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Wednesday, August 22, 1979
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percent of his field goal attempts and averaged 22 points, 12 rebounds and four blocked shots a game.
In last year's Kansas Basketball Classic, Knight scored 28 points, grabbed nine rebounds and was named the game's most outstanding performer.
KU solidified its backcourt and added depth by signing two high-tight-touched guards.
Keith Douglas, a 63, 185-pounder from Quincy, III, High School, was a unanimous All-State choice and leading reboucher in the state tournament.
DOUGLAS AVERaged 25 points a game as a senior on 56 percent shooting from the floor and 75 percent from the line. He was the second-highest scorer in the Illinois High School All-Star Class.
Joining Douglas is Ricky Ross, a 6-5, 195-pound guard from South High School in Wichita.
His senior year, Ross averaged 32 points a game on 58 percent shooting from the floor.
He was chosen to the three of the nation's most prestigious prep all-Almeria teams: McDonald's, "Basketball Weekly" and "Parade Magazine."
There are only three seniors on this year's奥·Mast Staupel, Randolph Carr and Jimmy Wilson. They play a game. Despite the youthful owens, he expected the Jayhawks to be a better team.
"I FELT LAST season we had two basic weaknesses; outside shooting and rebounding," Owens said. "I am hopeful we have improved both our recruits. I am also hopeful that we will see impaired in our returning personnel in both areas."
Returning to team up with Valentine, who is a two-time All-Big Eight performer, are Tony Guy and Wilmore Fowler.
Guy started all 29 games in his cookie season. He finished the year as the team's 5. no score with a 9.2 average, and finished behind Valentine in both assists and steals.
Fowler, of the quickest players in the Big Eight, finished the season as the team's free throw percentage leader at .761 while scoring at a 2.2 clip.
Another key player is 6-7 John Crawford. He finished last season as the team's No. 3 scorer with a 10-point average, and ranked second behind Mekko in rebounds.
DAVE MAGLEY, WHO earned a first team bethern on the Big Eight Post-Season tournament team, is coming off shoulder surgery that was performed May 1. The team lost the game to an extended back to his senior year in high school. According to Owens, Magley is
The Jayhawks had their problems on the road last season. They lost eight of eleven games, three in overtime.
"coming along as fast as they thought he would."
KU has 13 road games against solid competition this year. Non-conference foes Southern Methodist, oral Roberts, Arizona, Utah and Iona equal last season's tush schedule.
Pepperdine was the NCAA playoffs last season. Against Iona, in Madison Square Garden, the Jayhawks will face Joffrey Ruland, who many think is the finest big
Along with tough non-conference opposition on the road, Big Eight opponents appear to be stronger.
"I THINK IT will be the strongest league we have in a number of years, primarily because of all the veteran players back." The team's several teams had good recurring years.
"But the important thing is that Oklahoma, Colorado, Kansas State, and Kansas only lost one starter.
"Missouri did not lose any of their players, plus they had a very fine recruiting team. Kansas State had a decent recruiting program, it improved their squad, and so did we."
Owens assessed KU's strengths as depth and more experience, and said the Jayhawks would be a fast breaking, pressure defense team.
"We obviously have outstanding personnel in our perimeter positions and I think that as our pivot players improve that we can have a very solid team," he said.
Women
chell. Mason, a guard, was next on the scoring list.
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Other players returning this season include Sandy Knox, junior guard, and Ruth List, sophomore guard.
The Jayhawks should be stronger at the center position with the addition of a couple of newcomers.
LAGRANT, A 5-10 forward-center,
averaged 35 points and 25 rebounds a game
in her junior college career. She set seven
national junior college records, and was the
Most Valuable Player in the first annual
All-Star Game. She played College Athletic
Association All-star game.
Shebra LaGrant, according to Washington, was the best junior college player in the nation last year while playing for Baylor Junior College in Massachusetts.
And 6-2 Megan Scott, a freshman from Platteville, Wis., should give the team additional bower inside.
"With some of the teams we played last year, especially Louisiana Tech and Old Dominion, we gave up a lot of height," Washington said.
Washington said the 1979-80 season was going to be one of the Jayhawks toughest ever.
Another recruit expected to help the Jayhawks this year is Chris Stewart, an all-state player from Deevein, Iowa.
--a competitive schedule is one of the reasons we have progressed. The seasoning and confidence coming from challenges like Delta State and Old Dominion are more important than the season. I don't believe you can build a good program without good competition."
"WE'VE ALWAYS had a competitive schedule, but this year is going to be a challenge," Washington said. "But playing
KU will be playing some of the best teams in women's college basketball this year. Its alumni, including Kobe Bryant and the country at the end of last season; Delta State, three-time AIW national champion; Cheyenne State, the fifth-ranked team in the nation; and the 1979 AIW national champions.
THE JAYHAWKS have been invited to two prestigious tournages: the Orange Bowl Classic in Miami and the Queens Classic in Texas.
"It's going to be a great, competitive season," Washington said. In an effort to draw more fans to the women's games, he told the team that at least four doubleheaders with the men's team this season. The women, while playing on their own turf, team, have been playing before crowds of only a few hundred in Allen Field House. "It was one of our best teams," Washington hopes it won't stay that way.
"Everywhere we go the arena is sold out, sometimes way in advance," she said. "Right now Delta State is sold out for our game. I was in Colorado at a women's game in Iowa and came to come out of the rain to play the game. He thought it was great, and it was."
Washington opts to coach; leaves administration
Marian Washington, who had been serving in an interm position as a women's basketball coach and associate athletic director since July 1, announced last月 that she would relinquish the administrative job to concentrate on coaching.
"I suppose it's like some professor who decides to take time to focus on an area," she said. "I just decided to take some time with administration and focus on coaching."
Washington had been KU's director of Women's Intercollegiate Athletics and women's basketball coach since 1974. When the women's and men's athletic departments merged July 1, Washington had 14 coaches in contact with coaching and administration.
"I WILL GET back into administration one day," she said, "but I want to take a breather. It's been five long years, and they've been good years."
Washington said she did not want to speculate on when she might get back into administration. She said she would also study a sport and the basketball court at least a couple of years.
"I feel we have to continue to work together, to continue to build what I feel is one of the finest women's athletic programs in the country," she said.
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