Friday. October 20, 2000
The University Daily Kansan
Section A·Page 11
Kansas ranked fifth in Big 12 poll
By Zac Hunter
By Zac Hunter
sports@kansas.com
Kansas sportswriter
The Kansas women's basketball team is starting out in unfamiliar territory this season — the team isn't ranked in the ton four.
Big 12 Conference coaches preseason rankings came out Wednesday, and the Hawks are ranked No. 5, one spot below where they finished last year.
Coach Marian Washington said that her team might be able to sneak up and surprise some teams this year.
"We will take this opportunity as
underdogs and let it help motivate us throughout the year," she said.
However, Washington's players don't see themselves sneaking up on anyone. Instead, they see themselves imposing their will on other teams.
"I think we're going to be able to run it up and down the floor really quickly and push the tempo," said senior guard Jennifer Jackson. "I think we're going to kick some butts."
In addition to the relatively low rankings, no Kansas players were on it. The closest was senior forward Jaclyn Johnson, who received votes for the
team.
Johnson is the team's top rebounder from last season with 8.1 per game, complementing her 11.2 points per game. Johnson is working on adding another dimension to her game - the outside shot.
Washington said that if Johnson could hit from the outside, it would open up the offense and possibly help make up for the loss of outside shooting that 2000 graduate Suzi Raymant contributed to the team.
'Leading the pack again this year in the coaches' poll is Iowa State. Iowa
State was the Big 12, along with Oklahoma and Texas, and won the Big 12 tournament.
Iowa State's position at the top of the poll is because of preseason Big 12 Player of the Year Angle Welle. She is the conference's returning leading scorer and rebounder, averaging 15.4 points and 8.6 rebounds per game last season.
Kansas starts its exhibition season Wednesday, Nov. 8 against the Basketball Travelers and kicks off the regular season Saturday, Nov. 18 against Grambling State.
WOMEN'S BIG 12 BASKETBALL
Big 12 Coaches Preseason Poll
- Edited by Sara Nutt
Big P2 Coaches
Preseason Poll
1. Iowa State
2. Oklahoma
3. Texas Tech
4. Texas
5. Kansas
6. Colorado
7. Nebraska
8. Missouri
9. Kansas State
10. Baylor
11. Oklahoma
12. Texas A&M
women's
BASKETBALL
Preseason All-Big 12 Team
1. Angie Well, ISU
2. Stacey Dales, OU
3. Plenette Pierson, TT
4. Megan Taylor, ISU
5. Amanda Lassiter, MU
Player of the Year Angie Well, Iowa State
Newcomer of the Year Sheila Lambert, BU
Freshman of the Year Laurie Koehn,KSU
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