1) will have a new look.
The only returnee from the all-Big Eight team selected by the major war services (AP and UPI) is KU's Jo Jo White, and even he has but one semester of eligibility. Graduated stars include Iowa State's Don Smith, Oklahoma's Don Sidle, Nebraska's Stu Lantz, and KU's Rodger Bohnensiehl.
Kansas coach Ted Owens has indicated that since his Jayhawks play 18 of their 26 games in the first semester (and four of their seven Big Eight road games), White will probably play the first semester.
If White were to play in the second semester, and if KU would qualify for the NCAA tournament, the Jayhawk guard would be ineligible for post-season play. NCAA rules limit a player to three post-season tourneys, and White has already appeared in three.
The head coaches predict another championship scramble, discounting only Missouri and Oklahoma as title contenders.
Cops arrest Denver QB
DENVER (UPI) - Marin Briscoe of the Denver Broncos has been arrested for trying to steal one phonograph record, the suburban Jefferson County Sheriff's office said yesterday.
Briscoe, currently the Denyer Broncos' No. 1 quarterback, was arrested Monday and released the same night without bond.
Bronco coach Lou Saban said Tuesday, "We're going to discuss the situation. We won't have anything further."
Jefferson County Sheriff Harold Bray said Briscoe was spotted Monday afternoon in a suburban department store where he bought two records. Bray said he slipped a third record into his package without paying for it.
The 5-10 quarterback is a rookie in the American Football League this year after an outstanding college career at Omaha University.
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holiday TAMI outfit.
NEW YORK (UPI) — Second-ranked Ohio State is favored by four points over fourth-ranked Michigan for Saturday's Big Ten title game and No. 1 Southern California is a 14-point choice over arch rival UCLA, the oddsmakers say.
KU favored over Tigers by 1 point
Among the Top Ten teams, seventh-ranked Kansas is expected to have the toughest battle, with the Jayhawks quoted a slim one-point pick over Missouri. Ninth-ranked Arkansas is favored by six over Texas Tech.
Third-ranked Penn State and eighth-ranked Tennessee are such overwhelming choices over Pittsburgh and Kentucky, respectively, that no point spreads have been listed.
Fifth-ranked Georgia, sixth-ranked Texas and 10th-ranked Notre Dame are all idle.
In other top games, Yale is a seven-point choice over Harvard in "The game" matching two unbeatens for the Ivy League championship. Columbia is 13-point pick over Brown, Dartmouth 5 over Pennsylvania and Princeton 7 over Cornell.
In the pros, Baltimore, the Coastal Division leader in the National Football League, is a 10-point pick over Central Division paceetter Minnesota, Cleveland is favored by 17 to send Philadelphia down to its 11th straight loss, Los Angeles gets the nod by 10 over the New York Giants, Detroit is 11 over New Orleans, Green Bay is an 11-point pick over Washington, San Francisco is 5 over Pittsburgh and St. Louis is 11 over Atlanta.
The odds-makers do not quote any odds on Chicago Bears games
since Gale Sayers was injured and so there was no spread on the Bears-Dallas Cowboys game.
THE LIBRARY BUD & COORS ON TAP
In the American Football League; San Diego is the choice by three over the New York Jets, Boston is one over Miami and Oakland is 16 over Cincinnati.
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