Monday, March 22,1965 University Daily Kansan
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Jayhawk Road Shooting Tops Home Court Performances
If Kansas' Ted Owens is heard suggesting that the Jayhawks play all their games on the road next year, think nothing of it—the rhythmic bounce of the ball hasn't gotten to him.
He is just thinking about a couple statistics released by the Big Eight Conference office that show the Jayhawkers not only shot better from the field and the free throw line on the road this past season but they also had practically no home-court advantage.
At home during the past Conference season, KU shot a good 41.4 per cent from the field and 62 per cent from the line. On the road, however, the Jayhawkers hit 44.2 and 69.3. Their road field goal mark was the best in the conference.
As for the home court advantage, Owen's club probably has the lowest of any university with a winning record in the country, a paltry 0.43—less than half a point a game—well under the conference average of 6.93, which is one of the lowest, if not the lowest, advantages in the nation.
Almost in the same boat with Owens is Kansas State's Tex Winter. The Wildcats could find the bucket only 38.3 per cent of the time in the friendly confines of Ahearn Field House, but on the road hit at a 42.6 clip. From the charity stripe, Kansas State was 65.3 per cent at home, but was second in the conference on the road with a fine 71.0 percentage. However, the Wildcats still enjoyed a home-court advantage of over 11 points, the biggest in the Big Eight.
On a conference basis, a quick summary shows that the home team's average winning margin was only 3.5 points, compared with over five last year. The home towners also outbounded the visitors by three and committed 2.4 fewer fouls.
In individual rebounding, Missouri's board-hitting duo just reversed places. Ned Monsees took over at the top with an 11.8 average. George Flamank was second with 10.8. Still in third was Jim King of Oklahoma State with his 10.6 average.
King, as he did during the conference season, paced the field goal (53.7) and free throw (82.0) shooters. He was the only player to be ranked in all four individual categories for the entire season. Still on top in scoring was Walter Wesley of Kansas, with a 23.5 average. Second and third went to Iowa State again, but Al Koch (17.8) slipped ahead of Bob Ziegler (16.0).
Taking an unlikely reversal was the free throw shooting percentage, where the visitors hit a better percentage. The difference this year was 1.1 per cent. Last year, the visitors had a .2 pad. From the field, the home team had the advantage by .6 per cent, compared with 2.3 last year.
Oklahoma State Scholars Head Big Eight All-Academic Quintet
Three Big Eight Conference basketball players who made the wire services all-Conference teams have also been named to the all-Big Eight academic first team, including one who was a second-team academic all-American last year.
A look at the team and individual statistics for all games, compared with just conference games, shows but three major changes. Oklahoma State won the team defense, field shooting and free throw shooting. Oklahoma replaced Missouri as the team offense leader, 72.9 to 70.7, and Nebraska was the best in rebound percentage with a 52.6 mark.
The returne from the national list is Oklahoma State's Gary Hass-
The KU Jayhawks seemed to be stuck in third place as they participated in the annual running of the Kansas State Invitational Indoor track meet Saturday.
3rd Troubles KU At K-State Indoor
The Jayhawks managed third place in three of the four relay events that composed the university division and formed the basis for awarding points. KU placed in the sprint, distance and 2-mile relays. Oklahoma State won this division with 17 points.
In the college-university division, Glen Martin and Tom Yergovich placed third, in the broad jump and the mile, respectively. Mike Burdick tied for fourth in the pole vault and Gary Schwartz was fifth in the shot put.
Herald Hadley, Jayhawk distance ace, ran in a relay instead of an individual event.
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mann, a pre-medicine major with a straight "A" average for the second semester last year. He was a Rhodes Scholar finalist this year, forcing him out of two games when interviewing for the honor and probably costing him the scoring leadership for the Cowboys.
With Hassmann at guard is Iowa State's Al Koch, often called the best driver in the Conference.
The number two scorer for the Pokes the past two years, Hassman finished with a 12.6 average for the season. The only one to outscore him, Jim King, is also a member of this year's all-academic team.
The All-academic team includes:
F—Chuck Gardner, Colorado, 3.6 in mathematics; F—Jim King, Oklahoma State, 3.2 in education; C—Roy Smith, Kansas State, 3.57 in chemistry; G—Gary Hassmann, Oklahoma State, 4.0 in pre-medicine; G—Al Koch, Iowa State, 3.2 in geology
Holding down the forward spot opposite King was Colorado's Chuck Gardner.
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