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NEBRASKA
'Huskers start season in the red
By Ryan Malashock Kansan sportswriter
Nebraska's men's basketball team was predicted to finish last by the Big 12 Conference's coaches in their preseason poll.
The team lost four starting seniors, and 70 percent of last season's scoring and rebounding force went with them. Having a winning season with that kind of loss of experience will be difficult.
Cary Cochran, the team's only returning starter, as well as Brian Conklin, John Robinson and Wilson Thomas, who also plays for Nebraska's football team, are the only returning Cornhuskers who were in the normal playing rotation last season.
Yet Cochran doesn't see the season as a lost cause.
roster that can come in and step up and make us successful."
"We lost four good players off of last year's team, but we do have some talent on our roster that can compensate for that," Cochran said. "We do have players on our
Nebraska will need its newcomers to play quality minutes from the start. Dan Heimos, 6-foot-11 center, 6-4 guard Jake Muhleisen and 6-9 forward John Turek are the Cowhuskers who will receive the most playing time among the five-person
freshman class early in the season.
Coach Barry Collier said the team would count on its freshmen to
learn Nebraska's system and contribute immediately. He said his group was ready to make the adjustment to Big 12 basketball.
"The main thing with each one of these players on our team is that we have an idea for basketball and how we want to play it, and we're looking for pieces that fit that philosophy." Collier said. "A plus for this group is they are
more accepting of what we want to do and how we want to do it.
Cochran's spot on the team has evolved from role player as a freshman to team leader as a senior. Three years ago, Cochran could be counted on to knock down one or two three-pointers for his few minutes off the bench.
Now the entire Cornhuskuser offense will revolve around Cochran. The 6-1 sharpshooter said he welcomed the new distinction, even if it was far different from his role as an 18-year-old.
"When I came to Nebraska I did not know what my role was," Cochran said. "My role has increased each year by having to do more on the court and take on more responsibility. My role now is to be more of a complete player and help the coaches with the game plan on the court."
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BAYLOR
Young guns a weapon for Baylor
By Ali Brox
Kansan sportswriter
The Baylor Bears are expected to improve on their 11th-place finish in the Big 12 Conference last year, despite losing Terry Black and DeMarcus Minor, two of their best players.
Third-year coach Dave Bliss led Baylor to a NIT berth and a 19-2 record, the fourth-best
Bliss begins the season two wins away from 500 career victories.
record in school history. Baylor also managed wins against Kansas and Iowa State last season.
"If you get a team excited, then there's a chance that things can happen." Bliss said. "You need a
game where you overachieve, and the crowd gets a chance to run on the floor. It's important to have games like that."
Freshman forward Lawrence Roberts is expected to help outset the loss of Black. Roberts can play outside or near the basket. Joining Roberts in the frontcourt are senior forward Greg Davis and sophomore center R.T. Guinn. Both played for Bliss at New Mexico two years ago.
"We knew that following Coach Bliss, he could turn the program around," Davis said. "We expected to finish our careers on a good team, and we are expecting that this year."
Bliss said he looked forward to
having another former New Mexico player, senior guard Kevin Henry. Henry set the school single-season record for three-pointers (102) as a sophomore under Bliss at New Mexico.
Replacing Minor will be a tough task. Sophomore Matt Sayman will probably take charge in the backcourt. He will run the offense and but won't be expected to score nearly as much as Minor.
Although Baylor will have to find ways to overcome its losses. Bliss said he thought this team would be better because it wouldn't depend on two players.
"We are unbelievably inexperienced, but our talent level has increased." Bliss said.
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