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December 6,1984 Page 14
The University Daily KANSAN
JV team defeats Hornets 82-76
By PHIL ELLENBECKER Associate Sports Editor
The men's junior varsity basketball team overcame an early 10-point deficit and defeated the Emporia State junior varsity 82-76 last night at Allen Field House before an estimated crowd of 150.
Marvin Mattox led KU in scoring with 26 points, most of those coming in the second half, when the Jayhawks, now 2-0, took control of the game after trailing most of the first half.
Midway through the first half, Emporia State tied 20-10, but for the rest of the half KU outscored the Hornets 19-9 and the two teams went in at halftime tied 29-29.
Emporia State once again took the lead at the start of the second half. Trailing 42-39, KU ran off two strings of eight unanswered points to go up 55-44. The closest that Emporia State came after that was within four points of the Jayhawks.
The biggest surge of that comeback came with Emporia State leading 25-19. Three field goals by Mattx and another basket by Jeff Johnson gave KU a 27-25 lead.
"In the first half, Milt was getting too worried about running the plays right and making sure he was in the right place. junior varsity coach John Calpari said. "At halftime I told him not to worry so much about that stuff and to just go out and play."
ball points.
Helping KU break open the game in the second half was Milt Garner, who was playing his first game for the junior varsity. After being held scoreless in the first half, Garner scored 13 points.
Garner, who started at cornerback on the football team earlier this fall, just started practicing with the junior varsity this week. He said he'd come out for the team for couple days after football season was over, to quit, and had reconsidered this week.
"it's just hard to get up for the game when you don't have a crowd," he said.
Besides his lack of practice time, Garner said the sparse crowd also affected his performance in the first half.
Joining Mattot and Garner in double figures for KU were Jeff Johnson, who also plays for the varsity team, and Doug Henzlik. Both had 10 points.
I thought Jeff Johnson played pretty well." Calipari said. "He made the easy plays. When he can do that and not try to too much he can be a pretty good player."
Another varsity player, Jim Pelton, scored seven points and pulled down five rebounds. Pelton has been slowed this season by an ankle injury.
Fourteen players got into the game for the hawkeyes and 12 of them scored. Although he split the playing time between the players fairly evenly, Calipari said he didn't expect that trend to continue.
Junior varsity center Jim Pelton lofts a shot over Emporia State junior varsity center Mike Baron. Pelton scored seven points last night as the Jayhawks defeated the Hornets 82-76 at Allen Field House.
"Our biggest problem right now is just getting everybody together to figure out what we have," he said. "It was mass substitution out there tonight, but eventually we'll probably end up playing about eight people."
The next game for the jv. team will be against Seward County Junior College at 5 p.m. Saturday in Allen Field House, prior to the varsity's game against Abelie Christian.
Gottfried receives extension of contract
Sports Editor
By GREG DAMMAN
Kansas football coach Mike Gottfried, who guided the Jayhawks to a 5-6 record and fourth place in the Big Eight Conference, has received a contract extension through the 1989 season.
Athletic Director Monte Johnson cited the impressive performance of Gottfried's 1984 team and the overall progress of the program as reasons for the extension.
The contract extension was not the first Gottfried has received as coach at KU. He was given a one-year extension to his five-year contract following the 1983 season.
a major reason for our success in improving facilities and providing the tools for a consistently successful program." Johnson said.
Gottried's team was a pre-season pick to finish last in the Big Eight. But a 28-11 upset victory over No. 2 Oklahoma and victories in three of their final four games enabled the Javahays to garner a fourth place finish
Along with the extension, Gottried will receive his second salary, raise since coming to Kansas. His original annual salary at KU was $77,000, which was increased to $63,000 after the 1983 season. Next year, his annual salary will be $69,750.
"it's obvious to me that his enthusiasm, dedication and ability to motivate players is
"Being at the University of Kansas provides me with a great coaching opportunity." Gottfried said. "Like the other
"With the knowledge that his peers named his as coach of the year in the conference and with the understanding of how delighted our alumni and university friends are with the team's performance," Johnson said. "I believe it's highly appropriate that we show evidence of that satisfaction with an event at Coast Guttedtr's contract to continue at five years."
KC ends losing streak topples Atlanta 121-100
prince
Greetified added another feather to his and
the team's cap this year when he was
selected the Associate Press Big Eight Coach
of the Year.
recounting situations I've been involved with,
I'm motivated by the challenge of putting a program together brick by brick."
Gottried said, "We've made significant progress over the past two seasons and we will continue to build."
By United Press International
KANSAS CITY. Mo — Eddie Johnson scored 31 points and Mike Woodson added 25 to help the Kansas City Kings snap a four-game losing streak with a 121-100 victory last night over the Atlanta Hawks.
Otis Thurber scored 16 points, LaSalle Thompson 14, Larry Drew 12 and Mark Oberding 11 as Kansas City won for the first time since Nov. 23 and improved its record to 4-12. Dominique Wilkins scored 22 points and Cliff Levington 18 to pace the Hawks, who lost their third straight game.
