Thursday, August 31, 2000 The University Daily Kansan Section A · Page 5 Kentucky snags transfer forward By Chris Wristen sports@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter Jason Parker finally has a home. Parker, a North Carolina reject, was scooped up and welcomed by the University of Kentucky yesterday. Parker had been denied admittance at North Carolina last week because of discrepancies in his SAT scores. After Parker was released from his letter-ofintent to North Carolina, Kentucky looked deeper into his numbers. Those numbers were not points-per-game or rebounds; they were grade point average and high school curriculum. Kentucky found that Parker took an accelerated curriculum during high school but wasn't given full credit for the courses he took. The corrected credit raised his high school GPA, nullified the SAT scores in question and made him academically eligible to play for Kentucky this fall. Parker sat out last year at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy in hopes of earning qualifying test scores. As it turned out, that time was wasted. His scores were good enough from the beginning. "This is one of the most complex cases our compliance office has ever handled," said Kentucky Athletics Director Larry Ivey in a statement Tuesday. "Sandy Bell, our assistant athletics director for compliance, has worked closely with the NCAA Clearinghouse to ensure that Jason gets credit where credit is due. His corrected GPA combined with previous test scores from last winter, which have not been challenged, allow him to play for the Wildcats this season." His grades are fine, and Parker now is happy to be a Wildcat. "I'm just excited and thrilled to be in school here at Kentucky," Parker said in a written statement. "I looked for four things when choosing a school: a great basketball tradition, a great coach, a chance to win a national championship and strong academics." He found all of those at North Carolina, but unfortunately for the Tar Heels, things just didn't work out. In a statement, Kentucky coach Tubby Smith said he was happy Parker would be joining the Wildcats. At Carolina, Parker would have pushed senior center Brendan Haywood during practice and seen minutes as a power forward. At Kentucky, the 6-foot-8-inch, 250-pound forward will contend for a starting role immediately by battling sophomore forward Marvin Stone and junior forward Jules Camara in practice. "We're very excited that Jason's going to live out his dream," Smith said. "I'm glad he's getting the opportunity to do that at Kentucky. He will add a real presence and some much-needed depth on the front line." — Edited by Amy Randolph Royals beat Twins, Sweeney nears record The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mike Sweeney hit a three-run double to give him 121 RBI, second most in Royals history, and Kansas City held on to beat the Minnesota Twins 8-7 yesterday in 100-degree heat. The official temperature in downtown Kansas City in the seventh inning was 104. The Royals closed the sun-baked upper deck and let everyone move down to lower-level seats, many in the shade. A water main break that disrupted water service at Kauffman Stadium about two hours before the game, added to the crowd's discomfort. Service was restored about 15 minutes after the game started. But the club said all tickets, used as well as unused, could be redeemed for any other home game this season Ricky Bottalico came in and allowed singles to Midre Cummings and pinch-hitter Jay Minnesota trailed 8-0 after three innings but drew within one on Denny Hocking's three-run homer in the ninth against Jerry Spradlin. Canizaro, before getting David Ortiz to hit into a double play and Torii Hunter to ground out. Sweeney's double against Mark Redman stretched his hitting streak to 16 games and keyed a six-run second inning as the Royals swent the two-game series. With 30 games left, Sweeney is 12 RBI short of the club record of 133 set by Hal McRae in 1982. Mac Suzuki (8-7) gave up two runs and nine hits in seven innings, lowering his ERA from 4.00 to 3.94, sixth in the American League. Redman, the AL's rookie leader in wins, striketeux, ERA and winning percentage, gave up six runs and seven in two innings. Kansas City's Mark Quinn, hit his 19th homer leading off the third against Johan Santana. Quinn, along with Redman, is one of the contenders for the American League Rookie of the Year award. Jermaine Dye, who was three for four, singled leading off the second and went to third on Quinn's double. Joe Randa and Dave McCarty had RBI singles, and Luis Ordzad had a run-scoring groundout. Coaches association to make home in KC The Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Some day Kansas City may be to basketball coaches what Cooperstown is to baseball players. Seeking to expand its voice and presence, the National Association of Basketball Coaches announced yesterday that Kansas City will be its permanent home. In addition, the NABC hopes to sponsor a 16-team tournament in Kansas City beginning in the 2001-2002 season and to build a coaches hall of honor with annual inductions. "The NABC is going home," said Purdue coach Gene Keady, NABC president. "Municipal Auditorium is recognized by our association as one of the birthplaces of the college basketball coaching profession." "There have been more national championships played in Municipal Auditorium than any other building in the country," said Kansas coach Roy Williams. "You can walk in there and almost hear the voices of the past." Kansas City has agreed to provide about 60,000 square feet of space for the NABC offices, the hall of honor and an interactive fan event. Williams said there was talk of having one of the three local college teams — Kansas, Missouri and Kansas State — in the NABC tournament each season. The format and number of teams has not been decided. "We're talking about something along the lines of the NIT, a 16-team tournament," said NABC Executive Director Jim Haney. "In time, Kansas City will be synonymous with basketball coaches," said Oklahoma coach Kelvin Sampson, a member of the NABC board of directors. "The Basketball Hall of Fame is in Springfield (Mass.), but this will be to honor coaches — not just college coaches but high school coaches and coaches at different levels." The NABC, which has maintained offices in suburban Kansas City, has basically been a lobbying group for college coaches within the NCAA. But coaches are moving to expand their influence. They announced they are moving their headquarters into historic old Municipal Auditorium, site of 10 NCAA Final Fours. The coaches also are hoping to have more influence over NCAA rules. "We're talking about a lot of issues — recruiting, academic issues, scholarship limits," Sampson said. "It's an important time in legislation. Hopefully, we'll have a voice that will be heard." The distance from California proved to be too much for Law, even though she said she enjoyed her experience with the Kansas women's basketball team. "You always anticipate home sickness," Washington said. "I am disappointed that Shanell did not remain in school, but we wish her the very best." "I truly appreciate the opportunity that coach Washington and her staff have given me," Law said. "I am going home for personal reasons and to be closer to my family." The Jayhawks will be in good shape with new recruits because they will return eight letterwinners and add sophomore Sharonne Spencer, who had to sit out last season because she didn't qualify academically. Law, a 5-foot-6 guard, was one of six newcomers to join the team this year as Washington tried to fill the offensive gap left by the loss of May 2000 graduates Suzi Raymant and Lynn Pride. However, it didn't work out for Law. the newcomers who will stay are Rodneikka Freeman, a 6-foot-5 freshman forward from Stone Mountain, Ga.; KC Hilgenkamp, a 6-foot junior guard from Arlington, Neb., who transferred from Hutchinson Community College; Leila Menguc, a 5-foot-7 freshman guard from Stockholm, Sweden; Fernanda Bosi, a 6-foot junior guard from San Pablo, Brazil, who transferred from Western Nebraska Junior College; and Dalcon Brown, a 6-foot-5 junior center from Virginia Beach, Va., who transferred from Independence Community College. The Cobbler's Bench Shoe, Boot & Leather Repair Law, a member of the Kansas women's basketball 2000 recruiting class, decided to leave Kansas and return to her hometown of Los Angeles, coach Marian Washington announced yesterday afternoon. - 24 hour Drop off • Dillon's on 6th & 23rd Hy-Vee on Clinton Pkww 20 % OFF all shoe repairs! Excludes all retail items! After spending a month in Kansas, Shanell Law decided there was no place like home. 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