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JAYHAWKS IN THE PROS
UESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2002
As the NFL and PGA regular seasons are in full swing, and the NBA preseason has just begun, every Tuesday you will be updated on what has been going on with your favorite former Jayhawk athletes who have turned pro. E-mail any names that would like to see covered to rgreeenekansan.com.
By Ryan Greene rgreene@kansan.com Kansan sportswriter
NBA
Drew Gooden - Memphis Grizzlies
Gooden is starting to justify his decision to skip his senior year at
forward for the injured Pau Gasol, Gooden has averaged 20.3
points per game along with 12.8 rebounds per game. His brilliant first week was capped off with 33 points and 12 rebounds against the Clippers on Sunday night.
Paul Pierce - Boston Celtics
Pierce defined himself as one of the NBA's brightest stars last
spring when he led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals, averaging 24.6 points, 8.6 rebounds, an
4. 1 assists per game in the postseason. In two preseason outings, he has averaged 20.5 points and 4 rebounds per game, including 28 points against Chicago on Thursday.
Jacque Vaughn - Orlando Magic
Vaughn is competing with Darrell Armstrong for the starting
point guard job in Orlando, and in his first three games of the preseason, has averaged 3 points and 3.7 assists per game while splitting time with Armstrong, whose numbers are slightly better.
Raef LaFrentz - Dallas Mavericks
After signing a 7-year, $60 million deal with Dallas in the offseason, La Frenz has had a solid start
in the preseason. He is averaging 10.3 points and 8.7 rebounds per g a m e
LaFrentz' biggest outing was in the opener against Sacramento, recording 19 points, 15 rebounds, and 4 blocks. He should see significant time at power forward this season.
"Raef is everything we wanted and more," Mavericks owner Mark Cuban said in an e-mail response. "He is a great contributor on the court, and he and Joie.
his wife, are already active in the community. You couldn't ask for more."
Scot Pollard - Sacramento Kings
Pollard was a key contributor off the bench in the Kings' run to
the Western Conference finals. In his first three games of the preseason, Pollard has had 7.7 points and 6 rebounds
per game. It's hard to get minutes playing behind Chris Webber, but Pollard gets the job done when he's on the floor.
Greg Ostertag - Utah Jazz
Ostertag had the feel-good story of the offseason when he
story of the donated a kidney to his sister.
He is now bat- t l i n g
John Arna
John Amaechi and Jaron Collins
for the starting center position on the court. Ostertag's preseason production has been minimal, averaging 3 points and 3 rebounds per game in the team's first two contests.
NFL
Gilbert Brown - Packers
Brown was one of two former Jayhawks to make an impact on
laynaw the gridiron this weekend, recording two tackles against New Eng.
land in a Green Bay victory. He has 12 tackles on the season. Brown has played consistently since taking the year off in 2000 to drop some weight and work on his conditioning.
The seventh-year safety is now a starter for Atlanta. He has 18 tackles and once forced fumble so far this season. Last Sunday, against
Gerald McBurrows - Falcons
the struggling New York Giants, Gerald recorded four tackles.
Other notable former Jayhawks, such as Moran Norris (Houston Texans), Kwame Lassiter (Arizona Cardinals), Isaac Byrd (Carolina Panthers), and Dana Stubblefield (San Francisco 49ers) either did not play this weekend, had a bye week, or played late last night.
PGA
Matt Gogel
Last weekend, Gogel tied for 63rd by finishing 11 under par at
the Invensys Classic in Las Vegas. He competed in 22 events this past season, earning more than $1 mi
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