UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Monday, August 18, 1997
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Careers continue for Jayhawk stars
Pollard, Vaughn in NBA; Haase headed to European team
Kansan staff report
Three former Kansas men's basketball players entered the
basketball players entered the professional basketball scene this summer.
Scot Pollard was drafted 19th by the Detroit Pistons during the first round of the June 8 NBA draft.
Pistons' director of media relations Bill Wickett said Pollard had not signed a contract yet. First-year players are offered three-year contracts. The value of the contract depends on the player's place in the draft.
Wickett said Pollard practiced with the rookies and free agents for three days in July before competing in a California summer league. The Piston's entry had a 3-3 record during the camp. Pollard played in five of the games and averaged 20.2 minutes, 8.4 points and 5.2 rebounds.
Pistons rookies are asked to report to training camp in September. The first mandatory day
of camp is Oct. 2.
Jacque Vaughn was drafted 27th in the first round of the draft by the Utah Jazz. The Jazz announced July 21 that Vaughn had signed a guarantee, three-year contract for an undisclosed amount.
The guaranteed part of the contract ensures payment to the player even if the team cuts the player.
Mark Kelly, Jazz media relations manager, said Vaughn played with Jazz rookies and free agents in the Rocky Mountain Review, a 12-team summer league in July and early August.
Vaughn started all five games and averaged 11 points and 4.6 assists a game. The Jazz begin training camp Oct. 3 in Boise, Idaho.
Kelly said Vaughn is one of three point guards on the Jazz roster. The others are all-star John Stockton and free agent Howard Eisley.
Jerod Haase has signed a one-year contract with Zito Bardar, a professional team based in Veles, Macedonia. Macedonia is on the Balkan Peninsula in Europe.
The European season begins play Sept. 1.
Contributed photo
Scot and Mindy Pollard pose after his May 10 wedding in Lawrence. He played for the 1996-97 men's basketball team and was drafted by Detroit.
Dixon named Player of the Week
Kansan staff report
Former Kansas women's basketball player Tamecka Dixon was the WNBA Player of the Week for games played from Aug. 4 to 10.
The Los Angeles Sparks guard averaged 20 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.3 steals a game during the week.
She shot 51.2 percent from the field and 80 percent from the free-throw line during the
award-winning week.
"Tamecka has arrived in the WNBA zone," Sparks assistant coach W a n d a Sz er e m eta said. "She is playing with a
Tamecka Dixon
lot of confidence and making big plays when big plays are
needed."
For the season, Dixon is averaging 11.1 points, 2 assists and 1.91 steals a game. Her 46.2 field goal percentage is ninth highest in the league and her 46.2 three-point field goal percentage ranks first.
The Sparks drafted Dixon 13th in the May WNBA draft. The team is in second place in the Western Conference behind Phoenix.
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