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The University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, November 28, 2000
Answer: Paul Hornung
Boschee, Collison bounce back into play
Junior guard
Jeff Boschee
launches a second-half three-pointer over Middle Tennessee
State's Fred-die Martinez.
Boschie hit three straight three's to open the second half, and Martinez and his Red Raider teammates never recov-
teammates never recovered.Photo by Justin Schmidt (RICANIAN)
/KANSAN
By Chris Wristen
sports@kansan.com
Kansas sportswriter
Although No. 2 Kansas surged past Middle Tennessee State 92-66 last night, two resurgent Jayhawks turned in the real breakaway performances.
Collison stepped up when Middle Tennessee cut the lead to 28-24.
Junior guard Jeff Boschee and sophomore forward Nick Collison both bounced back from lackluster performances against Washburn on Saturday and helped Kansas charge past the Blue Raiders.
Chenowith fired a pass to Collien under the basket, and he ripped a dunk. One minute later, Collien returned the favor and found Chenowith open for a layup. Collien then blocked Middle Tennessee forward Dale Thomas' shot before scoring another basket that increased the Kansas lead to 43-26.
Collison led the team in scoring in the first half with eight points and finished the game with 12 while hitting six of eight shots. He also swatted three shots.
He collected three fouls in 25 minutes, but his production was much improved from his two points and five fouls in just 10 minutes of play against Washburn. He said he played with more enthusiasm in an effort to bounce back.
"In practice yesterday I realized I needed to just go out there and play and have fun; I did that tonight," Collison said. "I definitely wanted to come out and really do something tonight."
Kansas coach Roy Williams said he never doubted Collison would bounce back.
"We talked for a couple of minutes about it because I just wanted to make sure nothing was wrong with him," Williams said. "Everybody's gonna have a bad night, and that's what I
tried to talk to him about. I didn't get too concerned because I knew he was going to play the next game out and he did. He played very well."
Boschee also showed improvement last night. He hit just two of his seven shots against Washburn and missed all three treys he attempted, but Williams said he chalked that up to an unexpected bad day, too.
"When he shoots it, I think they're all going in," Williams said. "I'm never gonna be concerned about Jeff Boschese's shot. He's a threat, and he's added a little bit more because he's taking the ball to the basket more this year than he ever has."
Bosche ignited an early second-half run by hitting three straight three-pointers that gave Kansas a 26-point lead. A steal and layup added to the onslaught, and Bosche led the 'Hawks with 19 points.
— Edited by Kimberly Thompson
GAME STATS
No. 2 KANSAS 92,
MIDDLE TENNESSEE 66
MIDDLE TENNESSEE (1-2)
Martinez 4-6 0-1 11, Tempnerv 3-8-4 9,
Nosse 4-8 1-2 10, Whitworth 0-2 0 0,
White 0-3 1-2 2, Wilkes 1-4 2-4 2,
Wilkerson 0-0 0 0, Ortiz 4-10 1-2 12,
Hittumen 0-3 0-0 0, Mason 0-0 0 0, Gunn
2-5 0-4 1, Mitch 3-6 4-1 11, Jackson
1-1 0 0, Thomas 0-1 1-2 1, Totals 22-57
14-18 6.
KANSAS (6-0)
Gooden 5-7 0-1 10, Gregory 5-11 1-2 11,
Chenwitch 5-10 5-15, Hinrich 2-6 4-1 4,
Boschett 7-16 2-1 9, Ballard 0-0 0 0,
Collison 8-6 2-1 4, Bash 0-1 0-0 0, Carey
0-0 0 0 0, Harrison 0-1 0-2, Axtell 4-0
0-1 11, Zerbe 1-0 2, Kappelmann 0-1 0-
0, Totals 35-69 14-20 9.
Haltime —Kansas 45, Middle Tennessee
28. 3 Point goals —Middle Tennessee
8-24, Kansas 8-17, Fouled out—None.
