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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Tuesday November 24,1987 Vol.98,No.67
Published since 1889 by the students of the University of Kansas
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Valesente fired as Kansas football coach
Frederick says team must make progress
By CRAIG ANDERSON Staff writer
Kansas football coach Bob Valesente was fired yesterday by Athletic Director Bob Frederick. Valesente was offered a position as an associate athletic director, but he declined the offer.
Frederick said that he made the decision Sunday night after many weeks of deliberation.
See related stories p. 9 and 12.
"It was not an easy decision to make," he said at a news conference. "In recent days some have said this is an academic issue or an alumni-versus-faculty issue. It was an issue of progress of the football team on the field. In the last two years there
KUAC's chairman resigns in protest
By MIKE CONSIDINE
Staff writer
Anthony Redwood, chairman of the Kansas University Athletic Corporation for the last five years, announced his intention to resign yesterday to protest the firing of football coach Bob Valesente.
"It was an unprincipled decision, and I'm protesting it the only way I can," Redwood said. "I feel the integrity of the University itself is at stake. This is one aspect of the athletic program I feel I can't live with."
At a news conference in Summerfield Hall. Redwood announced that he had called an emergency meeting of the KUAC board at 3 p.m. today in the Phillips Room of the Adams Alumni Center. Redwood said that his resignation would be formally announced at that time.
Kansas Athletic Director Bob Frederick said, "I respect his opinion and his decision to do so if that's what he feels like he should do. He's given six years of outstanding service to
In a prepared statement, Redwood said that during the past decade, Kansas football had a history of revolving coaches and a quick-fix philosophy. He said that Valesente was denied the opportunity to see his program through to success.
"He should have been kept on at least for another year but preferably for the length of his contract," Redwood said. Valente's contract lasts two more years.
Redwood said that Frederick told him of the decision at 8 p.m. Sunday. Redwood said that he phoned the KUAC board to call the meeting after a second conversation with Frederick.
Although KUAC by-laws state that the decision to hire and fire coaches belongs to the athletic director, Redwood said that he thought the board should have been involved.
"I would have liked Bob Fredericker to preferably have discussed it with the board last week when it was at issue," Redwood said. "If that was not possible, then at least he should be told."
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30 KANSAN BASKETBALL PREVIEW November 23. 1987
Big 8 Roundup
Compiled by Darrin Stineman
Missouri
Missouri won the Big Eight regular season and post-season tournament titles last season and appears to fit repeat. Senior forward Derrick McNabb made a conference in scoring last year, is one of the Tigers' five returning starters.
The 'Tigers' other returning starters include senior guard Lynn Hardy, who averaged more than 11 points per game last year; junior guard Kyle Johnson, who rebounds per game; sophomore forward Nathan Buntin, l.18.4 pp. 9
rpg; and center Gary Leonard, 4.4
ppg, 3.1 rpg.
The only lettermen Missouri lost, Kurt Brockman and Michael Ingram, combined for less than five years. Our rebounds per game last season.
Missouri also returns sophomore guard Lee Cowen, who averaged 6.5 pg in nine starts, and Greg Church, who averaged 6 pg and 4 pg in eight starts.
with the Tigers' combination of talent, experience and size, coach Norm Stewart sees no reason not to set high goals for the season.
"With everyone returning and coming off a championship year, as a coach, it wouldn't be fair to them if they were not part of it, they proved it last year," he said.
Missouri newcomers include two 6-foot-10 freshman, Jim Horton and Doug Smith. Horton, who weighs 245 pounds, went to Rock Bridge High and McMinnville, Mo., and Smith, who weighs 264 pounds, matched MacKenzie High School in Detroit.
The Tigers have been ranked as high as fifth in the nation by national basketball publications.
Missouri's star of basketball and attention-seeking antics, Derrick Chievous, returns to the Tigers' 1987 Big Eight Championship team.
Oklahoma
After finished tieing for two place with Kansas in last year's Big Eight race, the Oklahoma Sooners are looking at some huge holes in their record. Tim McCalister and forwards Darryl Kennedy and David Johnson.
McCallister led the team in scoring last season with nearly 20 points per game, and Kennedy averaged almost 16 points and seven rebounds. Johnson averaged 9.2 ppg and 5.6 rpg in his senior season.
tough giving up three or four guys that have played so much. We're replacing them with zero experience."
conference, the Sooners have turned to junior colleges to help replace people like McCalister, Kennedy and Johnson. Most notably, Tyrone Jones, who averaged 23.7 ppg and 8 rpg as a sophomore at Hutchinson Community College last year, and Mookie Blaylock, who averaged 20.5 ppg at Midland University College in Midland, Texas, will be looked to for help. Blaylock was chosen newcomer-of-the-year in the preseason poll.
Like many other teams in the
"We have 10 strong players we're fairly comfortable with." he said. "I see us definitely playing more people this year."
Although the Sooners are young. Tubbs said the team would be fairly deen.
Oklahoma has been rated as high as 10th nationally by national basketball publications.
"It's quite obvious in practice that we have a long way to go," Oklahoma coach Billy Tubbs said. "It's pretty
Kansas State
The Kansas State Wildcats appear to be a team on the rise in the Big Eight Conference. Last year, the Wildcats had their first 20-win season since 1982 and made the NCAA tournament for the first time since the same year. With four returning starters this season, Kansas State looks like a contender for the Big Eight title.
The Wildcats will have six seniors on this year's team, including Mitch Richmond, who was the conference's sixth-leading scorer a season ago. Other returning starters include senior Charles Bledsoe. a 6-foot-7
forward who averaged 8.5 points and 5.7 rebounds per game last year; 6-1 sophomore guard Steve Henson, who averaged 7.5 ppg and 2 rpg; and Lance Simmons, a 6.5 forward who averaged 6.5 ppg and 3.6 rpg last year.
Also returning are Ron Meyer, a 6-9 senior center who averaged 3.7 ppt and 3.1 ppt, and 6-2 senior guard William Scott, who averaged 13.9 ppt and 3 rpg for Kansas State last season.
Although the Wildcats appear to be rich in experience, coach Lon Kruger is concerned with their lack of size.
"It's something we've been concerned with," the second-year coach
said. "We've got to do a better job of keeping people from getting second shots."
The Wildcats are also looking to junior colleges for the bulk of their recruiting. Two transfers from Allen County Community College, Buster Glover and Fred McCoy, appear to be two of the Wildcats' key newcomers. Gloyer, a 6-6 guard, averaged 172 ppg and 4.5 assists per game, and averaged 230 rpg forward, averaged 22 ppg and 11 pg KSH. Other transfer, Carlos Diggs, could also make an impact. Diggins, a 6-4 guard, averaged 17 ppg and 5.9 pg for Butler County Community College last year.
里ick said, "From individual
relations and from letters. I feel
know where most of the people
board stood on the issue."
lent board member Sue Glatter
"No students were consulted.
In't seek out student opinion."
board has three student repatives.
edrick said, "We're coming a situation where the previous I had academic difficulties. Bob hard to gain the respect of
lwood praised Valesente's comment to recruiting freshmen footlayers who were capable student. He said that Frederick didn't sufficient consideration to Valle's attention to academics.
See KUAC, p. 12, col. 5
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the St. Louis area, the panhandle of northern Texas were expecting
forecast is uncertain, Dolus said, since that snow will fall in centralance of showers developing in the. The weather service operates a
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vacant haven't made their reserva-
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