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University Daily Kansan
Page 0855 from reel: NP 8956 (2000-08-21 to 2000-11-30)
https://digital.lib.ku.edu/ku-udk/25433

Title: Eager Students Camp Out for Good Seats to Opener
Summary: Students camp out at Allen Fieldhouse for basketball season opener tickets, with some waiting for over 10 hours to secure prime seating for the exhibition game against California All-Stars.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; college sports; student attendance; KU athletics
Named Entities: Nichols, Mike [freshman]; Becker, Justin [freshman]; Cleveland, Ross [freshman]
Confidence: 0.9

Title: New Coach Revives 'Huskers
Summary: Barry Collier takes over as Nebraska basketball coach after Danny Nee's departure, implementing new strategies and focusing on team fitness to rebuild the program.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball coaching; Nebraska Cornhuskers; college sports; team rebuilding
Named Entities: Collier, Barry [coach]; Friend, Kimani [player]; Fields, Rodney [player]; Belcher, Cookie [player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Iowa Optimistic Despite Turnover
Summary: Iowa State basketball team faces significant turnover with graduation and NBA departures but remains optimistic about upcoming season under Coach Larry Eustachy.
Category: sports
Subjects: basketball; Iowa Hawkeyes; college sports; team rebuilding
Named Entities: Eustachy, Larry [coach]; Nurse, Michael [player]; Johnson, Steve [player]; Fizer, Marcus [player]; Shirley, Paul [player]; Rancik, Martin [player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Women Hope to Improve Ranking
Summary: Nebraska women's basketball team looks to improve from seventh place in Big 12 Conference rankings, focusing on defensive improvements and returning key players.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's basketball; Nebraska Cornhuskers; college sports; team rankings
Named Entities: Sandefur, Paul [coach]; Leonhardt, Casey [player]; Went, Amanda [player]; Kubik, Nicole [player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: Cyclones Voted to Recapture Title
Summary: Iowa State women's basketball team is predicted to regain Big 12 Conference championship, despite losing key players to graduation and the WNBA.
Category: sports
Subjects: women's basketball; Iowa State Cyclones; college sports; team rankings
Named Entities: Fennelly, Bill [coach]; Welle, Angie [player]; Francis, Desiree [player]; Tracy, Gahan [player]; Megan, Taylor [player]
Confidence: 0.85

Title: [advertisements]
Advertisers include: India Palace; Dr. Matt Lowenstein and Associates; The Princeton Review; Johnny's Tavern
Category: advertisements
Confidence: 0.9

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