Rebounds —Middle Tennessee 27, Kansas
49. Assists —Middle Tennessee 13,
Kansas 23. Total fouls —Middle
Tennessee 19, Kansas 15. A--15,700.
DISTORTED.
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'Hawks to take on Illini
Bv Rebecca Barlow
sports@kansan.com
Kansan sportswriter
When they play Kansas today, the Illinois women's basketball team doesn't want to see what they saw in the Inaugural Mauli Classic tournament in Hawaii last weekend — a dunk by their opponent's center.
The Fighting Illini (2-1) gave up the fifth dunk in the history of women's college basketball to center Michelle Snow of No. 2 Tennessee.
The Fighting Illini went 1-1 in the tournament, beating Alcorn State 73-56, and lost to Tennessee, 111-62. The loss to Tennessee was the school's worst since a 112-49 loss to Purdue in 1991.
Illinois doesn't want to make the same mistake against the Jayhawks it did against Tennessee. Its defense allowed Tennessee to go on a 25-3 run, shooting 9-of-9 from the field and scoring on 11 of its 12 possessions.
Curtain led the team in scoring, steals, free throws, field goals and three-pointers last season. She was ranked third in the Big Ten last season, scoring 17.5 points per game.
To avoid the poor shooting it suffered against Tennessee, Illinois will depend on junior guard Allison Curtain, who scored 21 points against Tennessee.
The Kansas women also should remember
sophomore guard Shavonna Hunter from last season's match-up. She grabbed nine steals from Kansas and broke the Illinois record.
The Fighting Illini beat the Jayhawks 61-59 last season after freshmen Kristi Faulker hit a shot in the lane with 2.7 seconds left.
Illinois brings new talent to the court this year. Freshmen Brenda Blackburn, Cindy Dallas, Iveta Marcauskaite and Ann O'Neill have been important for the team.
Marcauskatie and O'Neil scored in double digits in their season opener. O'Neil was the top scorer for the fighting Illini, scoring 18 points, and was 5-of-5 from the free throw line. Marcauskatie scored 11 points and brought down eight rebounds.
However, Illinois will face the challenge of rebounding from a tough tournament in Hawaii. The Jayhawks also will be playing tired, coming off three games in six days during Thanksgiving break.
"I think both teams are tired; there is no question about it," Washington said.
Jennifer Jackson said she was glad to be back on her home court, playing against a quality team such as Illinois.
"For us to be able to come back home and get a big game against a quality opponent is going to be good for us," Jackson said.
— Edited by Clay McCusistion
Kansas football fires assistants
Kansas fired its defensive coordinator and offensive line coach yesterday.
Coach Terry Allen, himself under increasing criticism from fans after the team's disappointing 4-7 finish, announced the moves.
Defensive coordinator Ardell Wiegandt had worked four seasons as defensive coordinator and defensive line coach. Before coming to Kansas, Wiegandt spent eight seasons under Allen at Northern Iowa.
Offensive coach Walt Klinker joined Kansas in 1997 and had worked with Allen for 14 years as an assistant at Northern Iowa.
"This was a very difficult and extremely painful decision for me personally," Allen said in a statement. "However, I felt it was necessary for the future of our program."
Allen also said Darrell Wyatt, Kansas' wide receivers coach and assistant head coach, had been promoted to offensive coordinator and associate head coach.
Wyatt replaces Bill Salmon, who will serve as running backs coach, Allen said. Both fired coaches made statements about their dismissals.
"We didn't perform on defense this season, and that's my responsibility." Wiegandt said. "That's why these things happen in coaching."
"I'm a team player, and if this will improve the team and help Terry's chances of winning, then I will accept this decision for the good of the team," he said.
Klinker said it was possible he wasn't getting the job done.
The Associated Press
Flyers upset ranked teams for Top 25 spot in AP poll
The Associated Press
DAYTON, Ohio — The last time the Dayton Flyers were ranked in The Associated Press poll, none of the current players had even been born.
