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University Daily Kansan, November 30,1984
KANSAS JAYHAWK BASKETBALL 198
Tad Boyle
6-foot-4, junior, guard, Greeley High School, Greeley, Colo.
Boyle, KU's captain and the only senior on the team, saw some playtime at the off-guard position last year after playing only point guard his first two seasons. Off guard will be his main spot this season.
"He won't be playing what people consider the point guard position anymore," Coach Larry Brown said. "I believe that I'll help him. He's more stable playing off guard and having a little bit more freedom in terms of shooting the ball, and less response in terms of handling the ball."
Boyle was one of the team's leading scorers in pre-season intra-squad scrimmages.
Ron Kellogg
6-foot-5, junior, forward, Northwest High School, Omaha, Neb.
Kellogg was named to the All-Big Eight bench team last year and is one of the team's most experienced players.
"With the two years I've had I've gotten a lot of experience and that given me a lot of confidence on the floor," Kellogg said. "I'm one of the leaders out there, and I have to show and help the others on the court. I just have to take my time and work the ball around and make sure everybody gets good shots besides myself."
He had double-figure scoring games last year against Oklahoma (twice), Kansas State, Nebraska, and North Carolina in the NCAA Tournament.
Calvin Thompson
6-foot-6, junior, guard, Wyandotte High School, Kansas City, Kan.
Thompson was expected to start at the off-guard position this year after starting most of the games at that spot last season, but his progress was slowed when he reported to pre-season practices overweight.
"We just want him where I feel he can keep up and play the type of defense he's capable of and what we need," Brown said. "I know that'll happen. I anticipate him having a great year."
Thompson, who's offensive ability Brown says is unquestioned, was third on the team in scoring last year with an average of 11.3 points a game.
Greg Dreiling
7-foot-1, junior, center, Kapaun Mt. Carmel High School, Wichita.
Brown said that his team's success this year depends mostly on how well Dreiling performs. With the loss of Kelly Knight and Carl Henry, KU's two leading rebounders last year, Dreiling is the Jayhawks' leading returning rebounder and only experienced front-line player.
"We've got to have him play more than last year, and rebound better, and be more of a force offensively, but I think those things are all possible," Brown said. "Hopefully, he'll relax and play like he's capable of playing and has shown in practice."
Dening, in his first season at KU after transferring from Wichita State, led the team in blocked shots last year.
Cedric Hunter
6-foot, sophomore, guard, South High School, Omaha, Neb.
Hunter was the team's best performer in pre-season drills, according to Brown. He reclaimed the starting point guard job he lost last year when he was declared academy eligible for the second semester.
"He's just done a great job and everybody's pleased for him." Brown said. "The players, I know, respect him."
Hunter said he attributed his improvement to a lot of hard work during the summer and fall. He said he had not had any improvement and came in his shooting.
major contributor," Brown said. "He's what we want our kids to be like. He's so unselfish and plays hard." Mr. White suggested the other players play better.
"I've been working on it awful hard but it's off and on," he said. "It's not really consistent
Turgeon set the school record for assists by a freshman last year with 138 in 26 games.
Manning, one of the top high school players in the nation last year, has already broken into the Jayhawks' starting lineup. He was one of only seven players to participate in the Olympic Trials in March in Bloomington, Ind.
6-foot-11, freshman, forward, Lawrence High School, Lawrence.
Hunter said he's also improved his ree-throw shooting.
Dannv Manning
No other major school wanted him, but Brown grabbed Turgueon out of Popeka High School in the spring of 1983 and Turgueon went on to direct the team to the second round of the NCAA Tournament last year.
"There's no doubt in my mind he's going to have a great year and make us a better team," Brown said. "As the team goes, he's going to be a better and better."
This year Turgeon will be backing up Cedric Hunter at point guard, but Brown said that both would play at center. Brown is confident he'll play it well. Brown is confident he'll play it well.
Mark Turgeon
5-foot-10, sophomore, guard, Topeka High School, Topeka.