Wilkins and Levingston combined for 30 first-half points, keeping Atlanta tied 57-57 at intermission. Two baskets by the Hawks' Eddie Johnson kept it tied 61-61 with 11 minutes remaining in the third quarter.
But Kansas City's Eddie Johnson scored six points and Drew five to spark a 15-4 run over the next 4:14 that put the Kings in front for good. 76-65. Johnson finished the quarter with 14 points as Kansas City outscored Atlanta 37-23 to open a 94-80 lead.
Woodson scored 11 of his points in the final period, turning the game into a rout and giving the Kings only their second home victory in seven tries this season.
In other National Basketball Association action the Philadelphia 76ers nipped the Milwaukee Bucks 112-111, the Los Angeles Lakers失陷 the New Jersey Nets 104-93 and the Boston Celtics knocked off the Denver Nuggets 123-102.
At 11 o'clock, Andrew Toney sank a jumper from the wing with 18 seconds remaining, lifting the 76ers to their fifth straight victory.
The Bucks, who trailed by 19 points at halftime, rallied in the second half and held a 11-110 after a 3-point play by Sidney Moncerie with 1.99 remaining.
Following an exchange of blocked shots, the 76ers took possession Toney, who left the game earlier in the period with an ankle injury, then drilled an 18-footer. The Bucks did not get a shot off on their final possession as Bobby Jones stole a pass with nine seconds left and Philadelphia ran out the clock.
Moses Malone led the 76ers with 27 points and Julius Erving added 22. Rookies Charles Barkley had 16 and Toney 14. Terry Cummings scored 22 points, Paul Pressey scored 20 and Monteriel 17 for the team who lost their seventh straight road game.
The Bucks, who trailed 66-47 at half-time, cut the deficit to 89-81 after three quarters with a run of eight straight points.
All-America selections get assists from media
Let's be realistic
Let's be realistic.
At the end of the 1984 Kansas football season, the Jayhawks had just one player on their roster who had any chance to be named to either the Associated Press or the United Press International All-America team.
That player, of course, was linebacker Willie Pless, who broke the KU career tackle record, led the Big Eight in tackles for the second consecutive year and was named first team All-Big Eight, also for the second consecutive year.
Earlier this week, the All-America teams were announced, and Pless was named to the second team by the AP, which means that Pless is considered one of the top six
linebackers in the nation. That is a ranking that most who have seen the Jayhawk junior play would say is accurate.
And after watching Pless perform for two seasons, most Big Eight coaches probably would agree that he belongs in the top six. However, Pless was not even mentioned on the UPI All-America list, which means that while AP writers consider him in the top six, UPI writers don't consider him among even the top 10 backbacks.
the top 10 insensitive inconsistencies between the AP and UPI All America teams are commonplace, but a closer look at both teams reveals some inconsistencies even more glaring than Pless' case.
Likewise, defensive back Jeff Sanchez of Georgia was named first team UPI, but wasn't mentioned on the AP list.
Pass case
For instance, offensive guards Bill Lachaye of Ohio State and Bill Mayo of Tennessee, defensive tackle Bruce Smith of Virginia Tech and defensive back Kyle Morrell of Brigham Young were named first team All-Americans by AP. None of the four was mentioned on the UPI list.
Part of the reason for the inconsistent Al-America listings by UP1 and AP is that
AP had a considerably larger honorable mention list. If UPI had given as many players honorable mentions as AP, Lachey, Mayo, Smith and Morrell probably would have been included on the UPI list.
But the main reason for the inconsistencies lies in the positions of the five players who were named All-America on one team and not mentioned on the other. They all played positions that don't receive a lot of media exposure.
In the high-exposure positions — quarterback and running back — the players on the All-America teams were nearly identical for AP and UPI. Doug Flutie of Boston College was the first team quarterback for both AP and UPI, and Keith Byers of Ken Davis of Texas Christian were both first team running backs by AP and UPI.
UPI named a third running back to the first team, Reuben Mayes of Washington State, who was named second team by AP.
who was named second after the lack of exposure given defensive players and offensive linemen makes attaining first team All-America mention by players in those positions an even greater accomplishment. For a low-exposure player like Pless to make both AP and UPI All-America, he needs the type of pre-season media attention given Pittsburgh offensive tackle Bill Frail.
In the pre-season, Fralic was mentioned as a possible candidate for the Heisman Trophy, a rarity for a lineman. But Pittsburgh, a pre-season top 20 pick, suffered through a losing season and Fralic's Heisman stock dropped fast.
Nevertheless, Fralic rode the exposure to first team All-America selection by AP and UPL
Besides national media exposure, another surefire way to be named to the All-America team is to play for Nebraska The Cornhusniels led the Big Eight with nine players mentioned on the AP or UPI list. Oklahoma State had five players mentioned and Oklahoma four.
Pless, the only Kansas player mentioned, has one more chance to make the first team. Although he is shy around media people and doesn't like to talk about himself, Pless has slowly come into the spotlight. Even so, he could use a promotional campaign that would generate a nationwide media blitz next fall
How about something original and realistic like 'Willie Pleas for the Heisman Trophy'"
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