Nebraska Is Tough On Home Court
KU's Jayhawkers, deadlocked in a first place tie with Kansas State at 5-1, takes to road for the first time in over a month Saturday night against the last place Nebraska Cornhuskers.
Although the Huskers have only a 2-4 Big Eight mark and an 8-8 record for the season, they have been tough on their home floor. In eight games Nebraska has been defeated only twice, by Iowa State and Wichita in close contests.
The Nebraska Coliseum holds one sad memory in the minds of Kansas basketball fans. It was there that the Jayhawkers were last defeated by Nebraska. The Huskers turned the trick in 1958, after Wilt Chamberlain had led KU to a 102-46 win in Lawrence, winning 43-41.
Since that disaster Kansas holds a four game streak over Nebraska.
Kansas beat the Huskers in the first round of the conference tournament at Christmas time 78-53.
At present the strength of Nebraska seems to lie in overall team balance and effective outside shooting.
Presently leading the Husker scoring is 6-3 forward Jim Kowalke with 11.9 points per game.
He is closely followed by 6-7 All America junior college transfer, Tom Russell. This junior has moved up the Husker scoring ladder in the past few weeks since Kowalke has missed several games due to an injury. Russell's average is 11.7 points per contest.
Adding to Nebraska's balance is starting guard 6-2 Al Roots who is averaging just over nine points a game.
Improvement of 6-9 reserve center Al Buuck has added optimism to the somewhat dismal Cornhusker outlook. The starter on the pivot is 6-5 Bill Bowers.
Also scoring in double figures for Coach Jerry Bush are 6-1 guard Rex Swett (10.9) and Jan Wall, 6-6 forward (10.1).
Coach Dick Harp's squad must come home for its game against Missouri Monday night with a win over the Huskers to stay in first place since Kansas State meets Iowa State at home Saturday night.
The latest report from Manhattan is that the Kansas State freshman basketball squad was thoroughly riddled by scholastic ineligibility at the close of the fall semester. The story even goes so far as to say the Wildcat coaches might have to resort to additional tryouts for the squad to bolster the team which lost five players.
Such losses have hurt other teams in the conference, especially on the freshman level.
Kansas lost two starters and some reserves from its yearling squad. The KU frosh performed quite well in spite of the losses in its performance against national junior college champions, Parsons, in the season opener Monday.
Also, Missouri lost the services of its top hurdler which weakens the varsity track squad.
The freshmen's opponent here Monday, Missouri, was hit with the loss of three key players.
At Colorado several varsity
basketball reserves fell because of poor grades and the top prospect on the freshman squad has also been lost because of grades.
With all the recent talk about scholastic eligibility, an explanation of the requirements seems necessary.
The Buffalo track team suffered a hard loss when NCAA 440 yard champion, Ted Woods, along with three promising sophomores failed to make the grades necessary for eligibility.
Friday. Feb. 10. 1961 University Daily Kansan Page $
To quote from the Big Eight rule book, "During the two semesters of residence immediately previous to the semester in which participation is to occur, the student must pass at least 24 credit hours. At least 60 per cent of the credit hours in which a grade is received must be C or above. ."
Kansas committed only 74 personal fouls during the 1934 season and holds the Big Eight's record in this department.
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