University Daily Kansan
Thursday, August 23,1973
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They Look Good on Paper Coach Says Cagers Will Rank High in Conference
Head Coach Ted Owens Pleading for More Last Year
By DWIGHT HILPMAN
KU will be one of the top two teams in the Big Eight Conference this coming season, says Sam Miranda, assistant basketball coach.
Kansan Staff Writer
"On paper, we have a fine team," Miranda commented.
The reasons for Miranda's optimism are numerous, KU returns more experienced players than any other team except the Chicago Bears, seven men who started games last year.
Miranda said this about the chances of any of the new players' getting starting
"When you talk about having a shot at a starting assignment, you cover a lot of ground. The transition from high school ball is a difficult one.
According to Miranda, KU had another excellent year recruiting; it signed a number of good players from Illinois. They include 6-5 Rojner Morningstar from Oney Junior College; 6-8 Danny Van Moore from Chicago; 6-7 Mia McDermott from Community High, Lincoln; 6-12 Jack Hollis, Aurora East High; and 6-14 Dale Haverman of Belleview.
KU ALSO RECRUITED 6-5 Bob Emery from Lydon, Kan., 6-44 Reben Shelton from Northwest High in St. Louis and 6-0 Paul Warner from Tell City, Inc.
"Many colleges recruit prep stars to have them be only good, solid players in college. The competition on the university level is something else again.
"Looking back over the past nine seasons that I have been at Kansas, I can remember two players who could have stopped them. And they were do Jo White and Dave Robichau."
Miranda indicated that he had great expectations for Nino Samuel, somewhat of a former star in the league.
"NINO IS A GREAT ballplayer," he said. "He just got caught in an impossible situation. When the conference reversed the eligibility rule, Nino was out of shape. He had four days to prepare before joining the team. This is the weight and he's looking much better."
Miranda scoffed at the idea that head coach Ted Owens might consider another team. "It's been a tough one," she said.
"Coach Owens just signed a new three-year contract," Miranda said. "He was the second winningest coach active in football and he is still in the top five or six."
"What happened we was had (Dave)
Bobach, (Roger) Brown and (Pierre)
Guerreau."
"On our freshman team, we had three players of similar physical ability. Two years later, none of those three is still at KU.
"WHAT THAT DOES is give us one a-one-two-year wipe-out because who can recruit quality basketball players when their chances of playing are slim?"
Miranda said that his biggest problem in recruiting was competition. KU's coaches look for several things in basketball, including teamwork and good students with super attitudes.
"Now, if the 'University of Kansas is trying to get that player, so are a hundred others," she said.
A big question mark this fall is guard Marshall Rogers. Miranda said that Rogers, one of KU's sometime starter last season, was short five hours for eligibility. He said Rogers was not in summer school and has taking some correspondence courses.
ANOTHER IMPROVEMENT in the KU team this fall should be more consistent rebounding, which, Miranda said, is essential to a good running game.
year's squad could be in its attitude. Mirai said the team spirit was vastly improved.
The most crucial improvement in this
"Coach Owens and I are both excited
No Excuse For Season? Check This...
The KU basketball team had what can only be described as a sorry season in 1972—73. The Jayhawks won only eight games and lost eighten. That's the worst record in Coach Ted Owens' nine years at KU and one the worst for any KU team ever.
It ended, appropriately enough with a crushing, 89-65 loss to the Iowa State Cyclones. The 'Hawks were never in that one and the fans took out their wrath often, throwing paper cups and other trash on the court throughout the contest.
Well, the competition can always be blamed.
What happened last season?
In fact, an assistant professor at Wight State University in Dayton, Ohio, likes to examine that kind of thing. He's been doing it for several years and last year his computations showed that the Jayhawks played the fourth toughest schedule in the tournament. The toughest-schedule race were Wisconsin, Duke and Wake Forest.
Last season, KU faced Vanderbilt, Indiana, Murray State, Iowa, Xavier, Texas Tech, San Francisco, Kentucky, Notre Dame, Colorado, Nebraska, Oklahoma State, Iowa State, Missouri, Oklahoma and Kansas State.
The rater's name is Gordon L. Wise and he teaches marketing at Wright State.
Who's on His Team?
Dennis Morrison, quarterback for Kansas State last season, was first in the Big Eight in intercepted passes. His tosses fell into opposition hands 23 times.
about this coming year," Miranda said. "It's going to be a challenge to get back and compete for the Big Eight championship season for Coach Owens' first seven seasons here."
"We've got the talent and an improved attitude which is vastly important. We think we've got the potential for the kind of championship team we've had in the past." Here is the 1973-74 KU basketball schedule:
Dec. 1 MURRAY STATE
3 KENTUCKY
5 at Indiana
6 NORTHERN IOWA
14-15 JAYWAX CLASSIC (Oregon,
Washington State, Princeton)
2 at Vanderbilt
26-29 Big Eight Tournament in Kansas City
Jan. 2    at Iowa
12      NEBRAKA
19      Iowa State
19      OKLA STATE
12      NOTRE DAME
26      at Oklahoma
26      at Missouri
Feb. 4    COLORADO
19      at Oklahoma State
13      Kansas State
19      Iowa State
18      OKLA MOHAWA
26      at Nebraska
Mar. 2    at Colorado
6      KANSAS STATE
6      MOSURISE
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