Manning led Lawrence High to a 22.2 record. The Lions advanced to
the finals of the Class 6A state tournament where they lost 50-49 to Kansas City, Kan., Wyandotte High School.
"He's going to play a lot and be a
Manning averaged 22.7 points, 9.1 rebounds, 4.2 blocked shots, five assists and three steals a game for the Knicks, who had seven teams had a combined 71-5 record.
Pellock should be a senior in high school, but he qualified for KU's early admissions program and decided in August to enroll at the school. He led Parsons to a 23.8 class rank (fourth place) in Class A4 state tournament last year and averaged 19.5 points and 11 rebounds a game.
Mark Pellock
Brown was counting on Pellock to be a main contributor on the Jayhawk front line until he sprained an ankle in the team's season-opening exhibition game against the Chinese national team.
6-foot-8, freshman, forward, Parsons High School, Parsons.
Pellock will probably be out for two to three weeks.
Milton Newton
Tad Boyle, left, is the only senior on the KU basketball team. He will be playing off guard this year instead of point guard.
"He's a great athlete and shoots the ball better than I would have imagined," Brown said. "He again needs to develop some consistency and improve on defense, like all our freshman."
Newton said Brown had stressed defense to him more than anything else.
6-foot-4, freshman, guard, Cooilidge High School, Washington, D.C. Newton has come along faster than Brown thought he would.
"He wants me to play good defense, hit the boards, and take my own shots, but mostly he just wants me to play good defense because that's what he's teaching us, that's the thing that's going to endure as a team." Newton said.
Newton led Coolidge High to a 22-6 record last year and averaged 15.3 points and 13 rebounds a game.
Rodney Hull
6-7, freshman, forward, Simeon High School, Chicago.
"He's having trouble adjusting, but he gets better every day," Brown said of Hull. "He really wants to be a good player. I've kind of got the feeling his progress hasn't been as much as some, but he can only get better."
After Mark Pellock sprained his ankle against the People's Republic of China. Hull's role on the team took on added importance.
Hull averaged 28.1 points and 6.4 rebounds a game last year on a Simeon team that went 31.1 and won Illinois Class 2A state championship.
6.8, freshman, forward-center,
Palos Verdes High School, Palos
Verdes, Calif.
Brown said Pelton had needed time to get his competitive edge back after redshirting last year.
Jim Pelton
"His progress hasn't been as dramatic as I would have hoped." Brown said. "I think sitting out a year, even though it helped in some
ways, it hurt in others — not having competition in front of a crowd for a whole year, not having every practice mean something. I think Greg (Dreiling) went through the same thing last year."
6-8. freshman, forward, Lawrence
High School, Lawrence.
Brown said Piper's play in practice this year had been inconsistent, partly because he was redshirted last year.
"I believe the same thing happened to him that happened to Jim (Pelton)," Brown said. "That year of reshiting and just practicing may have set him back a bit, but he's gonna be ready. He's starting to show signs of coming out of it and relaxing久
Piper helped Lawrence High win the Class 64 state championship his senior year. He averaged 14.4 points and 8.8 rebounds a game, and connected on 12 of 13 shots from the field in the state championship game.
Altonio Campbell
5-11, freshman, guard, Vashon High School, St. Louis, Mo.
Campbell will compete with Hunter and Turgeon for the point guard position.
"He's going through a difficult transition playing point-guard because so much comes at you so fast, and he's playing against two good players everyday in practice in Mark and Cedric, but his progress has been very strong. He wants to learn and wants to be a good player. The thing he has to learn is that a point guard up here is supposed to do a little more."
Richard Barry
6-2, freshman, guard. DeLaSalle High School, Oakland, Calif.
Barry will be redshirted this season. He is the son of Rick Barry, a former player in both the National Basketball Association and the American Basketball Association.
"I think he's benefited a great deal from playing against guys like Tad and Calvin and Cedric every day in practice," Brown said of Barry. "He's getting stronger, and that extra year will help him."
Barry averaged 12 points and 10 rebounds a game for De LaSalle High last year and was named to All-East Bay team.
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