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Thursday, March 14, 1996
UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Hairless hounds ready to tangle with'Hawks
South Carolina State gives Kansas respect
By Jenni Carlson Kansan sportswriter
The hair is finally growing back.
The hair is mainly growing back. The South Carolina State Bulldogs all shaved their heads before winning the Mid-eastern Athletic Conference championship on March 2. Shaved they辛劲涨.
once championship on Shaved them shiny bald
"I thought I looked pretty funny," South Carolina State senior center Jamal Brown said. "It was a sign of unity. But we're not doing that anymore."
Even though the Bulldogs don't plan to lather up before facing Kansas in the West regional opening round at about 4:10 p.m. tomorrow, they still plan to have fun.
However, South Carolina State will have its work cut out for it.
Kansas hasn't lost a first round game since 1978. Coach Cyrus Alexander said his team will try to change that by controlling the tempo and being aggressive against Kansas.
"We don't want to get in a run and gun with Kansas," Alexander said. "They're too big and too talented."
"They are
relentless in their
pursuit of basketball. They
don't have any
Cy Alexander
weaknesses.
South Carolina St. basketball coach
Facing 6-foot-10 Scot Pollard and 6-11 Raef LaFrentz will be no small task for 6-8 Brown and 6-4 forward Miguel Burns.
"Our game plan is to do everything we can to not allow Kansas two shots at the basket," Alexander said. "We're not big but (we're) very athletic and very aggressive."
That should concern the Jayhawks, who were outbounded in their three Big Eight Conference tournament games.
Kansas also might be concerned about Derrick Patterson. The South
Carolina State senior forward/guard is in his second season with the Bulldogs after transferring from Georgetown. He averages a team-high 16.9 points and 8.5 rebounds per game.
"He's the most versatile player I've ever coached," Alexander said. "He plays all four spots but center. He has to play well for us to win."
The Bulldogs are hoping for a one-two offensive punch with Patterson and sophomore guard Roderick "Moo Moo" Blakney. He averaged 14.7 points and a team-high 3.3 assists.
Despite the offense provided by Patterson and Blakney, the Bulldogs are primarily a blue-collar team, Brown said.
"There's a feeling of confidence on the team," he said. "We're looking forward to playing one of the top teams in the nation."
Alexander said he expected nothing but the same type of confidence and grittiness from Kansas.
"They are relentless in their pursuit of the basketball," he said. "They don't have any weaknesses. It will be a major challenge for us because they know how to win close games."
South Carolina State AT A GLANCE
Founded:
Location:
Orangeburg,
South Carolina
1896
Enrollment:
1995-96 record:
5,000
Conference:
Mascot:
22-7
Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference
Head coach:
Bulldogs
Cy Alexander
Record:
NCAA
Tournament
apperances:
Colors:
150-110 (18 yrs.)
Home arena:
One (1989)
Smith-
Hammond
Middleton
Memorial
Center
(3,200)
Garnet and Blue
Tournament celebrations have police well prepared
By Spencer Duncan
Kansan sportswriter
Fights, ambulances and damaged trees. This is what the NCAA tournament can bring to Lawrence.
For students, each Kansas victory in the NCAA tournament means another party. But for the Lawrence and KU Police Departments, it means more work.
"This time of year, people get pretty excited," said Sgt. Chris Keary of the KU Police Department. "We have to prepare ourselves."
Whether Kansas has won or lost in the Final Four and other championship games during the last eight years, Lawrence residents and students have taken to the streets to celebrate or mourn. For local police, that has meant creating plans to control the mobs.
"Traditionally, we have to bring in more officers to help," said Sgt. Susan Haddl of the Lawrence Police Department. "We want to take care of people, and sometimes there are a lot of people."
When the final buzzer sounded in
1988 and Kansas defeated Oklahoma for the national championship, people from all around Lawrence flocked to campus.
"There was a huge mob," said Kristy Eagleman, who was a senior in 1988 and now is a supervisor in Accounts Payable at the University. "It wasn't just students, but it was residents and little kids. Everyone was yelling and screaming and giving high fives to each other."
Mobs like that bother the police.
"The bulk of our problems have always been on campus," Hadl said. "It was a fun time, but sometimes people dismiss their responsibilities."
Although some arrests were made in 1988, relatively little damage was done, according to Keary. However, 1991 was a different story.
When Kansas lost to Duke in the championship game, people came to campus to mourn, and things got out of control.
See CROWDS,Page 3.
"Lots of damage was done to
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