SPORTS: Kansas men's and women's basketball teams begin regular season play tonight, Page 9. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN THE STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS VOL.102,NO.69 ADVERTISING: 864-4358 TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1992 (USPS 650-640) NEWS: 864-4810 Bowl games mean more than fame and a vacation Schools profit from bowl bids By Kristi Fogler kansan staff writer Today, post-season college football bowls games mean more than national exposure and a trip for fans and players to some place like Florida, California or Hawaii. To many teams and conferences, it means big payoffs and more money. The $750,000 that Kansas will receive for going to the Aloha Bowl may sound big, but it is not when compared to other bowls. The money might pay only for the cost to send the team, coaches, cheerleaders and band members to Honolulu, said John Hadi, assistant athletic director. Eddl estimated that the department would es. The Athletic Department may run into additional costs if the almost 8,000 tickets given to Kansas by the bowl's organizers are not sold. It will cost at least $482,000 to send the Jawhakes to Hawaii. The department will net at most $268,000 for Kansas' participation, according to Hadl's estimates. In fact, Kansas also will receive money from the Big Eight Conference's participation in the Orange Bowl. Each Big Eight school will get about $350,000 when the conference champion, either Nebraska or Colorado, plays in the Orange Bowl. There is speculation that Colorado may go to the Fiesta Bowl. If Colorado does, the payoff is $3 million per team. Colorado would deduct team expenses from that amount and turn the rest over to the conference which would divide the remaining money equally among all eight teams, said Carl James, conference commissioner. Kansas would none of the other Big Eight schools will profit from from one team going to Hawaii because of the lower payoff. Nebraska spent about $1 million just on travel expenses for the Orange Bowl last year, said Gary Fouraker, assistant athletic director for business affairs at Nebraska. Nebraska lacrosse at Nebraska. Fouraker said the Orange Bowl was one of the more expensive bowls because of its national prominence. The bigger the bowl, the more university officials and VIPS a team needs to bring, he said. For example, the entire Nebraska football band, which has about 200 members, attended the Orange Bowl, but Kansas is paying only for a smaller pep band of about 30 Marching Jayhawks. "It's really for the players, coaches and fans," he said. "It's for the people who made this thing happen. Besides it's prestige. It's national television on Christmas Day and it The trip to Honolulu is not about money, Hadl said. Hours: Weekdays 8 a.m.-6 p.m. Thursday till 8 p.m. Saturday 8 a.m.-Noon Drs. Pohl & Dobbins "The Eye Care Center of Lawrence" 831 Vermonu 841-2866 843-5665 Jayhawks filling in gap left by point guard Hart One of the most important gaps for the team to fill will be at point guard, a position vacated by four-year starter Kay Kay Hart's departure. Kansas coach Marian Washington said that Hart, a first team All-Big Eight player last year, would be missed. Leathers said she viewed the point guard position as one of leadership. Leathers, a 5-foot-6 guard, played last year for Louisburg, N.C., where she averaged 11.7 points and 4.3 assists a game. She helped her team capture the National Junior College Championship. The four players who will fill Hart's role, Washington said, will be juniors Michelle Leathers and Ericka Muncy, senior Jo Jo Witerspoon and freshman Charisse Sampson. "It's hard to replace a player like Kay Kay who's been a part of the team for four years," she said. "We made an effort to find a player like Michelle Leathers," she said. "We needed someone with experience to help fill that spot." Washington said that Leathers would be a boost for Kansas. By David Bartkoski Kansan sportswriter The Kansas women's basketball team will have to compensate for the loss of several players from last year's squad, which had 25-6 record, won the Big Eight Championship and advanced to the NCAA tournament. "The point guard is something like a coach on the court," she said. "She has to Kansan sportswriter make sure the other players are focused." Hart was Kansas' all-time leader in minutes played and is third all-time in steals and assists. Sampson, also from Los Angeles, must make the move to point guard from forward, where she played primarily in high school. Leathers, Muncy, Witherspoon and Sampson may not necessarily replace Hart, but Washington hopes they will be able to fill the void at point guard left by her departure. Muncy, a 5-6 guard who played 19 games for the Hawks last year, worked on her ball-handling skills during the off-season. She said that Hart provided a good She said that Hart provided a good example for other players. She will see limited action at point guard, Washington said. The 5-10 freshman averaged 27 points and 17 rebounds a game for Washington Prep High School her senior year. Although she played primarily at the shooting guard position last year, she said she would not mind playing at either guard spot. "She was a leader," Muncy said. "She always had something positive to say, no matter what." Muncy said she hoped to get more playing time this year but would do whatever was best for the team. Witherspoon, who started 17 games last year for Kansas, also offers experience. The 5-8 guard from Los Angeles has played in a career total of 75 games, and has more than 700 minutes of playing time. ing to cost anything. That is theooking at it as a reward." 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