Sketches On Varsity Basketball Players
Ten returning lettermen and three highly rated sophomore prospects will lead KU's 22-man basketball team through its 23-game schedule this season. A rundown of player personnel follows:
Jett, Harry—This forward is the finest shot on the team, shooting equally well off right handed jump or set shots. He lettered last year after breaking into only two games
Forwards
Green, Lee—He started 15 games as a junior last year, playing well against Missouri in the Big Seven tournament, against Kansas State at Manhattan, and Oklahoma A&M at Lawrence.
Elstun, Gene—He is a senior forward who barely missed the 300-point mark his first two seasons scoring 299 as a sophomore and 296 last season. Elstun, starting his third season as a regular, has an excellent outside one-hand set shot and is nimble and tough under the backboards. He is a creditable defender, good hustler, and a conscientious competitor who nearly always plays hard. He is co-captain of this year's team.
Johnson, Monte—He showed the most improvement among the freshmen during the past season. He carries good size, shooting ability and desire.
Johnston. Ron-A rugged aggressive forward who did not have the benefit of organized high school play. He has improved so rapidly he has carried letters each of the past two seasons. He has been an infrequent starter the past two years but always gives the club a lift when he comes off the bench. He plays especially well in the clutch.
Loneski, Ron-He is an excellent sophomore prospect who is big, fast, and aggressive. He scores well off a left handed jump shot and the fast break. Loneski is tough off the backboard. He has all the tools to become a fine all-around player and will contend for a starting berth from the outset of the season.
Peppercorn, John—He is a good end prospect in football but is handcapped by reporting late for basketball. Peppercorn is a rugged and aggressive rebounder.
Thampson, Gary—He is a strong, tough rebounder, good shooter, and a hard battler.
Centers
Chamberlain, Wilton—He is already the most talked-about basketball player in the nation, even before he's played his first varsity game. He came out of Overbrook High School in Philadelphia rated by many as good enough to move into the professional league. He scored 42 points and gathered 29 rebounds to lead the Freshmen to an 81-71 victory over the Varsity last November, the first fresh victory in the series which began in 1923. He is strong, agile, and fast and a good jumper who goes high above the run for his one-handed and two-handed dunk shots. He maneuvers well to get into the goal for these shots, and also hits short jump-turn shots from the middle.
Johnson, Lew—He was regular center last season and will double at forward this year. He is a tireless battler off the backboards, better than average shooter and a good tipper. He frequently outplays more highly-regarded rivals. Johnson holds the school record of 24 rebounds recorded against Oklahoma in the final game of 1955. He brought down 230 rebounds in each of his two years on the varsity and scored 210 and 237 points in his first two seasons. Johnson is a capable hooker as well as jump shooter. With Chamberlain available he won't be obliged to carry the full weight of the rebounding load and is likely to enjoy his best season since he plays outside capably.
Keith, Dick—He carries good potential but is believed to be a year away. He is now in the transitional stage from a high school pivotman to an all-court player.
Mawry, Gary—He is greatly improved since his freshman year and owns enough desire to make the grade. Mowry broke into three games as a sohbomore last year.
Guards
Billings. Bob—He is another good sophomore prospect with adequate speed and quickness. He needs only defensive improvement and experience but will bid for a starting job from the start of the season. Billings
got a straight-A average during his freshman year to earn designation as a Summerfield scholar.
Cleland, John—He is a fine all-around offensive player who was used sparingly last season, but earned a letter as a sophomore. He possesses considerable poise and skill under fire.
Dater, Eddie—The Garden City Junior College transfer is a good shooter and was a part-time regular last season. He won the Big Seven batting title in baseball last season with a .475 average.
Hollinger, Blaine—He carries the greatest speed, quickness, and aggressiveness on the squad and will be given a chance to earn a starting job after two seasons of infrequent duty. Hollinger is also a track star. He placed eighth in the final Olympic trials in the broad jump and tenth in the hop-step-jump. The premedical student has almost a straight-A average, and earned designation as a Summerfield scholar last year.
Ensley, Joe-He is an aggressive defender but needs some improvement in other departments.
Kelly, Larry—He is the younger brother of Dean and Al Kelly, former all-conference Jayhawkers. He has shown good overall improvement since the start of the freshman season, but faces terrific competition in the backline.
Kindred, Lynn—With experience and shooting improvement this fast, aggressive sophomore will help the club this season. He is a fine student, carrying a Stansbury academic-athletic scholarship.
King, Maurice—The returning all-conference guard was considered the most improved player in the conference last season after switching from forward to guard where he earned a letter as a sophomore. King is a terrific jump-shooter and an agile, high-leaping rebounder. He set a new single-season scoring record for Kansas guards with 329 points last year. He ranked seventh in the Big Seven scoring totals with a 16.1 average.
Marshall, Bob-This fast sophomore is handleapped by reporting late from football. In football he quarterbacked and played at half-back.
Parker, John—The senior co-captain is a tremendous battler and dangerous-scorer. He was a part-time starter during the last two seasons and is a good dribler and hustling ball hawk. In track he is a consistent 200-foot javelin thrower.
Dick Harp Guides Kansas Cage Hopes
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Big Seven, Southwest, and Missouri Valley Conference champions will be playing there plus a member-at-large.
Big 7 Slated To Be Tough
"Rice has better personnel than we have," Harp said, "and they'll have a tough time winning the Southwest Conference championship."
Harp hopes his team can live up to the pre-season ratings but he will concentrate on the conference championship first and he is not expecting to gain this honor as easily as many expect. "We'll have to fight for it," he said.
Besides Kansas State and Iowa State, who will be strongest, he expects all the other conference teams to be improved with the possible exception of Colorado.
Harp was graduated from Rosedale High School in Kansas City, Kan., in 1936 and received his B.A. from the University in 1940.
The Big Seven Conference, led by Kansas, pre-season pick for one of the top two teams in the nation, is expected to be one of the strongest basketball conferences in the nation.
Along with Wilt Chamberlain, who was picked by several experts for the first team All-American center position, several other Big Seven players rank high nationally.
Gary Thompson, Iowa State's small but high scoring and speedy guard, is picked for second team All-American by one national magazine.
Along with Thompson, KU's Maurice King, Oklahoma's Joe King, Kansas State's Jack Parr and Nebraska's Rex Ekwall are chosen as the Big Seven's outstanding players in the Missouri Valley region.
In the Dell Basketball Yearbook, Kansas State is picked for 17th place in the nation's top 20 teams.
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