Page 18 University Daily Kansan, December 8, 1980
Walk-ons finally play in KU laugher
By KEVIN BERTELS
Sports Writer
Guy's like David Magell and Body Neal spent a lot of time on the bench as freshmen, appearing only when the game was either well in hand or not well in hand. They know the plight of the substitute.
Saturday night against Oral Roberts, the opportunity arose for the substitutes to play when Kansas bleed out the Titans in the second half. Magley, Neal and the rest of KU's top seven players, will watch the Red team, as the reserves are called practice. All were pleased with what they saw.
They saw Jeff Konek, a freshman guard, score 2 points and provide some fancy ballhandling. They saw Mark Summers, a sophomore junior college transfer, score a basket. They saw every player on KU's bench play, down to the last walk-on.
AFTER THE GAME, a 90-66 KU victory, few of the regulars would talk about their personal performances. All were excited about the substitutes 'play'.
"They deserve a chance to play." Neal said. "It is a good feeling to see them do well."
Magley gave a bit further in defining the role of the substitute.
"They hit some shots that were just beautiful," he said. "Those guys play the bench role well, waiting until they get a chance to play, keeping fired up and playing hard in practice. It's just beautiful that they get to play. They deserve a lot of credit. They are the heart of the team."
The "heart of the team" should get the chance to play a bit more in tonight's game at Allen Field house against Morehead State. Tipoff is at 7:35 p.m.
MOREHEAD STATE will bring a team unindefeated in four games to Lawrence. The Eagles won their own tournament, the Eagle Classic, Saturday night defeat Tennessee 88-80.
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Their top player thus far has been junior guard Glenn Napier, who scored 30 points in the first game of the Eagle Classic on 9-of-19 shooting, mostly from the 20-to-30-foot range.
But Morehead State should be a tired team, after playing Friday and Saturday in the tournament and traveling Sunday.
TITAN COACH Ken Hayes wouldn't say why he'd come down but he did say that his team needed better defenders.
Sometime today San Diego State will announce its new head football coach. It
"I'm not pointing the finger at our guards, but I'm unhappy with our offensive options," he said. "I've got to find somebody with discipline
Saturday night's game against Oral Roberts was surprisingly easy. Gary "Cat" Johnson, the Titans 5-foot 10-speeder, sat out much of the game. He scored 6 ticks scored Oral Roberts 48-38 and shot 67 percent.
"It will be a problem for them that they play Friday and Saturday and then travel here," KU Head Coach Ted Owens said. "That will be tough for them and it should be an advantage for us. I think we will do it for Ohio Valley Conference teams. They come in without notetaker and play really well."
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scoring most of its points on layups in the second half.
Louisville plays K-State in Manhattan Jan. 3 and Missouri in Louisville Jan. 18.
All scored in double figures in the Eagles' victory in their tournament as did the two post-master, starter Jeff Tipton, a 6-10-0 freshman and backup Albert Spencer, a 6-10-8 senior. If Eagles are tired, as Owens expects, their problem will be compounded by a lack of proven depth.
KU's next opponent, Morehead State, has been a slowdown team, relying on the shooting ability of Napier to make the offense work. If his shooting is off the Eagles will go to any of the other three returning players from last season, 6-foot-2 junior guard Norris Beckley, 4-foot-6 junior forward Greg Coldron and 4-foot-6 sohomore forward Eddie Childress.
JAYHAWK NOTES: Victor Mitchell wasn't
allowed to leave until well ahead of Crowl
WILT CHAMBERLAIN, the former all-verything pro and KU collegian, will return to Philadelphia's Spectrum Wednesday night for the first time since his playing days. Chambers was a graduate of St. Joseph's and 87 Philadelphia '76ers, will join his former teammates in a ceremony honoring that team.
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Chamberlain has declined various invitations to return since his retirement in 1973.
The 1968-67 76ers were voted the greatest in NBA history in a special poll of basketball writers this year. Other members of the team included Billy Jones, Wally Jones, Luke Jackson and Hal Greer.
The team is expected to ask Chamberlain's permission to retire his 13 Jahre at some point.
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