Now the Flyers are the new kids on the block after upsetting two ranked teams last week in the Maui Invitational and capturing the next-to-last spot in this week's Top 25.
Coach Oliver Purnell said yesterday that the team would appreciate some respect from basketball fans around the country.
"The only way to get that respect is to earn it," Purnell said. "In the past several years, we've been in the process of earning that respect. This kind of validates it."
Duke gained the No.1 spot in the poll. The Blue Devils (5-0), who won the Preseason NIT, replaced Arizona, which lost to Purdue in the inaugural Wooden Tradition.
Dayton was last ranked in the final poll of the 1973-74 season. Last week, the team got renewed attention.
The Flyers (2-1) beat then-No. 12 Connecticut, 80-66. After losing 75-90 to the No. 1 Arizona in the second round, Dayton bounced back for a 77-71 victory against then-No. 6 Maryland for a third-place finish in the tournament.
Purnell said the Flyers were successful at Maui because they went into the tournament with confidence and played without fear.
"Overall, I think it was a positive attitude in believing in our team." he said.
Purnell said he did not think being ranked brought additional pressure. And he hopes his players feel the same way.
ranking when they play No. 22 Cincinnati.
"It certainly is an honor anytime you're recognized nationally," he said. "It's a step forward. But it's certainly the time of year you don't want to dwell on rankings."
When Purnell was hired six years ago, Dayton had won only 10 games in the previous two seasons and had not been to the NCAA tournament in four years. Purnell delivered a winning season his second year and last year produced an NCAA bid and the Flyers' best record — 22.9 — since 1967.
The Bearcats (2.1) fell from the No. 16 last week spot after losing to Notre Dame 69-51 Saturday despite 17 points from point guard Kenny Satterfield. Previously, Cincinnati had defeated Boise State and Marshall.
"It's a typical UC team — very athletic, really getting out and defending, a team that is aggressive and physical in nature," Purnell said.
The Flyers have often played in the shadow of their neighbors to the south — Cincinnati and Xavier. Tomorrow, the Flyers will get a chance to test their new
AP TOP 25
The top 25 teams in The Associated Press' men's college basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Nov. 26, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking:
rank team rec pts pvs
1.Duke (60) 5-0 1,740 2
2.Kansas (1) 5-0 1,583 3
3.Michigan St. (8) 3-0 1,579 4
4.Stanford 3-0 1,550 5
5.Arizona (1) 3-1 1,473 1
6.North Carolina 3-1 1,410 7
7.Tennessee 3-0 1,266 9
8.Seton Hall 2-0 1,238 10
9.Illinois 4-1 1,197 8
10.Florida 1-0 1,100 11
11.Notre Dame 3-0 1,016 14
12.Wake Forest 4-0 771 17
13.Maryland 1-2 741 6
14.Oklahoma 5-0 728 19
15.Southern Cal 3-0 590 20
16.Connecticut 3-1 552 12
17.Temple 4-1 491 —
18.Utah 3-1 463 13
19.St.John's 3-1 439 23
20.Syracuse 4-0 363 —
21.Virginia 3-0 340 25
22.Cincinnati 2-1 336 16
23.Wisconsin 1-1 329 18
24.Dayton 2-1 266 —
25.Arkansas 3-1 212 24
Others receiving votes: Alabama 178, DePauil 159,
UCLA 149, Purdue 91, Iowa State 87, Iowa 68,
Georgentown 46, Kentucky 24, Penn State 19, Xavier 19,
Georgia Tech 16, North Carolina 13, Missouri 13, Texas
12, Indiana 10, Louisiana 10, atafaye 10, BYU 7, SMU 7,
Wyoming 7, Charlotte 6, Georgia 6, Georgetown 6, USA 14,
Ohio 10, Cleveland 10, Ohio 10, Southern Miss. 2, Austin Peey 1, Cent. Michigan 1,
Georgia St. 1, Minnesota 1, Villanova 1.
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now available
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for Spring 2001
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