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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 28, 2001
Pittsburg: Teams to meet again
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Simien is expected to continue to progress in practice this week and could be ready for Saturday's game at No. 4 Arizona.
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Before the top-10 battle on Saturday, the Jayhawks must take care of the Pittsburg State Gorillas. Kansas last played Pittsburg State two years ago and defeated the Gorillas 96-71.
Pittsburg State coach Gene Iba said the Gorillas were excited about Kansas.
Seven native Kansans play for Pittsburg State, but only senior Jeff Williams was old enough to have faced the Jayhawks in 1999.
"They do an exceedingly good job at a number of things," Iba said, "I'm not sure people realize how quickly they get the ball from the defensive board to the other end. Hopefully we'll be able to put up a roadblock of some kind or we'll be looking at some big-time numbers."
Wayne Simien, freshman forward, slams the ball at the beginning of the second half against Fort Hays State. Kansas coach Roy Williams said Simien was the most consistent freshman in the preseason. Simien had knee surgery two weeks ago for torn ligaments in his left knee.
■ Kansas dropped to No. 7 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll and to No. 8 in the Associated Press poll Monday. Arizona, Kansas' opponent on Saturday, has made the biggest jump in the polls. The Wildcats have gone from being unranked to No. 3 in the ESPN/USA Today poll and No. 4 in the AP poll this week.
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Football: Ability attracts NFL
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Kansas State and Texas.
He said Hartwig had always been a solid pass blocker, but he raised his level of physical play. Hartwig peaked at the right time.
And this attracted the attention of NFL teams, Pittman said.
"You could always trust him, but he certainly improved," Pittman said. "He got more comfortable and the pro scouts took an interest in him. His lifelong dream has been to play in the NFL, and he's as good as some of the guys that are there that I have coached."
Pittman coached Jason Fabini at the University of Cincinnati in 1996. He is now the starting left tackle for the New York Jets. Pittman coached Stockar McDougle at Alabama from 1997-98. He was the 20th pick of the Detroit Lions in 2000 and has worked his way in and out of the Lions' starting
lineup the past two seasons.
Pittman said even though Hartwig might not be a firstday selection in April's NFL Draft, he had the toughness, talent and intelligence to survive at the next level.
"I see him probably going in the mid to late rounds," Pitman said. "But he has what it takes to play on Sundays."
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Pittsburg State prepares for fieldhouse
Pittsburg State University men's basketball team's first road test of the season is tonight against the Kansas Jayhawks in Allen Fieldhouse.
The Gorillas are averaging 1,017 fans at their four home games this season, well below the 16,300 Kansas fans that consistently pack the fieldhouse.
Pittsburg State enters tonight's game with a 3-1 record. The team's only defeat was a 65-60 loss to Northeastern State on November 21. The Gorillas are coming off a 93-69 win against Sterling College on Saturday. Junior guard Cedric Brooks led the Gorillas with 30 points in the win.
The Gorillas play in the Mid- America Intercollegiate Athletics Association conference and are a Division-II team.
Seven players on the Pittsburg State roster are from Kansas, including starters Max Ruark and Kurtis Howel.
Ruark, a senior swingman from Coffeyville, leads the team with 7.5 rebounds per game and is averaging 5.8 points. Howel, a sophomore guard from Baxter Springs, has 13 assists and four turnovers in four games this season.
Senior forward Dan Stanley is the team's leading scorer with 16.8 points per game. Stanley also leads the team in assists, tallying 18 so far this season. He was named to the all-conference second team last year.
Rounding out the starting line-up are senior forward Jai Praida and Cedric Brooks. Praida averages 14.8 points and six rebounds per game. Brooks is a transfer from Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas. He is averaging 15 points and 2.8 rebounds per game.
The Gorillas are led by Coach Gene Iba. Joining Iba on the sideline is graduate assistant Jeff Hafer, who played for the University of Missouri from 1997 to 2000.
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